This place used to be the best Chinese restaurant in Ceres, but they have gone extremely downhill in the last year or so. My family and I will not be back again, for many reasons. To name a few; the customer service is horrible, the chow mien has an unusual taste to it, they gave me stale reheated cream cheese wontons, and my Mongolian beef had a measly five pieces of meat in the whole dish! I also find it ridiculous that if your order is "to-go" you can not have any soup, neither "to-go" alongside your order or to enjoy while you wait for your food to be ready. read more

This is my favorite Restaurant in town. They have great food and service. Would recommend! They service you a big amount ! We usually have to share with my sister because one plate is too much. Love there egg rolls, orange chicken and chow men. Their price for their food is great too. read more

This was my first visit, so I'm no expert about the place, but the food was good and the servings were generous. I was with a group of 8, and we had our choice of several tables that would have accommodated us. The Hot & Sour Soup was a bit strange, having a sweet tomato flavor that most of us had never experienced in Hot & Sour before. It was good, but unexpected. Things became rather noisy when another party came in and turned a TV. read more

This place is okay, I come here whenever I get the taste for chinese and don't want panda lol The food is really good not high quality but good. The workers are okay too, I like this little asian girl that works there she seems really sweet and I saw her working hard and serving us at the same time, I can't say the same for the short hispanic girl, (fyi i'm asian and mexican) she just never talked to us and had her nose in the air. I also asked for a box to go and a few of her friends came in and they were talking for a while it was annoying but other than that its very peaceful and quiet in there. The booths are huge though lol I feel like a midget in them. I gave 3 stars because some servers need smiles and not stand around talking to their friends that walk into their work place. -2 read more

Sometimes it's really good and sometimes it's really weird. If you order in the restaurant it's good, but if you order takeout expect all the noodles in the chow mein to be all stuck together as well as the fried rice. Food and customer service is always bomb as fuck though. read more

This food was wonderful. I ordered the Vegetable Egg Fu Young, rice, and sizzling vegetable soup. Waitress was helpful and helped us bag up our leftovers. Well deserving of five stars for taste, service and cleanliness. read more

Great place to eat, polite greeting when I stepped inside.. tasty food.. eat it while it's hot, if it gets cold then the sweet and sour or orange chicken isn't so great . read more

My boyfriend and I came here to get a bite to eat before heading off to the movies. When we walked in, lady at the desk gave no greeting and told us we can sit anywhere very rudely. We sat at one of the booths that we chose and she proceeded to ask us what we want to drink. He got a coke and I got a sprite. Both were flat. I didn't let that bother me as much. Then onto the food when she asked us what we would like to order, my boyfriend gets the Mongolian beef combination dinner and I get the orange chicken combination dinner and hot and sour soup as our side. Got our hot and sour soup 1 minute after we ordered and I already knew that they made this hours ago and just kept it heated. It tasted alright. And here is where I found things strange as to why I put a 2 star review... Not even 5 minutes have passed and our waitress (note: this is the same lady that was at the counter/desk) speeds to our booth and rudely drops my plate and doesn't say anything. 1, that was rude as hell and 2, does it REALLY take less than 5 minutes to cook a HUGE, and I mean ENORMOUS plate of orange chicken, chow mein, fried rice, egg roll, and fried shrimp?? My assumption is that they made this hours ago or even nights/week ago and just kept it heated. Same goes with my boyfriends combination dinner. I took a bite into each part of what was on my plate. Fried rice was too dry, fried shrimp and egg roll were previously frozen (who knows how old it was yaknow?) so it has a strange after taste to it, chow mein was really SALTY, and *cue the drumroll* my orange chicken was hot on the outside and cold in the inside. Meaning that these were FROZEN and then reheated. Another way you can tell if your chicken was frozen and reheated is if the meat is dry. My boyfriends Mongolian beef was chewy and previously frozen as well. Usually beef would have some sort of little toughness on it and it didn't. Mongolian beef was also salty as well. And he made the same comments as me with the chow mein, fried rice, egg roll and fried shrimp. Came into the restaurant at 4:40 pm and got the check and left at 5:20 pm because I couldn't stand the negative energy the waitress had. So we weren't even in there for more than half an hour lol. So my issues are with the quality of the food and also, Bamboo Garden needs to learn how to portion their food. It's way too much food all in one plate. Like how can that ALWAYS be a good thing? It really isn't. Especially when your food tastes pretty crappy and not fresh. Yes, that's definitely opinionated, but I guess the large portions really get people's attention since the combination dinner is ONLY $9.25. REMEMBER THOUGH, you get what you pay for and that would be poor quality food in large portions for a low price ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ read more

