Lime shrimp and fried rice came with side salad. Service was great. Food was delicious, fresh and a great presentation. Vegetables were perfectly cooked with a little crunch. Good size portions. Quiet dining room and nice music playing in the background. read more

Happy Garden - Lime shrimp, fried rice, and eggroll were included with lunch. Not pictured is a side salad also included. - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

We had just gotten finished driving for about 10 hours and wanted to sit down to relax. I wasn't too pleased that the dining room was closed and only take out was available. I really didn't want to take food back to our hotel but my wife wanted to try it. We ordered sesame chicken and the beef chow fun. Neither of which blew our socks off. It wasn't bad, just nothing really special. We are originally from San Francisco so perhaps we are a bit biased having eaten some of the best Chinese food you can get. Perhaps next time we are in Lamar, the dining room will be open and we can try it again when it's fresh from the kitchen. read more

We stopped in on a Sunday, traveling back home to TX. The first thing you notice when you walk in the door is the smell of rancid cooking oil. The one waitress was in no hurry to acknowledge us & told us to just sit anywhere. There was one couple in the restaurant, but it took her about 10 minutes to bring over the menus & take our drink order. We both got water & my glasses looked extremely stained & the water tasted & smelled funny. We sat there & watched the waitress take care of several to go orders. We waited about 15 minutes & finally just got up & left because we started worrying that if we ate here we would be sick, since the smell was already making us both nauseous. Not a good experience. read more

Delicious beef and broccoli meal, I know a lot of the menu is good also, from roommates perspective. Great restaurant in a small town.

This was my first time here and I thought you had to wait for the waitress to sit you but you don't. You can sit yourself and they'll be with you. I ordered the chicken and broccoli entree. You have the choice of rice or noodles and egg roll or wonton. As you can see in the picture what I chose. The food came out hot and fresh. The staff were courteous and friendly throughout my visit. The dining room was themed and very clean. Good job! read more

Happy Garden - Chicken and broccoli entree with fried rice and a egg roll. I added an extra egg roll. - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

The food is always delicious if you like shrimp. I recommend the garlic shrimp or combination pad thai. So many dishes to choose from, great portion sizes. And friendly service read more

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We were the "one couple in the restaurant" for the one-star review above. Let me clarify. There was a sign at the door that said "sit anywhere" and the waitress repeated that for our benefit. Once seated I watched a very busy young lady doing her best to attend to delivery and to-go orders as people filtered in. She made my tea with loose leaf and a french press. Her suggestions and help were incredible considering the pace she had to keep. The food came out hot and fresh without any signs of being left under a heat lamp or allowed time to cool. Now the wife and I are finishing up a long week of travel to some great resorts and interesting food. This was the best food of our entire trip. And I'll also state that this was the best Chinese food I've had in over a year. They used good shitake musrooms and reasonable amounts of tofu in the hot and sour, unlike places that use more common shrooms and big chunks of tofu as a filler. The jalapeno beef was flavorful, tender, and as spicy as advertised. It also lacked some of the bits of less palatable meat you get in many such places. The real star of the show though, was the kung pao combination with big 20-25ish shrimp,tender silked chicken, and beef as good as the above plate. There was a medium spice to it all, and big rustic cuts of celery and carrot mixed in with the onions and peanuts all in a red chile sauce. Our glasses and dishes were clean, the water tasted like...well...water. And the only smells I detected were good cooking. Oh, we're also returning to TX, and I spent over a decade as a chef/sous chef/master cook in some great places. My palate is fairly discerning and I still give this an enthusiastic endorsement. read more

Delicious food!! Good service. I loved the onion and pepper chicken. Yum yum. Restaurant is clean. read more

Happy Garden - Onion and Pepper chicken. Delicious!! - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

The food was very good! Very flavorful and well made. I was impressed to find a good tasting Asian cuisine in a small community. The service could of been better and more proficient. I was waiting to be seated and a large portion of people in line at the counter were ordering food to go. They would take their order and people would crowd the front causing a crowd. When their order was ready they paid the cashier. I think if the paid when then first placed their order it would make it a bit faster. The staff needed further training, seems every time some issue popped up they called the owner who was cooking to come to the front... some of my observations. I will eat her again again next time I'm in town. read more

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Happy Garden is still the best Chinese in the State of Colorado. Clean Fresh Friendly ! I know all of you rely on me as the most well know food critic in Lamar . Happy Garden delivered great food great service best ambiance. Sitting in their dining room is like eating in China . Outstanding! They use use real bean sprouts and Chinese cabbage . read more

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Food was fair. Won ton soup had too much soy sauce . Place needs a good cleaning. read more

Friendly service, great food! Our family loved having lunch there. They were helpful in considering our allergies.

