Orange Garden Chinese Restaurant

Great food and friendly service. Old school, traditional restaurant. Didn't disappoint!

Did a takeout from here on a Friday night. The oldest Chinese restaurant in Chicago, and not one person dining in. All takeout. Shame on us, seriously. The place was spacious and seems inviting yet it was still empty and a table full of takeout orders. The staff here was nice as well.

We ordered their Orange Peel Chicken, Beef Chow Mein and Chicken Fried Rice. The orange chicken was good. It had a hint of spiciness but overall a flavorful dish. The chicken fried rice was good as well. A little dry but didn't have a strong dark soy sauce flavor to it which is always a good thing. The beef chow Mein was a no go. It's definitely not the chow Mein that we're used to with noodles. This was beef with vegetables in a thick sweet sauce. Definitely wouldn't order that again.

Overall the food for the most part was good. And the prices were fare as well. Despite me feeling guilty for doing takeout, I still can't see myself dining in here. Wouldn't mind doing takeout from here again. Perhaps to try a few other dishes.

I have never been so disrespected in my entire life, the text feed says it all. we have tipped more than five dollars every time, we have a big family and appreciate our workers. I wish i could give ZERO stars.

I haven't been here since the 80s so I brought a friend with. We shared kung pao chicken and a couple egg rolls. It was just as good as ever.
They have wine or drinks so we went for a drink at the Black Eagle a few doors east after dinner.

This is the oldest Chinese restaurant in Chicago . It has been open since 1932 so they must be doing something right. I used to come here in the 80's when I lived closer to this neighborhood. I dined in today and it's exactly how I remembered it - delicious. I had the Mongolian beef, chicken and shrimp and it was great . The egg roll was great too. This restaurant maintains old school charm. Pricing is fair. Service is very good. Excellent- I'll be back !

Visited here with an ex-fling a few months ago. The egg rolls were very large, but the orange chicken left much to be desired. I found it a bit too similar to the sesame chicken ordered by my fling. It was almost like there was no difference between the two dishes' flavors. The service, however, was great.

All around excellent. It is the once ubiquitous Chinese-American restaurant in its classic form easily recognizable by its Art Deco design. The clean interior is traditional diner booths lit with recessed incandescence under vents, in black weathered and repaired leatherine. Broad dark wood frames trim frame the walls with laquired village scapes float on facing walls. Two sets of dragons trot above either end of the dining room over comfortable midcentury chairs at the plastique table-clothed 4 tops. The fare was commensurate with the decor: fresh ingredients including the fried skin of the egg rolls with a hint of peanut butter. The seafood, poultry, and beef held their distinct character under the unifying Szechuan gravy. The flavors were clear and pleasant. The fried rice could have doubled as dessert for those with a taste for it. The mustard was vaporous and expansive and nothing was over-salted. A very familiar place not to be missed on atmosphere alone, it adds much to the experience. The waitstaff was a delight. The tiny bathroom a sanctuary. The ice water was superb.

I am surprised this place doesn't have more stars. It's clearly a neighborhood favorite. In the two times I have had dinner at the restaurant, the phone was constantly ringing with take out orders ad well as long lines of delivery drivers waiting to pick up.

The food here is classic Chinese American. The wontons are made in-house as well as the egg rolls. I later learned from one of the staff that the egg roll recipe has been the same for the last 30+ years. They also remind me of the ones my dad made for his restaurant.

The decor looks like it has been stuck in time; that's the charm of the restaurant for me. The inner dining room looks like it's the original. However, most of it is used as the office and storage. The bathroom could use a little updating, though.

The portions are huge, quality is good, and prices decent--so there's a lot of value. The shrimp and lobster sauce is old Hong Kong style, with bits of pork, egg and black beans in a brown sauce. Yum!! The lo mein noodles are tasty and not too oily like what one would find at many places. It actually reminds me of the kind my relatives would make at home. So good!

We also had take out here, through Uber Eats. The food always gets here hot and on time. There's never too long of a wait.

Restaurant is closed on Monday's, FYI.

After hearing great comments from friends and neighbors about this place I decided to order take out. My favorite local Chinese Restaurant Wing Ho closed down so have been struggling to find a good replacement. This palce is great! Old school , I ordered Won Ton Soup, Egg rolls, Crab Rangoon, Shrimp Chow Mein with crispy noodles, and Chicken Almond Din. All were excellently prepared, packed well and very tasty. Was able to park right in front and my food was ready for pick up. I will definitely return for take out and even dine in!

Today Me and uncle drove from Itasca to chicago just to eat at my uncles favorite place, Orange Garden. It was rather cold inside the restaurant, service and food were mediocre at best. My combo fried rice had an overwhelming un-fresh shrimp taste that was beyond unusual for orange garden and My uncle ordered a lunch special Mongolian Beef consisting of at minimum 80% vegetables.
When we advised food not tasting as usual management felt like we were trying to get free meal and treated us as such.
We did not accept a free meal and left completely disappointed. Maybe it was just a fluke with the food and that's ok, it happens
unfortunately we were not treated well at all.
My apologies for no pictures and the negative review.

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