Imperial Garden Restaurant

Followed the advice of another Local Guide and tried the Mustard Cabbage with Pork and Szechuan Peppercorn Chicken off the Chinese menu (more authentic perhaps?). But the wife and I were not fans of either dish. The chicken was spicy (good!) but submerged in oil. The pork had a unusual shape and texture made of small, inch-long strips. Steamed rice was as you'd expected, plain and white, but the fried rice had no eggs or veggies. The carryout portions were large enough to make two meals out of per entree, but with a price to match, about $13 each. The service was friendly and very fast. I would try them again to find something I liked.

Can't believe these reviews. Nasty food! Authentic?. You people must not have ever traveled. Their food is disgusting. The rice is mooshy and it's not jasmine rice. I've tried this place twice thinking maybe they improved after the 1st try. Nope. Same thing. Ordered 3 different meals for a family of 4 and every one was gross. Barely any flavor at all and to top that the food gave a nasty after taste. If you've ever had good Chinese or Asian food you won't like this place.

I had a very pleasant experience going to this restaurant. At first I was not happy with their lack of vegetarian food in the buffet/dim sum,I quickly got over that and ordered from the menu while the rest of my party had the buffet. The staff was very kind, recommending the different foods. The restaurant was also full of fluent Chinese-speakers who also seemed to be enjoying their food.

We visited this place several times and liked it before. This time it was terrible. We ordered five dishes for three people. 红油牛筋is not well cooked, it feels like plastic and i can't chew it completely. Pig ear contains more lettuce and that ruins the taste. 糖醋里脊has more flour than meat and tastes bad. The other two are OK.

OK I can't fault this place because it came up as a Chinese buffet. This place will not have your Standard General Tso's chicken. I honestly did not recognize over 70% of the food. The staff was extremely helpful even they could tell I was completely out of my element. In the end I was able to find some new foods to enjoy. The seats were half filled so I could tell that it must be a local well liked place.

The real thing. This is the sort of authentic Chinese cooking you just don't find in Ohio. Keep in mind they have two menus, a standard one for the less adventurous, and the good one with items like chilled beef tendon. That's the one you want. Update 2016: still fantastic. This is the best Chinese restaurant in Ohio. Honest. But don't expect American standards like General Tso's chicken. And don't order off the tourist menu. Recommended dishes: shredded pork with mustard cabbage, smoked lotus roots, sezchuan peppercorn chicken, beef tendon