South Garden
220 South St, Philadelphia, PA, 19147
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Address :
220 South St
Philadelphia, PA, 19147 - Phone (215) 413-0200
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 11
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
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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Rich F.
I would have to say this is the BEST Chinese I have had in philly ( and pretty much any place) ever Sense I have found them I eat here at lest once a week ( probably not something I should confess to) but everything I have tastes amazing. My favorites are the lo main so many places make it soggy. Or Way to greasy so that it is just heavy and gross.. Theirs is light and full of flavor. The generals chicken is great. So many places make it either super sweet or so spicy I get hot flashes. Here is the perfect blend. But everything me or my friends have when we order is amazing so I give them a WELL. Earned 5stars
(5)Laura D.
I figure most Chinese delivery is the same, and picked South Garden out of the grubhub hat of Chinese delivery within my vicinity. It has good yelp reviews too, so I figured it'd be as good a place as any to order from. However I was somewhat disappointed. First of all, it took FOREVER for it to come, almost making me late to meet friends. Grubhub told me between an hour and 1 hr 15 min, but I figured it never takes as long as they say. Wrong - it took longer... 1.5 hrs later the delivery guy finally shows up. My second beef was with my shrimp. I got simple steamed shrimp and veggies (sauce on side). There were only 10 small shrimp, and they were pretty tough like they'd been overcooked. The veggies were fine. Sooo... needless to say, given the other Chinese delivery options in the city, I will not be ordering from South Garden again.
(2)George F.
I'm not trying to be a bitch. But I'm gonna be a bitch. I was craving Chinese food so I ordered like twenty dollars worth and decided to watch the princess diaries with the dog. The food tastes good for a few short minutes but then it was awful. The veggies were really dry and the chicken was subpar. I should've listened to all the negative yelp reviews. It's like dating the bad boy and all your friends telling you to run for the hills, but ignoring them. Only to find out they were right six months later. Learn from my mistakes people.
(2)Jenna M.
My second order from this spot came with many short black hairs mixed in with my crab ragoons. Barf. Is it that hard to keep hair out of the damn ragoons?!?!?!
(1)Meghan D.
I went into South Garden right when it opened and only got 2 items but they still made it less than 10 mins, which was great. I was there with a friend and we planned to eat inside but the restaurant was freezing, probably because it just opened but was still way to cold to stay inside. As for the food; my vegetable Lo mein was very good, not greasy and veges were still crisp. However, my spring roll was still cold/ frozen most of the way through.
(3)Francis M.
It's all in the delivery. If you're too tired to cook, hungry to the point of stupidity, and in want of some decent Chinese food delivered quickly and piping hot, these guys are perfect. The food quality may not be gourmet, but it's better than good. Think Chinese comfort food. Excellent wonton and egg drop soups. Hot and sour, not my favorite. But my wife and I almost always place the same (simple orders) for beef or chicken with broccoli (fresh, crispy vegetables), vegetable lo mein (which has a great smokey flavor that you'll either love or not. But we love it) and a soup. Their egg rolls and spring rolls are good, but not exceptional. After years of ordering delivery from them, we decided to stop and eat-in once. It was a chilly late winter afternoon; the dining area was freezing. It's clear that they prefer to deliver. But a positive perk was their home-made spicy mustard that they offered us with the meal. Fantastic and enough to extract sweat from every pore. Still, eating at home is the way to go. In short, the food is good, the friendly service and delivery time (even two miles away) is excellent.
(4)Marissa B.
Never ate in, but my family and I order from here a couple times a month. Fast delivery (sometimes less than a 1/2 hour) and great food for cheap. I highly recommend the garlic wings. If we haven't called in a while, a man will actually come bring us a 2 liter of Pepsi and an updated menu.
(5)Elizabeth M.
South Garden is my go-to for Chinese delivery as a vegetarian. It's always tasty, fresh and fast. It's your standard American Chinese take out, but it's always been good.
(4)Marc B.
South Garden has made a permanent customer! I got the general tso's chicken and an egg roll and it was some of the best chicken I've ever gotten from a chinese restaurant. It delivery was extremely fast (about 20 minutes or so) and It was so cheap I couldn't believe it. I would put South Garden over ANY chinese place in town!
(5)Rob W.
I've been on this place for years. It's across town but they always seem to deliver in 30 minutes or less. I can't give it five stars because it can't compare to places like Han Dynasty or Buddakan but considering it's a take out spot on south street the food is pretty good. The food is always cooked to order. The meat is never tough or under cooked, noodles are always delicious and veggies are always crisp. Well done South Garden...
(4)Anthony W.
