Yip's Garden — Restaurant in City of Cohoes

Let’s get this right. 0 stars.

I was excited to try this place as I had never been before, and I was hoping for something decent even closer to home. Unfortunately, they did not even come close to decent. I’ve seen albinos with more of a tan than their chicken. Their fried rice had no flavor. I don’t know what other ingredients they used to flavor it, but I’m pretty sure it’s just whatever oil is in the pan. No egg, soy sauce that could barely be seen and definitely not tasted, 0 veggies, … their sweet-and-sour chicken was generic and instead of sweet-and-sour sauce on the side, they served it with duck sauce. Their pork and garlic sauce, literally tasted like over cooked pork with 0 garlic in a pool of oil. Their lo mein had no flavor, was soaking in a pool of oil as well, and their four seasons was as bland as they come. The best part of my meal was the prepackaged crispy noodles from some third party they ordered bags from. This was a total disappointment and a complete waste of money. We threw our food...

I was honestly surprised and delighted that the service is friendly and fast, the restaurant/kitchen is very clean and the food is VERY good. Nothing was under cooked or overcooked. Eggs rolls are not greasy and are delicious. The food tastes good but doesn't have the same depth of flavor as many other takeout chinese restaurants nearby BUT that's because it is fresher more authentic food that is well prepared and not loaded with msg. It tasted clean to eat, and we felt clean after eating it. I definitely recommend if you're tired of greasy, burnt chinese that leaves you...

Yips is in a building that formerly housed another Chinese place. The previous place went totally nuclear before closing. Yips has that hurdle to overcome. I decided to give them a try today. We got 2 orders of Sesame chicken combo platter. Took less than 15 minutes (we waited). Was surprised, ordered white meat chicken, and got exactly that. Cooked well, hot, and tasty. The lady at the counter was pleasant, cost was on average for local Chinese. Kitchen and dining area were spotless compared to previous owners. WILL RETURN. I recommend. Hope...