Solid 4 star experience. I got an array of dishes to ensure I had a good sense of the food offered. I got sesame chicken, chicken fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and a mango milk tea. The sesame chicken was not good, the chicken wasn't bad quality and it wasn't fried poorly. The sauce was just bland, very very bland. The fried rice was very good, had lots of veggies and chicken. The sweet and sour chicken was a let down as well. I've never had sweet and sour that was more tangy than sweet, definitely not what I expected. The mango milk tea was delicious and I will be back for that alone! Prices overall were fair, I'm willing to go back to try other stuff. read more

Happy Garden II - Mango milk tea - Chinese Near Me - Excelsior, Minnesota

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ordered takeout before the storm NOMd: - salt and pepper shrimp. big, tender and delicious!! one of the best around fr. i got shell on and the shells weren't too hard so it was easy to swallow. salt and pepper flavor was on point and the veggies were sautéed to perfection - mapo tofu. not authentic tasting more like a sweet tomato tteobokki and didn't realize it doesn't come with pork. the rice is not good quality rice either. service, etc: ordering online is a little weird. you don't get a confirmation text or have to pay when you checkout. i called to make sure they got the order. read more

Happy Garden II - mapo tofu + salt & pepper shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Excelsior, Minnesota

We have been eating take-out once or twice monthly from Happy Garden in Shorewood (Excelsior) for years, under several owners. Food is generally very good, stick to your favorites. I like the egg foo young and cooked-to-order house chow mein with add-ins, husband likes the house fried rice and the Szechuan egg rolls. Meat in their dishes is fresh, tender and not over cooked as some others tend to be. read more

Not bad but still decent. It's worth to try it. My favorite is the Sesame chicken . The service is good very nice people to talk with. In the in side is very clean and new. read more

Big dishes and delicious taste I can say that it's one of the best places to eat, as it's family-run, and the food is artisanal and authentic. It's worth coming and staying or taking home. The beef hot pot and noodles are delicious read more

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Pathetic sewer rat bums in the kitchen were late with my bigger order for work crew and didn't even make the 2 dozen egg rolls right. But yet they had time to FK around and take pics of the food in there and post them on instagram. They were supposed to get it right and chose to FK around wasting time being worthless rats. read more

normally go and get sweet and sour chicken, for take out they used to give you sauce and the chicken so it wouldn't get soggy. last time we went they gave us the chicken with the sauce already on it so it was very soggy. i want them to switch it back! read more

I had flown into MN and been awake for over 24 hours. They delivered my food and very nice about it. The food was excellent. I would recommend eating at Happy Garden II. read more

Great Chinese takeout or eat-in experience for Chanhassen, Excelsior, Chaska, and Shorewood! Such a great location. I loved that we could look at the menu online, then called to order. When we arrived, I was surprised about how "eat in" friendly it was! Most takeout places are small and dirty (in my experience). This restaurant actually makes you wish you planned to eat there instead of taking it home! It appears to be family run, too, which I love. We got the tangerine chicken since our kids love orange chicken. They said it was better than any orange chicken they've ever had. High praise! I had the tofu with broccoli appetizer as my meal and some of the complimentary white rice from the tangerine chicken. It was just right and full of flavor. Even better, it's a great value. I've recommended Happy Garden II to all our neighbors. read more

What a hidden gem! We stopped by for a late lunch and were immediately seated. The staff were abundantly friendly and the service was top notch. The variety of the menu really ensured everyone has something that fits their taste. The food was fresh, delicious, and the portions were just right. They're in the process of updating the prices on their menu, but I felt like they were very reasonably priced, and the atmosphere is so welcoming, I can't imagine not returning. We found our new favorite Chinese food spot. Bonus points too because the kids meal is like 10$, and was a healthy mix of food, not just chicken and sweet and sour sauce. My kids got Boba Tea on the way out and said they were on par with the rest of our dining experience. If you're on the hunt for a Westonka Chinese Restaurant, look no further, you've found it. Thanks Happy Garden II, you'll be seeing our family again soon I'm sure! read more

Best Asian food in the metro! Soup dumplings are amazing! Never disappointed with anything from Happy Garden!!

