Wing’s Gardens
8410 W 9 Mile Rd, Oak Park, MI, 48237
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Address :
8410 W 9 Mile Rd
Oak Park, MI, 48237 - Phone (248) 544-1021
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
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 : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
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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Kianna A.
I had very high hopes for this place after reading all the reviews and pulling up to a full parking lot. On a Saturday evening the place was pretty busy both takeout and dine-in customers. Now on to the food. I order a sesame chicken combination that came with plain fried rice, an egg roll and a dinner roll. Upon receiving my food all I could smell was garlic. The rice didn't have any flavor barely tasted fried. The chicken was lightly breaded not thick like most places. Not the best sesame chicken. Egg roll is bean sprout nothing special. Overall price is great for the portion but based off this meal it's nothing I'd go bragging about.
(3)Ryan L.
I didn't really like Wing's Gardens at all. I thought it was really disappointing and it was not very good overall. First, I ordered a coke and there weren't free refills. Who does that? Second, I ordered the szechuan chicken. I asked for a medium level of spice and it was completely mild. It tasted as if it wasn't even prepared szechuan style. Third, the service was not very attentive and it took a while for us to order and for her to ask if everything is ok. Fourth, the ambiance was not very nice. The walls were bare and it didn't even seem very clean. Fifth, it was pretty smokey. I guess this won't be a problem soon, but it was still annoying. Alas, this was just a Chinese restaurant with all your typical Chinese fair. It was not anything special and there were many disappointments. I wouldn't go back.
(2)Anna S.
It really is a fact that finding a good, consistent Chinese restaurant is kind of difficult. When it comes to the Americanized Chinese food we all know and love, many places are all over the board. Almond chicken gravy and sweet and sour sauce is like a coat of many colors depending on where you go. Wing's Garden is the best. My husband and I have frequented this place for the five years we've lived down the street in Ferndale. It's a gem. It's even our Christmas day tradition now. The portion sizes are HUGE, and the prices are cheap. We usually get the "family dinner for two." It's two choices of entrees (we get sesame chicken and almond chicken), fried rice, soup for both, egg roll for both and rolls for both. It's $17.95 for the whole sha-bang. No joke, the almond chicken comes with FOUR chicken breasts in this meal. Four, whole, battered and fried chicken breasts. The dinner for two is really enough for three or four if you order extra rice and sides. The food is always piping hot fresh. The wonton soup is fantastic and I'm a big fan of the egg roll. The servers are very attentive and friendly. The decor is old school plastic decorations, but it's clean. The pop is from cans, so no refills, but whatever. It's really a gem if you're looking for high quality and low prices.
(5)John N.
This place is right around the corner for me and last night my girlfriend and I decided to try it after reading the reviews on yelp. We ordered the family dinner for two and I must say it is probably enough food for 6 people. I don't know how this place can turn a profit with their portion size. We had the general tso and sweet and sour chicken, better than most Chinese food around here, my girlfriend was disappointed with the egg-rolls but I thought they were adequate. Definitely in the running for many return trips!
(4)juston m.
this is my go-to chinese in ferndale. after testing out fung xeng, hong kong express and a couple others i always return to here. they aren't the best, ahem jade palace, but they are good enough for at least twice monthly. in their favor, they make a really good shrimp in lobster sauce. the rice has actual flavor and isn't dry. they still have hot mustard which they make and is getting harder to get at carryout chinese around here. the sesame chicken still comes with broccoli. if your gonna eat this gut bomb, you need a little fiber to help it come out the other end. the fact that there is no windows in the entire place freaks my boyfriend out. love, juston
(3)Elaine F.
They are always really friendly and helpful and the food is yummy!!
(4)Brittany R.
very good chinese food! after moving to the area my boyfriend and i had tried two different chinese restaurants and both of them were just "okay". finally after reading reviews i decided to try this place out. i ordered a general tso chicken combo with shrimp fried rice. each dinner comes with an egg roll and they give you fresh rolls as well, which i thought was strange but my boyfriend enjoyed them and stated that they were soft and sweet. the egg roll was smaller than the average egg roll, and taste wise it was just okay. it had bean sprouts and a little bit of cabbage and chicken. i prefer my egg rolls with mostly cabbage. anyhow the general tso's chicken was SO good! it was very fresh and it was not overly coated in breading. each piece was made with WHITE meat chicken, and not that filler crap you get at some local chinese places. the rice was tasty as well and they give you plenty of plump shrimp (at an extra cost of course). my boyfriend got shrimp fried rice and it came in a white container packed to the top. the portions are huge, the price is right and the food is fresh. definitely will be our go-to chinese restaurant.
