Yes! Finally! I believe this is the only place in New Orleans (Jefferson) that has real Chinese food, and I would never have known if it wasn't for Yelp! Shortly after we walked into the restaurant and were promptly seated, the waitress immediately brought the Chinese menu out for us (don't worry, you don't need to know Chinese to read this menu). I guess she knew I was there for some serious business. ;p Unfortunately, I couldn't do as much damage as I wanted, there were only two of us - the rest of the party couldn't make it. I ordered pretty standard fare, chicken corn soup, yang chow fried rice, roast duck, and garlic gai lan (there were out of the da dou miao). The soup was the right consistency, thick with egg, corn, and chicken, could've done with a tad more salt or white pepper. The duck was okay, a bit on the leaner side. Great portions of food, ate about half of everything. The gai lan was good, fresh, and crisp. The rice was also delicious, however, I think there might have been a tad too much oil, or the pan was too hot, I was trying to pinpoint a certain taste. Next time when I go, I'll make sure to order different things and have more people come as there was A LOT of food. The Chinese menu is served family style. Did I mention our waitress was super nice and quick? A side note, I don't generally dictate how people should eat, but I noticed some girls ordering from the regular menu. The regular menu really does look more like americanized chinese food, the fried rice was even the typical color that you get with americanized fried rice and the spring rolls the typical that you see as well, like if you were to order from Five Happiness. Overall, I am very happy. Now I know where I can go to get some of my home comfort foods. Now I need to venture forth to Milkfish and get me some filipino food!
(4)
Darkskin B.
The food was below average. The egg rolls had no meat, the fried rice was tasteless AND BEIGE!!!!!! I hate when rice is light. That usually means it's not good. The only thing that I could stomach was the chicken. The crab rangoon was nasty and pasty. The waitress had an attitude and was training another!!! This place needs some serious upgrades!!!! Never no more... AND WAIT!! I had to add this because I wrote the first half of this review WHILE in the restaurant. So as I was finishing up my weak ass tiki bowl, the waitress with the bad attitude was like "okay the tip is not included in the bill..." I paused and she stared. I said "what?" She said yea the tip is not included, don't you wanna tip her?" Needless to say we got the hell outta there ass fast!! Them fools crazy!!
(1)
The Smith' S.
This has got to be the best Chinese in New Orleans! I think it is technically Cantonese. The General Gau's chicken is fantastic! The breading is fried crisp which is very rare and the meat is plentiful. The shrimp egg rolls are among the best also. The portions are large so they will always provide a to-go box with a bag so it doesn't leak. The dining area isn't much but there's plenty of room. It's worth going out of your way to try it.
(5)
Deidra L.
30 hungry high school students. Stuck in a hotel. What to feed them? Checked Yelp for best delivery in the area. Called restaurant at 5:00 and was helpfully guided in making a perfect buffet for a picky group of kids with a lot of allergies and dietary restrictions. High quality and inexpensive. Best: sweet and sour pork! Light and not greasy at all. Delivery came on time. They discounted the order. Tons of leftovers. Fresh fresh fresh vegetables. Order now!! So delicious.
(5)
Amy F.
Super authentic Asian food, quick cook times, and big portion sizes as well! Order off the Chinese menu; the items are all as they should be. Great place to get tasty Cantonese style food!
(5)
Brandon R.
Great service, awesome food. Serving sizes are huge my wife and I had plenty left for lunch the next day. Food was fresh and really delicious. We will definetly be back next time we are in the area.
(5)
Kate D.
Great neighborhood restaurant! The staff is always friendly even when they are busy. They only have a few people working at any one time between tables and to go orders, so sometimes you have to be a little patient. When I went last night they were slammed with to go orders, and the phone was ringing off the hook. The lady taking the to go orders turned to help me as soon as the phone stopped. I had also called in, so I paid her and only waited a few minutes for the food to come out. They serve large portions here and you will always have leftovers no matter if you dine in or take out. With this restaurant I would always suggest you go pick up your order yourself. They do deliver, but it's a $20 minimum + $3 delivery charge. PLUS they only have one man doing all of the delivering and I'll be honest he's pretty slow. So go pick up an order or eat in and enjoy!
(4)
Emily L.
Food for days!!!! The wonton soup is the best in the city, so flavorful & not too salty. For a place that has very little decor, it makes up for in quality & quality of food. The egg rolls are plump and not greasy. Next time, we split an entree....it's a good thing I liked it, I'm going to be eating leftovers for lunch for a week!
(5)
Jamie W.
Was led to believe it was going to be great by a fellow Yelper, just to discover the high chair was sticky, the bathroom was dingy, the food was very salty and it wasn't much to write home about. If you like mall-quality Chinese, you're in luck, otherwise, go somewhere else.
(2)
Brandon B.
Really, really, good. Best dumplings I've ever had. Everything is simply better than you're used to: fried rice, egg rolls, sweet and sour sauce, etc. No other place in Kenner/Metairie comes close.
(5)
Sara U.
i'm writing this while I'm eating, I'm not kidding. I just dropped a monster piece of ginger on my keyboard. Food for days people, days!! and GOOD food. I got the Mongolian Beef on recommendation from the nice woman who answered the phone. Also, the yang chow fried rice. $22 and some change for literally enough food to feed 4 people easy. I mean a lot of food. Very flavorful - I could smell the ginger in the car on the way home and I was salivating. Obviously, I got take-out but next time I will dine in. The restaurant has a dark, low-key vibe which I really tend to like. Ok I have to eat now. I just put down my bowl to make this final note: Chinese is my least favorite cuisine when it comes to asian fare. Fire hot thai and then vietnamese are my personal faves, so for me to rave, I mean you have to try this place. Also, Superbad is on so really have to go now. Love that kid, Michael Cera, how cute is he? Get some food from Imperial Garden and watch Superbad or Year 1. That's what I recommend.