People talked shit about this place, so I wasn't going to try it. But since I'm new to Ceres and it's the only Chinese food place that I know of, I decided to try it. Glad I did. Overall good food and large portions. Their war won ton soup was the best I ever had, and the egg foo young was right up there too. I would recommend it to friends. So far so good. I'm sure I'll probably order something that I don't like, but for now I give two thumbs up. read more

Food is great, portions are even better! (I had an orange chicken combo& sweet and sour pork combo) rice and chow mein were awesome! Took my food to-go, the cashier was as friendly as she could be considering I was just picking up and paying for my food. Probably wouldn't sit down and eat here. Could use some upgrades and I noticed some of the booths were ripped. The storefront would probably get 2 or 3 stars based on esthetics, but the food is prob about a 5! I'd def order to-go again! read more

My Husband & I love their food, the lunch plates are huge! We always have tons of left overs to bring home. Orange chicken and the sweet and sour pork are our favorites. Way more authentic and fresh than panda. And cant forget the chili sauce, so bomb!! read more

Stopped by there for lunch,food was great as was the prices,omg they give you such large servings.....customer Service was real good n prompt...Will go back read more

My boyfriend and I tried out this restaurant for the very first time on Monday not knowing anything about it but we wanted to try it out because we enjoy Chinese food. We got the exact same plate, Garlic chicken, chow mein, & he got fried rice. We were feeling perfectly fine all day then on Tuesday morning it hit me hard. I got food poisoning from this place! I was vomiting, in the bathroom all day, fever, fatigue, stomach pain. Shortly after he got the stomach pain & been in the bathroom. I would never recommend this place to ANYONE. My boyfriend said the fried rice tasted like dog and I thought the chow mein tasted like rubber. If I could posted negative stars I would. read more

So I ordered the calamari, walnut shrimp, fried prawns, and the lemon chicken combo, and house fried rice. The calamari was very fishy tasting and tough couldn't even eat it. The walnut shrimp had no sauce and maybe 3 walnuts literally. The fried prawns were butterfly shrimp not the usual breaded fried prawns. The lemon chicken was very dry didn't even taste like lemon the fried rice that came with it in the combo was drenched in soy sauce and the spring roll that came with it tasted like it had bad/old cabbage in it very bitter tasting. The house fried rice had a decent amount of shrimp in it but had no flavor at all! Overall the food was not good the customer service on the other hand was good the two ladies that took my order were very friendly. I will not be returning due to the food quality. I chose this place because of location and that they had fried prawns and calamari. read more

I really don't understand why so many people are complaining. I've been eating here for years. We also get delivery and they are always super fast and polite. The food is always hot, fresh and tastes very good. My kids love the garlic chicken combo plate and beef broccoli combo. The Kung pao chicken is great also. Also give the cream cheese wontons and hot and sour soup a try they are both very delicious! read more

Finding good Chinese food is so hard, but this is hands down the best authentic Chinese food I've ever had!!

