We have been coming to Imperial Garden for over 30 years and we always come back! Dim Sum on Sunday can get a bit hectic but you can order most Dim Sum during the week if you ask for the menu. It's been a year or more since we've dined in but service is quick and everyone is very helpful! The front is decorated nicely and the chairs and tables are in good shape and comfortable! One of our favorite dishes is the green beans with XO sauce and we usually also get a meat dish to complement it! read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Green bean with XO sauce - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

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We ordered chicken fried rice, shrimp chow mein, sweet and sour chicken, and duck. The fried rice had no flavor but was edible. The chow mein had absolutely no color and no flavor, honestly it was the palest chow mein I've ever seen in my life. We paid for it but simply left it there it wasn't even worth left Overs. The duck was good but came out lukewarm, they microwaved it twice. Sweet and Sour chicken was crunchy but didn't have a lot Of meat inside and the sauce was just tossed on top They were not coated at all. It was a very disappointing experience. read more

The service, the ambiance, the food was meh to say the least. The prices were outrageous for the taste of everything. None of my party liked anything. Very disappointed and won't be back read more

We ordered a variety of dim sum dishes and overall had a good experience. The char siu steamed buns aren't a personal favorite of mine, but my husband and daughter absolutely loved them. The shumai was very flavorful and definitely a standout. The chicken feet were soft and easy to eat, and the spare ribs were tender as well. I always order Chinese broccoli to make sure we have a green vegetable, and it was good as expected. The egg rolls were just okay, not very crispy. The shrimp balls were good and nicely bouncy. Sticky rice is usually a favorite of mine, but this one was just okay, not bad, but not great. Overall, a solid meal with more hits than misses, and we'd still come back. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

4- Finally corrected the customer service. Food in consistent. I will excuse their mistake of leaving one dish out on my to-go order. Although they didn't apologize, but at least they acknowledge they forgot the dish (although they should call customer next time and let them know). read more

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Been coming here for as long as I can remember. My parents know everyone here. Food is great, dimsum still has rolling carts, chicken salad is top tier. Everyone is always so nice. Lots of tables and open space. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Chicken Salad - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

All I ever order is dim sum when I go to any Chinese restaurant. Imperial gets the food out fast with no smiles included ever. They're always about quantity and getting orders out fast. It was pretty busy for New Year's Day lunch and it's been awhile since I ordered food here. Everything was pretty good and the only thing that was heavy was the deep fried crab claws and shrimp balls. The ambiance has been the same for the last decade, standard and outdated. I wonder if they will ever upgrade because I've been to many weddings here but now it doesn't look attractive for today's generation. read more

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12/3/25 Ordering lunch! Convenient way! Ordered their Imperial Special Noodle soup & Shrimp Dumplings. Paid for it there and went to pick it up. Arrived! Greeted by kind workers, let them know of order and very kind, received with good day wishes! Nice restaurant. Large, open restaurant. Very nice. Safe & clean! Lunchtime! Plenty of food! Order split! Shrimp dumplings are Delicious & nice change from the usual. Imperial Special Noodle soup was Really GREAT! Tasty veggies, meat, great noodles & hot sauce to add to spice it up & make it even better! Mother said her portion was REALLY GREAT! Fortune cookies to finish they were tasty & Great! Interesting fortunes for me & mother had a Really good one! LOL!! Convenient pick up, Great service & GREAT lunches!! Highly recommended!! read more

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The service is OK, the ambiance is OK, and the food is OK. The food tastes how it should taste except when it comes to sweet dishes.... its really sweet. I could not eat anymore of the general spicy chicken I ordered. Everyone is different so dont take my advice until you try yourself. Lol. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - General Spicy chicken, lunch special. - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

It's been years since I've been here. Dim sum still rocks! Today I'm trying dinner #15. See updated menu read more

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We celebrated my birthday day, about six weeks after I had open heart surgery. I am on a low sodium diet now, so all sauces on the side, and a fair amount of steamed dim sum hit the spot. I really wanted the steamed ginger fish, and was told the sodium won't be bad. It was delicious - as was all the usual dim sum I have. The service and ambience were as they always are - attentive and bright. I truly love this restaurant. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - A selection of entrees and dim sum. - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

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This is my family's go-to spot for dim sum. The dim sum dishes are solid. The Chinese Chicken Salad and Beef Chow Fun are also good here. Their portions are HUGE. I haven't had any issues with service. They usually help me look for the dish I want. I also like that it's not always busy and crowded. I'll continue to come here for dim sum and will explore the rest of the menu. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Turnip cake, sticky rice lotus leaves, fried taro puffs and beef chow fun - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

