They have great customer service and always remember your face. The food that I have had has always been tasty. They are cash only ughh, sometimes that's can be an issue for me since I am a card only person. They have ample seating clean and do delivery. read more

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Tried Happy Garden for a quick bite and was pleasantly surprised! The Hot & Sour Soup was flavorful with a nice spicy kick--only $4 and definitely worth it. I also got four big Fried Chicken Wings for $6.50, and they were crispy and satisfying. The highlight was the Sliced Beef Szechuan Style--generous portion and full of bold flavor. Prices were great, and overall it hit the spot. Would definitely order again. read more

Cash only (which there is no sign) and bland food. Astoria #1 down the street is wayyyyy better

Very bland food.The pint of Chicken and stringbeans included the white rice inside so there was very little room for the actual dish.Chow Fun was forever bland.Twice I asked for a take-out menu and they ignored my request. read more

A typical Chinese fast food joint in Astoria with typical decor , typical menu and typical me will order take out for my slacker slob buddies on football Sunday . Made the call , ordered the spare ribs, egg rolls , chow mein , veggie fried rice , chicken with broccoli and a few other items my buds like but I can skip . Was told all will be ready for pick up in 30 minutes and lady on phone was right especially with the Cost of 83 bucks . I have had better , I have had worst , so I can say the happy garden has decent Chinese food and from the empty containers my boys would agree . I did enjoy the fried chicken dumplings the best and I know steamed is better but fried taste so much better . 4 stars on my yelp meter and next time it's all steam or grilled food only from the menu if possible . read more

Cool takeout place. The food was really good. I enjoyed especially the pork fried rice, was very flavorful. I had the boneless ribs which were delicious and I enjoyed the steamed dumplings. Egg roll was nicely loaded too. The staff were very nice and courteous. The place has a few tables and seats despite being very spacious but otherwise, it's your basic takeout place. And the place is pretty clean. Prices are decent and fair. I enjoyed my little lunch visit here. read more

Lucky i can't give it 0 starts. Never again will I order from here, completely waste of time and money. Food tasted bland chicken was hard. Thank you for the horrible chicken and broccoli have a great day. read more

Ate here today for lunch by myself during my lunch break while working full time and across the street as a teacher assistant at The 30th Avenue School (Q300). I had brought and ate one of the lunch special which was the Szechuan style shrimp, chose pork fried rice and wonton soup, can of soda and had a bag of fried wonton strips. It was good and delicious. The service there was fast, quick and attentive that I didn't feel rushed about what to choose a lunch special to try for the first time. I couldn't agree more. Finally, I would definitely eat and come back again next time! :) read more

Great food. I don't usually write a good review for Chinese takeout place but this one is so different. Food is clean and fresh. They cook with right amount of sauce, not too greasy or salty. We had Singapore Chow Mei Fun and House Special Chow Mei. read more

Great place to get quick lunch and they have a lunch special on Sunday shrimp garlic sauce with soup cost $10.35. read more

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Chicken was dry and flavorless. I ordered a pint of eggplant and garlic sauce and received eggplant and rice in the same container. Portions were small and not that great. read more

Happy Garden - Ordered a pint of eggplant in garlic sauce and this is what I got - Chinese Near Me - Astoria, New York

From the hot tea to the pistachio ice cream there's nothing to say bad about this Chinese restaurant. I've had many different types of dishes and everyone is very tasteful. Keep up the good work. read more

This is my favorite spot for take out in Astoria. They're the best combo of price and value, and of course you never have to wait too long for your food. Do note though that they are cash only! read more

Best chinese food in astoria very affordable as well and the chicken wings are amazing

Really yummy. Wings and lo Mein we're a hit even with the picky eaters. Good food and a good price read more

Compared to other Chinese takeout spots the quality of the food is a step above. The vegetables feel fresher and have a snap that's missing from a lot of other take out restaurants . Prices are very reasonable too read more

