This place made me feel like I was transported straight to Chinatown. The food was straight-up fantastic from start to finish. The Beef Chow Fun was outstanding - perfectly wok-tossed, loaded with tender beef and those chewy noodles that just makes the difference. The Orange Beef? So tender you could cut it with chopsticks, and the sauce was spot-on sweet and tangy. Chicken Broccoli was fresh, flavorful, and exactly what you want in a classic dish. Prices are ridiculously reasonable for the quality and portions you get. The restaurant was packed and honestly, it should be - this is the real deal. If you're craving authentic Chinese food that doesn't break the bank, stop everything and come here. The chef Steve is as authentic as they come. Kitty is the host and is so welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend! read more

I placed a takeout order from China Gardens in Delray Beach yesterday at approximately 2:00 p.m. specifically to take advantage of the lunch menu, which is advertised as ending at 3:00 p.m. The delivery arrived promptly around 2:30 p.m., and I provided the driver with a generous tip in appreciation of the timely service. Unfortunately, my overall experience with this business was extremely disappointing due to both the billing practices and the quality of the food. After reviewing my receipt, I discovered that I had been charged dinner prices rather than lunch prices, resulting in a charge that was more than $9 higher than expected. When I contacted the restaurant for clarification, I was informed that my order was placed "too close to 3 o'clock," despite the fact that the order had been submitted well before the stated lunch cutoff time. I found this explanation unreasonable and unfair, and it raised concerns about whether other customers may have experienced similar overcharges. Customers should be careful and double-check their receipts so they do not get scammed or overcharged. The food quality was also unsatisfactory. The chicken wings were excessively dry and had an unpleasant gritty texture. The fried rice was bland and appeared dried out, while the shrimp emitted a strong ammonia-like odor. Additionally, when I attempted to contact the restaurant again to request a refund or some form of resolution, my calls were repeatedly disconnected, and I did not receive any meaningful assistance. Later, the delivery driver returned to my residence and rang the doorbell, stating that he had "free food" for me. However, at that point, I was no longer interested in replacement food and instead sought a refund for being overcharged. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this restaurant. Save your money and go to a better Chinese restaurant with better food quality, and not having to worry about being scammed. As other reviews have also mentioned. read more

I ordered three dishes; honey garlic chicken, bourbon chicken, and chicken chow fun. All three dishes were amazing.

The food was edible but not great. The Ma po tofu was in a tasteless brown sauce, unlike authentic ma po tofu which is a red, spicy sauce. The pan fried noodles tasted like lo mein. We were 5 people and all agreed we will not return. read more

It was delicious. My partner had shrimp and lobster sauce and I had vegetables lo mein. Would recommend to anyone.

I've had good experiences here--the lady who welcomes you and rings you up is good-humored. Went for lunch. The owner was nice... initially. The sweet-and-sour pork was subpar, and we had to send it back. The waiter was sullen and without hospitality. We had to wait 10 minutes for our order to be taken. Bad vibes all around. HERE IS THE BIGGY: I was peeved, and I didn't tip. THEN THE OWNER FOLLOWED ME OUT TO MY CAR TO BERATE ME FOR NOT TIPPING! Upsetting. I won't be returning. It made the sub-par Chinese food churn in my belly. AVOID THIS PLACE! read more

This spot is very much an individual experience restaurant. Sure, you can roll in with a whole group, but don't get cute -- everyone orders their own dish. No sharing, no "want a bite?" You get what you pick, end of story. And let me just warn you: the menu has zero pictures. None. So you might have absolutely no idea what you're about to get. It's a little culinary gamble. Fun... but also risky. Also, please don't embarrass yourself -- chow mein is veggies, lo mein is noodles. Two totally different things, and mixing them up will get you a surprise you didn't want. This was my second time here, and honestly? Its overall and okay experience for the family. Even with the mystery menu, the food slaps and we left happy. read more

China Gardens - wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - Delray Beach, Florida

Piling on here but went last night and hadn't been for years--loved it before and it was nowhere near as good. I love a good fast American-Chinese spot and they were swamped but wontons overcooked, a lamb dish was hot *and* cold depending on which part of the plate you tasted: sweet and sour chicken bathing in flouresced ketchup sauce (so deep it spilled off all the sides) and the real killer was the bland fried rice. I was excited for it but no one could eat it. Hot and sour soup delish and service is lightning fast--wish they hadn't changed. read more

Excellent service accommodated all requests. The hot & sour soup had just the right zing Egg rolls were very tasty cooked just right The round table was perfect for conversations. read more

