We just tried this new restaurant for the first time and YAY! A thankful alternative to China Village in Cotati (see my Yelp review on them and why I'll never go back there). We tried all our staples: Hot & Sour Soup, Egg Rolls, Pot Stickers, Fried Prawns, Chow Fun, Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Walnut Prawns and both Fried and Steamed Rice. Everything was wonderful. Between five of us, nobody was disappointed. Prior reviews said the hot & sour soup lacked flavor. It's my husband's favorite soup, and he said it was just fine, as flavorful as any other restaurant that makes it. It's possible they've improved the recipe, so I'd urge people to give it a second try. We were seated at a nice comfortable table with plenty of elbow room for everyone, the service was fantastic, nobody was upselling us or complaining that we didn't order enough food. And when it was time to take home the leftovers, instead of just throwing empty containers at us to fill by ourselves, they took our plates and handled it for us. We've lost so many good Chinese restaurants over the years, I'm thrilled to have a good one back again, with nice people and wonderful service. We will absolutely be back again! read more

My first to go order and my hope the food would be just as fantastic as dining in. And it was! I was greeted warmly by the kind owner when I picked up my food. The quality of my order is superb, and the portion sizes more than ample. Not quite sure what the reviewer meant when he stated the portion size was tiny. I'll easily have plenty leftover for another meal! read more

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We are always excited to try a new place so off to Cotati we went. Actually we went twice in two weeks! They are easy to find with a nice bright sign on Old Redwood Highway. I read some reviews that stated the service was off, but on the days we went, it was quite the opposite. Two men were pleasantly attentive and our water was always full without us having to say a word. The dining area was fairly busy when we walked in for our late lunch so I was happy to see they are already getting some good business. Lunch specials come with soup of the day, egg roll, and choice of fried rice or steamed rice. Small upcharge for chow mein ($1) or chow mein/rice combo ($2). The hot and sour soup was flavored perfectly and the egg roll had a lot of filling so it was substantial and quite delicious. What a great start to our meal. Beef with mushrooms - I don't eat much beef but decided to make an exception. There is a generous amount of tender meat in this dish! The fried rice was fluffy and not greasy. Overall, the beef dish was a little salty for me Eggplant with fried rice/chow mein - hubby is a big eggplant fan and he loved the flavor of this dish. He would order it again without hesitation. The chow mein noodles were bouncy and again, tasted freshly made Kung pao chicken with fried rice/chow mein - lots of peanuts on top with stir-fried chicken and a nice variety of veggies cooked to perfection Wor won ton soup - filled with veggies and well flavored dumplings and a couple bonus shrimp. The veggies included peas, carrots, napa, mushroom, zucchini. I appreciated all the perfectly cooked veggies, not mushy at all. I would order this again but would like to try the west lake soup next time We look forward to coming back with the kids because they have so many other enticing dishes. We love their robust menu and different offerings including a few dim sum dishes. The interior is clean and the booths have tall backs to give you privacy and they have soft music playing in the background. Employees are kind and they are always walking the dining area to remove dishes and check on you. Located in a little shopping center with other restaurants and a bakery. read more

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Lucky Garden restaurant is located in the Grapevine Shopping Center in Cotati. I was there for a late lunch on a Tuesday afternoon. I was very much surprised to find the dining room over half full with customers at 2:45pm. They seated me on the far side of the dining room, and I waited about 5-mins for someone to bring me a menu. A young lady brings me the lunch menu, and we discuss what's good to order. I decide on "Ginger Scallion Fish and Fried Rice lunch plate," and Potstickers. OMG! The lunch plate is 5-stars delicious! Generous portions! The Ginger Fish was fresh, moist, and tasty. The fried rice was moist and showed the charring of "wok hei." The egg roll was crispy and had crunchy shredded veggies. The hot 'n sour soup was perfect in taste and appearance. However, the potstickers were the frozen type, and had no flavor. I had to drown them in soy vinegar and soy sauce to eat them. If this restaurant has so much business, they should offer "house made" potstickers. Ginger Fish Lunch Plate, Price $14.45 Potstickers (6), Price $10.85 This is a nice spacious restaurant. It has separate mens and womens restrooms. Lots of free parking in the shared lot. Overall, a very good first time experience and I would return. Perhaps I will try the Wor Won Ton Soup next time. read more

