A favorite of my fam for dim sum! It's a little further from us so we consider it a treat to go. We were seated immediately & had food on the table within seconds. They have all the hits & also will happily go retrieve requests for you. The room was full but they seem to be a well oiled machine. The food just kept coming until we were stuffed. read more

Garden Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

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Garden Restaurant is a Dim Sum restaurant in Garland where you don't have to wait to get a table. While that's good if you're in a rush, it's the opposite if you're looking for a great Dim Sum experience. My Overall Rating - 2 Stars Atmosphere - Tucked into a shopping strip in Garland (the old Arc-en-ciel for your OG's), Garden is an open, spacious Dim Sum restaurant. On my Sunday lunch, there was no wait, but the restaurant was pretty full. However, for a Dim Sum restaurant, there were not many carts out (more on this below). 1/2 Star. Service - Many Dim Sum restaurants don't have carts, and instead you order from a menu. Garden has both. There are a few servers pushing carts with the most popular items. If you don't see it, you can simply order from the menu. This is totally fine, but on my Sunday visit, they were busy and finding someone to order from the menu became increasingly frustrating. 1/2 Star. Food - There is a reason they were not packed. Simply put, Garden's offerings were average at best. Their pork buns were more bun than pork, and even the bun lacked the subtle sweet, soft shell. We ordered what we thought were Pork Xu Mai, but it ended up being shrimp. That's when we decided to order from the menu, but if you read above even that was a challenge. 1/2 Star. Will I Return? - Only if I get overruled. Occasionally, my family members will prioritize time and convenience over quality. If that happens, I'll end up eating at Garden Restaurant. Garden is by no means bad, there are just other options with better food and service. 1/2 Star. read more

Garden Restaurant - Pork Buns - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

We were craving Peking duck and this hit the spot! I love the thin wraps but like the buns too. They are more filling. The Peking duck was very crispy, maybe post fried ? Very crunchy and we loved it. The price did go up a bit within a year (about $10). Did not have to put in a pre order. They had enough for the day. The 2nd dish for the duck bones was a pickled mustard saute. It was okay. Had a spoiled taste to it. Maybe it's the fermented pickled leaves. They also do all day dim sum to order. It was good! Wished I had ordered more. My husband loved the salted pepper tofu. It had a good crunch. Could be a tiny bit more salted. Overall good dinner! We hardly ever come here but will frequent here again. read more

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Probably our go to dim sum place in the DFW metroplex at the moment. Extensive dim sum menu and a la cart menu as well. Nearly everything we tried, we really enjoyed, with the exception of the jelly fish. It's mixed with seasoning/sauce that I'd say is kimchi adjacent but still lacked flavor. It needs a splash of sesame oil and some salt (and MSG) and I think it'll be ok. Portions are good from the a la cart menu and dim sum is definitely shareable so you can try different things. It's not quite a hole in the wall but almost is. Service is ok over all, but I don't care because the food is good. read more

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Went with my partner and had the half fried chicken, pork buns, and sticky rice. Came to about 30 bucks, with 2 sodas. This place is better than your regular average Chinese joint. The dishes have a little extra Middle Kingdom oomph, though I suspect the owners are not Chinese. I don't think this is necessarily a shortcoming. What we had wasn't out-of-this-world, but it was a tad above the norm Macdonald. I did see other customers chowing down like nobody's business; those dishes looked delish. I'll come back and try the other stuff. They have an extensive dim sum menu. I'd check out the menu on their website. read more

This is a local dim sum favorite and we're regulars there. We value the rolling carts, however, inconsistent arrival times mean we don't always experience it which is ok. The food is reliably good. It offers a consistently satisfying selection. We especially enjoyed the durian pastry. Its comes in 3 rich, creamy and completely perfect flakiness make it the best. Their other pastries are always fresh and delicious and we enjoy trying them as well. The service sometimes feels rushed during peak hours; however, this is part of the "hustle-bustle charm of a dim sum restaurant". A visit is worthwhile, especially for several pastry enthusiasts or a sizable group of them. read more

Garden Restaurant - Durian Pastry - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

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My friend took us there for dinner, food is below average, only have one more table besides us at dinner time you can tell by how many shows up there to eat. The restaurant can seat 100+ people.. The young waitress is so so, seems like she doesn't know what she is doing. Well, I will not be back this restaurant again by our choice unless invited by someone read more

