How have I never reviewed China Garden? I've been so many times throughout the years, it's honestly…read moreone of the only solid dim sum places in Irvine that still have the rolling carts! Those definitely add to the experience, but I find that lines are pretty long in peak hours, so I did takeout recently. We came pretty late around 2:30 PM so we weren't sure if they were still serving dim sum, but thankfully they still had everything we wanted to order! Everything is good here, but my go-tos are the sticky rice and ham sui gok. You can get anything you want from a dim sum experience here!

Mother's day 2026. This place was packed. We arrived at 12:04 pm. Asked for a ticket and was told…read morethe wait could be between 30-50 minutes. That is reasonable just by looking at all the people who are waiting outside when we arrived. Number 85 was called, we are 12 for the next batch, they do skip some numbers to accommodate the smaller group and within reason-they have smaller tables for two. It was not as chaotic as it looks even though the restaurant is packed. All the dim sum carts are rolling and they are selling it fast. We made our move and successfully got what we wanted. A nice lady waiter helped us grab 2 more containers of meat baos (siopao) for our to go. We had our fill and really happy that we made it on time for all the yummy stuffs they offer. We went home happy and satisfied. Still working on our to go today.

My family and I go here at least 2 times every year I absolutely love it it's an annual thing I do…read morewith my family every year it takes a while to get there like 2 to 2 1/2 hours to get there but we are okay with it because it's worth it and we get to get so much food that's worth the wait and drive

I met up with a friend for dinner last night and was excited to try this place. We ordered the dim…read moresum plate appetizer, a great way to try bao buns, shrimp wonton, etc. it's a ton of food and very tasty. We shared the honey walnut shrimp, very tasty, very fresh. Overall, the food was really good with generous portions. Service was very friendly, we were welcomed in and served tea and hot and spicy soup immediately. Everyone was very attentive when we arrived, we just found it a little difficult to actually pay and leave. Ambiance was family oriented, like extended families dining together. Although we sat near the middle of the restaurant, we still felt privacy. I liked this place. I'd go back.

Influenced by TikTok and the $1 dumpling deal, but was blown away by the food! We ended up getting…read morea pot of chrysanthemum tea, an orange creamsicle smoothie, and 5 different dumpling baskets. Steamed truffle zucchini and egg: 9/10 Pan-fried truffle zucchini and egg: 10/10!! Steamed scallop and shrimp: 8/10 Steamed variety basket: 8/10 Hot kurobuta xiao long bao: 10/10 ($1 deal) Steamed chicken and mushroom: 7/10 It was so cool watching the chefs make the dumplings at the window, super reminiscent of DTF minus the long wait time! Will definitely come again to try other menu items too.

I really like their interior design and everything was very clean…read more we ordered both pan fried dumplings and regular dumplings and they were both pretty good. I really liked the pan fried shrimp ones and how crispy it was on the outside. the spicy chicken was pretty good and the shrimp fried rice was just okay nothing too special about it. i wouldn't mind coming back to try some of their other recommended dishes

I always saw Noodle Nest in DJ but this was my first time actually going in (definitely not my…read morelast). I didn't realize how big the portions are, because we definitely had a ton of leftovers. I would say we had 0 misses -- we would order everything again. If I had to really pick, the chicken dumplings + orange chicken + beef roll would be my go-to order. The beef noodle soup + xiao long bao + dumplings if I was with more people because it's HUGEE!! I forgot which fruit tea I ordered, but it was SOO good & refreshing - 10/10! It is located in DJ so parking was pretty intense on weekends!

When I told my daughter that this place has scallion pancakes and beef rolls, she wanted to come…read morehere instead of Kura. We came for early dinner and the place was pretty empty so I was able to get a full video clip of the restaurant. We ordered our usual beef rolls, scallion pancakes, and beef noodles. The beef noodles with eggs was the first dish to show up. It's slightly salty for my taste, otherwise it's decent. The scallion pancakes were very layered, probably one of the best looking ones we've ordered. The beef rolls were also one of the nicest presentations I've seen. They were perfectly wrapped and not a single green onions or cilantro fell off. Service was excellent. Granted there was only one wait staff but he was very attentive and observant. I saw a black dot on my plate, he immediately went to get a new plate for me without me asking. He constantly came to check on us and add more water. Overall, it was OK. It does have a huge variety of selection. Next time I would like to try more dishes and maybe skewers too.

Gods tasty clean food l, price is reasonable plus great services…read more Capt John Kaylor United Airlines

Super good dumplings were very delicious they're the best I've ever tasted my brother works there…read moreso I can see him the noodles and rice was very good. and I wish I can rate this 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 stars

Great experience! Good ingredients and service. The shrimp and fish are fantastic. The staff are…read morevery friendly.

