I have not been to Kampo Garden in quite some time so I decided to stop in again recently. My last…read morereview gave this place a less than stellar rating but after my most recent experience I'm going to bump it up by a star. The interior of Kampo has changed a bit since my last visit. One side that used to have tables has been walled off as a storage area. The tables on the other side now have diner style booth seating. There are some seats towards the front for those waiting for orders to sit on. One of them felt like it was going to collapse when I sat on it so I switched seats. Be warned. My order was ready very quickly and the gent behind the counter was very nice. Sadly we did not speak the same dialect of Chinese so we muddled through with English. I wound up ordering two dishes: MIXED VEGETABLES IN GARLIC SAUCE This was a well done dish. Most of the veg was broccoli, which I'm more than okay with. There was also some Bok Choi and carrot in the mix. The garlic sauce was tasty and this made for a great dish to eat over rice. The vegetables were also cooked well. They still had some bite, but were not underdone. GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN Keep in mind I took this to go so the dish had some time to steam in the packaging and wound up losing some of its characteristic crispiness so I did not get what you may call the "full" experience of this dish. Still, I enjoyed it! I'd say in the pantheon of various versions of this dish I've had in my time this rates at about a B-. The flavor was good, the chicken chunks were nicely breaded and they were a good size. The sauce was tasty and had a bed of broccoli underneath. I do wish there had been some spicy peppers thrown in for a bit of heat but not all restaurants do that unfortunately. Overall Kampo did well on this visit and I'd definitely consider visiting them again in the future.

Great food and service... I been bouncing around look for a good spot and I finally found it here…read moreat Kampo Gardens!

Back when I first moved to Elizabeth, NJ one of my go to places to get Chinese take out was Red…read moreApple. The General Tsao's Tofu and Lobster Lo Mein were among my favorites. For a variety of reasons once 2010 or so rolled around I stopped getting take out from Red Apple. Recently I wanted to grab some food for dinner so I got off my bus before my stop to grab some food. This is not a sit down restaurant. You go in and order your take out, sit on a chair to wait and then head out with your food. The place looks very much the same as it did over ten years ago but they added a Hibachi extension next door. When I look back at my older review, I really feel that I should have given it 4 stars, but Yelp ratings were a tad different back then if I recall correctly. I have to say that after all this time I am very sad to give it such a low rating now. I am very sure at this point that the owners of this place are not the same ones from years ago (at the very least the chef is different). I picked up three dishes and well...read on... SHRIMP TOAST This is a Chinese take-out classic that I remember having back in New York City from several Chinese places so I've had this dish a *lot* in my time. Usually you want it to be crispy but light with a nice chew on the inside where the shrimp paste is sandwiched between two pieces of bread. For the most part they did an okay job here but the toast was fried too long. Much of the outside ranged from black to dark brown when it should really be golden brown. The flavor was good but if it had not been overcooked it would have been better. COLD SESAME NOODLES This is one of my favorite dishes from Chinese take-out places. However, it is hard to find a place that does it *well*. Even when it is only "okay" however, it has some commonalities. Usually there are egg noodles with some type of peanut or sesame based sauce, scallion and sesame seeds. Some places also add hot sauce to give it some extra kick. What Red Apple gave me was...not this. Oddly, I"m not sure *what* they gave me. The noodles were warm, the topping was a vegetable medley with...onions? There was no sesame or peanut sauce. Really, the whole dish just tasted like a light veggie lo mein which was *bizarre* and not at all what I ordered. GENERAL TSAO'S TOFU This was one of my favorite dishes from this place so I was excited to have it again. Then I saw it and I knew something was wrong. Most General Tsao's dishes should have fried chunks of something (chicken, tofu etc.) with a thick red sauce that caramelizes around the edges. The sauce should have some sweet and savory elements (and ideally a tad of spice via peppers). What I got? Was...not that. The tofu chunks were in a runny, thin sauce that tasted *terrible*. It just tasted like sugary sauce with a pile of salt on it. It was so terrible I wound up eating a few bites and tossing the rest. I'm so sad to be writing this review. I really had hoped this update would be a 4* celebration of a place I used to go to but I think I'll be staying away for a while.

Delicious. Love their sesame chicken, half fried chicken & boneless spare ribs. Delivery extremely…read morefast.

Had this for the first time. We love good chinese food so we tend to really critique it when we try…read morea new place lol. And being new to the area we want to have that one place. For now, this will be that place because it beats the other places we tried so far. We liked Red Apple but they are insane with their prices. We got general tso's chicken. It was okay but I wouldn't get it again. I like when the sauce is really thick and dark. The sauce wasn't as thick as I like & it was missing something. Shrimp and broccoli was good. Would get again. Pork fried rice was borderline. It was good but not great. The boneless spare ribs with extra bbq sauce was my favorite. It was really good. Customer service was great & their prices are good.

