Lichee Gardens Monroe

Absolutely wonderful. Truly.
We were a party of 20+ people who were ready to order at 7 something. They close at 8. We admittedly were THOSE people. The reason we decided to be «those people» is that we had spent two days driving up from Florida for the burial of a loved one and all the Michigan-​born family members could talk about was how much they missed Lichee Garden (especially the egg rolls!).
I felt absolutely awful for the fact that we ended keeping them way beyond closing time, but they were nothing but hard-​working, courteous, and helpful. It was a man and a woman — just two people — who managed to take care of us all. I cannot imagine what was going through their heads about us, but they handled the situation with nothing but grace.
Now — the food — WOWIE! They are GREAT cooks. My shrimp and lobster sauce was a much darker color than I am used to, but it was the best I have ever had by far. The taste was amazing. It was also my boyfriend’s first time there and he said his general Tso’s was also the best he has ever had.
The prices were great. Dinner included soup (yummy chicken soup with dumplings!), egg roll (best you’ll ever have), bread & butter, dish of your choice, fortune cookie, and almond cookie.
I strongly recommended this place for hospitality, taste, quality, and presentation.
Plus they sell TY beanies so that means they’re the best type of people.

This is possibly the worst Chinese food I’ve ever had. The Pepper Steak was bland, with only beef that tasted like day old roast and green peppers in a gravy-​like sauce — no onions or flavor. The General Tso’s Chicken was in a brown sauce with red pepper flakes on it, and the Beef Fried Rice was rice with beef gravy mixed through with pieces of the same beef as the pepper steak. Even the fortune cookies were soggy! Never going back — if this is the best you’ve had, you’ve never had Chinese food.