been here prolly a dozen times... food is decent, lotsa choices, tho nothin overly special... price is ok, asso their service... its a safe bet eating here... lol. read more

Ok, so I know I shouldn't expect too much from Chinese restaurants service wise, but if it's that bad, it is very deserving of a bad review. Their food is mediocre, I have had better Shanghai food elsewhere. Chang's Garden is greasy, I had to drink a whole pot of tea just to make sure my body survives. What is so bad about their service is, they don't treat customers the way a customer should be treated. I walk in on an **UNPACKED** (meaning not-so-busy) day and only waited 7 minutes before they asked me how many people are in my party, yes I counted. I mean, if they were busy and all, I would forgive them but yeah, they weren't so there goes 1 star. Since I am much too nice, I like to give places a chance to redeem themselves and well, they kind of did not do that and there goes another 2 stars. Why? Serving me food that is supposed to be hot, cold. I've hung out with enough Chinese people to know what should be hot and what should be cold, so screaming at me that a hot dish is normally served cold is NOT ok. You might as well just give me a piece of raw pork and tell me that's how it's typically served. I mean, its not like I'm asking for a brand new dish, just heat it up. But yeah, I left the one star for it's cheap lunch specials M-F, regular dining prices are slightly more expensive for the exact same thing. Wow, I just wrote an essay, but point is: expect things to get thrown at you and get yelled at even when you're not wrong. At least for me, it was a bad experience. read more

Another XLB disappointment Portions are large, but lacking flavor Even the sauce is terrible Shanghai rice cakes are a BIG disappointment Service is horrendous; absolutely awful Have yet to try Gold's recommended dish read more

Been here a couple times with the boyfriend's family. To be honest, I rarely eat Chinese food so this review is coming from someone with very little experience in earing Chinese food. The times I've been there the staff was attentive. Not really friendly, but that's probably because I don't speak Chinese. Thankfully we've always had my boyfriend's mom there to order for us and communicate our needs to the waitresses. The food has always been good. I mean, I don't have much to compare, but I always leave the restaurant full and content! The fish fried in batter with seaweed is delicious! read more

This place has amazing Taiwanese style beef noodle soup and beef rolls. The beef noodle soup got to be the best in town. You just have to try it then you will believe me. The service is staff is friendly. They speak fluent Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese. The price is great for the portion sizes. read more

I went here because one of my jobs was comping lunch. My Korean superior insisted this was authentic Chinese and despite my trumping him with a full eighth of Chinese heritage, I went along with it because - free lunch. I enjoyed the meal well enough, but the flavors just aren't for me. The highlights of the meal were the beef rolls and the fried fish thingies (look them on the menu - that's what they're not called!). For the amount of food you get, it's definitely a steal - great for a family style meal. Despite having very different sorts of food, if you want my opinion, I'd always go with Din Tai Fung - which is in the same plaza - every time. read more

