Wonderful and affordable fresh Chinese take out. Portions are huge and tasty. Spice levels adjusted to your individual tastes. Egg rolls are hot and delicious. Fried rice is kinda plain but has good flavor, I suspect that you could bump it up by requesting some added veggies but I am satisfied with plain fried rice with a protein. Quick and easy ordering, parking lot is ample and wait time is usually exactly what they say it will be. Not a dine in restaurant so ambiance is okay for a take out restaurant. We go here once or twice a month and never have any issues. read more

China Gardens - Food Sign - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I was in town and wanted some good Chinese food. China Gardens came highly recommended by a friend I trust, and after today I was reminded exactly why I trust her! This is basically a take out spot. The customer service was really good. The lady who helped me was funny, nice, and super helpful. As you can see from the picture, the portion sizes are hefty. The price point is pretty good as well. Everything was hot, fresh, and delicious! Even with them being busy, the wait time was good. Very small dining area with maybe one table, but primarily a few chairs to wait on your to-go order. I'm not sure what else y'all want me to say. Run don't walk and thank me later! read more

China Gardens - Braised Cut Wings Regular vegetable fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I would definitely say the quality of the food here felt very authentic and met fast food standards. The portion was so plentiful for the pricing it lasted me about 3 meals. And it had great flavor and service! read more

China Gardens - House fried rice - pork, chicken, beef - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I keep forgetting to take a picture of my food when I eat here what I like the most is....when I use the online ordering system when to place my order, the online system will quote about 20 to 30 mins pick up time but my food is literally ready within 10 mins of placing my order. It's on average price compared to the other Chinese spots around town. When I do order, it's mostly during the weekend and they have a full on assembly line situation going on. About 3 cashiers on the front line and a line of cooks each handling different stations/woks. The attitude of the staff is average compared to other Chinese restaurants in the area. Based on a TikTok video I saw several months ago where someone recorded a video of two female staff going at each other over a personal matter, I wouldn't want to be on their bad side, LOL! But regarding the food.... It's decent. I can't claim it's the "best" but you have a variety of options to choose when it comes to chicken wing flavors and the portions match the price tag. It's not much of a sit down establishment but it's a table or two inside. If you want a variety of chicken wing flavors or to try something outside of your regular area, check them out. read more

I used to eat at this place around 2010 Moved out of state. Visited for the Xmas weekend & decided to try it again. Guess what folks. The food tast the same. Delicious! I highly recommend this restaurant. All their food is good. Especially the chicken wings & fried rice! read more

The food was very good and pleasing. The portions were not skimpy at all. We ordered steamed dumplings, beef egg rolls, spring rolls, chicken wings, with mambo sauce on the side, sweet and sour chicken and fried rice with large shrimp that was hot and ready to go. The lady at the counter was great! Before we left, she opened each container to make sure that we received a correct order. There is only a small table in the corner so this is definitely not for dine in. They also have two ordering kiosk to place your order and you can also order online. This by far was the best Chinese food we've had so far. Worth the drive. read more

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One thing about them they will give you what you paid for. They even gave me an extra wing . They service is good. read more

China Gardens - House Fried Rice & Whole Wings Regular (6 Pcs) 1/2 Honey & 1/2 Braised - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

For this area. It's good. I'm pretty picky on Chinese food. It was hot, quick and not too bad.

Food is nasty, salty, place looks and is a dump!! Service sucks!! There are nicer and better Chinese food places out there. Skip this one!!

Don't know how the reviews are so good for this place. Me and my MIL walked in, and one of the owners was yelling "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO" so loud and fully sprinted out the door and left the full lobby of customers perplexed, just staring at each other. I was so confused. Anyways, moving on. The other owner just carried on as normal. It was packed so we were hopeful. Order two simple combos of sweet n sour chicken with rice. Instead of an egg roll, we got a sprite? Got it in okay amount of time, took it back to our hotel. Lobby reeked of weed at times due to customers, oh well. We finally get to eating our food and the first look was strange. The batter was tempura based and just too mushy, soft. Not crispy, more like a sponge texture. Bleh. The white rice was so greasy I barely ate any of it. The red sauce was alright though. Four hours later... woke up with severe upset stomach, probably food poisoning, chest pain, dry cough, acid reflux, oh my gosh, the works. My MIL got the first aid kit from our car. Four more hours later... the diarrhea hit. I had so many regrets at that moment. Just spare yourself. Yuck. read more

Definitely not it. It was edible, yes - great no. The house fried rice was good, the Moo Shu was way undercooked - cabbage too raw with hardly any meat. Garlic Chicken with Vegs kind of bland. I am from the SF Bay area so I might be a harsh judge here. If you have a craving, live near by it will work for you in a pinch. read more

