It was good. We chose this location because friend is unable to eat MSG and on the door, there is a no MSG sign. The food portions were generous - great value for price. We all got combos. The General Tso's chicken was the nicest surprise - nice quality chicken breast meat. I enjoyed my Thai Fried rice, however the flavors were a bit dull, however, I still enjoyed it. The Vegetable Gyoza was nice and flavorful. The dumplings were plump and delicious. Inside, was dark and didn't look like the dining area was open. When we walked in, we were acknowledged our order was processed and we were on our way. It was a very transactional experience. it's nice there was a parking lot. I might visit again, if someone is unable to eat MSG. read more

What a surprise! I was with a coworker in the area looking for lunch. Often to Joshua's, which was out of this world, expensive, a spinach salad for $24.99, a wilted salad at that. I'm not paying $25 for old spinach that you're calling wilted. We saw a little farmers market thing going on in a little park on the walk over to Joshua's but it had ended by the time we realized our mistake and tried to walk back. Then we spot this little hole in the wall. It looked like it was once a gas station Asian food restaurant. The front of the building read: Chinese, Japanese and Thai food. We like all of those things so we headed over and took a chance. They no longer offer table service, but there was a sign that said you're welcome to eat your food inside, so we did. The menu was like any other Asian restaurant, all the staples were there, the lunch specials that include your eggroll and soup, choice of fried rice or white rice. So we ordered a couple lunch specials. And two are surprised it was insanely good. It wasn't like fine dining Asian food, it was more like comfort Asian food. My pad Thai was real pad Thai, it was sweet and it was sour, it was the spice level I asked for! It did not taste like spicy dried peanut butter rubbed all over rice noodles. There was a fantastic sauce to it. The miso soup I ordered was light and refreshing, yet comforting, like something your mom would make. The outside of this building looks like it's going to make you sick, ignore that part and go inside. read more

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We choose to get takeout and just chill after our last full day in Brunswick ME. This establishment boasts Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisine and this place was so close to where we were staying; most of the other area restaurants were closed (Monday). We went there to look at the menu and placed our orders. I wanted the beef negimaki special ( miso soup or salad, egg or spring rolls, pork fried or white rice) but was told they were out of that and that was only available as a lunch special. So, I was asked if I wanted the teriyaki beef instead? Well, it took me long enough to decide on the unavailable dish so decided to the teriyaki as I wanted the smaller portion along with the miso soup, egg roll, and pork fried rice. I only found out later that the teriyaki is also not included as a dinner special and was charged for the soup and egg roll and no pork fried rice. Ugh! I also ordered fried wontons and my dining partner choose egg foo young. The wontons were good and all else just ok. Service wasn't great and wait time seemed long, although lots were coming in to pick up orders. No one dined inside. Small parking lot. I read more

Asian Garden - Chinese Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

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While on a New England road trip, we stayed close to Brunswick, ME for a couple nights. Hubby and I were in the mood for late night Chinese. I called Asian Garden about 10 minutes before their posted close time. I asked if they were still taking orders. The gentleman kindly said if we could pick the order up within 15 minutes he would wait for us. Luckily we were! We ordered a dinner special of General Tao's chicken with pork fried rice and an egg roll as well as an order of crab rangoons. Everything was very tasty. The pork fried rice was simple but had good flavor. The chicken was cooked well and the sauce was perfectly spicy. Crispy, yummy egg roll. Hubby and I really enjoyed the crab rangoons as well. Our order was the perfect shareable portion, we were both full and satisfied. read more

Asian Garden - General Tao's Chicken with Pork Fried Rice, Egg Roll and Crab Rangoons - Chinese Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

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The food is fresh and fast. I like they offer gluten free as an option. I wish there was a bit more favor & spice to the food. Next time I will have to ask if it's possible to add some spice. read more

Consistently good! This is our go-to Asian take-out place. Other places can be hit or miss, but this place is always good. It's a favorite of my picky eater, so that's a bonus! read more

Generous portions and a great selection. I highly recommend their lunch specials. Fast and friendly service for to-go orders. You MUST try their chicken noodle soup. The perfect comfort food. read more

We got takeout here for my birthday. They messed up our order quite a bit, but not giving us the wrong food. But instead giving us more food than we needed! Which was FINE, we will eat it. But we just dropped $75 on Chinese Food! Yikes!!! The lo mein is incredible!!! read more

best Chinese food ever recommend very highly Chinese food was top notch especially the chicken finger which were the best I've ever had no cap read more

Finally, a Chinese restaurant that knows how to make Chinese food! We ordered two lunch specials, pepper steak and chicken with garlic sauce. It came with pork fried rice and an egg roll. The egg roll was delicious, and not a Polynesian egg roll, it was big and flavorful. The pepper steak steak was tender and delicious. The garlic chicken had the right amount of heat (hard to find up here) and was loaded with chicken. I will drive the 30 minutes from where I live to visit this restaurant over and over again! read more

