Let me say this is a first, first ever food review and first online review ever. The reason I had to speak up follows: There were three in our party and the ONLY dine-in guests during lunch. Service was good and the atmosphere was ok as well. Room and tables all clean, no issues. Now the food, I am very familiar with Chinese food and Mott St. in the city is the place for REAL AUTHENTIC Chinese food. What we were served at the Bamboo Garden appeared to be food, that is where the resemblance ended. What they said was Chow Mein (in a red liquid) was completely void of taste. It was beyond BLAND, literally NO TASTE. It appeared to be cabbage, etc., but, if I was blind and my life was on the line, I could not tell you what I was eating. One person ordered Sushi rolls, and had to cover in wasabi and ginger (not what ginger is for) just to taste SOMETHING. The other person had a veggie soup, yes the veggies had some taste, but the broth was also void of ANY flavor. More like water than any broth I have tasted. Bottom line, if you have lost your sense of taste, go here because the food is void of ALL flavor. If you want tasty Chinese food, go to Mott St. in the city for food with FLAVOR. Lastly, I thought I had COVID again because I could not taste ANY flavor. After a quick trip to Taco Bell and some spicy tacos, I realized it was NOT me, it was the Bamboo Garden's tasteless food. One Star is for overall, because the service and atmosphere were ok and they do not control the food. ZERO STARS (should be Negative Five stars) for the food. If you can't make it to Mott St. in the city, Taco Bell has spicy tacos or 7-11 Pizza,...
Read moreOrdered boiled vegetable dumplings for $7.50 plus tax. Received very thick doughy dumpling with ver small amount of minced vegetable. These were by far the worst dumplings I have ever eaten. Not tasty at all. Removed all the corners and the crimped top of all dumplings and disposed them. Dumplings should be light. I had purchased frozen pork dumplings from H Mart on Central Avenue for $3.49 on sale for a one pound bag that contained 27 light dough dumplings and much better tasting than Bamboo Gardens. All the negative reviews are on the money. All the better reviews either never had Chinese food or were made up by owner Stay away from this place. I wish I could post my photos of the dumplings 🥟 and how much I cut off but don’t know how to post the photos with...
Read moreWent for a quick lunch. Only one other patron in the restaurant. Great lunch deal prices. Many customers ordered to go. Very polite employees. Dealt well with a customer making specific requests. Had salmon roll and eel roll. Both fish were very tender and had great flavor. They have a large tv screen inside as well to watch if you happen to sit alone. Waitress was very nice and attentive. One thing I didn't enjoy was the salad. The ginger dressing was too watery for my liking and tasted very strong, maybe too much rice vinegar. But everyone has different recipes so I ate it without complaint. I was offered hot tea as well I believe but I didn't try any because I was sweating from the weather outside. Would recommend to others for...
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