It was extremely refreshing to find an authentic Chinese restaurant run by a lovely family amidst a wider selection of American food and Mexican cuisine. We ordered the General's special, green beans (deliciously spicy), honey walnut shrimp (beautifully presented and perfectly seasoned and juicy shrimp), BBQ pork fried rice, and veggie chow mien with a side of fried rice (full-sized). EVERYTHING was deliciously executed to perfection... texture, flavor, and service. Chef's kiss!! The owner even pulled an extra chair for my husband to sit while we waited for our food. We love this place, and although we are not locals, we see why this restaurant deserves all five stars for their hospitality and authentic Chinese cuisine. Thank you for the food experience we desperately needed after a long trip on Route 50-the loneliest road in America! read more

We had a great experience at Happy Garden last time we were in town, so we decided to give it another try. The owner was really friendly, but as others have said it still has such a COVID-era vibe with the plexiglass walling the workers off from the customers. Even the little window you get your food through has plastic sheeting that the owners refuse to remove. The food was good, but I wish I hadn't let them talk me out of the dish I really wanted to order. She wound up unloading an order of green-beans on us that was overcooked and too oily. The rest of the food was great, though. read more

I was very skeptical about ordering from this restaurant while on a stop on our road trip but I have to agree with another review of the Kung Pao chicken. This was probably the best tasting we have ever had including all the places we've had it in Scottsdale, AZ while living there for 30 years as well as all the other times we've had it. The chicken was so tender and veggies were perfectly cooked. My husband and I split the dinner special and still had leftovers. Good Job Happy Garden. Thank You! If we come back through here, we will definitely order again. read more

So, for our second dinner here in the little town of Ely NV, we decided to try the one other Chinese restaurant in town ... yes, they have TWO! Since take out and eating at the hotel worked out well last time, we decided to do that again. Looking over the menu I notice that have Thai food, just Penang currie dishes and a couple of noodles dishes. We went for the Drunken Noodles ($16.95) and the Pad Thai ($16.95), as well as beef crispy chow mein ($19.50!) and war won ton ($13.50). Prices here weren't any better than at the other Chinese place ... it's ELY so you gotta pay what you gotta pay. The food came out in a decent time. We got back to the hotel and all was still super hot. We used some of the plates at the hotel as well as bowls for the soup. OK, I'll have to say, best not to order Thai food at a Chinese restaurant. The Thai noodles dishes were an OK rendition, but not really tasting like from a real Thai restaurant, but I'm glad to have it as something else on the menu in ELY. The Drunken Noodles were better than the Pad Thai. The crispy chow mein noodles were good too. We mixed up the noodles with the toppings. Overall it was a good dinner under the circumstances. Ok, just $80 tonight for 3 people ... that shipping out here must be expensive! read more

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Went in 2025 and it still felt like covid times with a plastic sheet between me and the cashier. Food was good though. No way to eat at the restaurant currently read more

We ordered there for the first time, chicken fried rice and Mongolian beef, both were very good. Ready in no time at all. Take out only, no sit down. Will be ordering from Happy Garden in the future. read more

Great Chinese food to go! This is a little hole-in-the-wall place positioned right in the middle of downtown Ely. If you're staying at the Jailhouse or the Hotel Nevada, this place is only a minute or two walking distance from your hotel lobby. Though it appears this restaurant no longer offers a dine-in option, I have to say it's a great option for take out. The interior is pretty much just a small lobby with seating and an ordering window, but the food is ready quickly so you won't be waiting there long. The food was ready in just minutes and had a great flavor. I've visited Happy Garden twice now and enjoyed both my orders: orange chicken and Szechuan beef, both with fried rice. I'd suggest either, and I'm looking forward to seeing what other gems are hidden in their extensive menu. When ordering I initially thought the price was a little high, but when I saw just how much food was being served, I changed my mind. A "dinner special" (an entree with steamed/fried rice, one egg roll and one crab Rangoon) is around $18-$20 and was more than enough for two full meals. If eating family-style, I imagine two dishes would be plenty for four people, which makes the price somewhat reasonable in my opinion. The woman running the restaurant was very kind as well. Overall I found this place to be a good experience; given the lack of a dine-in option there's no atmosphere or experience to really speak of, but as it is I think this is one of the best takeout options in the area. Update: I also recommend the wonton soup ($16). read more