(4)Cory O.
Sadly, The Golden Bowl has lost it's edge and Wing's Garden is the new go-to place for some old fashion Oak Park Chinese. The ambiance is a little light, and mostly a waiting room for carry outs at times, but damn the food is good. Of course it's no Hoa Koa, but what could ever be? Empress Gardens in Southfield is still rocking it too.
(5)Greg P.
The food here is great. The price is cheap for the amount of food you get. The dinner for two is enough for about four or five. The price is about $20 for the dinner. Includes soup, roll, egg roll, rice and two generous sized portions of choice of several different plates. I love this place. The inside is a little dated but the food is top notch!
(5)AJ J.
(1 out of 5) STARS REVIEW: Shrimp & Vegetable mix Egg Foo Young (* * *) ~I didn't like the kind of sauce mix (like gravy sauce for mashed potatoes) they put over. I like the original dark flavorful sauce mix used for this dish. Sweet & Sour Pork (* *) ~Sauce was too sweet and didn't have that tangy kick to it. Seafood & Bean Curd Soup (* * * * *) ~Exactly made to perfection. Overall customer service and dining experience ~The staff were very friendly and attentive to our needs without having to alert them (ex. drink refills) for anything.
(4)Crystal C.
My father has been going to this restaurant for years and often takes us along. I think this is one of the few Chinese restaurants with authentic Chinese food. All others could not stand the test of time. The eggrolls still have bean sprouts and a quality wrap instead of the cheap cabbage substitute most places pass off to you. The vegetable fried rice and soups come highly recommended. I prefer dining Thai these days because there's no quality Chinese joints around any more, but this place is the exception! The wait staff isn't top notch, but gets the job done. Don't go if you're looking for great atmosphere either.
(4)Carolynn P.
First time ordered a carry out. Sweet & Sour Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice and wonton soup was great. New favorite place!
(5)Kelly S.
we have gotten carry out 3 or 4 times and it is consistently good, hot and the portions are large. spring rolls are very good. the rolls are good, but inconsistent (burned on the bottom the last time we ordered) but it wouldn't keep me from coming back.
(4)Charity F.
So this is now my go to Chinese restaurant since my first review for this place. It was a lazy night and didn't feel like cooking so we got Chinese. We stuck with the traditional american favorites. Sesame chicken dinner, garlic ribs, and vegetable egg foo young. I have personally never been disappointed with a meal here. Nor have i ever felt like they have had an off night. They are consistent with their quality and customer service. Always very nice, never rude and pushy like some establishments I have been to. I believe their packed parking lot will support my statements. Lets get back to the food. This is the first time I had their Sesame chicken. And to my surprise it had onions mixed in it. Shocking, i know lol. Never heard of onions with sesame chicken but after this, I dnt know why everybody else isnt following their lead. It was so good that I would honestly order onions covered in their sesame sauce. The chicken is all white meat which is a huge plus because im not a fan of dark meat. The ribs in garlic sauce is another winner in my book. If you can get pass the little bones since they use rib tips it is really an amazing dish. The sauce is very tasty over white rice. The green peppers and onions are a nice touch to the dish. The egg foo young is also very good. I love the yeast rolls they give out with each order. They are just little sponges to help soak up all the saucy goodness, because who is counting calories. This isnt upscale fare and you shouldn't expect that from them. Its like your typical strip mall americanized Chinese restaurant, just a little better tasting than most. If your looking for good and fulling Chinese food this is your place.
(5)Sam K.
So if volume is more important to you then you'll love this place - a take out entree has like 5 meals in it. I got the general tso chicken and the sesame chicken after hearing good reviews. I asked for them to be "extra spicy" I found neither to be particularly tasty and profoundly similar in taste and appearance. I wasn't really that impressed. Neither was spicy. I will likely not return. It's a lot of food though so if you like your standard Americanized Chinese fare (think, whatever Chinese entree item you might find in a Kroger deli or something) and you want a lot of food for your buck this is your place. Maybe I haven't tried enough food here but after the rave reviews for these two dishes, I figured this was the best there was to get and I didn't love it.
