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Pearl Garden

4.3 (173 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Taiwanese
Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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Casual
Quiet
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Fried Fish Over Rice
Sally Z.

Food: 3/5 Local takeout spot Very hole-in-the-wall, mom + pop style. Lunchtime STEAL- big portions w protein, veggies, carbs + comes w soup. Veggies + soup change often depending on season/availability. Heads Up: cash only, no seating. What I Ordered: - Fried Fish Over Rice: breading got a little soggy from the walk home. well seasoned. surprise minced beef(?) + tea egg

Delicious food with big portions. Free dessert (sweet soup) or regular soup. Friendly service, hands down.

Fish Fillet over Rice $11
Chun M.

You cannot judge this book by its cover. Pearl Garden may sound and look like your average Chinese-American takeout joint, but looks are deceiving. The old pictures up on the board showing moo goo gai pan and beef & broccoli are misleading and probably left over from the previous owners. Don't try ordering General Tso's chicken here. The menu is surprisingly short as compared to previously mentioned takeouts. It now features mainly Taiwanese specialties and they're amazingly cooked by a Chinese grandma. As I walked in, she yells from the kitchen what I would like. My Taiwanese is spotty to non-existent, so I just point to the menu items I would like. She loads up a round plastic container with rice, some meat sauce, cabbage, eggplant , a soy sauce egg and a fried chicken leg that looked like it came from an emu. The chicken was a little overcooked and underseasoned but still good. Pictures of the containers are misleading because they are not the normal 6" diameter takeout ones. They are the 8" oversize. In the other container she puts a huge fried fish fillet the size of my shoe. It would be an order of British fish & chips if you replaced the rice with fries. Then she asks if I want soup. How did she know I love soup?? I gleefully said "yes, please!" and she dips a big ladle into a huge pot on the stove to fill 2 pint containers. It turns out to be bitter melon & pork bone soup with lots of ginger that's been simmering all day. It's really tasty and included with each rice dish. Pearl Garden is just off the first exit (14th Ave) from the Whitestone Bridge and super convenient on my way home to pick up a quick dinner. Free parking is available around the corner on the side streets. It says they are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays, but I took a chance today and walked out with a huge amount of amazing food. I'm curious to see what the Taiwanese Bento Boxes will be like, especially the Railroad Bentos. Next time: Eel Rice & Jia Jiang Mein!

Beef Noodle Soup
Jenny C.

This no frills takeout place offers authentic homemade style Taiwanese rice dishes and noodles. We ordered pork chop over rice, beef stew noodle soup and a chicken leg. The beef stew was surprisingly delicious and comes with a good amount of beef. The pork chop is seasoned well with a bit of sweetness over rice with a side of eggplant, zucchini and an egg. The side order of chicken leg was huge for only $6.

Kitty H.

Haven't been here for months. Called on a Sunday 3:45 pm. Pick up ready within an hour. The store itself nothing changed much. No dine in. Nice little old lady still works the counter. - Bento box #8: Eel, chicken leg ( not a chicken leg, it's a piece of fried chicken cutlet), pork chop over rice. $18. Portion is smaller, chicken and pork is thin and dry. Eel was awesome as before. - Each dish comes with half quart of choice of salty soup or sweet soup ( dessert). If you want more, you pay extra $3 for half quart and $7 for one quart. - the salty soup of the day is pork and vegetable soup. Like before, it's tasty and lots of fresh ingredients. Minimal to none of MSG taste. - Sweet soup of the day is 糯米粥, sticky rice porridge. It's obviously less ingredients than before but nevertheless tasty with perfect sweetness.

taiwanese beef over rice
Julia X.