We were in the area antiquing and was looking for lunch. I of course prefers Asian cuisine and I'm also in company of family who like it too. Unfortunately this is not the place. Lunch on a Sunday and the place is full its service was inadequate. We did not get a menu and we decided just to take one to speed up the ordering process. We waited and waited and the cashier was slow and not efficient. She was limping, poor girl. Why is she even at work limping? Once ordered, our meals took forever. The food was merely passable. The rice was soggy didn't like that. The hot and sour soup was good. We had to ask for cutlery. Sorry will not come back. Lacking too many basic things. read more

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Worst Thai food I've ever had, do not order the pad Thai. The pad thai smelled and tasted like dog food. Absolutely disgusting I barely touched it. read more

Beware of the "Maine chow mein. No noodles, lots of liquid, basically the worst chow mein I have ever tasted. Perhaps their other dishes are good, it this dish gets thrown in the trash. read more

I was disappointed in the mango curry. There was little curry but lots of veggies. Thai Curry is usually with coconut milk and this is not. The choice was a fried spring roll- it was barely cooked and soaked in the rice instead of being separate. The wonton soup was very lame. They would be kicked out of China Town for sure. read more

Great place for its food and the superb location. Their lunch special menu is very impressive and priced reasonably! Dinner is on a bit pricey side yet the ingredients are all fresh and the service is great! I've tried both Thai and Chinese dishes on the menu, and both of them are good. Highly recommended! Bowdoin students who show them ID cards can get 10% off discount. ;-) read more

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We were hangry for lunch and needed something quick. We went into Asian Guardian expecting nothing much. We were surprised how good the food was. They didn't use MSG and the prices were very reasonable. The view facing the road is classic old New England. An unexpected pleasure. read more

We haven't been here in years and everything was very good. We ordered at the restaurant to take home and the wait wasn't that long. We ordered a pupu platter for 2, chicken lo mein, pork fried rice and crab rangoons to have a little, nice sit down dinner at home. We really liked the taste of everything we ordered and the portions were a generous amount, even enough to have lunch the next day. The cost was pretty good too and the young lady that took my order was very polite. The place was quiet for a Saturday night and very clean inside. From the outside, the building looks outdated, but inside was very pleasant. They also have a small bar. I loved their chandeleir of the boat, so cool looking. I think this place would make a nice date night in the future and if you're looking for a quiet place to have a drink and relax alone or with a friend, this would be a great place to try out. Overall, very nice place and decent on parking. read more

Nice choices, able to make substitutions, and delicious. Perfectly cooked - not greasy at all! Food was served quickly. My only issue is that the one waitress was slow at clearing the table. It seems they need more help at lunchtime. read more

Asian Garden - Lovely boat chandelier - Chinese Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

Brunswick's Chinese food choices have been abysmal for years unless you like buffets with gloppy sauces sitting on steam trays. Asian Garden is an excellent option for those who are looking for good Americanized Chinese food. By no means is this authentic Chinese food that you would find in a large city's China town, but if you are in the mood for good carry out, this is the best in Brunswick. read more

Best Chinese in Brunswick! Love their Pu Pu for 2 and chicken lo mein. Prices are reasonable and they are super fast.

Asian Garden has the best sushi in Brunswick, and that's impressive for a restaurant also serving three types of cuisine (Chinese, Japanese, Thai). Asian Garden doesn't stock the variety of fish that neighboring places offer, nor do they have the most expensive seafood on the menu (if you're looking for live surf clam nigiri you may wish to look elsewhere). What Asian Garden does offer is fresh sushi at the best price in the area: A great buy for lunch is the maki roll special, which is 3 rolls off the menu for $12. If one is looking beyond the sushi basics, there is a long list of special rolls on the last page of the menu, as well as daily sushi bar specials offered. One can tell by the ornate presentation of the sushi that Asian Garden takes pride in their food without being pretentious, I like that. One of my pet peeves is a small sushi roll: Y'know, when you get 4-5 different rolls and they all arrive the same size as the skinny salmon maki on the edge of the plate. Asian Garden has nice proportions of fish to rice/vegetables plus the fact that I can pick and choose from different ethnic cuisines over the course of my meal keeps me and whoever joins entertained with plenty of meal options. Although I go mostly for sushi, I've enjoyed both other cuisines offered by the restaurant and have always left full and happy. read more

Awesome food!! Service is a little slacking but very good food and amazing setting. Very cute place. All sauces are made here and I have not had anything that was not perfect! Love love love! Must try! read more

Asian Garden - Chinese Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

The sesame chicken is always made fresh with white meat. They don't have MSG in any of their food. I really enjoy eating here.