(5)
Michael L.
This place is a hidden gem. It looks a bit sketchy from the outside but the food and service are fantastic. Definitely get the egg rolls.
(4)
Travis L.
The food really wasn't that great but the delivery was fast and the driver was very polite... But I don't think we will be ordering from here again!
Who knew this little seemly unimpressive Chinese restaurant, in the middle of a raggedy looking shopping center, has some of the most impressive foods and services I can find almost nowhere else? Our last meal in NOLA should have been something New Orleans, or at least something Cajun; but for a few days now I have been craving some greasy, large quantity of Lo mein, and just about everywhere I searched Imperial Garden get a rating no less than spectacular, so in we go. It was just a regular chinese food experience, until the waitress realized I speak Chinese... talk about turning up the charms! I was handed the Chinese menu (language, not foods, I think it's obvious I will get Chinese foods here...) She found out my whole family history, and my companion and I got some mighty tasty Beef Ho Fun, giant plate of orange chicken, and some specially made meat and veggie and seafood stir-fry plate. So much food, even a big eater like me had some leftover. "I don't always eat out in Chinese restaurant, but when I do, I go to Imperial Garden."
(5)
Topher P.
This has got to be my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Their food is delicious and their prices are even better. Every visit I've made here, whether to dine in or to pick up some take out, has been met with nothing but friendly staff. When you first walk in, it may seem like a dive, but trust me, the food is worth it. They also have a separate Chinese menu with different entrees on it. I always order the Imperial Chicken with shrimp fried rice, egg rolls, and a side order of Won Ton Bayou, which is similar to Crab Rangoon.
(5)
Swish S.
Great food, large portions, I got mine to go, haven't dined in.
(5)
jerry q.
I'm in nola for business and this restaurant is right down the street from my hotel and WOW is this place disgustingly Awesome!!!!
(5)
Catherine N.
When you first enter this place you are greeted with a smile. The owner I assume came out from the kitchen to say hi which was nice. The decor in this place is very plain, but when a restaurant pays more attention to their food than the decor I'm fine with it. The waitress wasted no time to take our drink order. While she was away the owner came over and told us their house special which was their beef chow fan. We took her words and had an order of the dish along side with roasted duck, shrimp fried rice, and their house special tofu (pi pa tofu). The beef chow fan was good; best chow fan noodle I ever tasted actually. We were told they made their own noodle which is believable since it was tender and tasted like home made. The roasted duck was average to say the least. Shrimp fried rice was great, it could use a little more soy sauce, but still I enjoyed it. The shrimp was tender and wasn't over cooked like most places. Their pi pa tofu was just ok to me. Nothing stood out from this dish and for some reason everyone loves it. Maybe I'm missing something or maybe it was just a day off of the tofu dish for them. Still the staff was friendly and helpful. Finally a place that lived up to their ratings on yelp.
(4)
Eileen Z.
Although this place looks like a total dive inside and out, it has some of the BEST Chinese food around! Seriously cheap chinese capital of NOLA. Everything here is GOOD. the eggrolls are always so good I order an extra order to go with my every day special! They have "Every Day specials that include fried rice (which is amazing), soup if you dine in, and an egg roll. They use local shrimp in their shrimp fried rice and its perfectly a bit garlicly! The portions are huge and i have ordered to go and the quality is just as good. An order of shrimp fried rice to go comes OVERFLOWING in a white styrofoam box packed from top to bottom.. no lie. For good, cheap fast chinese you cant beat this place! p.s. They only have one rather dirty high chair for kids
(5)
Jessica S.
The food is not that great. Yes you get a lot of food on your plate for the price, but the taste isn't the best. There is no free refills, only on tea. The owner,some women has been there for years and she still hovers over you waiting for her payment and tip. One time she even demanded her tip from us. So no I would not recommend this restaurant to any one.
(1)
Jo C.
I love this place so much! The owners are so friendly! The food is so good. Nowhere else would I go for a AUTHENTIC Chinese food around New Orleans! The sauces on the dishes are just right and seasoned to perfection. I would recommend their pork chop dishes here too!
(5)
Melissa S.
Excellent Service. The man who delivered was Very fast, everything was very hot. He may be an owner I think? He checked my license to verify my debit card and I greatly appreciate that. I do find the total always comes out to be about $10 more than I expect...but it's so good it's worth it. Plus a good tip. They use good quality ingredients and make great food and give you Tons. BOTH my sons and I could have shared one of their "all day specials". Excellent egg rolls. I'm glad we have too many. Definitely the best Chinese in Kenner.
(5)
Lulu R.
Great food and the amounts were huge. We had so many to go boxes. Will definitely eat here again.
(5)
Brittney M.
