Another day of scouting out new places to get Chinese food without having to cook at home. Tea Garden Chinese Garden is an online order takeout kitchen with a decent price, located near the Lele Bakery in the same outdoor mall, but on the opposite side. I ordered three dishes, there were four kitchen staff, either cooking and packing up food containers, so the orders come out relatively quickly. The food is decent, and it's all packed up in plastic takeout containers, if you're feeling lazy and don't feel like cooking at home. The restaurant is located on Blossom Hill Road. There are plenty of dishes to choose from, and the food is cooked to order, so it's nice and fresh. Definitely will come again on another lazy day when I don't feel like cooking. There is no sitting area here to dine in, but prices here are reasonable. The chow mein has beef, shrimp and chicken. read more

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My mapo tofu was really good as was the hot and sour soup. It was hot even after I got home. The hot and sour soup was good and very flavorful with a good balance of spice and tartness. The mapo tofu was also very flavorful and had a good spice level as well. It had a hint of Szechuan peppercorn and good garlic, and other flavors. Overall, I would definitely go again. The food was served very quickly. I was in and out of the restaurant around 10 minutes. read more

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Food is great. 10/10 Prices are great. Kind of takes forever to get your food. Expect to wait 20 minutes after you order. You can order online but prices are inflated by about 15% versus ordering in person. Everything is takeout so I'm not sure why they have a tip option considering all they're doing is making the food and not serving you in any other kind of way. Not very vegetarian friendly they don't have any kind of plant-based proteins such as tofu. read more

I haven't been to this takeout place for a few years, but was in the area and got a craving for salt and pepper chicken. I popped in and was able to quickly order my food. You can do it the old-fashioned way or you could do it on a tablet. You can also order online which looks super convenient. The food was cooked fast and fresh and was delivered to me piping hot. It was absolutely delicious, lightly battered and crispy with fresh tasting chicken and vegetables. Since I usually like to do takeout, this is the perfect place because the food is cooked fresh and their emphasis is on quality ingredients and not on maintaining a sit down restaurant. Parking is easy and their location is very convenient. I highly recommend trying them for delicious hot fresh Chinese takeout. read more

Tea Garden Chinese Kitchen - Salt and pepper chicken. Absolutely delicious! - Chinese Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Really good family business. We appreciate the wor wonton soup, we have picked it up for many colds.

Absolutely the worst Chinese food I've ever had in my life. The steamed rice was even bad.

14030 Blossom Hill Rd Los Gatos, CA 95032 (Cross St Harwood Rd) "Tea Garden Chinese Kitchen" is a small takeout restaurant that offers a limited menu of Americanized Chinese food. It's located in a small shopping center anchored by a Walgreens. I was there on a Thursday afternoon, around 530pm. As I walked in the place, all you see is a huge kitchen and two tiny tables. Looks like they had no orders, as workers were just sitting around. So I didn't even look at the menu. It's a Chinese restaurant, so I confidently asked for an order of Beef Chow Fun to-go. The young man said that they don't serve that anymore. They only serve fried rice and chow mein. He pointed at the electronic ordering screen, and asked me to use that. I ordered: Chow Mein, thin noodles, w/ Combination shrimp & meats ( with tax and everything it came to $15.24). The way the menu works is if you want veggie chow mein, it's $10.95. But I wanted Combination (aka House) Chow Mein, so add $3 more. So my House Chow Mein rang up to $13.95. Actually, my chow mein was very good. I watched it being made. It's "hot wok" style of cooking. The result is hot, fresh, and tasty chinese fast food. My order was loaded with juicy shrimp, and tender chicken and beef. The noodles were moist, but a bit greasy. It also had a spicy flavor. I notice other Yelp reviews mention a recent change of ownership. Previous reviews show food being served in large white tray containers. Now they use smaller black microwavable trays. So it looks like portions are smaller. Overall, this place resembles a ghost kitchen. It's setup for electronic ordering, even though a human being was standing right in front of me. It's primarily takeout, as there's only two tiny tables. So most likely it's a cashless business. No fortune cookie! Positive notes: -Free parking -delivery available -paper menu available -napkins and utensils incl, no chopsticks Would I return? Maybe, if I'm in the area Save $$$, order it and pickup yourself. read more

