We ordered the food but apparently the waiter forgot. Wait for 30 mins and someone come to ask what we ordered.. service is terrible, never come to here again. read more

We came for Christmas and loved it. There was a line, but it didn't take too long to get seated. While we were in line, we asked regulars what to get, and we ordered that. Both of the dishes we ordered were marvelous and we took half of it home. The staff was very personable, though they were extremely busy. The only way I'd improve it would be to allow half-orders so we could get more variety and just order as much as we need. I'd like to have veggies as well as a couple of main dish servings for the two of us. Actually, if they had some items that were certifiably gluten-free, I'd be in heaven, but that is rare in Chinese restaurants in Arcadia. Because we only went there once, I can't tell you what it's like to order random things off the menu. The items we got were each about $15-16 and I saw items that were closer to $12 and some around $20. I would love to get a small sampler plate to have a more balanced meal. Hot tea was included and was replaced without our asking. No rice was included or offered with what we ordered. If you know what to order or are adventurous, give it a try. Try the seaweed fish and wrapped pork ribs first and go from there. read more

In general, the servers are very nice and friendly. There are a lot of variety of food, and most of them are tasty.

I went to Chang with my friends last Saturday. The food is good, but the waiter is not friendly. I just asked a few questions when I was ordering, but he behaved like very unhappy, and walked away without a word. Though he brought back iced water, it was still rude to do so. And the circumstance was really noisy. Maybe come back again, but certainty not expected to be served with the same guy. read more

Went there on Christmas eve with my family, and we enjoyed all the dishes. The Steamed Pork Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf was our appetizer. The pork, fragrant with the lotus leaf, was steamed through and you can cut it with chopsticks. Honey ham sandwiches was a favorite, and reminiscent of childhood memories in Taiwan. Xiao Long Bao (or steamed pork dumplings) had homemade skins that held the soup in until the first bite. We requested less oil and less salt, and they actually did just that for us, which is rare for a Chinese restaurant. read more

$7.95 for pork chop w/ pepper & salt lunch special with soup and rice!!....let me tell u!! This place is the business!!!...life on the road brings many places my way!!! read more

Our family regularly goes to Chang's Garden for both eat-in dining and take out. It's also our go-to place for out-of-town guests. The onion pancakes, xiao long bao and dungpo pork are must haves! But there's so much more to choose from, something for everyone! While sitting in the dining room, I spot several diners ordering their dishes by pointing to what's sitting on the tables next to them. I recommend trying a variety of dishes. You'll end up with a lot of food, but they hold up well as leftovers to take with you. read more

Chang's garden is a Southern Chinese food restaurant and it is one of the best in the area. A lot of authentic dishes including sweet and sour pork, "Wuxi" pork, "Crystal Shrimp", and "Yan duo" soup. If you like Shanghainese/Hangzhou food, you need to try Chang's garden. read more

It's good for lunch and dinner. The stick rice spare rib wrapped in lotus leaves taste very good.

Very authentic mixed Shanghai and Taiwan style food ! Good portion and friendly people.

I really like this place! It's pretty expensive though, as far as Chinese food goes. But it's quality. It's a Chinese restaurant that knows its audience, who generally are more willing to spend a little more rather than go to Monterey Park for the same thing. The parking is a little hard to find because this restaurant is squished in the same plaza as Sinbala, a grocery store, Yogurtland, and a couple other popular places. The service is pretty good (signal when you want more tea), and the wait is decent. I get the Shanghai Rice Cakes, which are delicious. Boyfriend likes the Seaweed Fried Fish and says it's really flavorful without being fishy. My sister can't get enough of the wontons in red hot sauce. I wouldn't come here for the xiao long bao, though. I'd rather go someplace that specializes in it, like Mama Lu's. You eat family style here, usually. If you come during lunch, they'll give you a complimentary bowl of the soup of the day. My favorite was the hot & sour. Quality of food: 4.5 Service: 4.5 Decor: 3 Cost: 3.5 read more

