So, here's what I have to say after trying the same dish three times over the past six weeks. Six weeks ago, I ordered General Tso's Chicken for lunch for the first time. Oh boy--it was so fresh and delicious! I enjoyed it so much that I decided to order it again a couple of weeks later, curious whether it would be just as good. I can tell they always make it fresh per order because the chicken is never dry or overcooked.The sauce is the perfect amount, making it even better. I highly recommend it!" read more

My son has been obsessed with orange chicken and instead of a commercial restaurant chain I wanted to find authentic spot. This place is run by a family, it was quiet and clean. We ordered orange chicken, with rice lunch, shrimp and lobster sauce, with hot and sour soup. All the food was delicious. The lunch came with egg rolls or soda. We opted for both. Very reasonable cost for the portions. My kiddo said it was the best lunch ever! read more

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Another great meal! We ordered delivery direct from the restaurant and the food arrived hot, fast, and very tasty! The sweet and sour chicken was great - very flavorful and tender. The crab Rangoon was very crisp and flavorful, as well. read more

We tried this for the 1st time, I ordered the combination platter with mixed Chinese vegetables, I will start with the rice. Traditional New York Chinese rice is not yellow in color, it is brown. Most Chinese restaurants in this area cater to the Spanish with yellow rice. My husband is Spanish but he agrees the brown colored rice tastes better. The vegetables were cooked perfectly and they give you decent portions. I would not order from here again as the rice was bland tasting. read more

The most horrible Chinese we've ever had. Wanted a treat for my husbands birthday. The reviews were good. Not sure what they do to their spareribs but they were disgusting and inedible. I've never tasted anything like their sauce ‍ pungent almost bad tasting. And not fresh. Dry and barely edible. Never ever again. Place was disgusting and needs the board of health to do a complete inspection read more

Bamboo Garden - Spareribs Chicken Ho Fun (no flavor) 95. Beef with Snow Peas, salty and mushy beef!! ‍ - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

We love this place. Moved her from Rhode Island so we are use to NY style Chinese food. This is the closest we can get. We recommend this place. read more

Food is so delicious, service is amazing and very affordable for quality and portions size. You will not regret it. Give it a try you will will love it. Richard read more

My family and I visit my mom nearby this restaurant and it's become one of our regular take out locations. It's the best Chinese restaurant we've found in Florida. Florida doesn't have many good ones, but this one is good. I didn't like the egg rolls, but all our entres were very good. The chicken is all white meat. It has tables inside, but it's all take out. read more

We just had lunch here and it's good. If you like NY style American/Chinese food, you will like this place. I had the Szechuan pork and the boss had the shrimp with veggies lunch special. It comes with pork fried rice and a choice of soda/water or an egg roll. I also ordered the hot and sour soup. Both our meals were tasty and it's the best American Chinese we have had here in Sarasota. The hot and sour soup tastes different than what I normally have and had button mushrooms, but it was still tasty. Prices are more than fair If you want a good Chinese meal, check it out. read more

Bamboo Garden - Hunan chicken lunch special with pork fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Still looking for my go-to Chinese Restaurant. Updating my previous review I'm confirming my average 3 Star rating. There were three orders for this visit. My order was Pork Egg Fo Yung. The helping was very generous. I had three separate meals--two dinners from the patties and a lunch from the pork fried rice. The patties were rather bland as was the rice. Additional seasoning would've improved the meal. The sauce was a typical brown gravy and was provided in a separate container. I ordered the combo meal so an egg roll was included. The egg roll was large and once again a bit bland. My wife has Beef and Broccoli. She commented that the beef was tender. That breaks from many other restaurants where the meat is chewy. She enjoyed her entree. My only concern is the beef was rather scant. The order was a combo meal. the next time I order it will be for the full entree to ensure a more generous portion of beef. One of my granddaughters enjoys Pad Thai which was not on the menu. I ordered Lo Mein with fried tofu. The noodles were generous but the tofu portion was very small. She did enjoy the meal but wanted more tofu. The restaurant advertises NY Style. Not sure if it qualifies. read more

Most solid Chinese food in SRQ! Always hot and portions are big! If you want good Chinese food this is your place!

New to the area and extremely picky with our food!!! Bamboo Garden was excellent and the food was better than expected. Very fresh and great flavor . We will be going back soon... read more

We had vegetable fried rice & egg rolls. Food was OK, fried rice a little bland, but plenty of veggies. Food was on time and hot.

