Seaside Garden gets 3 stars for food and 1 star for have good takeout at cheap prices. I say in every review I write about Helsinki dining, lest one forget how I REALLY feel about it: food here is overpriced always, and subpar often. That being said, Seaside Garden is an amazing deal. 25% off on takeout orders! Woot! Ready in 10 minutes! Woot! About 2 minutes from our house! HELL YES. San Francisco is a city swarming with Chinese, Indian, Thai, and every other kind of place just begging to deliver you hot, delicious food for close to nothing. I am used to excellent, cheap food. Seaside Garden is a little taste of home here in Helsinki.
Is the food out of this world? Not really. But it'll do in a heartbeat. If you get the veggie dishes, ask for less bamboo and more veggies or you will definitely end up with a container full of bamboo in sauce. Skip the hoisin sauce and go for the szechuan or chili. Get the fried rice or noodles. You'll need a little something to spice up your other dishes. My husband likes the Kung Pao Chicken (not sure what it's called in Finnish) and the egg rolls. I'm not a huge fan of the egg rolls myself: they're deep fried wonton with cabbage in the middle. That doesn't mean I didn't eat them, though. They're quite good dipped in one of the many mouth-watering sauces that come with your order. Also- the Kung Pao sauce was every bit as mouth-watering as the best I've had in SF's more Americanized Chinese joints. Highly recommend Seaside Garden for fast, cheap, good Chinese food. Yum! read more