For a local Chinese spot not bad. If I don't want to cook I'll grab something from here. The food taste decent and the cooks seem to be clean and efficient. If you want delivery be prepared to wait a while read more

THERE IS NO COMPETITION!! Let me start off by saying that I consider myself a bit of a "Chinese American Cheap Fast Food Takeout" connoisseur. Yes, I'm very familiar with great authentic Chinese food as well, but the cheap local americanized hole in the wall is what I grew up on and I'll never let it go! And with good reason, some of these dishes are simply fantastic when done the right way. And that's where we get to Spring Garden. My oh my where do I start.... I still remember the day I googled "Best Chinese Food in the Bronx" and there, about 10-20 pages in was the obscure listing for this Gem in the wall. "Top 8 Chinese restaurants in America" the same words on the decrepit looking banners barely hanging within the walls of the restaurant. I figured this was some kind of paid advertisement but nonetheless I indulged the flattery. When I first tried the food, I wasn't completely sold. I didn't get it. I could tell it was definitely different from your typical take out spot, but I wasn't sure if it would make me deviate from my regular spots. But that's the beauty of Spring Garden, it's almost like Champagne. Until you've had the full range, you really don't know what is or isn't good yet. It wasn't until I moved to Brooklyn, that I realized what I had in front of me all this time. Don't be fooled by the glitz of Williamsburg or the newfound glam of Astoria. When it comes to that delicious local 'B Rating on the window or less' Styrofoam plate Chinese food, Nothing comes close to the Bronx. This shop is run by a husband and wife and I'm pretty sure they handle the entire operation, from cooking to delivery, by themselves. So I highly suggest you pickup unless you want to wait 2 hours for delivery. If you do wait the two hours, still worth it. See Below... The Goods: General Tso Chicken I came home to visit my parents one day and me and my lady decided to order some Chinese. We got an order of the General Tsos. About one hour went by and the delivery still hadn't arrived. We called about four times after that and every time they would tell us 15 more minutes after two hours of waiting, the delivery finally came. I should have been so damn angry... but that chicken was jus so damn good. This has to be one of the top 5 General Tsos in New York. And trust me, I've tried ALOT of them. It's perfectly crispy, you can order it with white meat if you're a heretic, the sauce is fantastic. Everything about it is perfect. You probably will never find a crispier General Tsos anywhere in NY. I'm not even sure how they do it, I've driven a plate of these bad boys all the way to Brooklyn and it was STILL completely crispy. It's a marvel of science. Chicken w/ Broccoli I evaluate every local Chinese restaurant via 3 central dishes: General Tsos, Chicken and Broccoli with white sauce, and Chicken and Broccoli with Brown Sauce. Spring Garden nails all three excellently. The key to their Chicken w/ Broccoli is that the chicken they use is battered and fried before hand. And the results are incredible. Sure this is all probably bad for your sodium levels, but damnit it's delicious! Their broccoli is usually crisp and fresh and nicely cooked. Both their white and brown sauces are excellent. And because the chicken is fried first it has wayyy better texture than your average Take out spot. None of that gooey mush here. The Fried Rice: They also have superb fried rice. You would be surprised how many places get this wrong. Spring Garden fried rice is always well cooked, has great flavor, and you can tell they don't use rice that's old because of how the grains stick together. It's almost like sticky rice that's been pan fried. Stay away from any chicken fried rice, they use the same battered fried chicken in the fried rice which doesn't work as well without the sauce. This review is long enough as it is, so I'll just cover those essentials for now and review some of the other dishes another time. But you honestly can't go wrong with those three homeruns. Don't take this place for granted BX! This is about as good as local Chinese Take Out gets. read more