So we ordered from here because it had a 4.5 rating, well that must have been inflated by the owner. So the " chicken chow fun" was no fun at all. It was suppose to have veggies and as you can see by the picture there were none. The crispy duck was like taking your life into your own hands with every bite, small bones in every bite and dry as the dirt around here. The ride rice was rice with soy sauce. Sorry but I am just trying to save others from making the mistake we made by going here. The best part about this Mel was they put the duck on lettuce and we got to feed it to the chickens where we were staying. read more

Happy Garden - Chicken chow fun. - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

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Some of the best Chinese I've had. Dinner. Wife had shrimp in lobster sauce. Huge portion. Kind of like a soup version of the dish. Egg drop style. Very good. I had volcano rice cooked mild. Just right spice for me. Delicious. Won ton soup was perfect. And dumplings were amazing. All dishes presented well. read more

Happy Garden - Lobster Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

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Really nice ppl and really good food. I love the wonton and sesame chicken #1 with chili oil. So yummy. Since construction is going on we had to go around the back and drive through an alley way but we found it. Waitress is a really nice lady. read more

Delicious. I grabbed the Tofu LoMain and the tofu soup. The soup had no flavor at all, but the LoMain was amazing. I enjoyed every bite even when I had to eat this over days, because there was just so much. I'll keep this on my list if I come through here again. read more

For where it's located, going in and not expecting much is best route. Food was tasty for what it was, simple, no frills basic fill your empty stomach type of food. Our boys had General Tso's Chicken (rather interesting on the electric red of the color!), and husband and I had Pad Thai and Sriracha Chicken. Big plates of food, you are pretty much guaranteed to leave with leftovers. Added: well, avoid the General Tso's chicken as much as possible. Both kids felt sick to their stomachs afterwards and one was sick all night. Hey, Happy Garden, maybe it's a good idea to eliminate the scary looking red dye in the sauce for the dish! I've never seen anything quite the shade before! If I didn't have teenagers that think they are immune to everything in life, I would have made them get something else. Guess this was a great lesson for them to realize they shouldn't eat such unnatural looking colors! read more

Food is always fresh and delicious. The staff is super friendly. The restaurant is clean and relaxing :)

Nice atmosphere. Just missed lunch (cost $7.75 per dish compared to $11.25) Orange Chicken and Beef with Broccoli were good. I wasn't a fan of the egg rolls, but the Wontons were good. We will def go back and try different dishes (for lunch that is) read more

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We stopped at this restaurant on our way down to TX; the food was excellent and the cleanliness and organization of the place was superb. Our waitress was polite and efficient and the food was extraordinary! We highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Happy Garden - Orange chicken with steamed rice and a spring roll. - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

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If you want to good place to eat, always as the locals. They know where the best places are and this was one of their favorite. The place practice safe COVID guidelines and the server and food was outstanding for 4 star. We order the Egg Rolls which were hot and delicious. Next we order the Sweet and Sour Combination place which were shared. It was plenty of food for the two of us. If you were traveling through Lamar, CO and looking for a good Chinese food, this is the place to stop. read more

Excellent food I had the veggie chicken the chicken was like butter veggies were crispy the white sauce had a garlic flavor very good the egg roll was perfect a very good lunch read more

Excellent discovery in our new home town. Fresh ingredients and generous portions. So far we have tried half of the menu and we have nothing bad to say. My favorite is Cashew chicken. My son likes the chicken lo mien. My wife enjoys moon chicken. read more

On way from Denver to Austin. Stopped at 8:00pm for dinner with wife and daughter. What a surprise we found this late at night for dinner!!! Food delicious and fresh. Service very attentive. RECOMMEND 100%. Will keep this special place on my go to list. read more

Not many options in Lamar so I wasn't sure what to expect. The restaurant was pretty busy so it took a minute for the staff to get to us but they were friendly and apologized for the wait. Food was pretty good and the portions were generous. I will frequent again when I visit Lamar. read more

Food was very good and the service was great ! My husband had general tzo chicken and I had sesame chicken, they were both a little sweet, but we added very little soy sauce and it was good read more

Worst Chinese food i have ever had. Food glistened with grease. I couldn't eat it. Terrible

We love their food. I enjoy the lazy beef dish. Our kids request this restaurant. We will definitely eat here again. Friendly staff and good service as well. read more

