I love this place!!!! Always the best!!!!! Been coming here forever! They know me! A beautiful gem in the rough

Good food! Definitely recommend this lil hole in the wall spot. Big portions when you order to go. Good service, the only thing I don't like is you have to write down what u want and they service it for u to go. Good price though read more

If you grew up on the West Side you know this place and you love it. May Gardens has been responsible for making us fat and happy for years. I have been coming here for 25+ years and it is the same as it ever was, good food, good people and great prices. Really, the place hasn't changed, the food hasn't changed and the customers haven't changed much (I mean we are fatter and have more face tattoos now) but basically the same crowd. If you didn't grow up here this place may not be for you. This is not a place for spoiled Scottsdale brats or the Mormons from Mesa, so don't bother. You are not going to enjoy yourself. Take your skinny butt to P.F. Chang's and get a lettuce wrap. To Summarize, Keep it real & keep it 602 - West Side For Life! read more

One of my favorite spots in the Valley! I used to visit their other location in North Phoenix before it closed. Excellent food, consistent quality, and friendly service! read more

Do NOT EAT HERE! Paid 27$ for me and my husband and wasn't even satisfied. They didn't have any choices of food an everything that was there tasted funny Even the WATER & SODA. Please don't waste your money. read more

Great price great food great service I think the Togo option is the best spend for the money.

Simply authentic delicious Chinese food, the variety is small but everything is delicious. I've been here since I was a kid now I'm here with my kids... read more

May Garden Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

this is the most disgu place they charge you and they're isn't any real Chinese food no shrimp at all no fish or wait something breaded that has a sliver of fish in it canned chicken chow neon I think awful just disgusting I wanted too get reimbursed but I was really embarrassed eno for the whole situation I went with my dad he was saying we were going to try a new chinese buffet SORRY DADDY ugh read more

Incredibly tasting Cantonese Chinese buffet that is always busy with people. Take out is enormously packed for one low price instead of by the pound. The food is different than typical Chinese buffets and it is good. Some of my favorites are the deep fried crab puffs, deep fried fish or zucchini, egg rolls and egg foo young or sesame chicken are melt in your mouth tender. Their meatballs with tomatoes are excellent as well as their ginger chicken wings, beef and broccoli, shrimp, and kung pao chicken with peanuts, juicy fried chicken, fried rice, lo mein, sweet and sour pork, barbequed pork, and chicken chop suey which you don't see so commonly. Even their hot and sour and egg drop soup are very restaurant style better than typical Chinese buffets. Their salad bar with their marinated cucumbers and home made salsa and ice cream are good too. read more

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Sometimes you just want a smorgasbord of Chinese food for $8. I always get my lunch to-go, and it's good for like 3 big meals. The menu is simple...like, really simple. One small page of very few items, and no seafood, not even fried fish or anything. This is a cheap buffet in every sense, but that's justified by the price. So you're pretty much limited to variations of fried/grilled chicken, sweet & sour pork, and noodles or rice. I love the grilled chicken the most, but everything else is hit or miss. I guess my biggest issue is that sometimes, when it's busy, I'm getting something very fresh and tasty. But during slower hours, the food was borderline inedible. We're talking rock hard sesame chicken that I'd cut open to reveal some of the driest meat ever. Like, leave your food out in the fridge exposed for two days, and then microwave it to oblivion. It was THAT dry. In the end, I really want to dislike this place, but I came back. Twice. In two weeks. If I show up at the right time, and seek to satisfy my Chinese fix on the cheap for an entire weekend, then I suppose this will do. And that's why it's seemingly the oldest buffet in the area. read more

The best Chinese food place I have found yet been coming here for 15 years and I still love them and will drive 30 miles out of my way to get them. Thank you again for your delicious food! read more

What an intriguing establishment: a detached building with no windows whatsoever, and only the door (with grill) on the side prevents it from looking like the place is hermetically sealed. Definitely not a place for claustrophobic people. Lots of cars in the parking lot when I came in (around 1:30 pm on a Thursday), but few people were in the dining area; most were near the front cashier area, waiting for their takeout. As I was going around the buffet area, it became clear why takeout is so popular here: the staff was busy OVERloading the takeout boxes with food. A really generous amount of food for the money, indeed! I tried most of the items, except for the salad and the fried chicken. I love fried chicken except for the thigh part, and their fried chicken was all thighs. The chop suey was really good, considering that the ingredients were minimal. The sweet and sour pork was good too; I saw the cook assemble the newly-fried pork and the sauce in the tray, instead of bringing in already-mixed stuff. Rand raved about the onion rings, so I had to try them ... and he was right, they are what I wish onion rings would be like in all places that serve onion rings. The sesame chicken and orange chicken were very tasty but on the overcooked and dry side. Nothing exceptional about the rest of the dishes. And while the fried rice was OK -- not good, just OK ... I got too used to the fantastic fried rice of Asian Cafe Express. I would have preferred white rice (which they didn't offer), since there was more than enough oil in the rest of the dishes already. I left the establishment satisfied but not thrilled, and somewhat relieved to be able to see again what the outside looks like. Not that it's the prettiest area to look at, but still, a few windows to let light into the building would have been nice. read more