I was first introduced to Chang's Garden while reading the Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones. In the acknowledgements, the author credits the owner, Henry Chang, with the recipe for the pork ribs steamed in lotus leaves that play an important part in the book. After her amazing descriptions I knew I had to try them. Unfortunately, I think that I may have expected too much because when I finally had them they were just okay. The rest of the food was pretty average as well. Not bad by any means, but nothing extraordinary. read more

good food but It takes a long time for our oder to come and very very pricy . They gave me a blueberry pineapple in a pitcher and its warm not a dash of coldness. food selection is great I would come back here hopefully the will improve the service. read more

Been here a few times, the food was great! But...lunch special menu items were bigger portions and cheaper than weekend regular menu items (even though it was the same exact dish?). I don't know why it happened...but I'll only go when its weekdays now. read more

We ordered: - Steamed chicken: The coldness of it and its plain corpse-like color was a bit offputting at first but I tried a bite and it was actually pretty good. - Rice Cakes: kind of stir-fry style thin slices of rice cake with veggies and pork, all mixed in a dark and delicious bold sauce. - Seaweed fried fish: This was my fav.. blows any fish & chips or fried anything I've had out of the water. Super juicy, moist fish covered in a light seaweed embedded batter. It was so awesome that I had the urge to high-five someone after I took my first bite. I asked for seconds on this one. - 5 spice beef in a pancake (?): not too sure exactly what it was called, but there's a picture of it on the menu and it looks like a burrito that's sliced into 6 pieces. It was flavorful and it really felt like I was eating a chinese burrito. I asked for seconds on this one, too. - Pineapple Shrimp with Mayo: Exactly what it sounds like and there's also a picture of this on the menu. The soft batter on the shrimp was pretty good, but once I ate like 3 or 4, I got sick of the mayo. - Bitter melon: I guess this was too O.G. for me. I think you gotta have an acquired taste for this but I thought it sucked. I tried eating a few of these, but ended up having to chase it with the pineapples from the previous entrée listed above. I also tried their chinese beer, the one in a large green Soju-like bottle. Not bad at all. The service was the typical flag-your-own-server-down as expected at a traditional Asian restaurant like this. Located in the very affluent baller-esque Chinese area of Arcadia. The parking in this plaza SUCKS. There's like 50 businesses in this tiny shopping strip, and there's about 30 parking spaces. In addition, the drivers suck - some guy we were waiting on literally made an unnecessary/accidental U-turn in his own parking space just to get out of it. And one last important note - the food health inspection dudes gave this place a "B" rating, but my friends say "if it ain't dirty, it ain't good!" So don't worry, I only had minor diarrhea and vomiting the morning after. Just kidding. I was fine and I'm still fine (its been 2 days). Cliff Notes: Seaweed fried fish is bomb diggidy yo, it makes me wanna do the wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle! read more

Explained to the waitress, in Chinese, that one of us is very sensitive to MSG (or chicken powder) and to ask that they not use it. For the dishes we ordered that should have been possible, but they clearly did it anyway, had a bad reaction, which is unmistakable. I know some things have it already in because of marinating, but for what we ordered it should not have been the case. read more

I love Chang's Garden because it's authentic. Everything is good, but I highly recommend the baby spareribs wrapped in lotus leaves and the fried tofu cubes, and the tofu cooked with marinated Chinese vegetables and soybeans. Dinner is expensive, but the lunch specials are reasonable. Jonathon Gold likes Chang's Garden too. read more

Walked in because we didn't want to wait for food in the same Plaza. They got us a table very quickly and did not rush us. The food was delicious, will come back!! read more

This restaurant is ICKY dirty. Read above average reviews on Yelp and decided to try it out. What a mistake. The food was average, service was good but the place is fithy. We sat a a booth by the window. There were all kinds of grease, finger prints, smears all over on the glass. The floor was disgusting. The dining room wasn't well maintained. Gosh, if the dining room is so obviously dirty and icky, I wonder what the kitchen looks like? read more