Honestly, I have to admit, I have only ordered 2 things from China Gardens. Egg Drop soup, which is good but standard for Americanized Chinese food and difficult to mess up. But the MAGIC, the MUST EAT item on the menu is BACON FRIED RICE. Yes, you heard that right! Fried rice with BACON in it. And it is righteous, my friends, can I get a hallelujah? There is onion, bacon, and I'm not sure what else is in it, but I can't stop eating it. read more

This my go to chinese place and they have never let me down! They are always nice and smiling when I go pick up. If my daughter is with me, which she usually is, they give her a snack or drink at no additional charge! The lobby area is small but always clean. I eat here at least twice a month and they recently started delivering to my area so sometimes I don't even have to leave the house! 10/10 recommend this place! read more

Love this place the food is always so good and love the customer service I've been coming here since I was a kid with my family and keep coming now as an adult!!!!! read more

Best Singapore Mei Fun I have ever had. I am not from the local area and took a chance on this restaurant. It was excellent! The place was busy and the parking lot was full. Pretty good sign. As it was takeout, I cannot speak to the ambiance. I'd take out again if I was in the area. read more

Plain and simple they gave me bad food! I got home tried to eat some of it something was off about it! Unfortunately the time was late so I couldn't bring it back so I put the rest in the refrigerator,the next day I went to get it it smelled like complete garbage! So I bring back to China Garden on Parklane Road! So I'm trying to explain to the owner that it had a funny taste she telling me I'm just trying to cheat her so I laughed plz really over 12 bucks not cheating you! The b call the cops and tells me I don't know who I'm messing with - that her food is Quality so she starts telling the patrons that I'm trying to cheat her an get money back after I ate half (1) it wasn't half the plate was still full (2) I spent over 50buck's on food I do want to eat it!! And I couldn't it was just like her attitude! So she calls the police on me ,the cops come I'm explaining myself they understood where I was coming from and I understand where she was coming from wasn't trying to cheat her at all just want good Quality food! But y'all so I took a picture of the restaurant why the owner starts taken pictures of me and my car and telling me I'm going to be on Facebook and that you can't Cheat the Chinese she was all in my face while I'm In the car what got me was you can't cheat the Chinese! Anyways I just wanted some type of credit or replace just that plate - now if I had said all of my food was bad then yes that's in issue! The owner has no customer service respect and can't take it when someone tells her her food is bad! Plain an simple! And this time it was awful my dog wouldn't eat it! read more

China Gardens - Gave me spoiled food!! - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

The Crab Boil is awesome and Delicious with Crab legs shrimp and corn with Potatoes $33! The Crab Legs are fresh and the Shrimp is Sweet in Garlic Sauce! read more

How am I just finding out about this yum yum sauce ? I must admit I doctored it up with a container of chili oil for a kick. China garden never disappoints. Where else can you spend around 7 bucks and get this much food that's this good ? Fast food has nothing on these guys. China garden keep doing what you're doing ! read more

China Gardens - Kung pow chicken , decided to try something new. Excellent and can't beat the value of the lunch menu. - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

This is one of the best Chinese food places I've been to the wings are really good and the seafood rice is one of a kind read more

China Gardens - Seafood rice - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Doesn't look like much from the road. In fact I'm sure at least 5-6 of the 10 people in there may have some bad interaction with law enforcement at one point and time in their lives but the food.... Yes! Bacon fried rice is huge there! I got some mixed with chicken fried rice and I was pleased. Had more than enough that lasted me till the next day. The spot is an old Checkers restaurant and it's tight so call ahead and be ready to be impressed. The staff there is funny too. read more

It's a hole in the wall for sure with an "A" rating on the door. This is definitely our "go-to" place for Chinese Take Out! We have probably ordered here over a dozen times in the past 5 years and have never had a bad order. We live less than one mile from it, and no matter how big the order is they always say "10 minutes", and sure enough it's ready, very hot, and very fresh. I leave the house as soon as I hang up, and it's ready when I get there. Usually I get the small house Lo Mein and an appetizer Crab Rangoon, and a Vegetable Egg Roll and have plenty for lunch the next day. Wife got the small Szechuan Chicken with white rice and a Vegetable Egg Roll and she has plenty for lunch the next day. $25 including tip (price included 2 extra egg rolls for my lunch tomorrow). Highly recommend for Chinese Takeout. read more

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This place is amazing. Huge portions with huge flavors! This place is a hole in wall, with virtually two very small tables. It's definitely a carry out place and recommend calling in your ordwrWe got the bourbon chicken and general tsaos. We loved the bourbon chicken. It's the best bourbon chicken I've ever had! Chicken was tender and moist. Our general tsaos was good but we prefer more heat. It was a little sweet and a little sour. The house special fried rice was great, full of shrimp, pork and tender pieces of chicken. We also got the house mai fun... wow! That was also amazing. We are definitely coming back here. 4/26/2020 They are finally open again! We stopped here tonight and got our usual. This time I added veggies to my bourbon chicken order. They were super busy, so calling ahead is a good choice. They put up a glass partition with a sliding door for pick ups. You must tell them the last 4 digits of the phone number you called from to get your order, which is actually better than trying to spell my name over and over. read more

Great Chinese food at reasonable prices. My wife loves it. Order from there at least once a week, specially the Jumbo shrimp.