this is an extremely small mom and top take-out place that serves the most delicious taiwanese home cooking! when i came by it was literally just the elderly couple taking orders, doing all the cooking, running the shop... so do be prepared to wait if you aren't calling ahead. i ordered the sea, land, sky combo bento (with eel, chicken cutlet and pork chop) and taiwanese beef over rice. both meals came with a container of soup - i believe the choices rotate but the day i came the options were sparerib soup or glutinous rice sweet soup.. i chose the sparerib soup. the soup was so good. i will be calling in and ordering just the soup in the future. each serving had turnip, carrots, one giant fishball with mince filling, and pork ribs. it tasted super fresh and homey and helped cut through the sweetness/richness of the other food. sea, land, sky bento - this was good, although i always forget i'm not that crazy about eel lol. the pork and chicken were delicious. this came with bok choy, a cake of julienned carrot ribbons and rice with some sweet minced sauce. the serving size is seriously massive and could easily feed 2 or be the only thing you eat for the day. taiwanese beef over rice - the beef was so tender and soft, it really melts in your mouth! it did have a lot of fat running through it which i'm not a huge fan of but that's a personal preference. it came with a yummy soy egg, carrots, okra, thin strips of egg, and rice. again, the quantity is massive. really good food and this is the type of business i love supporting. worth trekking out to this out of the way spot in whitestone to try.

Complimentary Sweet dessert soup!
Jessica N.

This is a great go to place for authentic Taiwanese flavor palette on Chinese food. It does not have your typical Chinese takeout food but their specialties such as their Taiwanese bento boxes are a must try! This place is my go to place when I don't know what to eat and have some time to wait. I'd give it 5 stars if it wasn't for the long waits I have experienced. The owners are hard workers and constantly doing their best to serve everyone. Because they are always busy, you can expect the phone line to be busy and quite a wait even when you arrive at the store to pick up your food. Another con is that the owners predominantly speak mandarin and not much English. Sometimes, there is a third person who is able to speak English but it is unpredictable of when that person is present. The wait may be long and you might get impatient but the food is worth waiting for. If you don't know what to order, I'd recommend anyone to try any of the Taiwanese bento boxes. All rice boxes come with a complimentary soup! You can choose between savory or sweet. The type of soup varies every time but you can guarantee that it is very homemade and comforting and worth trying! Everything from here is a huge portion and a great value for the price you're paying for. I also suggest to be prepared to pay with cash for their a 3% surcharge for using credit cards.

Ming L.

On the outside, Pearl Garden looks like any other Chinese takeout restaurant. But on their menu, you will find Taiwanese dishes that make this restaurant stand out from the crowd. I heard about this place from a Taiwanese foodie friend, and have eaten from here a few times already. I love the Eel, Chicken Leg and Pork Chop Over Rice bento box because it is such a massive meal. We've tried a couple other bento boxes in the past, and they are a step above the quality you might expect from a take out place. Definitely give this place a try the next time you don't feel like cooking at home :)

From the sea, sky and land and Taiwanese Sausage.
Daimian D.

It's a small place, but packed with people ordering. I checked on the menu, everything looks so delicious. Had hard to go decide what I want. Then I saw on the menu , there is combo that has Pork chop, Chicken, Eel ( they called it 海陸空, From the sea, land and sky, I don't think Chicken can fly) Anyways, it's a great deal! Only $20 ( it was $18, I added the sausage ). Also, it came with homemade soup, you want sweet soup or normal soup, your choice. Highly recommend this place, fair price and great taste and I AM Soooooo FULL!

Mapo Tofu w Chilli & Minced Pork
Andrew Y.

Another really good meal. Pass up on the Kung Pao...hard and dry for my taste. Stick with the Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup for sure! How it is, that they make the beef so juicy and tender is beyond me...but a must try here! Will be back to try m

Pork chops
Hong T.

Came back here recently. Post-COVID. Same consistently good value fare. Got the railroad bentos again. Yum. Great if you are looking for quality takeout. Call ahead if you can - they don't have call waiting so you may have to call back if you get a busy signal. #HiddenGem

焦香微甜的鸡腿饭
Blue S.

安慰打工人的灵魂,安抚鸡飞狗跳日程。为啥没有牛肉饭的照片呢?因为和我妈抢打起来了就没顾上。卤蛋入味,小黄瓜配牛肉汤文德富。一定要喝排骨苦瓜汤和花生西米露汤。一个鲜亮,一个糯甜。分量&味道!

Chicken cutlet bento box

The chicken cutlet is so dry it doesn't taste fresh at all!I would never order it again!

Taiwanese railroad bento box (Chicken Leg Over Rice)

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Excellent Taiwanese food! Try their bento boxes. They are such a great value and will keep you full for an entire day

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Hands down by far one of the best taiwanese food that only locals knows about, very good portion and price as well

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Tasty Authentic Flavors - taste of good old home cooking. Small takeout restaurants with good flavors

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