Absolutely the best Shanghainese food I've had in California. Period. The fried fish was delicious however I wasn't a huge fan of the seaweed in the batter, but the fish was very fresh and oh-so tender! Some of the food was quite spicy, but it was a very flavorful spicy, not just the "burn-a-hole-in-your-tongue-spicy", so it was good. I'd recommend coming with large parties to try as much as you can! read more

Went there a couple times and they even open on Thanksgiving day. The authentic Shanghainese food is always good and satisfactory. My husband especially like the noodle inside the beef noodle soup. read more

This use to be a good place but it has gone done hill. Now I find this place worn, dirty, greasy, and the food quality is not half of what it used to be. Now it is just another typical dirty greasy worned out Chinese restuarant with bad service. read more

Disappointed at the food quality. Huge portions, but not flavorful. We ordered the recommended dishes. The fish soup was bland with stale fish smell. Pork dish was dry. With so many choices in the area, I doubt we will be coming back. Not recommended for family or friends. read more

Chang's Garden is one of the best Shanghainese restaurants I've been to. The Madam Sheng's seafood soup is a full meal in itself. The Tong Por Pork is one of the best executed. The skin in the Xiao Ling Pow is not too thick and the buns usually come unbroken. The green onion pancake has lots of flavor and is not too oily. The only exception is the Tea Smoked Duck. I find it to be dry and hard. The fried tofu with pork and bamboo shoots is one of my favorites. I come here whenever I want Shanghainese food. read more

One of the BEST Chinese restaurants in SGV. Period. We've been going to Chang's for years now. True, they're not the CHEAPEST Chinese rest around. But if you want GREAT Chinese food with efficient service, it's hard to beat Chang's. Too often good Chinese restaurants come and go. Staying Power is not one of its virtues. I think a lot of Chinese owners open restaurants to make a quick buck, then 6 months down the road when you go back, you realize the food has changed along with the owners and help staff. Chang's is NOT that type of place. Mary, the manager (and maybe co-owner?) runs one helluva TIGHT ship at Chang's. Just one glance from her at one of her waiters and they will jump at will. Wait staff is hardly ever doodlin' around. The place is rarely less than BZ (a good sign of its food) and the wait staff is hopping around to keep their customers happy. Hardly the food ever arrives less than piping hot, one of THE "Pet Peeves" of Chinese customers -- gotta have their grub PIPIN' HOT or else HELL will break loose !! Standout dishes include: "Spareribs in Lotus Leaves" (surprisingly spicy for a Shanghai dish). The Seaweed Fried Fish Fritters (a GOTTA-HAVE ) which has become THE one dish all customers seem to LOVE at Chang's. 9 out of 10 times, this dish arrives looking like it's been soaking in oil for hours, but it's done with a light touch at Changs. There's hardly any oil on the serving plate when the fish is all gone, and it ALWAYS gets eaten up in a frenzy when it arrives at our table. It seems to be THE one dish that is at EVERY table whenever we go to Chang's. Yes, it's THAT good ! The house special Dan Dan Noodles is bland looking, but very HOT if you gotta have your Sichuan fix in a Shanghai restaurant. The Stir Fried Tofu with Beef and Scallions is DELISH ! The tofu is not the soft kind, but fermented and hard, which makes it very suitable for stir frying. This dish is one of my faves at Chang's and goes very well with a hot bowl of rice. If you're on a non-carb diet, be forewarned the Stir Fried Tofu with Beef almost requires some rice to make it wash down nicely. If you're REALLY hungry, go for the Sizzling Rice with Ham and Greens (another Shanghai specialty dish), which arrives -- you guessed it -- SIZZLING in a casserole clay pot. The portion is HUGE and we always have enough left over for a doggie bag. It tastes even more delish the next day when you reheat it b/c the rice has soaked up the flavors from the ham and greens. Yum! Contrary to what many have recommended, I do not think their "Tung Po Pork" or the requisite Shanghai pork shank dish is one of the standouts. Other Shanghai restaurants in SGV, such as the equally superb "Shanghai Restaurant" on 2nd floor of Tong Lin Plaza or even "Great Shanghai", both on Valley Blvd in San Gabriel, have a big edge over Chang's on this dish. Tung Po Pork is a great test of the chef's skill. It starts from meat selection to cooking time and the degree of heat used to cook the pork. For some reason, this dish arrives looking like a Poor Man's Pork Shank at Chang's. The color is pale and the meat is surprisingly overdone. But their waiters ALWAYS recommend this dish. Well, we learned to say "No" on this one. Madame Sung's Fish Chowder is also overrated. There are few dishes to avoid at Changs, but def the Tung Po Pork. Stay away from that one. There are two party rooms in the back for special gatherings or for more privacy. Make sure you reserve your room EARLY b/c this place is BZ, and justifiably so. Tables are situated with just enough elbow room between guests. It's not overly tight, but I wouldn't call it spacious either. As a nice touch, they have a large Plasma TV hooked up on the wall that is usually tuned to ESPN or CNN. So if you gotta have your news with your meal......If you do decide to go on Friday or Saturday nite, be prepared to wait up to 45 mins for a table. The parking lot also gets crowded b/c it's shared with other stores in the strip mall and a large grocery market. We've tried so many Chinese restaurants and always make a point to go to Chang's once a month for good food. They've maintained their level of consistency in their food and service, which is almost a rarity these days among Chinese restaurants in SGV. Chang's has earned their stripes for sure. read more

