We ordered our food to go, which was a quick process. We were surprised about how the food tasted since reading other Yelper's reviews made this place worth visiting. The prices are about costly. The crispy rice soup was salty. The other dishes that we ordered tasted as if it were prepared with the same broth or spices. Beef chow fun was lacking flavor. The honey walnut shrimp was not exactly fresh. It has a different taste. I would not consider returning here and prefer other Chinese restaurants. read more

Today I ordered the chicken fried rice. & I found a dirty egg shell. This is unacceptable! read more

Bamboo Garden - Egg shell - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

Wonderful Yu Shiang pork as the lunch special. Great service and huge portions. Typical American Chinese food, comforting and expected.

I've experienced very few good Chinese restaurants in this area, so I am happy Bamboo Garden serves tasty Chinese food with friendly customer service. Good sized portions, great variety in their menu, and reasonable price. read more

The service and food is excellent as well as plentiful. Makes for a wonderful meal. The menu is extensive with very reasonable prices.

I was in the area and found this place on yelp so I thought I'd give it a try as it had good reviews and was very close by. I ordered the vegetable chow mein and pork potstickers and they were both so delicious! It was lunchtime so they were pretty busy but I was able to order my food and take it to go without waiting too long. I'm very glad I found this gem and will definitely be coming back! read more

Bamboo Garden - Vegetable Chow Mein - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

So good! I enjoy coming to Bamboo garden with my family during lunch time. Their honey walnut prawn lunch special has been a favorite of mine! The salt and pepper pork chop has the right amount of crisp and it's not too salty either. The portion sizes are good as well, they give a lot of prawns and besides the fried rice, it also comes with a choice of soup. Service is really friendly so it's worth coming back to. read more

Bamboo Garden - Honey Walnut Prawns Lunch Special and Salt and Pepper Pork Chop - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

Mother's Day of 2023 our son suggested Bamboo Garden. Food was fabulous with high quality ingredients cooked to perfection, service left us feeling cared for, & cozy-clean family feel decor!!! We have been back several times since... including my birthday last weekend. Albert made our celebration so special. We now have a place to go treat ourselves while creating great memories. Oh yeah-almost forgot the following: The Honey Walnut Prawns are AMAZING!!!! Best I have ever had as they are gigantic, fresh, lightly battered, & cooked to perfection. See You Soon Albert;-) read more

Bamboo Garden - Mother's Day 2023 - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

Happened upon this place while running errands today and came in for lunch takeout. Only spent 5 minutes here but had a great experience. Very friendly staff, offered and gave us ice water while we waited for our order (seems like a small thing but feels rare these days). We were told our order would take 20 min because of a large party, but we were out much faster. And the food is delicious too! Highly recommend! read more

the food was pricey but sooooooo delicious! i woke up this morning craving some beef and broccoli

Bamboo Garden is a stellar example of American Chinese food. Miss me with that ever arguments you might have about it being "authentic" Chinese food - it is authentically American Chinese food! Rant over, onto the good stuff! BBQ pork chow mein - 10/10 the portion sizes are MASSIVE, at least for takeout. The noodles weren't greasy at all, tasted very fresh and the pork was also great. Hot and sour soup - 10/10 and again, huge portion sizes! The large is actually two big containers, so keep that in mind. My husband and I got a large and had soup for a couple days, which honestly wasn't a bad thing. The flavor and consistency were awesome. Fish filet in black bean sauce - 10/10 the fish was super tender and the sauce was flavorful. Great ratio of fish to bell peppers and onions, and the leftovers actually reheated very nicely! Overall don't overlook this place! The food was also ready in less than 15 minutes for takeout, which was much appreciated on a Sunday when we realized we didn't want to cook. Next time we'll eat in - the restaurant itself looks clean and welcoming! read more

Had take out from bamboo garden and it was delicious. The lunch special was a good sized portion of both entree and side. I got the Mongolian beef with chow mein. The Mongolian beef had great spice level and as much as I love onions, it did have a bit too much onion to steak ratio. The chowmein was basic, no veggies in it but mixed into the Mongolian beef sauce gave it great flavor. Lunch special comes with appetizer choice of fried wonton or spring roll ( unfortunately I didn't get my requested spring roll or a substitue of wonton) and choice of soup. I had the hot and sour. Was a decent hot and sour soup. Not the best I've ever had but I ate the whole small container. It's about 1/4 pint size of soup. The pork potstickers are pan fried with the perfect amount of crispy dough on the one side. I'm curious now to try to chicken potstickers that are stated to be deep fried. Will definitely try bamboo garden again! read more

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First time trying this place I was saying exceptionally delicious. I had the chicken satay appetizer with steamed rice for lunch. It was absolutely delightful. Very flavorful but definitely recommend it again. read more

