Cindy's Chinese Garden — Restaurant in Redmond

Connor, my waiter:

polite, sharp, took my order as i sat down, since I knew i was jonesing for some good old fashioned chicken fried rice. i ordered a beer, he brought me tea and a water on top of that. so im planning on relaxing now that i have around 100 fluid ounces worth of beverages to enjoy.

appetizer: i get the hot and sour soup: its complimentary with dine in. great flavor. a little spice and great tangy-ness.

wait time: my chicken fried rice comes out inside of 3 minutes and the place was above average busy.

portion: gigantic. wide oval-dinner-plate with a mountain of food on it. im pleased. i order a second beer. make some small talk with the waiter. its veterans day. im a vet. he said he was busy all day since people had the day off. i said, “huh, im a vet and i went to work!” he laughed and said, “that’s ironic.”

experience:5 star (cindy walked pass and smiled and made me feel like i was an honored guest) there’s a nice aquarium to observe in the main dining area. not my first time here. wont be my last.

my fortune read: you have the ability to sense and know...

So….my family Have been coming here on special Occasion, everything was going good until I spotted a thick metal wire on my 2 year old plate. I’ll tell you it blended in with the noodles you couldn’t spot it but I did, my husband didn’t see it. I freak out and told my husband and my husband went up to the host and he said the food we hardly eaten we pay but not my daughter food and we had to tip. The host knew what the metal was. He was not freaking out…im sure this happened to other people…I think….we shouldn’t have paid for our food. I’m still shock to this day. What would happen if my baby girl swallowed that???Ugh😩 …yal lost a customer….smh ugh I should have taken a picture….check your food...

Cons: For the quality of food and portion size to cost ($17 for one meal), I was very disappointed. I ordered the #7 combo and it was frozen vegetables reheated with white rice, and what tasted like a microwaved spring roll. Nothing about it was fresh. I ended up not finishing it because it just wasn't that edible. They also have 25% as the first option for tipping, followed by 20%, then 18%. So when doing takeout especially, it's a tad ridiculous. Had to take the time to find "other" on the list.

Pros: The restaurant itself is nice looking, and the customer service seemed fine. We didn't talk much but she was fast and polite, so good enough for me.

Sadly, won't...