Loved the traditional dim sum cart service here (Saturday morning visit). The menu was pretty vast. We enjoyed the traditional and popular dishes (shrimp dumpling/har gao, shui mai, etc.). The beef chow fun was good! Overall a pretty lovely dim sum place! Don't let the exterior deter or scare you! The inside is much more kept than the exterior leads you to believe! read more

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A great place to get dim sum and peking duck. There aren't enough places that use up the duck carcass in DFW, and as a no-waste girly, I love that they use it to stir fry it with mustard greens or make it into a soup! Dim sum is delicious, but pass on the fried taro! The restaurant is clean and the aunties are always friendly and speak Cantonese, too! This is a bit far from where we live, but for special occasions, we'll make the trip out to Garden for a different dim sum experience. read more

My family likes Garden restaurant and goes there every now and then. They are known for their dim sum (which is also very good). My uncle from California was in town for a single day so we all decided to come here since they had a promotion for a free lobster if you spend $100. They have a huge space and it wasn't that busy on a Sunday night. We got the Chinese broccoli with garlic, pan fried eggplant stuffed with shrimp, beef with string bean, soup dumplings and xiu mai from the dim sum menu, beef flat noodle, Mongolian beef, and string bean with salt pepper tofu. I loved both of the beef dishes. The beef flat noodle came out first and it was the perfect starter. The beef was tender and noodles were chewy and full of char. The beef dishes were so tender and paired well with the string beans and onions. I LOVEDDD the eggplant dish. Eggplant was steaming hot and chewy, filled with shrimp goodies inside. I loved pouring its sauce full of black beans over my rice too. The Chinese broccoli with garlic was a perfect vegetable dish to pair with our meal. Salt and pepper tofu... what more can I say about that, it's a must get. The dim sum dishes and lobster were just ok. The soup dumplings had no soup and the lobster was not that meaty, but it was free haha. Our servers filled drinks regularly and are pretty funny too, they got jokes read more

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Went there on a Sunday morning for dim sum. Heard about this place so thought we'd give it a try. The dim sum was average and should cater to most people. Not as refined as some other places. However one of the main items char siew pao was pretty bad. I had frozen ones that would taste better. I should have followed my gut and not pick that but I was thinking about them on the way. They were not hot and definitely not fresh. Service was pleasant and ambiance is typical of a dim sum place. read more

Large, traditionally-styled Dim Sum dining room! We came too late on a Saturday for Dim Sum carts, but the employees said they do have them during peak hours. The dim sum plates are very reasonably priced and the food came out fast after ordering. The taste and quality of the food were excellent, especially for the price tag. We'll be back to try their duck. read more

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Tip: Come Saturday afternoons and try to avoid this place on Sunday afternoons. You will wait 1+ hour on Sundays. I'm not quite sure why this place had only 3.5 stars. For me this place was 5/5 for everything. This is one of those old school dim sum places where it's straight forward and you order what you want. The staff was so sweet and were really enthusiastic in recommending good dishes. The dishes themselves are either Vietnamese style or your typical Chinese style. I recommend ordering something else besides the dim sum. The chefs made AMAZING crab fried rice (it's made viet style). read more

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Came here for dim sum and it's pretty quiet at lunch time . So everything we ordered came out instantly . The quality is decent but not exceptional . read more

Garden Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

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The dim sum at Garden Restaurant is comparable and some dishes are even better than my usual go-to spot Kirin Court. Which is to say, it's one of the best spots for dim sum in Dallas. The only negative was that the service was a bit slow and we had to wave down servers even though it wasn't that crowded on a weekday lunch. One of the dim sum dishes we ordered came out 10min after we had finished all our other food. Unique must-try dish: Durian Puffs, deep-fried thin pastry filled with durian cream. It looks a little like a crispy fat caterpillar with all its segments. Durian is notoriously stinky but this dessert didn't smell that strong and several of us who had never tried durian before enjoyed the dish. Cons: Not as nice inside and slower service compared to Kirin Court. Pros: Durian Puff which I haven't seen anywhere else. Reasonably priced. read more

