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    Crystal Garden

    2.8 (80 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Laotian, Thai
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Crystal Boat Noodle (Large)
    Noah M.

    Service in the restuarant is always good and I do enjoy dining in. Ambience is simple, clean, and well lit. I'm just perplexed as to why this restuarant is hellbent on putting their sticky rice and and their vermicelli noodles in the containers while they're hot?!?! I just ordered a boat noodle to go and got home 15 minutes later ready to assemble my bowl and my noodles are overcooked and stuck together in a large block. This is also happened with sticky rice I ordered from them over the summer. Quality should not change once I leave the restaurant. A complete waste of my $16... I can't even pick the noodles up with chop sticks, they're literally ALL broken.

    Enjoying the buffet. Loves the Nankin style chow mein. Original Nankin recipe,  yo!

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    9 months ago

    Even in this economic environment, the prices are outrageously expensive! No fried rice on the planet is worth over $10-12.00 dollars.

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    10 months ago

    Service and food are not so good. I recommend Burger King over this place to eat and I never eat at Burger King

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    Obviously not the same Crystal Garden that we have gone to for years. Quality disappointing. Egg rolls so sad.

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    3 years ago

    Not shabby for American Chinese food although the interior is very blah and they do not offer dining in.

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    Also not overly salty as I found myself adding touches of flavorful soy sauce and a little of the plethora of nice sauces such as sweet hot mustard, chili sauce, pot sticker sauce, sweet and sour...

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