The food was excellent. Best I've had in four years. Very generous portions. Human chicken and orange chicken were excellent. Egg drop soup was perfect. read more

I am from NYC and decided to eat here because of the sign they have outside saying "ny Chinese". I felt like they were challenging me & daring me to try it. Well, it's nyc style Chinese food, Bamboo Garden has won the ny challenge, they're legit. I ordered chicken in garlic, it was delicious. The egg roll was a bit bland but you win some you lose some. I will be returning and trying other dishes in the future. I was pleasantly surprised. Hallelujah! read more

Bamboo Garden - Bamboo Garden - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Tried this place for delivery one night since it's right next to my Publix near my house. I thought most of the food wasn't bad, but some things about it were untraditional, and definitely not "New York style". First off, the website is pretty bad and needs to be redone. The digital menu is different than the additional .pdf menu offered, which is different than the hard copy menu I got with my food. So for a first order, we just kind of had to wing it. Probably shouldn't have three different menus floating around out there. Out of everything we ordered, the egg rolls, spring rolls, and crab Rangoon we're definitely tasty, and prepared the best. They were out of all egg foo young and moo shu dishes(not sure how that's possible, or have ever encountered this problem ordering Chinese) , so we settled for pad Thai; it wasn't bad, but just different, with no peanut sauce either. I don't know if they forgot it, or just don't make it with it? Probably shouldn't have gotten a thai dish at a Chinese place anyways. Lastly, the sesame chicken and rice was unpopular. The chicken was very good quality, but was served in large chucks with very little sauce. And the rice was below average, and a tad mushy. All in all, the fact that the two entrees were below average, being out of two sections of the menu in the moo shoo and egg foo young, and the delivery taking 75 minutes to get a half mile, we unfortunately will not order from here again. read more

Quick service! We had Crab Rangoon - delicious and a big portion of 10! I had the sesame chicken which was very good and my husband had General Tso's chicken and he said it was very good. The fried pork rice was a bit dry and not a lot of flavor but there were some nice fresh chunks of onion throughout and chunks of pork. We both had enough left over for lunch the next day! Very good value for the portion sizes! read more

It's OK. I had Mongolian Beef and Kung Pao Chicken. I also ordered spring rolls. I received both fried rice and white rice. No dish stood out. The fried rice was yellow, otherwise it was white rice. All dishes were mundane, there are s just not much to brag on. Sorry. read more

Very good lunch I should get food from here more often. I walked into a clean place with a happy order taker with a view of the kitchen where you can see orders being filled by an experienced pair of cooks. I did not order ahead but others that came after me did for both eating in and taking out, and everything went along smoothly. For me, it took less than 10 minutes for an order of General Tso's Chicken. Even though they have a handful of tables I got my food to go and headed out. Being covered in a sweet sauce, General Tso's Chicken is not a good dish to review. I also don't know the difference between New York Chinese food and Chinese food from someplace else. What I can say is the chicken was in lots of nice nugget sized pieces, I liked the brown rice, but mostly the flavor was that delicious sauce. The taste and size and visit made it a 5 star lunch for me. read more

Bamboo Garden - General Tso's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I enjoyed the meal here, got it to go, of course. The food was great, and it's good for your local take-out place.

Very surprised. This place is location a Publix strip mall and walking in I did not have high hopes but the appearance and taste of the food was fantastic. General Taos chicken with pork fried rice with an egg roll and sprite for under $11 is a definite return next time i am in a Sarasota. read more

Bamboo Garden - General Taos Chicken, Egg Roll, Pork Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

We have ordered from here a lot lately and it is truly a wonderful NY style Chinese restaurant. We are picky and tried many places before finding this gem. Things we loved (so far): fried rice, General Tsos chicken, pork Hunan, chow mein, egg rolls, chop suey, soups, Szechuan shrimp.... Even the free noodles and fortune cookies were good. read more

We stopped coming to this location when it was NY Chinese because their prices were increasing and they would often run out of things. Then I noticed a name change and discovered they have new owners. Tried them and we were very happy with the food and the service! read more

I'm from Chicago and we came here and ordered the sesame chicken, egg rolls, chicken fried rice and vegetable lo mein. Everything was so fresh and tasty. I definitely will come back when I touchdown in Sarasota. read more

I really liked it when it was NY Chinese. So far,the new owners don't measure up. I'm disappointed. Example: the fried rice is not the same, & not enjoyable. Used to be my go to Chinese. No longer! read more

Delicious and nicely seasoned. Service is always speedy and the staff are cordial and friendly. Haven't had a bad dish yet. Love this place. Clean too!! read more

Word is new owners have improved the food. I have not try them again yet. I could write a comment without rating. Sign out front says Grand Opening. read more