After using my credit card to pay for a bill, and reconciling my statement with the receipt, I noticed they slipped in an additional $5 to my charge (I had signed for $105, they charged me $110) - be sure to check your credit card statements after dining here! read more

I had my doubts about Chang's Garden when I first saw the restaurant. This was because they received an A grade from the health department. Speaking from experience, good Chinese food = lower grades; 'B' is for Best and 'C' is for authentic Chinese. The first bite proved me wrong. Their Tongpo pork is one of the most tender slabs of pork I have put in my mouth. It just melts. The eggplant with spicy garlic sauce is the best I have ever had anywhere. The Chinese bacon has nice tender cuts of bacon - chewy but not tough, that have been salted and put in chili oil. it has that perfect bite of saltiness with a mellow spiciness. The lotus root tasted like boiled chestnuts - subtly sweet and tender. Their fried fish with brown sauce was also good, but had very little meat. The beef rolls were good and better than 101 Noodle's. Chang's represents the typical expectation I have of a good Chinese restaurant - affordable, crowded, large selection of items, lots of Chinese customers, and good food. Their style of cuisine is supposed to be representative of Southern China, Sichuan, etc. Be forewarned, authentic Chinese food almost always means greasy - drink lots of tea as a countermeasure and you will be fine. read more

Came her for dinner a few times. The food is decent. It I find too oily. There were some dishes that was decent. I have never picked the Reataurant. It was picked by the group and I just come along. read more

Best Chinese restaurant ever! Juicy buns are better than Din Tai Fung. All the ladies are so friendly.

I visited this restaurant on thursday afternoon between 3:30 and 4pm. We walk in. Got greeted and took a seat. Stopped by because my sis read some good reviews on yelp about this place. We took a while to order because it was our first time here and needed time to look over the menu. When we finally ordered and my sister asked about the soup of the day that is supposed to come with the lunch meal but for some reason the waitress said they didn't have any. They ran out! I found that odd and asked about the soup... Basically they said there out and there's no other soup we can get in replacement. Okay. So the waitess says they only serve the soup (from lunch specials) for three hours starting at begining of lunch specials. Which is from 11-4 pm. I found that weird and this was not stated on menu so we were kindly expecting and wanted that soup. We were starving. So i say okay no soup, can we get a side in replacement of the soup while we wait for meal? The answer was no. So my sis ordered Kung Pao chicken. About 10 mins later the waitress comes to our table and drops off two soup bowls. Okay I thought they didn't have any. So I realize these people are most likely lying to us about the soup and we felt like they were treating us differently bc we aren't Asian, which has happened to me many times before. It was irritating bc first they say no then yes all the while their menu states otherwise. My sis and I were not impressed with the service and being lied to, but the Kung Pao chicken was good, but I've had delicious Kung Pao chicken at other restaurants. I highly doubt I'd be back. The 3 stars are for chicken not service. read more

