Mainly a 4 based on customer service and the lack of other options in WF. If you're looking for quick Chinese from a clean friendly local joint - this place checks the boxes. It is takeout only. The super friendly staff make it. read more

Some of worst Chinese I've come across since I lived in Paducah KY in the 70s. Not sure where to start. Gen Tso chicken sauce was weird and lacked flavor, the chicken itself was fine. The pork lo mein was more like pork fat strips and noodles, horrible. Lacked flavor, lacked the typical finely cut veggies in most lo meins. Won ton soup had ok quantity of won tons, but lacked any seasoning and nothing else not single piece of pork or veggie and very blah broth. The won ton soup we got in S FL at our local Chinese place was loaded with broccoli, snap peas, carrot, bok choi pork and loads of flavor. It was a meal all by itself and very tasty, their wonton filling had seasonings. Crab rangoons were generic. Not a great area for good Chinese food in general but there are better tasting and much better quality elsewhere. Extremely disappointed. read more

Pretty disappointed in our dinner from Lin's. We ordered crab rangoons, chicken and mushrooms, kung pao chicken, egg rolls, spring rolls and beef with broccoli, which was not correct and we received shrimp with broccoli (no go, yukk). The chicken and mushrooms was very bland and was 80% mushrooms. The kung pao was ok, the best part was the crab rangoons. So, bland food, wrong item in bag, overall just a mediocre meal. Probably will not return. read more

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fast service! my kids also love their chicken noodle soup. I personally alternate by order of their chicken and corn soup or the egg drop soup. read more

Lin's Garden - updated menu/prices Nov 2025 - Chinese Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

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This is by far THE WORST Chinese food we have ever had!!!! The fried rice is microwaved yellow rice that was not even cooked. The broccoli in garlic sauce is a bowl of oil. The egg rolls and fried chicken are all dripping with oil. All of the food, over $40 worth of food went in the garbage. This restuarant needs to close immediately!!!!!! read more

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We did online order my husband waited 2 and a half hours at pick up and there was no sorry no nothing we will never order from here again

No dine-in option. I hit this place when I get the craving for fried rice. Quick service and friendly staff.

Absolutely the WORST Chinese takeout in Wake Forest. Everything we ordered today was egregiously terrible. I don't believe that any of the positive reviews could be real people.. or perhaps they prefer to taste absolutely nothing when they eat? Our Order today: General Tso's Chicken: no heat, no salt, no anything. The only taste that punched through was freezer burn. The chicken had a leathery texture. Chicken Lo Mein: tasteless spaghetti noodles with long, leathery strips of overcooked chicken. Fried rice: was NOT fried rice.. was regular steamed rice with yellow food coloring added. Hunan Beef: again, completely tasteless, veggies undercooked and the "beef" had to be bits of rubber with (weak) beef flavor. No exaggeration: we threw everything in the trash and scrounged around the kitchen for lunch. Seriously.. this place has NO BUSINESS being open. Shameful! read more

Great food. Family operated. Good service. Take out is well prepared with large quantities and value.

Nastiest food. Worst customer service I've ever experienced. My daughter and I ordered sweet and sour pork. Brought it home, and they were nothing but a box of rocks that nobody could chew. We called the place, they said they'd remake them but we needed to bring the other ones back. No problem, you can have your box of rocks. 10 seconds later they called back and said "NO, we can;t remake them because the lady made them personally and Will not make them again." So now they're going to refund us. What kind of restaurant serves you trash and then refuses to remake them? Worst place. Worst customer service. I wouldn't feed this to my dog. Stay away from here. read more

Just moved to the area and we are trying to find a Chinese restaurant. This is not the place. The spring rolls were really bad, looked like the frozen ones you get at the grocery, little to almost not filling, and not crispy at all, does not look homemade. For food we ordered Szechuan Chicken and Mongolian beef, it wasn't awful but the flavor was just not there.... Again pretty bad quality for a homemade food. And the fried rice ? Omg how can you fail fried rice? This version of "fried rice" was regular rice but yellow. No the classic fried rice with soy sauce, green onions and egg... well at least that is what I understand fried rice is, Otherwise I would have chosen normal rice and not paid the extra price. read more

The rating is for the food and good service, not the atmosphere. This is like a diner where folks bring their kids. Don't bother to dress. That said, my street noodles were the first good Vietnamese food I've had since coming to Raleign two years ago. Shrimp large; bits of fried egg roll for crunch;. angel hair noodles like I like. My husband's Thai ginger chicken was delicious and the veggies were crisp. There was nothing crazy about the "crazy" sushi roll. It just tasted good. And it was nice to have the sushi served before the entree for a change. They have maybe 3 beers. The bottles Asahi was dry, light and good. It's a Japanese beer bottled in Italy. Haha. Still good. read more

Lin's Garden - Thai ginger chicken - Chinese Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Best in town. Hot and sour soup delicious and huge. Awesome lunch specials. Clean, friendly, family atmosphere.