I have been to this location for chinese food since I was a little girl. It's not what it is now but at least it's a house for chinese food. I picked up a to go order for Christmas Eve. We don't cook anymore since my grandmother is a bit picky. I came in and I presumed they were short staffed and a very direct woman asked me if I had a to go order. She asked me what I ordered instead of asking for my name or my phone number. Regardless, we got the correct food. The food was decent - Nothing to write home about. I am glad they were open on a holiday. Review #18 of 100 in 2023. read more

Bamboo Garden - Take out Xmas Eve 2022 - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

I have zero complaints. Definitely the best Chinese food I've had in the area and the customer service was great! Our server was super friendly and suggested things that she thought we would enjoy & she was right! I'll be back! Please follow @sutonashari on IG & TikTok for more foodie content and reviews read more

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Remember "The Golden Willow"? Best Concord Chinese for years. Then the owners retired and shut down. Sad day. If you've been trying to find that Golden Willow style, Bamboo Garden in Martinez is as close as it gets. Especially the Hunan Chicken!! read more

I'm honestly so surprised this place isn't packed everyday... The food is amazing, authentic, fast, and has no MSG but has TONS OF FLAVOR! Very friendly and accommodating customer service. read more

Bamboo Garden - BBQ Pork Fried Rice, BBQ Pork Chow Mein, Salt and Pepper Pork Chop - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

The food is amazing and the staff are absolutely amazing. I've never eaten in but it's great for when I'm too tired to cook!

Always good food, with a big selection and it's always easy to order staff is always friendly.

This location has always been a Chinese Restaurant ever since I was going to St Catherine's in the 90's. We recently saw they had changed ownership, we decided to give it a try. We arrived before 6pm on a Friday, and it was quiet... sans all the Grub Hub, Uber Eats, and to-go orders. There were A LOT of them (we are definitely still in a pandemic!) Speaking of, don't forget your masks and proof of vaccinations! We ordered the Crazy Horse Beef (upon recommendation of the owner), Cumin Lamb, and Salt & Pepper pork chops. The Beef was decent. Good flavor, minimal kick; like broccoli beef but with zucchini, onions and peppers instead. If this was supposed to be hot, it was definitely geared towards people who think pepper is spicy. The Cumin Lamb had great flavor. I feel like they missed the mark here. They SHOULD be breading the beef, frying it, then adding in the sauce. If they do this, it would be a home run. But since they don't, the texture was IDENTICAL to the crazy horse beef. I couldn't even tell it was lamb. The texture was exactly like the crazy horse beef, but with Cumin. Flavor wise, perfect. JUST BREAD IT! Salt and Pepper pork chops were great. Crispy. Fresh. However, It feels like Salt Bae went a bit overboard when it came off the wok. They were OVERLY salty. We were able to salvage some of it by wiping/shaking off the excess salt, but when we come back (and we will come back) we will ask them to go easy on the salt. Overall, a great establishment, with what I can tell is a great owner. He was so charismatic, nice, and helpful. Good luck, sir. We will see you again, and hopefully raise those stars up with some more recommended dishes! read more

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I tried out this place from reading reviews from others. I was impress how good this place is. I went during lunch and I was impress what I order. I love the taste and reasonable price of my lunch. I like this restaurant that I will give it a try again soon. read more

Bamboo Garden - Szechuan Beef - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

The food was really good, however the vegetarian chicken dishes do not contain any vegetables, which was very disappointing.

Just had Bamboo for the first time. Absolutely delicious. I would recommend the honey walnut prawns- best I've ever had. Staff was very friendly and very fast! Thank you!! read more

My family and I love Bamboo Garden. We think the food is a cut above the rest of the chinese places in the area. It has become our go-to and we've never had a dish we didn't like. Thank you Bamboo garden. read more

Large portions! Little oily but overall good takeout experience. The chowfun is very good.

Ordered War Won Ton and Hot Sour Soup on 2 occasions this past winter. My wife loves the Won Ton when not feeling good and I prefer Hot and Sour. Chicken Noodle hard to find when you're sick! Take out service is good. Friendly staff and the place has plenty of seating. read more

The fried rice and shrimp chow mein are good. Not bland like some places. Kung pao chicken was spicy with nice flavor. To go orders have been a little longer wait, but if you're hungry for some delicious Chinese food, this is your spot. read more

I ordered salt and pepper fish, honey walnut prawns and beef chow main and every dish was great!

