We've eaten many times at Yen Ching. It's a comfortable restaurant and even on a Monday night,…read morecrowded. The food is good and the menu extensive. The dishes remind me of 1960's New York Chinese food. The prices are excellent, especially since their portions are huge. We determined the local national express Chinese food chain is at least double their food price. The receptionist and servers are polite and nice, but the manager? was changing out condiments at the end of our table while we were eating and didn't place the new ones he exchanged them for where the others came from instead put them at the edge of our table. He did this without saying anything to us and reached over with no smile or stating anything. My husband asked him for three much needed to go boxes and he gave us two with no bag without again, addressing us. We noticed the wait staff person had given the folks next to us three boxes and a bag. This may sound petty, but it was more his attitude that was off-putting. I can see people thinking "Are you sure it's not a misinterpretation of cultural differences or a language barrier?" Of course we can't say for sure no, but it's not typical restaurant staff behavior in our opinion. Let's put it this way, if this had happened at another restaurant we would have thought his behavior was rude. Will it affect whether or not we eat there again? No. The food is good enough.

Stopped in for lunch today. We were in the area running errands and Chinese always sounds like a…read morewin for lunch. The gentleman that's always working greeted us and got us sat. Our server dropped off water and took our orders. We pretty much knew what we wanted since it took her a minute to get to us. It gave us a hot minute to look over the menu. My daughter got shrimp egg foo young and I got some dim sum. It felt like our food took longer than normal today. But our food finally made it to the table. My dim sum looked fabulous! My daughter's egg foo young looked different. I'm so used to seeing the shrimp in the egg patty and sauce on top. Instead they put the shrimp in the sauce with a nice mixture of veggies. I was kinda jealous of not getting the same thing as my daughter, it looked so tasty! It was worth the wait for the dim sum. The shu mai were savory and chunky! The shrimp in the har gaw was firm and salty. I love the exterior wrapping of the ham gaw. You dip those babies in soy sauce and chili oil and you have the best combination of flavors! The shrimp egg foo young was some of the best I have ever had! The egg patty was fluffy and loaded with veggies. The sauce was tasty and had great texture by all the veggies. The bamboo shoots, baby corn, peas and carrots are so good in the sauce. Thai is a must get next time I'm there. As usual, we enjoyed every part of our meal. Service was ok today. I look forward to coming back and having another great meal here.

A hidden gem. Lovedddddd our food and experience at this location. Please come give it a try, you…read morewill not regret it. It's family owned so if you want to feel like you're eating at home...authentic food....you need to come here.

We drove there last night after reading all the good reviews only to find in large letters on the…read moredoor "closed for repairs". We are disappointed and hope this is not a permanent closure.

4.5* to go order pick up…read more I was at home and didn't know what I was craving all I knew was it needed to be somewhat Chinese and filling! I found Red Pavilion (Mandarin) because my wife was craving broccoli beef and I wanted some sweet and sour pork. The price was unbeatable, the portions fulfilling, the gut was full! Crown of Broccoli! Broccoli beef was so good and filling! Little salty but so Good!! Wife ate the left overs the next day so that's how you know it was good, she doesn't like left overs! Ruby Red Pork sweet and sour was great! The sweet and sour sauce was super good! Saw the cracked pepper shrimp and the chefs 10 spice seasoning so had to try this, and wasn't dissapointed! Had a little spice but everything from the veggies to the (straw rice? Don't know why it was but great mix) to the breaded fried shrimp. I thought this was the best one, maybe because I love a good veggie stir fry. Last was the creamy crab stars and it was the perfect cherry on top. Great place and will be back!! Maybe have to dine in next time.

For the third time in a row- my Uber Eats order is over an hour late. And by the time I find out-…read moreit's past the point of no return because everything closes too early in the valley- even on a Friday. Don't waste your time on delivery. Go in person. The food ain't worth the constant issues they seem to have with delivery orders