though not mind-blowing, chang's garden was a good and authentic introduction to specifically shanghainese food. i came here with a large group, and we sampled 11 dishes, some better than others. boiled peanuts: this is a nice little snack while you wait. it tasted faintly of allspice. photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741247627/in/set-72157606593507492/ pork ribs in lotus leaf: consists of a good-sized pork spare rib that has been wrapped in sticky rice with spices and then a lotus leaf. the lotus leaf imparts an earthy flavor to the rice and pork. the rice had a slight red chili zing, and the meat was so tender and moist it came easily off the bone. photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741248115/in/set-72157606593507492/ bamboo fungus with chinese squash: the squash was light and tasted faintly of rock but not much else. not exactly earthy, but of the earth. the bamboo fungus had a crunchy texture, and soaked up the tasty broth this dish was sauteed in. it was a little sparse on the fungus, which although it doesn't sound appetizing, was tasty and the better of the two. photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741249087/in/set-72157606593507492/ greens and bean sheets: don't remember exactly the name, but this dish had largish, green shellbeans with a diced green vegetable and thinly sliced tofu sheets. it was more interesting for the novelty. the bean sheet tasted like the way raw, freshly made tofu from an asian market smells. there really wasn't any sauce or strong flavor. it had more natural vegetable and tofu flavors. photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2742087002/in/set-72157606593507492/ seaweed fried fish: chunks of fish are battered with strands of seaweed and deep fried. it tasted freshly of the sea. my boyfriend liked it a lot. photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2742087512/in/set-72157606593507492/ five spice beef pancake: beef is thinly sliced and well done, wrapped in a fried pancake with green onions, cilantro and bits of cucumber. between the fragrant green onions & cilantro, i really couldn't taste the five spice. other people liked it. i thought it was interesting, but the beef itself was not overly flavorful. photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741250903/in/set-72157606593507492/ xia long bao: the pork filling was moist but not overflowing with soup as i had expected and had hints of ginger. photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2742089348/in/set-72157606593507492/ rice cakes: round discs of chewy rice starch are sauteed with pork, greens and scallions. it reminded me of chow fun, except chewier. i liked the slightly smoky taste. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741252351/in/set-72157606593507492/ steamed fish: can't remember exactly which steamed fish it was, but it was cooked in a dark, sweet and salty sauce with scallions. the fish had absorbed what sauce there was. it was flavorful, but i wished i had more sauce to drip over the white meat inside. photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741252779/in/set-72157606593507492/ tea-smoked duck: i was surprised by the tastiness of the duck. any hints of tea were subtle, but the skin and meat were good and neither dry nor too fatty. it would have been great if they had taken out the bones, though as it was a little hard to eat with the dough cakes. photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2741253603/in/set-72157606593507492/ tung po pork: i'm a pig. i can't help myself. this was my favorite dish. although the inside meat was a little on the dry side, i enjoyed the dark, sweet and salty braising sauce with hints of allspice and loved the pork fat floating atop and melting in your mouth as you envelop it with your tongu. it was like butter, but less creamy and more concentrated with pork flavor. photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2742091778/in/set-72157606593507492/ chicken hot pot with water chestnuts: the sauce was sweeter, saltier and thicker than the pork. it really needs to be eaten with the steamed rice. the chestnuts were a nice texture contrast to the chewy chicken. my pet peeve though was pulling out the little bits of bone. photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepupae/2742092702/in/set-72157606593507492/ the service started out a little rocky. they brought out the wrong pork dish--mu shu pork--and it took about five minutes of chaotic "arguing" with the waitress that it was neither what we ordered nor what we wanted. her english was a little rough, and she kept insisting it was good, which was beside the point. this was righted, and the rest of the evening was fine, with the food being brought out quickly and us getting attentive enough service at our large table. it's more of a 3.5 star place in terms flavor, but i give it an extra half for authenticity. read more

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This is one of the few formal Chinese restaurants I regularly visit and would recommend for people visiting. It serves both Shanghainese and Sichuan cuisines. The food is decent but not spectacular. It's suitable for family gatherings and celebration parties, but not for high end business dinner. If you can't eat too oily, you might want to remind them not to add too much oil in cooking because sometimes, the food tends to be on the oily side. My favorite dishes are: * Wine Marinated Chicken; * Pork Balls in Brown Sauce, aka braised lions head (Meatballs were very tender and mixed well with the glass noodles, napa cabbage, and bamboo.) * Boiling and spicy oil beef (Raw meat is thrown in and cooked right before serving.) * Steamed pork buns or xiao long bao. * Pork Ribs Steamed and Wrapped in Lotus Leaves Be warned that it's hard to find a parking in the lot during meal times. Service is ok. Although most patrons are Chinese, I found my Caucasian BF and other non-Asian friends love the food here as well. read more

good authentic food but only for big groups. It's always really packed with lots of families, mostly because it's the only restaurant of the kind in the area. Otherwise you'd have to go to San Gabriel/Alhambra/Monterey Park area. Servers do the best they can and the food is as good as it gets for the price. Parking is normally pretty "okay" but there are also other popular restaurants in that lot plus a big supermarket. The only times I've gone to this restaurant is for family gatherings. And only then is it worth it. read more

