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    China Garden Express

    3.8 (149 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Filipino, Pan Asian
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    Priscilla D.

    I grew up in a family Chinese restaurant, so I'm very picky with my Asian foods. This restaurant was our go to place for pancit and lumpia for many years. We were craving it so we came to our favorite Chinese fast food restaurant, but saw the huge sign that said, "Under New Management". We were devastated because we've been coming to this restaurant for so long and they had the best pancit and lumpia for a Chinese fast food place. Since we were there, we decided to try them out. They did change up the inside. There are plenty of tables to sit and eat there. They have a refrigerator for can drinks. It was empty when we got there which was about an hour before closing, and all their hot food items were almost all out which was fine since we were going to order off the menu. It's not listed up on the menu, but they do offer pancit and lumpia when I asked them. There was one person working the front and I saw about three people in the kitchen. The lady who takes your order and packs your food lacks customer service skills. She told us the cook made our pancit with the wrong noodles, but it's still good, so she threw in two egg rolls in the bag to make up for it, and gave us our bag. She left and helped the next guests. I'm sorry, what? Didn't even ask if that was okay or if I wanted to wait for the cook to fix it. When we got home and opened the food, both noodles looked the same and the flavor wasn't even there. The lumpia looked liked little fingers which are totally different than the ones from the previous owners, and it lacked flavor. We will definitely not be going back, and are so disappointed we lost another good Chinese fast food place that serves Filipino food.

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    Julie L.

    I had already discounted the restaurant based on the name thinking it would be your run of the mill $1 greasy Chinese food. A quick yelp search helped sway my vote when I saw the Filipino portion of the menu. The kids chose chow mein, fried rice, orange chicken, bbq pork, teriyaki chicken, veggie egg rolls, and an order of lechon. The lechon comes in one size for $18.99; the woman was nice and brought a large container brimming & piping hot to our table. Crunchy, meaty and delicious...needed a little salt but all in all I loved it! The bbq pork and teriyaki chicken was a little lean and still very tasty. Prices are more than reasonable & the staff was very nice. Will be back if I'm in the area. Glad to support the Lechon! ;)

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    4 months ago

    The food was fresh and tasted great! Staff was very friendly and the vibe was nice. Will definitely come back!

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    2 years ago

    A plaza staple, been around for forever. Good value and Chinese food that hits the spot, no frills.

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    5 months ago

    Good folks, and the many times I've been here it's always been good. That garlic chicken & bbq pork is

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    1 year ago

    Great place and good selection of dishes. Very friendly service. They've been a staple of Sierra del Oro for ages.

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    The family owned restaurant folks are kind and friendly. Price for catering is affordable. They prefer to be paid by cash.

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    Have been coming to this restaurant for years since I was young and the flavor has not changed. truly delicious

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    Food was delicious, service was kind and quick and it was a great little hole in the wall. A new regular for us

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    2 years ago

    Great Chinese food better then all the ones near by; and its not greasy garlic orange chicken is bomb. Highly recommend

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    2 years ago

    Pretty good Chinese food!And reasonably priced and really like really like their dumplings!!

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