Good Buddy Restaurant

Lunch menu item was ok but nothing outstanding

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Love their Honey Garlic ribs. Consistently yummy! Have yet to have a bad meal
Here food always tastes fresh!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our meal was without a doubt some of the worst food we have ever had. We have eaten many times at the location just off Whyte ave, and the meals have always been excellent. This location in Sherwood Park.......not even a glimmer of similarity. I rarely ever leave a negative review, but this evening's meal was atrocious. We had to leave our food on the table, mostly uneaten, pay our bill and leave. We will never be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

First, the pros. The value is high; a $100-120 takeout meal will feed my family of four for three meals. The dishes are also consistent; you know what you're getting and they rarely stray from a mostly good dish. It's highly westernized Chinese food, which to be honest works well in Sherwood Park. You're not getting traditional Chinese dishes, but that's not what they're striving for here either. I rarely get a dish that is outright bad, either; maybe a single dish every ten orders.

Delivery is fast (sometimes too fast!) and the older man who handles takeout payments / pickup is always prompt and friendly. The pickup deal is amazing, too, when you consider that you also save on delivery fees and tips (I don't tip on pickup; only delivery or table service). I haven't dined in here for over a decade, so I can't speak to that experience.

Next, the cons. The sauces are a bit too much at times and there's usually one dish that's too salty or sweet. The sweet and sour pork (too sweet) and the beef and vegetable (too salty) come to mind, even after considering that this is takeout food.

I also wish they had more dim sum options, specifically sesame balls and steamed rice noodle rolls. That said, there's not many dim sum options in Sherwood Park so I'll take what I can get. I would love to have some traditional Chinese dishes offered (I love century eggs), but understand why they haven't offered them here yet. Maybe as Sherwood Park very slowly diversifies, so will their menu.

To sum it up, Good Buddy is my go-to for westernized Chinese food in Sherwood Park. Yes, there are better options in Edmonton, but we're not in Edmonton. There are room for improvements, but they're generally pretty good. Until a new restaurant truly challenges them, they're the number one in Sherwood Park.

Parking: There is a shared strip mall parking lot with tons of parking. Other business that share the lot are either very small or are closed by the time supper begins.

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Scallop and Shrimp Dumplings, Chicken Chow Mein, Dumplings, Dim Sum, Chop Suey

I’ve been here twice and really liked the all-day dim sum and friendly, welcoming service. We had beef with flat rice noodles which were amazing. Also loved the yum yum prawns and curried squid. The seafood was cooked perfectly both times. Will definitely return, and I plan to post photos of the delicious food too!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Dim Sum, Curry Squid

JUST Awful. I've been to numerous Chinese restaurants, comparable to this one- the food is Awful, horrible taste. The material on the chairs looks as if it has never been cleaned since placed in the restaurant. I felt so uncomfortable while dining. I only give one star as there is no option for zero 00000 . I would not recommend!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Fast service, good food, cheap price

The food came out really fast, which I thought was great. It didn't taste good. We had chicken Chow Mein. It was soggy and tasteless. Beef and broccoli was rubbery. Rice was super dry. Spring rolls were good though!

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Rolls

Great food and great prices

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our go to Chinese restaurant for years. High quality ingredients, good service, good prices. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our go to Chinese restaurant for years. High quality ingredients, good service, good prices. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful food with huge servings! First time here it was awesome very tasty

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a really great anniversary party with over 20 guests here. The service was excellent, the food was fresh, tasty and plentiful. Thanks to Jimmy for the great evening!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always good food and service. Nice variety. I like it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food came out Very quick! It was hot and fresh. And great service! We had a drive home, so they had us paid and out the door
Thank you

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5