One of the best Shanghai / Hangzhou restaurant around in the SGV. Some of my favorites are their lotus leaves wrapped pork ribs, fish soup, seaweed battered fish, Glutinous Rice Dumplings in Osmanthus Sweet Broth, and my latest fav - taro pudding with red beans paste. Yep, they are very good and wonderful for a family meal. It is important to know, however, what to order from these places as they are authentic and good only for those few items that are their specialties and signatures. read more

Chang's Garden - Lotus leaves wrapped pork rib (mildly spicy) - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

First, a little bit of background: a few years back I spent a summer in Hangzhou, and couldn't get enough of the light, creative flavors of their local cuisine. Returning to the States, I discovered that the distinct taste of Hangzhou cuisine was nowhere to be found. I've been to Chang's Garden a few times and have always left satisfied, mostly on account of their serious skills in making Shanghainese dishes, which they are known for. Last night, in the company of family friends, we ordered almost entirely off of their list of Hangzhou-nese dishes. The highlights: - Sweetened Lotus Roots filled with rice: This dish tastes exactly as I remember it, with the lotus roots soft, chewy, and infused with syrupy sweetness. It's a bizarre appetizer even for someone who's grown up eating Chinese food, but I guarantee it is absolutely delicious. Remember you heard it here first! - Shrimp cooked in Dragonwell tea leaves: My favorite crustaceans go for a bath in Hangzhou's famous "imperial tea" before being lightly sauteed in white sauce. Unlike other Chinese shrimp dishes which are overpowered by the taste of pineapple, mayonnaise, and the like, this one actually tastes like shrimp, sweetened just a bit by the green tea. - Dong puo meat: I didn't order this Hangzhou favorite last night, but have had it here before on other occasions. I'm a bit undecided about this one, as the sauces that the softened pork is braised in is ecstatically tasty, but the preponderance of pig fat is a bit over the top for me. The one lowlight: - Duck meat in buns w/ cilantro and green onion garnish: I've never had this in Hangzhou but am told it's from the region. I'd pass on this dish next time because the meat is a too tough (though tender duck meat is pretty hard to come by), and the overall taste is too much like Peking duck to resist comparison. And my verdict is that it's not as good. Overall, Chang's Garden can hold its ground even in San Gabriel Valley's intensely competitive environment. The authentic goodness of their dishes and the palatable service and availability (call ahead to reserve on weekends) make Chang's Garden a solid choice for Chinese mealtime cheer. read more

Food was really bland and greasy. They also let local farmers come into the restaurant during business hours to sell their produces like flesh vegetables; some waitress were buying from the lady as well. Wondering if restaurant purchase the goods from this lady too? Does this person have the license to sell or she's an authorized farmer? Not comfortable to see that. read more

I should've gotten up before I ordered when one of the waitress came over and as she flipped her checkbook a nail flew onto my plate; guess she was cutting her nails before walking over. Ate here cuz didnt wanna wait 2 hrs for DTF but for $60 for 5 plates, I should've waited for DTF ESP at the end when I packed my leftover fried rice that I noticed a hair on the bottom of the plate - GROSS!!!! read more

Chang's Garden - Wtf! After scooping up my leftovers I noticed the curly hair! Yuck! - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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My favorite place. I hate moving from the area because I will truly miss this place. The tastiest place I have been too in the Temple City/Arcadia areas read more

Decent and authentic Chinese food. I love all their soup. Lunch special is a very good value and they have it up until 4:30 or 5? So sometimes I call in to order after work and pick it up for dinner for half the price! It comes with soup too. Their onion beef/lamb, eggplant and fried fish are delicious. Recommend getting a to go menu and call for pick up like me :P read more

