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    Lychee Garden

    3.2 (86 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Mongolian Beef.
    Lauri H.

    Nothing about my $60 meal was remotely good. The potstickers were cold, the hot sour soup was very pale and lacked the heat. My husband got the combo egg foo young and he failed to find a single shrimp in it and the gravy had absolutely no flavor whatso ever. I ordered the Mongolian beef because I am not a huge veggie fan. Usually Mongolian beef is just beef and green onions but this dish had more veggies (carrots, zucchini and peppers) than beef and the few pieces of beef I got were very chewy. I asked for medium heat but got none. Lastly, the fried rice had a very burnt, smoky flavor and smell to it. The host was very friendly and service was prompt.

    Cashew Chicken

    We picked up carryout from Lychee Garden at 8:30 PM on a Sunday night. I ordered the Cashew Chicken, a dish I've had many times and know well--it's always served with a clear sauce. However, this time the sauce was filled with black specks throughout the dish. It looked as though someone had scraped a dirty grill and added the residue to the sauce. Since the restaurant closes at 9:00 PM, I called the next day (Monday) to speak with the manager, Lisa. I explained the issue, but her response was that I should have brought the meal back that same night. Unfortunately, there was no resolution, no apology, and no offer to make things right after serving a subpar meal. We've enjoyed Lychee Garden in the past, but after this experience and the lack of customer service, we won't be returning.

    Traditional chinese zodiac placemat
    Laura P.

    Old school delightful Cantonese restaurant that hit on all the marks of a traditional experience. Ambience. Neon light sign, 1950s building. You walk in and are greeted with a friendly smile and offer to sit anywhere. Small cute bar to the side has a few regulars kibitzing. Good sign. Traditional decor - black lacquer, chose lanterns everywhere. Clean and mom and pop-ish. Tropical drink - check. Delicious Lychee Harden Passion. Best part: Milwaukee's best shrimp in lobster sauce!!!!!! Delicious brown sauce, pillowy egg whites, savory pork shreds and the umami of fermented black beans. Plump luscious shrimp!!!!!! Omg!!!!! I am in heaven. Combo plate included fried rice and crispy potstickers. Traditional almond cookie and fortune cookie dessert. Tab for dinner? A bargain!!!!! $22.75. Bar is filling up and people are acting like it's Cheers. Great place!

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    Dennis P.

    FOOD (everything), BEST!! The owners on sight, key employees and owners all care for 1 thing, the customer and the best experience as possible... first time customers are usually repeat customers after the first visit... celebrity customers have been there many many many years, I am one satisfied customer. They make you feel like family.

    Chicken Singapore noodles
    Michael B.

    I went here on a Monday at 3:30pm for a late lunch. The entrance is somewhat uninviting because the closed double doors lead to a 15ft hallway? coat rack area? with a second set of closed double rooms. Inside is immediately a host stand. There's specials of the side that include steak?! at a Chinese place. I didn't have time to consider this before I was whisked away to a table by the host. The giant room is mostly divided in half, which is good because there were only 3 other tables with people. At one point I was the only customer there. Maybe it would have felt less odd with take out? The staff and food was very quick. I got the Chinese Singapore noodles. The dish was egg heavy on top. It also had some oddly smoke tasting purple bits. The staff was overly accommodating giving me a bowl of spicy chili oil in case mine wasn't hot enough. It added a nice flavor in spots. The medium isn't as hot as many medium salsas, especially Americanize mass produced ones. Lychee Garden, based on this single experience, may be worth going for the lunch special (until 3pm) but I probably wouldn't go for dinner price. The portion was big and they did give a sugar cookie and fortune cookie.

    Inside
    Greg B.