I attended a wedding here last week. The food here was wonderful and delicious ! They have really…read moregood services here too. I highly recommend :)

Last night we went for our first time and my daughter's birthday! We had a wonderful experience!…read moreSince it was our first time we asked our server Hendry for suggestions and he was very helpful and super attentive throughout the night. We ordered a little bit of everything and it all was amazing. The food came fast and hot. Wish we could have had a bigger table because we had way too many plates. The restaurant was clean and the ambiance was great. Only downside if you had to go to the restroom it's downstairs by a little food court in the mall so I thought they were going to be dirty but surprisingly they were clean and well taken care of. Over all we had a great time and Hendry was great and gave my daughter a birthday dessert without us telling him anything. He over heard us congratulating her. I would definitely go back! Oh I gave it four stars only because the inconvenience of the restroom be separated from the restaurant.

AMAZING food and excellent service from Emily!…read more Quick service with the freshest food, no matter how busy they are. I couldn't recommend this restaurant enough. A+++

All these years later, Furiwa is still my favorite Chinese restaurant to-go. I love their Peking…read moreduck and all the different varieties of dumplings and buns. Each year for Lunar New Year they do the most amazing creative animal dessert buns. Adorable! It's also great having the Irvine location which is much closer to where I live.

This is a ghost kitchen…read more Meaning- they share the kitchen with the restaurant. You cannot eat at the restaurant itself. You have to order via grubhub or the restaurant's own website We sat in the restaurant that they were sharing the kitchen with and they were splendid with service - even though we were just waiting on our food. The actual food from the ghost reatautant is FANTASTIC!!!

I haven't been to this location since the remodel but I'm glad I went this past Friday! At first…read morethe service was a little rough, the host looked overwhelmed. But we got the best service from Theo! He was so sweet to me and my family and made us feel very welcomed. Theo introduced us to the menu, recommended the red rice roll and pork buns which we loved! The price is very reasonable in comparison to other dim sum in the area.

Food tastes great Service was good…read more We came in around 2 so no lines We ordered too much though

My husband YELPED this place and it has really high ratings and reviews so we decided to give it a…read moretry! It was 20 minutes away from the Pacific View Mortuary so we decided to come here after my husband visited his dad... GREETED UPON ENTRY! Quite nice and loudly by a nice lady! I believe I only saw ladies working in the restaurant which is pretty cool! Women power!! SPICY BEEF NOODLE SOUP: 10/10 I love the TENDONS so much!! They were nice and TENDER!!! Not chewy at all! The flavor of the broth is good and not too SALTY or SPICY so you can easily adjust it if you need more Salt or Chili oil...Better than SHANGS in Las Vegas in my opinion!!!... SPICY WONTONS: 9/10 The wontons were small and fell apart easily but, the sauce was DELICIOUS!!! It was such a TEASE because it was a small dish that was PACKED with so much flavor so I finished it as REVENGE!!! Mwahahaha!!!!... BEAN CURD WITH ASSORTED MUSHROOMS: 9/10 Loved the bean curds!!! I finished it too!!! There was only ONE MUSHROOM though so that's why I took off a point... SCALLION PANCAKE: 8/10 In not usually into it. My husband loved it and it reminded him of ROTI... PAN FRIED PORK DUMPLINGS: 9/10 It was nice and juicy! The portions were HUGE!!! Definitely had to pack this one home to finish it later... SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT!!! AMBIANCE was nice! The tables were set per close to each other towards the front of the restaurant so there wasn't much room to walk in between tables. It reminded me of the walkway that's similar to being on an AIRPLANE!!! If you are a Big person I would recommend sitting at the tables towards the back because there's more SPACE there!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND TRYING THIS PLACE !!! A & J RESTAURANT MAKES YOU WANT TO COME EVERYDAY!!!!

It pains me to write this, but after being a loyal customer for nearly 15 years, I think our time…read morewith A&J has come to an end. This has long been our go-to for Taiwanese comfort food, and while the flavors weren't always 100% authentic, they hit the spot. However, our recent visits have been disappointing. The restaurant has become incredibly "penny-pinching" with their service. I was recently told there would be a $1 charge just for a sprinkle of scallions and another $1 for a small side of clear broth for my dry noodles--requests that were never an issue before. Furthermore, when we ordered extra noodles for my son's beef noodle soup, the original portion seemed intentionally smaller, defeating the purpose of paying for the add-on. Between the degraded service and the "nickel-and-diming" atmosphere, it is no longer worth the 30-minute drive. The vibe has changed, and the pleasure of dining here is gone.