Pearl Garden — Restaurant in New York

I saw this place had quite high reviews, was hungry so I tried this place out. I got the Crispy chicken and the Taiwanese railroad bento box with sausage like another reviewer wrote about. It is true the restaurant is handled by an old couple and not very good at English. I ordered on the phone at lunch so while the food was ready, had to wait on line. It's actually impressive how much food they prepare. There are no seating inside, purely just takeout. I was going to pay by credit card, but she said it will cost extra $1-2 or something, so I paid by cash.

As for the food, the Crispy chicken tasted alright, but some parts of it were overcooked. The inside wasn't dry, just the outside a bit darker than it should be. The fried egg was overcooked and all brown. The sausage had this strange sweetish tangy flavor to it, but not for me. The portion size was a decent.

A lot of people have said this isn't like your average Chinese restaurant, and it might not be, but to be honest, it felt quite average besides the extra Taiwanese dishes. It seems like a place to fill your stomach and good for locals who like the food. But the food is simply Ok, not a place to go out for a treat. I would recommend Great...

The food is good but the owner has bad attitude since they r getting famous and busy. I had called 40mins ago and went to pick up, but I still need to wait to speak with the old lady for my order. They forgot to do my order and she said will give others order to me first. I was not complaining about her, but she said to me “ you got to wait in line you know, I will give ur order this time”. However, I had saw her to give others order to her old customer/friends. And one time, her friends came in and picked up her order, and then she was asking if any extra meals left over. The owner said no more order left and everyone is waiting, but at the same time, the old lady gave my order to her friend in front of me. The waitress said she(me) is waiting for the meal. The old lady told the waitress” no more, she get to wait!” It was not the first time, the old lady doing this, so I’m feel very angry but nothing to do with her. She is very old and no extra helper. The waitress is her relatives and only comes in sometimes...

I ordered the pork chop bento and Taiwanese style rice noodle. The pork chop was so tasty and the sausage was juicy and full of flavor, reminded me of the night markets in Taiwan. However, the vegetables served were over cooked and sad looking, and the rice was clumpy and mushy. The rice noodle had three large shrimps and overall had a great authentic taste but it was on the colder side. I ordered ahead for pickup and arrived within fifteen minutes of my phoned order. I think they just make a big batch of everything and package it up and when you come and pick up they just give you what you ordered. This can explain the cold noodles. I tried both the savory and sweet soups. Savory one tasted like a pork bone broth with seaweed, ginger and fish balls. The sweet one is like red bean soup with grass jelly, sago, taro and whatever is left over in it. I enjoyed both soups, flavors were very Taiwanese. One of the better options for Taiwanese...