Had Happy Garden take out on Christmas day for lunch. I didn't go pick it up, but the family member that did said they were doing a booming business. I will say this is not strictly authentic Chinese food, so I am reviewing on an "American" Chinese food scale. As far as the typical American-style Chinese takeout joints, this is definitely above average. We went with several lunch deals, and let me tell you, they really are deals. Lunch specials are available 11-3, there are 34 of them, and they are all $4.95. They come with pork fried rice, plus your choice of soup, egg roll, or crispy noodle. I went with the General Tso's chicken. This is your typical version of this dish. I've had spicier, but it had some decent heat to it. It's a substantial portion, I only finished about half. So, for $5 I had a lunch and then leftover lunch the next day. Hard to beat that. We also split some Crab Rangoon, which comes 8 to an order for $3.60. Good version of this dish, it's fried well, so it's crispy but not greasy. Again, it's a substantial order for the price. We also tried the chicken on a stick, which is 5 large skewers of grilled chicken for $4.15. I loved this dish, it was very crispy but the chicken retained juiciness. My son (4 years old) liked it too. Absolute repeat. The miss for me was the egg roll. It was greasy and the paper was too thick. I am not a huge egg roll fan anyway, but I really disliked this one. Everything was extremely hot and fresh. I don't know if the quality suffers when using delivery as we carried out. I'll absolutely order Happy Garden again, above average tasty American-style Chinese food. read more

Hole-in-the-wall takee-outee. Mediocre chicken lo mein. Muddled flavors did not deliver well to my palate.

I've never been into the store to order food, but have done delivery and eaten with work groups where others picked up the food. Every time I've had it, it's been awful. The chicken is mostly dark meat, grisly, cheap cuts. The beef has been somehow chewy yet mushy at the same time. Anything that was fried seemed like it wasn't drained and was dripping in grease. And it's so salty! The flavors are bland and there isn't much of a variety in flavors from one dish to the next. It wasn't so awful I couldn't eat it, but I do throw out the left overs on the horrible occasions I've been stuck eating it. When I think of fast and cheap (which usually mans low quality), this place fits it exactly! If that's what you want, and quality isn't as important, this is your place. If you want some quality Chinese in Norman, try China Wonder. It has lower reviews here on Yelp, but I don't understand why. Just be patient with their owner. She's a busy woman who doesn't like inefficiencies. read more

The girl I spoke to on the phone was incredibly rude! Literally told me "I don't care" about my dietary restrictions. Not how you run a business. read more

What an awful place with awful service. Every time I call in for delivery, the person taking the order is rude. The drivers are rude, even at the beginning when I tipped well. I actually stopped tipping when the driver pulled up, knocked on the door once and then went back to his car to leave. I had to nearly chase him down. When hair showed up in my food, I can't say I was surprised, but I was grateful that the manager was willing to fix it. That was so brief. The time I called to get the fixed order, I was told that it wasn't in the system and they wouldn't honor anything. So I canceled my order and began writing this review. They have since called back and agreed to honor it, but not without the typical hateful passive aggressive pettiness. I can't wait to see what shows up. Be warned. If they feel slighted, they'll treat you like crap, no matter how often you order. Time to find a new Chinese place. UPDATE: they got my order wrong again. read more

We're lifelong Norman residents and tried Happy Garden when they first opened up. They've always been ok but have gone downhill in recent years. The Carla S review is right on. The General Tso chicken dish is tough-tough-tough and the flavor is nothing special. The other dishes that we've had have been from alright to good.. read more

We've driven by Happy Garden for years but never stopped in. Tonight, we fixed that error and we may never go back to our "regular" place again. From the mild heat in the Orange Chicken to the flavorful King Pao Chicken, every dish we ordered was perfect! Our food arrived in about 30 minutes; piping hot and perfectly seasoned. There's enough left over that we'll have lunch tomorrow and the day after! I am so pleased and our order was perfect! read more

When I moved to Norman, I lamented the loss of my favorite takeout place. I'd heard some gnarly stories about this place, but in a desperate craving for Chinese, I took a shot. So worth it. I live in a convenient part of town, which I guess helps, but they always get my food to me in 40 minutes to an hour, and it's always hot and fresh. They don't waste your time - when I call, they immediately take your order, get payment info, and get you off the phone. The store isn't much to look at, but I've found that the best Chinese restaurants rarely cater to aesthetics. It's cheap, delicious, and fast. read more

