We were craving Chinese on a Tuesday night when many of our south city go to spots are closed and decided to try China Garden based on a few recommendations I saw online and I'm so glad we did. This was the best Chinese takeout I've had in St. Louis in a long time. My previous default place has been going downhill for years and I often found myself disappointed in the food. This could not have been a more different experience. The shrimp lo mein was very flavorful, saucy but not too wet or sloppy, and the noodles had a great texture; the shrimps were large and well cooked (not overdone, rubbery, or too fishy). The sesame chicken was fresh and crispy, the pieces of chicken were not tough or gristly, and the sauce coated each piece nicely without being too thick or gloopy. We also enjoyed the crab rangoon and potstickers, both of which were satisfyingly crispy with a good wrapper-to-filling ratio. I called in my order and drove to the restaurant immediately, taking about 10 minutes to get there. By the time I walked in my food was ready. The restaurant is definitely no frills and is takeout/delivery only, but service was friendly and fast. This will definitely be our new go to spot for classic Chinese takeout! read more

Been to China garden several times and have definitely enjoyed everything that I've tried! I decided to order something simple but not a whole meal, so I ordered the bone-in hot braised chicken and OMG that hot braised hit hard!! I had to take a second look just to makes sure that flavor came from the chicken lol And yes, the chicken was that good!! I usually order the boneless, but I'm sooooo glad I ordered bone-in this time. The lady at the front desk is always really nice and professional whenever I go there, so she will always get my business. Next time I'll definitely have to try one of their specialty dishes. read more

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Great recipes and can't beat the prices:-) I got one combo and an entree, no complaints at all!! read more

I'm always on the hunt for good Chinese and having just moved to this side of town, I tried this place. We ordered the sweet and sour chicken, special fried rice, beef and broccoli and egg rolls. All was really good except the egg rolls. Not bad but not my fave. Would definitely go back. read more

Ataff is lways friendly. Delivery is always expeditious. Food is always fresh and accurate.

Went here for the first time since Bo Fung closed. The food was hot and ready in 10 minutes. We got the general tsos chicken and pork lo mien. We enjoyed it all, it definitely scratched that "cheap Chinese food" itch. I appreciated that the veggies included were lightly steamed so they still had some crunch. I will say though, I don't like the breading/fry method they use for the chicken. Where Bo Fung's chicken felt more like boneless wings (big chunks of meat with some light breading) this had more of a beer batter style fry and the chicken pieces inside were smaller than at Bo Fung. read more

'Don't judge a book by it's cover' establishment. Low expectations, but this place over-delivered. Chicken fried rice diced green onions and HUGE chicken bites. Empress Chicken combo meal earned a one way ticket to FlavorTown™ ***Courteous, polite, what else can you ask for?*** read more

Clean restaurant, quick service, good Chinese food. We were looking for a new place after our usual place closed shop. Glad we tried this place. read more

I'm writing this even before my mouth cools off from my China Garden delivery. This wasn't the first time ordering from CG and it certainly will not be the last. I find their food extremely good. I find it a step above every other chinese food place that has entirely the same menu as the place down on the corner and down the street. This time around I got sweet & sour chicken, braised pork, and of course the dinner combination comes with chicken fried rice and I chose the egg rolls. The S&S chicken is what it should be! Balls of chicken, battered with S&S sauce on the side. None of this chicken stuff already tossed in the sauce so that when it gets to you it's just gloppy and gross. Five stars for the S&S chicken. The braised pork was the first time I'd ordered it. I was extremely surprised. I thought it would be chunks of pork, wok cooked or something. But it's little balls of pork, battered and tossed in sauce. Now, if you'll notice from the previous paragraph you'll notice I don't like that too much with the chicken. Well this was totally different and worked well. If you like a bit of spicy this is the way to go. Just enough of a bite. Five stars for the braised pork The egg rolls are good, not slimy, they made the delivery trip well. I was not disappointed and never have been. Four stars for the egg rolls. The chicken fried rice they have as a side is amazing. That's a meal in and of itself. It doesn't taste bland at all, it tastes like what chicken fried rice should taste like. Five stars for the chicken fried rice. Not a bad haul for $17 plus tip. Five stars for price. This is becoming our place for chinese delivery. Whoop! read more

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This small spot is easy to miss. Don't. It's next to a small Papa John's pizza spot and across the street from QuikTrip. Six tables serve inside diners, though I suspect this place does mostly take-out business. It seemed like that while I waited for my to-go meal. There's a lengthy list of meal specials, which include entrees, fried rice, and choice of appetizer. The shrimp and veggies were a good choice though the fried rice was heavy on salty soy sauce. However, there was no skimping on shrimp or veggies. There's plenty on the menu for meat, fowl, or seafood tastes--and probably enough choices for veggie-only diners. Summary: Tasty, inexpensive, and a satisfactory amount of food for the price. read more

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This is our go-to spot for takeout Chinese in the neighborhood, and it's definitely my favorite. The food isn't overly greasy, and I've always been happy with my picks--like the broccoli and beef, chicken chop suey, hot & sour soup, happy family, and wings. The owners are incredibly kind, and they usually let you grab a soda or two from the fridge when you pay, which is a nice little bonus. We keep coming back here for a reason. read more

First time. Food good. No dine in, which is a bummer as the menu and pictures are misleading.

