The best Chinese food I've had since I was a child! There was a bit of a wait, but the food was piping hot and delicious! I highly recommend the wontons and potstickers! read more

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Had lunch here. Prompt friendly service during the lunch hour. Soup was hot and tasty. The Szechuan Beef with fried rice and egg roll was delicious, clearly fresh with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots and some other veggies. Big portion too. Will be back next time I'm in Ely. read more

FYI Don't ask to substitute a different soup on the combination. I would have paid an extra buck to get the soup I wanted on the combination. Since we could not substitute the soup we change from two combination meals to a bowl of hot and sour soup and a single entree of Kung Pao to share. They lost money on the dinner. Soup was good and then our single entree was delivered to our table. We looked at each other and wondered where was the rice! Rice does not automatically come with your entree ! You must order it separately! Thanks for informing me about your deviation from the norm. Entree was good but pricey. Needless to say we won't return. read more

Was totally disappointed after reading the reviews and taking my family to eat here. We had to ask for menus after another man (not the waitress) asked people that arrived after us if they got menus. We ordered the appetizers combo plate first and it was a VERY small plate for the price. The portions of the food were average, pretty bland taste to everything, and she only asked if we needed refills once, after we were done eating. When I got the receipt, I had to figure out what everything was cause the total was outrageous, AND it was all in chinese!! Never spending my money here again. read more

My family stopped here for dinner the night we stayed in Ely. What great food! I haven't had good Chinese food in a long time and the food and the service was fantastic. We'll definitely be coming back when we're in town! read more

Wonton soup is delicious! Yay!!! Chow mein no thanks. Service was very friendly but it was extremely slow. SLOW. Very SLOW. Next time I will just get wonton soup to go. read more

This is a gem on HWY 50. The broccoli beef was a delight. The beef was tender and the broccoli was stir fried and steamed just to the point of changing color and deepening flavor, yet retaining crispness. The seasoning and sauce were minimal, allowing the simple good flavor of the ingredients shine. read more

I travel a ton for sales. Hands down one of the best Chinese eaten. Not greasy, good portions. Blown away. I visit small towns in Wyoming and Idaho and Nevada. Would come back. read more

Long miles. Tired and hungry. What a nice surprise. The food was fresh. The mushu pork was likely the best I have had in years. They also made up something special for my daughter's dietary needs. What a wonderful surprise indeed. read more

I love Asian food, and this place is pretty good by anyone's standards I would say. Try it out, you won't be disappointed. Service was a little slow at first, but the food came quick after we ordered. read more

Fantastic food here, wonderful service! always consistent. Best place to eat in Ely been coming here for years.

I had Kung Pao chicken which was very good. Hubby had sweet and sour pork which was just average. Fried rice was excellent. Portion sizes were just right. Price was reasonable. Would eat here again. read more

It's what you expect. Americanized Chinese food (actually from one province). It's good.

The servers were nice enough, but the food was worse than bad Chinese take-out. Mystery meat, tasteless, slimy sauces and something that tasted like canned gravy on the egg foo yung, which was actually the best of all the dishes we ordered. I wanted to like it, and I want these nice people to succeed, but there is no way I would ever eat here again. read more

Amazing! Food was fast and very fresh. The house noodle soup was the best I've ever had. The beef was tender and the fried rice was perfect.

Good restaurant with tasteful Chinese atmosphere. Booths give a feeling of privacy. Friendly service, prompt and. Restaurant in good shape and clean incl. restroom. Food is excellent with veggies just lightly cooked. Ample portions. Rice included in price. Imported beer $3. Should be one start for price. Has another room for larger parties. Will try and remember this place the next time in Ely. read more

Very good food every time I've visited. Ely is a very hit and miss town with food so I was very happy to find a place that had consistency when it came to taste. I can't say I've ever had a problem here. Shrimp fried rice is great, Orange chicken is good (A little sweet for my personal taste) and the Prawns with lobster sauce is awesome. Very friendly service with some pretty good prices. I've been satisfied all around every time I've been here. read more

I like that it's a family place. Mom and dad seated me and were wait staff. A little girl brought out water and a place setting. Grub came out fast and seemed fresh and wasn't overly greasy. Good for the location. Besides the Mexican place north of town towards McGill, this is my favorite place in ely. read more

The owner/server was great! Planning on coming back. Liked the general Tso chicken, crab rangoons, pot stickers, and walnut shrimp. So glad they had this place in this town. The restaurant has a separate room from the main dining room that can seat larger groups. Music is just the right volume so that you can hear each other during dinner. read more

Nice surprise in a small town. Good reprieve from fast food on the road.