this is the place my friends and I go for Chinese food. they have a decently priced lunch special on weekdays. the service here is pretty decent, better than you would find at other chinese restaurants I think. some of the food is more americanized but can still cater to the more traditional asian taste. we used to go to ji rong on valley but since they've changed owners (and chefs) we've switched to this place. they even have a few of the old waitresses from ji rong working here. we are pretty Americanized so we usually get - sautéed string bean with ground pork - bean curd with brown sauce (our favorite ) - kung pao chicken - baby ribs shanghai style - pork chop with pepper and salt read more

I've been here a few times. Staff is your typical nosy Chinese people but friendly. They have authentic Chinese dishes which are made so fast but very good. They have family style menus and everything has been yummy. You see the old Chinese people there so you know it's gotta be good. read more

This is an updated review..The head waitress at this restaurant PISSES ME OFF. My family has been ordering from this restaurant for at least 5+ years and they honestly don't even acknowledge us when we come in the door even though they clearly know who we are. The service here is RUDE. We only order here for the okay tasting food and the convenience of the location to where we live, but it seriously makes me angry every time i step into the restaurant. read more

Very interesting did mayonnaise and pineapple and shrimp. Also a big meatball that had some spice like black salt perhaps. Good value for lunch special. read more

I like this place because they have a lot of good dishes. I like their honey ham with bread, fried seaweed fish, and dong po rou. Although the food isn't always the best quality, I like them just for their variety. read more

The Seaweed Fish is what we definitely come back for. Otherwise everything else is pretty standard Shangainese that isn't as memorable.

Chang's garden is a great Chinese restaurant. We have been there many times before. Shanghai style rice cakes are good, and so are the green bean pancakes. I love Chinese food, and this is one of my favorite places. We went here Memorial Day and there actually weren't that many people - I was very surprised.--posted by Ella, age 9 read more

This is totally a "hidden gem" of a restaurant. Although the prices on the menu tend to be on the $$$ side, but the food itself is totally delicious and thus i have felt like the prices are completely justifiable. My usual order is their "pork ribs sticky rice steam wrapped in a leaf", the szechuang style stirred fried, and another style of spare ribs called "wu xi". They will charge you for steamed rice if you order take outs, but i will definitely recommend dine in instead, with their friendly staff, and perhaps also the clay pot fish head soup, which is outrageously good if you order that and eat it there, they may just be able to add more soup free of charge, if you end up having more food left in the pot with little soup remaining. I go back to this place every other week and thus would strongly recommend it. Parking surprisingly is not too bad, the lot and the flow itself is bigger and faster than you could typically expect from an Asian community. read more

This place serves "Jiang-Zhe Cuisine" (translation: Cuisine from JiangSu and ZheJiang provinces. Similar to Shanghainese cuisine). One of the signiture dish XiHuCuYu (direct translation will be West Lake Vinegar Fish) tastes very close to the restaurant with the same Chinese name next to West Lake in HangZhou, Zhejiang Province. read more

We came here for dinner on a Friday night around 8. We ordered nine dishes but no one was excited by the food. Obvious there was lots of leftover. When we called the check, the waitress bought to go boxes without packing the food for us. I was surprised because this is a pricy restaurants and I expected better services. Since there was so much leftovers, the few little boxes wouldn't be enough. I asked for more boxes but the waitress just disappeared. Then the lady owner came to pick up the tap and once again I asked for more boxes. To my surprise, she insisted that the boxes were enough and we didn't need more. She then jammed pack the whole dish of fried rice full on both lids of a small foam box and somehow managed to close the box. Our tap was over $180 and I regretted that I paid a 15% tip before I asked the lady owner for another box! read more