We have eaten from here two times now and haven't been disappointed. We have had large portions of food that we enjoyed! Good ole Chinese American takeout food. read more

Great quality food! This has been our go-to spot in for years. Service is very friendly and we've never had an issue with our order.

I'm not sure why I have never been here ...I guess maybe outside appearances , I don't know , but I tried it on my way home from work and ordered General Tso's chicken combo. I have to say.... This was one of the best General Tsos chicken I have had I. A long time . It was spicy , which is rare and I loved it. The broccoli was fresh and had crunch . The crab Rangoon and egg roll were very good too . They have a new customer now read more

I stopped by yesterday for the first time and I will be back. I ordered duck and noodles, and a lemon chicken combination plate with crab rangoon. The food was fresh, hot, and tasty. Crab rangoon was a touch sweet, but tasty overall. The rice was delicious. It is my new go-to place. read more

We usually order from Bo Fung but my mom heard good things about China Garden so we gave it a try. We called in 3 entrees for pick up and we're told it would be ready in 25 minutes. Beef and broccoli was delicious! Beef was tender and well cooked, not chewy. My mom ordered one of the items from the diet menu, which came with steamed veggies and meat with sauce on the side. Portions were generous! I'll be back to try it again soon. read more

Best sweet and sour chicken I've had in a while- chicken was beautifully breaded and it burnt/super crunchy. Just wish they had some veggies with the combo, but it was still so good! read more

Best sweet and sour chicken I've had in a while- chicken was beautifully breaded and it burnt/super crunchy. Just wish they had some veggies with the combo, but it was still awesome! read more

Consistent and reasonably priced. I gauge the quality of a Chinese restaurant by its hot and sour soup. China Garden does not disappoint.

Very flavorful little Chinese spot. Great prices fast service. Great spot for takeout!

Best Chinese food in STL HANDS DOWN. The price is fair and the lady up front is the nicest lady! I always order the same thing Mongolian Beef combo and sesame chicken for my wife. We love this place so much my wife makes me drive past other Chinese places we used to go to just for their food! read more

Absolutey terrible service. My daughter was harrased by these 3 teen boys. My daughter (13) ate their crab rangoon and ever since she has felt sick. Dog hair everywher, Dogs in the kitche. I do not recommend at all. read more

This place is not bad! I got sesame chicken with rice & crab rangoon, (small combo plate) and everything was hot and fresh! Customer service is good, the woman @ the register was pleasant. It's just so hard to find good Chinese on the south side of St. Louis!! This is my second time back, so hopefully they're consistent with the deliciousness.... I'll update y'all with my follow upbreviee after I chow down. read more

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We discovered this place the first night we moved into the neighborhood. We were just looking for a fast easy dinner, but ended up discovering our favorite Chinese restaurant! The service is friendly and the food is phenomenal! read more

I'm not sure what happened to this place but our last order was terrible. First the prices are was too high for what you get. Second while the food was delivered quickly and hot, it was mushy (chicken fried rice and special fried rice) there was very little chicken or shrimp in the orders. Keeping those two comments in mind you can get much better food delivered for much less in cost. I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

My go-to chinese place. They are quick, the food is always SUPER hot, and appetizers crunchy as they should be. I usually pick it up, and it's ready in about 15 minutes, delivery can be a little hit and miss. The inside has a few tables if you'd like to eat in, but mostly a to-go place I'd say. The spring rolls are the best I've had at any other chinese place, and I love their General Tso's Chicken. The only so-so dish I've had so far is the lo mein. read more

China Garden - the front of a chinese food restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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I would have given it a 3 1/2 if I could have - it was not up to a 4. A few tweaks and I think it could easily be a 4. But I've been trying to find a decent Chinese place that I could get delivery to my house by Tower Grove Park for a long time and have not been having a lot of luck. Nothing has been better than fair. I gave this place a 4 since this is the best I found so far and I thought it was pretty decent. And I'm very picky about Chinese food. We got the delivery service from Door Dash. The menu had a lot of options, and the prices were very good for the generous portions we got. Value for the money was very good. We have paid a lot more at other places for food that was not as good. Even though there were only 2 of us - we got 4 dinners since the prices were so reasonable. It gave us a chance to try things. And left overs are always good. The egg roll had good flavor - but was a little on the greasy side. The Pork fried rice I thought was very good and had a nice flavor and better than a lot of other places. The fried rice in most places are bland. For entrees we got the General Tso's Chicken, Orange Beef, Chicken with Garlic Sauce, and Moo Goo Gai Pan. The sauce on all of them were very tasty. The Orange Beef was good and the meat was tender - definitely better than what I've had from other places around I've tried. If it had some pieces of Orange peel and a little more Orange flavor it would have been perfect. And as an extra treat they gave us a bag of hot fried donuts. Which was really nice of them. We will definitely order from them again. read more