Amazing Chicken Fried Rice! This was my first time ordering from here, and I have a simple rule: if a place can't make a good chicken fried rice, I won't be back. Well, I'll definitely be back! Their chicken fried rice was absolutely delicious, one of the best I've had in a long time. It was so good that I can't wait to come back and try the shrimp Kung Po next. Highly recommend! read more

China Gardens - Chicken fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Delray Beach, Florida

Ordered a quart each of pork fried rice and vegetable lo mein. Absolutely tasteless. When I called to complain her answer to me was well we have a lot of elderly customers that want their food bland. If that were the case they should say something! Not even an apology. Just excuses. There must be better places around than this. Don't waste your money! Two quarts of tasteless food for $36! read more

Great food and service. They have a huge menu with so many options for everyone. They have vegetarian and vegan options as well. The ambiance was great on the Sunday I went. Highly recommend :) read more

We weren't seated until a half hour past our reservation. The people with reservations were standing in a line mixed in with people picking up takeout.The bookings were definitely too many for the staff to handle. True, it was a holiday night but the confusion at the entrance could have been avoided by simple signage directing those with reservations one way or another and those picking up takeout the other way. We were a party of four. Three soups came out and a good ten minutes passed until the fourth came out. Then, two entries came out, ten minute wait for the others but one was wrong. Another ten minutes wait for the last one. Staff just overwhelmed by the crowd. I will avoid any holidays at this restaurant as they appear to book as many people as they can without having the staff to handle it. read more

Online ordering simple. Pick up went smoothly. Sweet and sour chicken was amazing. Sesame chicken a bit too chewy for me.

Lovely little cozy place Very friendly and even chattered with the people on the next table read more

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food great!!! lobster with ginger and scallion our favorite. chow fun perfect. sounds minimal, but important... noodles put down at the table, are ALWAYS fresh, and that says alot. i've always been able to taste the slightest rancidity in other restaurants, NEVER here. Maggie always waits on us, and she's great and extremely accommodating!!! Always bring our guests from ny, and everyone really LOVES and looks forward to returning!! read more

Nice place. Good service and sitting on either side of main entrance. We had the lobster special. Oh yeah! Mixed soup. Rice. Egg roll. All good !! Get there in central Delray. read more

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We had a good lunch here. I've been trying to find new dine-in Chinese restaurants and this place had been suggested online. They have a lot of lunch specials. Their crispy soup noodles were addictive by the way. They are the wide house made type. We had another bowl of these. All lunches come with soup and choice of rice. As well as a pot of hot tea. I'd like to come here again and order something different. So far, this was one of the better dine-in Chinese meals we've had -- even though we ordered wrong. I got their wonton soup. It was good, but I wished it had been served hotter. I was hungry so didn't complain. My husband liked his hot and sour soup. It had the right ratio of sour in it. I had been craving a standard American dish of subgum chicken chow mein. Not many places make it. So that's what I ordered with white rice. It was bland but that's how the dish is usually. I added some duck sauce to it to give a bit of pizzazz. The white meat chicken was good and the veggies were crispy. I liked it though it's not what I usually order nor what I'd get there again. My husband tried their lemon chicken. It was okay. The piece of chicken in his dish that I tried had a bit too much thick breading on it for me. read more

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Did not think it was that good. Ordered a combination plate for 23 bucks which. I thought was expensive. Had beef and broccoli and they gave me very little beef. I won't return. read more

I had the worst experience of my life at this restaurant on Valentine's Day. The service was awful and the waitress was rude and so was the owner. I did not want to tip and the owner added a tip without me knowing and put in on my charge. if anyone goes to this restaurant check your charge because she adds on a tip!!!! read more

Food, excellent, service wonderful. We have been dining here for many years & it's always a great experience

Coming from New York, I am always looking for good Chinese food in fla. We tried China Garden because my friend who ate there thought it was very good. We started off with the soup, which was egg drop wonton, which was a little bland with one wonton. The egg roll was a nice size, and my shrimp with lobster sauce came with a large amount of jumbo shrimp, which was good. My husband thought the Kung pao chicken was a little bland. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The dishes were all a nice size. The restaurant food was good. I am just spoiled by NY Chinese food read more

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Recommended by friends but very disappointing! Egg roll flavorless, small and overcooked. Chicken w eggplant ... sweet and spicy are the only flavors you taste. Too much cornstarch in the thick sauce. read more

Had there lobster Cantonese several times and it was excellent. Other dishes were all good too

One of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the area. Hot and sour soup, shrimp with garlic sauce, twice cooked pork, and pepper steak are some of my favorites. Service is good but it can get busy during tourist season. read more

Terrible service. The lady clearly didn't speak English well but she was rushing me to get off the phone like I understood her. All I wanted was boneless spare rib combo and she started talking about soup n noodles. She had terrible customer service, you guys have to get people that want to serve us. Won't waste any money here ever!! read more

Not good. The pork and beef are poor quality. Fried rice has no taste. Soup is avarage. Expensive. Will not be ordering again.

