Food we get from here is always fresh and hot and tasty. We have tried several items except seafood. All very tasty. Only downside to them is they love the use of garlic. However that's not a negative for our family! Lol
Christa F.
Best Chinese in Ankeny!!! This is one of my very favorite restaurants. Jade Garden has been in business for over 35 years and their food is fantastic. They have a large menu, including an excellent lunch menu, and they are always happy to tweak a dish for you. For example, I love their chicken and vegetables which is not a spicy dish, but if I ask them to make it spicy they do it in a heartbeat and do it well. The dinner for two is amazing and their shrimp with lobster sauce is wonderful. Actually, I have truly enjoyed every meal I have ever had there. They offer pick up and delivery and when I have ordered delivery they have popped up on my doorstep in under the estimated time with piping hot food. Hooray!!! I strongly encourage you to order your next Chinese meal with Jade Garden.
Anne A.
I ordered because a neighbor raves about this place. I opened the entree and it was 75% full, so I wasn't impressed to start. The egg rolls were way over done, and the sesame chicken tasted like old oil. Won't be back.
C7014PFjimp
My wife and I worked late and drove to Ankeny to make a purchase/pick up. We were starving. It was almost 9 and with the Covid pandemic everything was closed early. I was craving fried rice so I was so happy to see that Jade Garden was open for take out. My fried rice was amazing! Full of chicken and veggies. My wife's shrimp lomein was the best she's had. Crab Rangoon was excellent. Great contact free curbside pickup. The portions were huge and a great value!
Jim L.
We been eating at Jade Garden since the early 90's. Always great, consistent food. Service is always excellent. Never had a bad experience.
Jessica M.
This pains me to write as I enjoy the food here so much, but after a few odd experiences I'm not sure how often I'll be back. Lunch service is slow, so, so slow. I have to wonder if the main server holds the orders or of this kitchen operates unlike any other restaurant, because the only times food comes out when I have one particular server it is multiple orders at once. For example, a Saturday lunch there was another table near me who was there before me, and another table was seated a good twenty minutes after I ordered. In a small room you can hear everyone order, we all had quick fried apps like crab rangoons and egg rolls and the appetizers for all three tables came out together despite ordering at very different times. Same with our entrees. Dining alone it took an hour to get my meal. No, it was not especially busy. Any time you see the server bringing anything out, she has items for multiple tables. I'm all for efficiency but this doesn't work when customers are coming in at different times. Also, how does a Chinese restaurant that serves hot tea not have iced tea except in bottles? This is so bizarre. And bottled tea is just terrible. I've always thought Jade had really good food, but it's getting difficult to want to go there no matter how much I might be craving it because the service is so frustrating.
jp0255
Best Mongolian beef in town! Best server in town, she has been there for 20 years. Friendly service and delicious food for a reasonable price.
Markgolf1
Dine-in or carry out their food is delicious. Quality, flavor and selection is great. Food is always consistent time after time. One of our favorite places to eat in Ankeny.
64JFT64
Very good Chinese food and a great value. Always good service and many choices on the food bar. We eat here often.
Samantha H.
We have ordered Jade Garden "to go" many times with delivery. Our food was always hot and fresh with super speedy delivery. Today we chose to dine in and were so impressed with the quality of service, cleanliness of dining areas and of course the delicious food. The egg rolls and crab Rangoon are full of filling and flavorful with a crisp crust. The empress chicken is best I've ever had with tender, yet crisp veggies in a special sauce with real breaded chicken chunks. Way to go Jade Garden you have landed some customers for life!
My son and I came here for dinner. It was very clean. The staff are very friendly. They have a small bar and drinks are reasonably priced. The food was good. I had beef lo mein and my son had combo lo mein and egg drop soup. The only issue I had was that the fried rice did not have much flavor but everything else was good.
Kent C.
My wife and I eat here fairly frequently for lunch. The lunch specials are a good deal for the price; hot tea, soup, entree, white or fried rice. We both usually pick an entree with lots of veggies and are very happy with the flavor. Restaurant tends not to be very busy at lunch time, service is good, and the food comes fast. I highly recommend this lunch option.
Shauna H.
The food at Jade Garden is closer to traditional Chinese food and is amazing! It is so much better than the Chinese fast food chains! It's fresh and made to order. The egg drop soup is natural colored and contains vegetables (which I love). The egg rolls are large and full of meat and veggies, and delicious. Today I had the Mongolian beef and my husband had General Tso's chicken. Both were cooked to perfection. The chicken was spicy as expected but it was a flavorful spice, not just the kind that burns your tastebuds. The Mongolian beef was tender and flavorful, not overly sweet. The only reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is because the staff is rather cold and distant, and not attentive enough. It took quite a while to be helped and to get refills. But as far as food quality, quantity and flavor, 5 stars!