I've only tried 2 Chinese take out restaurants since living in Astoria (because Chinese people don't really eat Chinese take out food, like someone else mentioned, it's not "real" Chinese food). The other one being the Chinese place right next to the train station. I would say this one is substantially better! The one by the train station, my mouth felt so dehydrated after I ate there. Anyway, this place is conveniently located about 3 blocks off the 30th Ave N/Q train station. I ordered the beef ho fun with egg gravy. The lady was really nice and can speak both Cantonese and Mandarin, but she originally came from Malaysia. The food came out relatively quickly and I brought it back to my apartment to eat. There is sitting area there, just felt weird to sit there and eat by myself. By the time I got home, the container had opened up so the gravy kinda spilled a bit but since I was home it wasn't too hard to fix that problem. The entrée was just what I needed to fulfill my food craving. It was really good and I didn't feel like my mouth was dry afterwards (which is usually caused by too much MSG). The price is a little bit on the pricey side but I guess because I'm used to the Chinese food prices of Flushing/Chinatown. So I guess for Astoria, the prices are on par with everything else around there (aka slightly higher than normal). read more

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It seems Astoria with it's vast array of culinary delights: Greek, Turkish, BBQ, Indian, etc., lacks a proper Chinese sit down restaurant. Maybe there is no demand for Chinese food in Astoria, LIC, but I see so many take out places that this is not the answer. Maybe because we are so close to Chinatown in Flushing. Maybe, who knows the reason. So, with lack of choices, we are left with these take out joints that seem to be located by every train station on the N line. We have 3 take out places on 30th Ave. and Happy Garden is one. It is your standard "Americanize Chinese" restaurant. It has standard food options. It has standard pricing. Even the menu seems to be standard among the American Chinese take out joints. Happy Garden serves a purpose. It participates in Grub-Hub, no more language barriers. They seem to get the order right, but half the time they miss the "hot oil" with my order. Not the end of the world, but come on man. Best part, deliver is fast. Real fast. I am only 500 feet from their front door. The quality of food is OK within the standardize American Chinese menu. Dumplings, ribs, chow mien, lo mien, general this and delight that. Standard beef, chicken, pork and shrimp dishes. I have learned over the years that you stick with the basics in American Chinese take out joints. Soup, lo mien, rice, chow mien and their lunch special, all Americanize dishes. I have learn to enjoy their roast pork lo mien, not bad. Tasty and not oily. Their pork fried rice decent. Also, tasty and not oily. Dumplings are just a filler. Nothing to write home about. Soups seem to be their best item. Always hot, tasty and not salty. Lunch special also very standard, $6.95 with entree, soup and soda. Overall, Happy Garden has a niche within the community. They provide inexpensive Chinese food for delivery and take out. While it is Americanize the food always seems to be hot, even on cold winter nights. I walk by their front door every day and I see that Magic "A", big plus with me. read more

This place is great!!! I was super cold and hungry the day before a snow storm and decided to come in here for a quick eat. Initially, I wanted to eat something Mediterranean considering that I was in Astoria, but ended up ordering chicken with broccoli (stir fried with no oil) and boy was it GOOD!!! More so, the white rice that came with my chicken and broccoli was amazing. Usually my experience at other Chinese Fast Food is that the rice is dry or of cheaper quality but the one here was cooked absolutely perfect. I also ordered two fried chicken wings (instead of the usual four), and they happily accommodated my request. The wings were marinated nicely and they were big. Definitely not pigeon wings (lol). If I'm around this neighborhood, let's just say I would not mind coming back. However, if I live in this neighborhood, let's just say this would be my go to Chinese take-out food place!! read more

I was recommended the chicken cutlet pizza from you fine fellow Yelpers. And... whoaaaaa doggie! This is NOT diet food. Not that any pizza *is* but THIS... this is My-Girlfriend/Boyfriend-Just-Left-Me-And-I-Want-To-Pig-Out-G et-Drunk-And-Pass-Out food. Or it's hangover food. Or both! So... What is it? It's a thin-ish crust pizza with strips of fried chicken cutlets. Yes, fried! I did not know this until it appeared at my door, greasy and gooey and pleading for me to try it. Did it change my life? No. Was it yummy? Hell to the yeah. Caveat -- it has a mild flavor. Not *bland* but subtle. I sprinkled it with red pepper flakes to kick it up, 'cuz I'm from Texas and crave heat. The small pie was $15.15 after tax and, regrettably, there's no way I will finish this thing as I would probably turn bulimic from intense guilt. Flavor factor: 3-star for a CHEAP, giant pizza. If you've got a house full of drunken bastards, you cannot do any better for the money. (Word to the wise: Do yourself a favor and drink beer with the pizza. The flavors are perfect together. Oh, and have an antacid chaser ready in the wings. ;) read more