Heard they had maine lobsters my friends and my wife and I tried china gardens the lobsters were outstanding they service was great and the price was right went back a second time a week later just as good read more

Our favorite server was off that night. We managed with another server. Food was "sweet" that night - they must had had a different person cooking. When we asked, our server told us to ask for "no sugar" - we were never served "sweet" rice before.... Interesting. In the past service (with Lisa) and food was great! read more

Decided to try China Gardens since I haven't found a good Chinese takeout restaurant yet. China Gardens isn't it, just the average Chinese takeout. I tried the Twice Cooked Pork dinner which include choice of soup, egg roll, entrée and egg fried rice. Soup, good, egg roll. small, and the pork wasn't spicy which I requested. read more

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Uneducated discrimination Chinese female owner ask customer how much they make to charge 20% tip where I don't see any notice nor the sign that tip would become a fee, and criticize customer for not willing to tip. She still try to charge the sharing cost $7 even though I have told her that only my wife alone is eating ! read more

I found China Gardens by accident. It is in a strip mall off of Military Trail North or Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach. They advertised fresh vegetables and it lived up to this billing. I had Snow Pea leaves and Chinese Broccoli. Nice and fresh. The only reason I give it 3 stars is the portion size. Other restaurants where I had veggies give larger portions. Otherwise I liked the dishes and will go back again. read more

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Ordered the 2 1/4 lb lobster for $48. Comes with wonton soup. The lobster was tasteless.. steamed was how they made it. It had parts that the lobster never saw. The roe was beige, and also flavorless. Yet, the restaurant was packed. My husband ordered the birds nest off the Chinese menu and had no flavor. read more

Decent Chinese food for FL Not bad, not great Small size soup with combo Good service Typical Chinese restaurant ambiance, tables close to one another Gets very crowded I would return read more

I don't like the people there. They will rob your money from their poor taste foods. No other customers sitting except me.

The waitress staff does not greet customers and rushes customers to give them the food order. We were treated with disrespect and felt unwelcome. This is a repeat occurrence. When we walk in the restaurant the cashier/Owner yells out a greeting but once at the dining table the staff is nasty and bothered by customers. It is an unpleasant dining experience. ​ read more

OK if you want old-school Chinese food this is the place to go in Delray right off military and Atlantic in a small little shopping plaza it has been there for years. They start with their crispy wontons duck sauce and hot mustard, oh my goodness look out for the hot mustard it will literally make your eyes tear and watery. We started with eggrolls they were absolutely delicious hot and fresh, my husband ordered the beef and broccoli and I ordered the Mushu pork. The service is excellent everybody is very accommodating within 15 minutes the food came out fresh in piping hot, we each took the first bite and it was absolutely delicious. This is a little hidden gem in Delray I recommend you going there it is absolutely quaint and cute inside and everybody is warm and welcoming. read more

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We had a hankerin' for some Chinese food and went to our favorite place: China Gardens. We were happy to see that their takeout/delivery business continues to thrive. The restaurant was pretty empty though... good for us but not so good for the restaurant. As always, the food and service were excellent. China Gardens features a large list of combination dinners, and my husband had the chicken sub gum chow mien with an egg roll and wanton soup. Everything was delicious. The entrée portion size was generous and included plenty of white meat chicken. I had my "usual" chicken fried rice. Enough for two meals! My only complaint is that it's served uncovered on a long platter and the food quickly gets cold. The round cover I was provided upon my request didn't quite fit over the rectangular plate. It's a geometry thing! The scoop of ice cream that accompanies the combo dinner tasted like it had some freezer burn. The restaurant definitely needs more customers to ensure the ice cream isn't languishing in the freezer. Not surprisingly, the prices have gone up a bit since our last visit. Still a good value given the generous portion sizes. read more

China Gardens - Generous portion of chicken sub gum chow mien and fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Delray Beach, Florida

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delivery: 35 minutes, everything arrived hot; extra bags on liquidy entrees to prevent spills - so extra points for delivery food: beef lo mein very good; sesame chicken above average; bourbon chicken - I didn't like, but wife thought it was very good. Both soups excellent: wonton, egg drop 3.5-4. read more

Great old school Chinese food. Fresh food. Friendly service. Reasonable portions. Combos are a great value.