Good Chinese is hard to come by in Sarasota. With that being said its not the best take out, but not the worst here either. I'd call it a step below mediocre. The biggest turn off was the open screen door in the kitchen..insect/flies could come right in. Not good when you don't have a great immune system, & this is FL. Food was typical strip mall pre-fab Chinese take out. Thought it was a little pricey for the quality. Tip: the Crab Rangoon comes in a large portion but is very onion-y, mildly sweet. I wouldn't recommend them unless you like strong onion flavor. The onion overpowered the crab & cream cheese. read more

Bamboo Garden - Crab Rangoon comes in a large portion but is very onion-y with mild sweetness. Wouldn't recommend unless you like a strong onion flavor. - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I was never a big fan of this place in the beginning. BUT after they changed owners and management early Jan of 2019 this place has done a complete 180! I wasn't a big fan of it before, but the new ownership is absolutely incredible. they have the most amazing food filled with so much flavor. My girlfriend is one of those health nuts and she told them her dietary restrictions and they went out of their way to come up with a new recipe just for her and it was delicious. This is my new favorite restaurant. Its good and affordable and the staff is helpful and friendly. read more

Bamboo Garden - Custom order made by the owners themselves. - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Wow! Yelp was right on the money with this restaurant at 4 stars. I went in and order pork fried rice, general tsao's chicken, lo mein and beef and broccoli. The pork fried rice was not bad and had good flavor. The general tsao's chicken was sloppy with too much sauce that made it soggy. The lo mein was legit and had great flavor with good tasting veggies and protein. The beef and broccoli is also very good with the beef being soft and velvety and had a good mix of sauce w/ broccoli. Overall, not everything was a hit but it was definitely above average Chinese food. Give this place a try! read more

The restaurant had a huge mess with kids stuff all over on one side. A lot of people working some wore a mask some didn't have it on properly hanging off ear. The food was ok. Wasn't the best ever and was not terrible. The fried rice was not yellow like NY style is. It was like brown like soy sauce on white rice w peas and carrots and onions in it. The rice lack flavor. Non of us was impressed with it. We ordered Orange Chicken was not spicy at all. General Tso chicken was just ok. Also sweet n sour chicken it was decent wasn't horrible. The young boy that took order was super nice. read more

This is a great spot to order and eat. The only downfall I have had is the last time we got food from here it made us sick... though, this was the first time in the years we have been going that it's done this to us. Maybe they just had the food out too long before cooking?? I don't know, but we will go back. Thank you to the awesome people that are always in there. read more

Bamboo Garden - They made this by request! It was good! - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Really great Chinese food. Not greasy at all and full of flavor! Highly recommend the General Tao's chicken and Singapore noodles.

Amazing!!! Great Food... Flavor and spice was perfect!! Always looking for a good Chinese food spot!!! If your looking look no further... read more

Bamboo Garden - Szechuan chicken!!! - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Delicious. Great food. Get the pork fried dumps and lo mein with pork. Its the best Chinese takeout in town.

Well I have to update my review unfortunately this location has been sold and changed hands and while they spruced up the front my first order of $27 for lo mein sesame chicken and a large wonton soup was truly unacceptable. Everything in the chicken seem to be preheated and the lo mein had a very strange smell and taste to it it might even be one star I believe the name to Shanghai Gardens or something like that read more

Just what I wanted, and just what I ordered. Wonton soup had good flavor. I'm an Egg Foo Yung person, and theirs is delicious.

Customer service was great but food was not! $44 worth of food that was just not good. The sweet and sour sauce was not even red, we weren't sure what kind of sauce it was. Right now as I'm typing my stomach is bubbling. Not sure how this place got the stars it did. And on another note I am a native New Yorker and this most certainly was NOT NY style. read more

Very impressed! Tried it tonight for the first time and everything was delicious! Our go to favorite was great with everything but General Tso which was mushy so we just stopped ordering that but it's several family members favorite so it was a bummer. Tried this new place tonight and everything was great! We could rave about every single dish and the general Tso was crispy with great flavor...it was a bit overcooked but still delicious. This is our new favorite Chinese place for sure. Glad we tried it! We moved here 4.5 years ago and tried many Chinese takeout places that were much worse than we are used to. This place is the best in Sarasota in our opinion. :) read more

I have lived in Sarasota for 7 years. I'm from NJ and the food is not the same down here. This is the best Chinese food I have had. (We have tried almost every Chinese food place within at least 15 miles radius) Food is of quality. Flavors are spot on. Portions are big and prices are great. This is the only place we order from. read more