When we're too tired to cook, when we want to spoil ourselves a little bit (we rarely go out to eat), our go-to place for Chinese is Chang's. Yes, we have to drive 20 stinkin' minutes to get there, but the food is worth hazarding the roads of Arcadia, full of Asian drivers talking on cell phones and driving with their knees (hey, I'm Asian, I can say that :-) The hot braised shrimp is spicy but also has some depth, and we love the subtlety of the mini bok-choy and black mushroom dish. I also like the seaweed fried fish (not greasy at all, and it reheats well the next day if you have any leftover). The appetizers of boiled peanuts is a nice touch, and we were given a green-bean soup as a free dessert once. I appreciated the sentiment, but the soup was only so-so. For some reason I always have to have Coke when I eat Chinese food. Luckily, at Chang's you get Coke/Diet Coke in a can -- I prefer that because the "Coke" you get from a soda fountain is always way too sweet. This place gets super-busy, as does the parking lot, so practice your defensive driving skills! :-) read more

I really wanted to like this restaurant, but mediocre food and lack of service gives this place 2 stars. With so many restaurants in the area serving very similar fare, I think that this restaurant should try harder in earning people's business. I came here during Saturday lunch, lunch specials are only available on the weekdays. The restaurant was full and there was a small wait. I took this extra time to peruse through the menu and decide what to try. My party and I were finally sat in the corner booth, which seemed like a nice private table compared to the rest of the tables crammed into the center of the restaurant. I didn't know it was so private that it was impossible to get the attention of servers. It took them about 10 - 15 minutes before they realized that we didn't have menus. This whole charade of waving and shouting to get service repeated itself about 5 times throughout the whole lunch. Really unfortunate because watching the other tables, the servers were really attentive. Not being able to make the trek from Long Beach to the San Gabriel Valley often, we wanted leftovers. After getting the attention of one of the servers, it was hard, we ordered: Tung Po Pork, Lotus Wrapped Ribs, Fried Seaweed Fish, Xiao Long Bao, Snow Veg and Pork Rice Cakes, Pancake Wrapped Green Beans and the Chive and Pork Dumplings. Dishes worthy of note: Tung Po Pork -- Though it is very hard to mess up pork belly, the sauce did have a nice sweetness complementing the pork belly. However, I felt that the pork belly could have been braised a little more for maximal melt in your mouth tenderness Fried Seaweed Fish -- A first time for this dish, the fish was fried well with a light batter and roasted seaweed, very crisp. Can definitely taste the seaweed, but it's not overpowering and goes with the fish. Lotus Wrapped Ribs -- Of all the dishes, this was the favorite. It comes three to an order. It's rice wrapping a spare rib wrapped by a lotus leaf and steamed. The rice filling is super flavorful, very peppery (maybe a little overzealous with the pepper shaker). The rib inside was fall off the bone tender and flavorful like the rice. Frequenting many Chinese restaurants before, I know I am not to expect 5 star service, but this was probably the worst experience yet. I give this place an extra star, for OK food and value. Will I return? NO. read more

They make some pretty decent Shanghainese food here. Which means most of the dishes are colorful and moist and go well with rice. I highly recommend this one fried fish dish....I never know what it's called but I always end up ordering it at Shanghainese restaurants. The fish batter sorta has seaweed so that the fish pieces look sorta green. When your entire meal is finished, they provide some Chinese deserts. All of their dishes are on average 8-10 bucks. Parking is plentiful. If their desert didn't do it for you, just walk across towards Genki Living or Bin Bin Konjac. read more

it doesn't feel right when you become a driver gig that passing your food services to customer but yet your manager treated and look down on us, by talking and pointing (plastic bag consist of customer food) without look at our face like we are some shit not need to be respected. Not all of us can speak chinese, but yet one of your manager or someone in charge on accepting phone order always speak or even mock by laughing or even talk loud in chinese by saying "da ma tek" yeah...I ask one of my chinese friend whats that means, and it comes out bad...very bad word. In this time of sorrow, your business must be rely on us or even rely on someone that is not as wealthy as you (the guy on the phone). So! behave coz karma is a bitch! I hope you know what I'm saying. read more

