Jade Garden — Restaurant in Erie

This used to be my spot when I lived on East Grandview it is wheelchair accesible with single manual entry door did not have Wi-Fi last time I was there , has high chairs . I am creature of habit house special Singapore mei fun is my goto dish meat , shrimp & vegetables with rice noodles in a spicy curry sauce , we got it delivered ( being into spicy this dish is barely a 2 in heat for me , but it has great intense flavor ) I have had it other places that’s closer to 4 or sometimes 5 . It’s a very enjoyable dish . I went one night late for egg roll craving and it cost me $2,000 as the steering column went I walked him eating my egg rolls , yes once upon a time I walked and drove , today I am “all roll no stroll and no driving “ . In the early 2000 Jade had a fabulous Mongolian barbeque also .under questions it always asks if a place is “comfort food “ I know what average people think and then there’s me . I still am a “celebrity” at a Chinese restaurant , they know me on sight ( my sister also ) because they remember my mom and dad celebrating my mom being pregnant with both of us and they remember us eating our 1 st solid food as babies , my parents favorite dish they always ordered was sweet and sour chicken with leeches (to the Chinese it is a nut ,to an American it’s a fruit ,to me that’s heaven unusual dish very hard to find , that’s my comfort food that’s my on ramp to nostalgia , sorry soul food & Mac n cheese and sweet potato pie I do love all of you in your own right but my comfort food is stuff I was eating in the womb...

Stopped here on our way back from Niagara Falls for dinner. A little unusual, they had a buffet available for dinner.

Pros: There were quite a few options on the buffet, including Soups, egg and spring rolls, . There were probably 8-10 hot typical dishes, a variety of seafood including crab, shrimp, etc. There was a wide variety of choices from "Apple Pie" to stuffed mushrooms (which happened to be right next to each other). The best dish was probably the green beens. The price was not bad ($8.10 for buffet, $10 for buffet plus drink) for the variety of options available.

Cons: The food was ok, but not very flavorful. Some common dishes were surprisingly omitted (e.g., no kung pao or cashew dish). The communication with the servers was difficult. A Chinese phrase book would have been helpful, but very common things like "napkins" and "chopsticks" and "drink refill" required a lot of gesticulation.

I would say overall, if you are looking for variety, this is your place. If you're looking for ambience/service,...

I found Jade Garden originally when I moved to Erie in 2012. It is so close to where I live and right beside a Dollar Tree. Very convenient. I am particular about certain kinds of Chinese food and have been very happy with what Jade Garden offers. Their Chicken Chow Mein and egg rolls are my favorite in Erie. They have terrific Lo Mein as well and a very inexpensive menu. Their service is very fast, but accurate. The food is fresh and I have never received an incomplete order. For your money and good quality food I recommend...