Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Lantern Garden - Downtown

    3.7 (115 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

    Order Lantern Garden - Downtown Takeout or Delivery

    Lantern Garden - Downtown Photos

    Business Info

    LANTERN GARDEN - DOWNTOWN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?

    You might also consider

    More like Lantern Garden - Downtown

    Recommended Reviews - Lantern Garden - Downtown

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Cream cheese wonton
    Jenn D.

    Great food portions! Great flavor. The lady behind the counter was so friendly and nice! The only thing was the food was only lighly warm bordering on room temperature. I can reheat it once home but I did eat it there but left with a lot of left overs as they give big portions. The cream cheese wonton were also very good and the house made sauce was delicious

    Javier S.

    Don't come here lady is no respect for customers food is good but I don't want to come here again

    2 item combo tofu and shrimp
    Britney M.

    Hit the spot!! I was craving some tofu and decided to order from Lantern Garden. I ordered the country style tofu, and a couple other meals for the week. I got the shrimp fried rice, country style tofu, and kung pao shrimp. I skipped the appetizers and just went with entrees. The country style tofu was good. I love the firm tofu! Yummy. I enjoyed the shrimp fried rice too. That was really good and the shrimps in that were cooked perfectly. The kung pao shrimp definitely had some heat to it, but it was still good. Overall, all 4 of the entrees I ordered came out good. I love that they have a happy hour special on door dash!

    Cathrine S.

    I was craving chow mein and orange chicken and wanted to try something different than the chain restaurants. Unfortunately Lantern Garden fell short of my expectations for the quality of their food. Their chow mein noodles were oily and didn't have a ton of veggies in them. The chicken, both orange and mushroom, had several gnarly pieces that made you question whether or not to continue eating them.. overall was not for me. Pros: portion size and friendliness of the staff

    Orange chicken broccoli beef, green bean chicken, and chow mein.
    Vanessa G.

    I could have sworn I already did a review of this place, since I am such a huge fan. The food here is delicious. The broccoli beef is some of the best I've had. I also love the orange chicken and green bean chicken. The fried rice is tasty and also the chow mein. The egg rolls are fresh and crunchy. The won ton soup is also great. Service is always wonderful. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance is simple and casual.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]There are a few tables, but it's more of a take out spot.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] One box of food can feed two people or be 2 meals.

    Korin T.

    Relatively cheap for the area, the staff is nice and the portions are massive for what you pay! Really good authentic food as well. Unfortunately there are no free refills but that doesn't take away from the experience

    Left: 3 item combo, Right: 1 item combo
    Enielle L.

    They were very generous with the servings. Their noodles was al dente, which was good versus other place having soggy overcooked noodles. I really enjoyed their fried rice which had lots of flavor! I deducted one star because they wasn't a proper line and there was a table (vacant) right by the food display. It was in the way when I'm trying to see the food and trying to tell them my order. We took our food-to go.

    3 combo Mushroom Chicken Country Style Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein

    See all

    Review Insights

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 1

    4 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Ily V.
    85
    20
    7

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jose T.
    67
    12
    0

    5 years ago

    Both me and my wife got very sick. It was the only meal of the day. Will not try again

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Surprisingly great quality food! :O Thai tea is also great! :) And somewhat pretty cheap

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Sam C.
    46
    21
    2

    6 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Cee M.
    3
    44
    38

    6 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Angie S.
    84
    20
    17

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0
    Photo of K O.
    1
    29
    12

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Nancy M.
    48
    51
    28

    6 years ago

    Food is great and fast service. I wouldn't go anywhere else. Cooked to order when you order a la Carte. Great location as well.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Ordered for delivery to my hotel room, driver was pleasant. Food was hot and plentiful. Thanks for a great experience.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Cook to order food is amazing! Kung Pao & Orange chicken & Pork Fried Rice is so delicious!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Izzy R.
    0
    17
    11

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Li B.
    154
    8
    0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Dirty and bad service. Check your food for the foreign matetials before you eat the food

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    2/10 the food is not good at all instead go to Panda Wok in Anaheim much better ............. , thank me later

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Izzy Z.
    592
    9
    3

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ava B.
    35
    107
    41

