Szechuan Garden

If you have any questions on whether or not you should eat here, I say that you should. All of the food is tasty and freshly prepared, and the staff is so friendly. The potstickers are my favourite, but that’s only because I tend to stuff myself full with them before I get my food. The prices are just right for the amount of food you get (which is a lot) and it is all created well.

Never again. My husband and I love Chinese food but this was a disappointment. Not sure why everyone thinks it’s good. Maybe they lack taste buds? Not worth the $ 30 we spent.

You wouldn’t expect a strip mall location to be very authentic, but Szechuan Garden has consistently delivered for at least ten years now.
I haven’t had a chance to visit for a couple of years, but we had lunch here with my family to kick off the holidays. Most of the group had lunch combos and enjoyed– the Mongolian beef is consistently great, and my grandmother liked the spare ribs a lot as well. My husband and I opted to order off the authentic menu. They’ve toned down the Chengdu Spicy Chicken since our visit a few years ago, but it still delivers the heat if that’s what you’re looking for. My go-​to was always the authentic kung pao, but I branched out and tried the szechuan noodle dish with wide noodles. While not spicy, the flavor was incredible, and I’d happily order here again. We also ordered a scallion pancake, and those are always delicious.
They unfortunately no longer have a liquor license– not a big deal– and service is always very nice, even at times with a language barrier. Szechuan Garden will always be one of my favorite parts about trips back to Utah.

I can’t believe any of the people who gave this place high marks are serious. I tried it because of a 4 star rating on Unilocal and I couldn’t be more disappointed. We tried orange chicken, general tso’s, fried rice, flat noodles and lo mein and each and every dish was flavorless. If you tasted it blindfolded (texture aside), you wouldn’t be able to tell which dish was which because they were all equally flavorless. The inside of my egg roll was wet, mush and all the chicken had a very chewy texture. I don’t know why people own restaurants just to serve this kind of garbage. What a waste.

Superb, perhaps the best Chinese in the SLC area, really the only thing better than the food is the service. We frequent delivery form here and have always been please with how polite and pleasant these folks are.

The quality of the meat in the dishes we ordered was awful. The Mongolian beef especially. Every bite i ate was all fatty. Only attempted 2 – 3 bites and it went in the trash. We ordered for work and no one was very impressed. we are also located 2.7 miles from the restaurant and they said they delivered within a 3 mile radius but they would not deliver. If you don’t want to deliver, that is fine, but don’t advertise that you will.
The portions were huge. Maybe increase the quality of your meat and serve normal sized dishes. that would be a win win

I convinced my coworker to try out this place with me and we are pleasantly pleased. Great portions for the price. Their lunch special includes rice, wantons, and soup along with the entrée for around $ 6.
And they will deliver for $ 15 minimum purchase!

We go here at least twice a month, best chinese food around this area. The food comes out fast and fresh! Big portions, great customer service!

Excellent customer service and excellent food. There are a ton of good things I could say about this place but I don’t want this to go on for too long.
First of all the service is excellent. They are always friendly, always have great suggestions and will go out of their way to serve you. I left my card at the place casually mentioning I work across the street. She brought my card to my office for me!
The food is great, the cashew chicken is a personal favorite. The egg drop soup is also excellent. I would criticize that the quality of meats are not always the best but I would argue that the meat though not being perfect is still fresh. They would do well to avoid overcooking their meats.
It’s a great spot for authentic food at a great price in a pinch. With some small improvements they could be something unbelievable.

Bored of my usual lunch haunts I decided to give Szechuan Garden a try a few weeks ago. Their lunch specials are very inexpensive, only $ 6, and they include a main entrée such as sweet and sour children, soup, cream cheese wontons and fried or steamed rice. That’s lots of Chinese food for very little money.
Service was friendly and attentive. I ordered the beef and broccoli and the sweet and sour chicken and egg drop soup and feeling extra hungry I got some pot stickers too. Egg drop soup was good. Pot stickers were also good but a little too crunchy; they were deep fried and I prefer the softer pan fried pot stickers. The egg roll was great; I don’t usually like egg rolls, but this one was really good for some reason.
The beef and broccoli was well prepared and had good flavor. But the broccoli did have a slightly weird flavor that I was never able to figure out. Sweet and sour chicken was fresh and homemade with tender pieces of chicken and a good sauce.
Very satisfied with my first experience and my first lunch at Szechuan Garden. I’l have to bring some co-​workers next time.

We walked in to a completely empty restaurant. It was nicely decorated and it didn’t feel weird that we were the only two people dining there.
Waitress was extremely nice, the food was quick and delicious. I got emperor chicken (kind of a sweet spicy flavor) and general Taos chicken. Delicious!

We really enjoyed our dinner at Schezuan Gardens! We had potstickers as an appetizer, which were pan fried nicely. For our dishes we had Kung Pao chicken. It had crunchy, chopped vegetables and fresh peanuts. It also had a nice, light and spicy sauce. We also had the walnut shrimp, it was fried perfectly and had a delicious sweet sauce. We also asked our server if they could prepare salt and pepper chicken (instead of seafood). That was so good! If the restaurant had an updated dining room and restrooms, they would get 5 stars from me. The décor was very dated and pictures on the wall even faded.