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After more than 31 years, the previous owners of the Tea Garden have retired. There are new owners now. I have been patronizing the Tea Garden for about 31 years (and it was opened before that). I was saddened to learn of their retirement, but was fearing that it might happen. Over the past several weeks there has been no answer on the phone when I called to place an order. Yesterday when I called the phone was answered by someone new. I tried to order several dishes that I have enjoyed for years and are no longer being offered. So, I went to the location to see the new menu. There are no longer any dine-in tables in the restaurant (but hardly anyone used them before, it was primarily a take out place). Ordering is done on a tablet on the counter (or online at 4083560022.com). A Staff person assisted me with my order, entering the items on the tablet. The menu is extremely reduced compared to the original menu. (I attached a copy of the complete new (2024.0504) single page menu and also the original owner's recent menu (on 2022.0930) two pages). I decided to try two dishes: Chow Mein with pork, chicken, beef, and shrimp ($13.95) and Fish Filet in Black Bean Sauce ($12.95). My wife felt that the chow mein could have been a little bit more seasoned and sauced. She felt that it was a bit bland and had to add plum sauce to it at home. I thought that the Fish was good. It was tender with many pieces of fish and vegetables (including green and red bell peppers) in a tasty slightly salty sauce. We will have to try several other dishes to form our conclusion. I wish that they had adopted the recipes of the original Tea Garden, which were great. Note that the hours have changed. They are now Monday - Sunday 11am to 7:30pm (as shown on their printed menu) read more

This is a hole in the wall with 4 tables and not much to look at. it is geared more towards takeout customers as opposed to dine-in. Case in point, they serve the food even for dine-in in a to-go box. The folks are right about the woman at the front being curt...I get it though. It's just her and one other person doing it all. The food was meh, I don't see myself coming. read more

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Just ate there and they must have changed management. They have a different chef and he doesn't appear to be using the same recipes. The fried rice was very bland. The green bean and chicken was over cooked, green beans were mush. I'll be looking for a different Chinese restaurant. They used to be my go to place with always excellent food! read more

New Owners are terrible. Food is old and sitting around all day. $13 for a crappy item. read more

Tea Garden Chinese Kitchen - Orange chicken that looks like throw up - Chinese Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Welp, the new owners managed to turn this place into mall food, at best. I wanted to give them a chance, so we ordered 2 of our standards, Salt and Pepper Chicken and Chow Fun. Except their Chow Fun is not the flat noodle that the former owners used, so we ordered Chow Mein. The containers are much smaller (shrinkflation). The Salt and Pepper Chicken was clearly not fried long enough, no deep golden color and no crunch. They were soggy (more like how calamari strips saute up). Bland with hardly any salt, very little pepper, and no hit of sugar. Also, no spicy red peppers. The green bell peppers and onions were soggy, too. It's a *completely* different dish. It's too bad that they didn't use the same recipes as the former owners. Maybe their other stuff is ok, but based on this, it's a no for me. read more

This is one of the best Chinese restaurants I have experienced in this area. I enjoy it because the dishes seem to be cooked fresh. For example, if I order chow fun from some restaurants it is oven clumpy with sauce and everything is stuck together. Food from Tea Garden is very lightly sauced. The vegetables are crunchy, not oiled down. I can test the individual components, and the dishes are easy to share since they aren't gloppy and practically glued together. Flavorful every time. I enjoy the chow fun, walnut prawns, vegetable rolls, green beans, and eggplant. read more

great remodeling， looks much cleaner and nicer under new management. Similar menu, The taste is a bit different from the original owner, but overall it is good. read more

My family had been coming here for over twenty years, I grew up eating the sweet and sour pork and just about every dish on the menu. We helped support them during the pandemic, and they gave my mother extra soup, free of charge during her battle with cancer. Everything changed when new owners took over. Not only was everything quite a bit more expensive, but the food was not good. We wanted to give them a chance because of how integral Tea Garden has been in our community for decades. The food was way too oily and lacked any seasoning. Breading was falling off the meat, and the sauces were flavorless. It breaks my heart to leave this review, but we will never be coming back. read more

Last night I picked up eggplant, a chicken dish, beef and scallion, sweet and sour pork, and hot and sour soup. I was looking forward to trying the new chef's versions of the dishes at Tea Garden. I do miss the teriyaki beef, which was certainly not authentic, but it was so, so delicious. That no longer is on the menu. Unfortunately, I was disappointed that the rice was from the microwave, the sweet and sour pork was not sour enough and had no crunch left (previous owners waited for pick up then sparingly sauced the pork so it had crunch), the soup was not very hot or sour. I will try going to the restaurant again. It's super easy to drive there on my way home. If the food doesn't improve though, I will likely stop going. Hoping for the best. read more

I hope the restaurant does well under the new owners. They seem very nice. However, the beef in their green onion beef (and I assume their other beef dishes) is so thinly sliced, it is more like sandwich sliced beef than what you would expect in a Chinese food beef dish (there is no "chew" to the beef). The green beans perhaps should have been cooked faster, on a higher heat, as they were greasy. So I would rate the food not bad actually---just a "meh". Hopefully they will consider this information as they grow and improve. read more

This restaurant is a tiny place with very little space for indoor dining. I have only ordered take out from this place. I get the combination Chow Fun. The portions are large and the ingredients are fresh. The lady that works the counter is very nice. If you are looking for a place with good Chinese takeout give this place a try. read more

