An old school Chinese bucket list place, largely due to the extra dark fried rice I've seen photos of online. Respectable looking dining room with respectable looking Asian art, as opposed to heavy-duty tiki decor (not that there's anything wrong with either). Separate bar. Very deep and easy to navigate menu, most notable for combination plates being available around the clock and many of the classic items available in both small and large sizes. Egg Roll: Crisp shell with an interesting concoction inside, boasting chopped celery, carrots (not common), pork crumbles, and an unusual seasoning sort of along the lines of five spice but even more fragrant. A little crunchy, a little moist. Above average. Wontons: Crunchy. Nothing special but nothing wrong with them. Standard. Spareribs: Good sized bones with white cross sections, bright red glaze adequately applied, and some char in almost every bite. Juices trickling. Well above average to near-elite, but on a scale of how much it takes you back to the golden era of old school New England Chinese Food, it's off the charts. Chicken Wings: More crisp than they looked, with juicy interiors and a pleasing five spice flavor. Well above average. Sweet and Sour Chicken: A small order still netted at least a dozen large golden nuggets, perfectly crisped. A little heavy on the oil and very light on the chicken compared to the batter. Sauce was served on the side in a small bowl with a very small amount of it, enough for barely half of the fingers. The sauce itself was a little darker than most and very, very, very thick, like cold honey. Decent standard flavor, no surprises beyond the rigid sludgy texture. Two pineapple chunks. All things considered, a little below average, but doable. Pork Fried Rice: The moment I was waiting for turned out to be a little underwhelming. Yes, the rice was darker than most. No, the flavor didn't live up to that color, and neither did the moisture; it was a little on the dry side. Also a little less pork than most. It certainly wasn't bad; I'd say slightly above average. Lobster Sauce: Dark, smooth, strong flavored, not salty, and just a hint of gloppy. Good cling to the rice when added and very enjoyable for both flavor and texture. Definitely above average. Moo Goo Gai Pan: This is a dish I haven't had for at least 30 years, so I can't really compare to the competition. Sure, it was very subtle of flavor, but the chicken was of high quality, cut well, tender, and moist. Service was excellent. Value was excellent. Parking was easy. If I lived nearby, I'd go fairly often. read more

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Late Lunch with some good Friends at Imperial Garden in Hanover, I started with the Hot and Sour Soup and it was the right amount of Spice and Sourness in it then for my Main Dish I got: Moo-Shi Shrimp with extra Flat Pancakes, had a lot of Leftovers, the Food was delicious and such a great Price too for all that Chinese Food, you definitely should go if you never been before, it's worth the $ too, it's a Dive Restaurant....but Dives turn out really good read more

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No parking. Run down food is just ok. Nothing to talk about. Staff was ok. Won't be back.

I looooveee this place! This so special and the atmosphere is so cute and pretty. The food is delicious, hot, and fresh. I love the booths they are very comfortable and it has a great feeling being here! read more

Imp G rox it pretty solid. Old school and phun AF 2 hang in. Phood and drink are quite good and prices are quite affordable 2. Admittedly, we just had a PuPu Pladder so I cannot comment on wok skills or soups or nothin' but this Pladder was not only wicked generous, but it was tasty and the Wings were out of this world and big as hell too making them the coupe de gras. The Pladder had the flame pot too. I am often astonished that many peeps don't realize that a flame pot is not merely a Festivus touch. It is meant to HEAT YOUR FOOD so it gets wicked hot. People just stare at it while eating their food. Hello, McFly?! Heat it up on the grill top or hold it over the flame! Duh! Use that thing! We also got an order of House Fried which was wicked scrump. The service was quite competent and the dood checked up on us a few times. Drinks were strong and cheap. It is phun to have a chinwag with peeps here as most all were quite social and regulars at this joint. They have Keeno and scratch tix which adds to the excitement here. The decor simply takes care of business being a bit on the spartan side. However, it is enough to make you aware that you are in situ in a Chinese place. The only reason it is lacking a star is that the drinks ain't got no garnishes. I do feel this is a big bummer in the Festivus department. I really enjoy a pineapple chunk and cherry on a plastic spear or similar such sundries. It means a lot and I do hope Imp G will step it up after reading this review. :) Anyhoot, peep out Imp G if you're in the hood of Hanover. Eat up! It's the Holidays! read more

Imperial Garden - Chinese Near Me - Hanover, Massachusetts

This is right up the street from me. 99% takeout. The food is hot and fresh. Been going here for over 20 years.