Ordered takeout from this place last week. First time patronizing this restaurant. Generally, I have been disappointed with the Chinese food options in the south end of the valley so I chose to go a few miles north and expand the pool of eligible takeout joints.
Overall, I thought the food was okay. It was definitely better than the places I tried in Draper but nothing exceptional. We ordered the minced pork and bean curd (otherwise known as Mapo Tofu), Mongolian Beef, Chinese String Beans, Pork with Hoisin Sauce, and the Eggplant with Szechuan Garlic Sauce.
My favorite of this order was the string beans dish. Beans were cooked to a point where they were soft but not mushy. The sauce was flavorful but not overly salty or overwhelming. I thought this was done well.
The second favorite is the eggplant dish. Granted the eggplant texture was a little slimy, which is generally what happens when cut into smaller pieces and pan fried, the overall taste of this dish was good. Brown sauce was tasty with a hint of vinegar and I liked the almost carmelized onions in this dish.
The tofu dish was good although a little bland compared to how I make it and the same dish at other restaurants. I will give it credit for having some heat, which I expect of any restaurant with Szechuan in its name. Otherwise non exceptional. They used medium firm tofu so for those who don’t like soft tofu’s texture, you may not like this.
The pork and beef dishes were both okay but I thought on the blander side. I also thought the sauces used in both tended to have a little too much corn starch. It’s used to add thickness but I would have been fine without this additive. Made the sauce a little too gooey. On the bright side, the pork and beef used was tender, which is not what I can say about some other restaurant’s meat dishes.
Overall, I didn’t have high expectations out of a suburban Chinese restaurant in the Salt Lake Valley. This place was good with some dishes better than others. Not exactly a glowing endorsement but relative to other options I have tried close by, I thought it was fine. I would return and try other dishes. However, if I had time, I would go downtown.

Excellent authentic chinese food. Hands down the best chinese in the Sandy area. They have lots of traditional, hard to find dishes that just aren’t seen any where around here. So happy to have found this place and it’s very kid friendly. Tried the salt and pepper squid, the mu shu beef, buddhas delight and the boa boa platter. Next time we’ll have to try some of the duck dishes or more authentic pigs feet or chicken feet :)

My family and I went here after consulting Unilocal for a good Chinese restaurant in our area. There was one server, we were one of two tables, we ordered and waited 20min for drinks, then kept waiting for our soup, that finally came out after a few dishes and no rice yet. the timing of the food delivery was just horrible! The Mongolian beef was onions and terrible meat, no spice and was cold upon arrival.
So the search continues for good Chinese in the Sandy area for us. I have no idea where these good reviews came from because everything about our experience was pretty awful which is a bummer as we were hopeful!

Looking for Chinese food in Salt Lake City on our trip here and did not expect to find a place with real Chinese food comparable to mainland China. Our party of 12 was not disappointed.

I don’t know where the positive reviews came from on this site. The food was disgusting. The fried rice was obviously made from day old rice. The other dishes were so bad we could not get past one bite. It went from the take out containers to the trash. I am not a snob. I will eat Panda Express and other fast food. Stay away from this place. It was like throwing my money in the trash.

Wonderful. We tried mushu pork, a sweet and savory item that you assemble on egg roll wrap. Emperor chicken was deliciously sweet and discreetly spicy, along with chicken fried rice that was average and acceptable. Finally cream cheese wonton and egg drop soup, both solid.
Great option to deliver too. Best Chinese we’ve tried around this area so will be repeat customers!

We have passed by this place a thousand times; last night we decided to drop to try them out. When we came in it was quiet and dark, we were wondering if they were not open yet. It was after 6pm. When the host finally came he immediately directed us to a table. We found one other couple there. They turned on the lights and the music, but it was really cold in there.
Judging from the interior décor and slow start I was worried the we had made a huge mistake in coming. After we ordered and our food came out, my concern left. The dishes look delicious and everything was delicious! I was very happy with quantity of food and the freshness. The meet in the Mongolian Beef was really good and had a great tasting sauce. The General Tso’s Chicken was really good, especially the spicy sauce. The Chicken Fried Rice was probably my favorite part of the meal, very flavorful.
I will definitely go back and try other dishes. The only suggestion I have for them is to update their interior décor and furniture (and maybe turn on the heat).
The employees were very nice and helpful. My beverage was always full.

How the star has fallen… At first they were like «Woohoo!» then they dropped to just «Yay»… Now they are just «A-​Ok». As much as I love spicy food and the food they used to serve on the table. Those days are long gone. Right now, all you get is their unwillingness to address problems on foods that are rolling downhill.
For example, they started using a cheaper and fattier version of pork on their Twice Cooked Pork, verse the lean pork they were using long time ago, which goes against everything on traditional Szechuan cuisine. Braised Beef in Chili Broth was another disappointment with the dish being just a chili bath for chewy bland beef that probably never was marinated. Some dishes are still tolerable with a change of flavoring.
When speaking with the owners and they gave the attitude of «It is what it is.» Once had hope for the change in management awhile back, now it just seems like they don’t even care anymore on quality nor service.