Bamboo Garden

Reviews

• Brianna K.

  star star star star star 17 July 2026

  Bamboo Garden has lived in myth and memory since the night I wandered over after a play for hot, greasy American Chinese food. The food's heat seeped through the paper bag as I held it on my lap on the train.
  
  The place:
  Inside, Bamboo Garden is simple. Not much decoration on the walls. Most remarkable is the philodendron--the roots and the base of the plant is on the front counter with the cash register, but the stringy vines circle the entire restaurant. It's a very happy plant with hearty leaves dripping down the walls.
  The tables by the front window are perfect for people-watching since it's at a busy intersection.
  
  The location:
  Out on Clark street, very easy to find and access via public transit.
  
  The food:
  The vegetable egg rolls came out hot and crispy.
  Kung Fu Tofu came with thick chunks of zucchini and a generous helping of tofu. The gravy was rich but needed a little soy sauce for enhanced flavor.
  The sesame shrimps were hardly shrimpy. They were large and the breading was crispy under the flavorful sauce which was a combination of citrus and spice.
  
  The service:
  Very attentive. Quiet. Our water glasses were kept full and everyone was very polite. I made the chef laugh when I struggled with the lack of light switch inside the bathroom (it's on the outside wall).
  
  Next time:
  I'll go easy on the spicy mustard, the horseradish really got my nose!
  And I'll check out the vegetable lo mein!

• Quinn B.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 15 July 2026

  Granted, it was delivered, and food is almost always better when eaten in-house, but this was bad.
  
  We ordered crab rangoon, beef teriyaki, and chicken-fried rice.
  The crab rangoon she'll was very soft and the cream cheese had a weird flavor and consistency.
  The chicken-fried rice was decent, maybe even good, although I hesitate to say good as it might just be relative to the beef teriyaki, which was almost inedible.
  The beef teriyaki was soggy and oddly purplish-brown, with a mediocre if not mostly just salty flavor. Veggies looked like old/over-cooked onions and broccoli. I'm not kidding, I didn't even want to eat it after a few terrible bites, and I'll eat just about anything.
  
  I hate doing negative reviews. I also try to only post if a place is exceptionally great or horrible, and unfortunately I felt like my experience here was so bad that it warranted a do-not-go-here designation.

• Jacob M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 4 July 2026

  Ordered via Postmates. It came with hair in the chicken and rice. The sesame chicken had milky sauce everywhere and made the chicken soggy. I recommend elsewhere!

• Danielle K.

  star star star star star 30 June 2026

  When you've worked a long day and you're so tired that you become hangry, you head to your Yelp app and order the best Chinese food that you can find. That's how I first ended up ordering from Bamboo Garden.
  
  Bamboo Garden isn't the closest Chinese restaurant to me, but they consistently deliver hot and tasty Chinese food as if they were around the corner. The portions for the price are incredible (Chinese food leftovers are the best leftovers), and the vegetables in the entrees aren't those frozen mini-corns that everyone dreads seeing. Their veggies look freshly chopped and they actually have a crunch to them (as they rightfully should!).
  
  Now, if you think I was being too generous with my 5-star rating because of my hangry daze - trust me, I ordered numerous times since and each time they come through.

• Holly C.

  star star star star star 27 June 2026

  Always delicious and fast take out! Great vegetarian options and prices are low.