Everything was in styrofoam even though we got our food to dine in. They also had plastic silverware and there was so much garbage at the end of our meal. read more

What a great find. Where I live in Texas, it is impossible to find pan fried noodles. And most places do make fried pork wonton. This restaurant has both and so delicious! If I lived in Ely, I would be ordering from them at least once a week. read more

If only I could give this place zero stars.... Placed an order online and when we came to pick up our order (when it said it would be ready) the owner seemed to not know we placed an order. She walked to the back of the restaurant and had us wait at the entrance for a few minutes. When she came back, she started asking us about our order. To cover up our "unseen" order she told us that we placed a big order and it would take an additional 20 more minutes (over 50 minute wait). We ordered 3 main dishes, 2 appetizers, and noodles. Yes, this could be a big order for a small town, but don't lie... Just be honest about not seeing/ starting our online order. We would of waited the extra 20 mins. After walking out, I receive a text from the restaurant (1 hour later) saying my card was declined. My card was not given online or in the restaurant. Weird how it still got declined. read more

Happy Garden - My credit card was never declined. Walked out by her lies. - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

A simple storefront Mom & Pop outfit, literally. No frills takeout, convenient to downtown hotels. The husband and wife couple run it alone, and since Covid struck there has been no in-store seating to protect the husband's shaky health. That said, the quality of the food is much above the norm. If reasonably hinted that you wish for more authentic Chinese food options, they are happy to oblige. The veggies on all the occasions I've eaten have been tasty and fresh. More, the tofu is cooked with family-style crispy care, a rarity in small town Chinese cuisine. The chunjuan and jiaozi are a heartwarming comfort food, reasonably close to home cooked. The web order options have worked well in the several times I've eaten here in the past year; it's the best way to order. 他倆位講國語。The prices are a bit high. But with this quality in the back of beyond, who's complaining? read more

We travel thru Ely pretty regularly. The food is always fresh and delicious. You may have to wait a bit if it's crowded ~ this is a small business! But I think it's always worth the wait. You get large portions of food. So I think the meal is worth the money. read more

Happy Garden - Pad Thai - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

The owners of this restaurant are absolutely awesome hard-working friendly people. Their Chinese food is really good considering you're in Ely Nevada. I highly recommend their egg foo yong and their potstickers. They do not deep fry their egg foo young like most people do so it's on the healthy side. The potstickers seem to be homemade with a thin outer then pan seared. They're stuffed full with meat and vegetables. Their takeout orders take a little longer but only because they're making the food fresh and with love. read more

Happy Garden - Pan seared potstickers - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

Best Chinese in Ely. Honey walnut shrimp and pork chow mien are delicious. Only thing I hate no dine in, take out only. Would love to go in for lunch time to time. A little on the pricey side but you get a lot of food read more

Love this place but hadn't ordered from them for quite a few months and was definitely caught off guard at the jump in prices. Will post the menu on here. read more

Happy Garden - Menu as of June 2022 - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

The food was FANTASTIC!!! The ONLY reason I'm giving this place 3 stars is that it was WAY more than we expected to pay, and we couldn't figure out what we were charged for. The kid that seated us was very nice, the waitress ( possible owner lady) was nice. She only checked on us once though. read more

Happy Garden - General chicken. Pretty big helping - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

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Really good, freshly prepared Chinese food! This restaurant was suggested by the managers at the KOA we were staying in. He said it was the best Chinese restaurant in town. We weren't disappointed. We started with potstickers which were pre-packaged but still tasty and well prepared. For our main course we each had Kung Pao Chicken and fried rice. The rice was just OK. But the Kung Pao was very good. The chicken, which was plentiful, was tender and moist. Not overcooked. There were many varieties of vegetables including onion, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms and water chestnuts. And a good amount of peanuts. It was bathed, not drowned, in a tasty sauce too. It was a fairly large portion as I took home leftovers. I'd definitely return if we lived here. read more

Taste was good, just seemed a little on the greasy spoon type of place. Portions are On the small side, food doesn't come out of the kitchen at the same time and the wait staff are not most friendly, not rude, just not friendly. We will try again! read more

Food is very good but the prices are high. They even charge you for steamed rice. They are take out only no dine in.