I got the orange chicken and I ate in. It was great! When they came out with the plowl (figure it out) I thought yikes is that all mine? It sure was and I found a good home for it. I'm no connoisseur, but it was the best orange chicken I've ever had. I was so full I didn't know if I was going to make it home. I had to walk it off! Okay so here's my gripe as with many other Chinese restaurants. The drink options are ridiculously limited. I think all they had was canned soda and bottled water. I placed my order and left for Wawa around to the corner to get something more filling. How are you gonna give me more orange sauce than I get soda in a can and expect me not to be thirsty? In defense of South Garden, they brought out a cup of water. That's cool and all, but I drink a lot! So whenever I go there I bring my own drink. Otherwise, it's a little cramped, but the food is good. I think they have a fleet of delivery guys.
(4)Mikey I.
Decent, cheap, your typical Chinese takeout. Crummy lookin dine-in, but with all the other dining options in this area, why would anyone dine here?
(4)Daniel T.
I've ordered from this place twice, so I have a general sense for the food from this place. Sadly, I was disappointed with most of the dishes. The flavoring of the mabo tofu was very, very bland when I expected a spicy dish to eat with my white rice. The shrimp with vegetable dish was also off. The eggplant dish was also more on the sweet side, though it was marketed as eggplant in garlic sauce, again, not what I am accustomed to. The only dish I could recommend is the Mongolian beef which was just ok with lots of veggies that were good. That is the only thing I would ever order again from this place.
(1)C K.
I have been craving crab rangoon... and due to rain, I was looking for a place that delivered. It is strangely hard to find places in chinatown that do crab rangoon so I decided to try this place. Mediocre at best. I have been spoiled by being so close to chinatown apparently, and no know that a 2 star in chinatown is equal to a 4 or 5 star outside of chinatown. I ordered shrimp lo mein... which looked so good.... way more generous with amount of shrimp and food in general than most places.... but it was bland. I didn't know that was possible for chinese food... and even after dumping a pound of soy sauce on it, I still didn't like it. The crab rangoon was not very good, but I haven't found any good crab rangoon since living in philly. My advice... if you want delivery, order from "the Chinatown restaurant" ... kinda hard to find, and it may not be the best chinese food in chinatown, but it delivers, is cheap, and is way better than this place! If you don't need delivery... go to David's Mai Lai Wah... that place is everything you want in a cheap chinese restaurant! Well, except crab rangoon.
(2)John K.
When i walk into the South Garden they know what i want without asking and i can't ask for anymore then that.
(5)Phil R.
The food is delicious, priced well and the staff is friendly and helpful. The main reason this is my go-to Chinese food is you can substitute the meat in any dish for imitation meat made from gluten and soy.
(4)ezekial f.
my chicken was only TSO-TSO! man, i hope no one has used that yet. the lady and i sorted through the menu stack last night and settled here cause they will make any dish vegeterian ( this is subject to communication) we got vegetable steamed dumplings, moo shoo veggie, general tso's chicken and requested curry chicken with fake chicken, thats tofu, ya dig? let me set up this next part very clearly for you. i gave my address (which is on a little street in south philly, and not in a hotel) very clearly, the woman taking my order repeated it all to me correctly and dinner was well on its way, we thought. so...... about half an hour later i get a call from a man who does not speak much english, which i am cool with, the only words i can understand though are " you order food" yes, yes i did. then about seven minutes later i get a call from a man who speaks very good english asking me if i ordered food (yes, yes i did) and if he can send the delivery man up to my room. after telling him this all seemed comical i asked where he was calling from, answer, the regency hyatt, HEY! thats not where i live. so after clearing it all up the man rushed over to my pad. no beating around the bush here folks, this was not so good at all, the dumplings i believe are filled with leftover eggroll filling, we only ate about 2 each, for the chicken quality, refer to my opening sentance, the moo shoo pancakes came wrapped so tightly in saran that i actually had to use a knife to open them and some also had holes in them ( not from my knife play, mind you) and the curry chicken with fake chicken was actually good, the fake chicken and the real chicken that they sent with it. yes, you understand. i would have given two stars but i had that grumbly feeling in my tummy within half an hour and it wasnt hunger, if ya cacth my drift. also we accidentally stiffed the guy on the tip because we had planned on only being charged for fake chicken and they charged us for both, sorry bud.
(1)Gloria A.
We ate in. The hot and sour soup was very good-the Kung Pao was great. The steamed rice was at that perfect level of stickiness...almost sweet. The General Tso's great. The egg rolls tasted incredibly fresh and were chock full. All was very hot, served fresh and delicious. We are water drinkers and the service was good enough we never had to ask for more water. Frankly we did not expect such great food from such a small restaurant.