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Ended up here via family when in Dallas (or Garland to be exact). Apparently this is a go to spot for them so we let them do the ordering. I was a little iffy based on ratings and by looks of the place. We walked in at luckily not a busy time on a Saturday afternoon. (I did my homework with reviews and most negatives were related to service so... still promising?) To add to the ambiance there was a 20 person party of gentlemen drinking beer and whisky, cheers-ing, singing in another language, obviously celebrating something... or who knows - maybe just having fun at dim sum. Much to my surprise everything was tasty but wanted to shout out to my faves: Eggplant w/ shrimp - speaking to the eggplant in general - you always make me ponder at how to cook you. I always feel you're hard and then all the sudden soggy and mushy and hard to tear a bite off. This place had you down. Back to not speaking to a vegetable lol - I've never had an eggplant with a perfect medium cooked consistency that you could bite easily and eat until this day. And the shrimp in the middle of the eggplant bite - nice contrast. Added tip, the sauce on this dish is worth saving to put on some white rice. Seafood Fried Rice - delicious! Perfectly seasoned with umami seasonings (not just "soy sauce") and seafood included calamari and bay scallops. Could have eaten the whole platter of this. Fried Fish - don't usually like my food looking at me but... The fish spoke for itself. Perfectly thinly battered for crunch and even better had a clean fish taste (not sure how to explain not fishy without saying not fishy since technically it is a fish). So.... teaches me not to judge a book by it's cover. Shout out to my Dallas family for a place well picked. read more

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Really good dim sum! I have been here many times! A staple is chicken feet. Good dim sum needs great chicken feet, and it's exactly how I had hoped it would be! Sweet, soft, and tasty. The stir fried noodles are great too. All of the shrimp dishes are really good-shrimp balls, shrimp rice noodle roll (cheung fun). If you are expecting service all the time (like how in American restaurants) you won't get it but the food trumps service. There are a lot of people so you will have to wave someone over if you the food from the little carts or need more water/tea. We got too much food so the lazy Susan couldn't spin, but the food is great and my stomach is filled. Everything smells good and will definitely come again! read more

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Just like being in old San Francisco. Food was amazing, car service the whole 9. Will be back in a heartbeat! read more

Garden Restaurant - The aftermath. - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

Worst food I have ever eaten. Not the food was bad even the servers were bad too!!! Even my 7 years old didn't like the food. Don't waste your money and time to come to this place!!!! read more

One of the better dim sum places in Dallas. Have been to most of the places in Dallas and this is a solid choice. Not in the nicest part of town but have never had to wait if you get in early. Have cart service on the weekends not sure about the rest of the week. Enjoyed the pan fried crispy noodle. read more

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The service and ambiance was ok for a Chinese restaurant with Vietnamese influence. We had dim sum during lunch on a Sunday and it was not overly crowded. Out of all the dishes that we ordered, I liked less than half of them, but their durian puffs were exceptionally good. Other than that, I really liked their century egg porridge and chicken feet. I would visit again just for the durian puffs. read more

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I honestly wasn't impressed. As a native New Yorker with the best dim sum from Chinatown and flushing, I came in with low expectations but was still disappointed. The young servers were nice and attentive but the host was terrible and could care less about greeting people or taking their seat numbers. The walnut shrimp was okay, and all of the dim sum was okay. The only thing that was good was the bolo baos. The egg custard tarts had a weird taste to them. I saw Vietnamese words everywhere and a large amount of Vietnamese staff and customers so the influence is great there and I cannot say it is 100% authentically Cantonese. I would personally not return and try another restaurant. read more

It was a busy Sunday, but the wait was worth it! The siu mai and chicken feet were the best I've had out of every dim sum place I've tried. You can tell everything was freshly made and not frozen. My only complaint about the food is the shrimp cheung fun roll was a bit bland. The carts were slow to come around. We mainly saw only the har gow and siu mai cart, which we filled up on, before the other carts came. I wish we got to try more, but it was a busy Sunday with church goers. read more

The dim sum can be good. It does taste like a lot of other good dim sum places. There's a good variety to order and you can get full. Sometimes the dishes arrive cold like the noodle rolls and other times it comes out hot to order. The only reason to come to this establishment is for the durian puffs. If you like durian, this is a must. I ordered some to eat at the restaurant and ordered some more to bring back home. Most dim sum places do not have durian puffs so it's worth the trip here. The parking lot can be a mess. There are so many restaurants here so it can get crowded. read more

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Nice place, food is excellent. We had some shiumai and hakcao and then along with some lunch specialties : deep fried fish and seafood mixed chow. To my amazing; the food is light in oil but tasty. hats off to the chef. Definitely we will refer to people we know to give this a try , so worth it. Thank you. read more

