Chinese Tea Garden
5226 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70122
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Address :
5226 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans, LA, 70122 - Phone (504) 282-1493
- Website https://www.thechineseteagarden.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
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 : No
Has TV : Yes
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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mian g.
Okay I'm chinese and I'm a sucker for Americanize chinese food. Don't get me wrong I like the real stuff like the chinese broccoli instead of american broccoli. But sometimes I just need some shrimp fried rice and kung pao chicken. This is my designated place whenever I am near the lake front. It doesn't hurt that it's close to UNO either. My favorite is the kung pao chicken. I like it spicy and they do a great job with that. Be careful not to bite into those dried red chili peppers. But you should only worry if you're a 'newb'. You can't go wrong ordering some crab ragoons and shrimp toast. Unlike most others I've had before these are stuffed with a generous amount of the goodness. The negative about this place is ordering can be difficult at times. Most of the employees speak little english. But I guess this is more of an annoyance than negative. I get my food and it makes my stomach happy.
(4)Hannie K.
BAM!!!!! There literally was this cartoonized words in the background when the server brought out the bobo platter for appetizer. It was for two people and was about $12 and some change, and I was regretting that I fell for their trick to get the tourist. Oh mama, it was not a joke. The crispy shrimp toasts were greasy but oh-so-good, humongous egg rolls were dripping with oils on the outside but was filled with real seafood stuffs and tasty. The ribs were a bit dry but the sauce was tasty. Their cream cheese filled wontons were gigantic. I only recommend the bobo platter for brave and healthy hearted young people who work out. It was definitely too heavy as an appetizer, but my bf and I were hungry, so we were happy. The eggplant in garlic sauce is my favorite dish in any Chinese place, and they did it very well here without making it too salty and mushy. We also got the half of roasted duck, and the meat was a little chewy but the skin was crispy and underneath it was lumps of rich tasting duck fats. The grease made it easier to chew the meat, and it was not so bad for $11 dollars and something. I was just curious and I kinda liked it. The server was cute and nice. I ordered hot water, expecting her to bring it in a teacup like in other Chinese restaurants, but she brought it in a plastic cup (I am BPA-phobic) AND put the plastic straws in there..so my bf who thought it wouldn't be so hot scalded his mouth before tasting the good foods. The server brought ice and warm water that she mixed for us. That made up for everything. I did not taste so much MSG, since I wasn't dizzy or extremely thirsty after the meal. I just wish they do a little better job in frying so that foods won't be soaked in oil. I still would go back :)
(4)Barry K.
Kind of a hole in the wall type of restaurant. Great food though. If you are in the area I would recommend you stop by!
(4)Christopher W.
great portions good price tasty food, they have duck at a good price also
(4)Rebecca C.
Simply the best Chinese Restaurant in Gentilly. Very reasonably priced and large portions. I can get three meals off of one order.
(5)CORINA C.
Great place for a super cheap lunch. The plates are huge. I can eat for three days off one. And the food comes out of the kitchen hot and fresh. This is a basic neighborhood Chinese joint that will do if you're in the area.
(4)Laura R.
Egh. Ok, I went here today for lunch. I hadn't been there since before Hurricane Katrina so I wanted to try it again. I knew that before the hurricane, my family would sometimes go there and the food was at least alright. So I decided to try it again. One of the workers there was older and very Chinese and he gave my order away to someone else. But I let that go because I understand that he was just trying to help and it was an accident. When I did get my food, it wasn' that great. The chicken was ok for the first few bites but then some pieces were way over cooked. Ew. Then shrimp fried rice had a nasty shrimpy taste. I guess the shrimp needed to be cleaned more or something. And then the eggroll was also not great. I have had better eggrolls from "Asiansation" from the freezer isle in the grocery. I have had better Chinese food at Red Star or the place in Lakeside Mall foodcourt. I am sorry for wasting my time because not only did it take long to get my order, but also, it didn't taste good at all.
(1)Genevieve D.
