My coworker grew up going to this place. I stopped on my way to work to grab lunch for us. I think I was their first customer. The food was fresh and delicious. I wanted garlic chicken wings but they didn't have but they had several other chicken dishes. I tried their fried chicken, drumsticks. They were big. They were fully cooked. Juice was coming out as I bit into chicken. No red blood near bone. Their sweet and sour pork is the best. If you get noodles or rice, don't forget to have the sauce added. They give you plenty of food. Worth the price, although not overpriced. Worth the drive. Too bad space isn't large enough to eat in. My coworker is in his 60's and used to go here all the time when he was younger. He has fond memories of the woman who sat at table snapping beans. I didn't select the beans this time but have had in the past and their good. I have read other reviews and understand bad reviews but all I can say is try for youself, I am glad I did and will return. read more

this is actually pretty good chinese food if you want to satisfy a craving or in need of a quick meal. the flavor is good and pretty consistent. I havent had a bad experience so far, the staff are fast and can get you in and out in less than 10mins. I wish they had more options, but im always happy when i get their chow mein and chicken. my only complaint is they're cash only and doesnt look the like most sanitary place in the dining area. read more

If I could leave 0 I would. Found a piece of a metal scrubbing in my food. When I tried contacting them and asked for a manager and said No. Then proceeded to hang up. Stay away from this place read more

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the food is very very tasty and yummy and it fills you up quickly and it's very affordable read more

Lee's Garden - ginger chicken veggie egg roll steamed rice thin noodles - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

I ordered hot vegetables soup & 1 shrimp and no wonton because I know they like to add like 8 huge wontons, 2 pieces of broccoli and 1 piece of cabbage! The shrimp is usually 3 or 4 pieces of shrimp a bowl. But they gave me this and charged 13+ tax each! They're $10 & $11 each! Last time I wanted shrimp with wonton and they said no one or the other & charged me $16+ tax each! They never have the order ready on time when I call I've gave them 4 chances too many! No more never again. They like to act like they don't understand English very well I've spoken to her in English fine before so they charge whatever they want. Lost 4 customers here. read more

Lee's Garden - soup they chose to give me not what I ordered then played the no English ! $61 for this!!! - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

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I came in and I saw one of the chefs picking his nose WITH GLOVES. This place use to be so good too. Disappointed and disgusted.

I only wanted some chowmein and usually go to the one at the Asian market in San Pablo . But since we were close to this one I said why not . NEVER AGAIN!!!! The noodles taste like seafood and my daughter is allergic to it so I didn't even risk of her trying them! The taste just made my stomach herl!! Just plain nasty !! I honestly wish I could give them no stars ! read more

A staple in the community. I've been eating at Lee's Garden since I was in middle school. Years later, the shopping center was torn down and Lee's Garden continued to stay open. Big plates of food! Sleep coma after you're done. Their lunch specials are worth it for the price. You get a drink with your big plate of food! read more

I went in on a whim and I wish I hadn't. I ordered a single entree of lemon chicken. She handed me a box of cold, breaded fried chicken chunks. I asked, where's the lemon sauce? She said oh, you want lemon sauce? I was like um... ... ... ... Yeah, lemon chicken traditionally has lemon sauce. So she gave me a container about the size of my thumb of cold, gelatinous artificially flavored lemon goo. It's pretty gross. All of it. I would have been better off going somewhere and getting chicken nuggets with ketchup. read more

it was good service and i lowkey don't like chinese food like that but this shi hella good i def recommend if yall hungry read more

Lee's Garden - chowmei and orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

Food was okay. For $10 the lady hooked it up! Cleaner place than all the other chinese places in the area.

