This place is pretty good if you like spicy food. Service is speedy (be ready to order within 2 minutes of getting your menu), the waitresses are very helpful and nice, and prices are very fairToday we got the spicy beef (I think it might have been Szechuan beef, whatever its the one with 2 red peppers next to it on the lunch menu), and the Kung Pao chicken.The beef was amazing and the KP chicken great too! There's a lot of good stuff on the lunch menu..... Lots of fish, tofu, shrimp....Check it out for a good lunch....

I'm not exactly well-acquainted with Shanghainese cuisine, but this place was pretty darn good!Our waitress was quick, accommodating and courteous. She came by to refill our teapot several times and came back to check up on us occasionally without being intrusive.We ordered:-Shanghai spare ribs - The spare ribs were delectable and the sauce was tangy and sweet. Out of the dishes we ordered, this was my favorite.-Beef rolls: The beef was moist and tender and the pancake wrap was nice and flaky. I think beef rolls are supposed to be a Shandong specialty, but the ones from here were still quite delicious.-Mayi shang shu (Ants climbing a tree) - The name of this dish made me skeptical at first, but my friend insisted on ordering this dish, saying it was a classic. To my relief, this dish was actually just made of pork and cellophane noodles.-Sichuan special - This dish consisted of mainly stir-fried veggies, bamboo shoots, and pork. As its name suggests, the dish was moderately spicy, but the spiciness was not overpowering.-Shrimp with mayonnaise - I don't know if this dish actually hails from Shanghai, but it was good nonetheless. The shrimps were served with pineapple pieces and were covered in sweet mayo.My friend found the food to be too oily, but the rest of my party and I didn't think there was anything particularly wrong with the food. It all depends on how sensitive you are to greasiness, I suppose. I've been served oilier dishes at other places.Overall, the food was great, though a bit more expensive than what I would typically pay at other restaurants.Chang's Garden is easily overlooked, especially in the midst of restaurants like Din Tai Fung or Sinbala, but it's definitely worth anyone's visit.

This Shanghaiese restaurant is located in the same plaza as the SinBala Restaurant. Parking shouldn't be a problem during the off-peak hours. We got a seat after 15 minutes of waiting at the front entrance. If you can speak some Shanghaiese here, you'll definitely get a better service here.Tung Po Pork - Sauce wasn't too bad. Not the best pork belly, but pretty decent.Steamed Pork Buns (10 pieces, $7.95) - Not as good as Din Tai Fung's dumplings, but I can't say it's bad either. At least pork buns were juicy andShanghai Style Rice Cake ($7.95) - Probably the best dish out of the three. Flavor was great and rice cake was very chewy. If you like Korean rice cake, you'll like this too.Overall, a pretty decent restaurant. A solid 3.5 stars.

Happened to be in this area for the first time. We were recommended to go to Sinbala's but holy moly in just had to close on a Tuesday. So we came here unbeknownst.I thought the food was fairly good. The waitress had a slight frown on her face the whole time she ordered us, very interesting.The lamb stew was nice, albeit heavy-handed at times. Bitter lemon dish was killer. Price was a bit higher than average. Worthy for revisit while in the area.

Unlike some Chinese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley, this restaurant doesn't add too much MSG to their food. I've been here twice and I've enjoyed their food and service. I would definately come back again, especiall if you want to avoid the wait at Din Tai Fung and Sinbala.

This is one of the few formal Chinese restaurants I regularly visit and would recommend for people visiting. It serves both Shanghainese and Sichuan cuisines. The food is decent but not spectacular. It's suitable for family gatherings and celebration parties, but not for high end business dinner. If you can't eat too oily, you might want to remind them not to add too much oil in cooking because sometimes, the food tends to be on the oily side. My favorite dishes are:* Wine Marinated Chicken;* Pork Balls in Brown Sauce, aka braised lions head (Meatballs were very tender and mixed well with the glass noodles, napa cabbage, and bamboo.)* Boiling and spicy oil beef (Raw meat is thrown in and cooked right before serving.)* Steamed pork buns or xiao long bao.* Pork Ribs Steamed and Wrapped in Lotus LeavesBe warned that it's hard to find a parking in the lot during meal times. Service is ok. Although most patrons are Chinese, I found my Caucasian BF and other non-Asian friends love the food here as well.