Zero business acumen. Don't tell customers 20 minutes, only to have them wait 90+ with zero end in sight. Clean up your dirty restaurant and treat your customers right. read more

Decent Chinese for a way out suburban Chinese food restaurant. I usually like ordering online to make sure the order is correct on our side and theirs. However last time I ordered online from Happy Garden, I noted it routed through a China POS website. When I saw that, I'll be avoiding this way to order in the future. I avoid eating in since occasionally it's loud with the family members that are in the dining room. read more

Food is always great quality and reasonably priced. We do takeout from Happy Garden 2 at least twice per month. Brian read more

We visited Happy Garden II for the first time last night and we were very pleased with the quality and sheer amount of food. The food was very clean and not super salty. I had the egg drop soup, and it was very good, as well as cashew chicken. Everything was home-made. We will certainly return. We had more than enough food for leftovers as well. VERY generous portions. Very nice family run place. read more

Very quiet, lowkey spot. Lighting was low and the service was good. Our waitresses made sure to check in a lot and got our food out super fast. Definitely a hidden gem but a good place to get in if you want your food fast. For the two entrees, three plates of fried rice, and two appetizers and drinks our total was about $70. Huge servings, will be back:) read more

Happy Garden II - Chicken Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Excelsior, Minnesota

We've ordered from here multiple times. We catered our Mother's Day meal for the fifth year from them. We had general toas chicken, beef lo mein & sweet-and-sour chicken. We could not be happier with how it tasted and the service we received would recommend them for large parties or individual meals. Thanks. Happy Garden. Will always go back to them. read more

Happy Garden II is one of a few Chinese restaurants in the Chanhassen area. We've ordered takeout multiple times, mostly wonton soup and a chicken and vegetable dish. Over time the prices have increased and the quality of the offerings has varied from very good to disappointing. As a family-run business it's hard to believe that Happy Garden II is experiencing the same staffing issues other, larger restaurants are experiencing. So, it's hard to accept the wide variations in the quality of the food. After our most recent experience, which was mediocre, I think we'll be looking elsewhere when we get a craving for Chinese. I hope they can get back on track. read more

Literally the best chow mein anywhere. I get the plain chow mein, and it's like the celery has been pressure cooked at 10,000 PSI for a week it's so plump, and it melts in your mouth. It's a guilty pleasure I indulge in a few times a year. The cream cheese puffs are also excellent. read more

Just left and it's safe to say this is one of the best dining experiences I've had in a long time. Service was fast and food was amazing. The restaurant was calm and a great place to eat with family or friends! 100% will dine there again soon! read more

I've been to this place twice now (both times for lunch). The lunch special is solid and comes with an entree, choice of white or fried rice and then you get to pick between an eggroll or cream cheese wontons. I would say this spot curbs the craving but isn't anything I would write home about. I wish I could give it 3.5 stars because there aren't many Chinese restaurants in this area to choose from so I appreciate them being here! Will be back and try other things to see if maybe they are better. read more

Happy Garden II - Sesame chicken lunch with fried rice and an eggroll - Chinese Near Me - Excelsior, Minnesota

We consistently do take out from here as it is only a few miles away from my family's house. The order is always prompt (done earlier than they say), they are extremely accommodating and polite, and overall this matches what I would expect for Chinese takeout. Portion sizes are pretty good and reasonably priced. Big fans of the General Tso Chicken, Sesame Chicken, House Lo Mein, Beef and Broccoli, and their Egg Rolls. Some dishes are not as good as others, but we have not found a dish that we absolutely wouldn't order again. Big parking lot and very easy to get in and out. Definitely check it out! read more