Food had no flavor, crab rangoons were doughy, weird flavor, pork egg foo young tasted like fish, not very fresh on a saturday night. Scorpion bowl for 1, pretty much straight orange juice, will not be going back, ever! read more

Awesome experience! Food, atmosphere and service were above par. Can't wait to go back.

Decided to stop by and sit at the bar for a drink with my husband and the bartender was so rude... drinks were horrible. Would never stop there again . So many other restaurants to choose from, don't bother stopping. read more

Terrible food small potions. Rice was tasteless and my main dish was shrimp with lobster sauce. It was very bland I could not eat it

the food is excellent, large portions quick service never a problem. it's set with tables and booths. the atmosphere is great. I've never had a bad meal there. prices are very reasonable. love it. that's way we keep going back. read more

food and service is always delicious and on point. Prices are reasonable and combination plates are more varied than most other places whereas you really get what you are craving for read more

Went there today 11/08/24 for the first time with my wife. The waiter came to our table shortly after we were seated so the service was fast. We ordered the Pu Pu Platter the food came out fast and was hot and tasted very good. We will definitely come back again the drive was worth it. read more

There are no more good Chinese food stores in south Boston so we always travel to the I G in Hanover whenever we want Chinese food. Dark rice dark duck sauce ch fingers boneless ribs crab Rangoon ch wings and the dark lobster sauce overall 10 plus love this place worth the ride read more

My girlfriend and I went here on a Saturday @ 5:00 P.M. it wasn't that busy they sat us down at a booth we looked at the menu decided what we wanted so we are waiting and waiting it's like where is he? we haven't even got our water yet so finally someone comes over takes our order never asked if we wanted a drink? we drank all our water we are looking for our gentleman who took our order no where to be seen we asked another waiter can we please get some more water? We can see there were 3 gentlemen seating across from us and they were upset because they haven't gotten their food yet we are all looking at each other like what the hell? the food came over for 2 of the gentlemen but not the third he questioned where is my food ? the waiter said what did you get? we finally got our food before the third gentleman got his and they were there before us the food was okay but the service HORRIBLE we will never come here again. read more

Supper tonight with two dear friends. They ordered chicken fingers and chicken chop suey. They both really liked they're food. They both enjoy very much American style Chinese food. Me not so much. I got mixed veggies with tofu, and deluxe mixed veggies. As seems to be the norm rather than the exception. The portion of both my dishes was small. And on both dishes vegetables were very minimal. The tofu and veggies was just full of a sweet thick sauce... And the one thing that would have made the dish much better would have been more fresh vegetables. So both of my dishes were a miss. Iam vegan so all I can say is based on what I ordered I feel like it was not a place I would want to return too. So vegans let me know what you think..and share if you will..and if you find a great Chinese restaurant that offers healthy delicious vegan selections please share. The waiter was nice. Even came back a few times to cheque on us. The establishment is very clean and well lit. But no windows. read more

Imperial Garden - Deluxe mixed vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Hanover, Massachusetts

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Excellent Chinese food. Lots of flavor and large quantity of food. We got take out and the service was quick and accurate. The inside is a typical old school Chinese place. Parking is a bit tight and pulling out onto Rte. 53 can be harrowing, but overall, a great place for Chinese. read more

Me and my family always have this on Christmas Eve and always taste good and always on time. Great Restaurant.