Me and my friend were craving chinese food and decided to check out Chang's Garden since this restaurant is always packed full of chinese people :) Their menu is HUGE. Most of the stuff I've never had or even heard of. We ended up going for something safe: shang hai style chow mein and kung pow chicken. This probably isn't thier best dish since most people were ordering all sorts of different items (stuff I didn't recognize).. But we were pleasantly surprised! The food was very very good and thier portions were also pretty big. Only downside is that its a little bit on the expensive side for chinese food. But if you stay away from thier seafood, the prices aren't too bad! read more

This place has great soups. Make sure you try the CLAM & MELON SOUP and the BAMBOO FUNGUS WITH SPINACH SOUP. I've come here repeatedly with my family since I was a kid, and my favorite dish is the PORK SPARE RIBS IN LOTUS LEAF. The pork is always super tender (falls off the bone), and the bones are also so soft that you can usually even eat them too. It's kind of a spicy dish, though, so be aware. I also love the fried red bean pancake dessert (dou4 sha1 bing3). read more

i cant count on how many times have i been here and always get the same thing whenever i come.. - seaweed fish is a must try. its $14.95 per portion and i really like this dish.. delish, crispy and yummy. best eaten when its still fresh and crispy. they also have other seafood me which you can see from this link (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/changs-garden-arcadia?select=0dS2WrJltjoKBz7YXeJUww#0dS2WrJltjoKBz7YXeJUww). - smoked and fresh pork warm pot $14.95 - another must get item.. i dont really eat the meat inside the soup but i do drink alot of the broth.. the broth is thick, always has the same consistency, and flavorful. they have quite a lot of varieties different soup for you to choose (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/changs-garden-arcadia?select=0dS2WrJltjoKBz7YXeJUww#kU8GxmimJS8v9F-8n5wYYA). ive never tried their other soup and always get this pork one coz i really like this one. - then come the chinese style fillet mignon $15.95. my aunt, whos with me decided to get 2 orders of this dish since many of us likes beef. it comes with alot of asparagus and gravy. while this dish isnt so bad, i personally dont find it special either. it is just okay and quite expensive for the small portion they give. heres their other beef option they have (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/changs-garden-arcadia?select=0dS2WrJltjoKBz7YXeJUww#wVKxwGvnYEzWdkZ86kb-8g). - sweet and sour pork. im not a pork fan but my uncle and relatives seem to like it. so i guess the pork taste pretty good. - 8 treasure taro $17 (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/changs-garden-arcadia?select=0dS2WrJltjoKBz7YXeJUww#q6QgCjAEmUbT-ptGVBQG3g). ive tried the 8 treasure rice but never have i tried the 8 trasured taro. i really like 8 treasure rice and im also a taro fanatic. thus, its almost impossible for me not to order this. i bought it to go and its pretty big. its good, the mashed taro makes has the right consistency and its not too sweet. but im not sure if its really worth $17.. plus, the menu said the taro cost $15.95 (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/changs-garden-arcadia?select=0dS2WrJltjoKBz7YXeJUww#AmjSFjjjxpP1egLfDiQ5SA), but they charged us $17.50 or something.. maybe they have upped the price?! if so, then they should change the menu as well.. service can be a hit and miss. if u come during peak hours, expect some crappy service. but if you come in the weird hours, when this place was close to empty, then you will get an awesome service. some waitresses are super nice and some are just super rude.. so i guess the service you get will depend on ur luck. parking can be a pain in the butt, especially with all asian (chinese particularly) drivers who doesnt really know how to drive and impatient. so plan accordingly. read more

