Reviews of First Garden Chinese Restaurant (Restaurant)

381 Boston Post Rd, Guilford, CT 06437, United States

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REVIEWS OF First Garden Chinese Restaurant IN Connecticut

Sara King

Food is not that great and the place is dirty

Nancy Inorio

Andrew Bastian

Good place! Good Food! The management is nice!

Andrew Taylor

For takeout Chinese, it doesn't get much better. No credit cards, which can be a problem, but there's an ATM and it is cheap enough that it's no biggie. The owners are incredibly nice, too. At one point we actually totally forgot cash, but they fed us anyway and we paid the next day.

Christine Jasudowicz

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Marian Walker

I really enjoyed the meal.

Chuck Venter

Not much to look at but the food is giod

Jim Kohn

Super nice family, prompt and courteous service, and as good as any Chinese food to be found around the shoreline. I really like this place and I really like these people.

John Gagliardi

Dumplings are off the chain! And dem chicken sticks!!! Makes me drive 30min just for them !

Kelly Stoyak

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Nora Amer

The food there is DELICIOUS! They always know what I would order {Chicken Vegetable w/ spicy curry} or { Chicken Lo Mein} This Restaurant is a five star for me!

Barry Prescott

Authentic and really good

Craig Nezlo

Best Chinese food around!!

User jolene Anonymous

Great food , Great people..

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David Slade

Good food, but allow extra time for pick up as it's very busy on a Friday evening. Remember, cash or check only, ATM on premises with low fee. Just my 2nd visit, but I'll be going again.

Brian Murray

Best Chinese take out ever.

Bob M.

Many years ago I would get take out from Lion City. I am back in the area now - and recently I stopped at Lion City and was delighted to see the owner Ming still cooking, his wife carefully tending to the spareribs under the broiler and now his son cooking. The great news - the food was as good as I remembered it. Even though I live in an adjacent town, I prefer to jump on the highway and pickup food there. SPECIAL NOTE: The spareribs are soft and moist and the sauce is incredible. I would definitely give Lion City a try.

Ben Lebow

Been ordering from this place for years, generally they are the best takeout Chinese in Guilford in my opinion. Sure you get a bad meal every once in a while, but that can happen anywhere. The quality of the food is fairly good, when you pick up food the restaurant has always been clean from observation. I only really have two gripes with the place, one is that when ordering sometimes you have to repeat yourself and the person cuts you off mid order to confirm the previous item. I'm patient, so I can deal with it, although I can see less patient people getting annoyed. The only other issue I see is not even related to the food. It's more or less that they let their kid hang around in the kitchen environment. I get it's a family ran restaurant, but that's neither sanitary or safe even if the kid knows not to touch anything and behaves. You generally shouldn't allow non staff members in the cooking area. Other than that an overall good restaurant for some cheap Chinese food. I give it a 4/5

Emilie Rowe

I love this place and will only get Chinese food here now. The family that runs it is so friendly. Food is quality...definitely worth the drive for pick-up.

Hank Lindgren

Good food, fast service, limited seating. Good for take out.

Thomas Stott

Dave T

Good Chinese take out or dine in

Bo Sexton

They were so busy but the food was amazing

Michael Hannon

The staff here are incredibly friendly and the food gets done super fast.

Scott McFarland

It appears the Board of Health has never visited this place. Disgusting...

Jake Marchitto

Trenton Thomas

Great food and good prices.

Jim Freund

I got sick the last time there and haven’t been back in years.

Dave Frey

Best Chinese take out around

Geoff Sawicki

Michelle Criscuolo

Steven Stoll

Some restaurant critics have a rule--say something positive about a family owned restaurant, but never something that would shut it down. I am not a restaurant critic, but I also do not want to see this establishment close, even if a review from me could possibly result in that. But I do want people to know that the food here is nearly vile. First Garden is not especially bad; instead, it's like most other Chinese restaurants that try to appeal to non-Chinese tastes. The food is saturated in salt, sugar, and oil. It is unimaginative, over cooked, and sits in the stomach with a force somehow greater than gravity. It was the worst meal I have had in a year. But what I really want to say, what I want its owners most to know, is what they already must know: It doesn't have to be this way. They can do much better. In fact, I would even wager that they don't cook for themselves the way they cook for the good people of Guilford who buy from them. I wish they would open their own kitchen to the rest of the world and stop turning out the sickening fast-food they now serve. A model for that is a restaurant that operates in Clinton and New Haven. Taste of China is fundamentally different in how they think about cooking. I think that the owners of Taste of China respect their clientele more than the owners of this restaurant do. So if you (reader) are thinking about going to First Garden but are rethinking based on what I have written here, wait a few weeks. Maybe the management will change things around, serve fresh ingredients rather than frozen, lighten up on the sugar-rich sauces and use other flavors, get rid of the dyes and colorings. Maybe they'll cook for us the way they cook for themselves. That's a restaurant I would return to.

Erin Fernandez

I used to love this little place but I’ve now gotten food poisoning 2 times from here on two different occasions. Once when I was younger and last night. Don’t get the pan fried wontons or make sure to check all your food to make sure you aren’t hugging the porcelain king.... In response to their response which is just nonsense-- I have ordered the szechuan pan fried wontons before and loved them until this last time. I eat plenty of spicy food and 1. eating something too spicy may cause discomfort but not food poisoning and 2. I've been sick for 2 days now so your response isn't even close to true. I hope you take the time to thoroughly make sure ALL your food is cooked instead of blaming poor preparation on something being too spicy... PS- I live with a family of chefs, married a chef and went to culinary school myself so I know what a food borne illness looks like.