I recently read in the Idaho Statesman that this local Chinese joint was going to close at the end…read moreof the month. So sad, their situation. The rental company didn't give them an option to renew their lease. After 17 years, they are closing their doors without a choice. With closure comes choas. I remember when my family gave notice of our closure. We were chaotic from the time we announced it till the doors closed. Everyone is getting in their last hooray in. I anticipated that kind of madness when we stopped in for lunch today. And I was right, the place was a madhouse. When I have eaten here in the past, there was hardly anyone. It was just another table along with mine. It's always chill. Today on the other hand was pure madness. Tables were full of customers and dirty plates. I went ahead and sat myself and waited for my server. It took a minute for my server to get to me. She was the only one working so I just hung out till she got to me. Tea and menus were finally dropped off and I kicked it till my daughter showed up to have lunch with me. My daughter and I looked over the menu. Knowing it's our last meal at this joint, we decided to go ham. We both ordered soup, a lunch and I also snagged a tofu chow fun for later. My soup order was hot and sour. For lunch I went with your typical order of mandarin chicken, chow mein and pork fried rice. My daughter got won ton soup and beef with broccoli, fried rice and an egg roll. We waited for a hot minute for our food to be prepared. You can tell they were not staffed properly. Only one server with a whole dining room full of guests. I'm sure there were only a couple people working the kitchen trying to push out all of the orders coming in. Our soup did finally make it out. We both ordered small bowls but the bowl size was gracious. They were both hot and steamy. My hot and sour soup was ok. It wasn't really spicy but it did have a nice sour element to it. There were pieces of tofu, bamboo and carrots. It was thick and hearty but overall it was ok. My daughter's won ton soup was average. The broth was nice but there was not a lot of filling in the won ton. It was mainly won ton wrapper. And I found it odd that they put lettuce in the won ton soup. Lunch was dropped off shortly after we started working on our soup. When I placed my order, I had asked for fried rice with my meal. Server said it would be an extra charge and I figured it would be. My plate didn't have the fried rice. It only came with my chicken and chow mien. After I addressed my server about it, she looked completely lost. I got an "ok" and never saw her again. So, I just worked on what I had. The chicken was good. It was fresh this time around. I love the saltiness of the chicken with the sweet and sour sauce. The chow mien will always be one of my favorite dishes. It reminds me of my childhood, growing up at my uncle's Chinese restaurant and eating it all the time. I love when the crunchy noodles get all soft from the sauce. The bean sprouts are my favorite. The chow fun was really good. It was savory, the noodles were chewy and the tofu was perfectly fried. They will always have some of the best chow fun in town. I'm giving today's visit a 5 star but in reality it's truly a 3. I didn't get my rice, our server didn't really tend to our table and I had to get my bill adjusted for extra charges. I know the end of the road is coming soon for them but hopefully they will be able to prepare themselves for the next couple days because the choas will only get worse and clearly they need the extra hands. I wish these folks the best of luck with their future endeavors, whatever they may be. I'm happy I got one last meal in before doors are finally closed at the end of this month. Truly sad that another local joint will be just a fond memory for us now.

If you are feeling some quick Chinese food, pop in here. I enjoy the older feeling of the…read morerestaurant, it reminds me of when I was kid. Most places have remodeled and taken out the charm and ambiance of restaurants making them stale. Lucky Palace still has that charm and evokes that feeling of being a kid, with your family, on a Friday night family date. I will say the food seems to be on the saltier side here, pretty consistently. And I am on the search for the best sweet and sour chicken in the valley, the chicken was overcooked on the sweet and sour and the sauce on the extreme sweet side. The one time I ordered generals chicken, it was a bit unmanageable to eat because of the salt. I never waste leftovers, I did not eat these leftovers because of the salt content. With that said, I think you can find some good things on the menu. We did enjoy the egg rolls (on the super greasy side), and my parents manage to find great options such as the Lo Mein. Give this a few tries and I do believe you can find a dish you will keep coming back for. Hidden in a strip mall type setup, you would never know it is there unless you are looking for it. I kind of like that. It feels hidden. Like a secret restaurant.

Best crab rangoon out there. The general chicken is also awesome too. Tend to think people on this…read moreapp are ret*rd*d. This is easily the best Chinese restaurant in Boise. They win awards several years for a reason. You're only going to hear complaints on these apps, which is sad.

The food is great, along with the service! The lighting could be improved, our eyes are not as good…read moreas they used to be (.LOL). Yes we all recommend the Golden Star!

Such a great find during a solo work trip to Boise! The restaurant was clean, had a really nice…read moreambiance, and the service was impressively fast. My food came out quickly, and everything was delicious. The best part? Great value for the money -- two rolls and two drinks came out to only $35! Perfect spot whether you're dining solo or with friends. Highly recommend!