Be careful everyone! I went last night i ordered the 2 of the #2 price for 1 about $9+. The total price on the register the amount was $22. So she gave me the paper receipt to sign. My fault i didnt really check because when i saw the register the amount was $22. The next day i check my bank account. And shit, she charged my account for $224.48 i called the store right away and told everything, she said she will talk to the manager and will call me. Waited for nothing. Called again and the lady hung up on me! read more

Lee's Garden - My receipt for meal number 2. - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

I sent my 11 years old kid to pick up his food box, the Asian lady got so mad of my son for not leaving tips. He didn't know, he is kid come on. If you want TIPS earn them, with good customer service not with treating customers like shit. read more

this is the worst food in cali it has no taste no flavor the chicken is burnt they try to cover it in sauce the chicken leg looks like a burnt tree the rice is so nasty it has no flavor the noodles are horrible its sad this place has rude people working and horrible food the string beans are burnt black the pot stickers they taste and look like rubber no flavor go to Asian delight around the corner its worth the wait then they don't give any soy sauce to try and make this nasty food taste better .Maybe take cooking class read more

I had to take my dad to have his head examined (well, his eyes) after surgery last week. The appointment went without event and he wanted to have a bite of lunch and then do some grocery shopping afterwards. We went to the old El Portal Shopping Center, where coincidentally, my very first job was. Anyone remember SmorgaBob's? Anyway, my dad said we would drop into Lee's and I could order anything I want! Dear ole (note I didn't say old) Dad. Stepmom with us so she started the ordering. One of them got Thick Noodle Chow Mein with Garlic Chicken. The other got Thin Noodle Chow mein with Garlic Chicken. Always the rebellious one, I got Chow Fun and Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables. The service was quick and efficient. They really load up the plastic clam shell with food. The silly thing was probably equal to the 2lb weights I've been working with in physical therapy. Gourmet? Not in any sense of the word. But it was cheap, hot and reasonably decent. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to eat here but if my car broke down nearby, well ........ read more

I got beef and broccoli, chow mein, and green beans. They tasted scrumptious and healthful. The staff was efficient and quick. I would recommend to anyone coming through the area to try this little gem. read more

WORKERS LOVE TO TRICK YOU INTO TIPPING THEM The workers are extremely rude. Came by today because I had a short, rushed lunch. I was going to pay with a card. The cash register said $17 and then the lady who rung me up proceeded to charge me. I noticed on the credit card machine that she was charging almost $22. She rudely and ,VERY PUSHY I must add, said "click green button" and I said I didn't want to add tip because she did not serve me the way I wanted too. She said it wasn't going to charge me tip and she clicked the green button herself. After the receipt printed, she added a $5 tip!!!!! I confronted her and said I pressed the button, WHICH I DID NOT! It's ridiculous how she had the audacity to tip herself $5 when I know for a fact I pressed no tip. Please don't come here! read more

For one the worker of this place seem very bothered with my sisters kids cause just the min we came in she was mugging sooo we came in me and my sister we ordered two plates and a large soda from the soda machine we got a large Coke the soda was flat I proceeded to get up to refill the cup and try another soda and the owner was complaining saying we had to pay for refill even after We told her the soda was flat my sister tried her food didn't even eat her food and got very sick We left the restaurant so she can go throw up in a bag in the car we came back and return the food and I'm assuming is the owner she continue to talk bad in her language with her workers but in English we say that we were broke and couldn't afford the food even tho we didn't even eat the food fight to get our money back but charged the couple noodles my sister ate and a dumpling like a stingy b****** read more

tasty food every time for the past 10 years. my go to place for catering. loved their lemon chicken, egg rolls.

Amazing Customer service, the lady called me handsome. The food is also amazing. It's an amazing place to go to if you want amazing food and quick service. read more

Really good food, Best prices compared to competitors. Friendly staff, been going here for years, since 2015. Portion to price is GOOD! Definitely Recommend. New management definitely upgraded than it was before. read more

Just awful, some of the worst food I've ever had. Everything tasted like soy sauce. It's like extra work went into making it bad. I don't even understand how it was so bad. read more

Their food is ok even though the meat always looks oddly shaped to me so i never eat it and the service is fine at time tho the ladies serving the will sound irritated and stuff also they also have steam rice that alot people dont know about and theirs no Vegetarian fried rice or chow mien read more

Price is cheap and they give you a lot of food. I seriously mean a lot. I orderd the 2 sides and noodle/rice combo. They gave me so much noodles and I love noodles. Amazing. For one of my sides I chose the sesame chicken - definitely a must try. It's so tasty!! I wish there was one in my hometown. The combo I order was enough to make me and my boyfriend full and we had leftovers. Wow. read more