I order General Tso chicken with vegetable lo mein. Plus sesame seed chicken with shrimp fried rice.Overall General Tso chicken and noodles, and shrimp fried rice were good.But the Sesame chicken was a hard to chew plus the sauce wasn't that good to me. I ordered over the phone so everything was good and the service was regular read more

The shrimp and broccoli is so GOOD. My boyfriend and I split one order because the portion is so generous. Also when you leave a tip they almost always give you a flavored water. Very friendly staff and always fast service. read more

China Gardens - there is a limit to only two customers inside! - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Omg I love this place. The quality of the food was extremely good. Let's not forget the cost !! All of my food cost about 11 bucks . As you can see the lo mein was packed to the top. I highly recommend. There is no in house seating by the way . read more

China Gardens - Honey chicken - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Best Singapore Mai Fun in town. Fast Service. Good parking. Ambience. Vegetarian egg roll also good.

Good food. Good selection for choice. I've always found the owners very friendly. Closest to Chinatown in NYC.

Best food ever the service was nice and all the staff was too this is the best place I've ever been into!

If I could give a zero I would! Whoever the lady is taking the orders over the phone needs to give that position up! She wrote down my order twice in one week. Do better or find or find someone who can!!!! Gas too high to keep driving back to the store for you guys ti fix my order. read more

The food I'd fabulous! Best hot and sour soup I've ever had. Portions are gigantic! Great service. The nice lady who waited on me even checked every item to be sure the order was correct! read more

This place use to be good, however the last few times I have went they had a kid working... who appears to be under 10 years of age, and the food was not fresh. I will not be returning. read more

The best Chinese restaurant I've had so far since we moved here. I'm hooked, definitely a favorite!

Food was ok spent 60.00 and staff might have been the owner was very nasty asked how much it was and she put receipt on counter so I left money on counter and she didn't like it cause I gave her the same treatment she gave me and took the free food she was giving us out the bag it's ok keep it as I was walking out she talked about me to staff while customers was in there so I can here her but I didn't give her the benefit of the doubt I heard her talking about me will not ever go back there again and will also tell anyone I know not to go there very rude and nasty owner read more

We ordered hot and sour soup, broccoli w garlic sauce, orange chicken and house lo mein. The orange chicken is RED and the sauce is so strange, and the broccoli, soup, and lo mein have a really strange chemically smell. My six year old is fine w the chicken, but I'm really struggling to eat any of it. read more

China Gardens - Orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

It looks like a hole in the wall (and it is) but it has great food for cheap. $.45 chicken wings and the normal assortment of Chinese food. The general tsos chicken is good and is soft, unlike some other places, but it isnt over spicy. 2 meals in one for about $8. read more

China Gardens - General Tsos chicken - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I went to this place because of the reviews and I was not disappointed. Let's start out by the lady behind the counter. She was so nice and a pleasure to talk too. The soups wonton and hot and sour we good, they just need a little salt to make the flavor pop. The vegetable lol main was good as well (just needed a little soy sauce and bam. The general TSO chicken was the meal that will keep me coming back. It was so good. Loved it. My bill was just over $35 but you can feed 4 people easily with the amount they gave me. Maybe even 5 people. read more

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This is the Top Chinese Restaurant in Columbia,SC! I have been coming to this Professional with the Best food and Personal that "Always Show your Order" before you leave out the door! They really care about everyone and it Show when you come to CHINA GARDENS. read more

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Great food, decent prices and clean inside. Easy menu to navigate. I wanted to return the next day for more. Egg rolls were really good too. I got honey wings with shrimp fried rice and they don't skimp on the food. Delicious! read more

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Tried this place again because we liked the fried dumplings and crab Rangoon. Ordered the beef with garlic sauce (no vegetables), sweet and sour chicken, crab Rangoon and fried dumplings. I went from a 3 to a 2 because the dumplings didn't have much filling and they were barely fried. The crab Rangoon was good in flavor and still a little sweet but it was also lacking filling. Tons of food but the rice is still bland even with the extra green onion. We ordered extra dumpling sauce to add to it which helped but the sauce was sweet this time. The beef and garlic was supposed to be spicy but it was extremely sweet. It was like eating candy. Sweet and sour you can't mess up so I liked it per usual. Doesn't have a thick coating on the chicken which I like. The egg roll is humongous and it tastes like any other egg roll. They were very busy and everyone was hustling. So I think they were just rushed. $30 for what we ordered. read more

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