(4)Theresa L.
Pros: Fast delivery, pleasant person taking order, good overall customer service. I would have liked to give this place a higher rating, which leads to... Cons: Oddly seasoned general Tso's chicken, mediocre seafood soup chock full of imitation crab meat...underwhelming flavor overall I expected more from this cheap, neighborhood spot. I've had tastier and cheaper. I will give it another try and review again. For now, the pleasantries can't save the barely tasty food.
(2)Lauren D.
You know how when you're hungover after staying up until 7am drinking and all you want is some really greasy Chinese food to eat for both lunch and dinner? Maybe? Could this just be me? ANYWAY this is the place you should order from. The food here is super good and cheap and perfectly greasy to help absorb all that alcohol. My personal favorite is the general tso's chicken and the crab rangoons, which are just lovely deep-friend triangle pockets of cheese with crab flavoring. SO good. I still have the egg drop soup from my lunch special sitting in the fridge for my 4th meal of leftovers today, so I can't comment on it, but I'm sure it's divine. My roommate gets something different every time and has never complained about anything. For being American-Chinese food, it's yummy yummy. A couple of things, though. I'm taking off a star because my fried rice had a weird sour/tangy taste to it. I don't think it was bad, but it's just not my style. The soup portion from the lunch special was also really small. Not that I need all that food but compared to other Chinese delivery restaurants, it's at least half that portion. Also, being that it's on South Street, the prices are definitely slightly more expensive. That being said, the delivery is prompt and they come all the way to my South Philadelphia/Pennsport home just to make sure that my day of hangover gluttony is fulfilled. This place is the winner.
(4)Dana V.
This is the closest Chinese restaurant to my apartment. I've never dined in, so I can't comment on the service, but I've never had anything bad come from this place. Their portions are huge and I ALWAYS have leftovers. It's just a good staple Chines place. Good to suit your cravings or to cure your hangover. I can absolutely recommend their sesame chicken, egg drop soup, and chicken lo mein. Oh yeah, and it's real cheap :)
(4)Alex X.
South Street, PA old review.. They kindly made me my imitation pho soup! LOL. The place next door closed down... So I asked them for beef, any green veggie, ginger and onions. It was pretty good! Any pho substitute is great when ur not feeling so great.
(4)Mitch N.
South Garden Chinese Restaurant Ordered On Jun 7 2014 at 9:21 PM 1 29. Pork Dumplings $ 5.55 1 C17. General Tso's Chicken Combo Plate $ 7.95 1 Free Soda Special $ .00 1 16oz. Soda $ 1.75 Subtotal $15.25 Tax $1.38 Delivery Fee $2.00 Tip $1.87 TOTAL $20.50 The pork dumplings were the size of potstickers, so I thought they were really expensive being at around 90 cents per bite.... They just weren't worth it. The general Tso's combo was crispy and pretty good... not the best I've had but not even close to the worst. Easily 4 stars, and the serving size was pretty good. However, due to the high price for fried pork dumplings relative to their size I have to give this place 3 stars, but I'll definitely check them out again and update my review when I do.
(3)Jessica D.
I really wanted to give this place more stars because they were friendly, delivery was prompt and they got my order exactly right. But. We were somewhat disappointed by the food overall. There were a bunch of positives (more in number than negatives), so I want to be fair and share those too, but unfortunately the couple negatives were BIG negatives. Here's the breakdown: POSITIVES *The food came exactly when they said it would *Eggrolls were very good *Crab rangoons were tasty, but did not like the dipping sauce. No problem, duck sauce was perfect! *Vegetables in the entrees were crisp and fresh (just the way I like them!) *Sauces on all entrees were good, though the Hunan Beef (which is my go-to Chinese food order at all restaurants) did not taste like a typical Hunan sauce. *Dumpling dipping sauce was great NEGATIVES *The beef in the Hunan Beef entree was tasty but looked unappetizing. The pieces had a funny color/texture to them. *The container for Hunan Beef was split half food, half rice, so in all I didn't get a whole lot of Hunan Beef for the money. Very disappointing. Other Chinese restaurants fill the same sized container with all entree and put rice in a side carton. *The chicken in Sesame Chicken was soggy and of poor quality. *The steamed vegetable dumplings had way too much dough and not enough filler. What WAS inside was just a few clumps of stringy cabbage or similar. Maybe next time I'll just order crab ran goons and a vegetarian entree, because those they got right!!! :)
(3)Dana B.