Imperial Garden is our go-to place for good, affordable, delicious Chinese in the greater New Orleans area. The fare here is leaps and bounds above typical Chinese take-out places, and the service is very good. It is family owned and operated, and the staff has always been courteous and timely. The food is always prepared fresh to order and is made with quality ingredients. It is one of the few dine-in/take-out Chinese places where when you order chicken dishes, they ask if you want white or dark meat. The food isn't spicy in the least (not even the dishes that say spicy and not even if you order it extra spicy), so be prepared to add their hot sauce or spicy mustard or some Sriracha sauce if you like your Asian food with a kick. We took some friends here one night for dinner, our first time dining in, and the service was a little slow thanks to low-staffing. (Sometimes happens in exclusively family-run places.) However, the food was fresh and hot and the staff was courteous. While we were dining, a tour bus load of what I can only assume was Chinese people from China came in and filled up one room of the restaurant. The staff immediately started bringing out plate after plate of family style, Chinese dishes that looked and smelled amazing. The crowd, who seemed like they would know good Chinese, seemed very pleased. (This large party also probably contributed to the service being a bit slow that night.) We also placed a large order of take-out for our Christmas Story Fa-Ra-Ra Christmas party this year, and the food was plenty for our crowd of twenty and was demolished. Portions of food are always generous, especially for the price. My husband and I can easily split one dinner. The dumplings are great. The spring rolls are not anything special; I am pretty sure you could get the same items at SAMs and fry them at home. Everything else we have tried was legit. Lo mein is great; sesame, honey, and orange chicken are all very good. The lemon chicken is fantastic and is served as two whole, fried, sliced breasts with lemon sauce on the side. Very tasty and a favorite of ours! The fried rice tastes close to many I had in China (although, stateside, nothing quite beats the fresh egg fried rice I had there). Overall, an excellent place for Chinese food!
(4)
Shanlong Z.
I will definitely not go there again, the fish is large but taste like nothing, and the beef too. Meanwhile, I told them make food spicy, but it taste obviously not what I want.
(1)
Clint S.
Eh....don't know what all the hype is about. Not sure any of these people have ever experienced good Chinese food before. Bland and not even a tinge of spiciness. Nice folks but I won't be coming back anytime soon. Oh and expect diarrhea.
(1)
Steve I.
Man I'm not a Chinese food connoisseur but this place has great Chinese food. I don't eat Chinese food too often but when I do it's usually from Imperial Garden. I've tried a lot of dishes on the menu over the years and pretty much everything I've had is good authentic Chinese food. Prices are about $10-13/dish but they also have lunch specials for around $7-8. They give you a lot of food for your money. I've eaten their food probably about 40 times over the years but have never eaten at the restaurant. This has always been a take-out spot for me.
(5)
Anthony L.
Good Food but Not Consistent When there's an inconsistency between an entree order (a seperate order item) and a combination order, there's a problem. Combination plates claim to have shrimp fried rice on them and they do. BUT, its a different shrimp fried rice than if you order an entree of shrimp fried rice. The one on the combination plate lacks the egg, onion and amount of shrimp compared to the individual order. A Good Chinese restaurant make no distinction in the same item in ingredients and quality.
(3)
ROBERTA B.
Had a terrible experience last night with delivery. ordered mongolian beef and kung pao chicken and received some weird stew with mushrooms.
(1)
Dorothy Y.
Clearly, I am a Chinese food snob. Having grown up in Monterey Park and San Gabriel, the mecca of Southern California Asian food, I just have to be. I am, however, a snob who has found a satisfying and real Chinese restaurant in New Orleans. The decor is not much, shabby and small, and reminds me a lot of the C-rating spots in LA that get an A-plus rating on food. I went with a Chinese family that's sort of adopted me here, for my birthday, and when we arrived, we were surrounded by wai guo ren eating shrimp fried rice and eggrolls and orange chicken crap. We however didn't order off a menu, and everything was DELICIOUS. When we walked in, the proprietoress told ah yi that they had 1) fresh fish, just delivered, and 2) duck to roast. Amazing meal and I can't wait to go back. Dishes we had: 1) Cold dried octopus with sesame and hoisin sauce - this was their daughter's favorite. I wasn't a big fan because I don't like sweets or cold foods, but not bad. 2) Soup - kind of weird. It had egg and scallions but also little bits of meat. 3) 2 kinds of pork chop: pork was cut into strips, one was salt and pepper fried, the other sweet and sour. Again, the savory one was my favorite. 4) Green vegetables - I think maybe watercress, stir fried with garlic 5) Pi pai dofu - Soft fried tofu stuffed with a little bit of shrimp and scallion, in a savory brown sauce. Delicious, this is one of their specialties. 6) Steamed whole fish - with cilantro, ginger, and scallions. So tender and fresh. Absolutely wonderful. The server recognized the family because she also works at Hana in Uptown. The family who runs the restaurant is Cantonese and is very friendly. Supposedly this is one of two actual Chinese restaurants in New Orleans, and I'm definitely on the lookout for the second!
(4)
Stephen K.
