First Garden

Have been ordering from here since they opened. But, things haxe changed since John the owner left. You cannot chane anything on the dishes and cannot "special order" anything. It also tastes like too much MSG, everything too salty. I recommend asking for no MSG when ordering, otherwise food is good, and people are friendly. either. John was very flexible and let you you you "customize" your dish. They a

Been ordering from this place for years, generally they are the best takeout Chinese in Guilford in my opinion. Sure you get a bad meal every once in a while, but that can happen anywhere. The quality of the food is fairly good, when you pick up food the restaurant has always been clean from observation. I only really have two gripes with the place, one is that when ordering sometimes you have to repeat yourself and the person cuts you off mid order to confirm the previous item. I'm patient, so I can deal with it, although I can see less patient people getting annoyed. The only other issue I see is not even related to the food. It's more or less that they let their kid hang around in the kitchen environment. I get it's a family ran restaurant, but that's neither sanitary or safe even if the kid knows not to touch anything and behaves. You generally shouldn't allow non staff members in the cooking area. Other than that an overall good restaurant for some cheap Chinese food. I give it a 4/5

Friendly, quick, and very affordable. The owners are happy to be there and are always positive and helpful. They take pride in their restaurant and it shows. They are active in the community, hold fundraisers, and overall are people you'll enjoy seeing. I reccomend the Chicken and Broccoli, SUICIDE HOT and the spare ribs! They will accommodate their guests but it is preferably cash only so try and bring some bucks! Worth it for the best Chinese in the area!