I feel bad giving a 2, but I found the food to be "meh". Maybe I'm spoiled by the Chinese food I've had where I come from, maybe it was an off day. The Hot and Sour soup was rather thick as was the sauce on the General's Chicken. When both started to cool it was kind of hard to eat. The staff was nice, the place was clean, and cozy. Prices were good. I will say I liked there egg rolls, and I'm rather picky about those. Give it a try if you are in the area. Maybe you'll have better luck. read more

good road food. high sodium factor, but they may grant you a low sodium request. lunch specials are good before 3 pm read more

This place was awesome. My boyfriend and I stopped in for dinner on our way through town and we were pleasantly surprised! The staff was very friendly and the food was great. We ordered the wonton soup, lemon chicken, and the fried rice with vegetables. The lemon chicken was our favorite! Everything was really flavorful without being overly oily AND they don't use any MSG! Would recommend to anyone in town :) As for some reviewers comment about too many vegetables goes, I think each meal was well balanced. And veggies are yummy and good for you :P Keep it up, Happy Garden! read more

Sat 10 minutes to just get water. Other man with his very young child had been sitting longer without water... They left. Ordered, orange chicken...very bland, and I had to add soy sauce. Crab ragoon was bland also. A bit of pricy for low quality read more

I've had their soups and there all good. Egg Flower in a home made chicken broth. Really good. So much better than the water based soups I've had read more

Well, with 4 stars showing on Yelp we had to give this place a go. We were not disappointed. The hot and sour soup was excellent. The Mongolian beef was incredibly tender, fried rice the best I have had in this country. We will be back! read more

Cindy has sold the business to a new couple. They are very friendly and the food is still very good. There have been only a few minor changes to the menu. The Happy Garden remains my favorite lunch place when I am in Ely. Im looking forward to my next visit. read more

Great food, always good service and very friendly Owners that always take care of you. Recommend Happy Garden to all my friends, one of the most consistent places for food in Ely. read more

i want to thank the wait staff and the chef at the Happy Garden. We came in with very little time before a movie started. I explained the situation and was willing to admit that maybe we were not giving them enough time to prepare a meal. They understood and came through like champs. I had bbq pork fried rice and my wife had the special noodle soup. Both were tasty and well prepared. Next time I'm in Ely they will have me as a customer and I'll give the menu a more thorough test. read more

Hands down the best restaurant in Ely and it would still rank favorably most other places. Friendly, attentive service. Decent prices. Been there three times. There are a few things on the menu that aren't great - several of the choices for Family Style dining are too salty - but most everything else is pretty competent. Their General's Chicken is my favorite, though the sauce doesn't have the standard taste. The Wonton Soup is great because they don't skimp on the wontons. read more

The service was absolutely terrible. The owner wouldn't give us another cup so I could have some tea, I asked her if she could take my orange chicken back because I'm sick and it was upsetting my stomach. I ordered vegetables instead because I figured that would be easier on my stomach and she threw a fit. When we got our ticket she double charged us for tea, and double charged for our food. She told my grandma to fuck off and said that she "never fucking wants us back" and her husband threatened to call the cops on us. We said it was no big deal and we would pay for our food and they jumped my grandmas ass. This place is the worst place I have ever been too in my life. I asked if I could have vegetables instead of rice and she gave me extreme attitude and told me no and that I didn't have a choice. She had a terrible attitude the whole time and was extremely rude. This is absolutely ridiculous read more

I'm not sure why this place got lower reviews, maybe these people don't know good food. First, we ordered pot stickers. HOMEMADE POTSTICKERS! Wow! Large pieces of pork inside large excellently pan fried ( one side). We also ordered ginger beef (large slices of ginger really light this up!). Chin Ju chicken was a surprise. Lightly deep fried chicken pieces with garlic (lots of it) and green onions. Usually, we take home something, but this time we ate it all! read more

It is such a pleasure to find a good restaurant in a small town. Food was very good, service was good,very friendly. I would eat here again.

We read other reviews and thought we would give it a try. Fantastic! Great service and the food was scrumptious! Reasonable, too! Now we will plan to go thru ely again so we can try other dishes! read more

My wife and I had dinner there last night. She had Mongolian Beef & I had Lemon Chicken with a beer. We enjoyed it and it was inexpensive, only $23.70 plus a tip. If we are traveling through here again, we would have dinner here again. read more

eat here every time we attend the silver state classic road race. food is always excellent and the service is very good. will be there this weekend 5-15-15 and are looking forward to eating there again read more