Jade Garden Restaurant
602 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA, 50021
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Address :
602 N Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, IA, 50021 - Phone (515) 964-2422
- Website https://www.jadegardenankeny.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Angel G.
New location is cleaner but besides the owner, the staff was incredibly rude. We watched two families walk out and overheard a waitress say "I just got my ass bitched at by that lady" that should've been our clue to leave. The waitress, an older Asian lady, came to take our order and when i started ordering she complains "well I am busy, I'm not waiting" and just walks off. Ok. That just happened. Our food came in waves and when the last dish finally came i simply asked if it was correct since it looked different to me, I never have had spicy general chicken that was white chicken with peas in a white sauce and she looks at me and throws her hands up and said "this is how we make it here. Maybe other places make it different" My spouse spoke up and said "you don't need to be so rude" and she said "well if you have a problem you can talk to me or the man at the register" to which my spouse responded "I am talking to you. You can be nicer." My 6 year old has better manners. We were very disappointed. We paid. Tipped her. And left. We won't be back.
(1)Courtney S.
Fantastic! Lemon chicken & beef and broccoli are amazing. So are the egg rolls. They have the best sweet and sour sauce ever! And they deliver in a timely fashion!
(5)Rene D.
Staying at Best Western and filled up rental car at Hy Vee.. Noticed the Jade Palace sign in the dark glowing. Looked up yelp pix and it looked good. We ordered Family dinner for two. We did notice as we were driving there was a chinese place but was closed next to tattoo parlor. Haha it happened to be the same place! They moved here two weeks ago from other location. Anyway wonton soup was fabulous and they served it to us family style ( big bowl) with two cups. Appetizer egg roll ok and crab Rangoon was super delish with some sweet n sour sauce on it. Mongolian beef was very tasty ( my favorite) just had enuf sweet with the bite of the green onion together. Garlic chicken was good but not very garlicky. Lots of mushrooms and water chestnuts inside. All this was served with white rice. We did have chicken to go as left overs and they brought us out a to go container with fresh rice in the bottom for our leftovers ! Awesome! Hubby's got left overs for the microwave in room. Worth trying. They really wanted to know how the food was and if we were locals.
(4)Chris T.
I'll keep this short. Good: the new location is nice. The owner and staff are courteous and friendly. Bad: sent my meal back twice as it was cold. Reopened two weeks ago and they weren't busy. No excuse for cold food. Upgraded restaurant does not equal better food...
(2)Amy K.
Very good. Fast service. Delivery and carry out available. Mandarin beef is a must have, along with the egg rolls. Come back often!
(5)Kelley M.
Generally I'm easy to please and will eat most anything but the food I got here was just bad. First we ordered crab rangoons and egg rolls. The rangoons were alright but nothing special. The egg rolls smelled strongly of peanuts/peanut butter and didn't taste like what one would expect an egg roll to taste like. Then I got the lo mein and usually I'm not picky but it was watery, flavorless, the meat was not the right texture, and the noodles were spaghetti noodles. I have never turned away my plate but I took 2 bites and turned it away. I didn't send it back because judging by everyone else's plates I wouldn't be happy and didn't want to wait again for subpar food. The dishes everyone else ordered were much the same as the lo mein. Watery and bland. Sesame chicken and general tso chicken were the other dishes. The new location is nice and the service we had was friendly enough but very unprofessional. tl;dr - The food just wasn't good.
(1)Amy U.
We're new to the area, and based off the reviews, selected Jade Garden to try tonight. We ordered online and requested delivery. Received an email confirmation, indicating a 45 minute delivery expectation. One hour and five minutes after our order, we called to check the status. The lady stated our food was on its way. Thirty five minutes after that, still no food. We had paid online, so at this point we're feeling taken advantage of. We called again, and again, she insisted our food was en route. We cancelled and requested refund. She balked. We had to demand to speak to the owner to get our money back. Two plus hours for Chinese delivery from a location less than two miles from our home? Unacceptable. Equally unacceptable, was the lie and rude treatment. We understand. Restaurants get busy. Personnel get sick. Things happen. If she would have been honest with us, we would have made alternative arrangements, no problem. We would have tried a different night...as it is, probably not. Ever.
(1)Gordon R.
Too much MSG. Low quality food , Horrible customer services !!!!! Unwashed dirty dishes !!!!! Greedy people !!!!!!!!!
(1)Rachel A.
Very bad, beware! Four of us went for lunch and none of us liked it. Nice waitress, but she got our orders wrong. One of the teacups had lipstick on it. The chicken wasn't fried in any of the dishes that it usually is fried in, and it was slimy. The egg rolls are very very greasy. Fried rice was ok.
(2)Colette C.
Delivery is super fast and food arrives HOT. Food is very good. Vegetable soup is awesome and they can even accommodate requests of no mushrooms. We've never had a bad experience with them.
(4)Andy S.
Just like pizza, its hard for chinese food to be bad, but the food here certainly isn't good.
(2)Xiaohui Z.
Best sweet and sour soup. Very good food quality. Yuxiang Pork is the best dish. I have been there for more than 10 years and I am a Chinese.
(5)Suzan H.
We always order take out and it is generally the egg rolls and rangoon. THE best in town. Friendly staff and super fast service. We will return.
(4)Bill L.
They moved to a better location! They just recently moved to this newer and more visible to the public building! The old location was kinda tucked away in the back of a plaza, but now it is on a main street! This is still one of the most authenic Chinese restaurants I have been to in the Greater Des Moines area! The only thing that you can get more authenic is in Ames! The decor is very classic Chinese style, you can tell they put a lot of effort and investment into making the place look good. Everything is clean and gives a very high-end Chinese eating experience here. Many of the staff members are American, which gives it that modern eatery experience for Chinese food. We went for dinner this time and really enjoyed our meal! Not only was the atmosphere good, but the food was great! We started with the eggrolls which was very flavorful! I got the Ming's Beef dish with fried rice and my friend got the Hot braised fish which was better than we expected! It's like lightly battered fried fish nuggets in a great sauce! I highly recommend this place! There are mainly customers here and you can tell why, because it's a great place to get Chinese food!
