Hunan Garden

Holy cow this place is wonderful. Ordered in delivery, arrived super fast, hot, fresh and just solid small town Chinese. The staff was great when ordering. So happy I tried this place, you want some good hot food fast try this place.

This is definitely the Chinese place to beat in the Lima area. The only complaint to many people know it. The staff is friendly, the portions are awesome and the taste will have you returning. The take out option wasn’t nearly as good but that’s not a flavor issue but portion issue. Take out isn’t cheaper but those take out containers don’t nearly hold what you get inside

Always have to visit Hunan when we are back in town. Same family running the place, and same delicious food being served as when I was growing up in the area. Now that I live in Northeast Ohio I compare every other Chinese place to Hunan. None of them can do any better than 2^nd.

Ordered the chicken fried rice and crab ragoon. Rice was very greasy and the crab ragoon only had cream cheese inside really wasn’t good at all.

Just awesome, one of my favorite Chinese restaurants around. Great food lots of flavor and large potions, and at great prices. No wonder this place gets voted year after year best.

Best Chinese restaurant I have ever been to, hands down! I first started coming here in 2001 when I was a Northern student, and whenever I am back in Ohio I try my hardest to come here. No other place replicates their delicious egg rolls and unique general tso’s sauce.
Not to mention, the staff and prices are amazing. I came in to this place in 2012 after having not been there in almost 5 years and the waitress remembered what I ordered. Amazing gem in Lima!

When you’re first seated, you’re greeted with some crispy wonton wrappers, almost like a Chinese tortilla chip, to dip in a sweet sauce. I highly recommend the hot tea, it has great flavor. I’m a creature of habit whenever I eat here. The Szechwan Shrimp is my favorite. It comes with a decent amount of perfectly cooked shrimp, tons of water chestnuts, and onion in a spicy red sauce. Order the dinner special and get your choice of soup, crab Rangoon, and egg roll for $ 8.95.

Great lunch time specials for $ 5 – 7 that includes soup, appetizer, entrée and rice. Way too much food for one meal and I always have left overs. The décor is similar to the 1960’s style gold and red Chinese decorations. The Szechuan shrimp is excellent!

Not much to look at on the outside but the parking lot was full and usually that’s a good sign so we took a chance. So glad we did. The food was delicious and our service was great! Would definitely go back again if passing by.

I am not a local to Lima, just in town visiting my guy friend. I’m a fiend for Chinese food, so I thought I’d give this place a try. It definitely hit the spot for me! Definitely better than the average Chinese take-​y out-​y type restaurant! The waitress brought us water AND hot tea upon seating us. I had the Empress Chicken and my guy friend had the Sweet & Sour Chicken. The dinners came with one egg roll, one crab rangoon, and a bowl of [delicious] egg drop soup. Everything was very, very satisfying. The server was nice. And the overall atmosphere of the restaurant was pleasant. I will definitely come here again if I come back to Lima.

I have stopping here for dinner the last couple of years and have tried something different each time. Always fantastic! Each time I’m impressed with the egg roll, crab rangoon, and the hot and sour soup! Of course the entrees are delicious too.
This is the place that you can try the item you always wondered about but were scared. They always do a good job.

I stay in Lima often but had missed this place. Not the place to get Sushi (no tuna, no saki) but great apps and main dishes at reasonable prices. Mo shu beef was great and didn’t even need the pancakes (like thin flour tortilla) to enjoy. Will definitely come back.

Honestly, it was ok given the chain choices surrounding it, it was fresh and service and food were quick and fresh. I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to find it again.

After living and working in Findlay for over six years, Hunan Gardens was by far and away the best Chinese restaurant in the area. Their lunch specials are a great deal, and they offer a wide variety of options.