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I came in during open hours, in the afternoon, the door was open ! When I walked in they had trays of food everywhere, like they were filling a huge food order. An asian woman started yelling in Chinese and was looking at me quite agitated. I asked if I could order some food and she yelled again. An Asian man came in to the restaurant behind me with keys and told me that the restaurant was closed and they weren't serving food today. So if you decide to close for a day then put a sign on the door or be decent on how you treat people and tell them that you're not open but to be screaming at your customers and looking at them like they something wrong is absolutely ridiculous ! Horrible customer service,I will never come back to this place. read more

Food use to be really good and my go to I hadn't been in a while and decided to go, only to find out there's new owners...and they definitely can't compare. I ordered a fried rice I'm not too sure what was the reason, if it was old, left out or undercooked but the meat was not good it was chewy and dry. The rice was also bland and dry I usually never have to use soy sauce or any sauce to any fried rice but this one it really needed it. Service was alright, it seemed that they were just fed up. Sadly, this place won't be the same after the previous owners retired. read more

So 2009 was my last review here, and it's been a while since I've been here. A few issues have popped up. 1. As Robert H. says below, my cashew chicken had burned cashews. Subtract 1 star. 2. Rod C. mentions "False Advertising" Indeed, prices have skyrocketed. Subtract 1 star. 3. UNLESS I SIT DOWN AT YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, AND YOU SERVE ME I WILL NOT BE TIPPING. Subtract 1 star. Otherwise the decor is the same, not really any place to sit, more of a take out style kitchen. read more

Eat at own risk. First yelp review I've ever done. DO NOT EAT HERE!!!!!! Haven't been here in a while and didn't realize there are new owners. I show up to pick up my order and see the kitchen is a disgusting mess. I can't even explain it. Disgusting mess. Food everywhere. Raw uncooked, what I think was chicken just sitting there. Lack of better judgement I still tried to eat some. Had a couple bites and threw the rest away. Absolutely disgusting. Everything had a burnt greasy taste. I've been sick the last 4 hrs. read more

They never answer their phone... Dozens of attempts. Message during business hours says "call back during business hours" and then hangs up due to full mailbox. read more

A nice neighborhood Chinese take out restaurant. They have a delicious teriyaki chicken dish which is fried chicken served with a tangy, sweet teriyaki sauce. If you like salt and pepper, they also have a salt and pepper chicken or shrimp that is great and flavorful. Overall the dishes are spot on and a good value. I always get my order within 15-20 mins of ordering. read more

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Delicious American Chinese food. Fresh crispy chicken, love that you can get sweet and sour anything. The egg rolls tasted fresh.

The food was just ok. Coupled with the unfriendly woman at the counter, with a constant scowl on her face, and the dirty conditions, I'd rather go somewhere else. read more

We ordered fried prawns and they didn't bother to devein them and they were greasy. The cashew chicken, they burned the cashews, the chicken was rubbery, and the veggies smelled like they were cooked in oil that had gone off. read more

We have been going to Tea Garden for 30+ years. It is (was) our favorite Chinese food except maybe Chef Chus. When it changed owners I decided to give it a chance. We ordered our 'standard' meal of Salt and Pepper chicken, Orange Beef (since the Tea Garden Beef is not on the menu anymore) and Potstickers. The Salt and Pepper chicken was very different and not at all what I expected. The seasoning was not very pronounced and it was not fried to a nice crunchy texture. It was soft and mostly bland. This was the one meal, I had a hard time avoiding picking away at all night. Now it is still in the fridge and I'm not sure I'll finish it. Bland was also the first thought that came to mind with the Orange Chicken. It was just OK. I did taste the orange flavor, but the overall meal was disappointing. The Pot Stickers seemed like they came directly from the freezer and heated up. The casing was a bit hard and chewy. This insides were not too bad, just different than what I expected Overall, the food was just OK, but not to the level I was expected. As someone else said, it was basic "mall" food. Unfortunately, I am not sure we will go back. read more

False advertising! Warning the pictures of the menu on Yelp do not reflect their current prices. Ended up paying over $60 for take out dinner for 2 when the prices shown on Yelp advertised for over $20 less. Not to mention the quality of the food wasn't even worth half that. Skip this dishonest business and go else. read more

Used to be amazing. New owners took over and ruined it. Been there 4 times since the change of ownership and the food is massively inconsistent. First time I got the sesame chicken, they served it in an airtight plastic container and by the time I got home, it was completely soggy when it was always pleasantly crisp. The next two times they served it in a cardboard container and it was not as good as the previous ownership, but passable. The fourth time, it was back to the plastic bowl and back to soggy. Worse, it was extremely salty. I had to drive back because it was inedible. They obviously used salt instead of sugar for the sauce and never tasted it before giving it to their customer. The remake was not that much better. It's such a shame. It feels like a death of sorts. This used to be the best Chinese restaurant for decades but now it's mediocre at very best. I'm done... read more

