IYKYK Being Japanese American we always went to Far East Cafe, holidays, funerals, basketball, whatever. My Dad loved the hom yu. Hardly anyone does OLD school hom yu. Everyone who tried it (I ordered 3 hom yu) liked it. It's not as good as Far East but nothing is. Especially the nostalgia. The girl who answered the phone was super friendly. I called early because some places you need to call a day ahead. It's a regular item on the menu! While I was waiting a young man gave me a glass of water. Everyone was very nice and attentive. The restaurant itself is a little dated but that really adds to the ambiance. Everything was clean and well maintained. read more

Good fresh tasty Cantonese food, the service was good and the restaurant overall ambiance was pleasant. I had a birthday party of 12 and it was about $25 per person with drinks. We all took home take out plates ... so that was not too pricey. It's one of the last old school Chinese restaurants around. I would have given 5 stars except the decoration inside still had some Christmas lights which is not a bad thing except we are in summer time. read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

The food delicious. Many options. Go during lunch to get the good deals (except Sunday). read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Tea - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

The Wor Won Ton soup arrives first. The wonton are made of generous amounts of finely ground pork stuffed into wrappers. There is also barbecue pork, shrimp, and and veggies in the salty chicken broth. I try not to get too filled up on the soup. The Almond Duck comes next. This is what I'm actually here for. It's a dish I sometimes daydream about and wonder if I have the skill to make at home. I don't. They only make it in a handful of places in the whole of LA metro, anymore. The Almond Duck consists of shredded duck meat mixed in a batter which is cooked until crispy at the edges. The brownie pan shaped Almond Duck is cut into rectangles and served on a bed of cabbbage. It is smothered with a rich savory brown gravy (sweet and sour sauce is also available instead, but I never get that) and garnished with a heaping handful of nuts. I eat it with white rice and wash it down with soothing hot black tea. It is all I need. I am happy with Almond Duck alone, but there are others in our dinner party. We also get the homyu (another hard to find dish of steamed ground pork), egg rolls, chicken chow mein with crispy noodles, and green beans. These are all good, but they are not...well... Almond Duck. The sign on the back of the building reads "Chinese Garden Restaurant Since 1962". In terms of the restaurant industry longevity, they've made it. People can be fickle and often look for the newest trends. Look at all restaurants in the area that have come and gone. Sometimes people like stability and comfort in their food. Chinese Garden provides that stability and comfort in the form of old time 60's era Cantonese-style Chinese cuisine. read more

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Ate sooo much when we came here! My favorite was the orange chicken and chicken fried rice. We ordered like 7 plates just to try everything. My parents have been coming here for years. Also their passion fruit iced team w jelly boba was bomb read more

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Celebrated my mom's 88th birthday with my entire family. Excellent service and ambiance. We ordered several dinners and shared it family style! Delicious food and celebration equals awesome memories! read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Number 6 (2 Persons) Number 3 Number 2 - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

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We've come here several times for special family occasions. They offer us a small private back room.The food is good, always fresh and comes out quick. A go-to place when you have to feed a large amount of people for a reasonable price . read more

I like the Walmart in the area, and decided to look for Chinese food nearby. I order to go, over the phone, and it was ready in 15 minutes. You can dine in or not, it's enough space. I ordered the lunch beef and broccoli, and a small shrimp fried rice. The beef and broccoli was tender and cooked well, but it had a tangy taste. The paper wrapped chicken was well marinated and tender, but it reminded me of pork. The fried rice is okay, but not your typical. All in all, I'd go back if I'm in the area to try other things. read more

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Service was terrific. Food was ok. I did enjoy the almond duck. It's a nice old school Chinese restaurant like in the good old days. Lots of locals frequent it and are loyal customers. I'm glad it's still hanging around in light of the swanky and hip looking modern style fusion restaurants. read more

Love! Love! Love this place! We have been coming here for over 30 years! The food is so fresh and so delicious! I highly recommend this restaurant! Come on down! You will not be disappointed! read more

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What caught my eye was the vintage eatery when I looked it up on yelp. That got me curious . I love anything vintage . We were looking for something fancy just because it's Chinese new year . I always celebrate Chinese new year. I love to celebrate all races, especially if that means I can celebrate and eating their delicious food. These taste buds are worldwide baby , plus I love a good lion dance & a red envelope ! As much as this place didn't look super fancy , I was hoping the food was gonna make up for it . Thank God, it did! The food was amazing. If I'm ever in the Montebello area, I will definitely go here again. read more

