Recent discovery as we were craving for some authentic Chinese food. This place is a blend of American Chinese such as orange chicken, lo mein, and cream cheese wontons and also some regional Chinese dishes such as Cantonese ginger lobster, steamed fish, chow fun, and the like. The staff was really friendly and quick with their service. Dinner menu was extensive and prices were really reasonable amid inflation. Ordered - Princess Chicken Lunch Special (4/5). This reminded me of Kung Pao Chicken. Chicken was soft, coated with this sugar glaze and the peanuts added some extra texture. Should've ordered white rice vs the fried rice to balance the salt and sauce. - Beef Chow Fun (4.5/5). Wife was craving some noodles and none of the other Chinese places in town had Cantonese style chow fun noodles besides going up to the Cities. This was how we found Hunan! This is a nice spot and we can't wait to visit when we're itching for some decent eats. read more

Fried shrimp done right but no hot mustard or red sauce. Mu shu pork didn't have plum sauce.

This place is hands down amazing. They have the best egg drop soup I've ever had. Their egg rolls are huge. We love the family lunch special. Prices are great and the flavors are on point. We typically also order crab rangoon and we really like the Mongolian Beef and Sweet and Sour Chicken or Pork. The meats are tender and portions are large. We have been traveling to Mayo for the last year and found this place on our first trip. We always go at least once every time we make a trip to Rochester. The service is fast and really friendly. read more

This is, by far, the best Chinese restaurant in Rochester, and it has been for years. They even use the traditional containers for takeout, not the styrofoam abominations other restaurants use and which I detest. Another positive point is that the food here is consistently good, not up and down like just about every other place in town. read more

An old favorite of ours. Original mongolian beef withs the rice noodle is so delicious, love that they substitute the onion for other vegetables. All the soups are great! read more

The food was fantastic and delicious. The food was a big serve so plenty leftovers . The service was nice and friendly. The ambiance was clean and plenty room to sit at place. There are plenty of park places read more

Hunan Garden - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

SO good and it was the cleanest restaurant I've ever been in, even the bathrooms were spotless!

I typically order to go. But have always enjoyed eating in as well. The taste is always delicious and never disappoints. Tai chin chicken and happy family are two of my favs. read more

Service was good. Food was standard Chinese American... but sometimes that's what you want:)

My rating is 3.5 stars. I wanted to get together with a dear friend. We both worked together in Rochester. She still works at the same place. She lives in northern Iowa. I was staying in Eden Prairie. Rochester was our midpoint. We originally wanted to meet on a Monday. With our luck, I was caught in a snowstorm and road conditions were horrible. We decided to change it to the following day, which was new year's eve. Hunan Garden has been around for decades. It was my first time here. When I lived in Rochester, I rarely ordered Chinese food. My thinking was that I made Chinese food often that I didn't need to get any. Instead, I focused on other cuisines while I was here. I asked my friend for suggestions. She recommended this place. I was game. This restaurant is in a plaza. There are lots of parking spots. I parked and walked in. It felt like an all-female staff. The woman greeting me showed me to a nice table. I indicated that I was waiting for a friend. Glasses of water and menus came from another woman. A third woman, who seemed older, was curious about my background. It didn't surprise me. It happens to me all the time when I travel. She asked where I was from. I said that I used to live in Rochester, but moved back to the Toronto area. My friend had finally arrived. She saved me from staff interrogation about my background. Whew! We caught up with our lives while trying to decide what to order. My friend has come here multiple times. She recommended the princess chicken. She let me know that the brown sauce was amazing. She also said that she would "dumb the spice level down" because I'm here and, by default, this place thinks that she can handle spicy foods when next to a Chinese person... funny! This place has a great lunch special. For $9.25, you order a main dish. It comes with your choice of egg drop or spicy sour soup. The meal also comes with an egg roll and fried rice. The catch is that you need two people ordering the special. We were good. We both ordered the princess chicken. I had ordered a Diet Coke before my friend had arrived at the restaurant. We both got water by default. Our spicy sour soup and egg roll came first. The spicy sour soup was good. It had great flavour. I polished it off fast. The egg roll was huge. I mean massive! It was stuffed full of veggies. It was probably the largest egg roll that I have consumed in my life. Yum! Our princess chicken and fried rice came out. We got a huge bowl of fried rice. Our server said that if we needed more rice, to just let her know. The princess chicken was delicious. The chicken was tender. The sauce was flavourful with a bit of spicy heat. I swear that there must have been an onion sale happening. I felt like at least one whole onion was diced up in this dish. The downside? The fried rice. It didn't taste like fried rice. It was essentially steamed rice with soy sauce mixed in. Where are the small peas and carrots? You had so many onions in the princess chicken. Couldn't you have put some of that in the fried rice? Fried rice should have some sort of green or regular onion in it. Maybe some egg? Nothing. It was not fried rice. Perhaps it was an Americanized version. Anyway, it was a huge disappointment that I ended up eating my princess chicken without the rice. Our bill came. My friend immediately grabbed it and wouldn't let me pay. "May I at least help pay the tip?" I asked her. "You may certainly not," she said. "Well, I got you a gift because I knew that this situation would happen," I said. Yes, I got her a tin of assorted cookies from Felix and Norton. My friend opened up the tin and immediately had a cookie. She loved it. Her reaction made my day. We both used the women's washroom before we left. It was clean. It has two stalls. The food here is pretty good. If it fixes the fried rice issue, I'd rate it higher. Otherwise, I'd come back and give more dishes a try. (15) read more

