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    Mini Garden Orient Cuisine

    3.3 (327 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Seafood tofu soup
    Craig T.

    Today my sister and brother in law decided to try Mini Garden Orient Cuisine . Located on Beretania next door to Illi I'll pizza. Small parking lot next door also limited street parking right in front of restaurant. I always passed by Mini Garden and I always thought they only open for dinner because during the day it looks closed. Although they open for lunch at 11am it was great my hairdresser actually recommended this restaurant because her co- worker is part owner and she said it was good . Do I had to try it overall it was ok service was great and friendly I mentioned I know her co- worker and the owner actually made us a complimentary bowl of soup . She mentioned it was a seafood, tofu soup it was quite delicious. I also ordered Peking duck and buns, shrimp canton, string beans w/minced pork, and beef chow fun. I would say the Peking duck was different most places they put the skin only with hoisin and green onions over here they put the duck inside the buns. My favorite was their string beans and pork it had a little kick to it . Their beef chow fun was ok along with their shrimp canton . If I'm in the area I would probably support them again . This time I would try other dishes . Looks like they specialize in vegetarians dishes as well looks yummy. Support local

    Tofu soup
    Gabriel P.

    Mini Garden Oriental Cuisine took Over the original restaurant which was named Mini Garden. Had lunch with my wife and brother-in-law. Thru the conversation between our server and my brother in law, I learned that our server was part owner of the restaurant and that she is also a friend of my brother-in-law's Hair Stylist. We ordered four dishes. To our surprise she gave use a complimentary bowl of Tofu Soup. The four dishes we shared were, Beef Chow Funn, Minced Pork with beans, Shrimp Canton, and Peking Duck with buns. The soup was the standout dish. Very friendly and good service. The interior of the restaurant is open and inviting. Although the menu differs from the previous Mini Garden. You should give them a try. Enjoy

    Beef chow fun
    Deborah P.

    Had lunch with my favorite person my brother and of course my husband. Living in town we're always passing by on beretania st to go home and see this Chinese restaurant. Didn't know about the parking on the side of the restaurant and pizza place I thought was only street parking. Well we had lunch over there and was very good. We had string beans and mince pork a little spicy for me had a kick , shrimp canton, beef chow fun, and Peking duck with buns. Since my brother was refer to try this restaurant by he's hair stylist he said lets try them. And we did. We even had complementary soup from the part owner was good. It was tofu seafood soup. We'll try other items in the future.

    Dessert
    Glenda C.

    First time having dinner here. The owner was super friendly and nice. We really enjoyed the food there. Very tasty and delicious. Will definitely be back

    Outside
    S M.

    Today I got to try their Sweet & Sour Spare Rib and it was good. I was offered to choose with or without rice, which I chose with rice at the same price. The server was helpful and friendly.

    Beef Chow Funn (Dry)
    Kim B.

    Chose to come here after passing it for so many years. Was looking for a quick bite and I was in the area. This was the place for me at the moment. Decided on beef chow fun, crispy chicken and salt and pepper fried tofu. The ambiance was ready to get busy for there were reservations for the UH graduation and I was glad I came early! There are many tables so that wasn't a problem. Food didn't take too long and the dishes came out one by one. The chow fun was good and tasty. The tofu was so so and needed more flavor (in MY opinion) and the chicken I expected extremely crunchy skin and juicy chicken but the skin wasn't very well seen and the chicken was rather on the dry side. I could have ordered the wrong things and I know they were busy so maybe the kitchen wasn't up to par that day. It's ok, I'll return and try other items. Everyone was cheerful and kind so I didn't mind my lunch. The price wasn't too harsh but I will have to return.

    Bittermelon with beef and chow funn noodles
    Pabs G.

    I have been here about 5 times and since I wasn't familiar with the menu options, I would see what others were eating and ask for recommendations. The food is excellent! Very tasty and cooked to perfection. The veggies were crunchy just as I prefer. Serving size was descent for the price. The staff were very helpful and the restaurant was clean. They even give complementary dessert. I always come here when I am in the area. Dine in and take out. I tend to order about 3-4 entrees with lots of leftovers to take home. Support local businesses, folks. Good Chinese cuisine at this establishment.

    Irene M.