Moved into the area about a year ago and tried 5 different Chinese food restaurants. This one is far and away the top choice and the only one I go to now. High quality chicken, beef and soup. Good serving sizes and pricing. The young man who takes the orders is professional and kind. 6 stars if possible. read more

Pretty typical Chinese takeout for the area, though they do have a few tables. I ordered a wonton soup and shrimp Lo mein. Changed the pork fried rice for veggie rice. I don't mind the extra upcharge but the veggies were sparse and the rice on the bland side. The shrimp lo mein was good. Not my first choice for Chinese, that would go Hong Kong Restaurant in wake forest but they are now closed on Mondays. read more

Great family run take out restaurant. Food is always good here and the family is always very nice. They make a great chicken and broccoli dish and their steamed dumplings are delicious read more

Ok so I enjoyed the moo shu...past tense because they lost my business. I asked for well done sesame chicken...when I got it it was dry and mushy, just gross. When I called to ask them if I could have it replaced with moo shu they said no! They said they would only replace sesame chicken with sesame chicken! I told them it wasn't good and I dont even want it anymore and that I just want the moo shu shrimp or chicken. Nope. They wouldn't budge. Bottomline...We spent $70 at Lins that week and they wouldn't take back a $7 sesame chicken to save a patron. read more

Our favorite takeout spot! Orders are easy online and are ready quickly! Even keep piping hot for the entire ride home.

Man I love Chinese food, and man I love this place. My favorite dishes here are sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken, chicken wings. I'll take seconds please! read more

This family owned business is our favorite Asian take out restaurant in town. Service is good, food is good and they are just great people.

Great food and service! They make great Pork Fried Rice and Sesame Chicken. Highly recommended!

This restaurant was recommended by a friend for take out. I was very pleased with excellent quality and reasonable prices.

Doesn't look like much walking by , but I was very surprised when I ordered my food online when I got my food is was very good despite the reviews an the comments I read .... I would go back to this place ..... read more

Small place located on Main Street. I ordered the Crab Rangoons, house special lo mein, and sesame chicken. The portions are really good - one of the sesame chicken orders fed me and my son. It came with rice. We all liked the crab rangoons - they were crispy and tasted fresh. The lo mein was okay. It was a little sweet, which was weird. There weren't any vegetables in it, so that was disappointing. Service was good. It's a family run establishment, so that is a big plus in my book. Not a big enough place to eat in, so expect takeout if you go here. Overall, this is a good place to get Chinese food. I'm still looking for my favorite place to go though. read more

First one or two visits were good but this last time, every dish had way too much sugar! Almost all area Chinese restaurants add too much sugar but this took it beyond reason and was practically inedible read more

Sesame chicken is average at best little to no flavor. Crab Rangoon were not crispy and to top it off a hair was found in one of the Crab Rangoon. Very disappointed will not be returning. read more

Solid 4 stars for Wake Forest Americanized Chinese food. Don't go looking for amazingly authentic Chinese food b/c you won't find it....but you'll get great service and good food. read more

A co-worker had recommend this restaurant to me because I had the taste for Chinese. She also mentioned that you can actually order online and they give discounts. By now you should now that I am a coupon queen and love discounts any and everywhere! lol Well I was unable to order online and so I called the location and let the owner know that I wasn't able to order online and she stated that it was fine and that she could take my order over the phone and I would just pay when I arrived. When I got there I was able to walk in and pick up my order. Not only was it quick service, but the owner gave me a card for 15% off, which she said I can use everytime I come it to pick up my order. The quality of the food was good, my husband felt it wasn't enough, but it was only a lunch special not a buffet lol but overall I was pleased! read more

Update, to show photo of the shrimp toast no one dares eat... this updates my previous review read more

Lin's Garden - Greased our shrimp toast. - Chinese Near Me - Wake Forest, North Carolina

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This is my go to for Chinese. They are always so friendly and my order is always right when I pick it up. Consistent and their egg rolls are great!! read more

It's your usual Asian fare - it won't totally knock your socks off but it's better than average. Food wise maybe a 7 out of 10. It has awesome staff, speed and service and the serving sizes are ridiculously large relative to the low cost. I can get 3 good meals out of 1 order! In terms of value this place is simply amazing. I'm a fan! read more

Good ribs, nice folks. Wish the poo poo platter had more but still a great appetizer.

The best fast food Chinese food in Wake Forest! I have tried all the other's around and none of them are as good. Love the people that run it, always nice when I go in and food is always fresh and hot. Have not had a dish yet that I didn't like from them. read more

Ordered generals chicken and there was no spice to it at all. The chicken was dry. Won't eat there again. Everything also has an orange taste to it. read more

I was in town for a few days and decided to try this place out. Got delivery through GrubHub since they don't deliver themselves. :-/ I got the General Tso's chicken. No spice what-so-ever even though it's supposed to be spicy. My fiance ordered the Triple Delight. He said it was bland with no flavor. We did not receive any sauces or cutlery in the delivery bag. Very disappointed. read more

The food here is consistently great! We are quite picky about Chinese quinine, and we all agree it's high quality, and they take pride in their cooking. If you're a Muu Shu fan, theirs is top notch!! read more

Ordered a few weekends ago, lady got up from the table after helping children and began cooking. No, she didn't wash her hands. Food was terrible was sick within an hour of eating. Used to be pretty good. read more

Second order in the month I have been here. Food is bland, I talked to restaurant 4 times before order was sent out, each time I said please don't forget the gravy, did not get it or the lemon sauce for lemon chicken, they were like oh so sorry. Nothing to accommodate, won't waste money again read more

This place is a cheap take out place.The food is okay. You get a lot of it. Nothing really special besides the amount you get. There is a small sit down area. I got the General Tso and it was filled with a syrup. The "fried" rice was steamed rice with yellow coloring added to it, maybe curry. Does not accept Amex if anyone is wondering. read more

I've had some pretty bad Chinese food in this area but this was by far the worst! We got the lemon chicken and the shrimp sweet and sour. Both were inedible so we threw it away. I'd save your money and skip this place if I were you! read more