(5)Genevieve W.
I ended up ordering delivery to see how their food was. I had never had their food before so I was eager to try based on reviews. It was $25 for a ton if food including delivery and tip, soup, a few appetizers, main dish, and rice. They were quick to deliver within 30 minutes during dinner rush. The fried rice could use some help it was dry and bland. Potstickers were very good. Crabrangoon was pretty good but no crab to be seen or anything other than cream cheese. Wonton soup was very good! Tons of veggies and wonderful wonton dumplings. The sesame chicken was a little dry and over cooked but had good flavor. Overall good experience I will try and dine in next time. Just glad to have delivery that is not pizza.
(4)Tamara K.
Service can be slow but I like the Shrimp with Lobster Sauce here. I did not care for their Sweet and Sour Pork -- the sweet sauce was not sweet enough for me.
(3)Tessa F.
Okay I gave this place 4 stars, but one star is for hometown nostalgia, and because like many Ankeny teenagers, I worked there in high school and knew the family who owned it. The decor has been pretty static since 1988. Let me say, despite being the average fare for a mid-western Chinese food place, it knocks the socks off of most other Chinese food joints I've been to after moving out of Iowa. Yes, their food was better back in the 90s. The hot and sour soup could make you cry with joy back in the day. My family has been saying that for years. But, given the fact that the lunch is so cheap and they treat their customers right with free tea and generous portions not matter what meal you are eating there, I would stop yer whinin'. Wait till you pay more for worse food and no freebees in places where you would expect better. It is your standard Americanized Chinese food. You will not be blown away, but you will be satisfied. That being said, their fried chicken in dishes could be better. Meh, that's why really they should only get 3 stars. But most of their dishes includes good sauces and a good portion of veggies. If you want it spicy-er ask the waiter for hot oil from the kitchen. She'll bring it to ya. Any time I come home, Jade Garden is a must. If you want better Chinese, drive a half hour to Ames.
(4)Jon R.
First off, the decor is from any bad '80s movie that has a scene in a Chinese restaurant. It's very dated and somewhat dusty. My table was sticky and so was the water glass. I asked for a recommendation from the waitress and she couldn't recommend anything. Another waitress stepped in and recommend the Spicy Szechaun Pork which I ordered with plain rice. The lunch meal also came with soup, which I had the Hot and Sour which was standard and satisfying. My main meal came out and looked fine but was very bland and lacked any flavor. The plain white rice had more flavor than the pork. I probably wouldn't ever go back. The place needs a good cleaning and a makeover. The menu and food needs a lot of help.
(1)Dong B.
Back in the early nineties this was a good Chinese restaurant for Iowa. Used to come here all the time. Unfortunately time and new owners have not been kind to this restaurant. The menu hasn't changed much in the last 20 years but the quality of the food has declined drastically. Besides the quality of the food, the restaurant needs a deep cleaning and perhaps a little remodeling to make it feel less dated. For now though, I would prefer the owner to spend some money on higher quality ingredients and a quality control person. It is a real shame how this fixture of Ankeny has fallen on hard times.
(2)Lisa S.
Used to love eating here in high school (10+ years ago), so went with the family for a Sunday lunch recently. I was surprised that they were not crowded, but that may have been due to the holidays. Considering how empty the place was, our service could have been a bit better. We were waiting on 2 more people to arrive and were not asked for a drink or appetizer order, even after waiting more than 15 minutes for the rest of our party. We ordered some pot stickers to stave off my sister's hunger-induced grumpiness. They were quite disappointing. The filling was a tough chewy ball of meat, making it nearly impossible to eat in less than one enormous bite. The hot and sour soup was better, though it could have been a little more spicy. The best part was my Mongolian Beef. The meat was tender and I liked the puffed rice noodle things. They soak up the sauce nicely. The portion size was just right for lunch. Oh, and I was chilly. I'd go back for the Mongolian Beef and I'd try the sizzling rice soup to see if it's as I remember from way back when. If it's good and they have good egg rolls, I'd bump it up to a 3.
(2)Dustin B.
This is probably the most popular Chinese restaurant in Ankeny. That's about the nicest thing that I can think of to say about this place. Take altogether uninteresting Chinese-American cuisine. Now, let's make it blander. After that, we'll make sure that the textures of any of the meat dishes are altogether uninteresting. Vegetables? Yeah, we should cook those until they are void of any of there natural crispiness. MSG? Check. OK, let's be sure to mark several of the dishes on the menu as spicy, because that's what Chinese restaurants do, but we must make sure that there is no more than a whisper of spice in these dishes. Customer on table 5 wants his Szechuan beef extra spicy? Sure we can do that (not really). With a little digging, there are some decent dishes on the menu, but it takes some work. Moo shu pork comes to mind. Their crab rangoons are respectable, and the sweet and sour sauce is not your run of the mill flourescent red stuff (it's a high point). They also make the best egg drop soup that I've had in the area (if that's of interest to you; I wouldn't call this a selling point for me). Service is wildly inconsistent. If it's busy, they will be sorely understaffed (not a reflection of the waitstaff, but of management). If you go at dinner time, the tea will often taste like it was made around lunch time, and kept on the burner all day. I wish it was possible to give 1/2 stars; I would give 1.5 to this place if I could. It's not completely devoid of merit, but it's close. There are many better places to eat in Ankeny.
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