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I decided to try this new restaurant in Cotati. I had heard good things about it. I decided to get the princess chicken, I got the soup and rice to go with it. I was judge a Chinese restaurant by the hot and sour soup. This one was delicious. The princess chicken had just enough spice and there was enough food that I was able to have two meals. The white people were very friendly, and I appreciated their attentiveness. The restaurant itself was not very fancy, but it was comfortable. It had mainly booths and a few tables scattered throughout. read more

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Pleasantly surprised at the quality and value of this place. All food was perfectly balanced flavor with very apparent freshness. I had vegetable fried rice, war wonton soup, beef chow fun noodles, and mapo fried tofu. All excellent. Place was not busy and staff very attentive. Sorry I forgot to take photos but started eating before thinking about it. read more

The best personalize service beyond compare, the food hot, very fresh, the ambiance top notch! I highly recommend this restaurant in every way'! read more

First time trying Lucky Garden and overall we really enjoyed it! We ordered takeout online, everything was ready on time, the restaurant looked clean, and the staff was incredibly friendly. The honey walnut prawns were definitely the standout--fresh, perfectly cooked, lots of delicious sauce, and they were very generous with the walnuts. The chicken fried rice was also great, with plenty of white-meat chicken and vegetables that actually still had some texture and tasted fresh. We also received complimentary fried wontons with our order, which were warm, crispy and delicious. I liked that their sweet-and-sour sauce wasn't the super-sugary bright red kind, although personally I would've liked it just a little thicker and sweeter. My only real disappointment was the golden fried tofu. The outside was beautifully crispy, but the inside held a surprising amount of water and was a little too soft for my taste. It may have just been an off batch. Overall, great food, generous portions and wonderful service. We'll absolutely be back to try more of the menu! read more

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This is a new place that opened near me. I was seated right away and the food came out fast. The pork bun was good so were the dumplings. The tofu was delicious and it had a kick to it. It was very quiet and relaxing. read more

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It's nice on the outside, though very utilitarian in n the inside. They seemed a bit scattered when I arrived, though I didn't see many occupied tables. I ordered the cashew chicken lunch. Decent portions though very bland. Even the hot & sour soup didn't have the level of flavor in used to. They are new so I'll check back in a few months. read more

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I went here with 2 other people but ordered enough for 6-7 ppl. Why? I haven't had good Chinese Food in a while (since my fave Jennie Lows closed) I have especially been in search of a good crispy Hong Kong style chow mein. So I wanted to try several dishes (and I went really hungry... bad idea, lol) The dishes we ordered were; crab puffs- these were really good. You could actually see and taste the crab in there. It wasn't mostly cream cheese like a lot of other places. The house special crispy chow mein and bbq pork crispy chow mein- the toppings had a lot of veggies and the sauce was good, tho a bit too salty. But the noodles were way too deep fried to the point that the sauce didn't penetrate them and they were a bit hard to chew. I asked for extra brown sauce and they were very accommodating. Chinese chicken salad- the lightly breaded chicken was good with a lot of shredded lettuce and little crispy noodles. The dressing needed more flavor but we added some soy sauce and that helped. We also got green beans and beef. This was quite delicious. My niece added chicken curry- this came with chicken breast, onions, carrots and bell peppers. I found it bland but she liked it. The portions were so nice and big. As far as ambiance, that could use some work. The walls are this cafeteria like salmon color but the booths are comfortable. The service was excellent. Everyone who works there is so nice. Too nice even, this one guy kept coming and checking our table every 5 minutes, lol I don't know why. At the end a lady asked us how the food was and we all said it was great but I gave a note about the noodles being overly fried. And she told us, next time you come, let us know and we won't fry it so much. I really appreciated that. So all in all, I really recommend this restaurant and look forward to trying other dishes. read more

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Good luck to Lucky Garden! Our server told us the restaurant opened just a fortnight ago. The takeaway orders were pinging during our time in the dining room; must be good, eh? Yes it most certainly was. Of course, we ordered too much, but everything was delicious and plentiful. read more