The rolls were a little sloppy. It took a little bit to get the food it was a Friday night. Was a…read morelittle busy with multiple tables and to go orders. The staff was very friendly and polite. I ordered the dragon roll and volcano roll.

I've been to panda garden before and I haven't had any bad experiences. This place is very yummy…read moreand the people are nice. I got the spring rolls they were crispy but soft on the inside, very good. The orange chicken was a little spicy but soooo delicious the chicken was very tender and flavorful. The chicken lo mein was also very tasty and the chicken again was very soft in the best way. Over all 10/10 would eat here again. P.s. the pink chopsticks also sold from here, very cute, I love them.

I'm still in the hunt for some good Chinese food. So I have been making my way through the valley…read moreto find it! This joint is real close to my Brother in law's job and had commented that they push out some pretty darn good fried rice. Word of mouth is the best kind of advertising so I'm taking his word and trying it out today. I'm going off of his fried rice recommendation so I'm hoping it's going to be good. I work downtown so it's a close drive to get to this joint. I have passed this place for many years and never tried it out. I know there's a cute panda sign up front but I honestly didn't know what to expect. The building is older which is fine. Hella good food is pushed out of janky spots all the time. Walking in, this venue is tiny. It holds a good amount of tables. It could use some upkeeping and a little updating. It looks very run down, dirty. Janky is fine but it's a turn off when it's dirty looking. Unfortunately I came too late for their lunch menu. I always find it the best way to be able to try a little of everything with lunch combo plates. After checking out the menu, I was excited to see that I could get a small bowl of hot and sour soup. I don't have to commit to a large bowl. I also wanted mu shu tofu. I asked about the tofu and my server seemed confused about it. So, I went with the chicken to prevent any communication issues. I feel like tofu is a standard item in Chinese restaurants so it threw me off that she was confused that I wanted it as an option. While I was waiting for my food, I worked on my hot tea. The pot could use a wipe down. It wasn't the cleanest looking tea pot. My soup came out pretty quick. I had a feeling the soup was pre made since they offer it by the bowl. To be honest, I can tell I was going to be disappointed by the soup cause of the color. It was light, no chili flakes, no bamboo shoots. After taking a couple bites, I figured it was egg flower soup with extra soy for color. They added tofu which is normally in hot and sour. Man, what a disappointing bowl of soup. It was decent for what it was, egg flower but there was no heat and no acidity. They should not be calling that soup hot and sour. The mu shu was dropped off and it looked promising. It was rich in color. There were nice pieces of chicken throughout the dish. The pancakes didn't look like the normal pancakes that normally come with mu shu. They were thick, powdery and looked uncooked. But I was willing to give it a chance. I rolled up a fat roll with the pancake and mu shu. Added a nice amount of plum sauce and dove right in! Ya.... that pancake was not it. It tasted thick, raw and doughy. I removed everything in the middle and decided to eat the mu shu like a stir fry. I asked for a side of fried rice and ate a much as I could. The chicken in the dish was tender. There was a good amount of veggies. The flavor was good. I would have liked more cabbage to the dish. The cabbage adds a nice crunchy element to the dish. Eating it with the rice was good but it would have been nice to have the full experience with the right pancakes. I don't see myself coming back. Service was not even basic, food was dropped off and never was checked up on. The soup was disappointing and misleading. The pancakes were criminal. And you're charged 3.25 for half pot of tea. Mind blowing that you're charged that much for tea and a half pot at that. Most Chinese joints use generic green tea, 50 bags to a box. I know, I served it for years. I can't imagine how much you're charged for soda. The mu shu was decent which gives this visit a 2 star but overall, this visit was not worth the 20 bucks I spent.

I have been thinking about ordering take out from here for a few months. Today I ordered Pork Lo…read moreMein, Pork Fried Rice, Egg Flower Soup and Green Bean with Beef. I was pleasantly surprised with the quantity and quality of the protein with each stir-fry dish. Each dish was delicious. The sauces were very tasty and matched the ingredients' quality. The Egg Flower was an experiment and now that I have tried it, I will go back to my old standby - Hot and Sour. After trying a number of Chinese places throughout Idaho (including ones that closed recently) I can declare that New Garden does the best job with this quick and easy cuisine. Albeit, the overall grade for any Cantonese/Szechuan/Hunan/Mandarin restaurant in the Treasure Valley will always be compared to establishments I have visited in SF, LA and Vancouver. Some folks might think that unfair but it is a fact of life that the level of Chinese food in Idaho does not measure up to those places. I will happily work through the other offerings on the menu in the future. The dining room looked nice, so rather than hassle the takeout boxes, dining in will be the next adventure. Strongly recommend you try this place. It has the advantage that it is next door to Nanzaya where one can get some of the finest Sushi and Sashimi in the TV.