(2)Rachel B.
Ordered the Sesame Chicken lunch combo & spring roll. The food was done in under 10 min! Delicious and enough for 2 to be comfortably full. I was in and out so I didn't get a good look around the restaurante, but it's all about the food anyway, and it was top notch! The only thing that was a slight disappointment was the "fried rice," it didn't seem like traditional fried rice. It seemed more like brown rice. It was nevertheless delicious so 5 stars for this place :)
(5)Eric S.
Summary: this is an ok American style Chinese take out place. Inexpensive. We didn't find any especially good dishes. There may be one or two on the menu, let us know if you find it. 2.5 / 5 Up to a 3 for service and cost Longer version: My wife and I drove by this place in the morning and decided to try it this evening. We walked in to find an extremely helpful person behind the counter. Our server happily recommended items that might match dishes we like and even made recommendations for other spots around metro Detroit that might have the types of dishes that were not available here. We were pleased with the server's knowledge and willingness to help. My wife ordered a General Tao's (the usual way, not spicy as was offered as an option) combination platter with plain fried rice. I thought this dish was passably good (6/10) for an American Chinese food version of this dish. My wife thought it was more like a 4/10. We also had an egg roll with this combo dish. The egg roll was also ok. The plain fried rice accompaniment was ok. But very "plain" fried rice. I ordered the wide rice noodle dish (spicy) recommended by our server after listening to the types of dishes I like from our old favorite spot. I had high hopes for this dish. I was disappointed. This dish was plain. No hint of the "spicy" I was specifically offered during the ordering. This dish was very plain and bland. For my second serving of this dish, I made my own modifications with Chinese mustard, Sriracha, Soy sauce. We also placed an order for the pan fried dumplings. The dumplings were good, but their exterior was a little dried out. The dipping sauce mitigated this a bit. We were told our order should be ready in about ten minutes. This seemed speedy to me. Ultimately it still took about 15-20 minutes until our order was ready. The interior is as would be expected for a take out place in this area (my wife says of Wing's Gardens, "a little run down"). A little dark and outdated decor. Clean but don't expect any sort of fancy or special ambience. There was plenty of space to accommodate a rush, although it wasn't busy. They did seem busier than other takeout Chinese spots in the area are on a weekend around 8:30 pm. Also - they accept American Express. I consider this a bonus.
(3)Shana L.
Always flavorful. Also, you get a lot of food for your buck. If you're ballsy enough, you have to try their hot mustard!
(4)Krystle S.
I walked in randomly and ordered the general Tao and sesame chicken. I liked the chicken but not the Tao. Overall both dishes were heavily breaded but yes yummy. Not a bad experience - my order came out super fast! But I'm still looking for a lighter Chinese food experience but I'd definitely come again here and try something else. It's close to me and again really fast take out. It's a-okay.
(3)Joe B.
Assured that their Tso's wouldn't be what I was looking for, I decided to try something new for the first time. Truth be told, I have no idea what good Moo Shu Chicken should approach but I tried theirs and it was pretty good. Plenty of cabbage and mushrooms with nice pieces of white meat chicken in a sweet and savory sauce with a side of hoisin to spread over the "pancakes". I liked the Moo Shu a little better over the white rice but it was a solid dish and there was a lot of it! Their spring rolls are some of the best I've had too. They had a little more flavor than usual and cooked perfectly instead of being fried to death. Lastly, the Spicy Pepper Chicken is a little of a misleading moniker. There were definitely some hot peppers mixed into the combination of peppers, snap peas, etc. but they were all whole so there was NO heat at all, until you actually eat one of the peppers alone. That said, the dish was solid and probably somewhat healthy? Wing's Garden isn't my usual spot but I'll likely try them again. The ladies at the counter were friendly and moving as quickly as they could as orders would come up. There were several people waiting on carry-out which seems like a good sign.
(3)AJay J.
This place is truly a hidden jewel. I was pleased when I walked in. It was a line out the door which is always a good sign. The service was fast and the staff was helpful explaining the best options as this was my first time. I ordered sweet and sour chicken and the sesame chicken with shrimp fried rice. The food was hottttt fresh and amazing. The shrimp was deffiently worth the up charge. I will come back
(4)Vanesska H.