This place has great food and amazing prices! Did I mention they deliver?! It only falls short one star because the staff can be a little rough. Like smile and kinda act like you enjoy your job chicks! read more

I have been here about 4- 5 times. Service is fair (girls seem a little bit shy). I like all the dishes I've tried, but I have to tell you, they have the BEST Egg foo yong I can ever remember eating!! The shrimp is my favorite! And the soups that come with it is pretty great too! I would go there just for that alone! I eat here knowing I will have enough leftovers for 2meals at home! It's priced reasonable, and usually you can be seated right away! I highly recommend this little place! P.s. it's always been clean when I've been here! read more

Do you think you've had the best Chinese food ever? If you do then the Bamboo Garden must be your pick! I ordered cream cheese puffs,pot stickers,chow mein, fried rice, beef and broccoli, and sweet and sour! All of these were SUPERB!!!! I did order chicken in tin foil but wasn't to happy about getting it out of the tin foil... Some chicken did stick to it but other then that it was good... So if your ever thinking of a Chinese food COME HERE! You WILL NOT be disappointed! read more

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I didn't like this restaurant when it was a buffet, but I thought I would give it a 2nd chance when it changed ownership. Anytime before 3:30PM is considered lunch $6.50 after 3:30PM is dinner $8.50 & up, the only real difference is you're paying 2 dollars extra for a piece of shrimp and 1 eggroll, however the portion size is the same. I ordered the orange chicken combination dinner and was unsatisfied to say the least. The orange chicken was actually orange breading fried with a speck of chicken that would suffice for a mini eggroll. The fried rice wasn't at all flavor and the rice looked mushy and sticky as if too much water is added to the pot when it cooked. The chow mein was the only thing satisfactory and I still had a large amount of food leftover. I know my taste buds are probably more favorable of thai food so this review may sound picky, but I wasn't alone in this conclusion. It's safe to say I will not return back nor refer anyone. The place however does seem a lot more spacious and welcoming than the last layout, but the food isn't comparable to a 3 star restaurant. I would have to say FOOD 4 LESS franchise "Chinese 4 Less" is by far more tasteful than this place. I know the hispanic community favors chinese food, but if someone introduced them to Thai food; I have no doubt they would come to favore it more. read more

This place has amazing food, everything is excellent! Fresh and delicious! Great value. The servings are huge and the prices are very low!

Food is always good however the service HORRIBLE!! Apparently the owner thinks it is ok for his young daughter to be left in charge and working in Yoga pants while she sits at the front with her mouth full of food and just tells you "sit wherever" no hello or any welcoming greeting whatsoever. She also got the order wrong and treated us as if it was our mistake. Then once I finally brought her lack or manners towards her customers and stated she was rude she told another worker "Oh well, I don't care shes a Bitch" after this we decided to leave and she replied "theres the door!" in front of the rest of the customers eating their meals! She is an embarrassment for her parents who have probably worked very hard to establish their business and she really made them look bad. I will never spend my money there again! read more

My niece and I ate here recently, and the food was great. Had sweet and sour chicken plate. The staff was somewhat unfriendly (as others have said before). I felt like we were putting our server out by being there. Glad we stayed and ate in spite of lousy service. But probably won't be back, there's too many other Chinese restaurants around where they are glad to have you there. One more thing, I ordered a side of Egg Foo young. ... it was a disappointment, but the rest of the meal was great. read more

It's ok not the best not much flavor the Mongolia beef has tick pieces of weight with fat.... orange chicken didn't have great flavor either had it 2 weeks ago and won't go again I rather drive 15 more min and go to mei wei read more

Best Chinese food in Modesto!! After moving back home to the Bay area and coming back to visit family. The food taste the same!! GREAT!! most places food change after a year or so, but this place is consistent with taste & quality!! Great place, clean, & family friendly!! Definitely recommend it to all my friends. read more

First time here. Went during lunch. Decent atmosphere. Good sound level. Good service. Had the Kung Pow Chicken with Chow Mien and Fried Rice as well as hot and sour soup. The Kung pow was excellent. Fresh chicken. Chow mien was fair, fried rice was good. A little let down on the hot and sour but that could have been just miss. Price was really reasonable. Would definitely recommend and come back for lunch. read more

Food was good and portions were large. Prices are unbeatable for the the lunch special which includes a side of soup. Egg flower soup was the best I've ever had. Would definitely return. Customer service was excellent! read more

A friend recommended this place and I will say it's the best place in the valley! We had already given up on Chinese food in Modesto. Luckily Ceres is nearby. They hook you up and it all is very tasty! Their lunch specials are amazing and prices are reasonable. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Bamboo Garden - Lunch specials 11-3:30pm - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

Best hot and sour soup, and garlic chicken. And the plates are very well served. And the owner is a sweetheart.