If generosity were a flavor, New Garden Chinese Restaurant would be a Michelin-star contender…read more We ordered a couple of combination dinner plates and a hot and sour soup, and let me tell you--this wasn't a meal, it was a logistical event. The bags arrived promptly, steaming like they had just been hustled out of the wok and into our lives with purpose. Credit where it's due: delivery was fast, everything was hot, and the sheer volume of food bordered on heroic. This is the kind of place that feeds not just your table, but possibly your entire week. Visually? No notes. Golden egg roll, glossy sauces, that comforting, familiar American-Chinese glow that promises indulgence and maybe a nap afterward. And yes, it delivered on the nap. This is heavy food--the kind that makes you loosen a belt and reconsider your evening plans. But then... the flavor. The hot and sour soup leaned a little too enthusiastically into the "sweet" side of its personality, like it had somewhere else to be and rushed the "sour" part. The egg roll came in bold--very bold--with a five-spice presence that kicked the door in, rearranged the furniture, and didn't really ask if you wanted that kind of energy. Across the board, things landed in that curious middle ground: low mein, fried rice not bad, not offensive, just... there. Like a cover band that knows all the notes but hasn't quite found the groove. To be fair, this is American Chinese comfort food in Boise, not a culinary pilgrimage. And in that lane, New Garden absolutely delivers on value, portion size, and speed. You will not go hungry. You may, however, find yourself wishing the flavors hit with the same confidence as the portions. So: shoutout to the delivery game. Shoutout to the sheer abundance. But flavor-wise? It's a polite shrug with potential. Would I order again? Maybe--on a day when quantity feels more important than nuance, and I'm ready to commit to leftovers as a lifestyle.

Me and the crew needed dinner last night and I know what keeps all 5 of us happy is a buffet where…read moreeveryone gets to choose what they wanna eat and it doesn't take 2 hours to eat and get outta there. Seems, every mid sized town or bigger has Chinese food and a buffet somewhere. Yelping I found this China Grand Buffet, located at Fairview and North Five Mile Road in a big strip mall shopping center. With 5the GPS it was easy to find as this is not right off a freeway or anything. Plenty of parking. We go on in and see this huge wooden weirdly shaped sculpture thingy. The sign says do not touch, dang, I just wanna feel it! This place is on the bigger side of buffets and is decorated more too in Chineasy stuff, like big buddas and stuff. The price is around $20 per person, including tax and some tip. The food was decent, I found lots to eat. They had those full shell on shrimp I like, salt pepper I think. I stayed away from the sushi, prob best at a buffet, unless you see them making it. There were ribs and lots of chicken dishes. Most of all the common American Chinese dishes were there and a few I never saw before. There were pot stickers and egg rolls of course. Everyone got their fill and we were in and outta there in a little over an hour. Service was typical Chinese buffet, they cleared the plates and brought the drinks, but that's about it. This was OK, buffet, my crew approved and we might come back.

the good? servers are extremely friendly (at least the lady i had), the food stations were pretty…read moreclean from the looks of it and the restaurant was clean as well. the not so sure, is definitely the food. if you want some real bad heartburn this is your place lol. being real, the choices aren't bad for dinner. $16.50 per person for dinner as of (09/26) they had steamed buns, chicken feet, the classic (fries, chicken tenders, garlic bread, wings) some different variations of pork & chicken, sushi (a lot of it is cream cheese based if that's your thing), lo mein, fried rice, etc etc etc. i'm giving it three stars for the extreme heartburn & for the 'meh' food, not terrible but not a 5 star experience.

Friendly staff, fast service and delicious food! Room for large crowds and events. Clean…read moreenvironment. Great ambiance.

First timers! Love this place! Absolutely freshest ingredients -- really did not expect such…read morefreshness for a giant bowl of food for such a low price. My god can people pile on the ingredients!!! Regulars advised us to start with meats, then veggies and then noodles . . . and to put the sauces in a different bowl! The food was cooked perfectly, the staff were extremely welcoming, and we enjoyed the experience quite a bit! We'll be back -- next time with the extended family!!