Amazing spot for Chinese. This place has the fastest delivery service I've ever seen. The food is bomb and always arrives hot and fresh. The women who runs the kitchen is also very nice when you go to order at the location and pick up your food. read more

Very mediocre Chinese food. Ordered the sesame noodles, and the sauce wasn't even tossed on all the noodles. And in general it's just a generic Chinese food place, nothing special. read more

I love this lady. She is the best. Great food super fast delivery. When I tell her I want my food "RIGHT NOW!" She delivers. I'm writing this at 11:20 pm in tears because it's closed. Maybe next time sweetie read more

As far as takeout Chinese is concerned, this place is better than many others in the area that I've tried. The aunties at the counter are so friendly, the place is kept very tidy and the food is really delicious. Also, the portions are gigantic for the great prices. In a recent visit, I was shy a couple bucks because I purchased more than I anticipated. The woman was very kind to let me pay them back next time. Her gracious attitude meant a lot to me and I'll always be coming back to give them service. My personal favorite dishes so far: Beef Chow Fun Tai Chien Chicken Roast Pork w/ Black Bean Sauce Can't wait to try more dishes! You should, too. Just make sure to bring enough cash. :-P read more

Very rude delivery guy! I have been ordering in this establishment for years! And today for some reason they put a wrong address in my order, I waited for almost an hour for my food to arrive then they called me to request me to go downstairs to wait for the delivery guy because he attempted to deliver twice, I did go downstairs outside the Apartment to wait for him and called the restaurant, I found out that the delivery guy was in a wrong address I still patiently waited but when the delivery guy came he was so disrespectful mind you I even gave him a tip but he was so rude and threatening as if I was the one who gave the wrong address ( it was Shirley's sister who made the mistake and not me) I have been loyal to this restaurant for over 10 years but I think I will start eating somewhere else, I cannot stand the fact that I got so disrespected! read more

Their food is generally really good and the employees are very nice and personable. The only downside is there's usually less meat in their dishes than other places. I find myself saving meat till the end so I could get the right ratio. read more

I Have been going here for 9 years, back when I was a young broke teenager, ahh the memories. The place is great. With their vast varieties of dishes on their menus you can have chinese, tex-mex or italian. But what I love most about Happy Garden is... the italian ices sold out the window on those hot summer days. I'm almost in my mid 20's now and when I splurge on a bag or find myself broke from paying the crazy Astoria rent and bills, I go right back to Happy Garden sit on the second bench I aways used to sit on 9 years ago and happily eat my food. Happy Memories at Happy Garden read more

I can only reiterate what other folks have written; - Astoria is missing a nice sit down Chinese restaurant, so this will have to do - the menu is very standard and generic, the same one will be found in so many Chinese take out joints in the US, it's like they had a meeting where they all decided to use the same menu template with identical dishes and descriptions - the food is pretty darn tasty, chicken fried rice (small portion for less than a handful of dollars) and salt and pepper shrimp is good - typical take out atmosphere, simple, but they are always keeping it clean, which I would see walking by the window from work read more

We were looking to pickup to Chinese food for a night. Ordered nicely from Yelp and picked up the food. The business runs like a small business and there is severe eye to cost monitoring for condiments or utensils. I think that's great! The quality was good. Pricing is 15% higher than other places. read more

What an utterly confusing setup. I've been to this place more times than I can count and had no idea it was connected to the Italian/Tex Mex place next door! I guess I can only speak to the "Chinese" side of the establishment, which is pretty standard as far as Chinese food goes. I'm sure we all have our ONE tried-and-true takeout place, and this is it for me. The woman at the counter is so sweet and knows my order every time. When I'm feeling particularly controversial, I'll order a different thing off the menu and confuse her, with both of our worlds turned upside down for a moment. read more