May Garden Restaurant - May Garden, on Indian School near 59th Av. - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I gotta say, as far as Chinese Buffet's go, this is by far my favorite, and has been since I was a kid! I love their food, and it's always clean and busy. It's a small place, but they have a large selection, and keep the food fresh. NO ONE has Chow Mien as good as May Garden's! I love it here, and whenever I'm in town and can convince the family to do Chinese, this is my place! read more

When it comes to May Garden, you definitely get more bang for your buck. The take-out is definitely worth it! Not only is it cheap, but the portions are HUGE. I've never ordered off their menu because I'm very content with their buffet, but I will get around to trying it one of these days The best things I love to get there are egg rolls, sesame chicken, chicken fried rice, and broccoli beef. Overall the place is great even though it's in a less-than-perfect neighborhood. Everyone there is nice. It's family owned I assume because the same people are there every time I go in. It's definitely one of the best around the area! read more

My mom used to take us here all the time for a cheap eat when me and my brother were younger. I loved it back then. We took my mom here for Mothers day and guess what, I STILL LOVE IT! Yea, the menu doesn't change, but the food is still good. The ribs are tender, the sweet orange chicken tastes like it just came out of whatever they use to cook it, and the rice and noodles are soft and seasoned well. The egg drop soup is hot and tasty, the wontons are crispy, and the egg rolls are so good. Only reason I have given it four stars is because they haven't updated the tables and chairs and decorations in over 20 years...but the food is reasonably priced and it is fresh food. read more

So I tried this place for the first time today because my uncle has been bugging me and told me it's his favorite restaurant and they have the best Chinese food ever. They were really busy and had a lot of to go orders. The employees worked very fast and I was out in 15 minutes. They load up your food!! The lid would barely shut and they are really cheap and you always have left overs. Once I tried the food it was just ehhh. I had a little bit of everything....lo mein , friend rice, cream cheese ragoons, orange chicken, and sweet and sour chicken. I felt like the food was mediocre and I actually would prefer Panda over this any day. I personally wouldn't go back and the parking also sucks. They seemed to be really busy and my family has been going there for several years, so they must be doing something right. read more

I have been going here since I was a little girl. When I think of chinese, I want a hole-in-a-wall type restaurant and somewhere where the food is consistent and tastes great everyday. THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO!!!!! The pricing won't disappoint. They are reasonable, plus if you take it to go, your boxes are overfilled and barely able to shut. It is worth the drive. I drive from the outskirts of Goodyear, AZ to Phoenix just to go get this food for dinner or lunch. Best go to place. Highly recommend! read more

Best Chinese in the city. This place Iv been going to for over 14 years. I will also look forward to this place.

Best food... Been going here forever. No complaints love it. Mmm.. Our family is actually getting food now. Can't wait.

Food tasted like it was all cooked in the same oil. Chicken smelled fishy. Fried rice didn't even taste right. Some of the chickens batter was so thick it was all batter no chicken. Very small selection of items. Smallest I've ever seen at a buffet. The ceilings had bad stains throughout. Honestly would never go again not worth the $60 for four people. This place was suggested to me and I'll won't be returning. read more

Maygarden has been at their location since I can remember, I grew up eatting here. The serving sizes are amazing especially if you have children and want to budget you can turn 1 tray into 3 serving sizes or 4!! ... I love the food OC orange chicken is fried so perfectly, BF beef broccoli is okay. FM fried mushrooms are s good, and then we have the egg rolls.. my gosh these egg roll with lemon juice has me complimenting every bite. read more

May Garden Restaurant - This! my friends is worth every penny. Maygarden don't go cheap their servings are amazing as well as the taste of the food!! - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Don't let the outside fool you, this place is the best I've been coming here since I was kid and it's still amazing! Great prices and great service read more

I've been eating here since the 80's same owners I think. Small buffet place but omg the food is fantastic and they never change their menu thank goodness. My favorite is the short ribs, the egg foo yung and the egg drop soup. read more

May Garden Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Delicious will come again made me full didn't finish it till next day they serve you a lot :)

I had this place about 5 years ago and swore never again. My wife likes it so I agreed to give it another try today. Judging by my wife and other reviewers on here, it appears people who grew up on this food seem to be the only ones who can appreciate it. Our kids, who joined us today asked that we never go there again, guess the wife is on her own the next time she feels like eating here! 1. It is like walking into a time portal and boom! You are back to 1978 complete with popcorn ceiling and a bug zapper on the back wall. 2. A very small serving line with limited food options. 3. The restrooms, I actually felt bad for the business owner on this one. The restrooms are littered with graffiti from low life people who feel a restroom is a place to write your name. I will never understand people who would even want to touch a wall in a public restroom to scribble some mess that only the author can read. My wife swears by the ginger wings and the fried chicken and insisted we all try it. I have to admit both were not bad tasting, but it does beg the question. Is the ginger wings and the fried chicken the greatest or are they both the only edible items on the line? Its like we paid to eat fried chicken and ginger wings. My two stars are intended for the "Meh, I've experienced better". I did not have a bad experience here and the staff was friendly. However this review is my opinion and I am certain I will not be back to this place again. read more