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Comfort Chinese food, can't go wrong yummmm Favorites are the shanghai rice cakes (perf) and the xue cai mao dou bai ye (mustard greens edamame tofu skin). Not much to say except it's probably my favorite Chinese restaurant in Arcadia. True facts. read more

Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 Ambience: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 I have been coming here with my family for years because they serve some decent Shanghainese food. My favorites here are the green onion pancake (seriously though, I haven't yet found a place that makes it better than they do!) and their 8 flavor rice cake dessert. Everything else is good, but doesn't particularly stand out to me. Service is good too, but not outstanding either. They're also particularly nice to us since we're such old customers, so I wonder if they treat other people similarly. However, it's still pretty good service for an Asian restaurant. This place is a pretty good size, and it never feels quite that crowded even when they are busy. I really like the booth seats, and everything is well lit. But nothing super special about the decor. Would recommend this place for good Shanghainese food in the immediate area. I will probably come here for more years to come haha. read more

I've been coming here for more than 5 years, and it is still one of my favorite Chinese restaurants, even compared to the LEGIT Chinese restaurants in the San Gabriel/Rosemead area. I have tried just about every dish here and they have all been amazing. However, one dish stands out above all others - the pork spare ribs in lotus leaf - tender melt-in-your-mouth spare ribs covered with seasoned rice-based batter, wrapped in lots leaf, and then steamed to perfection. This dish makes me drool just thinking about it. I really want to give this place 5 stars, but the service can be pretty bad at times. During non-peak hours, the service is pretty decent, but it goes downhill very fast once they get busy. The usually-friendly and helpful waitresses become impatient and start ignoring customers, and they also start forgetting about dishes. At times it gets extremely difficult to flag a waitress down, even for a simple refill on the hot tea. I honestly think the service issue can be resolved simply by hiring just one more waitress during peak times. But we all know how Asian restaurants are with being "cost efficient". read more

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The food was okay, but heavy and a bit too salty. This is coming from someone who loves salty food. (And heavy food, for that matter.) I live right around the corner from Shanghai Dumpling King in San Francisco, and I frequent them regularly, so I'm used to Shanghai cuisine. While there are several Shanghai dishes on the menu, Hangzhou cuisine is different, and we only tried a few of the items, so we may not have ordered correctly. The seaweed-fried fish had an interesting, subtle flavor in the batter, but the fish itself was unremarkable. I enjoyed the lotus-wrapped spare rib, which is steamed in sticky rice. Good five spice flavor, and not too sweet. Plus, I dig sticky rice. The tea-smoked duck was well-cooked, but I couldn't detect the subtle flavor of the tea, and it was too salty overall. I would go again to try some of the others Hangzhou dishes (Tong Po Pork, West Lake steamed fish), but I'm not in a hurry to come back. Jonathan Gold claims that this place deserves a Michelin star, which I think is a huge exaggeration (although I like the idea of giving more down-home, local favorites Michelin stars). you haven't had Shanghai/Hangzhou food before, there's definitely some stuff there that's unique. read more

Chang's Garden can NOT compare to Giang Nan on Garfield Blvd.....No wonder Chang's Garden has to advertise so much on TV! Their food is just decent, but prices are very expensive.......One thing I do admit, this place is clean, but that's about it. Decent expensive food with clean environment, more suited for P.F. Chang's clientele. I'll stick with the typical authentic style with lower prices and better tasting food that will build up my immune system. We ordered: - Beef Noodle Soup (noodles were good, but soup tasted like express beef noodle soup in the package) - Peking Style Pork (not bad, but too much bone) - Veggie dish (tasty) - Kung Pao Chicken (Tasty) read more

Chinese restaurants come and go in this area, sometimes very quickly. Chang's Garden has been consistently good through the years, and is my standby for larger parties of 6-12 people. The cuisine is not region specific --- there are signature dishes from different parts of China. read more