Ah Happy Garden. Pizza, Burritos and Chinese. Hangover Garden is the name, I think you mispelled it. Pizza slices are HUGE and cheap. The Burritos are amazing. You have Garlic knots. The chinese food was alright too. Rice was tasty, BBQ spare ribs, not my favorite but im picky. You fit a type of restaurant, a guilty pleasure and you do it well. Thank you Hangover Garden, I mean Happy Garden read more

Good go to for Chinese takeout in the neighborhood. And super fast sometimes, my last order took just 15min

Order takeout from here, chinese takeout that is, not sure where the pizza/italian reviews are coming from. I asked for a menu and didnt see any pizzas on there, so that is weird. Anyway what I ordered: Crab ragoon - pretty good actually Pork dumplings - good Ribs - good Beef lo mein - terrible - no flavor and weird beef Chicken and garlic sauce - the chicken wasn't scary which was good, but the sauce was so oily Even the rice was cheap and alot had black bits on it. Overall... DO NOT order from here... there's definitely better Chinese out there. I used to like Lilly's but its closed down and I'm trying to find my new spot. But this is NOT it! read more

*WARNING* You have to do your own calculation when you order otherwise, they will charge you extra ! ! ! Twice this month they charged me more than what I supposed to pay. The first time I only calculated that I will pay $37 for my order, she charged me $53! I asked her if she could show me how she came up with that amount, then she said it is only $39.70 (still more from my calculation). The second time, my calculation is only for $22 (yeah i put taxes), but she charged me $23 when she even forgot to charge me for the soup that I ordered. Their food is great, don't get me wrong, but I don't think I would be going back and be cheated. So when you order, make sure you make your own calculation, and ask for receipt! Otherwise, you will be charged more ! ! ! read more

One stop shopping. The General Tso's is top notch...best I've had so far in NY and elsewhere. Pizza next door is very good--not GREAT, but it serves it's purpose. (I've never experienced the Chicken Cutlet Pizza that so many are raving about...perhaps I'll try that on my next venture and come up with a different review! :o) Agreed, the tacos are so-so...but how can one compare any tacos to the ones at the El Ray Del Taco truck down the street?! I'm just sayin' Overall, if you're craving hangover food, go here! read more

I ordered "THE FAMOUS" Chicken Cutlet Pizza all for myself and I'm still trying to figure out how can anyone rate 5 STARS for this thing. This one goes down as one of the worst Pizzas I've had. I was hungry as hell and I could barely go thru with 3 slices..BARELY. I'm sorry "FANS" but that's how I feel. Here are some reasons: 1. Real cheap quality cheese. I felt like I'm chewing upon rubber. I tried reheating the Pizza, which obviously did not help. Only if Reheating could make bad cheap Cheese taste better. 2. Every single piece of fried chicken was burnt at the edges. Burnt as in it was burnt BLACK. For the $15.50 I paid for it. You should save it. read more

Quick, simple, easy Chinese food. A safe bet when you want Chinese fast. I love ordering from here.

If I could give this no stars I would. Too lazy to go into the city or flushing for Chinese food we figured we would cross our fingers and order from this place. It was terrible! General Tsos shrimp coated in this thick gross batter, the shrimp tasted fishy(old and nasty)..inedible Lobster lomein was not lobster it was crawfish also tasted nasty and inedible Even the white rice was bad..how does a chinese takeout place mess up the white rice? Wontons in oil were ok Crab rangoon was actually good We already knew that good chinese food was impossible in Astoria but after reading yelp and seeing the positive reviews we had hoped this place would have passed for at least ok in an emergency..it didnt. read more

You can't really go wrong with Happy Garden. Also if you live in Astoria, the delivery is SO FAST. I'm talking 15 minutes fast. The only thing is if you order in the restaurant, they only accept cash which has become a nuisance sometimes when I have to leave and come back for cash. The food is good and also a plus being pretty inexpensive. The lady that always takes my order when I walk in is very friendly. She even threw in extra wonton chips once just because. read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant ever! we have been going here for 25 years. It's a special treat when we head down state to camp. I MUST get a box to go! read more