Lee's Garden has a 2 item lunch special (4.85), 3 item lunch (5.85).pictured on their glass window. though the veggies weren't out yet, i ordered somethng to go. eats: fried rice with fried pork, fried ribs (5.85) -rice tasted funny, definitely day old. chow mein probably just as bad msg build up made me thirsty. a sharp turn later overturned my lunch, so i luckily didn't eat all the rice (yep, driving while dining. a few gulps per stop light). -fried pork, fried ribs just ok, a liitle greasy, too much fat 2.5 stars, 3ish for value take outs: -friendly service yes, should have passed. one choice should have been brocculi or beans.... read more

Do not come here expecting expensive, or fancy Chinese food. You come to a place like this when you are desperately in need of fast, cheap food that tastes OK. In all honesty the place isn't much to look at. It's located in a plaza with many other restaurants and stores around. It is very small inside, with, trash on the floor, and every employee sitting down to eat and talk loudly to one another. When we walked in, one of them immediately got up to help us. They have a buffet line set up with a variety of food, and copious amounts of it. I went with their combo number three. You get your choice of chicken fried rice or chow mein, plus two other entrees and a choice between two pot stickers or an egg roll. I went with the fried rice, plus I ordered the Mongolian Beef, the Hunan Chicken, and two pot stickers. They are very generous when dishing you up, to the point where they can hardly close the lid. At $6.95 you get an amazing amount of food. With that being said, the food is very average. The fried rice was somehow had pretty amazing bites, and pretty bland bites. The Hunan Chicken was very good, but the pieces were very large. The Mongolian Beef was delicious all around, and pretty spicy I might add. The pot stickers were the most disappointing part. They looked good, but they were cold and you can tell they have been sitting around for a long while. I was able to sample one of their Dry Fried Ribs, which was the whole reason we actually took the trip out here. She ordered a big container of them, and they were very good. I couldn't see myself eating here every day, but if I lived closer, I would definitely stop by every now and then for a quick dinner fix. On a side note: The place she was actually talking about was literally right down the street. *Forehead slap* read more

Lee's Garden - Chicken fried rice, Mongolian beef, and Hunan chicken - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

Y'all put down your chopsticks and read my important review. I walked into Lee's today and while I was waiting I witnessed the chef wipe his nose on his hand not once, but twice. His bare hand. He then proceeded to grab noodles with the same hands and begin cooking. The second chef was eating and spit a pit into his hand then proceeded to grab food to prepare as well. It was absolutely disgusting to witness. The worst part is I've eaten here before. Nasty. read more

The Good: - A TON of food for a cheap price (~$5 for a 2 entree combo) - fills you up - 1 2 entree combo can feed 2 people - The portions are just huge. They fill up the container as much as they can. - A lot of people are usually here, which gives an initial impression that this place MUST be good. The not so Good: - food isn't anything special - you can TELL that the rice used to make the fried rice is 1 to 2 days old - Eggplant is okay..nothing special. - Fills you up, but that's about it---don't expect 5-star restaurant quality food - some of the the 'usuals' here are kind of "out there" if you know what I mean. (I ate in the car so I wouldn't have to eat inside again) - The price for a 2 entree combo used to be ~$3.99, but they raised the price to ~$5 just recently.. Overall, this is a 3 star place in my opinion. The food is edible and fills you up, but it's not 'great' food. I personally still prefer Panda Express even tho PE's prices are way over the top. There's nothing wrong about this place at all. Decently good food for a cheap price. What else is there to say? read more

Lee's Garden is really just a fast, cheap, really good fast food joint. Literally spent $8 on food there and it lasted me 3 days. I love their noodles, ginger chicken, etc. I go here when I am on a budget and want to be full and have left overs and not kill myself with McDonalds. I swear it looks sketchy, and I personally haven't witnessed anything out of the ordinary or gross. They have their food inspection which passed and is posted for everyone to see. I have been sick more from McDonalds than this place and that says a lot. read more

We should have checked the Yelp reviews before we went there. The worst Chinese food we have ever tasted. Everything we bought went straight to the trash can. read more

This place is Nasty????????? Never again just nasty the lady pile up noodles over plate