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My friend and I stopped here for lunch today. The food was wonderful. Ordered the shrimp with vegetables and chow mein. They include a cup of sweet & sour soup and spring roll as appetizers. Delicious and generous portions. Staff were lovely and very attentive. I highly recommend recommend this restaurant for Chinese food. Will definitely be back. read more

Lucky Garden - Shrimp with vegetables and chow mein. - Chinese Near Me - Cotati, California

Walked in and was greeted into a clean, well organized dining room by the owner and young but savvy and attentive waitstaff. The menu was well laid out and easy to navigate. We chose to start with 2 orders of dim sum selected from a limited but pleasant array of choices. Also, we added the salt and pepper chicken wings from the Appetizer section. The dim sum was well prepared. The chicken wings were a fine example of what a good 'salt and pepper' Chinese American preparation should be, not too salty, shatter-crisp batter, and slightly briny meat - all steaming hot! Following that impressive foray into deliciousness, we ordered their Mongolian Lamb and the Sesame Beef. Whilst they both arrived piping hot and looking amazing, the flavors were well-composed and textures were crisp, we found the Sesame Beef sauce to be a bit overwrought by a cloying thickness and the Mongolian Beef lacked the spice profile and aromatics such as lacking significant cumin to make this dish craveable. However, they were not bad - but when I return, I will probably order different entrées. Overall the experience was GREAT and I look forward to multiple happy returns to Lucky Garden. Cotati is indeed most fortunate to have such a pleasant Chinese American restaurant as you have carefully constructed. read more

My wife and I were very excited to see the grand opening signs. Luckily the wait was worth it as the food was delicious. We took our food togo as we were short on time (and i forgot to take photos before eating so forgive the lack of full portions in the images). Bbq pork buns (steamed char siu bao) were filled generously with plenty of flavor. The bao themselves were not dry or dense. Vegetable fried rice had a good balance of veggies. They were not over seasoned and the rice still had a good firmness Lemon chicken had a nice fry to them (and we were pleased that they weren't 'nuggets of chicken but actual breaded chicken). The sauce had a fresh lemon taste and was just the right consistency. Walnut sweet buns - perfect as our "dessert". Nice bites of walnuts with a sweet sauce inside (similar to a cinnamon roll in flavor). The bun itself was soft and looked amazing. Overall great experience. The staff were very friendly and answered all my questions without issue. Restaurant itself is clean, well decorated and welcoming. We will definitely return. read more

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This place is new. The items were fresh and delicious and the Owners were very gracious and the service was quick. We will definitely be back again! read more

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We went here for our first time tonight. It was excellent. The service was good and the food was even better. It's a must try. You won't be sorry. :))) read more

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My wife and I went to dinner last night and we were absolutely blown away by the ambiance as well as the food and the service. When we entered the restaurant we were immediately greeted and seated. The low volume of the noise level and the neutral colored walls brightened up this beautiful establishment. We ordered our drinks and then our food shortly after. Everything came a decent pace and arrived in good time. All the food arrived to our table pipping hot with great seasoning and all tasted delicious. We will definitely be returning to this restaurant. read more

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Family came here. Super Friendly staff. We had a chance to chat with the owner. Food was very good. The place with nice clean. read more

Went for the first time last week after seeing rave reviews on socials. I had the lunch special beef with green beans and chow mein. All SOO good. This is my fave dish I order from another local place so I wanted to see how it compared. IMO way better! Everything was fresh and the veggies were cooked just right. Still with some crunch. Hot & Sour Soup is in my top 5 but I like mine a little more peppery but that's just personal preference. Decided to go again today to try something else- Snow White Garlic Chicken. Yummy garlic sauce with chicken breast, onion and green onion. Again delicious! Had a mostly diff wait staff the second visit. But both times it was nothing but smiling faces and they really are trying hard to make it work and give you a great meal. Prices are awesome and it's so clean and bright inside too. read more

First visit Ordered lunch for pickup. Food was good but counter person was also taking phone orders so no interchange. She just took my credit card, swiped it and nodded toward the order that was mine. A little strange and detached. Not impressed. Hopefully an isolated incident. read more