Took a couple of circuits of Williams to find this place. As noted in other reviews, it's kind of hidden in one the dozens of strip malls on Williams. You might think from the other reviews that this was a complete dive, just a couple of tables set up in an outhouse. It was not bad at all. Sure, it's not the Roosevelt. It's a little dated, but clean and easily better than 90% of the places on Bourbon St. (not that it takes much). Parking's a little tight, but we managed to find a place without too much trouble. We were met at the door and seated immediately. Service through out the meal was fast and friendly. Menu covers the usual Chinese offerings. We started with dumplings. Excellent. I could happily fill up on a couple of orders of dumplings and a Tsingtao. We ordered the General Gaus (doesn't everyone else call it General Tso's?) and the crispy duck. Your first impression when the entrees arrive will be "who is going to eat all this?" Very, very large servings. Duck was very good, The duck was reminiscent of meals in China. General Gaus was good but nothing that would be considered above average. I can't speak to the claims of authenticity. I can say that China is a big place with lots of different food styles. The duck was consistent with my experience. A complaint I do have - menu suggests both Duck and GG are spicy - definitely not. In fact, I detected no presence of anything even remotely spicy. So, lesson for next time, ask about spicing meals up. Good value, I forgot to mention that small mountain of white rice comes with the meals. Dinner, lunch and dinner the next day, drinks, tips and parking (it was free!) $52 for two.
(3)
Shuo H.
If I could, I'd eat Chinese food all day err day (but then again I'm Chinese so I gotta say I'm pretty biased haha); I think this restaurant's leaning more towards the Cantonese side (from what I could tell from the dishes and the people working there) of "Chinese" and if you want NON-panda-express-like food in New Orleans, this place should definitely be considered. So my dad once told me you can tell how good a Chinese restaurant is by their hot sauce (if it's home made), and their hot sauce was.. not what I expected, but in a good way (it was hot temperature wise, not spicy, but unique); that's how their food was too: not what I expected, but in a good way :) What I ordered: Pi Pa Dou Fu (their most popular tofu dish): lightly fried tofu covered with a savory sauce- tofu was tender and yum. *Tip: flavor your rice with the sauce! Free white rice comes in a separate bowl/metal thingy. Da Dou Miao (apparently it's called pea shoots in English? I never knew haha): stir-fried with garlic; nice and light, but filling too. *Tip: it's not on the menu cause it's not always available, so definitely ask for it if you like veggies (even if you don't it's a good choice)! This is where I fail you: I don't know the name of the last dish and I can't check it cause it's also not on the menu but the waitress recommended it: it was a fried fish called "long li" with green bell peppers; this dish was really special cause the chef actually cut the meat off of the bones into pieces and fried both the meat and the fish skeleton and placed the pieces on top of the skeleton; the flavors developed kept me coming back for bite after bite. p.s. I uploaded a picture of it :) *Tip: it's $27.95 so a little on the pricier side (their dishes usually range from $10-$15 ish). Although good, the whole meal was more expensive than I thought it'd be :/ but then again that's cause I'm spoiled by all the cheap and fabulous Asian eats of Los Angeles... oh California how I miss thee haha. I recommend this place over China Rose; am I allowed to say that on Yelp? haha ers...
(4)
Jennifer B.
Oh my goodness. Thank you, Yelpers! I grew up in Kingston, Ontario. There, you will find a different Chinese restaurant every few blocks. Real, authentic, delicious Chinese food. Something I haven't been able to find since moving to New Orleans... until today. A run-down strip mall in Kenner has the best Chinese food in the Metro area. Who would have guessed??? I never would have found it, had I not seen the amazing previous Yelp reviews. My in-laws swear by Five Happiness, which in my opinion is just glorified take out quality Chinese on a plate at 3x the price of any hole in the wall take out joint. This is 100000x better than Five Happiness. There is a separate Chinese menu, but until I learn how to read Chinese, I think I'm out of luck for that one. Luckily, I was able to find several delicious options on the regular menu. The portions were large enough that I have leftover Chinese food for lunches this weekend, and everything was reasonably priced. For 2 of us, we managed to leave with a $29 bill before tip. That included drinks, soup for two, and two entrees. Not bad at all! The interior decor leaves something to be desired. However, everything was clean, and the staff is friendly. The older lady, who I assume may be one of the owners, made sure to stop us and ask if everything was good on our way out. I will definitely be back... repeatedly.
(5)
Matthew G.
this is one of my regular stops for chinese food. good food. sweet&sour chicken is actually sweet AND sour. pepper chicken is great. egg drop soup is good. beef lo mein is good. general gau's chicken, tong cho chicken, mandarin chicken, and kung bo chicken is good. the beef teriyaki is good. i definitely recommend this place.
(4)
Suta J.
What can I say; I love Imperial Garden! It is one of the best International foods restaurants in Kenner. This place isn't much to look at, as they haven't changed a thing since opening a few decades ago, but you can order your food to-go if you prefer. Their portions are huge, and the food is superb. You can order one dish and probably split it three ways. Also, get a mai tai if you're dining there or waiting at the bar for your pick-up order!
(4)
Riki F.
This has become my favorite place for good, cheap Chinese food. The hot and sour soap as a nice sour bite to it. Fried rice is good, as is the Wonton Bayou. I have had the General chicken, honey chicken and lemon chick, enjoyed them all.
(5)
Brittaney V.
Love this place! Been here three times so far, people are super friendly and it seems like legit Chinese food (to me at least) Food is ALWAYS fresh and hot. I've always taken mine to go, so I don't know how it is to dine-in, but the portions are HUGE. I was worried about whether people were just biased in their reviews but NOPE! They are great! I would definitely try this place if you're looking for some good Chinese food in Kenner or the New Orleans area.
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch, Dinner Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : No Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Divey Noise Level : Quiet Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : Free Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
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.
Katherine L.