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I'm a bit sad to write this negative review, but I was frustrated after my visit. The service was awesome. Very kind older lady that helped out. The food wasn't okay. So many fillers. Kung Pao Shrimp was 90% onions. Curry was more fillers like carrots and peas than meat. Just examples, but this goes on and on. And I get that food costs have gone up, but this was kind of ridiculous. Bamboo shoots tasted off. Onions tasted a bit odd too. I had the food here before, and I really liked it. The food wasn't like this. read more

Got General Tsos to go and ate at home. Was in the area for an event and this place was recommended. This was not the best Chinese food but was OK. read more

It was my second time trying Hunan since it was rated so high but i was disappointed again! My order the first time was Kung Pai chicken but was dry and no flavor. SO I tried cashew chicken again absolutely no flavor and mostly onions!! Chicken was grizzly and ended out throwing most of it away for a '$24 meal! read more

Always love their food! chicken lo mien is a must, love that the chicken is not over battered.

Good food, great service...will definitely return! Shrimp egg foo young is legit. Dinner time on Friday is busy. read more

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We got 8 different meals for takeout. Some seemed more cooked through than others. I asked for a little more spice but got it as plain as it could be. Super fast for take out but with the couple mistakes wouldn't have minded waiting a little extra to get it perfect. Delicious crab rangoons with a great sweet and sour sauce! Overall, we got what we asked for in a very timely manner at a very reasonable price with excellent service when we came in to pick it up so can't complain for a last minute family dinner. read more

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Great service, they try very hard to get your order right. Good food. Will definitely go back there.

Consistently good Chinese food. Always ready very quickly. Hit and sour soup is the best!

We ordered via doordash and the food arrived piping hot. In times where I've been eating lots of take out it was really pleasantly surprising for the food to be just as hot and delicious delivered to my doorstep as i imagine it might be in the restaurant. We ordered the family dinner and portions were generous. Entrees were delicious and flavorful with lots of veggies. Would definitely order again read more

We're so grateful for this restaurant, especially for being open on Christmas Day. Despite a really packed house and numerous carry-out orders, the staff were very kind to us and provided us with excellent food. Thank you Hunan Garden for being open on Christmas-- I know it's a challenge, but we look forward to your food each year! read more

Hunan Garden (not to be confused with. Hunan) is a medium sized traditional Chinese restaurant in downtown Rochester. The interior features a bar area and two seating areas. The pros: most of Rochester's Chinese is limited to fast food style take out. HG features real dishes and prompt service. The food is slightly better than most Chinese in town. The orange chicken actually contains zest, which is nice. The cons: the interior is dated. And although better than most in town, the quality of the meat and vegetables is not the best. Overall HG is solid traditional Chinese. If in Rochester and looking for a decent sit down location, give it a try. read more

Hunan Garden - Beef broccoli, chow fun, fried rice, Orange Flavor Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Pretty decent food, although it has slipped in consistency lately. Perhaps a new cook to get use to. Hope they weather the COVID storm and return to serving outstanding cuisine as they were known to do. read more

Very nice restaurant, great restaurant with great food and service,my favorite restaurant in town,my family always loved the place,we have been there many years . I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to try the Chinese food in the area! read more

My family has been coming here for almost 25 years, and with good reason! Reasonable prices, delicious food, and great service. Some of my favorites are the spicy green beans, crab rangoons, Schezuan pork, chicken lo mein, and their fried rice. They also have good lunch and dinner specials that come with soup, an appetizer, and an entree for each person--good for groups! My only small critique is that some of the meat dishes have very similar flavor profiles, and it can be hard to tell what is in the dish based on their name (and the menu doesn't contain any descriptions). Also wish they listed potential allergens more clearly. read more

Super OG spot, the beef chow fun is one of the best I've ever had, especially with hot chili oil! And don't sleep on the fried chicken and their sweet and sour sauce! Also the happily family sizzling is delicious as well! read more

Been a patron of Hunan's for decades. Great Chinese food and best in Rochester. Never a bad experience with their food. Mostly take out and rate in dining. Times when dining in great service. Food is always great, hot and fast. Highly recommend. read more

Delicious! Our first time visiting. No dine in available so we got take out. The crab Rangoons and egg rolls were amazing! Our server was very kind and friendly. We will definitely be back soon, hopefully to dine in! read more