This place has extremely tasty Chinese food that's easily better than Five Happiness and it's cheap and the portions are huge. One dinner special is enough for two and a half meals for me. It's well worth checking out.
(5)Jennifer H.
Chinese Tea Garden is one of my favorite lunch spots close to the job. The food is good and they serve A LOT of it! My coworkers and I can always depend on this place to serve us quickly so that we are in and out. The employees are extremely friendly and they'll remember your order if you're a regular. In addition, they are very reasonably priced.
(4)Hong L.
Ok, you may think I am biased but I really am trying not to be with this review. My father (Mr. Lee) owns this restaurant and started helping him out there since I was 12 years old working on the weekend and when employees were on vacation. Eventually when I was in my 20's I learned every aspect of working in the restaurant and became a chef. Ever since I moved away from NOLA I've tried all sorts of different Chinese restaurants in different cities and nothing compares to Chinese Tea Garden! The reason why is b/c Mr. Lee has been in the business for over 20 years he is passionate about his food! This is coming from a former chef :)
(5)Brandon A.
Meh. It was decent I don't see how they are getting so many great reviews I guess there isn't much competition. The food was decent the service was bad. But they do have large portions.
(3)Kendra B.
I think this place may have the best veggie fried rice in town. I haven't tried anything else from here, so I cant say that its all amazing food but if you're hungry for good fried lice, then give the tea garden a call.
(3)Ashley T.
Back when I was schoolin' at UNO this was a regular spot, and one of the older women (owner?) would always wait on me, with my usual order memorized. They have great portions, a delicious wonton soup, are always friendly, and actually hire neighborhood kids when most restaurants (who support "the neighborhood") wouldn't give these newbies to service industry a second glance. Kudos to them! Love you, Tea Garden!
(5)Ashley D.
I visit here A LOT! So much so that I know the owners name and some of the employee's names. My typical order is a white meat combo plate with a side of sauce whether it be sweet and sour, orange, or lemon plus double rice. I love the egg rolls here. Their egg rolls are the closest thing to Chinese Kitchen on S. Carrollton which is further away. The food is good and you get nice size portions for a decent price. I usually get 2-3 meals out of my plate for less than $15. Service is just okay. The restaurant recently changed locations--literally around the corner, but using a different parking lot.
(4)Kandyace W.
Very good! Nice portion size..food was very tasty. The only problem is I am allergic to eggs and to get the food customized was an additional 2 dollars! lol No biggie, but it was goodie! xoxo
(5)Derrick R.
It's great for the simple fact it's descent and its only 5 minutes away from my house which f'n awesome!!!!!
(4)LeLynda B.
They do not deliver. But the food is still delicious
(4)Lyneisha D.
I really like the food here! The orange chicken is the best I've ever had. If I could change anything it would be the smell of the place. It's weird. Can't be that bad though as I continue to go back. I'd recommend it.
(4)Karla K.
One of the best places in Gentilly. Fast service, reasonable prices, and delicious mandarin chicken.
(5)Titus T.
I went here really craving some good Chinese food. I ordered the General Tong's Chicken it was decent but had some sorta sour/burnt flavor that was not pleasing, possibly old oil or something. The shrimp fried rice was pretty good, may have been the saving grace from a 1 star review. I will try this place again and order something else soon!
(2)Tuyet P.
Pretty good for an average looking Chinese restaurant. Convenient for college kids closeby. The Chinese food is actually pretty good and not pricey, the service is a bit better than before so that's another plus. Very nice owners too. Orange beef was good last time I had it (which was 2 years ago LOL). Today we had the potstickers, lunch combos: General Tong's chicken and Tea Garden Lomein special. The lomein was different than what I expected. The lomein was thin, thin, stringy egg noodles and I expected it to be the thicker noodles but in the end it was good anyway. It's a combo of chicken, pork, shrimp, cabbage, carrots, and celery. Pretty good I'd have to say bc I was pretty disappointed when it came out looking that way but it tasted good changed my mood. Haha! My friend had the General tong's chicken, not sure how it tasted but I assumed it was good as well. Both came with fried rice, which was also good. Not bland like typical, average Chinese restaurants that don't seem to wanna put effort into it just bc it comes with the combo. So this place, all in all, is good for quick lunch and if you're craving some good ole Chinese food.
