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    Lotus Garden

    3.1 (42 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Hot Pot, Seafood
    Closed • 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Lamb noodles
    Helen W.

    I am surprised that Lotus Garden only had 3 stars now. It used to be me and my friends' go-to spot for authentic Chinese food in Btown. We ordered lamb noodle soup and spicy chicken in chilly sauce. The flavor was good. It was a little bit on the sweeter side, but it didn't bother me too much. The lamb noodle soup was huge portion. I wished the noodle could be more chewy, but the broth was flavorful. Overall, I still think it is a good spot in btown to get some authentic Chinese food.

    Fanyi Z.

    报吃还死贵,分量特别小,不知道为什么来这家店。 The dim sum was bad. The wontons don't have any fillings and it tastes like pure salt/soy sauce. 真的太咸了难以下咽。The fish porridge tastes good but the fish tastes like it's been frozen for a long time - 真的很腥。排骨 (short rib?) was ok - not real dim sum tho and mainly just bones, what can I say. Siu mai and sticky rice with chicken (荷叶糯米鸡?) were ok, and I doubt most food here was pre-made... The burger was bad, fried chicken wings also bad. Could've been to McDonald's. Really regretted it :(

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    Linda L.

    This hole in the wall is like a 3.5, but I'll round up for the homemade shumai dumplings. They were really good, and you get 6 in an order. You can see the bits of shrimp tail and different bites. The bbq buns were also freshly steamed, soft and delicious. I wish they would have had Hoison sauce for dipping the shrimp dumplings... also would have appreciated some light music or something in the background because it's weird to me when you can hear the entire person's conversation near you. Also, not much ambiance to the place. I was thinking we should have done takeout, but it was good.

    N13. Chicken Lo Mein P2. Spring Roll Sesame Chicken Dry Fried Green Beans Dumpling/Wontons with chili oil

    Lotus Garden was such a haven for me and my family last night!! We were driving through Bloomington and after being stuck in snow and traffic for hours we just wanted a nice warm meal - and Lotus Garden certainly delivered! Our food came out very quickly and we nearly finished all six dishes. We ordered two different styles of dumplings, the spring rolls, green beans, sesame chicken, and the chicken lo mien. I can't believe there weren't more reviews for the lo mien because it was so yummy!! I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Delicious food, good service, and best of all open during the storm!! Thanks Lotus Garden! Hope to be back soon when I find myself in Bloom again.

    If I can give this zero stars, I would. The quality was atrocious. I wouldn't even consider this as meat. I feel physically sick. This is the worst thing I ever put in my mouth. The stir fry was all fried chicken, no sauce, and 3 vegetables. That's not a stir fry. The soup is straight up water and oil and the dumplings are straight pieces of dough and no meet. The dumplings had the most scariest looking meet I ever laid eyes upon and the general tso chicken looks disgusting and is cold. I pray to god I never have to eat something so disgusting again.

    Giant portion of hot and sour soup. It was hot but not sour at all.
    Rocky F.

    Read the Yelp reviews and decided to check out Lotus Garden. Went for dinner on a week night. Large space and only one other table was occupied, so it was a bit strange. The space is odd, not sure what it used to be. There are big speakers mounted at one end of the room and odd art on the walls. Like foxes dressed in golf sweaters? Bizarre and funny. Very friendly server. We ordered soup, wontons in chile oil and salted shrimp. HUGE portions. Enough soup to feed four people. (there were only two of us for dinner) The hot and sour soup was hot but not sour. Needed more vinegar. The wontons in chile oil were good but a bit salty. The salted shrimp was tasty. Serving sizes were really large for each dish. We liked our dinner, but didn't eat any of the left overs. It was one of those dining experiences where you like it while you are there and then after you have time to think about it, you decide it wasn't really that good. Most likely won't go back, as there are other Chinese restaurants in Bloomington that we prefer. Would recommend that if you are looking for a spicy Sichuan meal, give it a try and see what you think. Prices are reasonable and portion size is good. Just something a bit off taste-wise for me.

    G3. Braised Beef Brisket and Veggies

    I got a delivery from Lotus Garden in a late night. I ordered a braised beef with vegetables but look at it, how many garlics are there!!! I really don't know what kind of Chinese foods would need that many garlics. There was a really strong garlic smell when I opened the lid. That smell just made you feel so nauseous. I've been to many other Chinese places in Bloomington. I don't usually write reviews even foods are not tasteful. But this time, I would say it was the WOREST dining experience I've ever had.