There's a wide selection of food to choose from. The ones we ordered all tasted great and worth your money. The staff were all nice and accomodating. The place is so cozy and you can relax , smelling the wonderful aroma of foods being cooked. Yummy! Will definitely come back for more! read more

Was looking for a weekday dim sum place when we found this via some online recommendations. We thought it would be order off the menu but they had carts rolling around and the food was hot. Price was a little higher than we were used to from other places but everyone is raising prices. The dim sum was decent, the tea was good. The only surprises were that the tendon was kind of sweet instead of spicy and the shumai was only shrimp. The staff weren't particularly friendly but they weren't rude either and we never had to wait long for anything. The restaurant was kind of decorated but it was ruined by the layers upon layers of plastic tablecloths every table had - I think it would look better if they just did away with the tablecloths entirely. read more

Garden Restaurant - Dim sum - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

Sadly the food quality has gone at down after COVID. We used to visit Garden when we craved for dim sum, preferring this over Kirin Court due to Kirin's wait time. We visited again today (Saturday) at lunch. The restaurant was maybe 1/3 full. We got seated quickly and got a variety of dim sum dishes. The bbq pork buns were barely edible. Shrimp dumplings also not good at all. We left without finishing our food and still a little hungry. Unfortunately we won't be back and will stick with Kirin Court going forward. read more

This place is pretty good for Chinese & Chinese inspired food. My family & I had the roast duck and crispy noodles with seafood. Not to mention we had a variety of dim sum, which they offer all day! If you're looking into dim sum, I suggest ordering a few then ordering more if needed. All of our orders were made fresh. Please keep in mind that not all staff are fluent in English, but their work ethic is good. Staff was kind enough to give us a gift card since we paid our bill full in cash; it was worth 10% of our total bill. Will definitely swing by again when we're around the area. After all, we have a gift card to use lol read more

Traditional styled dim sum restaurant where the ladies pull the dim sum carts around your table. The price of dim sum was reasonably priced and tastes pretty decent in dfw area. The service by the ladies in the cart is pretty good. When I asked the lady for an item that she didn't have, she went and got it for me which was very nice. We mostly ate dim sum but decided to order Chicken with Spicy garlic sauce from the menu. We went there Sunday right before noon and the wait was pretty short. This dish wasn't what I expected...it wasn't saucy at all and it was pretty spicy compared to other restaurants and the only vegetables they had was big chunks of onions and large jalapeño chucks. They have a spice rack on each table but it doesn't include sriracha and the yellow spicy mustard sauce. If you ask for them, they do provide it for you. Overall we liked this restaurant and we recommend it if you have cravings for dim sum in dfw area. read more

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There was a noodle hidden under my napkin on my plate when the plates were placed as clean. The server spilled my cup of tea while cleaning. They use the same gloves to clean the finished tables as they do to serve other patrons. Additionally, they charge a tip on top of the bill. Tips should be optional, not stated as part of the bill. Furthermore, the restroom was dirty. read more

3.5 star rating in my opinion is unjustified for this place! We came in for dim sum after spending the morning at the Dallas Arboretum and we were hungry. Thought about going to Kirin but Garden was closer. So why not give it a shot since we've never been to either. Kirin can be another time we're in the area. We kind of got a little confused with exactly where it was at because there was a lot of remodeling going on with the strip mall they were at and only had temporary banners for each businesses but it'll look really nice when it's all done. Anyways, let's get to the most important part of the review! I didn't think the 3.5 star rating was unjustified because everything we order was perfect and fresh! Tasty traditional Chinese dim sum flavors! Very comparable to what we're accustomed to from California! The service was excellent and if the cart lady doesn't have what your looking for, she'll put in the order to the kitchen for you! Wallah, piping hot dishes straight from the kitchen!!! The xia long nap was freshly cooked and would burn your lips if you didn't bite into the wrap carefully! Rich broth and juicy pork meat inside! The salted egg yolk bun's steaming hot sweet lava yolk was just perfect!!! Everything was great and I can go on and on about it but we're going back for more and try the main dishes!!! That's it for now and check the pics!!! read more