(4)Terrance D.
I've been eating at this place for a while now and lately they have disappointing me. I ordered my usual dish, which is the combination rice with no shrimp and extra chicken. I preceded to eat my rice and it had a lot of foreign stuff in it. So i threw it all away. I hope that no one else has this experience. 2 times it was horrible. You just lost a good customer.
(2)Melissa M.
Food is good can't complain about that. Ate there once, had a nice experience. Another time, I had take out, got home, and OMG there was hair in my food! I knew it wasn't my hair b/c the hair was cooked into the food!! Neatless to say, I won't be eating there again. Yuck!
(1)Roger T.
We were a little non-plussed by only 1 egg roll on the appetizer platter and that the crab rangoons were just deep fried wonton wrappers. No filling, just a dorito shaped triangle of fried flour. We also both ordered the Yaka mein. The pork was good but the broth was just a basic chicken with no traces of hangover suspending flavors or spices. I could have used some ketchup and worcestershire to help this along. Service was great and the restaurant was clean and inviting. The menu looked good and i'll try some other things in the future.
(3)Vanna C.
The food was ok. The service was good. But omg I was shocked when they charged $2.50 per head for HOT TEA!!!! Are you kidding me???? I wouldn't come back because of this reason. It's ridiculous and way over charged for HOT WATER AND 1 BAG OF TEA!!!! RIDICULOUS!!!!!
(2)Z O.
You cannot beat the food for the $. Most unique item is the Cho Cho. It's a must get. Also an option on the combos. Quality:). Please remember to tip as there's a sign to do so, wow, but sad you have to be reminded to tip. Service is adequate. They relocated to this side of the building which is nicer and bigger. I do not live in the area or I would eat here more often. Our favorite is the Tea House Chow Mein, Cho Cho. The shrimp toast is good too.
(4)Alvin D.
3.5/5 generous portions what i probably noticed the most was the politeness of the staff. i only had takeout, but if my experience at the register was indicative of the in-restaurant service, i'm sure it's attentive. second, when they handed me my bag, it was one of those things where your arm drops - how many lbs of food is this? such a generous portion, was more than enough for 2 full meals (and under $10)! i'm not in the area much, but if i were this would be a go-to.
(4)Ross D.
Total jackpot. Great quality, large plates, cheap prices.
(5)Adrienne S.
Ordered the crab ragoon and general tongs chicken. Very clean, and the people are friendly. The food here is always great. It's a bit pricy, but the portions are worth it. The shrimp fried rice reminds me of the only chinese food resturant we had back home. I will definitely be returning.
(4)Momo B.