I'm usually not someone who craves Chinese food (I've gotta be in the mood for it), but I was making some returns to the UPS store next door, and the scent of Chinese food actually made me walk in the door. It was a chilly day, so I thought it would be good to order soup. I ordered hot & sour soup to go, and ate it back at my office. It was plenty for two days, and hit the spot. While I was waiting, there were several people who walked in and sat at tables. It's nice to see that they have a good amount of clientele during the week. read more

09/16/24- Called to order for pick up. The lady taking the orders sounds unfriendly and in a rush saying "What Else? what else?!"Ordered 3 kinds of chow mein- House special, vegetables and beef. And two kinds of fried rice- House special and Beef. They were just typical fried rice, bland, nothing special. The beef cut is so huge, not the finest meat. My main concern is how quickly the fried rice smelled spoiled. There's only one way for the fried rice to spoil that quick- the rice was old or most likely from yesterday or cross-contamination from old and new combined Or just plainly old/spoiling. The weather was not even hot nor warm for the rice to spoil quickly. Not a good thing. I was expecting that I will be able to eat it the following day but after I pick it up around 1PM and by the time it's 5PM- it starts to smell like it was already spoiled fried rice. It shouldn't be like this. Can't go cheap to customers by doing this. People paid for a fresh food and expecting to taste some edible food. Chow mein was just okay. Bland and oily. Paid $69.73 for 3chow mein and 2 fried rice. Not worth the money, the drive and the toll. I was expecting a high quality food based on the reviews and at least a good customer service. Will not be coming back for sure. Too hype on reviews but not even close to a fair one. read more

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Amazing service with friendly greeting at the Front Door as you enjoy large delicious portions of well seasoned and balanced items. Cannot talk enough about the incredible service. read more

My 100th review! =D (finally!) ............................................................. Decent food, decent prices, though I've only ordered takeout. Service is pretty fast. The lunch special/during lunch hours is what I usually go for once in a great while if it's a weekend or work from home day. I don't really have a favorite yet. Of the two recents I've tried.. cashew chicken and sweet & sour chicken.. I liked the 2nd one best. The pieces of pineapple in the dish were really good and fresh and the sauce was really good, too. With the lunch special, you need to select a side - steamed white rice, fried rice, or chow mein and a soup, egg drop or hot & sour. I prefer the steamed rice over the fried and haven't tried the chow mein, but anything other than steamed rice is $2 extra and not really worth it imo. Maybe the chow mein is really good though, idk. And be sure to request a fortune cookie in the notes if you want one or you won't get it in my experience with most places these days. read more

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I visited for lunch yesterday, hoping to try the highly-rated food. Upon arrival, the restaurant was not overly busy, but nearly every table was dirty--either occupied or still piled high with plates and debris from previous guests. I waited approximately 5 minutes to be seated, which I didn't mind. The host seated me at a table, but that is where the service completely broke down. I was not given a menu at all. For the next 20 minutes, I was completely ignored. I tried multiple times to make eye contact with and call over the staff, but they were preoccupied with clearing the backlog of dirty tables. After the 20-minute mark, a staff member finally approached my table and dropped off a glass of water. As he did so, I immediately asked for a menu, but he walked away without acknowledging my request to continue clearing another dirty table. Despite the positive reviews I'd read, the lack of basic customer service was unacceptable. To wait over 20 minutes without even being offered a menu, let alone having my order taken, is a significant failure. I was eager to try the food, but I ultimately walked out. read more

I always come here when I'm not feeling well and I need wonton soup. When my mom comes to town it's mandatory that she gets her Honey Walnut prawns!! Beef chow mein, spicy broccoli beef, shrimp fried rice, sweet and sour pork, and cashew chicken, it's all delicious read more

Bamboo Garden - Sweet and Sour Pork, Cashew Chicken, and Wonton Soup - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

So i drove out... i was hangry , like 2pm. Friendly service. Clean and fast service. Great lunch special for$14. Honey walnut shremp is great. Food was fresh and hot as in temperature. Their hot tea is exactly how i like it. Overall its a great place. Will come back to try the Mongolian beef and Chowmein. read more

We just had dinner and kung pao chicken like always was delicious! :) Definitely be back.

Love their lunch special! The Mongolian beef is our favorite but be warned that it is actually a medium spicy.

We went to Bamboo Garden today for lunch and absolutely loved the food I was looking for some spicy shrimp dish with vegetables and the gentleman helping us suggested Schezwan shrimp. It was not on the lunch menu but he said they can make the dish for me The soup they serve with lunch specials contains chicken broth. My husband ordered Kungpao chicken with fried rice ($1 extra) and liked it. Service was great and we got the piping hot dishes right away. We will definitely be back to try the other items on the menu. read more

Bamboo Garden - Kung Pao Chicken Lunch Special (with fried rice) - Chinese Near Me - Martinez, California

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The friendliest staff! They have given me a good deal the past 2 years for Lunar New Year. I have had to bill order fortune cookies for the preschool I work at. Their fried rice, chow main, and wonton soup is a hit in my house. Enjoy! read more

So good!! My sisters took me here for my birthday lunch!! Left so full!! The service was awesome and they were so nice!! Great portions and very fresh!!! SO GOID!! Coming back, for sure!!! read more

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