Orchids Garden

The only knowledge I had of this place until now was friends and word of mouth anecdotal horror stories and reviews on other sites/​forums with complaints about getting sick there, cleanliness etc. I love Chinese food so after 6 years of living right nearby but taking everyone else’s word for it and not even ever seeing the place I decided it was time. I need to go there at least once if only to get the Chinese sickness myself and check it off my list conclusively. Plus I was really craving Chinese. After stopping there Sunday afternoon only to get to the locked door with a sign showing opening hours at 3pm I came back a few nights later. I walked in and ordered pickup/​takeout. I was expecting a much uglier place based on the hearsay. Only one table was occupied and the Chinese staff ladies were very helpful and friendly and filled my order quickly.
General Tso and Sweet and Sour Chicken were very flavorful and delicious. As good if not better than some of my favorite Chinese places. Egg rolls were simple but good. And my wife even enjoyed the lame sounding steamed chicken and vegetables she ordered which is a tall order, to make that enjoyable. All The chicken tasted fresh with hardly any of those unchewable pieces that I have come to fear ordering Chinese from Kosher Chinese restaurants. (You know those pieces that result in never-​ending chewing that eventually results in surrender and you have to spit it out?) I lived off the excessive amounts of food I had ordered in my Chinese craving state for approximately 3 total meals worth over the next 24 hours. Spicy cherry sauce and Sweet brown sauce on the side were both delicious and extra sauce on the side always makes me happy inside.
I will definitely be ordering from there again and am more likely to try some things for myself before I just take the Boca hotshots word for everything. And after the fact I see that on Unilocal the reviews were not all bad at all.

Great food and good prices. You can order pint or quart sizes which is a great option. Fast service.

Really good food. This is the only place in Florida that reminds me close to nyc Chinese food.

Although this restaurant does not have many reviews, the ones they have are good. Thought it was worth checking out.
Pros: vegetable egg rolls decent. Nice people running it.
Cons: the food in general was just not good. The fried rice was barely eatable. General tso chicken tasted like cafeteria food. The garlic vegetables were sweet with a strange flavor, which was odd.
All in all I would not recommend this place.

Not the best atmosphere, but it is a classic old style chinese with great fried noodles on the table, just like the old days. The food is good and the waitresses are very nice. It definitely is not a «first date» but it is good food.

We went to Orchid Gardens on a Monday night. Overall, we had a good experience.
When we sat down at our table we found tea on the table, a Chinese custom. I asked if they had lemonade, but they didn’t so I ordered a Coke. They had a wide menu, but they only had two kinds of red wine. I ordered boneless chicken and fried rice. The rest of my table ordered mandarin duck, Chinese chicken and Mongolian beef. Every meal came with rice and vegetables. The first thing we got was soup. I ordered won-​ton soup, a kind of chicken soup with a big Chinese noodle in it. It was pretty good and flavorful. Then we got our dinner. It was not bad, and the portions were big. For dessert I got mint-​chocolate-​chip ice cream (pareve). Our bill wasn’t as high as I expected it to be. At the end, they gave us fortune cookies. The service was excellent and the restaurant was clean. Our waiter was friendly and the service was medium fast. They have Chinese staff. The washrooms were clean compared to most restaurant washrooms. I think they should paint the walls a different color than white, but overall, I am impressed with our visit to this restaurant.

The food here was pretty good and the service wasn’t too bad either. The ambiance of the restaurant leaves much to be desired as it does seem like you’re eating in a senior center cafeteria — the walls are white, the layout is strange, it’s loud, and you’re served on a paper placemat. But, the food is much better than the other kosher «Asian» place in Boca.
On price, I do think they’re a bit expensive (each dinner entrée is about $ 20) which might be normal, but I’d expect a bit more in terms of décor.

I went to Orchids Garden in Boca for a «going-​away» dinner with about five friends. For appetizers, we were served hot wings (curry sauce) and egg rolls, which were excellent. Tea, water, and fried noodles were presented at the start of our meal. Various beef and chicken entrees were served, family style. Everything that we ordered was seemingly made fresh and in-​house. I left feeling satisfied and definitely full. For those wanting American-​style Chinese food done right, for a reasonable price, take yourselves to Orchids Garden in Boca Raton!

Just came back here for dinner last night. Sure, I get it’s wintertime and it was relatively early (right before 6 PM), but I could have sworn I’d just walked in to the senior center. This place definitely attracts an older crowd of snowbirds, so not that I have anything against the elderly (I don’t!), but consider yourself informed before you go if you want to be seated within a decent amount of time.
That said, I remain a fan of this place. Atmosphere is plain, but casual; the dining area is generally clean, and all of the staff are friendly. It seems to be a wholesome family-​run business. They have a cash-​only special until 6 PM with a separate/​less expensive menu, which is actually a good value. The food is consistently delicious and served fresh.

Half portion for double the price. I don’t know how they can be in business. The worse Chinese food for the highest price.

Awesome! Don’t even realize its kosher!