I must say it's really hard to find good authentic tasting cantonese food These days. If you're ever in the area and want fast great tasting Asian food they are one of the better places to dine in read more

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Ordered Friday night based of the yelp reviews and our search for a new local place for Chinese food. The food was hot and ready quickly 10 minutes after ordering but our order was confused by the kitchen and my wife's beef with veggies had the sauce of my hunan chicken and the veggies and conversely my hunan chicken was confused. Still tasty just too spicy for me wife. The appetizers were average and slightly under seasoned. The rice was ok but standard pork fried rice Nothing crazy great but decent average Chinese food read more

Excellent old school Chinese food. Very fresh and great tasting. Staff is so nice and hard working, too! read more

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We ate at Imperial Garden in Hanover yesterday, our first time there, and it was GREAT. We ordered Pu-Pu Platter for two, Pork Fried Rice, and Shrimp with Lobster Sauce. Ate our fill and took home enough leftovers for at least another full meal each, maybe more. Service was wonderful - Tea was on table in pot, with a cup poured for each of us, almost as soon as we sat down; food came quickly, but not so fast that it had to have been pre-cooked; and at the end the waiter expertly wrapped up all the leftovers himself (didn't just throw us a couple of styrofoam boxes) including wrapping a plastic wrap on the box with the lobster sauce to avoid leaks and including new containers of duck sauce and mustard. Old-school atmosphere with leather booths, etc. Highly Recommend for those who want an old-fashioned Chinese American experience. read more

Quans Kitchen almost next door is the newer, trendier kid on the block and is good but a little expensive. I saw Imperial Garden and it looked to me to be an old school, classic New England Chinese restaurant that had been there for ages. The exterior of the building is nothing fancy and has some peeling paint but isn't falling apart. Had takeout during Covid and it was fresh and tasty. Went back for dine-in last night. Restaurant was quiet but lounge was busy. Seated in booth and served hot tea and water. I got the General Gau dinner combo with rice and boneless rib. I also got an egg roll on the side. It took 10 minutes for the food to come out which tells me it is not all sitting on a steam table. Portion was huge and great value. Chicken was crisp and fresh. Rice was moist and big chunks of pork. Boneless ribs were plentiful and meaty. Egg roll was run of mill but freshly fried and crisp. Service was prompt and water was refilled as needed without asking. Will be back! read more

Imperial Garden - General Gau with boneless rib combo dinner with added egg roll. - Chinese Near Me - Hanover, Massachusetts

We drove 40 minutes to eat here tonight. It appeared busy. We were informed server was busy so sitting in dining room would have slower service. We were ok with this as we were not in a rush. We were seated and right away the man that sat us came back and told us we have to sit at the bar. We didn't drive 40 min to sit at a bar as we are not bar people. We will not be back. Very unprofessional service. read more

This used to be one of my favorite restaurants in Hanover, I admit was years ago. I thought I'd go in today for Old Time sakes and get some lunch. I ordered a luncheon special rice with lobster sauce, shrimp and chicken fingers it was good except the shrimp were old and not even rubbery just old and dried out and disgusting so I told the bartender. I said I wasn't happy with the shrimp and he said to me just don't order it the next time! What kind of response is that to a customer? Terrible customer service. Cross this restaurant off my list!!! read more

Food is always hot and delicious. There pork fried rice and egg foo young with chicken wings is my go to.

Party like it's 1989 at the Imperial Garden, a throwback to the glory days of slightly-upscale suburban Chinese restaurants. This place is so old-fashioned they still bring you a basket of bread rolls with your meal. Fortunately, the food is consistently good, especially the fried rice and egg rolls. All the entrees I've had have been good as well. This isn't a place to get "authentic" anything, but the basic Boston-style American Chinese food is exactly like I remember from my childhood, and well-prepared. You're not going to discover any regional specialties or exotic menu items, but if you're in the mood for a combination plate with pork fried rice and eggroll, you could do a lot worse. Plus, you can play Kino in the lounge. read more

Phenomenal pupu platter. Also got wonton soup and generals with pork fried rice and chicken wings.