Despite single serving prices, it's all family style. The beef noodle was so great. General tsao's was probably one of the worst we've ever had. Beef rolls were a bit weak on the sauce so on the dry side... Chicken noodle soup was bland. Would go back for the spicy beef soup but i'm glad we found this place! read more

I'm not sure about the somewhat scathing reviews previous, but this is by far the best Shanghainese food in the area... and I should know, I'm Shanghainese. My family has been searching for great food and have been bouncing from place to place and we have chosen this restaurant to be our main place to go. The thing with Shanghainese food is that you have know what to order. If you don't, you can very well find yourself stuck with something that may not be great. I second the choice of Dong Bo Pork as it is absolutely delicious. It's extremely fatty and sweet and close but not quite at the level of what you find at restaurants by Xin Tian Di in Shanghai. Another favorite of mine is the pork rib in lotus leaf. Everyone who goes orders it. It's especially good if you like spicy foods cause that dish has a kick to it. Another suggestion is the Shanghai fried cake noodles (Shanghai Cao Nian Gao). This place fills up really really quickly so be sure to get there early to beat the rush. Parking is limited, so you may have to find some spots on the street. There is no outdoor seating here. read more

CANTONESE LOVERS BEWARE! THIS IS NOT, I REPEAT, NOT, A CANTO RESTAURANT! Whew! With that said, it's time for a review! Chang's Garden specializes in Zhejiang Cuisine, and a bit from Shanghai. I came here with my mom and we ordered more than $60 worth of food. Um..yea, too much food for two small Asian ladies. We searched and scanned all the other tables before we ordered...that must be the reason why we ordered so much food. That and hunger. To Order: 1. Pork ribs wrapped in lotus leaves. This is a MUST! The ribs are soft and fall off the bones. It also comes with sticky rice! I would say this is THE Chang's Garden specialty. 2. Mrs. Maw Fish Soup (?). It's roughly $16 but totally worth it! One of the best I've ever had. I LOVE SOUP!! 3. Fried Seaweed Fish. I'm not a fried fish fan since I like my fish steamed, but this was really good! The fish was fresh, and they fry it right before serving it! YUM! The other things we tried, such as the green onion pancakes, are really not worth mentioning. Stick with the three suggestions above and you're good to go! Service and Ambiance: Typical of a Chinese restaurant. Loud and a lot of clattering and chattering. When you want something, be sure to holler and wave. This place is pretty expensive when it comes to Chinese food. If you want some good hearty, cheap Cantonese food, hop on over to May Mei restaurant, 5 stores to the left. read more

Overall experience is just a average but our sever is very friendly. In terms of food, it is not exceptional( they have a well known reputation in China, though not sure if it is the restaurant) taste average, presentation average and a little pricey. read more

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They're always busy, but when you get a table, the food is great. They have great appetizers and main entrees. Personally I recommend the chicken lettuce wraps to start off with, then the pork roast and shanghai rice patties. Gotta watch how much I eat there, becuase I have to keep an eye on my girlish figure. :-) The only pain is the parking. Sometimes, it can be a pain. read more

I come here all the time. The food is good. The service is great. The prices are reasonable. It's my go to spot when I want chinese food.

I would have to try this place again, and I might change it to a 5 star restaurant. This place pinged our radars after we found out it was on Jonathan's Gold Top 99 restaurants in Los Angeles... When we got there, got seated straight away, no wait on a Sunday night. The waiters were friendly and service overall was decent. The food here is pretty interesting. They use common chinese ingredients and cooking styles, but most of their dishes are not conventional at all. There's clearly some thought behind the dishes. We ate pork wrapped in lotus leaves, and five spice beef wrapped in pancake, a fried fish dish, hunan beef and a soup. (My favorite was the pork and rice in lotus leaves, there was a spicy kick and it was hot, spicy and well cooked). read more

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Or, in this case, eat as the Shanghainese eat. Which is A-OK by me, because one of my all-time favorite dishes is Shanghai Rice Cakes. Oh lordy, I can eat that morning, noon, and night (in spite of the heaviness of oil)! I ordered it vegetarian style, and they substituted the meat with tasty strips of Chinese black mushrooms. Perfect! read more

Delicious Chinese cuisines. We visited there, the dishes are pretty good, and the price is ok.

