Rose Garden Restaurant — Restaurant in Roseville

Summary: Excellent value, quality, and taste. Wide selection, makes for great takeout. Good sized portions and decently priced entrees. Would definitely eat from there again when in town.

My wife and I were ordering take out for a group of five adults on a Thursday evening at about 6:10pm. We went inside and were quickly greeted and asked if we were picking up or placing an order. There was a small group of people already there waiting to pick up their food or place orders as well, and there were patches of people scattered throughout the restaurant eating at tables already. We stated that we wanted to place our order and went through a previously marked up menu (we pre-determined our order) and quickly named the 7 or 8 items that we wanted. The total came to $78. We were told they would need 20-30 minutes to cook everything, so we went for a brief walk.

When we returned, more people had been sat at tables the restaurant was buzzing, plus there were different people coming in to place orders to go or pick up. We didn't see many servers or staff, so I imagine it must be a challenge to keep up with the flow, but they seemed to be doing pretty well. A few minutes of additional waiting and our box of food (yes, box) was handed to us. It was full.

When we arrived home a bit later, the food was still pretty warm. There were a couple of very large containers of white rice, a bunch of fried wonton bits, two cups of sweet and sour sauce, and other extras. Here is what we got:

Beef and Broccoli - Nice thin slices of steak, lean (not fatty at all), in a tasty brown sauce with lots of well cooked broccoli. Firm, but not hard. Excellent.

Kung Pao Chicken - Not the normal kung pao. This had a bunch of zucchini, baby corn, and other veggies, along with the red peppers and nuts. The chicken was all white meat, super tender and tasty. Again, surprisingly good quality and their spin worked very well.

Spicy Garlic Prawns - A good amount of decent sized shrimp in a pool of garlic sauce with a bunch of julienne vegetables and sliced mushrooms. The shrimp to veggie ratio could have been higher, but it was still good and pretty ample.

Garlic Grean Beans - A classic. Nice al dente green beans in a garlic sauce. Simple, but well executed.

Orange Chicken - I didn't try this, but the feedback I got was that the meat was a little dry, but it was still pretty tasty.

Sesame Chicken - Didn't try this either, but the other guests really enjoyed it.

Vegetable Chow Mein - Well textured noodles with a variety of cooked vegetables. Not pan-fried/crispy, but good and effectively complementing of the other dishes.

For the five of us, there were a lot of leftovers, and I went for three plates of food myself. A great value. We'll very likely be eating...

Ugh! Pains me to write this review but I am so irritated and disappointed. I have been coming to this restaurant since 1999 and it was always a favorite of mine. I moved out of the area and would still come into support. Recently, I returned to my office in Roseville. I remembered they had a lunch special consisting of rice or chow main and an entree for reduced lunch price. I had it last week and it was fine.

Today I have no idea what happened. I told the gal on the phone (they only do to go orders) that I want the lunch special of Pork chow mein and orange chicken. I ordered the exact same way last week. I even said lunch special more than once. I said not single orders lunch special - I could tell she didn't understand. Today I get there and they have it as family portions not lunch. I told the lady at the cashier who is the owner - sorry but I ordered lunch special. The other lady started arguing with me basically calling me a liar when I must have said lunch special at least 4 times. Then said (the one arguing) we don't do lunch specials for chow mein. So I asked her to explain how I ordered the exactly same meal last Friday. The other lady took it and said no problem let me fix it and she did which I so appreciate. I was getting ready to walk out the door which she could probably tell.There is literally a Panda Express down the street from my office.

So get to work and open the hot and sour soup which comes with the lunch special. It was so fatty! I have had it before with some fat but it almost all fat. Can't help but feel like I was being punished for asking them to change my order to how I originally ordered.

I definitely will not come back for lunch. As far as Dinner, I'm not sure. Being a 20 year plus customer should have prompted the owner Patty is who knows me well to stop the other lady from basically yelling at me. Very...

No vegetarian egg rolls. But the eggplant and fried rice dishes were very tasty. Better than most restaurants for the same menu items.

I would like to be offered vegetarian choices not on the menu. I get tired of eating the same things year after year.

To make a Chef's Special Menu is cheap, there is only one for each menu type, in the entire restaurant; unless they become popular.

Vegetarian Chinese entrees rarely offered:

1. Veggie dumplings with pad thai sauce
2. Veggie deep fried balls
3. Tofu with minced ginger on a bed of fried finely chopped cauliflower
4. ... so many to list

So many options for vegetarian entrees, hardly ever get on the menu. Having a Chef's Special menu specific to the type of customer would be nice. These menus would have a $5 extra charge for each ordered item. The price for each item would be comparable to the prices on the normal menu.

Types of customer:

1. Meat only, no rice or other vegetables
2. Vegetarian, entrees not found elsewhere
3. Men's health, Eastern medicine entrees
4. Women's health, Eastern Medicine entrees
5. Weight loss, meals below 500 calories
6. Gluten free, entrees free of gluten
7. Brain building meals
8. ...

Contact me if you want related entree ideas.

Simply include with the main menu, a flyer that lists the other menus available.

Every time anyone orders from an alternate menu, it's like having the profit of another customer, without much of any added effort. Waitresses get a bigger tip.

The customer wins, the owner wins. Both get something...