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I really miss the original owners. They were awesome! Anyways, stopped by this evening to get my mother and I dinner. The original owners would serve you some hot tea while you waited. I felt like the waiter rushed me to decide what I wanted. He called in the order and brought it out 10 minutes later. I added up the bill in my head. It was $45.75...he gave me a bill for $75.00!! I said "What? This is wrong!" He left and came back saying that the calculator was not working right. I had to ask him for one item he forgot to give me. He literally threw it into the bag! When I signed the receipt, I added a $5 tip. He said, "Oooo, a whole five dollars!!" sarcastically! I didn't dine in. He only took my order and handed me the bag AND tried to overcharge me! WOW! I'll go to Canton City next time.... read more

It was kind of musty when I walked in. I was immediately greeted. There were not too many people. I had my mind set on egg foo young. I got a combo with egg flower soup, fried shrimp, egg foo young, fried rice, and chow mein. I also ordered a side of paper wrapped chicken and sesame balls. I was in for a shock! The portion size was enormous. I finished the soup, egg foo young, and 2 wrapped chicken. Took everything else to go. Everything was tasty. I never got an opportunity to finish the chow mein. I did eat all the sesame balls! My favorite! I would be back but with reinforcements so I can taste their food too. lol. read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Egg flower soup - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

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Lunch specials price is well worth it.. food is fresh and consistently delicious Service is fair read more

Food was very good. Small restaurant so space is limited. Service was fast, for a large group.

Had this last week and its incredible the won ton soup and the pork and white rice plus vegetables were to die for and the service was very friendly great for family gatherings! read more

We went today it was very very good food will go back again had the kung pao chicken my wife the porkpineapple

The Chinese Garden is a classic Chinese Restaurant in my neighborhood of Montebello. The Food is always delicious A+. The service is always great also. read more

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Love Samantha and Vicky! There great, friendly and always remember what I like. They serve our soup n drinks even before they come for our orders. This is the only place I have found pan fried noodles... love them with chop suey. All of their food is good n service is quick read more

This is a really great family style restaurant. Service was fast and the waitress/host was super sweet. The shoyu that the fried rice was tossed in was a bit overpowering but still really good. We had The wor wonton mein soup, shrimp and broccoli, shrimp and chicken chow mein, orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, egg rolls, mushroom chicken and beef and broccoli. Everything was EXQUISITE!!! We were evacuated from the fire for 3 months and this place really made us feel at home. read more

Please do not EVER let this restaurant EVER go out of Business! It's the only place in the world where you can get Real SHRIMP w /LOBSTER SAUCE .. the brown one that is similar to the black bean sauce but better. I hope this is still true. read more

My husband and I ABSOLUTELY love this place. It's a place we found together and we are finally back for the second time. We love the service, we love the tasty flavors in the food, and I absolutely love the Honey Citron and ginger tea. We look forward to coming here as our date night for our tradition once a month. read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Ginger Beef Wor Won Ton soup House chow mein - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

3/18/23 My mom and I have gone for years and decided to try it again after the pandemic slowed down. We hadn't eaten all day and lunch specials are over at 3pm and we just made it. Our waiter was a gentleman and he was very nice. Took our order and we asked for no MSG (My mom is allergic). The inside looks the same although it was stuffy in there and after sitting there for 30 min it started to get hot. People were coming in for orders to go and only 3 tables with ours were filled. Lunch special came Egg Flour soup. It's my favorite of all time but this one was like drinking water with a drop of egg and a few green onion slices. We asked the waiter way it was so watery and he openly admitted they had to cut some costs. So disappointing. I ordered #9 Chinese Greens with beef, Egg roll and white rice. My plate was huge. The rice was rather dry like it needed a little more water to cook in. I had to put soy sauce on it to make it better. The beef with greens was ok. Beef cooked perfectly but it seemed to lack flavor. Seemed like the cornstarch and broth it cooked in was the only type of flavor it had. The chicken eggroll never seems to amaze me. It was delicious and I wish I had just ordered the appetizer of that instead of the meal. Mom got #10 Mushroom chicken, Eggroll and white rice. She said the mushroom was from a can and was rather rubbery, not fresh at all and the dish was lacking the flavor. Now to the people who ate there and continue to eat there I won't ever tell you not to go. My family has gone here even before I was born so we know what it used to taste like. For us we just won't come here anymore. read more