I live around the corner from Spring Garden. Never venturing in because the window is so foggy, I assumed it was a dump. Well it IS a dump, that makes excellent food. If anyone that represents this restaurant is reading this, the place needs an intensive make over. The atmosphere turns people off/away. Lets talk about the food: I always try a new restaurant by getting a soup, an entree and a 'special'. When I opened the bag gorgeous smells hit me like a bouquet. And I knew I hit pay dirt when the soup noodles were FRIED (easy heart, easy boy) This was a year ago, I've since pretty much stopped going to Boe Lee I'm sorry to say. Prices are better / food is great. Pros: Everything is good! No foolin. Never had a chunk of mystery meat, or grizzle. Portions are filling. Prices are what you would pay anywhere, sometimes even less. But the quality is what I'd expect in a much nicer, sit down establishment. CONS: This place looks dreadful. One dirty table. And three awful chairs, missing chunks of foam. I literally walked in and directly out twice before taking the plunge. A box lined with a trash bag, serves as the trash can. You can do better Spring Garden. Food is 99% on point. However, if you go too early on a Sunday ( 30 mns after open) you have a good chance of getting last nights rice. I suppose that is not a huge deal, but this food snob takes umbrage at dry rice. Special Note: There is an online ordering page. Don't use it. The owners don't check it / know how to use it. So your order is essentially 'sitting there'. Call it in & if you're a local, pick it up. One delivery guy, so up to an hour wait. If you are frustrated by second language learners, use the menu and circle items. I've seen a few pissed off customers complaining LOUDLY. Must try: Sweet donuts: think zeppoles with granulated sugar. So addictive. Cheese Wonton: savory not sweet! Wrapper is very good as well. Any soup: the fried noodles are basically crack. Enjoy and don't judge a book by it's cover! read more

Ordered delivery because Burger Time was close, Pine is $$$ and I'm over Domino's, Didn't read reviews or anything. This place happened to be open and I lovedd every little last bit of grease in my delivery food! And you will too! Eat it while it's hot! And never eat left over Chinese food. read more

Don't go here expecting a 5 star meal nor the most sanitary conditions; it's a fast food spot, not a sit down restaurant people. That being said, the food is decent in my opinion and better than the various chinese stores in the area. They have a nice space as well, usually chinese stores are small and cramped but its spacious in here and you would feel like your space is being invaded if others come in to order food. read more

This place is an excellent restaurant. There are 3 Chinese takeout places on this block and I've tried them all. The food here is always cooked very well. They are an extremely clean restaurant and every time I go in the floor is always mopped. Plus you can see into the kitchen and see that it also clean. I ordered a large pan of wings here for a party and they put fresh oil in and cooked them fantastically. I also notice that the owners have a very nice attitude and are very pleasant with customers. For a takeout place this spot is on point! read more

I've been to Spring Garden about 5 years now, and still ordering from them. Before I found Spring Garden, I've been ordering from many other Chinese restaurant and I've never been satisfied. It's weird because I love Chinese food and when I first moved to the Bronx, the restaurants, I've been to never taste like the Chinese food i use to eat from the old restaurant I used to go to. (wok. No.1). But, now I am satisfied. I just love spring garden. Now let me tell you about their food. I always order the sesame and General Tso Chicken. I like the General tso chicken Spicy and crispy. It has that mouth watering taste to it. Its not dry and fresh like other restuarant I've been here. They don't over fried it or cook it. They make it just right with a couple of broccoli on the side. Their white rice that comes with it is fantastic, the rice is rich and has the fresh rice taste and it is not cheap. I know RICE LOL. If you don't like white rice you can custom order it telling the receiver what you like and they can help you. They are very nice people and very patient. You can tell them to cook you fried rice instead of white rice with seasons and all that good stuff. Now about the delivery. The delivery guy is very nice and quick. Usually get to your door in 5 minutes once the food is done. if you live far away like me a mile away. Probably a total of 20 minutes only. Now sometime I understand its get busy and I'm not surprise, so it does take a little longer. But it always gets to your door nice and warm. To Sum this up. I would recommend anyone to come to this take out Chinese restaurants. I probably tried at least 50 orders from this menu and none of them disappointed me. I order from here every 2 or 3 other day sometime lunch and dinner lol. I just cant help it. Plus the price is great and they actually fill it up!!!!! Not half way but all the way up!!! Oh, and almost forgot. The old owners just sold their restaurants, but the new people are nice people, as well. The food still taste the same and I think the food is kind of better than before. And they put more meat and vegetable in the food now. I will miss the old owners and their children, but I'm happy. read more