    5 years ago

    The food is delicious and it's priced reasonably. And GrubHub delivers to my home even though it's 20 minutes away!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Sapir W.
    220
    29
    17

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Best orange chicken and chicken chow mein!!!! I've ordered four or five times now and it only seems to get better. SO bomb.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 3 of 3

    Ask the Community - Lantern Garden - Downtown

    You might also consider

    China Kitchen 漢庭

    China Kitchen 漢庭

    3.9
    (603 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$
    Healthy dining
    Takes reservations

    Food was incredibly fresh and tasty! My husband and I ordered a good amount of food and we both…read moreenjoyed every dish! Parking was easy, no wait to be seated on a Thursday evening and service was prompt and also checked up on us throughout the meal. Szechuan eggplant - so yum, arrived piping hot, it was coated in a super thin breading first before being fried and then coated in the Szechuan sauce. Slightly spicy, tangy and sweet, the classic Szechuan eggplant. Fish with veggies - loved how light but flavorful this dish was. Tender fish filet with garlic and a bunch of veggies, doesn't look very flavorful but it was very good! Would get again as a lighter dish compared to the others. Garlic pork - 魚香肉絲 this is typically my favorite dish in Chinese restaurants and saw it titled similarly in the menu but realized it's not cut into 絲 and it included celery, which the dish typically does not include. Not complaining though, the flavor was still great and I loved the dish, just different than what I expected. Sesame chicken - similar to orange chicken but without the orange flavor. Came piping hot and had good pieces of chicken within the breading. Sweet and sour, liked the flavor alot. The dishes came with rice! Would totally come back again to try the other dishes. Happy to find a local spot where I can get Chinese food as there are not too many options around here.

    Husband and I came in on recommendation from a friend. I ordered the lunch special, which was the…read morechow mein & kung pao chicken that came with an egg roll and egg soup. My husband ordered the seafood boil style shrimp. We also ordered extra egg rolls for appetizers. The egg rolls came out instantly! They were soggy and cold. Did not come with any dipping sauce either. The chow mein had a shrimp taste to it, a strong shrimp taste! Very turned off by that. The kung pao chicken was "ok" there were more vegetables than chicken. The seafood boil style shrimp was TERRIBLE! Had very little seasoning, hardly any sauce and came lukewarm. Yuck on many levels. The service was just as bad as the food. Never checked on us ONCE or even spoke to us for that matter, after taking our order, other than to give us the bill. Rude as hell. Really pissed at the friend that recommended this place. Hoping I can spare some of you the trouble and wasted money. It's trash. Would never come back.

    Photos
    Orange chicken
    Orange chicken
    China Kitchen 漢庭
    Hot and Spicy Chicken

    See all

    Hot and Spicy Chicken
    Lantern Garden - Anaheim Plaza

    Lantern Garden - Anaheim Plaza

    4.0
    (137 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$
    Kitchen open late
    Locally sourced ingredients

    I can already tell that Lantern Garden and I are about to enter a long-term relationship, and the…read morehot and sour soup is most likely to blame. Some people have emotional support people. I apparently have emotional support soup. They're open late, which automatically earns bonus points for me. Sometimes a hot and sour soup craving crashes into my evening at 9 PM with the urgency of a medical emergency, and it's deeply reassuring to know that Lantern Garden is standing by to answer the call. The auntie working behind the counter was incredibly kind and patiently explained the entree options when I asked whether they came with rice. When I learned that a side bowl was $3, I briefly slipped into my "back in the day" era and held a tiny memorial service for the days when rice practically came free. Then I remembered it's 2026, sighed dramatically, and accepted my fate. I ordered the one bowl special with country style tofu, and of course, the hot and sour soup. The soup arrived at approximately the temperature of the earth's molten core. Did that stop me from taking an immediate bite? Of course not. I nearly sacrificed my taste buds because patience has never been one of my defining traits. It was worth every poor life decision. The soup was everything I'd been craving- tangy, savory, deeply comforting, and gloriously vinegar-forward. Every spoonful felt like my sinuses were receiving a warm hug while my soul quietly unclenched. If this soup had a loyalty program, I'd already be working toward platinum status. The country style tofu was equally delightful. The tofu was soft, fluffy, and wonderfully sponge-like, happily soaking up every drop of the savory sauce. Onions, serrrano peppers, carrots, and mushrooms, rounded everything out, creating a dish that somehow tasted both hearty and comforting, like something my childhood would have loved, even if it had never actually eaten it. The biggest plot twist was the portion size. What I assumed would be dinner turned into dinner and tomorrow's lunch. A few things spark as much joy as realizing future me has already been fed by past me's questionable ability to estimate portion sizes. Between the generous servings, genuinely warm service, late night hours, and a hot and sour soup that has already claimed permanent residency in my brain, I'll absolutely be back. At this point, it's less a question of if and more a question of when the next soup craving comes knocking.