Their foods actually fresh AF. Mfs even give out brand name soup chips instead of the mass bulk…read morestuff. Boujee AF. Cashier bro is cool. Chill AF overall

Years ago we used to go but the food was really greasy and we stopped eating there. We decided this…read moreyear to try again as our other to go Double Dragon is ridiculously expensive with an over the top delivery charge of 14.00 plus tip for the driver Surprise surprise the food was excellent especially the shrimp lomein. The ribs were cooked to perfection and nice big pieces Price was fine Forget ambience there is none which is why it's a four star. Happy to be able to enjoy my old favorite

Chinese foo? Well,…read morewhere can you beat it? Fast, Cheap and Good. But what about "Clean"? I drove by this place few times, and from the outside, this look like an okay place. So last Thursday I finally stop by. The lady at the front counter was very nice, speak English, I ordered the Sesame Chicken with Fried Rice, it was pretty good, chicken not over cook like most places, very happy with the result Friday I went there again because I like the Sesame Chicken so much. But this time, the lady not there, a nasty looking guy was at the front counter So I thought, he's not the cook, should be okay. I placed my ordered to go. I was standing at the front counter the entire time watching the kitchen staffs cooking my food. This nasty guy cook the fried rice, and I assuming one of the fried rice he cooked, got something in the rice, he used is nasty fingers and picked out whatever it is, and later he came out, I look at his fingers, he is one of those let his nasty finger nails grown, and black stuff under it. Ew..... I kept looking and luckily, that wasn't my fried rice, it was someone else. Later he went to the back, he took a bite of the watermelon and leave it in the back counter and used his shirt to clean his hand after he took a bite of the watermelon Later, the phone ring, and someone trying to place an order, he was very rule telling the customer on the phone saying. "IF you want to order two, just say two, don't say three" Now, this guy have no problem with his English, which is unusual, because as you all and I knew, most people picking up the phone can't even say "Chinese Food" You know I'm right. lol So the way he told his customer over the phone "don't say three" is just very rude, he lucky he was talking to someone nicer then me, or it will be some ass kicking I will not be back for sure because of this nasty ass guy there, I don't want his fingers in my food. NO WAY!!

I always confirm prices when you first go in it says 2.25 for homemade ice tea I double check with…read morethe 10 year old cashier (child labor laws don't exist here) she says 2.75 everybody try's to rip you off nowadays walked out they lost customer please don't patronize this shop

The food is consistently amazing each time I purchase food from here. They are very innovative with…read moreadding new dishes to the menu. For example, they added Bourbon chicken to the menu a few years ago and it's still a hit. The service is not perfect, but it's your typical Chineese food service. The small dining area is just ok. At the end of the day, the food is 100% Delicious!

I order 2 orders of chicken wings and fries. The fries were rock hard not fresh taste like they…read morewere re- fried. Took over 30 mins to be delivered and I'm literally around the corner. Will not be ordering from there anymore. Food not fresh.

I have to give this restaurant a 4 because I really enjoyed some of the dishes. **** I do have to…read morenote that some of the dishes did fall a little short. My family and I are New York ex-pats now living in New Jersey. We love Chinese food but haven't been able to find a place that comes close to the watered down americanized version of sezchuan chinese food we have grown to love. But this restaurant really comes close!! Here is the good: 1. The sesame chicken and general tso chicken were crispy and really tasty! 2. The general tso chicken was flavored nicely with a mild heat. 3. Large portions that 2 people can share. 4. They give you 2 free cans of soda if you order over 20 dollars 5. Food was cooked really quickly (even for Chinese food) Here is the bad: 1. They do not take credit cards :( 2. The egg rolls were greasy (but still tasty, lol crazy I know!) 3. The rice was a little bland and not as fluffy as we are used to but my daughter liked the rice when mixed with the chicken. Overall I gave it 4 stars because it is a great little local chinese place that offers tasty food at a great price even if it has a few shortcomings.

New to the area and my family were hungry after moving. I decided to get something quick. From all…read morethe restaurants that came up in the search, this one had one of the best reviews. I called to place my order and then took the trip over there to pick it up. Due to COVID-19, no one is allowed in and they set up a table at the door for an easy transaction. Now the food. I ordered chicken wings and fries because it was the safest thing. My daughter ordered fried shrimp and fries, my youngest ordered shrimp with broccoli, and my bf ordered chicken wings with pork fried rice. My food was okay. It wasn't the best I've tasted but I did not finish it. My daughter said her shrimp tasted like chicken and my bf did not enjoy his food. The youngest ate her food and I tasted her broccoli which was freshly cooked and well prepared. Overall, the food was just okay.

Food was good and prices reasonable . Would get that again.Food delivered so did not see restaurant.read more

if I could put negative stars I would! called to order and they were out of half of the things I…read moreordered and then messed up one order completely I was so mad I threw the food tf out I will neverrrrrr order from here again and I've been coming here for years

I ordered from them tonight delivery took over an hour called the restaurant after calling 5 times…read morefinally someone picked up an I asked her about my order she said it was too many orders and i asked for a refund she said contact the app where I ordered the phone an hung up on me then as I kept calling back she declined my call they have very poor service there an I've never had this issue ever before they need to go back to the way it was they are rude