I was visiting my friend in Lima, OH and I was craving for some good Chinese food. Its is a small town and I was not very hopeful to find any awesome place like the ones we have here in WA, but I decided to give Hunan a try…
Like: the prices are great! I got half size dinner, 1 appetizer, and wonton soup for less than 10 dollars.
Dislike: It was the worst fried crab wonton I ever had. There was NO filling at all! it was like 10% of a teaspoon, that was it. It was also over fried and was very hard to bite. I throw everything away.
The wonton soup was just ok, more like seasoned water.
For dinner I got shrimp with lobster sauce (my favorite). I was not impressed at all. The amount of shrimp was good, the fried rice was ok, but the lobster sauce had giant pieces of vegetables, I mean really giant. it was not very good at all.
If you are in a small town craving for Chinese food, It might worth to go there, but if you had tasted the really good Chinese food or if you are picky, do not waste you time. I don’t think I would eat there again…

Freakishly quick service. Great value, good food. Check it out if you’re in town.

Very pleased to find a better than average, non-​chain dining option in Lima. That they deliver super fast to my hotel across the street is a bonus. Every time I drive by, usually weekday dinner time, the parking lot is busy. A good sign. I’ve eaten in, gotten my food to go, and, most recently, tried delivery. Each time, I’ve been impressed.
Their Hot and Sour Soup is quite good. Their Salt and Pepper Shrimp is also pretty tasty (I’m trying very hard NOT to say ‘especially for mid-​Ohio’).

Nothing special about this place. Food was OK, kind of like Panda Express. There were not many choices in this area so I guess that’s why it has such high reviews.

I picked this restaurant completely on the reviews noted by our friends on Unilocal.
I was seated immediately… water and menu followed… what to choose? I decided to go with the recommendation of Y.C., and picked the Moo-​Shu Beef, and went with the dinner special. It came with soup (I picked the hot & sour), and either steamed or fried rice (I went for the steamed rice). It was perfect.
It is also enjoyable to watch the restaurant fill up and the waitress to be singled out by returning patrons, all with warm greetings. This tells a lot about this business. I will be back!!!

The Place: Hunan is a reasonably small place — I’m going to guess there are 10 – 12 booths and 10 tables or so. The decorations are your typical Chinese kitsch — pretty much what you’d expect for a mid-​priced eat-​in Chinese restaurant. The place is clean and comfortable, and the bathrooms are clean, although very utilitarian (not that that matters to me).
The Food: AMAZING. This is my favorite Chinese food on the planet, and I’ve tried quite a few places in my time. Each meal starts with free hot tea and small fried pieces of flour that you can dip in a sweet sauce — a nice paring to hold you over until the food comes. I nearly always order the Hunan Pork, but I’ve tried some of the other dishes, and they’re all perfect. The meat is high-​quality and cooked to perfection. The vegetables are cooked though but crunchy. The sauce is exceptionally good. The rice, both fried and steamed, is good as well. Long story short = all of the food is absolutely delicious. The menu contains all the normal Chinese fare you’d expect, with plenty of beef, pork, chicken and seafood dishes, as well as appetizers, combo dishes and desserts.
The Service: I almost always get top-​notch service at Chinese restaurants, but this place is the epitome of great service. You’re sat immediately, you’re order is taken as soon as you’re ready, you’re order is ALWAYS correct, and you’re drinks are always full. As good as it gets!
The Price: Couple the amazing food and the amazing service with the rock-​bottom prices, and that’s what takes Hunan into the stratosphere of the Chinese food world. Big meals can be had for between $ 7 – 8 (the lunch/​dinner specials include the main dish, as well as an egg roll, crab rangoon, and a bowl of soup served as an appetizer). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve paid $ 10 (including a drink and tip) for a fantastic meal, and then had to get a to-​go box because of all the [delicious] leftovers.
Overall: It’s really hard for me to put into words how much I love this place. This is one of my favorite restaurants on the PLANET, and I literally have ZERO COMPLAINTS about this wonderful place.
I cannot recommend this place enough. It’s fantastic. I stop by every time I’m in the Lima area — even making sure I take US 30 back from trips to Chicago so I’m near enough to Hunan to grab a meal. PERFECT.