A rare gem in the desert! This is hands down the best Chinese restaurant I have ever been to. I live in Hawaii now and am surrounded by many different ethnic foods, but everything pales in comparison to Green Tea Garden. When I occasionally visit the Antelope Valley I ALWAYS have to drop by for their Chicken Lo Mein and Egg Rolls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayla W.
Seriously so disappointed in the customer service, or lack thereof. I have enjoyed coming to this place for the past couple years but I will never be coming here again after the experience I had today. Other dishes I have ordered here in the past I've liked--which is why I have been coming back. Today, I ordered a dish (for takeout) I hadn't before tried and this was the first time I ended up not liking it at all and couldn't eat my meal. So I called them asking if they could accommodate me in replacing it for a new dish I could enjoy (also mentioned that I would keep this in mind so I know just not to order this specific thing in the future because there are others I know I enjoy) but she (the owner I believe), just kept telling me that that's how they have made it for years and will not replace it for something else (it should not matter if that's been a restaurants recipe or not, if we as customers don't end up liking what we ordered, enough to not be able to eat, we should be accommodated to get something else -- we pay & tip respectfully to be served in return in an appropriate professional manner). Be aware and cautious when ordering here because you will not be accommodated at all if you order something you don't like or can't eat. I personally don't care how good a restaurants food is or can be -- you cannot expect respectful, considerate or professional business practices from this restaurant as a consumer and for that alone, I will be taking my business elsewhere.
James Shaw
So I ordered fried rice and kung pao chicken to go. 30 plus minute's later, I have to go find somebody to ask where the heck is my food. A new lady comes out and say it's been right here n the back all this time. I asked why didn't the lady I ordered from advise you I was waiting n the front for my food. She just walked off saying nobody tell her. No need to visit again with this service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Chante M.
Great food!! Great service. Visiting friends and they treated me here. The best in California City!
Cowboy Jim
So I ordered fried rice and kung pao chicken to go. 30 plus minute's later, I have to go find somebody to ask where the heck is my food. A new lady comes out and say it's been right here n the back all this time. I asked why didn't the lady I ordered from advise you I was waiting n the front for my food. She just walked off saying nobody tell her. No need to visit again with this service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Francesca Moody
I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is very authentic. I love it???! I haven’t eaten here for a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Beaulieu
Great food we had a dinner of 13 the services great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Special Orange Chicken, Won Ton Soup, Sweet and Sour Chicken
Steve G.
Undoubtedly some of the worst customer service you’ll ever experience, unfortunately. I’d highly recommend taking your money and time elsewhere. Life’s far too short and food is way too expensive to have a restaurant that’s supposed to make you feel good & comfortable before your meal—make you feel uneasy, tense or on-edge. Wish they treated people with more respect and consideration, this doesn’t seem to be the first complaint addressing this issue.
Service: 1
Pastora Martinez
New around here and I have never eaten here but I called recently to order pick up and whoever was on the other end was rude and unprofessional and didn’t want to take my order and even asked me what did I want in a rude unprofessional tone, after that I figured what type of establishment it was and just know even tho I never got to dine here the service sucks and they need to act more professional and courteous to customers especially potential ones. Now I know if I ever crave Chinese or something I need to take my business elsewhere.
Service: 1
Kayla W.
Seriously so disappointed in the customer service, or lack thereof. I have enjoyed coming to this place for the past couple years but I will never be coming here again after the experience I had today. Other dishes I have ordered here in the past I’ve liked—which is why I have been coming back. Today, I ordered a dish (for takeout) I hadn’t before tried and this was the first time I ended up not liking it at all and couldn’t eat my meal. So I called them asking if they could accommodate me in replacing it for a new dish I could enjoy (also mentioned that I would keep this in mind so I know just not to order this specific thing in the future because there are others I know I enjoy) but she (the owner I believe), just kept telling me that that’s how they have made it for years and will not replace it for something else (it should not matter if that’s been a restaurants recipe or not, if we as customers don’t end up liking what we ordered, enough to not be able to eat, we should be accommodated to get something else — we pay & tip respectfully to be served in return in an appropriate professional manner). Be aware and cautious when ordering here because you will not be accommodated at all if you order something you don’t like or can’t eat. I personally don’t care how good a restaurants food is or can be — you cannot expect respectful, considerate or professional business practices from this restaurant as a consumer and for that alone, I will be taking my business elsewhere.
Good quality, good portions and friendly service. Get everything you want when the server arrives with your food because they usually don't check back. We had trouble getting their attention for refills and again for the bill.
Fredricka Dick
Holly, the owner is very nice and the food is excellent ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Won Ton Soup
Beta Loop
The food and service are fine, and it's a nice sit-down atmosphere for those who don't care for the fast-food atmosphere at many Chinese restaurants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew C.
Lackluster food items, with a price that doesn't reflect in the overall quality. It is decent, not bad, and not great. The servers aren't all too attentive, but they are nice. The inside is pretty cozy however. The side items are only okay as well. Going there a few times, nothing has really stood out overall. Worth a try, as this is the only Chinese restaurant out here in California City. Shame to say chain Chinese places are actually better quality. Overall, 5.5/10
Kara Jones
Green Tea is the best location for Chinese food. It's still my favorite and I live far away now. Green Tea tastes like home. The restaurant ambiance is great. The decor is lovely and the lighting is nice. The fresh tea you get when you dine in is always delicious. Some of my favorite dishes are the sizzling rice soup, paper wrapped chicken, Kung pao chicken or beef, sweet and sour shrimp, and bean curd in brown sauce. Whether I'm getting take-out or dining in, the service I get is always phenomenal. The staff remember you and ask how you're doing. Whenever I'm back to visit, Green Tea is the first restaurant I go to.
