Visited for the first time since COVID started so it's been a while. I had moo shu. I ordered shrimp but I got pork and ate it anyway because they were busy and I didn't want to cause a fuss. The pancakes were ok, they were kind of thick compared to what I'm used to. My friend was with me and she liked her food. It was good, but I have had better moo shu other places. Overall, still good but they don't come talk or really want people to sit in. I think they prefer carry out customers. read more

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The best Beef & Broccoli or Gen Tso's chicken! I hope they keep up the good work! Good with portions and quick service!

I've eaten there many times and it is always good. Deliver is good also. I've eaten there many times and it is always good .

The restaurant is clean, the staff was incredibly friendly, and the food was amazing! The sesame chicken was the best I've had in a while!

The food is quite fair. The sour soup is a disaster. Cannot give more than two stars. read more

The food was terrible. Was not fresh. Didn't know you could mess up crab Rangoon but it was rubbery pastry and the filling was gross. Hot and sour soup was greasy yuck. Sesame chicken was hard and chewy, shriveled chicken. Rice was flavorless and mushy. read more

Zhu Garden - a take out container with rice, meat and vegetables - Thai Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Food is SO GOOD and workers are so nice! I love supporting small businesses and this one is such a good family business option! Will be coming back! read more

The rice is mushy sticky and crunchy in the middle. We ordered fried rice but it's just lightly touched with soy sauce there's nothing in it, no flavor. Gluey mess. Everything else is good, but not really what I expected to have no rice. read more

Zhu Garden - a spoon full of macaroni and cheese - Thai Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Okay... had their food delivered this evening... nothing to write home about, BUT... the flavours were good and with the coupons and discounts the usual high prices were decent. Food was tasty... albeit the portions were rather small. Most of the veggies were quite tough - except for the potatoes which were perfectly cooked. I can understand the mixed reviews... guess it really depends on WHAT you order. read more

If I could give zero stars I would! Let me start by saying, I think I've only ever written one other bad review I usually only write positive reviews. But this one really needed to be said. First off I did an online order that had a substitution box under each item I ordered. I am gluten intolerant, so I order pud Thai which is typically gluten free, side note I've never eaten here but was at a family member's house and that's what they were ordering for dinner, also I wrote in the sub box GLUTEN FREE- rice noodles only and no soy sauce unless gluten free. Just trying to cover all my bases! We pick it up and open it all up. This "pud thai" strikes me as a gluten alert just by looking at it. We had also ordered a soup and an egg roll both not in the bag. So I call about the missing items and to confirm that the pud Thai was gluten free and I was put on the line with who I assume is the owner which she insisted she put the missing items in the bag and I let her know that it indeed they were not. She said just come back and said to just ask when we got back about the pud Thai being gluten free and HUNG UP! My sweet mom went in and spoke to them and her response was that they don't do any gluten free and it's not on the menu that it's gluten free. I called back to ask if it couldn't be made gluten free why not call the number I had to list and tell me that instead of making it anyway? I asked for a refund. She told me she was busy and hung up on me! I ended up having to go buy a different dinner for myself from somewhere else. Awful customer service! Other family members also were not impressed with their food! "Fried rice" was steamed rice with soy sauce that's it, soup that was so salty it was hard to eat, and sweet and sour chicken that was basically beef jerky is was so dry. Bad customer service and bad food. We will definitely never eat here again and warn you if you want good Chinese food go to Asia Kitchen! read more

Fast and Friendly service; small dining area but very good for conversation (no loud, annoying music to compete with). Our favorite for good Vegetarian Chinese food. read more

Finally! A decent Thai restaurant. The food was good and I'm grateful to have found this place.

Always greeted with a friendly smile. Small and quaint dining area. I got Chicken Mei Fun and Hot and Sour soup. Mei fun was great, white chicken and veggies. The hot and sour soup is the best around. We live in Florida and Everytime we visit I have to get soup. Highly recommend read more

Vegetable Lo Mein #34 (vegetarian) Shrimp with mixed vegetables #86 Best Lo Mein ever for a relative of mine Large number of Shrimp , My best ever Both large serving. Extremely friendly, courteous delivery man, Grubhub read more

I read a few good reviews about this restaurant; unfortunately, I didn't read enough. I ordered from them for delivery on a Saturday night hoping for some decent Chinese food. I ordered the usual egg rolls, crab Rangoon, sweet and sour soup (which reviews claimed was the best they'd ever had), beef with broccoli, and pad Thai with pork. The food was mediocre, at best. I have had much better pad Thai at other restaurants (it had a taste I could not identify and was not appealing), and I can honestly say the sweet and sour soup was not the best we ever had, plus it was very spicy. The delivery guy was very nice and didn't mind waiting while I checked to make sure our order was correct, again after reading the reviews. I'm glad we tried this restaurant one time; now we won't have to do it again. read more

This is our go to for Chinese takeout. They are always super friendly and very fast. The food is excellent. I have never been disappointed by anything I've gotten here! I do wish they delivered, but it's always ready when I get there so it's not too bad to have to pick it up myself. My favorite is the Moo Shu Pork. Not sure if I spelled that correctly. read more

