New Garden Restaurant

Me and 7 of my friends were looking for a cheap pre-flight meal and found this place. The reviews were praising the food and recommending diners to neglect the scary neighborhood and exterior. (We knew that those factors would only add to the authenticity and deliciousness of the meal.)The food and service was incredible and we got to know the hostess really well. And the ambiance is what you'd expect.By the end it was heartbreaking to tell her that we were flying back to New Jersey, the one thing preventing us from becoming regulars here.Hopefully we'll be back.I hope you are doing well, Lisa!

3 stars because the food is good. My family and I just left this place for Mother's Day celebration. The waitress is a female lady with long hair and she was so rude to us. I'mTrying to accept that maybe it's their culture but it was on another level. We wanted to order some other things on the menu and she was hesitant and tried to persuade us to not order anything else. We wanted some refills on iced tea and she persuaded us to stick with water. It was really weird.It seemed she was covering the entire place by herself but how is that our fault. So please be safe deciding if you want to come here because of this waitress. Maybe order out would be better. Ty

Finally got to try this place after 2 attempts to check it out after a post from, a social media post. The first time we tried to dine in, on a Saturday, they were swamped with to go orders and said the wait for seating/food was at least 2 hour wait. Then tried again to just get food to go on a regular work day, only to find out they are closed between the hours of 3 P - 4:30 P (which is not posted on this yelp, but via a sign on the doors). So I arrived at 11:55 AM on Saturday to try and get in to place an order to go. They opened at 12:00 noon and I was second in person to place an order to go; however, it took 30 minutes for the order to be completed (which is understandable, since the just opened for business). This is an old establishment, which is in an old medium size place with several tables and sizes available. It is rather warm inside, which could be due to them just opening and starting AC, can't say...but it was rather warm inside with only ceiling fans running. I ordered the chicken chop suey and their infamous "big egg rolls," which are 2 count per order but only for $5.00. The chop suey is moderately sauced with mainly bean sprouts and good amount of protein. It's hard to describe the egg rolls which appears to be loosely packed mixture of mainly bean sprouts, some cabbage and meat (possibly chicken & pork) in regular egg roll skin, then it may be dipped in a egg/flour batter of some sort. They are big, but a little greasy likely due to the batter. But everything was seasoned ok. My order also included a cup of their egg drop soup and wonton chips. The place was being cared for by 5 gentlemen in the front of the house and they were all friendly & professional. This place was definitely was established many years ago and had that old Americanized Chinese vibe of the 50's-70's, which is not a bad thing.

I had to cruise downtown and try this place out because of all the buzz it's been getting on social medial as of late...and it was SO worth it! You can tell the restaurant has history. While I was waiting for my food, I met a woman who has been going there since she was a child and she absolutely loves it. I ordered the beef and broccoli and an order of the sesame chicken. They were right around $11 each for massive portions! And everything was delicious. My only regret is that I didn't try one of their huge egg rolls. It just gives me a reason to return. Oh, as of this writing you cannot enter through the back door anymore...the place is just gotten too busy. BUT, the restrooms are located through the kitchen if you really want to get the full tour. Enjoy!

Been Around For a WhileNew Garden Restaurant has been around for a long time, not sure how impasse this place by, until today. All I have tonsay is our food was really good as was the service.This little gem of a restaurant is family-owned and operated and their portions are generous, to say the least. Our food was served piping hot when it arrived and everything was really delicious. On this visit we shared the fried won tons, egg flower soup, egg rolls, chicken chow mein, pork fried rice, and seasme chicken. All our entrees were cooked to order, perfectly seasoned, and very tasty.If you're look for good Chinese food give this place a try, it doesn't disappoint.

I like some of the food. The place was busy at lunch time . Was told it was a 45 minutes wait time for dine in no problem. Ordered ice tea which was ok but we where served with child cups. The big size egg rolls was a nice presentation it had no seasoning it was bland sweet and sour wouldn't help. The rice tasted really good, there Sweet and sour chicken was different almost look like crab puff. The pepper steak with steam rice was real good. Ordered a vegetable lo mein, lacking vegetables, and too much soy sauce over the noodles. Good luck

Couldn't wait to try this place for dinner after watching several TikTok videos about this "hidden gem" in the heart of Phoenix's near Southside since the 40s. A Chinese restaurant in the hood since the 40s? With the entrance into the kitchen from the back parking lot? Who knew? Well. . . if you grew up in the neighborhood or heard about it through generations of family members, that was this kind of place. Met up with friends to check it out. Ok. First, the food since that was the only redeeming experience. Fabulous, fabulous and plentiful, delicious, and crazy cheap. However, that may explain why everything else about the restaurant was, well, icky. Nice family waitstaff when they did show up. A 50 minute wait for food (which we were warned about by staff), and over half of the 10 tables were filled with families of 5 to 8 adults, teens, children, and crying babies. No air conditioning. No cool back door entrance through the kitchen. The floors were filthy and disgusting like you'd see in a roadside gas station bathroom. People even dropped food and just kicked it aside. WOW! It truly didn't look like the floors had been swept and cleaned in years. Clearly it's about the great food alone. It's a tough area, but with the new light rail being built out front perhaps this may bring progress to the area and restaurant after decades of neglect surrounding it. Many families fill the place very likely because the food is awesome, cheap, and 4 entrees can feed eight people. I'd definitely go back for lunch perhaps one day, but ownership has to clean up. Carry out seems to be the fastest (a 30 min wait).

After waiting an hour to place an order the food was okay. They're closed for a hour each day I didn't know that before I drove a hour. The restaurant could use some upgrades too. The establishment is very old.

I love the vibe. Came here with a hangover New Year's Day.Egg soup yummy. Orange chicken super tasty. I'd prefer white meat but I know that's a me thing. Egg roll wasn't rolled in a wrapper but rather coated and deep fried kinda like relleno. I liked it a lot. Light and crispy. White rice bland but they have table salt. Prices amazing for downtown area. Fast and friendly service. She didn't speak much English but that just makes it feel authentic. Obviously a family business; Toddler running around speaking Mandarin was adorable. Open on Monday. I'll be back.

Amazing food and service every time. I've been going to this spot since I was a baby.