This is NOT the place for in-expensive Chinese food and pleasant service! The waiters & waitresses are all 40-50 years old that are fed up with life and fed up with YOU with their minimum wage life and unhappy to serve anyone. I asked a waitress a few questions while I placed a to-go order for 4 ppl, she gave me a disturbing, disgusted and even "sighed" while I pulled out my wallet from my purse!Also they put A LOT OF MSGs IN THEIR FOOD! Gave me backache for days trying to digest the MSG out of my system.Nice if you like expensive food with MSG.

You see that seaweed fish thing in the default picture? I usually loooove that stuff, but it was super disgusting here. It tasted bitter and old.... Yuckyy!!We also ordered a pork and bamboo dish.. that was delicious! Although I've never had one that I didn't like...Then we also got a shrimp dish too. Like sauteed shrimp.. I remember this was my favorite dish as a child. I haven't had it in awhile, but when I ate it here... yucky too!The total was very expensive too.Screw this place!I only like the pork/bamboo dish and the free oranges you get at the end.That's it, the end.

You must know what to order here, otherwise it would turn into a 3 or 2 star.-Xiao Long Bao: Very tasty although takes some time for it to come out after you order-Beef Noodle Soup: Lots of flavor, is a little on the salty side. Will be thirsty afterwards, but worth it.-Do Ban Lew Ew (Fish w/Hot Bean Sauce): Should add tofu with the dish. One of the best places I had. It is sooo good to add the hot bean sauce to your rice. Ohhhh la la.-Fried Pork Chop: Unlike some places it is pretty juicy.-Lion Head: Pretty decent here. Not the best that I had but pretty good.-Dan Dan Noodle: Spicy but tasty.

This place wasn't that great. experienced better food at other Taiwanese restaurants. Every Taiwanese restaurants tastes and makes their food differently I guess.Tried their...- Fish with Chinese spinach - tastes pretty good. It goes very well with white rice.- spicy beef noodle soup : not very tasteful. Couldn't even taste the flavor.-tan tan mein: never getting it again...plain noodle with some sort of peanut sauce and chili oil. Oh, and there is no meat in this.-Jelly fish (appetizer): liked this out of all the stuff that my boyfriend and I ordered.This place was just sad :(

Chang's Garden has good Chinese food at a fair price. In SGV this gives it 3-stars, although I would probably give it 4 stars anywhere else there wasn't 1 million other options nearby. The food is a little pricey and the portions aren't particularly large. So you get what you pay for, which is a little unusual for a Chinese restaurant (where I'm used to getting more than I pay for). The fried seaweed fish is good, but not the best. The triple chow mein was standard. Their fish chowder was good but pricey. Lastly, their shrimp w/ pineapple in mayo is an interesting alternative to walnut shrimp with mayo.All in all, the food was satisfying but a little expensive. As Yelp describes a 3-star rating, it was A-OK.

Summary: Decent food. My favorite item here is the Beef Noodle SoupFood tried:Beef Noodle Soup - One of my favorites. Big bowl, lots of good beef, good flavor, good noodles. Cost more than other beef noodles ive had elsewhere but i think it's still worth it.XLB - TastyService: GoodParking: Large parking lot but still not easy to get parking sometimes.