Great food. Great food. Great food. Fresh, cheap, delicious, and fast. Large menu with everything you could ever want from a Chinese food restaurant. The only downside: the location leaves something to be desired inside. If these people would just remodel the inside you could actually eat inside and they could increase their prices by 20% easily. Again, awesome food. Come for the take-out or delivery, but don't come to dine-in. read more

Happy Garden - a man standing at the counter of a restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Happy Garden is literally my favorite place to order from. It kicks ass and the delivery people are always cool. I can drop 20 dollars and get enough to feed 4 people plus leftovers. Food is always hot and sooo good even though I live pretty far from the restaurant. Nothing beats staying in and ordering delivery from this place. read more

Superb food, used the delivery option a couple times and my food was great!!! Always on time and a good temperature!!! I would recommend Happy Garden to all!!! read more

Been ordering there for 2 years. Started out the best place in town. For the last few months they have progressively gotten worse and worse to the point now where we will not go back. Worst customer service ever and order is never right. My food sat there and got cold while they had me waiting outside. Rude and definately sad to see such a great place turn into what it is now read more

WerE prepared to be disappointed but WOW! This place was fantastic. May be my new favorite. Amazing crab rangoon. All the stuff you normally have to ask for (extra sauce, sides, etc) they just gave us without asking. I cannot emphasize enough...THIS PLACE WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! Soooo good. read more

Our favorite Chinese restaurant in Norman! Love that they deliver all the way out to the east side of town where we reside. Love the shrimp lo mein with veggies! read more

This is the worst place ever. I order the Kung Pao chiken my favorite. it was awful . I was very disappointed. I live only 1/2 mile away by the time I got home the food was just warm. The fried rice was bland and the hot and sour was like water. The crab Rangoon was OK the egg roll was ok but I had better. I am new here in Norman I hope this is not what I have to look forward to in the eating out around here. I will not be back. Will try a different Chinese soon . Stay tune... read more

For some, Chinese food is Chinese food is Chinese food. I beg to differ, my friends. Some places have food that is old or greasy or bland, but in tasting my way around Norman's Chinese takeout selection, Happy Garden remains the reigning champ. Two of my favorite dishes are the beef and broccoli and the sesame chicken. If you are ordering for more than one person, there are Dinners for Two and up on the back of their menu. They come with your choice of soup, fried rice, entrees (listed on the back, as well), and eggrolls. This is a steal. As with everything else on the menu, you get plenty of good food for your money. If you love egg drop soup, they have THE BEST. It never tastes like it's been sitting out all day or watered down. Crab rangoon is one of my obsessions, and while they could put a little more filling in the pouches, Happy Garden's is pretty good. I actually like eating the crispy part on their rangoon because it's crispy, not some gross, chewy, stale chunk to throw out. Their eggrolls are some of my favorite around town as well. When I lived in apartments on the westside, I loved that they delivered - and fast. I haven't bothered asking about delivery where I live now because no one delivers to me, but I can leave 10 min after I order and my food is done when I get there. The staff is nice but usually very busy so don't expect them to sit and have a heart-to- heart. I am fine with this. I love chatting people up, but I also appreciate a family-owned business that works hard to get their orders out fast, fresh, and correct! Highly recommend for dependable Chinese takeout. read more

This was some of the best chinese food I've had in ages - and the fact that it was delivered made it even better. The delivery took a long, long time... long enough that I took off a whole star. When it got to my house it was hot and fresh, the portions were large, and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. read more

This place in no way serves authentic food, but it's good stuff for Americanized Chinese take-out. We got 2 orders of the chicken and broccoli with rice and the portions were HUGE. It's enough to feed a family of 4. The taste was spot on and the ratio of sauce to rice, meat and veggies is good too. The rice was fresh and cooked well. I am a fan. We were only passing through but we were pleasantly surprised by this place. P.S. They were really hopping with people coming in for take-out. Must be a local favorite? read more

It's pretty great to find a Chinese food restaurant that's actually worth it, for me. I'm really incredibly picky about my Chinese food, and this place absolutely rocks my socks!!! The food is always fresh, has great flavor, and is almost the same quality as Panda Garden, which is by far the best buffet I've been to. Did I mention the best part? It's low to no MSG, which means no tummy ache for me afterward!!! Thank goodness for the little things in life, and this little joy is definitely happiness for me!!! read more

Love their Beef Broccoli, We ordered a meal to feed 4... It fed a family of 5 for Dinner then lunch the next day.