Good food, just bummed they don't allow you to substitute sweet and sour chicken for sweet and sour pork for the combo plate like they used to. read more

We tried the beef chow fun and the house special chow mein. I really wanted to like this place but it was just ok - not bad, but not great either. read more

If you want great Chinese Food, this is the place. No indoor seating but it's well worth the take out. They've been there forever and are always busy but they're fast, fresh and delicious! read more

Believe the other reviews when they describe the ambiance, or lack of. The place looks like it hasn't been remodeled in 20 years. Paint missing, wood trim missing, fish tank dirty (although the fish doesn't look in distress), and the grime build up ... yet, somehow, they have a green placard from Santa Clara County health. But I didn't come here for the ambiance, I came for the Salt and Pepper Shrimp. Let's discuss the food - Potstickers - Some of the best I've had. Large and perfectly cooked. Taste was spot on. Salt and Pepper Shrimp - Had high hopes for this. Plenty of shrimps (I counted 15) lightly coated with the shell on (tails attached but no heads). A couple things that prevented me from enjoying this dish. The coating, it tasted a bit raw. Maybe too much (corn starch?) coating or not cooked long enough. 2nd, no jalapenos. They use red peppers instead. The flavor was still very good, but I prefer jalapenos. Beef Chow Fun - Eh. Average, nothing special. Chicken with Curry Sauce - Good curry flavor, although the sauce could be thicker. Also, the chicken was precooked (one of the drawbacks of an open kitchen) and the dish looked and tasted like it. As others have mentioned, don't expect to take your family of 20 here. There are not many tables or seats (no room). But if you are interested in how Chinese food is prepared, the kitchen is in full view. The lady who took my order is very friendly. read more

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We had takeout from here a few weeks ago at a friend's house and we enjoyed it. Tonight we got lemon chicken, vegetable fried rice, mushu pork and tofu vegetables. It was ready as promised and the Large portions were steaming hot. The lemon chicken was most appalling if all. Strips of crunchy deeply brown battered chicken was more like battered chicken jerky. The chicken was so thin and the batter next to it was raw while the outside was very dark brown and crunchy. The oil in the deep fryer seemed very old. That was the overwhelming flavor of the dish - oil. The lemon sauce was separate snd was anemic looking, with a very light lemon flavor. Vegetable fried rice was oily with some large vegetable chunks in it but also generally lacking flavor. Mushu pork looked ok and came with rice pancakes and hoisin sauce. But it also tasted like burnt oil. Vegetable tofu had mostly onions. The tofu was ok. Just not a lot of flavor. The fortune cookies were even stale. I hate to give a small family business such a horrible review especially when they are struggling during the shutdown. But we were looking for a treat tonight , too and didn't get one. Maybe it was just an off night. It's hard to give a nice review when we're throwing out the leftovers. read more

Been coming here basically since I was born - great local take out place and good deal too! We always get the family dinners and always have left overs. Definitely a good option if you're craving Chinese and want to avoid big chains/sit down restaurants. The owners are also super friendly and ask how my family is doing :) read more

I've been here nine months and I'm surprised at the lack of non-chain, Chinese fast food in the San Jose area. What the Fung? Though I am looking for the kind of place that gives you two item combos, chow mein and fried rice with the options of already prepared foods in a styrofoam tray... this is the next best thing. So you may have to wait to have it prepared, but it's made to order and comes out too hot to eat. Steamed rice, egg roll, sweet and sour pork and broccoli beef runs $7.50, not bad. Not many places to sit- and a third of the seats are taken by the employees. The TV is playing something Chinese and the fish in the tank look like they need clean water, which all adds to the charm, I suppose. read more

Tea Garden Chinese Kitchen - One of eight chairs. Staff are in two. Cooler than a freezer in here. I am shivering. - Chinese Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Tea garden Chinese kitchen very friendly couple great food the the egg rolls beef chow main sweet and sour pork pot stickers are awesome very fresh ingredients this is a very small place located on Blossom hill rd right behind the Valero gas station so you might miss it if you don't know where to look also the walnut prawns are great read more

amazing food, and awesome ambiance, the food is always fresh and flavorful. i love the dood

Family run chinese take out restaurant. This is not a place where you want to sit and eat; call ahead and take it home! Most everything is cooked with a wok over a flaming gas stove. Affordable and usually quick. I prefer some items more than the other and have two go to dishes: curry beef over rice and ma-po tofu with pork over rice. read more

Tea Garden Chinese Kitchen - cury beef over rice. lots of veggies. - Chinese Near Me - Los Gatos, California