This is an excellent restaurant. It is NOT a run-of-the-mill, everything fried hole in the wall...though their Crab Rangoon's were really good. , We lived in China for years, and while they have a ton of American-Chinese food (Pinapple Chicken, Mongolian Beef etc), where they are from in China makes their menu incredibly robust. All Hong Kong style dishes are here...even Stemed Pork Bun （烧包）。 They also have a really good northern China selection of Noodles, Dumplings etc. And, CHECK OUT THESE SPRING ROLLS! Really cool people. I wish we had come before. read more

Happy Garden II - Example huge portions. - Chinese Near Me - Excelsior, Minnesota

We have been regular customers of Happy Garden II for years. We love their Moo Shu! So good, flavorful and generously portioned. We usually request a few extra pancakes when we order, they aren't free but are affordable.. I'd suggest giving them a try. read more

Always amazing food! It's our go-to when we want good Chinese food! We would highly recommend!

Love the beef in spicy Szechuan sauce! This is under the authentic section of the menu. Also love the fact that there are many gluten free options. Food is always hot and ready to go when I get take out. read more

I just moved back here from Seattle where the Asian Cuisine is extraordinary, so it is impossible for me, at this point, to leave more than 3 stars for the quality of this Asian Cuisine. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad, it's just not the quality and taste I'm used to. That being said, in a pinch, we will probably order from here again. It's close, and it's somewhat decently priced. But if I'm a bit more to the East, I will always choose to go to Dragon Jade in Glen Lake, over coming here. It's really just proximity that makes this place returnable. We ordered chicken lomein. It was a bit dry & had almost zero veggies (a couple shoe string carrots and a dash of cabbage it seemed.) And if you want actual veggies in it, you have to pay $2.00 per veggie which makes this not very flavorful dish really expensive, really fast. We also ordered General Tsao's Chicken. Whatever we got was fine, but I can 100% guarantee it wasn't what General Tsao's Chicken is. It had zero spice, which one of the main flavoring ingredients is supposed to be red chili peppers... the menu says "two peppers" on the spicy level, but seriously, no, no spice to it whatsoever. We won't eat that again. But the pictures of the Mongolian Beef, here on Yelp, look maybe okay. Oh yeah, and $4.50 is a pretty okay price for egg rolls, and the egg rolls were just fine, but they were much smaller than the ones we usually get from Dragon Jade, they cost more here for smaller portions. So, yeah, it is what it is. In close proximity and edible. read more

We just had the pleasure of picking up a few different food items at the Happy Garden II. We were beyond please with each entree and all the appetizers we'd ordered. The food is hot, plentiful and delicious. They are operating with a limited staff and offering CURB SIDE PICK UP ONLY DUE TO COVID19! If you are looking for A meal that is as easy to order/pick up as it is tasty the food yourself a favor and try HAPPY GARDEN II. We could not be happier to have discovered this hidden gem in our neighborhood. read more

Ordered takeout from here for the first time today. Reasonable pricing on a lunch combo and the serving size was just right. They allowed me to sub white rice for the fried rice and I appreciated that they were able to put my sauce on the side. Egg roll was a little bland. While I've had better, I was craving Chinese food so this was convenient and hit the spot. read more

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I had the moo shoo pork takeout. It was probably four meals. Only get two pancakes. Pay for a few extra. Pork could have been cut up more. It was delish!!! read more

Ordered Moo goo gai pan and pork fried rice and egg rolls. The content of the egg rolls were secured in an unusual sausage type casing. The exterior was crisp. The interior overly salty and too compressed by said casing. Moo goo gai pan - veggies were no where near oriental - broccoli, carrots, zucchini. Chicken was tender, sauce was OK. Pork fried rice - have had much better. I will not come again unless desperate. read more

Not a happy experience. I ordered from this restaurant for delivery through Grubhub. The food was delivered on time. However, some of the food seemed to all have the same flavor. Slightly sweet? It was weird. Even the wontons in the wonton soup tasted sweet. Unfortunately, the walnut chicken, which should be sweet, had the same brown sauce that was on 3 different dishes. Luckily, the egg rolls were good. read more

The food was very good and prepared quickly (takeout order). The portion sizes were generous so we were able to get another serving out of them. One thing I didn't like was ordering online required setting up an account. I didn't realize that until we had our family's order complete. At that point, I decided to order by phone instead. We'll go there again. read more

Did they switch hands again ? Our food was horrible cold and not cooked all the way and the flavor was different . So disappointed .

