Sweet Garden
“Have ordered delivery and pick up for the past few years and this place has always been consistently good.”
“I really liked the way they prepared their vegetable fried rice, lots of peas and broccoli.”
Sweet Garden
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
3 reviews
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This mom and pops Chinese takeout stands out amongst its competitors in terms of pricing, consistency, and taste.
Consistent. A quality one would try to uphold time after time. Ive only gotten takeouts from this location but the staple Chinese fast food I've tried have never failed to impress. Namely their Singapore Mei fun. Hands down the best curry rice noodles I've had, spicy with just the right amount of grease to bring out the flavors of the proteins.
Their lunch specials remain super cheap. Good service is always a bonus.
In one of the "coming of age" books, The Agony of Alice, the protagonist Alice faces a litany of issues: her menses, wearing a bra, boys, and a birthday party in a Chinese restaurant. She faces a conundrum when confronted with a dish of Moo Shu pancakes. Lost, she takes one and holds it, thinking it's a warm towel.
But no! Moo Shu pancakes are like a variation on the tortilla, or crepe, into which you add a whole bunch of yummy vegetables and sauce and roll and smoke – okay, not smoke, eat – it.
I usually get the vegetable Moo Shu order when I've had a really long night of classes and have a hankering for take out. One order comes with a generous amount of vegetables – broccoli, leafy greens, mushrooms, onions, et al. – saturated in sauce, moo shu pancakes, and rice. No matter your gluttony, you will not be able to finish it on your own, so split it with a hungry roommate.
They also don't use MSG, which is nice, like the people who work there.
I have such mixed feelings about this place but I don't want to lead with the reason why. First let me tell you what I like about it. It's local, it's on the small side but the food is good and they deliver. The staff is very friendly and accomidating to their customers. I came in a party of four for a quick meal and we tried the sweet and sour chicken (I'll comment on this later), boneless spare ribs (best in the neighborhood), sesame chicken (average but decent) and fried jumbo shrimp with vegetable fried rice (crunchy and yummy).
The food was ready within 20 minutes and we were all served at the same time. I didn't expect the girl at the counter to bring it to us but she did. Most Chinese restaurants are self serve. She even opened our containers and placed them in front of the person who ordered. We also got a homemade ice tea and it was $1.50 for a large, easily enough to share. They even provided cups. They also threw in two free egg rolls because we ordered 4 meals.
Everyone was happy with their food. We especially loved the boneless spare ribs. We all tried each others food. I really liked the way they prepared their vegetable fried rice, lots of peas and broccoli. They also offer the option of brown or white rice. While we were eating they checked on us to make sure everything was good and it was.
Now I don't know if this was a fluke or what the situation was but my son got sick a few hours later after we got home. I don't know why but we are assuming it was the food. He ordered the sweet and sour chicken. No one else had an issue or got sick. It could have also been something else entirely so I feel bad taking it out on their rating because I am just not sure. I personally liked my food and didn't have an issue so I am putting it down as 4 stars. We will however give them another try and if that changes I'll be back to update my review. I really hope it wasn't the food because this place was looking promising as my new go to chinese takeout spot.
On our way out they thanked us immensely and gave us a menu to take home. They even cleared our table so we left them a nice tip. They were very gracious.