JS Garden

Great food at great prices. They don’t serve alcohol, but two drinks, three appetizers, and two meals for less than $ 25!!! Food is excellent! Great value!

The restaurant is very clean and has a pleasant atmosphere, above what you may expect in a strip mall. The food is a fusion of Thai, Chinese, Indian — with a Myanmar twist! It makes for an interesting and delightful combination. The service is excellent! Lady who served us must have been the owner. She was very attentive, respectful and congenial.

I LOVE this place! The menu is creative and full of wonderful dishes. Everything I have tried so far has been delicious and fresh. The staff are warm and friendly and the prices can’t be beat. I have their number saved in my phone now. So happy we found this jem. Thank you for being awesome JS!

Very friendly and attentive staff. The entire restaurant was extraordinarily clean, and the décor was very nice. Food was very fresh and tasty. Portions seemed a little small (compared to most Chinese takeout restaurants), but the quality made this easy to overlook. Will be coming back and/​or ordering carryout!

Best chineese food in town, and trust me, we looked everywhere! The restaurant is always clean when i go in, the lady at the counter always remembers me, the food is amazing! Always all white meat chicken. Only thing that could make it better is if they delivered, but it is so good we are willing to make the drive.

Can’t understand why this place isn’t busier. They have really good food. I just ordered carry out and the owner gave me 8 free fried biscuits. The fried dumplings are great!

Never Order delivery. Didn’t get one of our orders and the person on the phone was nothing but rude about it and couldn’t understand why we called about not getting all of our order. Was also told it would be another hour for them to deliver it again.

I like this place a lot too! (This neighborhood has a lot of great offerings) this one is different though.
A different style, and quality too.
I think the portions a slightly smaller than your usual takeout place, but again this reflects a higher quality in the food.
I particularly like the way they make their lo mein and dumplings.
Nice little place with very friendly staff!
I’ve been very happy with each order now since they opened. Glad to have them nearby!

They are never that busy so I hope they stay around. I don’t eat meat and they are really accommodating to make a veggie version of all their meals. They are always friendly and the veggies are always fresh. My favorite is the schezwan veggies extra spicy.

There’s not many authentic Asian food options this part of town. Sure, Broad Ripple isn’t far, but this place is definitely blazing a new trail for this part of Keystone Avenue. The signage and outside appearance is unassuming, but the interior is modern, clean and fresh. There was a modest crowd for lunch (2 other tables), but service didn’t lack. Our food was excellent and even the small portion was plenty for the guys I went with. A great work lunch stop of you’re stuck in area with few options like I am. Easy parking, no wait and speedy service!

Very great Thai food! Seems to be very authentic, and really fairly priced! Definitely try if you’re in the area! :)

It’s not your strip mall take out joint. This is Asian diversity, Thai included.
Fresh veggies and meats, expertly combined in authentic flavors.
Place should never be as empty as we found it.

First visit & it was a great experience! They have a Coconut Chicken dish on the menu. I don’t eat chicken, so I asked them if they’d make it with shrimp instead. No problem! Also ordered the Vegetable Spring Rolls (crispy). I got the order take-​away.
When I got home & tasted the Spring Rolls and… what?! House made sauce? Oh yeah! Not the usual gross packets of orange gloppiness pretending to be sauce. Perfectly sweet & spicy.
The Coconut Shrimp was delicious as well. I added a little Tamari & a little chili oil, and it was so good! I’m sorry I haven’t been in before now. So glad to see more & more ethnic restaurants popping up around my hood! Will def be going back to try more items here at JS Gardens!

I entered JS Garden not completely sure what to expect, though I’d certainly browsed the Unilocal reviews and had hopes that I could at least snag a decent meal at a decent price.
Located at 54^th & Keystone in the area known as SoBro, though I’d personally consider this restaurant to be just East of actual SoBro, JS Garden specializes in Teriyaki and Asian cuisine. It’s a fairly casual Chinese restaurant, though I have to be honest and say it’s warmer and cleaner than I expected. It’s in a small strip center storefront in the same parking lot as Rally’s. It’s set far back enough from the street that you can truly relax in the restaurant despite being so close to Keystone Avenue. It’s comprised entirely of tables. The strip center itself is easily accessible with a couple different curb cuts and parking spaces. There’s a glass front door into the building, but the restaurant’s small enough that they’ll likely see anyone who might be struggling to get in. As you enter, you see a sort of ordering/​cooking area to the right and the dining area to the left. The walls are decorated in a warm green — there’s a definite Asian flavor to the décor, but not in the usual kitschy way. There’s one television at the back of the dining area. However, it’s rather quiet. I arrived early in the evening dinner hour and was the only customer at that point, though three other singles had come in by the time I was done. They asked if I wanted to take-​out or dine-​in. Since I was dining in, I was offered my choice of tables with the appropriate chair removed and my drink order of iced tea taken. As I’m not a huge regular on the Asian/​Chinese scene, I browsed the menu a bit. They offer daily lunch specials in the $ 5 – 6 range (plus drink). During the evening hours, it seems that those lunch specials become the «small» with a large option also available for dinners. The menu is a fairly standard Asian/​Chinese menu, though I’ll admit I was hoping for and did not see garlic chicken. Instead, I opted for a small teriyaki chicken special with no sides. They have all the usual sides that can certain cause the price to go up (spring rolls, egg rolls, crab rangoon, etc.). That said, my entire meal came in at least than $ 8.00 — So, for a price slightly higher than fast food I had a much better and much healthier meal.
I went in fully expecting JS Garden to be somewhere in the 3-​star range. I mean, c’mon. It’s a rather dumpy little area and I figured everything would be alright but nothing to write home about. I was just hoping for a few minutes of peace after a long work day.
As I entered the restaurant, I instantly felt comfortable and welcome. The interior just sort of calmed down my spirit. My server was attentive and friendly, but not hovering in any way. The woman who was cooking came out at one point to check on my experience, while she also made sure to explain the various sauces available. In short, the service was definitely a 4-​star experience. I would easily go back for it.
The food? Okay, sure. It wasn’t the best Chinese I’ve ever had, but for just a wee bit more than the Super China Buffet up by Wal-​Mart I actually had a peaceful meal in a clean restaurant with food that was tasty, decently sized (especially for a «small,» and a solid value. White rice came with the teriyaki chicken and veggies — it was a decent sized meal for less than $ 6 (plus $ 1.49 for the drink). I ate it all, sure, but I was full without having the usual Chinese food hangover. The food was obviously fresh and I found their advice about the spices was spot-​on.
As I recall, the large size was right around $ 8.29. I have a feeling that may have been more than I could have eaten. However, I was definitely happy with the meal and would easily order it again.
JS Garden was a pleasant surprise. The staff was super friendly, the restaurant itself comfortable and inviting, and the food was well prepared and a definite value in serving size and price.