    This place is more like a Chinese takeout spot than a regular sit-down restaurant. There are a few…read moretables, but it doesn't really feel like they expect many people to dine inside. They had around 10 ready-made dishes to choose from, but if I remember correctly, about 8 or 9 of them were chicken dishes. The only other option I noticed was something like tofu, so the selection was very limited. For around $15, you can get three items, and the portion is pretty large. However, the food was just average, very oily, and there wasn't much variety. They also have additional dishes listed on the wall that you can order separately. I ordered the Mongolian beef. The portion was much smaller than I expected, it did not come with rice, and it was also very oily. Overall, the portions of the ready-made food are decent for the price, but the limited selection, average taste, and excessive oil make it hard for me to give this place 3 stars.

    Photos
    Orange Chicken - Original Orange Recipe
    Orange Chicken - Original Orange Recipe
    Spice up your office lunch with Lantern Garden's individual lunch box catering. Chinese food flavors your team will love!
    Spice up your office lunch with Lantern Garden's individual lunch box catering. Chinese food flavors your team will love!
    Wor Wonton Soup

    See all

    Wor Wonton Soup
    Royal Wok

    Royal Wok

    4.3
    (468 reviews)
    6.2 mi
    $$

    I've dined here a handful of times and the food is always fresh and on point. The prices are…read morereasonable and the portion sizes are large. We ordered combo C while making a few substitutions to our order along with a few additions. This combo fed 4 people and there was plenty of food left over. We did have a slight language barrier with our server who unfortunately brought out our meal incorrect multiple times. Our server however was quick to correct his mistakes and very apologetic. Good customer service in spite of mistakes goes a long way. The atmosphere is casual, and low playing 80's rock echoed throughout the dining area. The restaurant had a relatively small dining room which wasn't overly crowded at 6pm-ish on a Friday night. The bar counter hosted a couple guests as well. The honey walnut shrimp was arguably my favorite meat, while the house chow mein was my favorite side. The restaurant provided complimentary fried wonton crisps complimented by sweet and sour dipping sauce. This was the perfect starter prior to our food coming out. I look forward to returning for the great customer service and fresh prepared food. ***CLOSED MONDAYS***

    Tucked in the corner of this strip mall I drove right past it! Asked the phone for close by…read moreChinese food and Royal Wok showed up so we tried it for lunch. Looks like a converted bar with plenty of booths. Our no nonsense server warmed up to us as lunch progressed. We ordered sweet and sour and king pao chicken from the somewhat (?) lunch menu, both very inexpensive. My wife liked the hot n sour soup. My egg flower soup was a STAR! Not too thick, great flavor and nice and hot! Some large egg rolls were included. A little oily for my taste but again, Irene liked hers. You can ask for some S&S/mustard dipping sauce. A slightly different take on how they prepared the mustard. The sweet and sour was decent breaded chicken with good homemade sauce, chopped onions and peppers. No pineapple darn it. My Kung Pao could have been called Kung zucchini! That was okay as the portion was huge and I shared some. Plenty of peanuts too (I wished they had been cooked inside the wok..). More than enough fried rice (we took some home. I always ask myself would we come back? A resounding yes as I have to try their egg foo young! I admit I was disappointed that the tea is in a single serve bag instead of a pot.

    Photos
    Royal Wok
    Peking duck ($40.95)
    Peking duck ($40.95)
    Outside

    See all

    Outside

    Lantern Garden - Downtown - chinese - Updated August 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...