Yes! Finally! I believe this is the only place in New Orleans (Jefferson) that has real Chinese food, and I would never have known if it wasn't for Yelp! Shortly after we walked into the restaurant and were promptly seated, the waitress immediately brought the Chinese menu out for us (don't worry, you don't need to know Chinese to read this menu). I guess she knew I was there for some serious business. ;p Unfortunately, I couldn't do as much damage as I wanted, there were only two of us - the rest of the party couldn't make it. I ordered pretty standard fare, chicken corn soup, yang chow fried rice, roast duck, and garlic gai lan (there were out of the da dou miao). The soup was the right consistency, thick with egg, corn, and chicken, could've done with a tad more salt or white pepper. The duck was okay, a bit on the leaner side. Great portions of food, ate about half of everything. The gai lan was good, fresh, and crisp. The rice was also delicious, however, I think there might have been a tad too much oil, or the pan was too hot, I was trying to pinpoint a certain taste. Next time when I go, I'll make sure to order different things and have more people come as there was A LOT of food. The Chinese menu is served family style. Did I mention our waitress was super nice and quick? A side note, I don't generally dictate how people should eat, but I noticed some girls ordering from the regular menu. The regular menu really does look more like americanized chinese food, the fried rice was even the typical color that you get with americanized fried rice and the spring rolls the typical that you see as well, like if you were to order from Five Happiness. Overall, I am very happy. Now I know where I can go to get some of my home comfort foods. Now I need to venture forth to Milkfish and get me some filipino food!
(4)Darkskin B.
The food was below average. The egg rolls had no meat, the fried rice was tasteless AND BEIGE!!!!!! I hate when rice is light. That usually means it's not good. The only thing that I could stomach was the chicken. The crab rangoon was nasty and pasty. The waitress had an attitude and was training another!!! This place needs some serious upgrades!!!! Never no more... AND WAIT!! I had to add this because I wrote the first half of this review WHILE in the restaurant. So as I was finishing up my weak ass tiki bowl, the waitress with the bad attitude was like "okay the tip is not included in the bill..." I paused and she stared. I said "what?" She said yea the tip is not included, don't you wanna tip her?" Needless to say we got the hell outta there ass fast!! Them fools crazy!!
(1)The Smith' S.
This has got to be the best Chinese in New Orleans! I think it is technically Cantonese. The General Gau's chicken is fantastic! The breading is fried crisp which is very rare and the meat is plentiful. The shrimp egg rolls are among the best also. The portions are large so they will always provide a to-go box with a bag so it doesn't leak. The dining area isn't much but there's plenty of room. It's worth going out of your way to try it.
(5)Deidra L.
30 hungry high school students. Stuck in a hotel. What to feed them? Checked Yelp for best delivery in the area. Called restaurant at 5:00 and was helpfully guided in making a perfect buffet for a picky group of kids with a lot of allergies and dietary restrictions. High quality and inexpensive. Best: sweet and sour pork! Light and not greasy at all. Delivery came on time. They discounted the order. Tons of leftovers. Fresh fresh fresh vegetables. Order now!! So delicious.
(5)Amy F.
Super authentic Asian food, quick cook times, and big portion sizes as well! Order off the Chinese menu; the items are all as they should be. Great place to get tasty Cantonese style food!
(5)Brandon R.
Great service, awesome food. Serving sizes are huge my wife and I had plenty left for lunch the next day. Food was fresh and really delicious. We will definetly be back next time we are in the area.
(5)Kate D.
Great neighborhood restaurant! The staff is always friendly even when they are busy. They only have a few people working at any one time between tables and to go orders, so sometimes you have to be a little patient. When I went last night they were slammed with to go orders, and the phone was ringing off the hook. The lady taking the to go orders turned to help me as soon as the phone stopped. I had also called in, so I paid her and only waited a few minutes for the food to come out. They serve large portions here and you will always have leftovers no matter if you dine in or take out. With this restaurant I would always suggest you go pick up your order yourself. They do deliver, but it's a $20 minimum + $3 delivery charge. PLUS they only have one man doing all of the delivering and I'll be honest he's pretty slow. So go pick up an order or eat in and enjoy!
(4)Emily L.
Food for days!!!! The wonton soup is the best in the city, so flavorful & not too salty. For a place that has very little decor, it makes up for in quality & quality of food. The egg rolls are plump and not greasy. Next time, we split an entree....it's a good thing I liked it, I'm going to be eating leftovers for lunch for a week!
(5)Jamie W.
Was led to believe it was going to be great by a fellow Yelper, just to discover the high chair was sticky, the bathroom was dingy, the food was very salty and it wasn't much to write home about. If you like mall-quality Chinese, you're in luck, otherwise, go somewhere else.
(2)Brandon B.
Really, really, good. Best dumplings I've ever had. Everything is simply better than you're used to: fried rice, egg rolls, sweet and sour sauce, etc. No other place in Kenner/Metairie comes close.
(5)Sara U.
i'm writing this while I'm eating, I'm not kidding. I just dropped a monster piece of ginger on my keyboard. Food for days people, days!! and GOOD food. I got the Mongolian Beef on recommendation from the nice woman who answered the phone. Also, the yang chow fried rice. $22 and some change for literally enough food to feed 4 people easy. I mean a lot of food. Very flavorful - I could smell the ginger in the car on the way home and I was salivating. Obviously, I got take-out but next time I will dine in. The restaurant has a dark, low-key vibe which I really tend to like. Ok I have to eat now. I just put down my bowl to make this final note: Chinese is my least favorite cuisine when it comes to asian fare. Fire hot thai and then vietnamese are my personal faves, so for me to rave, I mean you have to try this place. Also, Superbad is on so really have to go now. Love that kid, Michael Cera, how cute is he? Get some food from Imperial Garden and watch Superbad or Year 1. That's what I recommend.