Food is excellent, pricing good, and friendly service. I love it! This is my second visit and I'm still very pleased.
(5)Kim S.
I'm usually really picky with Chinese food and the general tao's and sesame chicken dinner for 2 was the best bang for my buck I've ever had!! HUGE portions!
(5)David G.
Great place. Been here many times. General Tao's chicken is my favorite from here. Big portions, always take a to go box for a 2nd meal later.
(4)Scott T.
This has been our got to 'Go To' place since we moved here from L.A. in '06. The Wonton Soup cures all ills. The Hot-n-Sour soup holds it's own to any we've had, even in Shanghai. The ABC makes my wife very Happy. Another highlight: Egg Foo Young. Trying spicy Kung Pao Shrimp tonight. And the service is friendly...so can't beat this combination.
(4)Mario W.
The wife and I love this place. Great Chinese food for the money. We love the Sesame Chicken and General Tso's Chicken too. The portions are very generous. Often times we can split a combination plate. Great service and they always get our order exactly the way we want them. The Fried Shrimp combination is generous and delicious. My wife loves their Vegetable Egg Foo Young also. Yes go there if you have a taste for Chinese and want something good and filling.
(4)Eowyn K.
On my continuing search to find amazing Chinese food in the metro Detroit area this is the best thus far. I am giving it four stars but part of the higher rating may in fact be due to relief in comparison to what I've had in the area (with the exception of Windsor, though going to another country for Chinese is a bit much unless already there for another reason). We had take out and based on the other reviews planned for huge portions. I called the order in advance. I could not find a menu on line, which I found annoying, and had to guess on the order. Now that I have a take out menu next time it will be easier. They told me fifteen minutes and when I arrived it was! They were fairly busy, the parking lot was full and I had to park on the side street. Inside was not anything special but nothing I saw would make me concerned about eating in. Based on the small amount of interaction I had in picking up the order the staff I encountered was friendly. What we tried was good, with the exception of the egg roll that came with. It was just bad. I am also guessing that it came frozen in bulk and was fried in the restaurant. Not worth bothering with. I was impressed with the sesame chicken. It had a good ratio of breading to chicken and was lightly fried, it was not overly sauced either. The meal also came with store-bought dinner rolls. This also occurs at other Detroit-area Chinese restaurants and I find it very odd. They are not Chinese, not even part of Chinese-American food. And it is only in this area. I'm kinda curious about this strange add on....
(4)KIMBERLY H.
The best Chinese food around. My hubby and I frequent there and usually get the General Tao with an extra spring roll for me. We have only dined in a couple times and the service was good. Every dish we have tried is delicious! They give good portions and are reasonably priced. I would totally recommend.
(5)David O.
For what you would expect to be an average/divey Chinese Place, Wing's Gardens really delivers on taste. Just like Winnie the Pooh who lived "Under the name Saunders", Wing's lives under the name "Fung Lim's". Don't let that confuse you though, I found the food to be surprisingly good. According to our waiter, everything is made fresh. That might just be marketing speak, but I would unhesitatingly return if I was in the area.
(4)Tonya O.
Wing's Garden is your typical Americanized, non-buffet Chinese dining experiencing. The food is made to order, but they time it just right if you order an entrée with soup and an egg roll. They also provide these really tasty rolls, which seems odd to have with Chinese food...but they're really good! The portion size is enough to share with someone or take home for a second meal. Overall an average experience, but I'd definitely go back. For a Sunday lunch, it was fairly quiet, so I hope they do enough business to stay open.
(4)Heather J.
