The food is awesome, the servers who work there are the best, place it has service is fast the…read moreambiance is queit and they come by a few times to see if you have what you want. I love to go there I like the sweet and sour shrimp or chicken and the combo rices are delicious

Good rdlirble food and service. Would try again. People were nice. Could use a fish tank upgraderead more

Our family loves the Orient. From the sweet lady that always waits on us to their eggrolls and…read morecrab ragoon. It's all good.

Our favorite place is no longer. Still in business, but a new owner changed all the recipes to his…read more Even after so many complaints by former regulars he refuses to use what people like. The little older server thats been there for years said business has been bad since he took over. Shame, ego will hurt your business

Man the food was amazing. No complains very fresh and tasty, the order was steaming hot when I got…read morethere

We stopped at New Baden to have barbecue for lunch at A fine Swine and for some reason they were…read morenot open, regardless of their posted hours. We never did figure it out, but on the way back to I-64 we decided to have some Chinese at China King. Is China King a big chain? There is one with he same name in Kill Devil Hills, NC where we had just driven from. I suppose there are only so many words that they can find to put before or after China and a few are bound to be repeated. We both had chicken dishes. I will say the lunch portions are pretty large and modestly priced. I don't recall what exactly I had but Ms T had her usual Broccoli Chicken. I wanted plenty of vegetables, some chile heat and a sauce that was not sweet. So I told the lady that and that is what I got. I'm tired of accidentally getting the super sweet sauces and the battered, fried chicken and no vegetables. It is best to just ask. The food was OK and as I said, plentiful. But it was pretty bland and boring. Extra spicy was not spicy at all. The sauces were pretty light without much flavor. The vegetables were crisp and also generous. So, the food was not bad, just not remarkable. In a larger city, I would rate this two stars, but In New Baden with limited choices for Chinese, I guess I will round up to three.

This was our first time trying China Pearl. It is a buffet. The food on the buffet was hot,…read moreplentiful and good! We were not exactly sure when we walked in if we were to seat ourselves, pay first, or what, but the lady at the register found a seat for us and a waitress came by and took our drink order and motioned for us to help ourselves to the buffet. They have a nice dessert buffet with ice cream in a freezer if you're still hungry after dinner. The only real negative was the tables were sticky, but that didn't stop us from enjoying our dinner.

Nice Buffett great food pleasant atmosphere friendly service…read more Clean environment. Great selection of food

This is your standard Chinese food to go restaurant. They do have tables inside but the ambiance…read moreis not good. The dining area looks more like a storage room with boxes of supplies stacked along the wall. BUT..... the food is fantastic. The veggies are always crisp and fresh. The beef and chicken are always top notch. They have the best crab Rangoon I have ever had. We get food there a couple times per month.

I have been wanting to try China King for a long time, and finally had the opportunity this week…read more I'm so glad I did! The crab Rangoon was delicious, and the shrimp egg rolls were outstanding! They are definitely the best I've ever had. In addition, the staff was extremely friendly. The restaurant was clean and there is enough room that you could dine in with family if you wanted to eat there. I am sure that I will be eating here very often from now on. I just can't get enough of their shrimp egg rolls! Highly recommend!

Amazing sushi, sweet and attentive server, and great prices! The egg drop soup is super tasty…read more Highly recommend Bamboo Garden!