Bad food, bad service. Waiter acted like he was doing us a favor, so I assume they call it "imperial" because he thinks this is beneath him. One of the funny parts was that he was refilling the water and overflowed the glass, getting water all over the table. Comes back a few minutes later with a few napkins. We got there for lunch hour, stayed 90 minutes, and there was literally NO ONE in the restaurant area that entire time, so the locals know it's bad. There's a Chinese restaurant a block away, so I'm guessing everyone goes there instead.. read more

Went to imperial for my birthday they have the most amazing friend rice ever. So delicious, no fat in the pork all meat. Sonny made us the delicious planters punch with an orange and cherry. It was the perfect ending to our meal read more

Recently moved to Hanover and were recommended to this place by friends. We are pretty picky when it comes to our Chinese food. This place is no-frills but has great food. It's quickly become our go-to for Chinese. read more

Takeout only for us. Uninteresting menu - no duck, no fish, no lamb. Basically food court level. It's pathetic that with all the Chinese restaurants in Hanover area, they all suffer from mediocrity. Much prefer Thai or Vietnamese. Much more interesting flavor notes and freshness of ingredients. In a pinch we'll order, but not excited about it. read more

Met friends for an old geezer lunch, none of us will see 70 again, we grew up together, but due to the pandemic haven't got together for awhile. I was very pleased with both the service and the food. Would do it again! read more

server carried drinks to our table with his thumb IN my drink proceeded to touch every piece of silverware and rim of every glass on the table. We were pretty grossed out, my husband switched drinks with me then the waiter delivered dirty dishes to our table-Literally food dried onto plates even the kids were grossed out at this point. We canceled our order and left. read more

This is a must try if you like Chinese food. I've been there several times and have never been disappointed. They stay open until 1 AM so it's a good place to hit up if you are out late and want something good to eat. And the food is always fresh and never tastes like it was just thrown together. Their combination plates will run you about $8 during lunchtime and between $11 and $12 at night. The prices are not bad at all considering the amount of food they give you. Every time I eat there I have enough to get me full plus take home leftovers that I can get another meal out of. And the best thing about their combination plates is that you get a main entree plus rice and then you get to pick one out of nine appetizer choices as your appetizer. Most places have a set appetizer that goes on their plates and half the time I have to substitute and pay extra. But not here. I've had their Cashew Chicken and also their Beef with Broccoli and both are very delicious. For appetizers I would recommend their Chicken Fingers and Crab Rangoon. The service is always fast and the waitstaff is always friendly. I will definitely be back. read more

Me and the wife went there for lunch to try something different. They have a very small bar. We sat in a booth across from the bar and we were served water while I was playing my Keno the server came back and said are you ready to order food never asked if we wanted a drink so I said I'd like a Kai Tai and my wife asked for a Coca-Cola he came back with the drinks. We ordered food, kung pao chicken for me very bland not much flavor at all and very little chicken. The wife got sweet sour chicken again mediocre at best the pieces of chicken tasted like they were made two or three days ago the sauce have zero flavor. The mai Tai was awful, tons of crushed ice and little alcohol. He then gave us the check without even asking us how the food was or asking if we wanted another drink. Zero personality for the server. Ee won't be back. This place was definitely a one and done. read more

terrible bartenders.. totally a clicky bar.. the patrons decide who should stay and who should go.. one evening I complained about how early the restaurant closed on the weekends. The bartender Alex totally yelled at me across the restaurant being very inappropriate. I had had one glass of wine. Unacceptable. When I went in there this evening, sunny the other bartender, told me I couldn't have a drink there anymore because what happened between me and Alex was serious. Please don't go there. read more

The food was delicious, we had the L2 special egg foo yong pork fried rice and Chicken wing and pork strip ap. the mai tai was good, service was ok. 100% better than the royal garden. At least the place was clean and dusted. And we didn't have to ask for tea and mustard sauce. read more

4 stars is a relative rating. It's OK. But it's good for around here. Chow foon needs more flavor but they at least get the noodles right. It's the only place that doesn't turn the noodles into mush. I only do takeout. If you go you'll know why. read more

We drive from Marshfield to Hanover to get our take-out from Imperial Garden. They have been consistently the best Chinese restaurant we've found in the area. Dine-in is also a most enjoyable experience. They're worth the drive. If you live in Hanover, you are lucky, indeed. I'm getting hungry, just thinking about it... read more