Food is always palate pleasing. Shout out to floor crew...Mimi, two Michelle's, Fong, & Shirley. Celebrated Father's Day with my Vietnam Veteran. Always a refreshing atmosphere & experience when having an awesome fellowship with breaking bread. I highly recommend Imperial Garden Restaurant for your fine cuisine pleasures. read more

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Extremely disappointed! The food was bland with absolutely no flavor! Told waitress to bring sweet & sour sauce and she never did! This place is horrendous and despicable! I will not be returning! read more

Friendly service clean tables and most importantly excellent food. A little expensive, but for good Chinese it's worth it read more

Service was awful. We were ignored for over 10 minutes and not informed that the lunch menu wasn't offered, so once they finally came to take our order, we couldn't order what we wanted. read more

There aren't many authentic Chinese food options in Fresno that are sit-down and offer all the traditional Cantonese-style popular dishes, including dim sum, pan fried noodles, and fried rice. Imperial Garden is the one constant that has somehow lasted through decades since my childhood growing up in town and through the years of ownership changes to now when I only occasionally return "home" for a family and friends visit. The menu is extensive, ambiance average, and service typical of what you get when you think of stereotypical Chinese restaurants (and that's coming from me being Chinese!). After decades of not having come here for a proper family sit-down meal, we decided to give it a go. We ordered an egg-drop soup, pan-fried noodles, lettuce wraps, sweet and sour fish, salt and pepper calamari, Peking spare ribs. Everything was okay, nothing amazing. There really aren't many terrific and better options in town, so in a pinch, Imperial Garden will have a to do. read more

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This place has the best Chinese chicken salad in Fresno. The Dim Sum menu is separate but they make all of it old school Chinese. Can't say enough about how great the food is and the atmosphere is authentic. Medium prices make it great go to when you're wondering where would I like to eat tonight. Lunch is also available. Waitress staff are on top of it. As fast as you order you get your food almost like they knew you were coming. Friendly but the do speak Chinese to each other which brings the authenticity to the experience read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Menu with scan code - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

Another long standing restaurant on blackstone and Herndon and they just open another on Herndon and cedar. Love the foods and we like the server that can speak multi language there she is very sweet. Also the only dimsum place using cart in Fresno !! read more

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Food is plentiful! It was just ok. The sweet and sour pork was extremely fatty. If you are used to that then it's probably good. The noodle/chow mein was a combo of chow mein and chop suey. Just way too much food to eat. Shrimp was 90% batter and not cooked thoroughly. (To my taste). To their credit, everything was piping hot!! Service great. Just more authentic Chinese than I am used to. Husband loved the kung pao. White meat chicken and lots of it. Plus every veg in the kitchen! read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Kung pao chicken white meat standard. 13.99. - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

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DO NOT RECOMMEND I am extremely disappointed with my experience. I spent over $100 on dinner and the food was very underwhelming. The noodles were dry, lacked flavor, and honestly tasted like plain packaged ramen with little to no seasoning. Sweet n Sour super dry , the lemon chicken looked like churros ! For the price, I expected much better quality. It's frustrating to spend hard-earned money and feel like the food was prepared without any fkn care and not to mention communication barrier ! DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

An OG of great Cantonese cuisine in Fresno, food is good and consistent in quality. Staff is helpful and fast. Great for dim sum especially.

Went in today to try new things from menu.... Salt and pepper pork, veggies with black mushroom, in addition ro various dim sum items. All very delicious, can't get over how much mushrooms were given on this dish! Newly noted dim sum items... shrimp cake read more

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Was in town visiting my sister and family for LNY. Decided to come here for dim sum. There's a lot of parking spots within plaza but the location is a bit run down and other businesses are closed on a Sunday. They did not have a lot of round tables for big party so we were seated in the back with two combined square tables. We had to pass food back and forth. Not our best option but it is doable. This is considered a good spots to have dim sum with family in Fresno but it is mediocre for me. The best was the soy sauce chow mein with bean sprouts! What we ordered: pork dumplings, shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, bean curd rolls, steamed pork ribs, roast duck, roast pork, sticky rice wrapped in leaves, fried duck chins, braised pork blood, chives dumpling, salt n pepper squid, soy sauce noodles, egg tarts, and steamed buns. read more

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One thing you should know stepping into a Chinese restaurant is that... don't expect customer service to be amazing BUT you know the food will be good and cheap! My family was craving dimsum Sunday morning and we found this place that takes reservation for 8. Everything was super delicious that we got that it's pretty comparable to the Bay Area! Definitely check out this place if you can! read more