I've been coming to this whole in the wall since I was a child. My children now love it as much as I do. Very inexpensive and very delicious. We get 2 to go orders and it feeds a family of 6! read more

Ginormous take out from their Buffet line, the food is pretty standard Buffet but it's a great value , it's a Maryvale staple for nearly 30 years read more

I have eaten at May garden since I was a kid. Some of my friends say the buffet is too small but I have my go to dishes and they are on point! Their lo mein, fried rice and egg rolls take the top spot in my opinion. Just a quick update I hope they haven't changed the lo me permanently. I drove half an hour each way something I don't doing for the food. The lo mein noodles are my favorite ever. They're different now. Taste texture smell are all different . I would still go for the fried rice but I wish I had known so o could have not include lo mein as one of my selections read more

One of personal favorite spots for Chinese food. Sweet and sour pork and sesame chicken are great!

Food was okay. Didnt get a chance to try the live roach next to me so one star for me. read more

May Garden Restaurant - Roach - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Absolutely no flavor at all. Lukewarm and tasteless food. The only taste you get is from the ranch dressing tasting sour. And then they have lots of mystery meat. read more

May Garden is a great place that has very memorable and delicious food that have been a strong hold in the west/Maryvale. I started when I was 15 yrs old after football practice. That was almost 22 years ago... -funny how I enter and look to see if anyone that I know chowing down! Food is always good... sweet and sour pork is uncontested easily the best around! Egg Rolls are amazing and everything else has great taste! For me, this a delicious classic! Thank you May Garden! read more

One of my favorite Chinese buffets, not big selection but everything they do have is Delicious. Sesame chicken and the cream puffs are my fav read more

Have been coming here for years and it doesn't disappoint. This place is straight to the point with your basic favorites.

This is the first time I have eaten in. Previously I had some else pick me up take out. AT $6.25 for lunch it is an excellent value. At $6.55 for take out lunch it is even more of a value. Picture mashing down on your suitcase to get the lid to close and you will have an idea of how much food you get in your take out box, they actually do mound it up and then force the lid down. Two hungry adults would do well to finish it. I was in a vegetable mood so I started off with salad (fresh iceburg with dressing) a slightly spicy cole slaw, jello and a bowl of egg drop soup. I had a variety of meats and vegetables on my next two trips. Nothing really stood out and several items seemed overcooked although nothing was bad enough I left any on my plate. My favorites were the orange chicken, beef with broccoli and the egg roll. Dessert is vanilla soft serve, with or without Hersheys syrup. The place is kept clean. It wasn't too busy in the dining room but there was also a steady stream of take out customers. They kept drinks full and plates cleared pretty quick. The parking lot was over 1/2 full when I left just before noon. This place has a steady following of customers. read more

I can't believe some yelpers. I guess if you want a super specific review with lingo like meh and a review on how interesting the building is, look elsewhere. The food is good. It's cheap. Get it to go, cause like all buffets, it has MSG. It will fill you up quickly. You will get more when you get it to go. It's a bit run down, it's old. Not surprising for its location. If you like Chinese, buffet style, and don't expect PF Changs, this is good. read more

Excellent, inexpensive Chinese food buffet. Restaurant is clean and the staff manages to keep the buffet line stocked even when the restaurant is packed! You can't find a better deal in town. Oh, and their all-you-can-eat $7.95 dinner buffet includes an ice cream machine, too! read more

May Garden Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Fried chicken!! Dang its gooooood! this is your once in a while greasy delicious chinese place. And its once in a while because so much fried food cant be good for you. Its comforting, full of flavor, simple yet has many options: Vegetable Lo Mein Fried Chicken(this is the best) BBQ Pork Ribs(if you love bbq pork you will love these things) Sesame Chicken(weirdly good) Orange Chicken Beef Brocolli Onion Rings(these are probably the best onion rings i have had in arizona!) These are just a few of the options ive had. i was full before i could try other options. its also very cheap. if i recall correctly it was about $8 per person or less. Ive had it to go once and i paid $9 with taxes(but man did they fill that box beyond its limit). *Beware though that to go orders gets busy. Ive had to wait 20 minutess for mine(i went to do another errand and still wasnt ready after 23 minutes but worth the wait). You dont serve yourself they serve you on to go orders. You pick what you want from a card that you checkmark the items you will like. This is definately a hole in the wall but was a very clean place(except for the restroom that was junk). read more

May Garden Restaurant - $7.96 is what dinner for 2 cost me. And theres still more under the too layer. - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The price is really great. The buffet does not have much of a selection but the things that are there are good. Overall I would get the food again. The lack of stars is because the cleanliness of the restaurant. There was trash on the floor. Also, something that really bothered me for some reason is that they taped paper all over the window on the door to the kitchen like they really did not want anyone seeing back there. I dont know i never look into those windows but the fact that it was covered made me want to... read more

The worst dam food I ever ate... So many people I know say its good... No... Food had no taste. I would never go back.. They prolly give you so much to make U happy till you realize it's gross read more