Ok, so a review on a fairly authentic Chinese restaurant from a white guy? Yeah, well... I've been introduced to the real deal. My fiancee was born in Taiwan and has taken me all over San Gabriel valley for the real deal. So, now that's clear... Chang's has become one of our go-to places. There are certainly some dishes which are better than others, and with a little experimentation, you can figure out which ones are to your taste. I personally like the lamb and onion, wonton soup, spicy tofu,beef roll, scallion pancakes, spicy fish, sauteed veggies, and seaweed fish. The Bao and dumplings are ok, but there are better places to go for that. The food is consistent, always good quality. The wait staff is actually polite (gasp!). Though, I do have the benefit of a personal translator who does the ordering. read more

Really disappointed, I'll never order food from this restaurant again. Unhealthy foods; so fattening and Xiao Long Bao tastes poorly.

Have you ever been to one of those restaurants where the wait is long the service is either OK or even plain bad but the food is so good that it makes you forget about all the pain you experienced getting that first bite into your mouth? Well, Chang's Garden is NOT one of those restaurants. I just came back from there and can verify the long wait and OK service but not mind blowing food. It is important to note that if we didn't have to wait 30 minutes even with a reservation or had better service, I think I could give 4 stars for the food. So far though, Chang's Garden seems well, like Chang's Garden and not mine. I went with 12 people so I can't remember all that we ordered but I'll review what stood out for me: First we had an appetizer (ping puhn) that was off the normal menu. It was a combination of their sliced sweet lotus, duck in Hang Zhou Sauce, Roasted beef with Five spiced flavors, jelly fish and sliced gluten. In my opinion I like the sliced gluten the most. I've been there before where they used to have a garlic style jelly fish but unfortunately, this one was just plain jelly fish. So the appetizer was OK. We also had a shark fin soup which was more flavorful and less starchy than most places. 4 stars. Long Jing Shrimp: pretty good. Tangy. Tender. Easy to peel off the shell. 3.5 stars House recommended Steamed Fish: This really depends on your palette. Most of me and my friend's PARENTS really liked it but the "younger" 20-30 year olds were a little more ambivalent towards it. Sea Cucumber with Brown Sauce was good but not a stand out. Snow Cabbage & Shredded Pork w/ Rice Cake was good but I prefer the Shanghai Style Rice Cake from Mei Long Village. Asparagus with Ginkgo was a new dish that I hadn't tried before and it was pretty good. Unique. It didn't have too many contradicting flavors to adulterate the two vegetables. It was just a nice garlic stir fry. Finally, at first, I didn't know what it was about their Eight Treasure Rice Pudding that made it so good. I just kept eating it. There was a smorgasbord of good flavors in it, from Chinese dates, to read bean and stuff I don't even know the name of. But then the big ah-ha moment came and I realized that it was simply the sugar that made it so good. Nonetheless, it was a nice dinner desert. Not my favorite ever but at the same time, not bad. Actually, even though this totally crosses cuisine boundaries, I certainly wouldn't have minded having a Cafe Bizou bread pudding right then and there. Overall Chang's Garden was pretty good, except for the wait and service. Oh, the service: one or two of our dishes came much after we were done with the main course. They said they were backed up in the kitchen. Also, they were so busy that there would be times where getting tea or drink refills was not easy. I want to go back and try their Shio Long Bao so I can rate Chang vs Mei Long Mano y Mano, dragon y dragon (Shio Long means "little dragon") but until then, Chang's Garden is just Chang's and not yet my Garden of frequent choice. read more