    Spicy chicken.
    Charcy L.

    I like their spicy chicken in appetizer, really delicious! Because I really like spicy food, so I'm trying to find good spicy Chinese restaurants in town. This dish is very authentic compared to the one I ate in China. I'm not quite like their boiled fish dish, especially those breads come with this dish, taste a little bit weird. The fish itself just normal, average taste. Overall, I may come back to try more dishes to see if there are more great foods there!

    All three dishes we ordered for take-out turned out to be pitifully small, yet they cost $47 in total. The spicy squid was pre-fried and not fresh. The pork belly was flood by sauce with just a few pieces of meat. Won't be back next time.

    Electric hot plates built into the tables to keep your food warm!

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    9 months ago

    Food was just ok but the hot tea was very good. Sewer smell in restaurant that came and went.

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    2 years ago

    The best Chinese food I have had in Indiana. Definitely try the Hot and Sour soup, as well as the Kung pao chicken

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    3 years ago

    Lotus Garden was my go-to spot throughout college. The salty cashew chicken is my favorite Chinese meal EVER!

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    7 years ago

    I didn't get a fortune cookie with my pick-up, other than that the food was pretty decent.

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    11 years ago

    Great restaurant, fine service, solid Sichuan dishes. Not much more to say.

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    10 years ago

    The food reminds me of childhood, plus the service is very good. Recommend to everyone who loves Chinese food.

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    9 years ago

    If you're looking for great Asian food go to Lucky Express instead! I just went today and had a phenomenal experience.

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    10 years ago

    Fantastic Chinese food in the town! The food was delicious and they got good environment. Highly recommend!

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    8 years ago

    a gem of bloomington. their food is so authentic and good, they have good hotpot and they use home made noodles

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    The hot pot is 22.95, is it all you can eat? and can at my table in the individual cook pots, or do cook in the kitchen and bring to the table?

    24.95 for each person. Is all you can eat. Have individual pots also have big pots.

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    I've never had hot pot before and this was so fun! It's definitely an experience. First you check…read moreout the menu and pick out your broth, they have a variety of options. It's all you can eat so then you pick your meat, base, and veggies. We chose almost all of the meat options (split between 3 people) and then we tried the rice noodles and potato noodles. We also tried a variety of veggies. After ordering you can make your own sauce! They have many add ins to make your perfect sauce which was really fun. Then out comes of the pot and he showed us how to turn on our burner. Service was awesome. The first thing they asked was if we had tried hot pot before and when we said no they explained the whole process which was so helpful and helped us make the most of our experience! After we ate most of our food, the waiter asked if we needed anything else and we ordered a couple more things that we wanted seconds of. Overall a really fun experience!

    This place gets 4 stars for food, 2 stars for service and 1 star for the HIDDEN 18% service fee!!…read moreI'm fuming about this! We had already promised our child that we would take them and their friends there so we couldn't leave once we found out. But I'll never go back due to this deceptive practice. As for the service, we told our server it was our first time there. She didn't explain anything to us at all. We had to figure out how the warning plate worked, we had to figure out how to order, we only figured out that there was a little bar with extra sauces and other toppings when we were almost done. Honestly, just a very disappointing experience overall, that cost us over $150 by the time the service charge and tip were figured in (yes, we still tipped 20% - we're not monsters). we didn't even get any drinks. Never again.

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    When I first started going to this place, give them a five star now it's horrible if the manager…read moreis not there the Mexican workers don't give a crap they won't fill the bar. I asked her when I got there at 2 o'clock. I asked the Waitress. She said she'd tell him at 2:15. I asked the Mexicans up there would you fill the bar well they weren't feeling that they were looking at it and they said changing soon I said it's 215. It doesn't change till 330. You're gonna let us sit empty for an hour and a half cause I've been asking since 2 o'clock well I started taking pictures and that kind of got him motivated because they knew I was mad. I had asked for shrimp up there. They never got it so I went and had it done on the grill he half ass sloped some teriyaki on it as he was done with it and handed it to me because he was not happy with me. I'm sure because they're always like that when you ask him to cook something I just don't know what's happened to this place. I hate to go in there if the lady manager is not there. She is so sweet and she makes sure they stay on top of things, but if she's not there, it's gonna be a crapshoot.! But the waitress is usually always nice!

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