Here it is, a year later. I love this place. The spring rolls are still light crisp & delicious, & am always asked if I want tofu added & what kind of veggies I’d like in my dish. I always order the large size, meaning to split it & save some for later; but it’s so delicious I can’t constrain myself from polishing it off in one evening. What a lovely place! So well kept, friendly, & close to home. So glad they’re here; for years we had to settle for Bamboo House ’cause there was no other Asian restaurant close by, or drive up to BR for Pad Thai.

I had lunch w/​my daughter last week and finally got around to trying JS Garden. It’s a cute little spot in SoBro, just off Keystone Ave.
They have lunch specials, take out and many of the Chinese specials you’ve grown to love. Our meal was freshly made and came out relatively quickly. I had the Cashew chicken and my daughter had the General Tso chicken. While the pieces came out looking the same, the spices and flavors were definitely different and we both really enjoyed it. The springroll was delicious, perfectly crisp. You can substitute fried rice for $ 1. They also have a variety of hot teas available.

There’s no way I can review this without seeming like an absolute fatty, but let’s be honest here: who orders Chinese with the intention of being healthy?
I ordered Chinese via Total Takeout, and this was the only restaurant option given my address. It’s not that the food was terrible or expensive, but the portions were (here comes the fat girl label) too small. Like, JS was trying to make sure that I didn’t eat myself to an oblivion. On any other day, I would have been grateful, but after spending my day drinking about 50 beer samples at Winterfest. I was looking to eat a shit ton of General Tso’s and fried rice. Given my intentions, my meal had my stomach feeling disappointed and wishing I an ordered another meal.
In terms of quality, the food was good. It wasn’t bottom of the barrel terrible, but also I wouldn’t say this is the best Chinese in town. I most liked how the chicken wasn’t 75% fried breading and 25% poultry, giving me the protein I deserved. The fried rice felt like microwave vegetables, rice, and scrambled egg thrown together. The fried egg roll was small. I think it was wrapped in a spring roll wrapper, which threw me off a bit.
Which brings me to my final verdict: should you eat Chinese at JS Garden? Yes, if you don’t want leftovers or the feeling of being stuffed.

JS garden has better general tso chicken than the place you go now.
Now that I’ve got you I’m gonna get the bad news out of the way. They don’t have stick chicken, honey chicken or sesame chicken. If any of those things are a complete deal breaker for you then move on. They have fried dumplings but you’ll do better to go to the freezer at saraga and fry them yourself.
If you are willing to eat anything other than that you’re going to have a good time at JS Garden. Try the samosa rolls as an appetizer then choose any entrée they do have. So far I have had the orange chicken, general tso chicken and Kung pao chicken and have been quite pleased. They use big meaty chunks of chicken and don’t bury them under a ton of breading. If you order something spicy they ask you how spicy you want it on a 1 – 10 scale and so far have nailed it every time.

Never thought I would say this about a place like JS Garden, but «No leftovers.»
That’s right, I didn’t have any leftovers. I ordered some small orders of different dishes, like the house special lo mein and general tso’s chicken, and I also ordered some crab rangoon. Surprisingly, at other places, when I order the small/​half orders, I tend to have a lot of leftovers. Not this time. It’s not actually a big problem though. The lady who I picked up my order from was also very nice.
Why two stars? Well the price of the food for small size, and regular apps is pretty equivalent to many of the other chinese/​american restaurants in town. However, the actual food quality, I found to be a little below average. My general tso’s was mainly sweet and there was no spiciness to it. Also, there were some meager tiny sliced pieces of carrots and broccoli. The crab rangoon was composed of a thick and chewy dough, and a tiny bit of cheese and artificial crab. It was warm. The chow mein was really greasy and the noodles over-​cooked and kind of mushy.
I’m sorry, but I don’t think I’ll be making my way over here in the future. There’s just other choices around that are slightly better.

This is not ur run the mill ghetto Chinese joint where carryout is preferred over dining in. You will not find stock photos of unappealing broccoli and beef and shrimp lo mein as a way to determine your feast for the period. Instead you’ll be greeted immediately by the smell of spices and the sound of fresh food cooking in clanging woks. The tables have an array of pepper sauces just as you would find in any Asian food stalls in China or Thailand. The food is fresh and delish.
Try it out… it’s worth the drive! !