Over priced. . . I don't care if this made the Johnathan Gold list, I just want some good food at a decent price.Food was good, but in all honestly, it was a bit pricier than other places with the same quality. I prefer May Mei a couple stores down.Cold Jellyfish appetizer- Dry and blandXLB- DeliciousWor Wonton soup- Yum, but more than I would typically payBeef rolls- Needed more sauce and the pancake was a little doughy$38 total without tip.Service was really good though. Hate to say it, but I think they cater to the non-Asian crowd. I will stick to my grunge-y Asian eateries.Accepts cards, parking in the lot, free steamed peanuts appetizer, and black bean soup for dessert (not sweet enough)

After reading The Last Chinese Chef, I was eager to try this restaurant that served many of the dishes described in the novel. On the front of the restaurant, there was a sign hanging that stated " Top 100 Chinese Restaurants". Therefore I came to Chang's Garden with very high expectations for the quality and taste of the food. I was happy to say I was not disappointed at all.I was very kindly invited to lunch with my boyfriend and his parents. All of the ordering was done by his parents who consulted with the waitress in Chinese about what was good and what was popular etc and based on recommendations. I was barely able to catch bits and pieces but I trusted that whatever was being ordered would probably not disappoint my taste buds.From what I could understand from the grownups, Chang's Garden specializes in Shanghainese cuisine as well as specialty dishes of Hangzhou. If you were to ask me what describes Shanghainese cuisine and Hangzhou cuisine, I could not tell you anything but if Chang's Garden is a good representation, then its pretty darn good!Here are the menu items that I had a chance to try. Everything kind of came in a random order. We requested that the food slowly come out so that we could talk and eat at the same time.Pork Ribs in Lotus Leaves-Steamed sticky rice with fall apart tender pork ribs wrapped in lotus leaves. The pork ribs were melt in your mouth delicious and the lotus leaves added good flavor to the rice. Very tasty appetizer to begin with. But I was scared all of the rice would ruin my appetite for the rest of the food. But I still ate my share!Madam Sung's Fish Soup-reminded me of shark fin's soup except with mushrooms and alot more textured soup fillings. A few drops of vinegar made the soup just right. Nothing too amazing about this soup.Westlake Sweet and Sour Fish- basically a steamed tilapia fish in a dark sweet almost hoisin sauce like gravy that had a tinge of vinegar. Tasty but the slimy gooey texture got to me after a while.Scallion Pancake- ALWAYS a winner with me! These were extra crispy and flaky. Cong you bing done right. I could eat these all day.Beef Rolls- Filled with beef, green onions, and parsley. Pretty tasty but dry. I think I prefer the beef rolls that are slathered in hoisin sauce...is that a crime?Minced Shrimp In Lettuce Cups- I think this was my favorite dish for the meal. Sauteed shrimp with these crunchy crouton like things in a lettuce cup. Nom! The plumpness of the shrimp combined with the crunchy texture of the "croutons" was yum yum in the tum! Biting into the lettuce cup as well gave it a refreshing bite that cut through the richness of the shrimp and fried crouton.Sauteed Greens- in Chinese it's "Da Dou Miao". Which is like pea leaves or something in english stirfried with garlic. Done well.If I were to come back, I would definitely order the minced shrimp in lettuce cup and pork ribs in lotus leave. They have such an extensive menu that I would come back to try a few other things.

Met friends on a Friday night. At 6pm the place was empty by, 6:30pm it was packed with a wait.They provide boiled peanuts to start. Not a fan of boiled peanuts, so passed.Stuck to the items that were recommended:Pork wrapped in lotus leaves. It was like the sticky rice you order at dimsum but with bigger chunks of meat. They are spareribs so be prepared for bones.Seaweed fried fish. A light, fluffy batter with a ton of flavor. Did feel like a dipping sauce would have been nice.Beef rolls. These were just awesome. It had cilantro and I don't like cilantro, but still loved it.I wanted to order a soup but got vetoed saying it's too much food. Probably true but still wanted my soup.They do charge for steamed rice. Under $2 for a tub, but charging for rice at a Chinese restaurant is like charging for tortillas at a Mexican place.

This is my favorite restaurant. You should to try.............

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