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    Tea Garden

    3.9 (71 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    TEA GARDEN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Chris H.

    I ordered delivery, so I can't give atmosphere views or service quality, so those get the benefit of doubt. I ordered a large Bourbon chicken ($14), minus broccoli. A large Happy Family ($18), again minus broccoli. Plus a large Plain Lo Mein noodles ($10), with extra sauce. Lets start with the positives. They got the special requests done perfectly. The food also tasted wonderful with nice large portions. Now to the bad, and in my opinion very bad! The worse thing was the ratio of Meat to Veggies. For both meals it was about 30% meat to 70% veggies. Personally i think those need to be swapped if not greater. Absolute minimum to me would be 50/50. Chinese food is always pricey, but for those ratios it was too pricey! Also the sauce for the Happy family needs something more, spice maybe. The proteins in it were excellent though. Overall, mainly because of ratio, is a 3 star review. Would I return? Yes to see if ratio was better. If it is my rating will go up!

    Crab rangoons!
    Britta M.

    LOVE this spot, I'm so glad google led me to it. The inside is clean with a few tables, order only took 10 minutes, the receptionist was easy to understand, and my delicious order was ready right on time! The crab rangoons (6 of them for $4.50) are triangles with a flaky crust and fairly small amount of filling to breading ratio, but I thought they were delicious! The General Tsos chicken ($9) was the best I've ever had from take-out! All solid little white pieces of chicken with just enough fried breading.. and not spicy like it often is. Will definitely be back, couldn't be happier!

    We have been going to Tea Garden since it opened (15 yearsish.) We went last night for the first time in awhile. They're food is not the same. I ordered Bourbon Chicken. Never have I ever seen cabbage with Bourbon Chicken. I wouldn't have been too upset if it was just that cabbage was in it, but it was that the entire tray was mostly cabbage. It was Bourbon Cabbage with few pieces of actual chicken. They ruined this dish for me that I have ordered so many times in the past.

    Kung Pao Chicken pictured. Mildly spicy. A tad bit heavy on the sauce for my liking, but very solid nonetheless. This was the lunch special, $5.99. Lunch specials are from 11am-3 weekdays. Not a bad deal at all. Fried rice was okay, no mix-ins like eggs, peas, carrots like what I'm used too in fried rice but it was good. Crab Rangoon comes with the meal, which was also on par. I took this to-go but ended up eating inside the restaurant. Food was pretty quick, made to order which was nice. Quiet, small setting. Drink is not included. The menu has many items and I will definitely return to try more.

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    Updated review: not sure what the deal is, but the food here is now terrible as of yesterday. No flavor and very oily...

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    Best american chinese food in grand rapids. Dinner combos are the best. Love the crab rangoon. Generous serving and fast service

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    As a person who frequents this place as many times a year as possible for the last 14 years of my…read morelife - let me tell you exactly what you're getting here. Restaurant interior vibe, 0/10 Staff friendliness, 3/10 Food, 100/10 I say this because you gotta know what you're coming here for. If you want the absolute best hole in the wall, you don't wanna know the calorie count because it's made with nothing but experience and love Chinese food THIS IS IT. The crab rangoons are outrageously crispy, the portions are enormous, the fried rice and lo mein are insane, and the honey chicken is literally to die for. This isn't where you go to get that fancy Asian cuisine - this is where you go to get that classic American version that's bad for your waistline but good for your soul. The restaurant owner/cook has been there every single time I've been here - even through covid. She's never said more words than absolutely necessary to me, but I don't need her to be the most friendly human in the world I just need her to keep cooking this food exactly how she has been for as long as I've been going here. She's overworked and underpaid so all the reviews that give her a hard time - QUIT. LET HER COOK. This was a staple for me during college because I could make one order last 3 meals. I will forever be obsessed with and grateful for this food and the woman who prepares it. I've traveled all over the world, gotten Chinese food hundreds of times, and no one's ever beat this meal for me. A Grand Rapids staple that should be protected at all costs.

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