(5)Michael L.
This place is a hidden gem. It looks a bit sketchy from the outside but the food and service are fantastic. Definitely get the egg rolls.
(4)Travis L.
The food really wasn't that great but the delivery was fast and the driver was very polite... But I don't think we will be ordering from here again!
(2)Sha L.
I'm Chinese and I had the worst food from this place. I ordered beaf chow foon take-out and it was utterly disgusting, I was starving at that time and I found their food impossible to eat. The noodles were very thin, part cooked, part raw/dry/uncooked, the sauce was gooey and slimy. If this place can get a 4 star rating then I feel sorry for ppl in New Orleans. I'm traveling from the east coast. I also ordered sautéed Chinese kale/Kai-lan for my dad, it was recommended by the restaurant and I didn't ask the price, it was freaking $17, the dish couldn't be more mediocrely cooked, I'm definitely been screwed by this place.
(1)Kuanyu C.
Who knew this little seemly unimpressive Chinese restaurant, in the middle of a raggedy looking shopping center, has some of the most impressive foods and services I can find almost nowhere else? Our last meal in NOLA should have been something New Orleans, or at least something Cajun; but for a few days now I have been craving some greasy, large quantity of Lo mein, and just about everywhere I searched Imperial Garden get a rating no less than spectacular, so in we go. It was just a regular chinese food experience, until the waitress realized I speak Chinese... talk about turning up the charms! I was handed the Chinese menu (language, not foods, I think it's obvious I will get Chinese foods here...) She found out my whole family history, and my companion and I got some mighty tasty Beef Ho Fun, giant plate of orange chicken, and some specially made meat and veggie and seafood stir-fry plate. So much food, even a big eater like me had some leftover. "I don't always eat out in Chinese restaurant, but when I do, I go to Imperial Garden."
(5)Topher P.
This has got to be my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Their food is delicious and their prices are even better. Every visit I've made here, whether to dine in or to pick up some take out, has been met with nothing but friendly staff. When you first walk in, it may seem like a dive, but trust me, the food is worth it. They also have a separate Chinese menu with different entrees on it. I always order the Imperial Chicken with shrimp fried rice, egg rolls, and a side order of Won Ton Bayou, which is similar to Crab Rangoon.
(5)Swish S.
Great food, large portions, I got mine to go, haven't dined in.
(5)jerry q.
I'm in nola for business and this restaurant is right down the street from my hotel and WOW is this place disgustingly Awesome!!!!
(5)Catherine N.
When you first enter this place you are greeted with a smile. The owner I assume came out from the kitchen to say hi which was nice. The decor in this place is very plain, but when a restaurant pays more attention to their food than the decor I'm fine with it. The waitress wasted no time to take our drink order. While she was away the owner came over and told us their house special which was their beef chow fan. We took her words and had an order of the dish along side with roasted duck, shrimp fried rice, and their house special tofu (pi pa tofu). The beef chow fan was good; best chow fan noodle I ever tasted actually. We were told they made their own noodle which is believable since it was tender and tasted like home made. The roasted duck was average to say the least. Shrimp fried rice was great, it could use a little more soy sauce, but still I enjoyed it. The shrimp was tender and wasn't over cooked like most places. Their pi pa tofu was just ok to me. Nothing stood out from this dish and for some reason everyone loves it. Maybe I'm missing something or maybe it was just a day off of the tofu dish for them. Still the staff was friendly and helpful. Finally a place that lived up to their ratings on yelp.
(4)Eileen Z.
Although this place looks like a total dive inside and out, it has some of the BEST Chinese food around! Seriously cheap chinese capital of NOLA. Everything here is GOOD. the eggrolls are always so good I order an extra order to go with my every day special! They have "Every Day specials that include fried rice (which is amazing), soup if you dine in, and an egg roll. They use local shrimp in their shrimp fried rice and its perfectly a bit garlicly! The portions are huge and i have ordered to go and the quality is just as good. An order of shrimp fried rice to go comes OVERFLOWING in a white styrofoam box packed from top to bottom.. no lie. For good, cheap fast chinese you cant beat this place! p.s. They only have one rather dirty high chair for kids
(5)Jessica S.
The food is not that great. Yes you get a lot of food on your plate for the price, but the taste isn't the best. There is no free refills, only on tea. The owner,some women has been there for years and she still hovers over you waiting for her payment and tip. One time she even demanded her tip from us. So no I would not recommend this restaurant to any one.
(1)Jo C.
I love this place so much! The owners are so friendly! The food is so good. Nowhere else would I go for a AUTHENTIC Chinese food around New Orleans! The sauces on the dishes are just right and seasoned to perfection. I would recommend their pork chop dishes here too!
(5)Melissa S.
Excellent Service. The man who delivered was Very fast, everything was very hot. He may be an owner I think? He checked my license to verify my debit card and I greatly appreciate that. I do find the total always comes out to be about $10 more than I expect...but it's so good it's worth it. Plus a good tip. They use good quality ingredients and make great food and give you Tons. BOTH my sons and I could have shared one of their "all day specials". Excellent egg rolls. I'm glad we have too many. Definitely the best Chinese in Kenner.
(5)Lulu R.
Great food and the amounts were huge. We had so many to go boxes. Will definitely eat here again.
