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    Chen's Garden

    3.3 (35 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Angela W.

    Chen's Garden is conveniently located in the bedroom community of Salem Lakes. It's perfect for those who like good Chinese food. Their menu for take out cover enough varieties. Make sure you don't order on a Monday, the only day they are closed.

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    Ted S.

    Chen is a good man. For years he was a Triad not to be messed with, now he makes great Chinese take out. He can still destroy you, only now it's with the flavor of his delicious house pansit! I'm a great lover of the house fried rice here also. It matches up with any great place I've ever been. As you can tell from my profile picture I'm 3rd generation Chinese and I know good, authentic rice when I taste it. Another thing I like/hate about this place is no matter what you order whether it be 1 egg roll or dinner for 50 people, it always takes "Fifteen minute." A little tip: if you only want an egg roll or something bring cash. Credit card transactions have a $5 minimum.

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    Shey R.

    Its been awhile since the last time I ordered from here since the owner change. I'm still waiting in the car for my order since I'm really sick. But I just want to share the menu since I don't see anyone posted a recent one. Plus the thing I don't like about this place is the entire restaurant. Its dirty, unorganized and lack or lighting. Please upgrade this place. Thanks

    Chicken and broccoli with white rice. Egg drop soup.

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    2 years ago

    Everything about this place is excellent. The food the service and also being clean. This establishment made me a fan of Chinese food.

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    1 year ago

    We order from Chen's Garden frequently and the food and service are always exceptional. We highly recommend Chen's Garden.

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    3 years ago

    The worst Chinese food I ever had. Dried out wings and bad shrimp unfavorable egg foo Yong.

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    8 years ago

    Best Chinese takeout in town! I go here every week and they are always fast and friendly

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    7 years ago

    Been a good while since I had decent Chinese and finally found a place. Pretty quick with making the food and always friendly.

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    12 years ago

    Fast, polite, and pretty darn good when you are craving Chinese. This place is top of the list for virginia beach Chinese delivery.

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    10 years ago

    The lumpia is less than par. I was majorly disappointed. Maybe their other food is ok. Don't order the lumpia!

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    GuangDong Taste - Fried Eggplant

    GuangDong Taste

    4.2(496 reviews)
    2.8 mi
    $$

    Once again, Sophia and I stopped here for lunch which was a year later. This was the 3rd time…read morewe've been here which should've been done way earlier. The previous two times ended up with satisfaction. Shall the 3rd stop be icing on the cake? We were seated immediately upon walking inside. It was almost half packed which was fine with us. Decor was nice all around, the staff were friendly and customers seemed happy too. You know we can't negate that type of vibe. After looking through the menu for several minutes, I decided on ordering chicken in soy sauce (half portion) with a side of white rice and Egg Drop soup which came with crispy wonton strips. Everything was delicious. It has been a while since I've had this type of soup so I couldn't pass it up. The chicken was cooked well with plenty of soy sauce marinating the meat. I took half of it home where it was plentiful. Definitely not a bad lunch for the both of us (Sophia had the salt and pepper squid which was my go-to for previous visits). Hopefully we'll be back here sooner than later. Till next time :)

    A wonderful spot for Chinese food in the 757. Overall service is well. The place is very spacious…read morewith a lot of round tables with lazy Susan's. I always get the hot tea, a great start to the meal. Overall, I think the seafood fried rice is okay, I'd rather go for another meat like chicken or beef. They have pancit, which was decent. The mapo tofu is very tasty, but I wish there was more ground beef. Spice level was decent, but I would like it spicier. The garlic eggplant is one of my favsssssss!!!! A sweet soy sauce/oyster sauce taste. The Peking duck is very good, skin is crispy. The char siu pork is also very flavorful. THE WALNUT SHRIMP, it's always a winner. This is my husband's favorite. The white sauce just pairs so well with fried shrimp. The dumplings and Rangoons are thick. The dumplings are covered in sweet soy sauce. Very tasty. The pork belly was crispy just like Filipino lechon. I really enjoyed the custard buns. I do love that they have dim sum available to order all day. We have been here many times, and the dishes are always very good. They put a lot on the plate. This is definitely a place for family style. A must try!! We will be back.

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    Wang Jiang Lou

    Wang Jiang Lou

    4.4(132 reviews)
    7.6 mi
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    We met up for lunch at Wang Jiang Lou. We were greeted when we walked in and taken to our table…read more The setting is dimly lit, the tables are very spacious, and I like the vibe and Asian inspired decor!! I like that it's spaced out and you're not over crowded. Our waitress Catherine was awesome. She's always nice, friendly, and patient. She gave us the menu specials and allowed us to chat a bit before ordering. My friend ordered the cheese wontons, general tso chicken and dan dan noodles. The wontons were really good. I like that they were sweet and crispy. I'd get them again for sure. The dan dan noodles were spicy and flavorful. My sister and I got the Mongolian chicken, storm fish, and eggplant. This is my go to meal that I normally get, it's always tasty. The storm fish normally comes with a spicy mayo sauce, but they didn't have it this time. The fish was still ok, but the sauce is what gives it flavor, so it was a little bland this time. The eggplant and Mongolian chicken were yum, hot, and fresh!! I definitely recommend this restaurant to alot of people. I just think it's more elevated compared to regular Chinese takeout food. They have many delicious options on the menu, and again the vibe is chill. If you're planning a group dinner this is definitely a great option. The rooms have a lazy Susan on the table to make sharing the family style meals easy. Check them out!!