Fast and friendly staff, large traditional Chinese take out menu. The food was excellent !!! I had hot and sour soup (spicy) steamed dumplings and Kim pow chicken (spicy ) everything wax sup!!! Plus the fortune cookie was crisp and tasty! read more

This place is a total rip off and the people that own it are crooks. firstly, the menu says one price and they arbitrarily raised my order price on each item no less than $2.50. When I inquired she said it was , "too expensive to order new menu" ...That's a crock! I informed her of what she already knows to be true, printing a menu as a cost of doing business and dammit it's tax deductible. We're talking about inc and paper here.If a business can just arbitrarily charge you what they want when the menu says something different that is highway robbery. Save your money not only is this place dumpy, but they are DISHONEST! Personally, this is one business I'd like to see fail. read more

Very good Chinese food and have enjoyed their food over the years since they first dropped off a menu at my house. However, they now no longer deliver to my address, which is a shame. The wonton soup is excellent, egg rolls, general tso 's chicken, fried wontons. read more

I just wanted to warn my fellow Yelp folks that upon my second visit, I was a bit disappointed with the product. Again, I had the Pork Fried Rice and AGAIN they were out of bean sprouts. Also, they used diced white onion rather than green onion. Usually, there is a combination or very minimal amount of white onion. This time, the dish was loaded with white onion. I may go back, but this was a disappointing visit, for sure. read more

This place got such good reviews, and it's close to my home, so I tried it last week. It was disappointing, but I do see potential if these folks can learn to give a proper amount of food and not play with taking out main ingredients. I love hot and sour soup, however, their were no bean sprouts or pork. It was bland, not even "hot" and lacked spice. There were only 1 or 2 very small mushrooms. I will never order fried rice here again. The beef fried rice, again no bean sprouts, no egg, and very thin strips of meat in with the rice. Again lacking taste and the normal ingredients one would expect from this dish. We also ordered crab rag goon which was very good but all the tops were burned so it crumbled in your mouth. When we got home and unwrapped everything I couldn't believe the beautiful carry out containers they had the food in. The one for the soup was so lovely and strong I cleaned it in my dishwasher so I could keep and save for my house. My suggestion for the family would be to put in the foods required to make the dish and go to normal containers, I would think you'd be better off and still save some dough. 2.5 for the food review and 3.5 for the friendly family at the cash register. read more

One of the BEST chinese spots in the city! A hidden gem! The lady at the counter is so nice and the food is amazing. I get the hot braised chicken and crab rangoon when i come here. I was so happy to see them reopen for take out. Its been a long few months without them! read more

So my girlfriend had a random food delivery dropped off from this restaurant, already paid for. Thinking I sent it to her she opened it and quickly determined that this was not something I would have ordered for her. We determined that they must have took down the wrong address and we wanted to let them know. Rather than say, "OK thank you for letting us know, we'll let the customer know" they said "We'll have our driver come back and pick up the food." Like they have no problems giving these people cold food that spent 20 minutes at some random strangers house doing who know's what to it? I've never ate here before, but I can tell you after this bizarre experience, I never will and will tell anyone I know to avoid it at all cost. read more

China Garden is my hands-down, go-to spot on the south side. First and foremost, the owners and management are so nice and friendly. What a great family. And the food is AMAZING. Especially the Hot and Sour Soup. We love this place and love supporting it! So good! Would I steer you wrong? No...no I would not. read more

My husband and I visited on 8/3/19. We were actually trying to go to a different Chinese restaurant but accidentally ended up here. It was a great accident, because we ended up loving the food! They have a ton of options to choose from. I ordered the garlic shrimp dinner, and it came with a side of rice and 2 crab rangoon. Everything is very affordable here, and the portions were huge! Food was super tasty and hot. We will definitely be back! read more

I picked up some carry out today, I ordered several small orders to see how several things were. The pork egg foo young was very good but the gravy was thin and flavorless. The egg roll was average and not very crispy, The shrimp fried rice had 3 small shrimp on the top but no more in the rice and the amount of soy sauce was very high. The shrimp with snow peas was the same as I find at many other Chinese restaurants. It is shrimp, a few snow peas, loads of carrots and water chestnuts, bok choy and onions. Why can't shrimp with snow peas be just what it says??? I don't want all that extra crap and snow peas are not that expensive. This is someplace I might go if I was really drunk and in need of a quick meal but not recommended. read more

This is our absolute favorite Chinese fast food place! They always get our order right and are very quick! Big portions, lots of flavor and friendly service! The family that owns the place is very friendly as are the employees. We always ask for the white meat chicken which is a $1 more but well worth it! We have tried all of your other local Chinese take out places and I'll be the first to admit that none of them are perfect but this place definitely exceeds the rest. Job well done China Garden! read more

I've ordered delivery from literally every Chinese restaurant within a 15 mile radius and after every order of general tso's chicken tasting like dried rubber in sauce I was more than skeptical trying out this place. Much to my surprise the chicken was hot and fresh and the pork fried rice had great flavor! I had given up hope of ever finding a good Chinese spot in the gravois/affton area but China Garden on Gravois has restored my faith!! read more