China Garden

Ordered through EAT24 (I typically have bad luck ordering any kind of take out over the phone) and got my confirmation email at 8:53PM. The ETA was 9:57PM. Before 9:15, the delivery guy calls and he’s already standing outside my door. Pretty impressive given the amount of food we ordered. 2 orders of wings, 2 orders of the cheesesteak rolls, chicken lo mein, and beef ho fun. They even gave us a free pork lo mein. Everything tasted better than I expected. I’d definitely do it again.

Dumplings were awesome, ribs were delicious, general chicken was so so. I’d crush some more dumplings in a heartbeat.

This is the best cheapy cheap Chinese food I’ve had in Philly. The dumplings are always so hot and steamy and perfect. Pretty sure they make them in house rather than getting frozen. They don’t have General Tso’s tofu on the menu, but they’ll make it if you ask and it rules.
Delivery is also always quicker than that Grubhub usually quotes me, and it’s super super inexpensive. I did go in one time for pick-​up, and the restaurant is clean and the staff are pretty nice, too though, if you’d rather pick up.
I love you, China Garden.

Cheap and fast Chinese food. Never had a problem. Love their singapore noodles & egg rolls.

Banging dumplings! Fresh, house made delicious banging dumplings! Thank you China garden!!!

My experience with China Garden’s delivery was less than stellar. Got a call from GrubHub after an hour stating the delivery guy showed up to my house and said I didn’t order food. Wrong answer. Shortly after the guy came back and explained he attempted to deliver to the house across the way… kind of odd seeing as my house number is LARGE and has never been an issue for any other delivery guy. Long story short China Garden’s delivery drivers need to learn their numbers.
Was a bit concerned food would be spoiled since it was out for a while but it was worth the wait and annoyance. Ordered a dish of shrimp and chicken. Fantastic. Wasn’t as spicy as I like but that’s why I keep 12 bottles of Sriracha on hand. I’d order from these guys again but probably dine in.

Okay, so it’s your pretty standard Chinese take-​out/​delivery fare. However, when I first moved to the neighborhood, I desperately searched for a decent Chinese place; I think I tried every joint in a 10 block radius! This is by far the best.
The staples are all here. I’ve tried most of them over the course of the nearly 2 years I’ve been ordering from this place. They’re all above average; none have been truly bad. Some of the more unique offerings like the cold sesame noodles and the Sichuan fried wontons are my favorites!
Is it the best Chinese delivery/​take out food I’ve ever had? No — but it is, by far, the best in the neighborhood.
P. s. — Never had a problem with delivery; it’s always been on time. And the waitress is very friendly if you opt for take out.

Some undeserved hate for this place (seriously dude, one star because of a delivery driver when you actually enjoyed the food?)
Their food is awesome-​sesame tofu is super tasty, and their general tso’s is gold. They jam pack the house lo mein and mei fun with meat and seafood, and every is flavored perfectly. My go to spot for Chinese, and delivery is incredibly quick-​I usually don’t wait more than a half hour
Bonus-​the extras you get based on your total are some of the best around

I ordered thru EatStreet, whom I don’t fault. What do they know? They’re in Wisconsin. Anyway, I had General Tso’s Tofu, which actually was quite good. It was the most tender tofu I’ve had in Philly. What my problem was came in with the delivery guy. Since the order was prepaid with my AMEX there was no reason for him to come in my house yelling about «you gotta pay! you gotta pay! It should be noted that I am black and the rift between the 2 cultures has been well-​documented in Philadelphia history. To teach the guy a lesson, I canceled the tip, and EatStreet quickly complied and credited my card.

We’ve been looking for a new favorite delivery Chinese. We haven’t found it yet, but there are many better than China Garden.
We should have stopped after the teriyaki beef which was pretty good. A bit more sauce would have been nice, but the meat was good. The fried rice was flavorless and very overdone. The orange chicken was inedible. There was an odd fishy smell to the large globs of breading covering a tiny bit of tough chicken. Even the chicken rice soup was bad.