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Easily the best Chinese restaurant in Fresno. The 3 stars this place has on Yelp does not do this place justice. I saw a tik tok way back in 2022 (from a user called @rocketjump) that talked about the "3.5 star Chinese restaurant rule" - basically noting that some of the BEST authentic Chinese food you can have is at Chinese restaurants with 3.5 stars - and this marks true for this spot!!! My family and I have come here for YEARS, whether it be a birthday celebration or a night where we just wanna eat out, this is our go-to spot. Whether we dine in or get take out, we are always so satisfied. Everything they have is delicious. On weekends or holidays, this place can be pretty packed but service is efficient. Do not expect boujee service, this is by no means a Michelin star restaurant, but man the food is comforting and delicious so it's all worth it. Again, don't let the 3 star average fool you - place is gas! Some of the favorites my family loves is their chicken salad, salt and pepper pork chop, salt and pepper wings, hong kong style chow mein, hot and sour soup, green beans in xo sauce, and their peking duck. I honestly love all of their food here and don't think you can go wrong with anything! *** Note for any of the recent reviews or the people that stop by and notice the exterior near the front door is covered in wooden panels. A car crashed into the building so they have wood up for the time being :( *** read more

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Don't order takeout! If you do.. check your orders before leaving! They mess my takeout orders up all the time!

First off I have to admit that I'm a little biased when it comes to imperial Garden restaurant. Meaning it hasn't changed since it originally opened that being said, there's something about familiarity that brings a level of comfort and enjoyment in a meal. It's kinda hard for me to even give an impartial review of the food since it it did taste exactly like how I would make it at home except I don't have to do any of the work. So when it comes to value compared to the prices these days I have to say that the value is definitely there , there's huge portions and when I go hungry, I always have enough leftovers to last me a couple days. Their sticky rice has always been one of my most favorite and still taste exactly the same as I remember. The beef stew, chow fun, used to be my all-time favorite. And in all my experiences imperial garden has been my benchmark to compare if it's really good or really bad chow fun. Another dish that is hard for me to pass up but I always regret are the clams with black bean sauce. Hard for me to pass up because I really love the black bean sauce, am I regrets is because I always eat too much and it's always too salty But that's what makes it taste so good. I'm also really happy with the menu where it's not overwhelming, but always seems to have everything that I want to eat. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Family style is the way to go! - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

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We always order the Tomato Beef Curry Chow Mein it's the best in all of Fresno.... I'm 71 years old and I've been eating here in Fresno since my 20's Thery the best... read more

Hubby and I were out and about running errands and decided to stop for dinner before heading home. We felt like eating noodles and we hadn't been to Imperial in years, so we decided to stop in and eat. Thursday 5:30pm We were seated right away as there were only three other tables with people. We noticed there were many phone orders, so people picking up at the front counter pretty constant while we were there. We ordered right away. Food came and I reminded the waitress I ordered shu mai. She said she would bring it back. It never came. We finished our meal and when she came to bring the check I reminded her that we didn't receive the shu mai. She began talking in Chinese to another woman. Instead of taking the item off the bill, someone brought out the shu mai in a TO GO box. That's fine. We took it home. I never ate it. Oh well. We won't go back any time soon. read more

My family has been patrons of Imperial Garden for the last 15 years! When I tell you my dad is obsesssssed- I mean it. We get Imperial Garden a few times a month and it'll last us a couple days lol. This is a zero ambiance type of establishment, but they serve authentic chinese. Our favorite time to dine in is early on the weekends when they have fresh dim sum on the carts to pick from! We're excited to check out Imperial Garden #2 when they open next to RN market!! Our regulars are: Chinese chicken salad- dressing on side (yummyyyy) Chicken feet (so yummmyyy if you're down) Eggplant with pork Garlic string beans or garlic Chinese broccoli (yummy) BBQ pork buns (love) Ginger beef Steamed pork buns Whole fried flounder (yummy) Har kaw (shrimp dumpling) & shiu mai read more

Last week my family and I stopped by this Imperial Garden location it is not easy to find good affordable Chinese food located in the Central Valley. We went inside order our food for take out the staff was very accommodating and efficient. The restaurant was clean on the inside and the outside. Their menu offers a large variety of food options. As a New Yorker Definitely recommend you check out their restaurant so delicious cuisine. read more

The food is always amazing here and the service is always friendly and the food is served in a nice timely manner with the portions always huge well worth the price for everything definitely one of our favorite places to eat read more

