Asian Garden

It is: fast, affordable, palatable Chinese takeout
Expect: Great value for $ 4 – 5 lunch specials, regular orders average $ 8. Much better flavor when compared to other takeout Chinese places in the area. Try the fried rice. Delivery min $ 10.
Don’t expect: Gourmet Chinese – if that’s what you want, please take the subway to Chinatown. The noodles aren’t always covered in sauce, the soup could use more corn starch, egg rolls may be undercooked but seriously what do you expect for this price?
Notes: They separated the sauce in my sweet & sour chicken which kept it from being too soggy, this is appreciated. For better taste, at home stir fry the sauce and chicken around until the sauce and meat are nice and gooey (like the trader joes version of orange chicken).
TLDR; if you must eat cheap Chinese, eat here. If you’re picky and want great food, why are you looking at cheap takeout?

Do not eat here! I ordered general tso tofu and asked for it to be extra crispy with light sauce. Not only did it come out FULL of sauce, but they refused to replace it and only offered to drain the extra sauce. Needless to say, it was bland and soggy. Never again.

By far the best value of any restaurant I’ve been to in University City. Just a hole in a wall of nondescript Market Street businesses, Asian Garden is easily overlooked. But it offers a good range of Americanized Chinese at affordable prices. Generously portioned lunch specials start at $ 4.95, and $ 3 will get you a decent amount of crab rangoon.
Plan for takeout as both the interior and their customer base seem a bit derelict.

Fast delivery but my spring rolls were oily… not so good. Not sure if I’ll try again.

Lucky Garden is super cheap. They do a lot of substitutions and don’t get mad. They love throwing in free drinks here and there. But I really only have one thing that I can think about when it comes to Lucky Garden, despite they’re food being so yummy—
I haven’t had Pork Fried Rice of this quality in 15 years. Incredibly good.
Honestly, I had half a mind to write a really nasty review because the way they talk to and about phone customers is unpleasant… but the pork fried rice made me forget until just now.