This place used to be an amazing value and I would rave to family and friends about it. I noticed about 3-6 months ago the prices had started to slip along with the service. Quality as well with the hot and sour tasting like some bad sweet Ragoo tomato re-creation from a can. So, it's been awhile and today I decided to give them a try again. Well they've now removed eggplant entirely from all their dishes and I was told I would have to order an entire plate if I wanted tofu instead of flesh in my dish. The server was very good (one bright spot) and even told me that I could substitute tofu for chicken in a dish, than reniged on it a minute later when the boss told her that wasn't an option. That was the last straw, won't be back. read more

This is now my go to place. Garlic Chicken AWESOME! Foo Yung with their "gravy" YUM! Chow Mein and Fried Rice also very good. And as another diner has stated the best Hot & Sour soup around. Not everything is perfect here, but I am willing to take consistently good over inconsistency any day. I can honestly say I have not had a bad meal from Bamboo Garden EVER! So give them a try and you should not be disappointed. read more

This place is great if you order the right food. The rice, soup, and orange chicken are all amazing. The beef and broccoli is a bit bland and the chow mein is a bit greasy. Great value for your money. Decor could use a bit of an upgrade. read more

hands down favorite Chinese food. big portions. cheap bill. I like that it's a sit down restaurant, while still being affordable. love that you get a soup before your meal. the garlic chicken is amazing. my food always seems fresh, and I usually am able to take home a full togo box home that is a meal of its own. (while leaving super full) I recommend getting something fried though. (meat wise) once got a non fried chicken and it was not too good. the fried rice and orange chicken as well as garlic chicken is to die for. always have a craving for this place! read more

Bamboo Garden - awesome portions. awesome price, while not sacrificing flavor and quality. always super fresh. good staff. - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

I been coming to this place for some time now every time I come here I enjoy there food, they are very consistent on there food quality.

The food here is sooo good and your not waiting for ever and it comes out hot! This egg flower soup is the best I ever had!

(now what I say is not for anyone to not want to eat or want to eat here it's just my opinion). I came here to try the food because I love Chinese food. That's all I really eat. Now I won't say this was the best place out there but it was really good. I ordered pot stickers chow mien and sweet and sour chicken. Pot stickers were tasty and the sweet and sour was great. The chow mien I've had better but was not bad. If I don't like the food I would have left it but I took the leftovers to go because I did like the food. Also very friendly place. But I give this place 4 stars. Maybe deserves more but I have not tried everything on the menu. read more

I stopped eating here because the food kept making me sick and have diarrhea..ive tried a couple places and this is the only one that makes me sick amd the food was good too read more

This restaurant has been one of my favorite, I had very especial dinners with my love ones here before. but after tonight it has become the most horrible experience ever. The waiter expected me pay her even before I had made my order. I been coming to this restaurant for about three years already and I had never been charge before I ate. First, This is such a shame for the restaurant. Second, I knew they had a very poor service qualities and I didn't care because after all my food has always been what I expected. After this incident, the waiter (the person in charge) shall be a shame of herself. I was very hungry, the host was very friendly, but our waiter was not on the mood. I took this very personal because I had never been treated like this in my life ever, in any other places I visited before. Just because I am Mexican does not mean that I will not pay for my food or run away before paying. I work as hard as the people from the kitchen does. This is a discrimination that I faced tonight. I hope nothing but the best for the waiter. Instead of being open minded about the diverse people in this community they lack empathy for immigrant: this is such disgrace for such great restaurant. read more

This place is good! Super large portions food is always fresh and on time and they deliver! It doesn't get any better than that!

Orange chicken was great, green bean chicken was delicious - could have used a bit less garlic. Overall - I'm a fan.