Love this place. Best Asian food. All of it. Mongolian beef, general chicken, and orange chicken are our favorite

Serve you plenty for one plate. More noodles then anything. It would be 5 stars if it had more of the combo meat. Otherwise very tasty read more

Happy Garden - Chow mein combo Beef, shrimp, chicken - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

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Such great food! And very fast!! The lady gave me a time then called and said our food was ready before our time!! I got Cashew Chicken and it was Delicious!! The egg rolls were the best! So good! read more

OMG. I'm writing this review almost two weeks after visiting Ely, and my wife asked me today when we can go back as she fell in love with the dumplings and Crab Rangoon that are some of the best we've had anywhere in America to date. Service: Friendly, helpful, and even when we arrived late on a Saturday night they took good care of us. Pricing: A little bit higher than I expected but it's not like you have a lot of choices in Ely to begin with. To get something different than Denny's or fast food in my opinion is worth paying $1-2 more per plate than you would pay in Las Vegas. As for the food...the dumplings and crab rangoon as already mentioned were so dang good we would make the 4 hour drive back up there from Vegas just for that. Seriously. Not joking. I ordered a Kung Pao combination with chicken, shrimp, and beef and was very impressed with the portion size and the fact they don't pile in tons of stuff I don't want like green bell peppers into it. It's also conveniently located very close to Hotel Nevada and parking was never an issue. 4 Stars. Loved this place, can't wait to go back again. read more

Walked in and the looks on the customers face were not good, we sat ourselves down and hopped we misjudged the place... waiting 5 min..seen and heard the vibe & walked out. read more

Delicious Egg Foo Young at a reasonable price.

Absolutely terrible food here... at first I ordered something that I thought couldn't possibly have vegetables.. it came with so many vegetables it was beyond pathetic. AN DEN! ... I told them that I wanted to re-order something with no vegetables in it... she said "if you want less vegetables order the seafood sizzling plate" so I did... and I put up a picture of what it looked like.... WHERE'S THE SEAFOOD! I have no idea... however... the VEGETABLES were abundant!.. lots of filler, no taste... shoulda had a V8..... read more

Happy Garden - Sea food sizzling plate huh? - Chinese Near Me - Ely, Nevada

I have eaten at both Chinese restaurants in Ely. This one is by far the better of the two. Good sized portions. The General Chicken had good flavor without the cloying overly sweet sauce found at some Chinese restaurants..The egg roll was good, as was the fried rice. The price is right (under $10 for lunch) though I thought $2 for joy tea was a bit pricey. The decor is dated. But then again, I don't have to taste the decor. Well worth a visit. read more

Just got home from having dinner at this little gem in downtown Ely. We intended to order take out but decided at the last second to dine in. We walked in and immediately had a smiling cute little kid greet us with 2 menus. We waited just a second more to be seated by, I'm guessing his mom. Lol Another young man, also friendly and attentive, brought our drinks and when finished, promptly removed our plates. We ordered a'la cart. Combo fried rice, beef and broccoli and kung pao chicken. The combo fried rice was very well seasoned and the chicken, shrimp and beef were all melt in your mouth tender. It was a pleasant surprise. The beef and broccoli, also well seasoned and tender the broccoli crisp tender as it should be. The kung pao chicken was delish with a fair amount of kick to, "clear your sinuses", kind of spiciness. The portions were large and we even had a small amount leftover to take home. We loved ALL of the food we ordered and asked for a to go menu for future orders. The cost for both of us including soda/iced tea was about $43. Well worth it in our opinion. The food was super good and full of flavor. The vegetables in every dish were perfectly seasoned and cooked just right. The restaurant is small and clean with just a few table/booths but a very comfortable atmosphere. We spoke briefly with a women who may have been the manager/owner. She was very friendly and helpful and we will absolutely eat here again anytime were in Ely. read more

This restaurant just set the standard for customer service. My family was stopping in the town for the night and had a late arrival. By the time we were settled in our room, tired from driving and hungry, it was 9:00 pm. I called Happy Garden to see if they were still open and if so, how late? Happy Garden: Hello, Happy Garden Me: Hi, I'm just calling to see how late you are open? Happy Garden: No, we are closed, but what do you want we can make something for you. Me: what? Oh wow I wasn't ready to order... So I got a quick order of some family favorites, orange chicken and vegetable lo mein, placed the order and she told me it would be ready in 10 minutes!! We picked it up, they had to unlock the door because they were closed. And in a couple minutes our food was ready and it was delicious! Happy Garden could have easily told us they were closed, but they went out of their way to make us something. That kind of service makes me happy! read more