What I wouldn't give for a branch of Shangrila or Golden Harvest tucked on Nine Mile in the vacant properties upstream of Livernois. Every so often I crave dim sum or Cantonese food, and I might give up my firstborn for the prospect of a solid restaurant that specialized in steamed buns. Wing's Gardens splits the difference with a host of Americanized Chinese places around Ferndale. My beau prefers Hong Kong Express but I haven't made up my mind on whether Wing's is my go to or not. The dine-in experience is relaxed, subdued, and friendly. The dining room features deep booths beloved by families who packed every one on a later Saturday night when we walked over for some sweet and sour, almond chicken, and fried rice. The menu contains no surprises, right down to the font, as I swear it comes from the same supplier as Wing Hing Inn down 9 Mile in Hazel Park. Maybe I'm just out of my mind. The regular options on the menu include mooshu to fried pork, Singapore noodles and every kind of chicken. What you read is basically what you get, and very little requires clarification. Spicy food is not terribly spicy; specifically ask if you want it hotter than the average palate. The tea is fresh and frequently refilled, but pop is served in cans without refills. Keep it in mind if you intend to come thirsty. Our orders were prepared without a fuss and came in quantities suitable for eight people, not two. Huge mounds of chicken awash in sauces, neat hills of fried rice, and high calorie dips swam on the edges of the dishes. Most meals come with an additional bowl of soup packing sodium enough to strip a mine under Detroit, but they are seasoned quite well. The menu features specials for two, three, four, and more that provide egg rolls, rice, and more. Multiply by a factor of two to know how much it really feeds. Our food was good but far too filling. I made about six bites before giving in to a box, though the soup was tasty and all I really needed. Wonton for the win here. Next time I'll order only the soup and another appetizer for a satisfying meal. Service was not the quickest but they were winding down and the kitchen still had orders going out every two or three minutes for pickup. This is the down-home equivalent of a Chinese restaurant: laid back, friendly, and favoured by the community. It doesn't win points for swish looks or authenticity, but Wing's Gardens does the job when you want Sino-American food.
(3)Nastassja K.
We tried quite a few Chinese restaurants after moving to the area when someone recommended this place. We are regulars now and never disappointed! The sesame chicken is the best and they portions are so big I usually get 3 meals out of one carry out.
(5)Ashley K.
Wing's Gardens has great food for a very reasonable price. Their food is also very good and they fill the containers to their max capacity so you almost always have leftovers. I would highly recommend them for take out!
(5)Sterling H.
I went back to WG for lunch. I ordered the shrimp egg foo young, and the triple delight. Unfortunately, the food was not as good this time. I live 5 minutes away, but the egg rolls were cold and had the taste of not-so-fresh oil. The fried rice that came with the combinations was not very good, either. No bean sprouts, peas, green onion, just rice that was a brown color and fried. The egg foo young was passable, but not delicious. The triple delight also was just ok. The shrimp in both dishes was fresh, and not overcooked. I would give WG a composite 3 1/2 stars.
(3)Max M.
A very unremarkable atmosphere, old vinyl booths and a couple of tables. We like the funny Chinese Horoscope place mats. The food is pretty good (Chinese food is not my fav), I regularly order the veggie egg foo yung and the vegetable soup. My partner likes the fried rice. We eat here about once a month, and have never had a bad meal. The portions are huge, we always have left overs. The oddest thing are the Hawaiian dinner rolls that come with a meal - so out of context for me. The prices are average, not cheap but not out of line. They have the standard fare, and I usually get a pot of tea, so I cannot speak to the no free refills comments made in other reviews. They are always busy with the take out orders - we have never had to wait for a table, even if the parking lot is full, because there is always a crowd waiting for their take out. We've had take out once, and the order was perfect (which never happens in other take out places), and still hot and done when they said it would be done. Service for us has always been spot on - never have had to find a wait person, and they have always come by to ask how the food was. While I am a fan of this restaurant - I have had much better Chinese food - not in Michigan tho. We have tried other Chinese restaurants in the Ferndale/Oak Park area, and they no where near as good as Wing's Garden, so it shines in comparison.
(4)Scott H.
Maybe I hit this place on one of their better nights in the previous review. After my recent experience I'm not sure if they even deserve two stars. The meals seemed eerily similar even though they were from opposite ends of the Chinese food spectrum. They definitely go by the quantity over quality premise here. And the quality is quite a bit lower than one would hope! The service was average.
(2)Michael M.
I am a big fan of wing's gardens. Ok, so I wouldn't ever really eat at the restaurant (kinda shabby) but the take out is the best we've had. It is consistently good. The chicken is always a great balance of meat to breading, the sauces are flavorful and the portions are, quite frankly, ridiculously large. For Chinese take out, it cannot be beat.
(5)Robert P.
Hong Kong one get ready to be pimp slapped by some real whitie chinese food... So i do hear that they do not have refills on pop (tisktisk wag my finger) BUT the almond chicken is wet plump and crispy, the gravy is buttery good although i like brown gravies too, soups are great, rolls are decent, service is pleasant...decor is 70s red patent plastic which i like, it could use a few dollars invested in some new something in the dining area... anywho great place get your carry out from here but dont go too much you might have a heart attack...