SALT & PEPPER PORK CHOP KID I'm very attuned to spotting Chinese restaurants. You see as a youth I grew up in one and essentially ate Chinese food everyday. My dad would cook anything I fancied... never anything exotic. Just a hamburger steak with chopped onions, or how about soft scrambled eggs with oyster sauce and a hint of sesame oil along with a few slices of bbq pork over hot steamy rice, maybe even tomato beef slightly sweet and tangy or grilled slightly fatty pork chop seasoned with just salt and pepper with rice. I never tired of my daddy's cooking. Spotted this restaurant on the first visit to my new office and Yelp'ed the restaurant. The only Asian to review happens to be the son of the owner who wrote a glowing report and up front said he had worked on weekends and learned the trade. The other reviewers all said three things in common: cheap, huge servings and great tasting. Wow, this is worth a visit for lunch. Next day along with two other colleagues we're all sitting in this no frills Chinese restaurant which reminded me of my parent's restaurant. I stunned my work buddies and server when I ordered in Cantonese. My colleagues couldn't believe the quality and quantity of their lunch. Remember the attributes in common? My salt and pepper pork chops was crisp, succulent, flavor perfected and plentiful enough for another lunch. Fried rice included pieces of shrimp too. With this said the price of the food almost became a non factor. Not uncommon in Naw'lins, Chinese restaurants are mostly take out but CTG is a sit down restaurant. I just finished the other half of yesterday's lunch. Just as good microwaved. LOL WHERE IS CHINATOWN ? It was the cotton and sugar cane fields along with the abolition of African slavery that fused the placement of ultra cheap and efficient ethnic Chinese laborers onto Louisiana soil during the early mid 1800's. First hundred or so initially came from Cuba. (For countless years Havana's Chinatown was the largest on the Western Hemisphere until Fidel Castro came into power.) Spanish War put a halt to the very profitable human trafficking from Cuba. Next wave of 1500 ethnic Chinese came via Calfornia. By the hundreds this group made an effort to learn English from a Boston Presbyterian missionary lead by Lena Saunders beginning in 1881. Adaptation to Western attire armed with the abilty to read and write English may have contributed towards the dissemination of ethnic Chinese beyond the few streets of then Naw'lin's Chinatown. This Chinatown was just a short city block of merchants and associations side by side just across the street from the then Criminal Court House. The Eastern European Jews, Italians and colored made up the rest of the Court House neighborhood. The few Chinese restaurants served both cheap Chinese and soul foods from the same menu. Essentially Chinese females were nonexistent. The exclusively male community was often referred to as "John Chinatown," and "coolies" or "chinks." Without further research, I am assuming the name "John" had something to do with men paying for the physical comforts of whores. Is it by coincidence that the Red Light Districts are neighborly proximate to so many of America's Chinatowns? The US-China Burlingame Treaty of 1868, War of Cuba 1868, Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Permanent Extension of the Chinese Exclusion of 1892, World War II, Magnuson Act of 1943 did not favor ethnic Chinese immigration to America for nearly a hundred years. It was certainly no "Golden Mountain" for any of them. Supposedly a delapidated brick wall still stands as a vague reminder of where Naw'lin's Chinatown once stood. The Criminal Court House, missionary and Presbyterian church have been demolished long ago. Tulane Medical Center now sits on top of it all.
(4)Jeronimo S.
I've eaten here twice, since moving to the neighborhood 12wks ago and I love it!! A great neighborhood place, which has been around for a couple of decades, so the staff knows everybody!! The foods good, price is good, staff is friendly!!! I recommend, highly...
(4)Senna H.
Great specials, huge portions, tasty food!
(4)Nicki K.
Probably the best Chinese food in NOLA. Definitely beats out Five Happiness. I love the convenience of it and the Orange chicken isn't too breaded. YUM!
(4)Lacie D.
This is the best chinese place I've found in the New Orleans Metro area. Their egg drop soup is great! The wontons it is served with are always crispy and fresh. On a cold rainy day it is my favorite comfort food. The quality of the beef is very good and their shrimp taste fresh. Their sauces are flavorful and they do not skimp. I'm not normally a big fried rice person but here it is a must. The crab rangoons are yummy and fresh and are balanced in flavors. I could probably live on crab rangoons and white rice. My husband's fried pork chops were amazing. If you are thinking of trying them, do it! Everything we've had here has been great. We drive from Jefferson without hesitation.
(5)Caitlin C.
Five stars because I was just home sick living off their hot and sour soup for two days. It is really tasty and perfect for what ails me. The employees all seemed quite nice when I came in to pick up my to-go order of soup. This restaurant is in a somewhat funky little strip mall on Elysian just on the river side of where Filmore crosses. I will be back and I wish this had been here when I was at UNO. Five stars may seem premature since I have just had one thing and got it to-go at that. I don't care because that soup was really good and I will be back. Oh, there were a ton of cops sitting at tables having lunch when I picked up my first order of soup. That generally bodes well for getting your money's worth.
(5)Jennifer C.
Perfect Chinese food. We eat here at least once a week. The food is great for the price. It's a great Gentilly staple.
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