The ambiance was very nice. Bright and airy. The service was great and welcoming. The food was very good. This restraunt was definitely a step up from the previous restraunt. read more

We just tried this new restaurant for the first time and YAY! A thankful alternative to China Village in Cotati (see my Yelp review on them and why I'll never go back there). We tried all our staples: Hot & Sour Soup, Egg Rolls, Pot Stickers, Fried Prawns, Chow Fun, Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Walnut Prawns and both Fried and Steamed Rice. Everything was wonderful. Between five of us, nobody was disappointed. Prior reviews said the hot & sour soup lacked flavor. It's my husband's favorite soup, and he said it was just fine, as flavorful as any other restaurant that makes it. It's possible they've improved the recipe, so I'd urge people to give it a second try. We were seated at a nice comfortable table with plenty of elbow room for everyone, the service was fantastic, nobody was upselling us or complaining that we didn't order enough food. And when it was time to take home the leftovers, instead of just throwing empty containers at us to fill by ourselves, they took our plates and handled it for us. We've lost so many good Chinese restaurants over the years, I'm thrilled to have a good one back again, with nice people and wonderful service. We will absolutely be back again! read more

Just returned from our second time for dinner at Lucky Garden in Cotati. This time we went with 5 people and ordered the Family Dinner for 5. It included: Egg Rolls; Either Sweet and Sour or Wantan soup; BBQ Pork Fried Rice or Chow Mein; Cashew Chicken; We replaced Mongolian Beef with Curry Chicken; Chicken with Mushrooms on a Sizzling Iron Platter; and Walnut Prawns. EVERYTHING was awesome and delicious, Service was impeccable, all food was fresh, veggies were cooked perfectly. You will not be disappointed. This is now our go to Chinese restaurant in the RP Cotati area. Check out their menu: https://order.luckygardencotati.com/order/main/dim-sum read more

My husband and I had been eagerly anticipating the opening of Lucky Garden. As someone who is Chinese and grew up enjoying authentic Chinese food in San Francisco, I've always felt that there haven't been many great Chinese dining options in this area. Chinese food is my comfort food, so I'm so happy to have a new restaurant with authentic flavors. Lucky Garden opened just last week, and we've already been there twice-once for takeout and once for dine-in. Both experiences were excellent. The food is delicious, perfectly seasoned, and cooked just right. Every dish we tried was full of flavor, and you can really taste the wok hei. The service is equally outstanding, with staff who are genuinely warm and welcoming. Lucky Garden will definitely be our go-to spot for Chinese food, and we'll be back soon. read more

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This place opened a few months ago, replacing another Chinese restaurant. I popped in on a whim and grabbed an order of potstickers to snack on. Of course I can't say with 100% certainty, but although they tasted okay, they seemed commercially manufactured rather than house-made. I looked on Yelp to see what others had said about this place - and was shocked/disgusted to see that they had SIXTEEN health code violations in their July inspection. I mean, they literally opened a short time ago - how do you rack up that many violations? I absolutely will not be back. read more

Excited to try this recently reopened restaurant and we weren't disappointed. Service was very attentive and the food was outstanding - very fresh and delightfully tasty. Highly recommend!! read more

This was a very disappointing experience. Gone are the days of having lunch at an authentic Chinese restaurant. I am Cantonese heritage so I do know the difference between authentic and Americanized. The entrees at Lucky Garden are over-sauced. A good chef seasons the food perfectly, without having to add a ton of sauce with the seasoning in it. Lighter sauce is preferred so that the food is not drowning in it. I requested an appetizer that was on the menu, but was told they no longer make it. Please remove it from the menu. Servings are very small, child-like portions, IMO. The waiters are too attentive, coming to your table every two minutes to remove an empty dish, etc. We were of the opinion that they were trying to rush us out for the 12 o'clock rush hour. Not very nice! We will not be dining here again because of all of the above. Also, the tiny parking lot does not accommodate the many stores that are in the tiny mall. Good luck, finding parking. I would rate this one of the worst experiences in authentic Chinese food that I grew up with. If there was an option to give zero stars or -0 stars, that's what Lucky Garden would get. Those who gave more than two stars are not familiar with authentic Chinese dining. read more