(4)Ben G.
Wing's is my favourite Chinese food place. The egg drop soup is amazing. I'm a particular fan of the fried shrimp. You never have to wait long and the take-out is as quick as should be expected. Dining in? No free refills.
(4)Kara M.
Is this authentic Chinese food? Absolutely not, it's the whitest Chinese food on the planet. Is it delicious? YESSIRRREEE! Yum yum yum yum yum... So there aren't free refills on soda, who really cares? You're eating a heart attack, do you really need a side of diabetes? It's my favorite place for white people Chinese food. Everything is tasty, and speedy. I don't understand who is complaining about the service, I don't think the servers are lacking. Is the place old? Certainly is, there is still a sign for the former restaurant on the side of the building. I didn't get the dirty vibe that someone else had mentioned. Old and dirty are not the same thing. Would some stylish updates be nice? Well absolutely, but I don't feel like paying more for my wonton soup, so I'll take the place as it is.
(5)Bridget S.
Best Asian food around! Great portions and quality. Staff is friendly and helpful. One dinner portion is 3-4 meals. My family has been going to this restaurant (formerly Fung Lims) for nearly 20 years. New owners but still the best around.
(5)Jeffrey B.
I haven't really eaten a whole lot of Chinese food since college mostly because if given the choice, I would chose Thai of Chinese any day. There's more variety and flavor, this coming from a Vegetarian perspective, and it's generally just more fun. I like curry and eggplant together, can you blame me? Well, I just bought a house in Oak Park and since the kitchen isn't exactly complete my roommate and I have been eating out more often than I would ever care to admit. We decided to try Wing's Garden recently because it's like three blocks away and it seems fun and festive from the outside--if it's trying to be a pagoda, how could it not be great? The menu seemed pretty basic with lots of typical Chinese offerings from Egg Fu to Moo Shoo and so on. I ended up orderingI a tofu stir-fry dinner which was served with white rice and egg roll and soup. I enjoyed the stir fry and the portion was actually big enough for me to take some home as a snack later. Despite being fried, I enjoyed the tofu in the dish, the only thing I would change is more baby corn. I'm a sucker for baby corn. They did let me substitute a meatless spring roll for the egg roll and they had a vegetable soup that I selected which actually was pretty great. It was a basic simple broth with fresh veggies in it, like bean sprouts, mushrooms, and napa that were maybe quickly added to the broth and cooked upon ordering; it was perfectly simple and comforting. The meals also came with those delicious large dinner rolls that Chinese restaurants sometimes have and a fortune cookie as one should expect. My friend had the Sesame Chicken, if memory serves, and wasn't so bowled over. He also ordered a soda and apparently, Wing's Garden is one of the last restaurants in the world that does NOT offer complimentary refills on sodas. I had tea so it wasn't a problem. The decor inside was okay but no where near as fun as I thought that this bright red building would be from the outside. It was actually kind of plain with wood trim and beige walls. All I know is that if I owned a Chinese restaurant it would be like little China town exploded--we're talking gold, red, and dragons everywhere--and I mean everywhere. And maybe a koi pond just because. The service was okay, nothing outstanding and nothing to complain about. I would return to Wing's Garden if I had that craving for Chinese, but more likely I would seek out the comforts of Curry Noodle or Pad Thai elsewhere.
(3)Valerie H.
This is my favorite sit down Chinese restaurant. The atmosphere is kitshy 1970's Chinese restaurant but don't let that fool you the food is terrific. My hubby and I have been coming here since it changed hands and became Wing's Gardens. It had been terrible as Fung Lim's but it SO much better in its current incarnation. I have a son who is a few months younger than the owner's so we have come to know the owner fairly well. The egg drop soup which my toddler and I adore is her family recipe and made from scratch. As is all of the other food. I have never had a bad, tepid or small meal here. Everything is hot, fresh and tasty. No ,it isn't from China authentic but it IS really tasty. Large portions, very inexpensive and most of the staff loves my outgoing, active toddler making it very family friendly. On a slow night the owner was stringing snow peas at another table so I know all of the vegetables are fresh and the food hand made to order. Absolutely fantastic!
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