Meh. Not good, not bad. Solid crab Rangoon, but that's where it ended for me. Still looking for great Chinese food around here. read more

Zhu Garden, my local american asian restaurant. Been going here for years. And trust me when I say I've had good and bad at this place. But tonight's order sort of just sealed the deal on this review. They have made some changes to the ordering process and it's not for the best. You can either get their menu to order through menufy or beyond menu. Depending on which link you choose. That's confusing enough. Their old website had complete descriptions of the items on the menu. That is gone with the new ordering system. Apparently so is the consistency with how they prepare the entrees. As I have ordered the same item over and over and each time it comes out different. This time it came with no sauce, no flavor just grilled undercooked vegetables and meat. No spice, no sauce, no flavor. To top that off, they completely left off a appetizer that I ordered and paid for. To be fair they did try to call me after I got home, my phone screened the call and no message was left. They must have realized that they either got my order completely wrong or had the left over appetizer sitting there. They do deliver, and if they had done the right thing and delivered the missing item this would have been a four star review. Tip, always check the bag before leaving this place. When it's good, it's really good. When it's not, you'll be as disappointed as I am right now. read more

I've ordered from here specifically because they carry shrimp egg foo yong. It's one of my favorite Chinese dishes and I wanted to make sure that it would be good. Someone on Google had posted a photo and it looked pretty delicious. So I ordered and I wasn't disappointed. The food was good but for the price I paid I'm not sure if it was worth it. The actual size of the three egg foo yong patties were kind of small. I called the restaurant to ask them to confirm if they made it because I wasn't seeing it on their lunch menu. The man said that it's only a dinner option because it takes so much time to make. So just keep the portion size in mind when you do order from them however this is a pretty decent Chinese restaurant in my area read more

I don't know if they were having a bad day or what. We ordered through DoorDash and the food we got was so bad, we threw it out. So disappointing. read more

I love this place! We visit often. The food always tastes amazing. The service is always kind. The ambiance is inviting.

So sub par and disappointing. Don't bother going here. I can't say anything positive. If zhu eat here zhu will be disappointment.

Has gone steadily down hill. Portions very small. Egg rolls the size of a single McDonalds chicken nugget. Ordered Pad Thai & it was dry & had remnants from another dish I assume cooked in the same pan/wok. & they screw up the order (left a dish out) again. I'm out... read more

I arrived at this place not knowing what to expect, except for one thing. I knew that the guy who runs this place makes his own dumplings (aka pot stickers), which I LOVE! The parking lot is a mess around this area so you can easily find yourself in a maze on how to get there and where to park when there are not many spots. I walked into this place and the decor was somewhat generic. It is totally a hole in the wall. Since there are only about 6 tables you should plan accordingly and not get your hopes up if they are busy. I started off with the Oolang Tea, which was quite good and definitely warmed me up since it was cold outside. As I browsed over the menu I noticed it was an extremely large menu covering dishes from the vast region of the Continent of Asia. I ordered the Pan Fried Dumplings, aka Pot Stickers and there were 6 to an order. They were really quite good. Next time I will try and share them with someone else so I will enjoy my meal. Next I ordered the Hot and Sour Soup. I FINALLY found a place where I LOVED the Hot and Sour Soup. I didn't try the egg roll but I was told it was good. Next up was the Green Curry with Tofu and my friend ordered the Sweet and Sour Chicken. The Green Curry was truly amazing! I have not had Green Curry as good as this one in years. If you like curry dishes then you must try it here! I am very picky about tofu in any dish and here is was cooked to perfection, tender but not crumbly. You should listen to Janelle P. and I when we say, THE GREEN CURRY ROCKS! Once you are done with your meal you go up to the cash register and pay. I noticed while I was there they do a very large take-out business and they also deliver. That's a major plus! PS The prices are pretty cheap. Good for the diners, right? You should definitely check this place out and try some dumplings, green curry, and hot and sour soup while sipping on Oolong Tea. I guarantee the Curry will be worth it! I am a huge fan of Chicken Chow Mein so next time I will probably try it out! Cheers and Enjoy! read more

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Zhu is our favorite place for Chinese food in Knoxville. We travel 45 miles (one-way) to eat here about once a week. The place is super busy, mostly with take-out/delivery orders. The staff is extremely friendly. It's a family owned joint and they take pride in their food. If you want it extra hot, just let them know - they're happy to turn up the heat. Our favorite dish is Drunken Noodles with Chicken - 2-3 times Thai hot. Yummy! read more

Zhu Garden - Firecracker Shrimp - Thai Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

This is my favorite place to order Thai curry! I get it with just veggies and it never disappoints! I order through Beyond Menu for pickup, and it's always ready when it says it will. Costumer service is great - everyone is super friendly and helpful right when I walk in. Also love the crab Rangoons! read more

Some of the better Chinese food in Knoxville. Zhu garden does a great job on their orange chicken, pork fried rice, and chicken low mien. We also love getting the Tom kha soul!!! read more

Surprisingly VERY good! Let's face it. It's Knoxville. You should be eating bbq. Stayed at a hotel nearby and it was super late and they delivered sooooooo......we got an order of spare ribs, crab Rangoon, pork fried rice and 2 egg rolls. I never eat much fried rice much. Not my favorite. However, had THREE helpings. I really really enjoyed! The Rangoon was good, I've had better. The spare ribs and the egg rolls were good as well. The service was EXCELLENT! Fresh food delivered to my room in about 40 minutes!!! If your staying in their delivery area, give them a try. You'll be pleased. read more

By far the best chinese takenout around cedar bluff. In a strange little off street mall, but worth the trouble to find.

