Plum Garden

We are new to the area and while out we stumbled upon Plum Garden. After a quick google search for the reviews, we decided to stop in and give them a try for a quick afternoon snack. First, the lady at the front desk was very pleasant while the younger women who sat us seemed to hate her job. When she sat us, I smiled and said "thank you" and in return she gave me a dirty look didn't say anything turned and walked away. After sitting and taking in the room, the decor and atmosphere reminds me of The House on the Rock attraction in Wisconsin. Very gimmicky, dark, red and black with Christmas decorations still up. Btw, it's June and these decorations have been up for YEARS with the amount of cobwebs that are attached to them. Secondly, we ordered the pot stickers - fried, and when them came out they were on a large cabbage leaf that had the pepper spots. Not the most appealing when you are serving food. I had to check to see if they were bugs or mouse droppings. Maybe skip the "decoration" next time. If that wasn't enough, the pot stickers were made of egg roll wrappers rather than dumpling wrappers, and they were literally fried in oil...not pan fried. Third, the main dish we ordered was the honey crisp chicken with pan fried noodles. The chicken was cold, the sauce was so disgustingly thick and sweet (not honey sweet), and the batter was reminiscent of funnel cake. The pan fried noodles were like ramen noodles that needed a few more minutes in the pot. After years of living blocks from Chinatown in Chicago, we know what real Chinese food is suppose to taste like. THIS is not it!! I'm not sure what the 5 star reviews are, but we will not be back to try it out.

For 15 years Plum Garden has been our favorite Chinese restaurant. We drive a lot further to get there these days but it's always worth it. The food is fresh and delicious, beautifully prepared and so reasonably priced for the quality. The egg rolls are the best we've ever had with no close second. They've continued to make improvements to the interior, making it an elegant and inviting atmosphere. We've had lots of servers over the years and even talked to the owner a few times and have always had a great experience. If you're able, you need to give it a try. It's sure to become one of your favorites too! And try the Hong Kong chicken. It's their most popular dish for a reason.

We ate in for my dad's birthday and it was phenomenal. Food was excellent, our waiter couldn't have been nicer, we felt like we got a good value for our food. Absolutely great! The following weekend we wanted Chinese again so we ordered takeout. Absolutely AWFUL. We were charged extra for everything, paid an arm and a leg for very little, the food tasted bland. Everything tasted the same. Terrible. I don't know which experience was the fluke, but it was bad enough that what we were excited to have become our new staple, has now become a never again.