I just moved to town this June. This place is walking distance from my home. I want it to be good,…read moreI need it to be good. I do not want to have to drive to another town to get, what my wife calls "strip mall Chinese". This initial review is for my lunch time visit on 2 JUL 2025. I got carry out Hunan Pork, and Hot & Sour soup, as a combo,so it came with fried rice and an egg roll. I notice that the most recent reviews (glowing) were from 2023. Things can change, they can change overnight with a change of cook/staff or ownership. Someone local with more insight will eventually be able to fill me in. It is a nice enough place, overall. A bit run down, and a little bit cliche in terms of the decorating. With some light maintenance and a bit of editing on the decor, it could be a charming little spot, in a small Midwestern town. I am trying to be kind, becuase I have been fortunate enough to have travelled the world, and have gone to many different levels of restuarants. I like "simple" americanized Chinese food sometimes, it is something I actually look for when I got o different towns. The good; hot & sour soup was very nice, just tangy enough from the vinegar and just spicy enough from pepper (didn't detect any hot sauce flavors) to be good. There were mushrooms, bamboo, and a bit of tofu. I missed the drizzled egg that I have had in others versions. The could have been better; the Hunan pork was very one note, salt, was tender and good portion in the dish, but that just salt flavoring made it a bit hard to enjoy. The sauce was okay, and the vegetables were well prepared and balanced. The egg roll was an egg roll, if not mass produced, it just wasn't made with real attention, it was a bit hollow. The bad: fried rice, the texture was just plain wrong from anything I have had over many years and came to believe was correctly made. There were no "chunks" of anything, just vaguely browned rice (soy sauce perhaps). I will come back, I will try other things. I will order from the high end of the menu and see if perhaps they simply , for complex reasons I'm sure, decided to mail it in on the weekday lunch combos (places do that). I want Bamboo Garden to be better. I want it to be a reliable place for me to get good "strip mall Chinese."

We celebrated Boss's Day with lunch at Asia Garden. We made reservations since a large group was…read morecoming but not necessary because they have plenty of seating available and ample parking. Clean atmosphere and welcoming service. Everything is made fresh and to order. Nice variety of sushi options and all labeled for us who are not familiar with sushi. Reasonably priced and large quality. Will definitely be back to try something new.

I love this restaurant! Everything is so fresh and delicious! The staff is friendly! The interior…read morelooks great!

Very plain fried rice. Had it twice and it only had rice and chicken. No veggies or egg…read more Crab Rangoon is very good.

Good: Crab ragoon was good, hot and fresh. The steamed shrimp with vegetables was good. Shrimp…read morewere nice sized and cooked well. Bad: Egg roll was cold but tasted ok. Fried rice was yellow rice with some onions, very sad rice with no flavor at all. Hardly traditional fried rice. Was given a 25 minute estimate. Got there at 20 minutes and waited almost 30 more for my order. The huge tub of brown gravy they give you is ridiculously large for the amount needed for the entree and scalding hot temperature. The container it comes in has a lid that is impossible to remove without spilling the full sauce all over. There are no sauce packets out for you to grab like most Chinese take out places have and when the bag was handed to me all sealed up I assumed (wrongly) that they had thrown some sauces in. My bad for assuming. They did throw fortune cookies in. Ugly: The General Tso chicken was inedible. The unrecognizable chunks of "chicken" were so stringy and tough and full of cartridge more than half of them could not be eaten and had to be spit out. The sauce also had no heat (menu shows a spicy symbol) and really no flavor like traditional General Chicken you would expect. Our total order exceeded the amount ($21 before tax) listed on the menu for 3 free crab rangoon which I asked for when I ordered. When I got there they charged me for the rangoon but I didn't notice that until I got home. This is our 3rd disappointing visit in a row. I realize it's the only Chinese in town and everyone in Bethalto loves it but it's really sad that it doesn't live up to the hype.

We went on Valentine's Day evening. This establishment only…read morehad one waitress for the entire restaurant!! On a special day!! No one was manning the entrance so we proceeded to walk into the dining room and talked with the lone waitress. The entire dining room was full! We waited almost 30 minutes for our water and oolong tea to be served. Seated by the windows was a bit too chilly for me. However the food was delicious!!! Fresh chicken and veggies!! It will be interesting to try them in a less busy night.

Wow! This place is our new favorite restaurant in Collinsville!…read more Let's start with the food. I really enjoyed the sweet and sour pork, shrimp, and chicken. The meal was filling and delicious! I loved every bite! The crab Rangoons were perfect! My wife ordered chicken and mushrooms. I had a bite and may get that on the next visit. Their extensive menu offers so many different options for a great meal. The service was excellent! Our waitress was very friendly and attentive! This place is awesome! We will be back soon!