E Mast

Love it. Best on shoreline

Nydia Echevarria

This is by far the worst Chinese restaurant I have ever been too. They don't except card but had an atm in the restaurant. The charged excessive price for chicken wings that don't look or taste like chicken wings.

Hazel Siu

Sabrina Cheng

First of all, the food here is delish and the people working there are very friendly. Second of all, they can customize the food to your liking, if you want to add or take out something from your order they'll do it for you. If you want something less spicy or more spicy, they'll do it for you. Last of all, this place is the BEST!! I would TOTALLY recommend you to buy your Chinese dinner/lunch here!

David Pugh

Did not like the rice to dry . If a Chinese restaurant can't make good pork fried rice also had boneless ribs over cook . Had to use over dozen duck sause to eat the food. Would never go back. Waste of money.

Matt Sachs

Friendly, quick, and very affordable. The owners are happy to be there and are always positive and helpful. They take pride in their restaurant and it shows. They are active in the community, hold fundraisers, and overall are people you'll enjoy seeing. I reccomend the Chicken and Broccoli, SUICIDE HOT and the spare ribs! They will accommodate their guests but it is preferably cash only so try and bring some bucks! Worth it for the best Chinese in the area!

Scott Ziolkowski

Dan Hilliard

Nothing to die for

Alan Sweeney

Eric Choma

Been going here for 20+ years! Same great service. Garlic Chicken (no veggies)!!!

Yahaira Yari

Its good!

Jana Ziolkowski

I have been coming to first garden since they opened. The owners are amazing, friendly people. The food is all delicious and their portion sizes are enough for two meals.

Scott Guile

Expensive, and the prices found online were way off. That would have been ok except that the beef and broccoli and chix broccoli were horrible. The essentially poured some sort of bottled sauce on top of wok cooked meat and veggies. I can do that. That's not why I get take out.

Ciro Festa

Try the General Tso's Tofu

Dana McCabe

Fast and friendly service. My favorite dumplings ever.

Kyle Metzler

Catherine G

Very nice staff on a wicked hot day...pork lo mein has actual strips of pork not the tiny bits at your average Chinese take away

Joe Wread

Matt Chalmers

Tom Nicklis

Nicholas Melvan

jared boudreau

Excellent Chinese food

Walter Alexander Cubero

Decent food, attentive staff.

Gerald Buonanno

Food is delicious and consistent.

Matthew Miller

Alvaro Correa

Nothing better than go to a restaurant and get the family feeling and good food. Clean place, good flavors and good prices. Will be back.

James Build Your Firm

Great place for take-out!

Cyp Clarke

Food was excellent..

Doreen Theiss

Really very good food, very friendly people there! I'm glad I chose their food for my dinner

Ian Spidalieri

Quality food, friendly owners. Just be aware it is cash only.

Kimberly Talmadge

The food is delicious and hot every time we ordered.

Sarah Alvarez

Matt Romano

All the food was excellent

Donna Clark

Love the food and service. If decor is important get your food to go.

Eric Haskell

Gluten free PFR

Tom Cimini

Prompt and friendly service, attention to detail and excellent food

Mitsene CV

Nicer than most takeout chinese places I've been to. While a bit pricey, you get a lot of food and the general tsos is VERY tasty, not overcooked or goopy. Also the lady was nice to me even though I didn't realize debit wasn't accepted - most places give you an attitude if they don't accept debit & you don't know that beforehand, not here though.

David Bodman

Only a Few tables for eating in

Amanda Sardi

Ralph A Inorio

Best Chinese Take Out in the Area

Jeri Perkins

John Titor

the lo mein so good it saved my marriage

K-C Roballo

We ate at First Garden for the first time and had a great experience. The owners were very friendly and helpful as we ordered, answering questions about the menu for someone in our party who has an allergy. They had no problem omitting things on request. We saw them cutting vegetables out of their garden in front of the store while we were there and it doesn't get fresher than that! The food was delicious and not overly greasy the way some Chinese food can be. We would definitely eat there again if we were in the area.

Jim Limmer

Great lunch!

Ryan Hromadka

Best Chinese restaurant I have ever been to, the people are awesome. I have been going here for years and will not go anywhere else!

Richard Walkden

Felix Lopez

Michael Lynch

Joseph DeAngelo

I had the Singapore Mei Fun, it was uneatible. I took three bites of this dish and it tasted gritty and almost soap like. This was the first time I ordered this dish from hear and I always thought the food was average but they are close by my house so I took convenience over quality. I will not go back. Joe DeAngelo

WILLIAM PERRELLIphoto com

My favorite, hands down! The owners are very nice and the food, nothing comes close!!

Business Hours of First Garden Chinese Restaurant in Connecticut

SUNDAY
12–10PM
MONDAY
(COLUMBUS DAY) 11AM–10PM HOURS MIGHT DIFFER
TUESDAY
CLOSED
WEDNESDAY
11AM–10PM
THURSDAY
11AM–10PM
FRIDAY
11AM–11PM
SATURDAY
11AM–11PM

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