Szechuan Garden — Restaurant in Concord

The restaurant was very clean. Loved that! Loved the Linen napkins and the paper placemats with an Asian zodiac. That was fun! (Glad to know that my husband and I are a compatible match!😆) Absolutely loved the delicious tea that was offered by a polite young Server shortly after being seated in their dining area. We also appreciated getting iced water without having to ask for it. That was very nice, indeed.

What wasn’t so great was having everything we ordered served all at once! …Some folks might consider this fast service, but this might mean that the food may not have been cooked fresh and was prepared and cooked in advance; then reheated and served. It also would have been nice to have had a little time to enjoy the appetizer before the main meal, or at least be given the option for that.

All in all, our chicken wings appetizer was okay. The Beef Lo Mein was dry, salty and almost meatless. The General Tao’s entree was also dry and hard even though there was a generous amount of sauce. As for taste, it didn’t have much! Everything tasted just okay. —Nothing special.

I must mention that the gentleman Host was pleasant and graciously professional, but on the other hand, our main Server was not so nice. His shirt was noticeably soiled, his attention seemed ingenuous and his manners were questionable… By this I mean that when he began to serve our food, he placed my husband’s plate squarely in front of him, but then he just carelessly pushed my plate over to me! Hmmm, Lol!… He must have sensed that I would write a less than favorable review about him.🙃😊😁

Honestly, I must admit that I have mixed feelings about the visit, and can “sort of” recommend the restaurant. Although the food and service was not the best, their prices are reasonable and the atmosphere was relaxed, casual and comfortable. I also must say that the young Server saved the day. —He was SO nice, kind...

Here's one to stay away from. This place is filthy. Lamps are covered in dust. Window shades have dead smeared bugs in them that show right through while the sun is shining in. When the waiter gave us our plates, he used his bare hand to wipe hair or something of of them. The table in the next room was so obnoxiously loud that we couldn't even hear each other and we weren't even close to the bar. When I mentioned it they did nothing. Finally I was so fed up that I just asked them to turn it into a takeout order. When we got home to eat, the story just got worse. The scallops were overcooked and like rubber. The pork fried rice was like mush. You could tell it was frozen. The spare ribs tasted like cardboard. The crab rangoon had minimal stuffing in them (smallest rangoons I've ever seen). The white rice and egg rolls were ok. Even my kids and dogs turned their noses up at it. Maybe this is a great restaurant for your local drunk crowd, but not for someone who values a pleasant evening out with his wife in hopes for decent service and a well...

Having gone to this restaurant for years I can truly say it's been on a downward decline in both it's building, decor, drinks and food. Last time I ordered there for pick up I waited for almost 45 minutes for my food and there was hardly anyone in the restaurant! I ordered like 3 items that came to nearly 40 dollars... I live but ten minutes away and it was summer time - my food was at best luke warm. The entree smelled like the protein had soured and tasted gross. I couldn't even eat it or the lo mien; it was a congealed mess and smelled foul. Only item I could eat was the crab ragoons. I returned the next day and talked to the manager; he didn't bother to offer me another order of the food, insisted they cook everything to order and fresh. He did refund my money. Oh and he didn't bother to check the food I returned, he just threw it away. Will never order food...