(5)Brittney M.
Imperial Garden is our go-to place for good, affordable, delicious Chinese in the greater New Orleans area. The fare here is leaps and bounds above typical Chinese take-out places, and the service is very good. It is family owned and operated, and the staff has always been courteous and timely. The food is always prepared fresh to order and is made with quality ingredients. It is one of the few dine-in/take-out Chinese places where when you order chicken dishes, they ask if you want white or dark meat. The food isn't spicy in the least (not even the dishes that say spicy and not even if you order it extra spicy), so be prepared to add their hot sauce or spicy mustard or some Sriracha sauce if you like your Asian food with a kick. We took some friends here one night for dinner, our first time dining in, and the service was a little slow thanks to low-staffing. (Sometimes happens in exclusively family-run places.) However, the food was fresh and hot and the staff was courteous. While we were dining, a tour bus load of what I can only assume was Chinese people from China came in and filled up one room of the restaurant. The staff immediately started bringing out plate after plate of family style, Chinese dishes that looked and smelled amazing. The crowd, who seemed like they would know good Chinese, seemed very pleased. (This large party also probably contributed to the service being a bit slow that night.) We also placed a large order of take-out for our Christmas Story Fa-Ra-Ra Christmas party this year, and the food was plenty for our crowd of twenty and was demolished. Portions of food are always generous, especially for the price. My husband and I can easily split one dinner. The dumplings are great. The spring rolls are not anything special; I am pretty sure you could get the same items at SAMs and fry them at home. Everything else we have tried was legit. Lo mein is great; sesame, honey, and orange chicken are all very good. The lemon chicken is fantastic and is served as two whole, fried, sliced breasts with lemon sauce on the side. Very tasty and a favorite of ours! The fried rice tastes close to many I had in China (although, stateside, nothing quite beats the fresh egg fried rice I had there). Overall, an excellent place for Chinese food!
(4)Shanlong Z.
I will definitely not go there again, the fish is large but taste like nothing, and the beef too. Meanwhile, I told them make food spicy, but it taste obviously not what I want.
(1)Clint S.
Eh....don't know what all the hype is about. Not sure any of these people have ever experienced good Chinese food before. Bland and not even a tinge of spiciness. Nice folks but I won't be coming back anytime soon. Oh and expect diarrhea.
(1)Steve I.
Man I'm not a Chinese food connoisseur but this place has great Chinese food. I don't eat Chinese food too often but when I do it's usually from Imperial Garden. I've tried a lot of dishes on the menu over the years and pretty much everything I've had is good authentic Chinese food. Prices are about $10-13/dish but they also have lunch specials for around $7-8. They give you a lot of food for your money. I've eaten their food probably about 40 times over the years but have never eaten at the restaurant. This has always been a take-out spot for me.
(5)Anthony L.
Good Food but Not Consistent When there's an inconsistency between an entree order (a seperate order item) and a combination order, there's a problem. Combination plates claim to have shrimp fried rice on them and they do. BUT, its a different shrimp fried rice than if you order an entree of shrimp fried rice. The one on the combination plate lacks the egg, onion and amount of shrimp compared to the individual order. A Good Chinese restaurant make no distinction in the same item in ingredients and quality.
(3)ROBERTA B.
Had a terrible experience last night with delivery. ordered mongolian beef and kung pao chicken and received some weird stew with mushrooms.
(1)Dorothy Y.
Clearly, I am a Chinese food snob. Having grown up in Monterey Park and San Gabriel, the mecca of Southern California Asian food, I just have to be. I am, however, a snob who has found a satisfying and real Chinese restaurant in New Orleans. The decor is not much, shabby and small, and reminds me a lot of the C-rating spots in LA that get an A-plus rating on food. I went with a Chinese family that's sort of adopted me here, for my birthday, and when we arrived, we were surrounded by wai guo ren eating shrimp fried rice and eggrolls and orange chicken crap. We however didn't order off a menu, and everything was DELICIOUS. When we walked in, the proprietoress told ah yi that they had 1) fresh fish, just delivered, and 2) duck to roast. Amazing meal and I can't wait to go back. Dishes we had: 1) Cold dried octopus with sesame and hoisin sauce - this was their daughter's favorite. I wasn't a big fan because I don't like sweets or cold foods, but not bad. 2) Soup - kind of weird. It had egg and scallions but also little bits of meat. 3) 2 kinds of pork chop: pork was cut into strips, one was salt and pepper fried, the other sweet and sour. Again, the savory one was my favorite. 4) Green vegetables - I think maybe watercress, stir fried with garlic 5) Pi pai dofu - Soft fried tofu stuffed with a little bit of shrimp and scallion, in a savory brown sauce. Delicious, this is one of their specialties. 6) Steamed whole fish - with cilantro, ginger, and scallions. So tender and fresh. Absolutely wonderful. The server recognized the family because she also works at Hana in Uptown. The family who runs the restaurant is Cantonese and is very friendly. Supposedly this is one of two actual Chinese restaurants in New Orleans, and I'm definitely on the lookout for the second!
(4)Stephen K.