I do not know how this place has a single negative review! This is by far my favorite Chinese restaurant in Rochester. If you are coming in here and expecting PF Chang's you need to keep driving to the cities. If you are interested in great food by hard working people, you have to go to this place. My family and I frequent this restaurant weekly in some form or fashion. Pick up is very easy and it's almost always ready within 10-15 minutes (except one time on NYE when the wait was over an hour... apparently chinese food for the New Year is a thing LOL). My favorite is the sesame chicken with some good ole sticky rice. read more

Ordered from the lunch menu. Portions were small. I had the curry chicken with fried rice. Curry was ok flavor but very few shrimp. The rice was undercooked and tasteless. read more

Oh man, to say we frequent this place is an understatement. Lol! My family and I cannot stop ordering their house chow fun! So rich in flavor in every piece of vegetable, protein, and noodle! Give me more!!! read more

Bland bland bland bland bland. Rochester, you have a Chinese food problem. Fried rice should have carrots, peas, eggs, tiny shrimp in it. It should not be white rice with soy sauce poured on it then fried, but that's what we got. Mongolian beef should look like beef, not beef with brown gravy and fried. This meal was just like the low-initiative food I reviewed from the other Hunan restaurant. Why does so much midwestern ethnic food taste so bland? read more

For typical American Chinese food, this place is pretty good. Flavors are typical, quality is good and very consistent. I'd say it's the best quality Chinese in Rochester. read more

I ordered lemon fried chicken breast. Most awful asian food plate I have ever had. It was two big breasts deep fried- so the quantity was good. But that was covered with a sickly sweet gel like goop that was tasteless. No vegetables- just some lemon and cherries. No egg roll or crab rangoon. Plain white dry rice with no flavor. Menus are really old and do not even have the right prices so I was charged $2 more than what was on the menu. Brought it home for my dogs. Not edible.But good service. Inside is old and rundown. Will not be back. read more

I'm a Chinese and I do love spicy food. This is the first Chinese restaurant we went during travel in Rochester. The Egg drop soup tastes great, and the ginger lobster , spicy beef are not bad. Not the original favor but is better than anything I can find here since my lung is very Chinese. I got rice again: ) The owner says if you wanna more local or spicy you can call 24 hrs earlier to check what they have for Chinese. read more

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Ate there last night and today my husband was eating his leftovers for lunch and he found a bug in his food! Looked like a small roach! We won't be able to eat there again! So sad because it was decent food! read more

It's not like when Jim ran the place. It is still better than most restaurants in town, including non-Chinese. The food taste more authentic Asian then their storefront competition. They do well with the chicken and noodle dishes. A good carryout experience. read more

YOU GUYS NEED TO SHUT DOWN YOUR RESTAURANT. I FOUND A ROACH IN MY FRIED RICE! I am not one to complain about a little hair or a teeny tiny bug (I would lose my appetite but no complaints), but I have heard many complaints about this restaurant and how UNSANITARY it is. It's bad enough when I heard that my friend saw mice running through the restaurant when they were dining there. It's a SHAME because the food is OK. CLEAN UP OR SHUT DOWN. YOU GUYS ARE GROSS. read more

Ok, so my Sister went a few days ago. She likes the food there. Until now. She had heard there were a few bad review at this place but she's never had any big problems. The owners aren't nice to their wait staff but the foods been fine. So she just had ordered and figured she would check out the reviews online while waiting. The roach in the rice just seemed so unbelievable. Just then her food came and she started eating. She thought she thought her rice move but chalked it up to paranoia after reading the bad review. Then all of a sudden, a friken cockroach crawled out of the rice and off her plate! She was so shocked she dumped her soup bowl and put it over the cockroach so she could show the owners. The owner came over and was shown the roach. She had the nerve to point to the plastic plant and say they have problems with them. The tables around her were watching with unbelief on their faces. Needless to say, the owner gave her the bill like it wasn't a big deal and my Sister left. NOT with any food. Even talking about it now upsets her stomach. Cockroaches carry a number of bacteria and viruses on their legs and abdomen. The Health dept is goung to be contacted Monday. read more

I come here a lot to eat. I like both Hunan Garden and the Hunan on south Broadway, but I live closer to here and the atmosphere feels more pleasant. I like that they have spicy dishes that are actually spicy (the green bean and pork has a spicy option that's delicious), but they also have a lot of options to choose from - especially during dinner. They have great dinner deals, and are served in a way that makes family style eating a breeze. I've never had terrible staff while here, and the bill is what you'd expect - average for a Chinese place in Rochester. My personal favorite dish is their orange chicken, but their chicken and broccoli is also very good. They have an in house hot mustard that's also very delicious (and spicy). Their egg rolls and crab rangoons are probably the best in Rochester. I work in hospitality and I recommend this place to my guests very often when they ask for a good Chinese place. It never disappoints. read more

I ordered beef chow fun. The chow fun noodles were so mushy they were mostly in small pieces. I don't know if its how they cooked the beef or the quality but it was really soft. Not the best tasting meat. Im from Chicago and eat Chinese food a lot. Some differences in how the food is cooked between the 2 cities. I was really disappointed because the other reviews were so good. read more