I've been coming here for years, but specifically with my parents on Christmas! The last two years (now due to covid), we have done take out and the service is nothing short of amazing. The food is always great, I'm a big fan of the tofu with teriyaki sauce as well as any of the fried rices, and egg foo young. I miss being inside with the fun decor and the owners always have a nice tree for the holidays, but even without that, the kindness carries over to take out, and I will continue to support this special restaurant read more

The pan fried rice was exactly what I wanted!! Would have ordered a large order if I had known it would be so good!! Also got the sesame chicken and chicken lo mein; lo mein was good but the sesame chicken was really yummy! Egg rolls were large, filling and full of flavor! Recommend this place if you are in the area! So happy to find my like type fried rice!! read more

Happy Garden II - Chinese Near Me - Excelsior, Minnesota

First time there, most likely the last. Very disappointed in egg roll vermicelli. The meat was not fresh and tasted spoiled. Called to let them know as I wouldn't want them to continue selling them if they've been sitting around and bad. Was told it's everyone's favorite and not sure why I don't like it. I was really hoping this place would be good, but unfortunately it wasn't. read more

Disappointing compared to previous experiences. We used to go to happy garden II regularly, when we were in the area. I was excited to get it more often when I moved closer 2 years ago, but what used to be extremely well done and delicious has become humdrum boring run of the mill cheap Chinese food. After my last order, where it was not great, I waited months before giving them another try, but it's gone further downhill. The pros: online ordering is very well done. The people arent rude, but not overly friendly either but since I got takeout, interaction is limited. The order was accurate, and ready in a timely manner, hot and special directions were followed (no plasticware, no extra packets of soy or mustard, so nothing needed to be thrown away). The food is edible, not burned and not raw. The cons: The egg rolls were so oily I had to wrap them in a napkin to draw off the extra. Unfortunately, they were so incredibly bland and tasteless, they definitely weren't worth the calories. Fried dumplings were also very oily, but their bigger problem was the dough wrappers were incredibly thick and gummy, and combined with the bland filling, also not worth the calories. The dipping sauce was pretty good though. A little spicy (which I love but rarely find anymore) but could have used a bit more vinegar and onions. i hadn't eaten much else that day and I almost never get edema from salt usage, but that evening, my ankles swelled up alarmingly, so I can only blame that food. The next day I tried the moo goo gai pan (reheated, obviously). Again, edible, but not as great as it used to be. The chicken was nicely silkened, and not over cooked, but the flavor of the sauce was stodgy and while this may be an unusual complaint, there was way too much chicken and not enough vegetables (like maybe 75% or more chicken). And again, swelled ankles from msg and/or salt. The last time I ordered from there (several months to a year ago), the generals chicken was dry, and also without much broccoli or sauce, and doughy dumplings. I'd hoped it was just a bad day for the cook, but alas, it seems not. So, while the food is edible and on par with a lot of other Chinese take out places, it's gone so down hill from the incredible food they used to have, it's not worth driving past 2 other edible places closer to home that don't make my ankles swell up. read more

Strongly recommend! My family has been looking for a local Chinese restaurant and we finally found it. We had the appetizer sampler, seafood delight, and the chicken with vegetables. All were exelelent! read more

Absolutely incredible! We just moved to Minnesota and we were on the hunt for some local restaurants that we could frequent. We were driving around found a restaurant in the same plaza that had an hour wait! We decided that we should go somewhere else and we saw Happy Garden II. We come in and are immediately seated and greeted by somebody. Once the food comes, WOW! Not only does it taste incredible, but there is a ton! The staff was extremely kind and the experience was great! read more