Soup near Silverton

“A lavender latte on the back porch overlooking the river on a nice day is just divine. I was excited today, for I had never been upstairs and it was so cozy for a cold morning! It was kid friendly with a rug to play tic-tac-toe and stacking blocks on. I also really appreciate that the seating is kind of spaced out into little nooks so you can have your own quiet space.“

“This was our first time here as we do not live in the area. Really good food. And great service. We ordered their Thurs dinner special (weekly German dish) and their famous Turkey Cran w/Avocado on a croissant sandwich that Lorine our server recommended. Both were absolutely delicious. And we will be back for both for sure. But the weekly special Konisberger klopse was soooo good we had to purchase 2 more orders to go.The owner made it a point to go to all the tables to check on each customer. That was very nice and made the place seem personable and small town hospitable. Nice touch and he was a very nice guy. As is his daughter, our server. The whole place is family.So If your thinking to give this place a try, just do it. You are sure to love the food and will be glad you tried it. And it's wonderful to support the small businesses in the area as well. ?“

“Food tasted good, but felt overpriced. $12 for my plain sausage on a bun and another $5 for fries felt like a lot. Add a drink and tip, and you're well over $20. I will probably be back for buying frozen sausages to take home, though. Staff were friendly and attentive, and the tables outside were nice.“

“Our first time here: Dinner for two. Vegetable Lomein, Hot & Spicy Chicken, Egg Drop Soup, and Crab Puffs were all really good! Server was polite, but so soft spoken :) Prices were good. We will definitely return.Vegetarian options: A section of Veg options, but only one with Tofu as prime. The Veg Lomein was great!“

“We've been wanting to try Happy Garden for a while and finally pulled the trigger the other night.We got a sampling of a few "safe" dishes to get a feel for the food, though when we went to pick it up, we realized that was ill-advised. The order total (which we didn't get over the phone) gave us a bit of sticker shock, as it was $75 for two adults and a child. But, holy moly, that was a lot of food, leftovers enough for a couple of nights! So, accounting for the leftovers we got out of it, the price wasn't bad and ended up on par with the pretty good pizza place 5 miles down the road (also lots of leftovers from that place).The kicker is that the food was actually pretty good! Granted I probably wouldn't know any "authentic" Chinese if I was served it, I'll say I'm not a fan of the heavily Americanized Chinese foods out there that are over-fried before being soaked in an overly sweet sauce that you're pretty sure is just a bad take on ketchup. That Chinese is easy to find and I'm happy to say that Happy Garden is NOT that type of place. So, while I may not be able to attest to authenticity, I can say that what we had was just genuinely good food. The fried dishes were fried correctly, so that they were crispy but not oily. The sweet and sour chicken even kept a nice bite to it after being coated in the sauce! (and they didn't cheat by overcooking it and passing off crunchy for crispy). The kung pao chicken was not overly sweet and had a nice kick. Though I should mention that if you like the starchy, dark, sweet sauce in your kung pao (i.e., Panda Express style), you may want to pass on Happy Garden's version; theirs doesn't resemble that much, though I'd argue it's much better for it. Pot stickers and lo mein were both good as well. And, generally speaking, all of the vegetables were cooked but crisp, and the dishes all had a balanced flavor, where nothing overwhelmed and nothing was bland.Food and price aside, we have no complaints about service. The food was ready on time, hot, and handed to us by a very friendly person (possibly an owner?). Since it's just takeout, there's not much to the service aspect to rate, but what there is was top notch.Overall, I'd say if you're in the Silverton-Mt. Angel area, Happy Garden is the place to go for Chinese. It's certainly now on our top 5 for go-to takeout places!“