Good food, service is rushed but it always does you right…read moreThe building itself is nostalgic, worn down but very loved regardless Here is the 2025 updated menu for now

Pretty decent but the price went up and the amount stayed the same. They work hard and are fast in…read moreproducing your order. I would have given it a 3 star rating but they finally accept debit/credit cards recently when only cash was accepted.

My daughter had a baby last week. We went to visit. Wanted to call in a meal. Chose cheap…read moreChinese. My husband loved his beef with oyster sauce. My orange chicken was heavily breaded. I prefer a light dredge, but the sauce had good flavor. The spring rolls were delightful. My one-year-old granddaughter loved the vegetable fried rice. The employees were friendly and it's easy to order online.

** We felt like we were DRUGGED ** Do not order/eat from here !!!!…read moreIf I could put NO STARS I would. Ordered on 6-11-2024 (1) Orange Chicken Combo - Husband (1) General Tso Chicken Combo - Son (1) Small Singapore Chow Mein - Mine (1) Small Sweet Sour Chicken - Mine Within 30 mins everyone of us fell asleep sitting up. We were unable to open our eyes and we were exhausted for hours after eating dinner. The place used to have Chinese owners working there and now all staff & cooks are Hispanic. Not sure if they put to much MSG in the food or what, but each one of us ate something different, so I'm not sure what they are putting in the food - the sweet Sour chicken tasted like fish also. Do not recommend this place - will notify Public Health Department

Been our go to restaurant for Chinese takeout. Great food and they have always gotten our order…read moreright.

We have eaten from here several times the eating in was first and We may be one of only a very few…read morethat were not take out . the food was fantastic . servise was exultant .

They will try to overcharge you if your child does not SEEM like their age…read more This year I realized that they were charging my 10 year old child as an adult. At the beginning it was a simple misunderstanding I would tell them about the misunderstandings and they would fix it but with time it became a repetitive issue Every time I would go they would make comments like "She quite tall for her age" or "She is quite big" we would shrug it off but it even reached a point where they wanted photos or even BIRTH CERTIFICATES A restaurant should never reach the point of being invasive and borderline racist. As for the food please be aware that if you have a sensitive stomach do not come here you will get sick and this is coming from someone who once loved this restaurant

I was hesitant to try this based off of the terrible reviews, but I'm thought I went in. For one…read morethe lunch buffet is huge and only cost $13. I enjoyed everything I hate, all the food was tasty, the only complaint I had is that a few of the chicken items were not hot. They really need to do a better job of keeping track of the temperatures. For buffet the place is clean, and the service is really good, they kept my drink filled and removed the dirty plates almost immediately. I would definitely go back if I'm ever in Sanford again. And I would give them five stars if every food item was at the proper temperature.

I have been coming to Imperial Garden for over 30 years, and it has maintained a high standard of…read morequality Chinese cuisine (with some American touches) and friendly service over the years. Portions are very generous, and we usually have enough leftovers for a complete meal the next day. It can get crowded during peak times, so I highly recommend a reservation. Two stand-by Chinese starters, Egg Rolls and Crab Rangoon, are a great way to begin any meal. The Egg Rolls are big, crispy and full of flavor. The Crab Rangoon are the best I have had anywhere. These won-won wonders are tender with a silky-smooth Cream Cheese and Crab filing. Imperial Garden does all the basic Chinese Chicken dishes to perfection. The Hunan Chicken, is slightly spicy and stir-fried with a few vegetables in a savory sauce. My grandkids love the Sesame Chicken). These bite-size chunks of Chicken are coated with a thick, sticky, slightly sweet sauce and liberally coated with Sesame Seeds. Two other favorites are General Tso's Chicken - double fried and sautéed with fresh green peppers in spicy sauce and Empress Chicken - marinated chicken, lightly fried and sautéed with broccoli, baby corn, straw mushroom & water chestnuts. Peking Style dishes are another winner. Whether it's Shrimp. Pork, Beef or Chicken; these tender morsels are coated in a tempura-like slurry, stir-fried to perfection and smothered in your favorite sauce. I like the Sweet & Sour Pork version. It comes with a bit of Carrot, Water Chestnut, Bell Pepper and Onion; and is served with either White Rice or Fried rice. Throw in a lightly-hopped ice-cold Tsingtau, sit back, and savor the moment.

My last visit and review was a five, but the food had a few issues this time. We had wonton soup…read moreand egg drop soup which were both very good. My partner had chicken lo mein and it was decent but little flavor. I had chicken fried rice which was inedible. The chicken bits looked like it was boiled and had were shiny chicken fat on it. It just looked wrong and tasted rubbery. I wasn't charged for this, which helped, but overall disappointed.

This carryout stir-fry operation has seen better days. Called in our menu selection, as they…read moreinsisted, by the item's number. This should have been my signal to change over to the Sushi bar up the street. Asked for very spicy Hot & Sour soup but tasted like dull beef broth with a few floaters of tofu & 4 sliced mushrooms! Their shrimp fried rice tasted like yesterday leftovers. Chicken with veggies was also a major disappointment - glue like sauce which had too much corn starch thickener. We got shorted an order of spring rolls - no great loss given the lackluster taste of the balance ordered. They need better air circulation as my clothes smelled like I had personally cooked the crap myself. In retrospect should have listened to my wife & rolled out for the California rolls!

Not great. But it is the best Chinese food in town. They…read morehave some good dishes. They used to have very good bone-in spare ribs, but I haven't seen that available lately, I don't like their boneless. Good soup. The potstickers are OK. The dough is thick and gloopy and I don't like it, but the filling is quite good. Eggrolls are fine pretty much the same as you can find in most Chinese restaurants throughout the country. I like the shrimp lobster sauce. They do that extremely well and all their shrimp dishes have pretty large shrimp which taste quite fresh. Pork dishes are good. Food is prepared very fast. Considering all things, it's the best you're going to get around here and throughout most of the southern part of the United States, so unless you're in Chinatown in San Francisco or New York, this is a good place for standard American Chinese food. I'll put in the updated price list (menu pics) which is higher than it used to be, but quite honestly a very good value as you can see. It deserves three or four stars, but considering that it is the best around, let's just give it five stars which also means that I will be back. Take out only, or maybe you can eat in here, but your car in the parking lot has better Decor anyway.

Very good fast service and very good egg rolls and chicken curry. Fast and good Closed on Sunday!read more

I sadly have to update this from my review some years ago. I placed a to go order more than once…read moreand food just wasn't the same. Not good quality or correct. Last time we placed an order to go, sat down to wait.... Little baby roaches were everywhere running around the floor and down the side of a table... it grossed me out so bad I got my food chunked the $50 order in the trash and never went back.

We called in our order for p/u and everything was ready even though we got there a little early…read more Order Kung Pao chicken and Shrimp and Broccoli combination dinners that came with rice and an egg roll each, crab Rangoon and Won Ton soup for 3 of us for dinner. We ate the egg rolls and crab Rangoon then dove into the soup and main courses, but still had plenty left for another meal or two! Although the Kung Pao had a pepper beside it on the menu, indicating it was spicy, my "no spicy stuff for me" daughter liked it better than the chicken and broccoli! We'll be back!

I've given this place probably a dozen trips with several different dishes. The flavor is lacking…read moreand the chicken is ALWAYS over cooked. It's hard to chew and stringy. The flavors are not there, the service is okay. Place is dirty inside like most foodlion Chinese places.