While I can't vouch for what the environment is like at their restaurant, what I DO know about South Garden is that they are minutes away from my apartment, affordable, and delivered within a small time frame. I've ordered their sesame tofu a few times and while I haven't always been able to finish it in one sitting, it makes for great leftovers the following day. A bonus? The plastic containers they use for delivery (rather than the styrofoam take-out containers) are washable and microwave safe--hoping my collection of those will continue to grow!
(4)Kylie C.
Classic Chinese food. Not that best scallion pancakes.
(4)Sara L.
South Garden is a VERY solid option for basic Chinese delivery. I have been ordering from here for years, and never been truly disappointed. The employees are friendly, they always get orders correct, and the food usually arrives amazingly fast. My go-to dishes include lemon chicken, and chicken with mixed vegetables or broccoli, the latter two of which I always order with garlic sauce. Their regular "brown" sauce can be a little bland, but the garlic sauce perks things right up. I have enjoyed other things from the menu, but often come back to these favorites. I also like that they have brown rice as an option. As an added bonus, the prices are cheap and the portions are large. If you try to compare South Garden to the like of Han Dynasty and E. Mei, you might be disappointed; but, for easy inexpensive Chinese delivery, you can't go wrong with South Garden.
(4)Lydia B.
This is our go-to Chinese food place. Cheap, fast delivery, and even quicker for pickup. I alternate between moo shu chicken and chicken with broccoli...we've also gotten sesame chicken, general tso's chicken, all kinds of noodle dishes... I really love the sides--steamed pork dumplings are the perfect consistency and have a nice ginger sauce that is better than I've had at any restaurant. Also love the won ton soup. Sometimes just go get that for dinner in the winter---v. comforting! Good combo specials---rice (white or fried) and an eggroll with an entree. And your menu has coupons for free soup, soda, etc. depending on how much you spend. Nice! Only thing I could knock is consistency. I think the weekend chefs are better than the weekday chefs. But not enough to dock a star!
(5)Brianna S.
I order from South Garden at least twice a week. Everything is always FAST and FRESH. It's gotten to the point where I refuse to order from anywhere else. The employees are super friendly, too!!!
(5)Meeta A.
This place is just around the corner, so we were all set to have it be our go-to Chinese takeout place. On our first night living in the neighborhood, we ordered a huge amount of food and tried it in little bits, with enough leftovers for a few days afterward. The one thing that really stood out was the crab rangoon -- that was delish. The wonton soup was also excellent. I really loved the broth. Most of the food, however, was serviceable but a little meh. The cashew chicken I actively disliked, with way too much celery. I would be willing to order again from here, and try different items. (Or if I am ever around at lunchtime, I will gladly get the wonton soup again.) However, it was a disappointing experience and did not immediately win itself a place in my heart. So the search for the neighborhood Chinese takeout continues.
(3)Sandy G.
Cold leftover Chinese food straight out of the carton is my secret breakfast of champions. Thank you South Garden! I dined in the restaurant one summer afternoon and now I get delivery from there all the time. (They deliver suprisingly fast so be ready!) When I ate there, the place was very small and quaint, only a few tables...which led me to believe that they do mostly take-out. The decor was simple and it was clean as a whistle. I had my mom and my 2 year old son with me. They were very child friendly and immediately brought over a highchair. They rushed over some crunchy noodles, which my son loves to munch on. The waitress was sweet and attentive, and kept our glasses full of iced water. Bonus points for doting over my son and making him giggle. The food came out super quick and I was pleasantly surprised...it looked and smelled exceptionally delicious! I ordered General Tso's Shrimp which was incredibly yummy. (Still my favorite dish from South Garden) The shrimp are crispy and sweet, with cashews and perfectly cooked broccoli. My mom ordered the Seafood Combo which was equally delicious. Full of shrimp, scallops, and huge chunks of buttery lobster sauteed with fresh veggies in a white garlic sauce. The entree portions are huge, so you always have leftovers and I am always surprised how cheap the prices are. The eggrolls are scrumptious and the fried scallops are great too. I whole heartedly reccommend this place. I'm actually surpised more people don't know about it, since it is right on South Street.
(5)Sarah B.
South Garden delivers remarkably fast, and I've never had a bad meal from them. Good veggie rolls and hot and sour soup!
(4)Jennifer G.
Zeke- You're a great guy and I love that Jenny of yours, but I have to disagree- at least a little bit. South Garden is no Golden Empress, New Harmony, Kingdom, or Singapore- but who can deny that the vegetable egg rolls are to die for. My man, you need to call South Garden back and tell them that you want a vegetable egg roll, a pizza roll, fried scallops (they were yummy when I ate meat!) and a fruit punch. I promise you that you won't be disappointed with your grease hangover the next morning!
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