Got pick up and it was fairly fast to do. They gave my an extra side of lo mein and plenty of sauces. Everything was almost too greasy though and very bland. I don't think I'll be getting anything from here again. read more

Well I will never order here again. The food seem over cooked and when they got to my door they forgot my drinks all together.

Love this place. We get take out from here often. The portions are huge and the prices are less than expected. We typically can feed a group of 4 adults for less than $30 and still have a ton of leftovers. read more

Love this place! The food is awesome and I always order for delivery and they get it to me in reasonable timing and the girl who delivers my food is always so sweet! read more

I've eaten here since I was a kid. Love this place! Still order from here all the time and it's always good. The staff is genuinely friendly and personable every time. read more

I didn't even have a chance to try the food. The girl answering the phone was SO RUDE. I asked her for her name and she hung up the phone. I asked her if I was inconveniencing her because it sounded like it was literally killing her to take my order. The owner should correct this, I won't support any business where someone's rude!!! I asked for the owner and she said the owners not here and hung up the second time. I will be sure to broadcast this awful experience. read more

We order take out from this place every week and have always been satisfied with the food and service. Today I called in my order and spoke to a man and asked him the difference between the Mongolian beef, the hot and spicy beef and Kung Po beef. I then ordered the king Po beef and when I received the delivery I got Kung po chicken. I called to say I got the chicken Kung po instead of the beef, the old man said I asked for chicken. And they left off another item that I ordered. The man was belligerent to me so I said my husband would be returning the food for a refund. After my husband went back to the business and they discussed the mess up the old man turned around went back into the kitchen and said loud enough so my husband could hear that "the Bitch ordered chicken". Needless to say, we will never eat at their business again! read more

I generally order from this restaurant but i just received the rudest service i have ever gotten so i will never eat or order here again the management should make sure the people who take the calls don't get rude with people trying to make orders. read more

Worst Chinese food I've ever had. I ordered online and the menu failed to provide an accurate description of the food. I ordered Kung Pao Chicken and when it arrived the plate was mainly vegetables. What little chicken was on the plate was chewy and badly textured. It was not fried as traditional Kung Pao Chicken is. The sauce had no flavor to it and was not spicy at all. Overall save your money and go someone better. I would get my money back if at all possible. read more

good generic american skewed chinese food.

I have been searching for decent Chinese food in Norman for years now. After hearing good things about this place, I was excited. Upon receiving my order, I was quickly disappointed. Yet again, another place that can't make potstickers. These were some of the worst dumplings in Norman. As for the rest of my food, everything had a very strong fish flavor despite not having ordered anything with fish. It was so bad that I couldn't even finish my food. Total waste of money and I'm ticked because if it! read more

We are from out of town just visiting the area. Had a craving for Chinese. This food was awesome! Looks like a hole in the wall, but don't let the decor fool you. The food is well made and you get a lot of it. Will go here again if we are ever back in this area. read more

I moved here from Philadelphia which has great chinese food, but when I moved here I initially thought that there would not be any good places. Boy was I wrong! Every time I call they are kind and courteous and deliver the food quickly. Not only that but the food is fresh! Unlike some of the really big restaurants here in the city and its cheaper. read more

Chicken is very slimy, very gross. All I could eat was the rice. To top it off the fortune cookies were stale.

We went here strictly based on the yelp review. It looks a little sketchy from the outside and it certainly isn't fancy inside either. BUT the food was freshly made and really quite good. You can see into the kitchen a bit and it is spotless. Lunch prices were fantastic - less than $6 and more food than you would expect for a lunch serving. This isn't a place I would recommend for a date night, but for some good Chinese food at super reasonable prices - this is definitely the place. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE! I have been eating here for the last year and tonight I found a staple in my sesame chicken! I was chewing and bit down on something hard and it was a staple! I looked up health violations too...a lot of raw/cooked contamination and cold/hot hold violations! read more