A rare gem in the desert! This is hands down the best Chinese restaurant I have ever been to. I live in Hawaii now and am surrounded by many different ethnic foods, but everything pales in comparison to Green Tea Garden. When I occasionally visit the Antelope Valley I ALWAYS have to drop by for their Chicken Lo Mein and Egg Rolls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Seriously so disappointed in the customer service, or lack thereof. I have enjoyed coming to this place for the past couple years but I will never be coming here again after the experience I had today. Other dishes I have ordered here in the past I've liked--which is why I have been coming back. Today, I ordered a dish (for takeout) I hadn't before tried and this was the first time I ended up not liking it at all and couldn't eat my meal. So I called them asking if they could accommodate me in replacing it for a new dish I could enjoy (also mentioned that I would keep this in mind so I know just not to order this specific thing in the future because there are others I know I enjoy) but she (the owner I believe), just kept telling me that that's how they have made it for years and will not replace it for something else (it should not matter if that's been a restaurants recipe or not, if we as customers don't end up liking what we ordered, enough to not be able to eat, we should be accommodated to get something else -- we pay & tip respectfully to be served in return in an appropriate professional manner). Be aware and cautious when ordering here because you will not be accommodated at all if you order something you don't like or can't eat. I personally don't care how good a restaurants food is or can be -- you cannot expect respectful, considerate or professional business practices from this restaurant as a consumer and for that alone, I will be taking my business elsewhere.
So I ordered fried rice and kung pao chicken to go. 30 plus minute's later, I have to go find somebody to ask where the heck is my food. A new lady comes out and say it's been right here n the back all this time. I asked why didn't the lady I ordered from advise you I was waiting n the front for my food. She just walked off saying nobody tell her. No need to visit again with this service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great food!! Great service. Visiting friends and they treated me here. The best in California City!
So I ordered fried rice and kung pao chicken to go. 30 plus minute's later, I have to go find somebody to ask where the heck is my food. A new lady comes out and say it's been right here n the back all this time. I asked why didn't the lady I ordered from advise you I was waiting n the front for my food. She just walked off saying nobody tell her. No need to visit again with this service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is very authentic. I love it???! I haven’t eaten here for a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food we had a dinner of 13 the services great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Special Orange Chicken, Won Ton Soup, Sweet and Sour Chicken
Undoubtedly some of the worst customer service you’ll ever experience, unfortunately. I’d highly recommend taking your money and time elsewhere. Life’s far too short and food is way too expensive to have a restaurant that’s supposed to make you feel good & comfortable before your meal—make you feel uneasy, tense or on-edge. Wish they treated people with more respect and consideration, this doesn’t seem to be the first complaint addressing this issue.
Service: 1
New around here and I have never eaten here but I called recently to order pick up and whoever was on the other end was rude and unprofessional and didn’t want to take my order and even asked me what did I want in a rude unprofessional tone, after that I figured what type of establishment it was and just know even tho I never got to dine here the service sucks and they need to act more professional and courteous to customers especially potential ones. Now I know if I ever crave Chinese or something I need to take my business elsewhere.
Service: 1
Seriously so disappointed in the customer service, or lack thereof. I have enjoyed coming to this place for the past couple years but I will never be coming here again after the experience I had today. Other dishes I have ordered here in the past I’ve liked—which is why I have been coming back. Today, I ordered a dish (for takeout) I hadn’t before tried and this was the first time I ended up not liking it at all and couldn’t eat my meal. So I called them asking if they could accommodate me in replacing it for a new dish I could enjoy (also mentioned that I would keep this in mind so I know just not to order this specific thing in the future because there are others I know I enjoy) but she (the owner I believe), just kept telling me that that’s how they have made it for years and will not replace it for something else (it should not matter if that’s been a restaurants recipe or not, if we as customers don’t end up liking what we ordered, enough to not be able to eat, we should be accommodated to get something else — we pay & tip respectfully to be served in return in an appropriate professional manner). Be aware and cautious when ordering here because you will not be accommodated at all if you order something you don’t like or can’t eat. I personally don’t care how good a restaurants food is or can be — you cannot expect respectful, considerate or professional business practices from this restaurant as a consumer and for that alone, I will be taking my business elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Good quality, good portions and friendly service. Get everything you want when the server arrives with your food because they usually don't check back. We had trouble getting their attention for refills and again for the bill.
Holly, the owner is very nice and the food is excellent ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Won Ton Soup
The food and service are fine, and it's a nice sit-down atmosphere for those who don't care for the fast-food atmosphere at many Chinese restaurants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lackluster food items, with a price that doesn't reflect in the overall quality. It is decent, not bad, and not great. The servers aren't all too attentive, but they are nice. The inside is pretty cozy however. The side items are only okay as well. Going there a few times, nothing has really stood out overall. Worth a try, as this is the only Chinese restaurant out here in California City. Shame to say chain Chinese places are actually better quality. Overall, 5.5/10
Green Tea is the best location for Chinese food. It's still my favorite and I live far away now. Green Tea tastes like home. The restaurant ambiance is great. The decor is lovely and the lighting is nice. The fresh tea you get when you dine in is always delicious. Some of my favorite dishes are the sizzling rice soup, paper wrapped chicken, Kung pao chicken or beef, sweet and sour shrimp, and bean curd in brown sauce. Whether I'm getting take-out or dining in, the service I get is always phenomenal. The staff remember you and ask how you're doing. Whenever I'm back to visit, Green Tea is the first restaurant I go to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5