China Garden

10 Main St, Essex Junction
(802) 879-8888

Recent Reviews

Margaret Crider

We’ve consistently ordered from here and tend to always like it but the last couple of times we’ve ordered the dishes have been protein light and veggie heavy. The hunan chicken didn’t have enough chicken for two people but tons of broccoli. I also get frustrated when the menu says a dish contains certain ingredients that are never included. We’ll prob take a break and try some other places.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Daniel

Food is cheap, ready fast, and average for Chinese in the area.Almost always ready in 10-15 minutes. I have even seen faster.The combo portions are the perfect size for one person.Really can't complain.Parking: A variety of parking spots right outside the front.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Laurie Lawrence-Pepin

Food good, but prices have gone up.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chris Shedd

Great place to get takeout any night: always friendly staff. Eat there at least once a week.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken

Devin Healy

Know the drill have your phone number ready get good no frills to go Chinese food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stuart Floyd

The food is always good and consistent all the times we have ordered take out. Staff always super friendly. We have has many many menu items and have liked them all so far. Moderately priced, easy access for pick up. This is take out only, no dine in.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef with Broccoli, Sesame Chicken, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Wonton Soup, Chicken Fried Rice

Harjit D.

It's very basic and "cheap" Chinese food. Taste and quality is average. The takeout process is very weird as you can't enter the store but have to deal with payment and pickup via a plexiglass built into the door. This is remnant from peak COVID times but they seem to not get the memo!

Rooples

Good food, but they're still in covid mode with the whole airlock thing at the door. There's a crack where you stick your card in to pay and then this double door thing where they slide the bag of food into and then you open your side. It's pretty ridiculous. Plus communication is non-existent. I gotta talk through the tiny card crack so they can hear me, and I gotta put my ear to it to hear them. It's especially annoying to pick up food when the weather is garbage. I guess they like not having to clean the restaurant, but there's so many other options, and it's a big enough annoyance that I just go elsewhere now. Maybe I'd come back if they ditched the airlock.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 3

Andrew

Great place, good food, will definitely be backVegetarian options: Good variety of optionsParking: Easy to parkKid-friendliness: My kid loves the food here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken, Boneless Spare Ribs, Wonton Soup, Lobster Lo Mein

Karen Steel

Absolutely TERRIBLE, NOT edible, AND expensive . Plus it’s a hole in the wall, can’t even walk in, food is thrown at you from and opening in a screen, worst take EVER from

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ethan Hill

Great food for a great price, plus staff is always friendly when I go to pick up

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ariel

Came from out of state this food definitely not up to par super oily no flavor and doesn’t taste like Chinese food at all I guess ok for Vermont since there is no real Chinese food here unfortunately nice lady but needs work on cooking

Jill Rouleau

Tried it a few times as it is close by. Meh food, my favorite take out is fried rice and it came with large chunks of raw onions and other veggies that were not enjoyable. The only thing I'd probably get here again is their lo mein.They have an option to order online which I love but it will allow you to add a tip but you pay when you get there. I noted the price online and when you pay/sign the tip is included in your price from the online order but not disclosed on the receipt and is perceived as such. So they set you up to pay $$$$ but double tipping them. Kind of shady.

Roxy Paquette

I hate to do this because I enjoy the food here and the lady who works the counter is very nice, but my husband and I have now each gotten staples in our food. The first time it happened we thought maybe the staple from the bag fell in the container when we opened the bag, but this time it was in my sealed General Tso’s Chicken container. I guess they aren’t careful when packaging up the food. It’s a shame but my husband and I are done with them out of self preservation.

Jeremy Wimble

Solid Chinese-American food and very friendly service! The girl at the window was so nice. We ordered through a small window (was difficult to hear, maybe a small screen cut-out would be helpful?) around 5pm on a Sunday night, and food was ready in about 10 minutes and very hot and fresh. Really great chicken teriyaki skewers and egg rolls. Good amount of food for the price, although I was surprised the chicken teriyaki skewers didn't come with white rice, but I was so full I didn't need it! Made two meals easy. Overall a great little place, and I would definitely go again.

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