They served me the best orange chicken, fried rice and crab rangoons I have ever had. Usually I don't save what's leftover because Chinese food doesn't typically taste good warmed up but it is still delicious. To top it off the service was quick. I ordered take out and it was ready in less than 10 minutes extremely hot and fresh! read more

Not gonna lie - the boyfriend was worried when I chose this place. He's from San Francisco with their amazing Chinese food - and we're both Chinese. That being said, Ely doesn't have a whole lot of options. And this was a good choice for dinner. Their dinner specials include an egg roll, crab rangoon, soup, fried rice and chow mien - plus whatever you ordered. We got beef and broccoli and kung pao chicken. All entrees were around 10-15 dollars. All of it was good for americanized Chinese food. Environment: Nicely decorated. Felt small town of course. Seating was all in booths. Service: Our waitress was nice. Pretty efficient and otherwise stayed out of our way. She tried to speak Cantonese to us, and unfortunately the boyfriend only speaks Mandarin. read more

Very good chinese restaurant. I judge chinese food by the hot and sour soup. This soup is moderately good, not enough chicken and white pepper. But I order it everytime. Lunch specials with egg roll, soup, entree and rice or noodles. Good chow mein, my favorite kind, not the pan fried noodles way. My favorite entree is the moo shu pork, although the pancake are poor quality. Better than Twin Woks, in my opinion. read more

Fun in NEVADA when your choices becomes a winner! And the Happy Garden Chinese across from the NEVADA Hotel is a Winner! The service was prompt, the waiter Drai was skilled, and the food was fantastic! One does not often find fine Chinese cuisine in out of the way places...so show your faces and you'll enjoy read more

Three hairs in two plates, good job! Sweet sour chicken tastes weird but Mongolian beef not too bad. read more

We had a nice time in this intimate setting (max occupancy of the building is 24 people). The dinner specials come with hot & sour soup, egg rolls, crab rangoon, fried rice, chow mien and an entree for $10-12. I enjoyed all of it although both of our entrees were a little drab. The crab rangoon was absolutely awesome! Beers were cheap at $2.50 for domestics and $3 for Tsingtao. Stop on in and get Happy! read more

Visiting Ely for the Nevada Open Road Race/Silver State Classic. Chose Happy Garden with 9 others. Everything was fresh, friendly service, price was ok. Group had a little of everything - shrimp veggie, chicken curry, chow Mein, sweet & sour... yum all around! read more

Excellent egg flower soup. In fact, the best I've ever had. The taste was great but I think the crispiness from the water chestnuts was the secret behind this alluring soup. To think I'm going on about soup is really kinda funny. I don't even like soups. Now for the rest of the meal. Disappointed! After reading great reviews about the food. I ordered the Kung pao chicken combo. Chicken Chow mein was basically noodles. Rice was dry. Kung pao had a strong flavor that I didn't like. Service was good though. I really try to keep in mind that we are in the middle of nowhere. But I think a good restaurant would thrive! I've been in and out if ely for a couple weeks and almost every motel is booked every day of the week. read more

The best Chinese food I've had since I was a child! There was a bit of a wait, but the food was piping hot and delicious! I highly recommend the wontons and potstickers! read more

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Small restaurant with typical Chinese menu items and super friendly staff with quick service. Food is made fresh at reasonable prices. Ordered Szechwan Chicken and steamed broccoli off of the lunch menu. They are willing to accommodate items not listed on the menu which is great for special diets. No MSG! The food was very tasty and in generous quantity. Highly recommend this restaurant for lunch or dinner. read more

FYI Don't ask to substitute a different soup on the combination. I would have paid an extra buck to get the soup I wanted on the combination. Since we could not substitute the soup we change from two combination meals to a bowl of hot and sour soup and a single entree of Kung Pao to share. They lost money on the dinner. Soup was good and then our single entree was delivered to our table. We looked at each other and wondered where was the rice! Rice does not automatically come with your entree ! You must order it separately! Thanks for informing me about your deviation from the norm. Entree was good but pricey. Needless to say we won't return. read more