Last week I ordered food to take out and did have to wait a bit, but that was understandable since they just started and were popular. The customer service was excellent. Very helpful. Specifically, a young lady, who seemed to be waiting on tables, helping to-go customers, and checking people out at the register. The young gentleman who was there was a little lost and wasn't really able to help much, although he tried. Overall, we really enjoyed the food. The veggies were fresh and everything was cooked perfectly. We ordered the beef broccoli. The ratio of beef and broccoli was perfect. The beef was tender. My only slight complaint would be that it needed some more flavor. We also ordered the sweet-and-sour prawns, which were delicious. We also had the vegetable chow mein. There were lots of vegetables, maybe not enough noodles, and again lacking a little bit of flavor. Maybe just needed more soy sauce or something. But I will definitely be going again. Try different dishes. read more

We picked up takeout and tried the lunch combo and thought the food was good. We would eat here again.

I recently had take out from this new restaurant. I have to say that the food was just ok. Nothing special. There are other restaurants in town that I prefer. read more

My wife and I decided, after reading some reviews, and anticipating the opening of Lucky Garden to try the new Chinese restaurant in town. We ordered- Walnut Prawns, Beef and Green Beans, and Chicken Chow Mien. We ordered online, received a free appetizer, because our meal was over the said price. All portions were plentiful. However, Walnut Prawns were overcooked and rubbery. Chow mien noodles could of used a little less time (overcooked), The rest of the food choices were on par with some other Chinese restaurants in the area, for us we will probably not be back as we have found our favorite Chinese restaurant, and Lucky Garden is not it. read more

Food just ok. Prices decent. Mongolian beef pretty tasteless and no heat st all. Sweet and sour chicken pretty good and decent proportions. House chow mein bland and little meat, no prawns. Spicy lemon prawns was scant, maybe 14 tempura type prawns on small side with a separate sauce that was pretty flavorless and little spice. Was hoping for much better food. Prices were better than China village but food lacking greatly. Restaurant looks nicely remodeled tho I had take out. It was quick. read more

We went to Lucky Garden for late lunch/early dinner. Food was just wonderful! Waitstaff was attentive but not overpowering. The walnut prawns were delicious and the fried rice was outstanding! Same for everything else. We were very pleased and impressed with the entire experience. I'd highly recommend this new restaurant. read more

All I can say is there food is top notch, and so is there service AMAZING. Our new favorite restaurant

Our favorite Chinese restaurant in Novato, China Village, just opened a sister restaurant here in Cotati. We came from Novato to congratulate the wonderful and talented owners, Kelly and Ken on their grand opening. My hubby and I love their new spacious location filled with awesome natural light. We love the very comfy booth seats next to large windows that allow us to soak in some beautiful sunlight. Our waitstaff Andy and several others (sorry I did not get all of their names) were all very helpful and friendly. We love and pretty much always get the same items: honey walnut prawns, Singapore fried rice noodles, beef chow fun, salt and pepper chicken wings, and crab rangoons. Thank you very much Kelly and Ken for opening a second location and may there be many more locations to come! God bless you and ur wonderful, thriving restaurants! read more

Kelly is just the sweetest person ever, she's always checking on us and the food was amazing and had great flavor.

First off, we almost never write Yelp reviews of any kind, but our recent meal at Lucky Garden was over-the-top delicious, and we are so glad that Lucky Garden has opened. Three of us ordered a wide range of dishes at lunchtime. Each dish we ordered was exceptionally fresh, very flavorful, and served in generous portion sizes. The tables are large enough for many platters to be served, and the seating is spacious too. The restaurant is sparklingly clean (though a bit minimalist in decor), and the service was gracious and attentive. We ordered seafood, several different meat dishes, as well as vegetables and moo shu, and everything we ate was very delicious and appealing. We wish the staff all the best with the success of Lucky Garden; it's a standout! read more

Amazing flavors! Best I've had north of golden gate. Great lunch special. Mongolian beef tender and deep flavor.

Very good food people are so nice. My husband and I celebrated our anniversary here tonight, 34 years. It was a wonderful time. Thank you for the great food. read more