    I really wanted something light but hearty with carbs and the Shanghainese rice stir fry fit the…read morebill. The rice cakes were nice and chewy just how I wanted. The shrimp weren't plentiful. I found maybe 4 at most. It was also disappointing most of the sauce was on the bottom. So it's imperative you stir everything from bottom up upon receiving the order. The top layer tasted like it had barely any seasonings because of it. I wish I had known the meal came with copious amounts of mushrooms. I otherwise would have specifically requested the order be made without the them. I am not a big fan of mushrooms and especially the fragrant kind like the shiitake variety. I feel like I had mouthfuls of mushrooms in each bite and that's all I tasted. Perhaps I will order something else they are more known for the next time I believe they specialize in Szechuan cuisine.

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    Wang Jiang Lou - Yu Xiang Eggplant

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    Jade Villa - Sunday dim sum

    Jade Villa

    4.3(129 reviews)
    5.1 mi
    $$

    Sophia and I headed here for lunch last weekend. I came across this place years ago on Yelp but…read morenever had the time to try them out. They did close for a bit during the pandemic due to a staff shortage, but opened back up and haven't lost a beat. Local Yelpers have posted positive reviews on the food and service. Let's see how the visit went. We were immediately seated when we walked inside. They actually had a nice crowd inside which definitely had them busy. Since it's a dim sum restaurant, they came around several times offering small dishes. We declined until the very end and decided to order from their regular menu. My order was a cup of Egg Drop soup for appetizers and salted and spicy scallop, shrimp and squid. Everything was truly delicious. The soup was very hearty and full of flavor as expected. The seafood was fried perfectly and full of spices. The portion could've been a little more but nonetheless it was really good. To end our meal, we chose their shrimp balls off the dim sum plate. It was really good and flavorful. For our first time here, we were both impressed. Wonderful staff and food to back up the hype. The next time we stop by, it'll purely be items via dim sum :)

    Overall I had a good first time experience at Jade Villa. I would def recommend going with an…read moreexperienced group so you can 1. Eat as much as you want 2. Have an understanding of what's what if you're doing the dim sum since they didn't give you a menu that describes everything. Veryyy busy on the weekends and I don't think they take reservations. There was a line when we arrived on a Sunday afternoon before they even opened! Says a lot. My favorites were the spare ribs, beef stew, a type of taro dish, and the Chinese broccoli. I do wish they had more veggie dishes on the dim sum carts. You fill up fast so choose wisely! Next time would love to either try the lobster, steamed flounder, or roast duck.

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    Jade Villa - Dining area, completely renovated with private area in the back

    Dining area, completely renovated with private area in the back

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    Jade Villa - New & improved interior!

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    New & improved interior!

    Peter Chang - Spicy Chicken with onions & peppers

    Peter Chang

    3.9(451 reviews)
    1.8 mi
    $$

    For me, they have the best Lo mein in town. Their scallion bubble pancakes with that curry dipping…read moresauce,the spicy beef and the general tsos chicken are some of our fave dishes among others. Servers are attentive. The location has lots of parking and convenient.

    The last experience we had was absolutely amazing. From the service to the food. All around great…read moreexperience. This time, not so much. My family and I (5 people) came in to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday dinner and there was nobody but us in the restaurant. The first thing I noticed was the server. He was dressed in jeans, hooded sweatshirt, a beanie and had a toothpick in his mouth. A bit out of the ordinary but to each their own for proper attire in what I would deem a upscale-ish restaurant. The real issue was him taking our order, seemed rushed. As we were deliberating and figuring out what we wanted. My girlfriend was talking about the scallion bubble pancakes. He came over and said, "I overheard you said the scallion pancakes, did you want to put in that order?" My girlfriend said no, she wanted everything to come out all at once. He said ok and then we walked off. Next thing we know, the pancakes came out WAY ahead of everything else we ordered. By like 15 minutes at least. When my girlfriend said something about it, the waiter said, he said outright " I never heard her say not to order them, she never said anything, and they are out right now". No apology, no I'll go ahead and fix that...nothing. When we we on the way out, we talked to the owner about the experience and the only thing he mentioned was that, the server was new and it's hard to find good employees because they revolve so quickly. Which wasn't really an answer at all. It was definitely a 180 degree turn from the first experience we had here which was 5 stars all around. I think given the experience, we unfortunately won't be coming back

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    Peter Chang - Beef Lomein and shrimp dumplings.

    Beef Lomein and shrimp dumplings.

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