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    Bamboo Garden

    4.1 (224 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Fresh and tasty local fish!
    Jenny Y.

    Amazing Chinese restaurant in Oakdale! Unexpected high quality authentic Chinese food in a small town. Friendly service and family operated, highly recommend.

    Garlic String Beans and Beef Chow Fun with Black Bean

    Delicious Hong Kong style food!! Inviting and comfortable and incredible staff! Tommy is a gem! He welcomed us right in and made us feel like old friends! He explained the menu answered all questions and we ended up with a meal that suited us perfectly! We stopped in by a lark on our way to Sonora and we liked it so much we had to stop again for lunch on our way home a couple days later. Definitely worth our stop!

    Qin Z.

    Food was amazing & the service was excellent!!! The fried noodles are also good and the soup is delicious!!!!

    Garlic string bean
    Shilpa G.

    Mmmmm - this food hit the spot! Stopped by for a latish lunch - our server was so friendly and had a great sense of humor, he made a due note of our vegan order and kept up the lively chatter with us and other customers as we waited for our food to arrive in the cozy dining area. We tried the vegetarian sizzling rice soup with the rice crispies which totally hit the spot on the collllld foggy afternoon. We also enjoyed the other dishes - ma po tofu, vegan fried rice and garlic string beans! What a lovely discovery!! We even asked the server if they could open a branch in our town!!

    Sandy G.

    One of the best spots in Oakdale for Chinese food! The food is delicious! It's fresh meat and great portions at a fair price!

    delicious Singapore style rice noodle, so satisfying

    Excellent, the food is excellent and service is great..I was hungry and thirsty, they serve me hot soup and delicious Singapore style rice noodle, so satisfying

    vegetable spring roll

    Food was hot and delicious. Service was fast and wonderful. Restaurant was clean and comfortable. I ordered lunch special beef with vegetables, chicken chow mein, chicken fried rice, it also came with a cup of egg flour soup, and a spring roll. I also ordered a recommended secret menu dish called Singapore rice noodle dish. It has beef, chicken, shrimp, pork, eggs, really thin noodles, crispy vegetables. It was absolutely delicious and after I tasted it, I couldn't go back to anything else I ordered. It's not on the menu. You have to ask for it. I'm posting pictures. I found it because someone else posted a picture of it and I went to the restaurant just for this dish and I showed him the picture and he told me what it was. I highly recommend you ask for it and try it. It was $15.49 I believe..

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    Andria Y.

    It's American Chinese menu, not authentic Chinese. Basing it on this fact. Great service. Quick with the food. I'm giving this 5 stars because for American Chinese food, the flavors are great. We are Chinese, and we were coming down from Yosemite. We asked the server what was good and he was super honest saying nothing really "authentically Chinese," so we got garlic string beans, salt and pepper shrimp and Hong Kong Chow fun. I have to say, the string beans and shrimp flavors were on point. Server cautioned us that the shrimps did not come with shells (Chinese like shrimps with shells), but we were ok with that. Seasoning and the crispness were perfect. Would stop here again if we pass by.

    Orange chicken was perfect!!
    Nichole S.

    I was in Oakdale yesterday and my grandma wanted Chinese. I was nervous because I've had a bad experience in Oakdale before as far as Chinese food. So I found Bamboo Garden and it got decent reviews. So I took a chance. I ordered a veggie fried rice, orange chicken, chicken chow mein, and veggie spring rolls. Business is located where the Kmart used to be next to Mountain Mikes & the Dollar Store. Across from Save-mart. I ordered my food and then did my shopping at the store. I got a call that my food was done shortly so it didn't take too long. I was surprised how close business was to save-mart. The lady who took my order & checked me out was friendly! Business was small but looked clean. The portions were huge!! I had dinner for that night and the next as it was just my grandma & I . Next time I may order less or order a individual meal. Food was actually good. Wasn't greasy & had a decent flavor. Best I've had in Oakdale for sure!!!!!

    orange chicken dinner combo, was packed with orange chicken, couldnt resist a couple of bites lol

    me and my boyfriend come all the time and they always treat us with kindness and hospitality!! Big portions always and their food is always fresh! inside the aroma is wonderful and it is very comfortable, clean, and very roomy! we always go here for when we crave chinese food

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    Great service and authentic Chinese food! The waiter Tommy is very passionate about the service and offered us a lot of off menu options.

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    The best! We love it! Food is a lot!!!! Service is very friendly! Love this restaurant

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    Great food and good portion! The service was really great! It's nice to support a local family business!

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    Amazing food services, awesome food and a awesome experience "try the honey walnut shrimp"

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    9 months ago

    Orange chicken is so good!Food is so delicious and the service is very good highly recommended!

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    Online ordering was simple. Food was ready on time for pickup and was quite good. Staff is friendly.

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    Great food! Lovely customer service. Helped us order and made sure we were satisfied :)

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    Food was amazing and Tommy our waiter was super cool. Nice family owned restaurant with huge dinner portions.

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