    Impromptu dinner... My indecisiveness makes for it a crazy decision making and what better place than Chinese cuisine as they have incredible menu choices for my belly to inform my thoughts for the night. With a decent size parking lot right beside the building makes it easy especially during the rush hour as street parking isn't allowed also making it safe to access the restaurant. Walking in I was surprised how spacious it was and with the old school style setting a lady came and took my order was nice and polite. What interest me is that they have a Vegetarian menu section for allergies like mine does make it comforting to know though there's no meat whatsoever which doesn't bother me and using mushroom stock actually sounds yummy and with so much to choose from I decided on the "Mushroom Fantasy Chow Fun" which is a dry type of noodle dish it didn't have the "star" notation categorizing it vegetarian she assured me there isn't any seafood in this dish. Food came out nice and fast I was surprised how little mushroom it had, using shiitake is great as it's my favorite type of mushroom it also had sprouts and some broccoli for the $13.95 price it wasn't much of a fantasy or mushrooms but it really was tasty and light not all covered in heavy seasoning which I do really love and would actually like to try other vegetarian dishes as well. Thank you!

    Oysters
    Jen C.

    I came here a weekend ago w a large group of about 7 tables w 9-10 people per table. I think we took up almost the entire restaurant. The food was great, we all had Bittermelon Fu Yung, Oysters with ginger and green onion, Scallop with Tofu and black bean sauce, Chinese broccoli (gai lan) with lup cheong, Deep fried whole flounder, Beef with sour cabbage, Crispy seafood noodles, Almond Pudding with Strawberry sauce. Everyone enjoyed the food. Sadly they only had one waitress for the entire restaurant! But wow she did a great job at serving all 7 of our tables of almost 70 people. There is a small parking lot shared w a few other eating places so come early for a parking.

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    Food is so delicious!!! Best vegetarian menu EVER!!!! And the customer service is so awesome with a super friendly environment

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    Great food with wide variety of vegetarian dishes as well as meat favorites. Family owned and operated, a gem in a market of mediocrity.

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    Sooo good! They have so many food options and they are all soo delicious!! Service was also amazing!!

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    Couldn't wait to get back to Lam's kitchen after 3 long months away. No matter where you may go…read moreyou won't find a perfect simple bowl of one ton mein on the planet! Their beef tendon on rice noodles or egg noodles or rice is excellent! Always tender and perfectly flavored! Got a beef and green beans over rice as a take out and that was great too! Went after the lunch rush as located in the heart of Chinatown and only street parking! Got parking near the restaurant and not too busy so got seated immediately- got water served and they took our order! These guys know how to run a restaurant! You can always count on Lam's for a great meal !

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    They moved across the street 3 weeks ago. Free Parking is underneath so covered. The dim sum was…read moredelicious as expected! The service is amazing! They didn't rush us like most restaurants with their 90 minutes time limit. They brought out the food quickly and efficiently. Refilled our water and tea without us asking. Very accommodating when we had special requests. Some of my favorites are the green beans, egg tarts, onion pancakes, and beef chow fun. Highly recommended especially for delicious, authentic Chinese Food!

    KSR moved fr its long time location on Kapiolani to Amanu. It was time to hit up this old skool…read morespot for dim sum. We ordered pork hash, manapua, har gow, spring rolls, pickled cucumbers ($12.95) and a platter of char siu & duck. The dim sum was about $8/each, which I thought was very reasonable. My buddy really likes siao mai, and he said KSR has the best ones out of the places I have brought him to in HNL. On the other hand, the manapua was just okay: The ratio of meat to bao was low. I took char siu fr the platter and added it to the bao. We might have been better off skipping the baos and ordering a rice or noodle plate. The har gow and spring rolls were pretty good. The rolls arrived piping hot, and the har gow had a nice texture in the wrapper. Fourthly, the cucumber was fresh & crunchy, and had lots of garlic. I ate some with the char siu to cut thru the fat. Lastly, the char siu & duck platter was very good. They do a good job of putting some char on the bbq pork. The duck was tasty, but there were a couple of bony pieces. Regarding the ambiance, its big in here. Although they don't use carts, the aisles are wide. The servers were friendly & warm. I would def return for dim sum, but I also want to come for dinner. The food is very good, and the prices are reasonable.

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