    Occasionally on social media I see someone ask "what's the best Chinese restaurant in the area". Among the frequent answers to that question is Lychee Garden. For that reason I decided enough waiting; it was time to stop and try it for myself. I ordered two egg rolls and the roast pork lo mein dinner combo with fried rice and pot stickers. Unlike a large portion of restaurants out there, you can tell that these egg rolls are homemade and not from a grocery store freezer. The menu just called them egg rolls instead of specifying what kind, but I was able to learn they were pork egg rolls before I ordered. I didn't love their flavor and I think I found mushroom in one, which I wouldn't be a fan of if that's what it was, but I could be wrong. I like other egg rolls more, so unfortunately theirs wouldn't bring me back. Other than the pot stickers, which were pretty good, the roast pork lo mein combo was disappointing. Portions of the fried rice had a weird taste which made me glad that I didn't order a pint of it like I almost did. Lychee's lo mein is unlike any I've had at other restaurants and I don't mean that in a flattering way. The strips of roast pork in the lo mein were harder than expected and the liquid was incredibly soupy. Not a fan of water chestnuts in my lo mein, either. I'm glad they put the styrofoam container in a plastic bag because I didn't have it sitting completely level in my car and some of the liquid poured out the side. Like the egg rolls, I didn't love the flavor of the lo mein, but I didn't necessarily hate it. It also isn't something I would come back for. Considering lo mein and egg rolls are two of my go to items at Chinese restaurants, Lychee Garden is not going to be my response when I see the "what's the best Chinese restaurant in the area" question again.

    Combo platter
    Teresa B.

    Fantastic dinner last night! Met a group of girlfriends here. We ended up taking up the bar dining area. We ordered a couple of there combination plates and crab rangoon's. They were amazing! The combo platter wasn't you're average items, while there some crisp and flavorful egg roll, there were also some amazing veal chops that were mind blowing. I've never had anything like these. Also bacon wrapped scallops and shrimps, and baked stuffed oysters. Presentation was great too! We nearly filled up on appetizers so decided to split a couple dishes for entrees. We ordered the Beef Chow Fun and Szechuan Beef. Both were packed with fresh veggies and so flavorful! I like it hot so Lisa brought me some of their home made hot sauce. It was fiery deliciousness! I also ordered a bowl of hot and sour soup as it is my favorite soup when done right and boy dI'd they do it right! It was perfect! Thank you Lisa for the amazing even of food and fun! We will definitely be back!

    Beef chop suey

    We've dined in 4 times and got pickup 6 times... Waitress was good and nice. Prompt. Clean place. Food is excellent and obviously it's our new place to go. I appreciate that they are one of the few places that make beef chop suey right.

    Steven T.

    I have driven past this place so many times so I thought I would try them even after reading all the reviews and I was going to report back. I think the reason that I have never stopped by is because it doesn't look like much from the outside but when you walk in it's not bad looking and way nicer than the outside. Exposed wood ceilings was rally cool and table cloths got my attention, one look to the right and wow a nice bar. Rich red colors with black furniture, I like it so I had hi hopes now because it's not a sh%tty place. It's really dimly lit which made my camera hard to focus for the pictures and was weird at first. My service had no issues and the young woman did a wonderful job. One of my fall back fav dishes is the Singapore noodles which which is a curry noodle dish usually with a combination of two meats and shrimp so that's what I got. When I got my Singapore noodles I thought how cool they top it with a fried egg which I have never seen before so I have hi hopes now. My first bite threw me because that distinctive curry flavor was almost non existent, it had a little chair at the table when everywhere else I have had it curry was the head chair at the table. The shrimp was tiny salad shrimp and very skimpy compared to all others I have had. I did like the ratio of meat/vegys/noodles with the vegys having just a little crunch left in them. If I never have had Singapore noodles before this it would just fine but after having this dish from many different places I would say this is not the best example of this dish and I'm not saying it was bad but it was not best example of this dish. Overall I think it's a nice place with some potential and I might return one day to try something else but the Singapore noodles was mised mark.

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    Awesome authentic Chinese, served in large wide plates. Would definitely go again. Our server was genuinely invested in conversation

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    Tasty food, good service, worth a visit. Their egg drop soup is very good and main dishes are very flavorful.

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    Great food and service, egg rolls were wonderful, as was the rest of our dinner. Our new go to Chinese place!

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    Awesome food and excellent service!! Dining in and carryout never disappoints. Definitely recommend

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