Although my lunch was good, it wasn't great and suffered from a dumbing down of the classic cashew chicken I'd ordered. 1) the cashews were not roast having that classic snap/crunch adding to the texture/flavor. They were raw, soft and thrown on not as the 'special ingredient' they should be. Yawn. 2) the chicken was larger thicker slices of tasteless, rubbery, chicken. Yet another ingredient not respected and lacking and preparation. Yawn, chew, YAWN. 3) the plate came with a mountain of white rice. 75% of which was thrown off the pate to be wasted. Ain't eating that! 4) The delightful ethic family letting their children run, crawl, bang into your chair and table repeatedly were anything but. Talking on speaker phones, playing games at the eating table, etc. Come on, I'm trying to eat here... 5) the chicken noodle soup was mush noodles with NO texture and way over cooked. And while I ate everything and didn't think it was the worse meal I'd had, it was sad to notice and miss the classic elements of this dish which should have been a simple classic dish representing some of the best of the culture. Big, thick, tough cuts of bland chicken were not welcomed. What happened to the care once taken to 'Velvet' the chicken making them tasty, soft and delicious? It was like a short cut version. The value was good but the quality lacked. Service was quick and efficient, friendly enough but something was missing from the past here... IF that's true of a simple dish like this, it's likely the same with everything up menu. Good, but not great and nothing you'd get excited about having again soon... -G read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Large, non-gag, meat but not that flavorful....never cooked enough.. - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

We ordered online to go yesterday and received the food just after they opened. The general chicken was dry and tough and the worst we have ever had. The other entree was not good either - so soupy with the tomato based sauce that it was leaking out of the carton. We threw them both in the garbage. We ordered there because friends had told us it was the best in Fresno. I don't like leaving this review - it was the 1st negative review I've written. read more

I'm not sure why the low ratings, my family and I really enjoyed this place and have gone plenty of times for both dine in and pick up orders! Dining in on the weekend gives you the full "dim sum" experience where they push the carts around for you and you just pick and choose what you'd like! The servers also place orders for you if they're not on the cart and they're decently quick with getting it to you! My favorite dishes are definitely the fried rice (any kind) and their garlic green beans. I can literally take those 2 items and just be done. I also end with a good sesame ball or two. But other items I really enjoy are the shumai, these steamed pork ribs?, the fried chicken wings, chow fun, and really just almost anything on the menu. Give it a try! read more

Quick service but overall just ok. Definitely have to say four seasons dim sum is the superior one around this area. Lots of food lacking the flavor and kind of had a weird texture like most of these things were cooked too long or left out for too long. read more

Imperial Garden Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Fresno, California

I called the restaurant 5 days before Christmas to ask what time they open on Christmas day. I was told 10:00. We showed up at 10:00, walked in and was told by a man working there that they open at 10:00 and he turned on the lights. We sat there and waited for 20 minutes before anybody else approached us and then a server came in and when I told her I had called and was told they opened at 10:00 she said no one would have told me that and basically called me a liar. The food was cold the service was rude and we will not be returning next year. We will find another restaurant that is open to celebrate Christmas with friends. And just as a side note we watched as tray after tray after tray of food was brought into the restaurant that apparently had been cooked somewhere else. read more

Best place in Fresno for Dim Sum. I love that it is served in the traditional way....They have a wide variety of options that are wheeled around on little carts and you just point at what you'd like. There is a piece of paper on the table that the server will use to keep track of everything ordered. Reliable choices are the potstickers (flavorful filling with a slightly too thick wrapper which makes for a chewier yet delicious option). The Ha gow is full of plump shrimp. Try the slurpy rice noodles, fresh hot sesame balls, Shu Mai and if they have them, the baked pork buns. There are lots of other things to choose from but these are our favorites. The Chinese chicken salad is also highly recommended--makes for a perfect light and easy dinner. Call it in and it usually takes no more than 10-15 minutes to be ready for pick up. The half size is more than large enough for one dinner sized serving. Service can be a little sassy....but that's just part of the charm. read more

The food is always amazing here, love their old Chinese dim sum ambiance. Service here is always quick and friendly staff. I usually stop at this place when I'm in town, it's my go to for dim sum. To me it's the only legit dim sum place in town that align with my taste bud. I gave it a four stars only because the food was great but not phenomenal enough to earn a five star! Love this place, go go go if you haven't gone! So sorry I have no photos, we went during my father's funeral and wasn't in the mood to take any photos. Please forgive me, when I'm back in town I'll update my review with photos! read more