Get half/half chow mein and fried rice. with Hunan Pork. It is so good!! I get the lunch special and with tax it's like 5.25...when can you get a full meal plus leftovers with 5 bucks these days?! read more

food was flavorless & overpriced, workers were rude and they want to charge you for everything, they even have the audacity to ask for a tip after they've been rude to you & are mad when you don't want to tip, cramped dining room & no restroom, do not recommend this place. read more

I got the 1 item combo for $7.99 which came with an egg roll & a soda...1/2 Beef Chow Fun and 1/2 Chicken Fried rice with the Human Pork...YUCK...Everything was so dry and taste nasty...And, I question the Human Pork...It didn't taste like Pork....Today, was my 2nd time visiting this place...I came back because I liked the Beef Chow Fun noodles...Each time their Customer Service was horrible...Both ladies were very RUDE...The lady charged me $1 extra for 2 packages of Hot Mustard and 1 Sweet & Sour sauce which should have been free with the meal...I didn't ask for anything extra...She tried to get away with it just by adding the $1 on my ticket...When I asked about what the extra $1 was for...They said for the Sauce packages...I got my $1 back because I told them I have NEVER been changed for some sauce packages before...Only if one ask for extra...But, I didn't ask for extra...I will NOT be going back...Don't waste your time or your money here. read more

Lee's Garden - The lady charged me $1 extra for 2 packages of Hot Mustard and 1 Sweet & Sour sauce which should have been free with the meal. - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

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The fried rice was not even fried rice lol just white rice with slight soy sauce. The chowmein was flavorless. First and last time coming here read more

Doesn't look like very much when you first come here looking for bite to eat. Once you stop inside to buy yourself a lunch plate combo, be prepared to lose your taste bites and kiss your appetite goodbye. The food was really oily and greasy. Kind of when some people do not know how to cook and they have to resort to using a lot of cooking oil to cover up their initial failure. Yep! That would be enough cooking material to serve a light meal to 16 people at your Christmas potluck in 21 days. Save the trees and the plants for an environmentally more friendly alternative to gas instead! Even hot mashed potatoes would not carry that many digestive system halting lipids. After swallowing a few chopsticks' worth of the fast food, I could not finish the rest. My body was telling me nope and nope, cannot stomach another mouthful. After spending much time measuring the quality of the food as well as reading my pain diary for clues. I finally figured out after much deliberations with my inner consciousness that the food was sort of supercharged with oil and MSG. San Pablo does not have a whole lot of Chinese Express, but Panda Express can perform a much cleaner act than what you observe here. Workers were all very friendly to me albeit somewhat absent minded. They speak mostly Cantonese and Mandarin to each other if you ever wish to know how to communicate better with them. Good place if you are on a diet and do not want to eat anything for dinner save for some snacks. Even the local buffet presents you a much better deal for similar stuff you can get here. The place is convenient and easy to stop at for those taking classes at Contra Costa College located across the street. I have eaten at the sit down restaurant at that community college which was miles better than what I had here. Do not dare to continue torture your dietary restrictions or promises. read more

Food use to be really good but i went today and it was honestly no where near as good as it use to be and the service wasnt the greatest.

I wanted to give this place a chance since I always go to the other Chinese food place right around. I will never go back to this place with terrible food. read more

If I could give 0 stars TRUST ME I WOULD! To start of service was horrible , Disgusting & found hair in mine & husbands fried rice I nicely asked for a refund and she started going crazy on me that she would only refund one and give me the other plate I said no, I would never eat here again I again asked for a refund and she continued to say no until I advised her I'd call health inspection and she quickly gave me my money back , & said probably a whole lot of things in her language to me . Will never EVER come back . Save your time and eat Anything else but this. read more

Stopped in since I was at a site visit nearby, went in w/o looking at the reviews prior because I was starving! Typical Chinese fast food joint except, its AUTHENTIC! Cooked by little ol Asian ladies! They also give you the option to upgrade to beef chow fun for .50 cents which is a WIN for me! ( That's the wide noodles with beef and cabbage). Lunch was $8.18 after tax. Can't complain! Portion will last me 2 meals! Definitely will come back next time to try their veggie items, it looked delish! read more