I've been working across the street at the Pejebscot Historical Society and tried this place out of convenience. I first tried their Thai food, then their Chinese and finally Japanese. I'm usually quote skeptical of these places that are all across the board with their cuisine. Just pick one and be good at it! But all 3 were quite decent! Coupled with great lunch specials and excellent customer service- 4 stars easy. It's not the best out there, but it's pretty great! To maximize my alloted lunch time, I call in my order ahead of time. Otherwise, take-out will be about a 15min wait. Free WiFi and currently has a 20% off sushi special going on! read more

Asian Garden - Sushi take out 20% sushi deal, 3 roll lunch combo for less than $10 - Chinese Near Me - Brunswick, Maine

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Just had one good meal. We had the Ichiban roll, forgot the name of the other roll and szechuan chicken. Fresh ingredients and great flavor. Service was great too. read more

This used to be the best place around and I'd drive past other places to get to it. Not any more. Not only has the quality of the food gone *way* downhill but the last time I ordered ahead they forgot to put my order in so I had to wait for it and after telling him THREE times I wanted won ton soup he gave me egg drop, which I dislike strongly. The fried rice seems like it's just old rice with too much soy sauce in it and one piece of fat in it. read more

service at lunch was good; and friendly; this was the best part. The food i was bummed about - - it was a flavorless pile of thin noodles with little sauce and no vegetables to be found. I will not be back. read more

The best Americanized Chinese food I've had! The lo mein was delicious, as was the scorpion bowl. Usually I judge Chinese restaurants off of their crab rangoons (in my experience, good crab rangoons = good everything else) and I loved Asian Garden's! I know that is a little strange but it works for me every time! Anyway, I'll definitely be back for take out and to sit down - their drink menu is as impressive as the food choices! read more

This place should only serve dog food. Our dumplings were cold, seafood had a metallic taste, and nothing was served at its best. Avoid at all costs and go some place else for a much better meal. read more

I am from California. We have lots of Chinese Restaurants there. To me, Asian Gardens tops them all. Very fresh ingredients, not greasy. Very delicious. I give this restaurant five stars read more

Great food that's fresh and delicious. Takes a tiny bit longer to get your good but it's well worth the wait. Sometimes chicken can be dry in asian stirfry but not here. Nice friendly staff try it read more

Best Chinese food around. We have ordered take out many times and it is always delicious and exactly what we ordered. I have heard some say it.is pricey but the portions are huge! Each dinner is 2-3 meals. The staff is by far the most pleasant I have ever encountered in the Chinese food arena. read more

I was a little skeptical going into Asian Garden in Brunswick when the establishment had previously been a donut shop, but the ambiance was part of the totally positive surprising dining experience. Inside, the newly decorated interior was handsomely decorated with no resemblance whatsoever to the prior business. Food was served deliciously hot in very ample serving sizes. Eating at Asian Garden provided me with my first time tasting delicious Endamame beans. The white house Chardonnay wine was delicious but unfortunately I can't recall the name (sorry). Overall, the menu offerings are numerous and a diverse sampler of Asian cuisines while the portion sizes are ample as well as delicious. Recommended Asian dining with a nice view of Brunswick's Maine Street and Lower Mall Park, where summer concerts and a farmer's market creates summertime buzz. read more

ALWAYS great service. Good food. We have always ordered for take out and have never been disappointed! Will continue to go back for more!

I was there with my aunt Saturday. And, there were two kids in the corner with tons of toys, they appeared to belong there, one of them very loud and the mother was the waitress/owner, she was walking around eating, she even ate while she took our order! The food was anything but fresh, it had a rank, bitter smell and taste. We couldn't finish, and we left. Although we left a tip, I regretted it: the waitress/owner, actually cleared our plates and served another person's lunch without washing her hands. Horrible place, don't go there, even if you have to wait two hours somewhere else. read more

Food was very clean. Didn't feel like I eat Chinese food after. Not greasy at all. But not much food for the money. $43.00 didn't go very far. read more

My wife and I have gone here for years and always enjoyed their Chinese food when you're in the mood for takeout. But we ordered pad Thai from their Thai menu for the first time last night, and it was unbelievably bad -- a plastic tub of white noodles and chicken strips with almost literally no perceptible eggs, tofu, tamarind pulp, fish sauce, dried shrimp, garlic or shallots, red chili pepper, or other traditional ingredients. Whoever was cooking didn't have the slightest idea what pad Thai is supposed to be like -- and didn't bother to look it up. Other than that, it's a fine place. Sorry about the one star. read more

I think this is our fourth visit. We like the lunch plates. We've tried orange chicken, General Tso chicken, sweet & sour pork, and pepper beef. We've also had fried rice, all the different soups, spring rolls, and egg rolls. We like it all! read more

I have had some descent meals at this establishment. However, the last two visits have not been enjoyable at all. First of all, the owner,rather than hiring a wait staff,has gone the cheap route and employed his children, who are barely working age. They have no clue on serving. Simple basics, such as glasses of water, silverware, or even offering of tea... None of these were done. Secondly, the food was terrible! We ordered a coconut soup, chow fun noodle, stir fried green beans, and sea weed salad. The 'chicken' in the soup and chow fun was equal to your 'mystery 'meat category.. Slimed, no flavor, and cut into strips? This did not resemble any chicken I have ever scene. The sea weed salad was marginal.. Kinda hard to screw that up. The only positive mention would be the drinks- THATS IT! We left hungry as we lost our appetite when we ate the so called chicken. A $45 tab, and we will never go back. I suggest you look for Asian food in the Portland area.. Because Brunswick just doesn't hold a candle In The wind. read more