Update: Came by again and ordered the Lazi Shrimp - it's not on the official menu, but it is absolutely delicious! It's quick fried with green and red peppers, cilantro, jalapeños, onion, celery, and little peanuts. It's my favorite dish by far, I would highly recommend it! The Thai rolls are delicious and a great way to start the meal. The service is always fabulous, you should definitely give it a try! Food was excellent and the service was very fast. Had the garlic chicken, it was served steaming hot with lots of vegetables and tasted delicious! Will definitely be back when in town for work, best place in Lamar for sure! read more

We put our order in by Internet it said it would be done at 5:22. We ordered it at eight minutes till five. I got there at 5:35 they told me five minutes. So I went back after five minutes they told me it's gonna be another five minutes. I told him to cancel it I'm very disappointed that they cannot handle doing takeout. I try to tell me that they have a lot of volume will take out. Well really everything is taken out! read more

Stopped in after reading other yelp reviews. Everyone gets a small starter salad that was crisp and refreshing. The iceberg lettuce was cold and crunchy. The dressing was not over done. My husband ordered the egg drop soup. He enjoyed the flavor and referred to it as the farmer hardy egg drop because there were peas and carrots and beans included in the soup. He ordered the Kung Pao chicken lunch special with fried rice. Excellent! Veggies were fresh and the heat was appropriate. I ordered the chow fun chicken plate. It was very tasty. I particularly liked the meat to noodle ratio. There were plenty of crunks of chicken with this dish. The chicken was tender and cooked to perfection. With that said, the portions are big so I wasn't able to finish my serving(and I am not a small eater). So if you are passing through Lamar I recommend you give this little gem a try. Restrooms are large and clean! Staff is friendly. Law enforcement was eating lunch at another table. Truck drivers and law enforcement know where to eat. The reason is they know which restaurants the health department is investigating and they respond to burglar alarms at businesses. So I am certain they have "searched" the back of the house for burglars and cleanliness. read more

Happy Garden - Chow fun chicken - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

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Absolutely wonderful restaurant! Great tofu dishes and good service. I live locally and am so glad we have Happy Garden here in Lamar.

I stopped by the restaurant about two days ago when I first got here ,ordered sesame chicken . I have tried so many restaurant s sesame chicken this is the worst. But I still finished it cuz on a road trip the last thing u want to quit is eat :) . And staff made me feel like they are welcome me at all ,I know I have an Asian face but it doesn't mean I won't come to a Chinese restaurant. Yesterday I went to a restaurant close by is way better than nicer . Today I wrote review to them and write review to this one ! Only personal idea ! read more

Crowded on a Friday evening. As such, service was erratic. Food was OK. A little heavy on oil, flavour was tame, but you can't expect big city spice or taste in rural America. All in all, a better choice for the area. read more

We were coming through Lamar and wanted to find something for supper. We saw this place and decided to give it a shot. We're so glad we did. This was simply the cleanest, neatest Chinese restaurant that we've seen in years. Beyond that, we both felt like the food was incredible. It was the very best Hunan chicken with mixed vegetables that I have EVER eaten. If we didn't live so far away, we'd eat there all the time. Thanks Happy Garden, you won us over. If we come through there again we'll be joining you again. read more

Very good beef broccoli in a yummy garlicky sauce. Jalapeño steak was much spicier than I expected, I normally order the spicy dishes and don't mind the heat but this was pretty intense. Very fast and friendly service. Only downside their menu was nowhere online (not local, just traveling through and would have gotten delivery to my hotel if I could check out a menu first), so anyway I took a picture for all you yelpers. Beef in both dishes was very tender and so good. read more

Happy Garden - Menu as of April 2016 - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

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Food is decent but they are horribly understaffed and super slow. I actually came here last night and walked out because they were taking so long just to seat me. Maybe they are just trying to get going again after Covid but they definitely need to step it up. read more

The food was very high quality and the service was super friendly. A really nice surprise passing through town. We had sesame chicken, General Tso's chicken, fried rice, siracha beef and sweet and sour chicken. Everything was delicious and the place was super clean. Highly recommend! read more

Friendly staff. Food was delicious but a bit salty. Clean dining area with plenty of tables. I recommend the Sichuan duck, the sesame chicken, the mongolian beef, and the egg drop soup. Menu is moderately priced. And each item comes with rice. read more

Happy Garden - Dinner @ Happy Garden - Chinese Near Me - Lamar, Colorado

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I've ordered take out from here a couple times and was pretty happy with the food. The most recent time however was a disappointment. Their phone lines were down so I couldn't order ahead. Then while waiting in the drive-thru I could see into the kitchen through a screen door & I watched a cook set a tray of food on the floor so he could clear a place to put it on the counter. Gross! I drove away... read more