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The food is what used to be called Cantonese. Now it is considered other than Cantonese, but it is delicious. The chow mein is made with all bean sprouts, but you can add soft noodles if you wis read more

If you are looking for an authentic, delicious Chinese dinner, this is the place! It was like a step back in time with a very cool retro vibe. Customer service was amazing and attentive. Food was so good, extremely fresh and delivered to our table quickly. We ordered a dinner for two that included egg flower soup, super tasty bbq ribs, yummy fried shrimp, chicken chow mein, beef with Chinese vegetables, and hot tea. Great prices and so much food we had leftovers to take home. This restaurant has been around for over 62 years and it's easy to see why! read more

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This place was really good. It's a small place maybe like 10-12 tables. The food tasted really clean and had really good flavor. Had the Mongolian beef and chicken fried rice. The eggplant with garlic sauce was very good as well. Definitely will try this place again. read more

Awesome customer service, as always. Always so consistent with their food. Taste is great and always fresh ingredients. We love going here, come all the way from OC. read more

Service was good food was very good a little pricey but the restaurant wasn't as nice inside most people took there food to go

Went specifically for the pressed almond duck with brown sauce. Maybe I should try pressed almond duck with sweet and sour sauce, the duck was soft and a little mushy, not crisp and light. Maybe I should ask if it's deep fried. Pressed boneless almond duck is hard to find but so good. read more

Best Hom yu! Whole menu is good! Not too many restaurants serve like old Far East, Japanese town and Paul's Kitchen that use to be in Monterey Park... going to eat there in June...!!! read more

Still my favorite place in Monterey Park for Chinese food. Excellent food, excellent service and excellent prices. Highly recommend and glad to see the community continuing to support this establishment especially during these trying times. read more

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Trying out this place for the first time and I'm impressed with the quality of the Wor Wong Tong soup very fresh flavor is awesome. read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Wor Wong Tong is very fresh - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

First time at the restaurant and it was good chinese food. We had the special fried rice, chicken chow mein, orange chicken and broccoli beef. The food was good and tasty. read more

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This place has been here for a while! Finally decided to try it. Although the place looks a little dated and run down they were clean. Service was quick and the food came out hot. Employees were friendly and helpful. Happy to have stopped by. Will be coming back! read more

Almond duck is the best! Quick service and reliable dishes that are my favorite. If you need a quick take out, go here.

Great authentic Chinese food. I took a chance at this place because I didn't want to drive to our usual spot and it did not disappoint!! It was ready when I arrived and the egg rolls looks really good, so I added them. They didn't take long and we're super delicious! My drive home was 10 mins away & the food smelled great, I couldn't wait to get home & have dinner with the family! Top dish...Orange chicken,12/10. Next up chicken chow mein w/noodles, 10/10. Cashew chicken, 10/10. House fried rice, 10/10. Family of 4 +2 little guys under 7 were extremely happy & we still had leftovers! Overall, excellent service, decent servings & great service. We're adding this place to our top 5 faves!! read more

So delicious as always!! Their phones are out so I hopped in the car and was so happy they were open!!

We ordered Christmas dinner from this restaurant to go. IThe breaded shrimp was enveloped in...just bread! The fried rice looked like it was burned (it wasn't)but had an awful taste. The chicken looked like fish. Terrible food! read more

This place got the job done but I can't say I'd rush back. We were easily seated during lunch time and the service was good. However, the shrimp fried rice had absolutely no flavor. I'm not sure how that's possible but it was incredibly lacking. The shrimp chow mein was definitely better and pretty tasty. They share a parking lot so parking isn't an issue. They have lunch specials in addition to the regular menu. Portion sizes were fine; although I noticed they were noticeably smaller than other Chinese restaurants I frequent. read more

Chinese Garden Restaurant - Shrimp fried rice - Cantonese Near Me - Montebello, California

This place is great for when you're craving old school vintage Americanized Cantonese food from the 20th century. They do it better than anybody else around. The San Gabriel Valley is world renowned for "authentic" foods from China, but try to find Egg Foo Young or Chop Suey in 2022. Now THOSE are exotic dishes and Chinese Garden does them very well, and for a good price. The same family has been here for 60 years and we are all grateful. read more

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