Menu and online ordering systems don't work, so couldn't tell you what it's like. Fix this and maybe we could try it... baffling that these things are still issues these days read more

This is one of our go to restaurants. It literally is a hole in the wall. During Covid they are not doing dine in, it's only take out. My two favorite dishes are the Thai masman curry and drunken noodle. The prices are unbeatable at lunchtime. Tai- one of the main men is super friendly! Some of the ladies are direct.. some people might read into this and think they are rude because of our differences in cultures. I will continue to recommend this restaurant to everyone! read more

Zhu Garden - T16. Thai Drunken Noodles - Thai Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Ordered pork Mushu and some noodle for lunch through an app yesterday. Mushu was clearly burnt, I couldn't eat it and had to toss it. Needless to say I will never order from here again. read more

Went to the restaurant to place a to-go order with my husband after grocery shopping. Cute little restaurant with tables to dine in, the lady at the counter was very nice and took our orders quickly. We were surprised to get our order within 10 minutes of waiting! The dishes have large portion sizes and we're both really good. We will definitely be returning customers! read more

Showed up with 30 mins to spare before listed closing time to a dark restaurant. If you're going to list your business on Yelp, keep your business hours up to date so you don't waste peoples time, especially people from out of town. read more

Should have read the reviews before I tried it. The pad Thai was over cooked, and the sauce was not good. Ended up throwing it away. Spring rolls were VERY good though. read more

Delicious food. I have tried many of the dishes and they have all been really good. Fast service as well. Many places have dry fried rice but I have not had that experience at Zhu Garden. read more

Just passing through heading to Huntsville. We decided to give this place a shot and they didn't disappoint us one bit. The beef with garlic sauce was the exact style I was hoping for. The chicken Lo Mein was also excellent and tasty. The hot & soup soup and crab Rangoon was delicious. The ordering process was painless and delivery was quick. Thinking about ordering the beef and garlic sauce again for dinner. Yes, it was that good... read more

Placed an online order and requested white chicken. Received a very rude phone call about it and the lady refused to add their $3 extra charge to my card and demanded I have cash. I told her I didn't have cash and she was simply, rude AF so I cancelled the order and she hung up on me. I don't care if the food is supposed to be good here. She lost a new customer. Will never eat here after this experience. read more

Another Andy P. follower here. His review pointed us toward Zhu Garden and we've probably eaten there at least two dozen times now - sometimes more than once a week. The owners are great people and very friendly. Food is wonderful. It's the kind of Chinese place you dream about. Their Thai offerings put Taste of Thai to shame. Granted, it's in a strip mall. You wouldn't want to bring your finacee here to propose. And you're hopefully not too embarassed to park in front of a trashy lingerie store to pick up a bite to eat. All these shortcomings are forgotten as soon as you sit down to your giant bowl of Pho, savory Pad Thai, or deliciously fresh Bangkok rolls. One of the singularly best lunch specials in town. Many lunch combos for about five bucks. And when you bite into the chicken - suprise! - it's real chicken. Try getting that at Hardee's for five bucks. Conservatives will feel right at home here - for some reason, Fox News is always on the TV. If you're not into that, face the counter. read more

Do not order from this joint. I don't know under what miraculous circumstances other reviewers have had a positive experience but i can tell you they are wrong. The food is only slightly better than a mall chinese fast food joint and if you order delivery THEY WILL screw up your order. And if you call to complain and try to get it corrected, you're treated like a criminal or a liar. You have to argue until you're blue in the face. We've ordered from this crappy little hole in the wall 6 times and out of those times our order was screwed up 3 times which required another 45 minute wait. They hire half brain dead, rude 16 year olds to man the phones presumably because the owners can't speak or understand english as i've tried to communicate with them in the past regarding problems with our order. In particular the lady who probably owns the joint likes to yell at you and tell you how you're wrong and the order is correct... Needless to say this will be our last time ordering from this shanty. I'm guessing that most of the positive reviews have come from people who have no idea what real Chinese food looks and tastes like or are paid shills. And to the naysayers who are asking..."why did you order from this place 6 times if it was so bad?" 1. It's one of the only "chinese" places left in knoxville that delivers 2. The screwups didn't happen all in a row. As a former chef and restaurateur, I know that accidents happen. Staff is short, mistakes happen in the back of the house. Things happen. But these people are rude, ill staffed and quite frankly a waste of money. read more