Karen R
Love going to Jade Garden, the egg drop soup is very good. Never had anything I didn't like there. Service is very good and servers are friendly and helpful.
Food we get from here is always fresh and hot and tasty. We have tried several items except seafood. All very tasty. Only downside to them is they love the use of garlic. However that's not a negative for our family! Lol
Best Chinese in Ankeny!!! This is one of my very favorite restaurants. Jade Garden has been in business for over 35 years and their food is fantastic. They have a large menu, including an excellent lunch menu, and they are always happy to tweak a dish for you. For example, I love their chicken and vegetables which is not a spicy dish, but if I ask them to make it spicy they do it in a heartbeat and do it well. The dinner for two is amazing and their shrimp with lobster sauce is wonderful. Actually, I have truly enjoyed every meal I have ever had there. They offer pick up and delivery and when I have ordered delivery they have popped up on my doorstep in under the estimated time with piping hot food. Hooray!!! I strongly encourage you to order your next Chinese meal with Jade Garden.
I ordered because a neighbor raves about this place. I opened the entree and it was 75% full, so I wasn't impressed to start. The egg rolls were way over done, and the sesame chicken tasted like old oil. Won't be back.
My wife and I worked late and drove to Ankeny to make a purchase/pick up. We were starving. It was almost 9 and with the Covid pandemic everything was closed early. I was craving fried rice so I was so happy to see that Jade Garden was open for take out. My fried rice was amazing! Full of chicken and veggies. My wife's shrimp lomein was the best she's had. Crab Rangoon was excellent. Great contact free curbside pickup. The portions were huge and a great value!
We been eating at Jade Garden since the early 90's. Always great, consistent food. Service is always excellent. Never had a bad experience.
This pains me to write as I enjoy the food here so much, but after a few odd experiences I'm not sure how often I'll be back. Lunch service is slow, so, so slow. I have to wonder if the main server holds the orders or of this kitchen operates unlike any other restaurant, because the only times food comes out when I have one particular server it is multiple orders at once. For example, a Saturday lunch there was another table near me who was there before me, and another table was seated a good twenty minutes after I ordered. In a small room you can hear everyone order, we all had quick fried apps like crab rangoons and egg rolls and the appetizers for all three tables came out together despite ordering at very different times. Same with our entrees. Dining alone it took an hour to get my meal. No, it was not especially busy. Any time you see the server bringing anything out, she has items for multiple tables. I'm all for efficiency but this doesn't work when customers are coming in at different times. Also, how does a Chinese restaurant that serves hot tea not have iced tea except in bottles? This is so bizarre. And bottled tea is just terrible. I've always thought Jade had really good food, but it's getting difficult to want to go there no matter how much I might be craving it because the service is so frustrating.
Best Mongolian beef in town! Best server in town, she has been there for 20 years. Friendly service and delicious food for a reasonable price.
Dine-in or carry out their food is delicious. Quality, flavor and selection is great. Food is always consistent time after time. One of our favorite places to eat in Ankeny.
Very good Chinese food and a great value. Always good service and many choices on the food bar. We eat here often.
We have ordered Jade Garden "to go" many times with delivery. Our food was always hot and fresh with super speedy delivery. Today we chose to dine in and were so impressed with the quality of service, cleanliness of dining areas and of course the delicious food. The egg rolls and crab Rangoon are full of filling and flavorful with a crisp crust. The empress chicken is best I've ever had with tender, yet crisp veggies in a special sauce with real breaded chicken chunks. Way to go Jade Garden you have landed some customers for life!
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My son and I came here for dinner. It was very clean. The staff are very friendly. They have a small bar and drinks are reasonably priced. The food was good. I had beef lo mein and my son had combo lo mein and egg drop soup. The only issue I had was that the fried rice did not have much flavor but everything else was good.
My wife and I eat here fairly frequently for lunch. The lunch specials are a good deal for the price; hot tea, soup, entree, white or fried rice. We both usually pick an entree with lots of veggies and are very happy with the flavor. Restaurant tends not to be very busy at lunch time, service is good, and the food comes fast. I highly recommend this lunch option.
The food at Jade Garden is closer to traditional Chinese food and is amazing! It is so much better than the Chinese fast food chains! It's fresh and made to order. The egg drop soup is natural colored and contains vegetables (which I love). The egg rolls are large and full of meat and veggies, and delicious. Today I had the Mongolian beef and my husband had General Tso's chicken. Both were cooked to perfection. The chicken was spicy as expected but it was a flavorful spice, not just the kind that burns your tastebuds. The Mongolian beef was tender and flavorful, not overly sweet. The only reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is because the staff is rather cold and distant, and not attentive enough. It took quite a while to be helped and to get refills. But as far as food quality, quantity and flavor, 5 stars!
Love going to Jade Garden, the egg drop soup is very good. Never had anything I didn't like there. Service is very good and servers are friendly and helpful.