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This has become our family's go-to Dim Sum spot. Their dimsum options are varied and authentic. Some of our favorites include cheungfun (rice roll), zongzi, salted egg yolk custard bun, chicken feet, taro puff and shrimp har gao. They push carts around unlike a lot of sit-down order dimsum restaurants these days - so it's a fun experience! It does get pretty busy on the weekends, especially Sundays, and its not the most formal establishment despite how big the restaurant is. So service can be kind of slow, and it might be better to just order at the front for dimsum instead of waiting for the carts... Overall, service is not the best, but the food is good! They also serve more than just dimsum - the crab fried rice is a must-try! read more

I wasn't very impressed with this dim sum place, the dim sum was so-so and the service wasn't very attentive, it was hard to get anyone's attention. I ordered a few of their other dishes (peking duck and a chicken dish) and they were extremely oily and lacked flavor. The one thing I was interested in getting here - the Dungeness Crab Fried Rice - was sold out by the time we got there, and we were told that we would have to pay extra for them to go out and buy more crab if we still wanted to order it. Apparently they only have a limited amount each day, so if you want it be sure to come early! read more

Garden Restaurant - Peking duck - Dim Sum Near Me - Garland, Texas

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Every time we go the food doesn't disappoint when craving dim sum. The restaurant is simple but can get packed as people like to come for large group gatherings and it seems like a sign people enjoy this place along with the service they provide. read more

Food is okay just like other Chinese restaurants What pissed me off is you pay the same amount for dine-in & Togo order yet you only get HALF the portion when you do TOGO order. The employee kept telling me that's their policy/rule which is bs to me. I hope they fix this issue and not be so greedy! read more

Dim sum is one of the best in Dallas. Good amount of dishes and they move frequently though the tables. The restaurant gives banquet hall vibes but not in a bad way. Parking is a bit tricky if you come at rush hour since it's a shopping plaza and next door is a supermarket. Be patient and it will be worth the wait! read more

Worth the drive! My family and I had been searching for a dim sum place since the closing of Maxim's Chinese restaurant a few years ago. Even though this restaurant is about a 45 minute drive for us, I would only come here for dim sum. The place is clean with great service. They recently renovated which makes it look more sophisticated. The food has been very consistent. The dishes have an authentic taste without feeling too greasy or heavy, in my opinion. Dim sum favorites: (It was hard to narrow these down to 5, everything is so delicious!) #1. Shrimp Cheung Fun (Shrimp fun roll) HUGE portion! This is my absolute favorite dish and they give so much! The shrimp is fairly large and they have enough sauce and the right amount of "fun" for the perfect bite. #2. Siu Mai Large pieces of siu mai stuffed with pork, shrimp and mushroom! My family always orders this and even takes an entire box of this to-go so we can continue to eat it for breakfast the following morning. Still amazing when reheated! #3. Shrimp Ball This one may take a bit of time to make, and trust me it is SO worth it. I recommend eating this only at the restaurant. It won't taste the same after reheating. It's a big piece with crispy wonton strips on the outside that is deep fried. #4. Crispy Durian Pastry If you love durian, you HAVE to try this! I used to hate durian but I grew to love it because of this pastry. The pastry itself is super flaky which pairs well with the mashed durian inside. #5. Steamed Egg Custard Bun Save enough room for this one! It's hard to find a great bao like this with the right consistency on the inside. WARNING: the custard is hot and can be runny so watch your fingers. Had to learn the hard way... However, if you're needing something to cut the grease, I'd recommend ordering my family's favorite -- combination of chrysanthemum (菊花 -- júhuā) and Pu'er tea. (普洱 -- pu-erh). Pu'er tea is a fermented black tea which has cleansing benefits and helps with digestion. The last time I came here, they ran out of Pu'er tea so we went with Oolong tea which was a great substitute. Highly recommend this restaurant if you're in search of an authentic dim sum place! read more

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PROS -For the price, it's worth going. CONS -It's anybody's guess what staff can understand English or Chinese. It's like pulling teeth ordering what we want with some of the servers. Makes it very shady who's being hired here. -Being sat next to the TVs is not a great seat. The speakers are right there and you can't hear the person next to you and have any semblance of a conversation. Suggest to put speakers at height in ceiling or not at all. -There's at least 1 of the servers who push the cart around to serve the dimsum that are way too pushy. They come and put the dish on your table first before asking if you want it. We're seasoned dimsummers so we always tell them to put it back on their cart where it belongs but some have to be told multiple times. -It takes forever to get what you ordered. Not to mention taking forever to order it to begin with. See the first CONS point. read more