Took a couple of circuits of Williams to find this place. As noted in other reviews, it's kind of hidden in one the dozens of strip malls on Williams. You might think from the other reviews that this was a complete dive, just a couple of tables set up in an outhouse. It was not bad at all. Sure, it's not the Roosevelt. It's a little dated, but clean and easily better than 90% of the places on Bourbon St. (not that it takes much). Parking's a little tight, but we managed to find a place without too much trouble. We were met at the door and seated immediately. Service through out the meal was fast and friendly. Menu covers the usual Chinese offerings. We started with dumplings. Excellent. I could happily fill up on a couple of orders of dumplings and a Tsingtao. We ordered the General Gaus (doesn't everyone else call it General Tso's?) and the crispy duck. Your first impression when the entrees arrive will be "who is going to eat all this?" Very, very large servings. Duck was very good, The duck was reminiscent of meals in China. General Gaus was good but nothing that would be considered above average. I can't speak to the claims of authenticity. I can say that China is a big place with lots of different food styles. The duck was consistent with my experience. A complaint I do have - menu suggests both Duck and GG are spicy - definitely not. In fact, I detected no presence of anything even remotely spicy. So, lesson for next time, ask about spicing meals up. Good value, I forgot to mention that small mountain of white rice comes with the meals. Dinner, lunch and dinner the next day, drinks, tips and parking (it was free!) $52 for two.
(3)Shuo H.
If I could, I'd eat Chinese food all day err day (but then again I'm Chinese so I gotta say I'm pretty biased haha); I think this restaurant's leaning more towards the Cantonese side (from what I could tell from the dishes and the people working there) of "Chinese" and if you want NON-panda-express-like food in New Orleans, this place should definitely be considered. So my dad once told me you can tell how good a Chinese restaurant is by their hot sauce (if it's home made), and their hot sauce was.. not what I expected, but in a good way (it was hot temperature wise, not spicy, but unique); that's how their food was too: not what I expected, but in a good way :) What I ordered: Pi Pa Dou Fu (their most popular tofu dish): lightly fried tofu covered with a savory sauce- tofu was tender and yum. *Tip: flavor your rice with the sauce! Free white rice comes in a separate bowl/metal thingy. Da Dou Miao (apparently it's called pea shoots in English? I never knew haha): stir-fried with garlic; nice and light, but filling too. *Tip: it's not on the menu cause it's not always available, so definitely ask for it if you like veggies (even if you don't it's a good choice)! This is where I fail you: I don't know the name of the last dish and I can't check it cause it's also not on the menu but the waitress recommended it: it was a fried fish called "long li" with green bell peppers; this dish was really special cause the chef actually cut the meat off of the bones into pieces and fried both the meat and the fish skeleton and placed the pieces on top of the skeleton; the flavors developed kept me coming back for bite after bite. p.s. I uploaded a picture of it :) *Tip: it's $27.95 so a little on the pricier side (their dishes usually range from $10-$15 ish). Although good, the whole meal was more expensive than I thought it'd be :/ but then again that's cause I'm spoiled by all the cheap and fabulous Asian eats of Los Angeles... oh California how I miss thee haha. I recommend this place over China Rose; am I allowed to say that on Yelp? haha ers...
(4)Jennifer B.
Oh my goodness. Thank you, Yelpers! I grew up in Kingston, Ontario. There, you will find a different Chinese restaurant every few blocks. Real, authentic, delicious Chinese food. Something I haven't been able to find since moving to New Orleans... until today. A run-down strip mall in Kenner has the best Chinese food in the Metro area. Who would have guessed??? I never would have found it, had I not seen the amazing previous Yelp reviews. My in-laws swear by Five Happiness, which in my opinion is just glorified take out quality Chinese on a plate at 3x the price of any hole in the wall take out joint. This is 100000x better than Five Happiness. There is a separate Chinese menu, but until I learn how to read Chinese, I think I'm out of luck for that one. Luckily, I was able to find several delicious options on the regular menu. The portions were large enough that I have leftover Chinese food for lunches this weekend, and everything was reasonably priced. For 2 of us, we managed to leave with a $29 bill before tip. That included drinks, soup for two, and two entrees. Not bad at all! The interior decor leaves something to be desired. However, everything was clean, and the staff is friendly. The older lady, who I assume may be one of the owners, made sure to stop us and ask if everything was good on our way out. I will definitely be back... repeatedly.
(5)Matthew G.
this is one of my regular stops for chinese food. good food. sweet&sour chicken is actually sweet AND sour. pepper chicken is great. egg drop soup is good. beef lo mein is good. general gau's chicken, tong cho chicken, mandarin chicken, and kung bo chicken is good. the beef teriyaki is good. i definitely recommend this place.
(4)Suta J.
What can I say; I love Imperial Garden! It is one of the best International foods restaurants in Kenner. This place isn't much to look at, as they haven't changed a thing since opening a few decades ago, but you can order your food to-go if you prefer. Their portions are huge, and the food is superb. You can order one dish and probably split it three ways. Also, get a mai tai if you're dining there or waiting at the bar for your pick-up order!
(4)Riki F.
This has become my favorite place for good, cheap Chinese food. The hot and sour soap as a nice sour bite to it. Fried rice is good, as is the Wonton Bayou. I have had the General chicken, honey chicken and lemon chick, enjoyed them all.
(5)Brittaney V.
Love this place! Been here three times so far, people are super friendly and it seems like legit Chinese food (to me at least) Food is ALWAYS fresh and hot. I've always taken mine to go, so I don't know how it is to dine-in, but the portions are HUGE. I was worried about whether people were just biased in their reviews but NOPE! They are great! I would definitely try this place if you're looking for some good Chinese food in Kenner or the New Orleans area.
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