Best Chinese in the area. Very clean in there, not much that meets the eye but the place is unbelievably clean. Delivery is slow but worth the wait. read more

Bad taste. Burned rice. I don't think I have ever had such a disappointing Chinese in my life.

Fresh, tasty and excellent quality.... Best Chinese I ever had!!! ... ... Service was quick for take out... I had the Fried Rice, Chicken & Broccoli, Half- Chicken and, Shrimp Roll.... Chicken was fresh and real white meat chicken.. none of that dark meat chicken or rubbery chicken that you sometimes see at other Chinese places... Even the Shrimp Roll was Excellent.... Definitely earned my business... read more

Nice people food tastes good, but the last two times I ate here I got sick with an excruciating headache. Their menu says no msg but they put it in the food anyway even when you ask for them to keep it out. If they actually omitted msg from their food I'd give them a higher rating. read more

Hidden gem. Great place to get my fix for authentic Chinese take out.

Online Orders took 2 Hours! I get the feeling the Darker you are the more time they'll take with you. read more

This place cooks good food. But however I feel that you should not have to wait almost an hour and a half for your food. We called and placed our order to have it delivered (we don't live to far away) we waited 45 mins and called back and was informed that it will be ready in a few more minutes. Well after an hour we called back and cancelled our food, the lady over the phone told us to never call and order again. Well no problem, we won't be ordering from a run down, foggy dirty Chinese place that probably serves rat, bat and cat. read more

Alrighty guys. This is a fast food place in the Bronx. If we are eating food... This place earns a ten. Now mind you, this isn't your "sit -down" restaurant. The place makes you not even want to step foot I. There it's so desolate! Order take out and take it home, take it to the park. Anywhere but here. But who cares right? The place has an A in sanitation so that's a plus. And the food! Holy moly! The veggies are never over cooked, they don't skimp out on the meat. They never overcompensate the meat but layering on the batter thickly. Honestly. This place is beyond your local Chinese food place. The prices are so great too! With the quality of food they serve- it's a miracle the charge less than other places! They stay open until 11. For our neighborhood that's pretty good! ( Unless you want to go to crappy rainbow! Lol). Stop by and give them a chance! read more

Although the taste of the food beats the other fast food places in the area it really means nothing when this place should be shut down due to the grossly disgusting conditions in the restaurant and the people who maintain it. The minute you walk in there are two HUGE holes in the ceiling with mold all over them, which is bad for food and if DOE walked in on that alone, they'd be shut down. But if you somehow missed that, let's talk about how I returned my food one day AFTER waiting twenty minutes in the restaurant AFTER calling it in on the phone! Again, return my food because the man burned my wings so bad that the entire chicken was black & purple AFTER I BIT INTO MY FOOD(bc I tried to give it a chance anyways)... this man really took my food back with an attitude AND THREW NY PICKED ON AND CHEWED FOOD BACK IN WITH THE CHICKEN WINGS READY TO GO OUT... WHAT?!? Mannnn... he lucky I didn't call DOE the minute he did that. And the only reason I didn't was bc I know that business supports their kids. Otherwise.. I'm NEVER eating here again, if he got the nerve to do that in my face, image what's happening when you're not looking. Ha! If I could give this place zero stars I would! read more

I ordered Sesame chicken. I also waited about 30 minutes in the store. The chicken was burnt and dry and just didn't look healthy the fries chicken and everything else that's fired goes into the same fryer and the same Grease. Just disgusting not my cup of tea and I would not advise none of my friends or family members to eat there. read more