Tea Garden — Restaurant in Elk Grove

Very disappointed with my last experience and I won't be returning until indoor dining is open again. I called in my order and was told it would be ready in 20 minutes. I promptly arrived at the quoted pick-up time. Upon arrival I paid and then was told to wait in the car because it would be another 15 to 20 minutes. They should've given a more accurate wait time, I would have rather waited at home than in my car. If they would have told me the additional wait time before I paid I would have left and bought some fast food somewhere nearby. So 20 minutes later I get my food, drive home, sit down with the family to discover cold food. I couldn't believe it. You would think that waiting that additional 20 minutes meant the food would be hot and fresh right? Wrong. And it wasn't the time from restaurant to table either...I live a few blocks away. Some of the chicken was hard and chewy like it had been re-fried...yesterdays leftovers maybe? In all, the experience was just bad and definitely not what you would expect when paying that much (family of six). Next time I'll go to Panda Express where at least I know what I...

I had just moved to Elk Grove when I first saw this restaurant. It is near our Sr Apartments..I was looking for a good chinese place to eat with my Japanese friend. we came and we had a good experience good service. It was nice to come into a clean and warm place. we were seated and made at home. We both ordered Stir fired noodle, HK style noodles with shrimp. We were so surprised at the size of the platter. We both could have shared one of the platters. It was delicious and we took some home! Next time we will know we can order 1 and something else to share. The noodles were crispy and a lot of gravy with veggies and plenty of shrimp. next time we will order differently. the food was fresh and tasty. I love fried noodles hong kong style and you can ask for less crispy as well. Only thing I would like to say is that the tea have fresh tea leaves and stronger and refills...as we did not get refills. After giving us our order would have been nice to have waiter or waitress check on us as that was not done. But still like coming here and will come back for more samplings...

Chinese food is usually last on my list of restaurants. We usually run the gambit of Thai, Japanese, Indian, Greek, Mexican, before we even consider Chinese food. However, the other day I had a craving for shrimp stir-fry, and a quick check at menus online told me this was my best bet. I've been here before, but it's been a year or two. On this trip, I discovered that their menu was SO MUCH BIGGER than I remembered, and even has a whole page of "vegetarian meats" (i.e. wheat protein). The vegetables on our stir fry dishes were fresh and not overly sauced as I'm used to at other places. Lots of seafood options, too. The stir fry green beans were AMAZING! I was so pleasantly surprised by everything we tried, and also how many large tables there are for families. Prices are very reasonable, and portions are plenty for sharing. This place has convinced me to add Chinese food back into...