Yu's Garden — Restaurant in Irvine

FOOD WAS SUPERB, SERVICE NOT SO PERFECT. Good delicious simple chinese taiwanese foods, we came in on a Sunday, this was the third time I came in to this resto this week. I need to beg several time talking in English to get decent unchip serving dishes, I told her my reason was that I want to take photos of my foods for my FB show off, when at somewhat crowded time its service was bad, and lack of hygine, a server served from the buffet and keep talking, imagine her saliva could splash into my dish she was holding onto. So I did not give tip today on purpose and a Taiwanese tall pretty lady did not hesitate to remind me for the tip, she can talk in perfect English when asking for her tip to me, but was speaking mandarin all the time during serving time, even though I told her that I did not understand mandarin too well. Foods was good, was just that one personel who was lacking of...

This is only for Takeout Lunch Review!

Yu's Garden is one of my favorite Taiwanese restaurants for takeout during lunchtime. Their combo boxes, priced around $13, offer three delicious items that my family loves.

Our top picks are the beef tripe (牛肚), beef shank (牛腱), and pig ears (豬耳朵). Sometimes, the three-cup chicken (三杯雞) is not as tender as I'd like, but it's worth a try. Other great options include scallion oil chicken (蔥花雞), eggplant (茄子), and braised bamboo shoots (油燜筍). Paying with a credit card adds just 80 cents to the total.

The only downside is the poorly planned ordering line, where customers move back and forth before paying at the front, causing some congestion. The payment counter can be moved to the back, like Panda Express ordering line, because the staff can easily get items from the kitchen.

Despite this, the food quality and value make it a great...

This place will continue to be an old favorite!

The taste has not changed after all these years and it's still so delicious :)

They also still have the buy 1 get 1 free milk tea but I feel their boba is sometimes a little too hard. Great deal though.

By this time, I've tried most of the dishes available on the counter and these are my favorites:

Bamboo (the stewed looking kind) Spinach Chicken (blanched) Bean curd skin with edamame Egg tomato scramble Bok Choy Stewed Pork with stewed egg

They seem to give you more on togo orders because their in-house plates are so small. If you do get togo, the FIRST item you pick they will scoop the most so pick your favorite first! :)

The porridge with yam is also the best accompaniment with the dishes and they will give unlimited porridge when you eat there. Get at least 2 buckets! ;)

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