China Garden

It's not too often I feel compelled to write reviews about places I visit, however this place WOWed me and I feel I have to share my experience. If you don't want to read, here's a breakdown of different elements of my experience ordering from here: Service: 5/5 Food: 4/5 Value: 5/5 Atmosphere: 4/5 The single thing which impressed me the most with my experience with China Garden was the quality of service. I've ordered food online countless times, and of those countless times, my order has been messed up more times than I can remember. However, not with these guys. Not only was my order precisely as requested (including with extra specification in the notes of some of the times) but also it was right on time! I pooled a lunch order with 3 of my coworkers and requested a pick-up 15 minutes after they opened shop. I didn't honestly expect my order to be ready when I arrived, but it was precisely on-time, still hot and with steam diffusing from the cartons. Additionally, the value is unbeatable in this area, save for fast food. The lunch specials split the cartons evenly between the rice and the dish, and fill it up almost to the brim for under $8. I have shopped around many Chinese restaurants in this area, and China Garden is the only that gives that kind of price for this quantity of food. The picture I took below is me having half-consumed my dish. I only wish I took one ahead of time to showcase the sheer volume I got. The food had a mixture of highs and lows. The inside of the egg rolls were soggy and had an overcooked texture, but the outsides were both crispy and with fresh oil, which is a welcome change from most I've tried. The fried rice was plain-tasting but the egg added a fair amount of taste and texture to it. The sweet and sour pork was admittedly awesome, as was the accompanying sauce. Otherwise, the location itself seems underwhelming. The inside is clean and lightly decorated, but it's definitely more a place I'd take out from than sit down for a meal. Overall, I will definitely be ordering from China Garden again, and it has solidified itself as a reliable candidate for ordering lunches at work for me and my coworkers.

This restaurant was clean on the inside and had some seating if you wanted to eat there. The female at the cash register was very friendly. I chose to take my food home, and waited maybe 5 minutes for my order to be ready; it was really fast. I enjoyed the general tso's chicken, the chicken was plump and there was plenty of sauce. The combination platters come with fried rice according to the menu, but the rice was different than most other chinese restaurants, it wasn't bad, just different. See my pictures for more detail.

They have the best house fried rice and chicken wings combo in the Gainesville, Winder, Braselton area. Other places have smaller wings or their fried rice isn't as flavorful. Not to mention that the portion size at China Garden is worth the price. Their egg drop soupd is not as starchy as other Chinese restaurants in the area as well.