Not sure what's up with the low reviews here. I chose this spot based on the recommendation of a friend, and was glad I did. I ordered the Pork Intestines with Chef's Sauce, and enjoyed it very much. I also tried the Spicy Cucumber appetizer, and was pleased with it as well (but it was more sweet than spicy). Our server was super attentive and polite. I will be back.

I've been here four times now--the first time with family, once with my girlfriend, and twice by myself. Its become a nostalgic tradition for me to come to the garden but, honestly, that's probably the only reason that I keep returning.The food is decent but it feels like any other Chinese place I've been outside of a Chinatown--cheesy jazz music, General Tso's at the top of the list, etc. Thought it is a bit pricier--probably just par for DC.Anyway, my real beef for this place is their inattentive service. I always--I mean *always*--have to ask to have my glass refilled. In those rare moments when my server actually checks on me, they don't even ask if I'd like more of whatever I'm drinking. To be fair, however, there is plenty of tea provided.Still, I keep putting-up with it for some reason so there must be some reason to check this place out--if for nothing else, to freak-out your friend by ordering the pork intestines and sour cabbage from the "authentic" section of the menu. ;-)

Gosh, am I missing something here? Why all the mediocre reviews?After eating at all the really awful Chinese places here in the Maryland suburbs (and prior in the VA suburbs), this was a welcome change! The Singapore rice noodles and home style bean curd had just the right spice- very flavorful! The service was excellent, and the atmosphere was clean and inviting.I'll be excited to try some other places in Chinatown-I just can't eat Chinese food outside of Chinatown now... It's just too horrible!

I used to love eating at Chinatown Garden because of their vegetarian options. Over the last few years I've become disappointed in each visit. We dined there yesterday for my birthday lunch. The food was ok but not great. It seems very unprofessional for the staff to stand around in the front when not busy. In fact, a busboy was talking negative about someone. I was not sure if he was talking about an employee, a customer, or someone else but it did not make me comfortable. Our forks did not match and in fact mine was a serving fork, not a dining one. We received the check before we finished eating which I find rude especially when they only had a few customers. It also seems a bit expensive for a vegtarian entree at the cost of $11+. The rolls are obviously pre-made and full of grease.We still tipped 20% but will not be going back again. There are so many great places to eat in DC with great vegan options, we don't have to settle.

I don't know what these other folks are talking about. The atmosphere was good. The wait staff was very attentive and friendly. There were cloth napkins. The shrimp fried rice and seafood soup was very good. Fresh veg's in the rice, LOTS of shrimp in there and real crab in the soup. A nice finishing touch to the meal was fresh/sweet oranges and cookies. I didn't give it a 4 star only because I reserve that for drop dead amazing. This restaurant is very good and so are the prices. I would love to go again and would recommend it highly.

We were in town to attend an event at the Verizon Center, so we decided to eat somewhere in Chinatown beforehand. Although we were planning on going to another restaurant that I knew of, the day we went coincided with the Chinese New Year parade. As a result, we ended up in this restaurant.The service is pretty good, and they try to bring the food really fast, even though the restaurant was full.BEWARE. the food tastes alright, but my boyfriend had a stomachache and digestion problems for 2 days straight after we ate there. I'm not sure if it was just because that day it was ridiculously crowded and the chefs were rushed, but I'd personally would wait in line and eat somewhere else like Tony Cheng's (across the street) next time.

I share the same sentiments as many of the other reviewers on here. I haven't written a Yelp review before, but for some reason this experience prompted me to.Yesterday evening myself and 5 others came into Chinatown Garden. I've been to most of the other Chinese restaurants on this strip, from Full Kee to Mings, Wok and Roll to New Big Wong, and have generally had decent service and food, albeit overpriced.Initially we waited for almost ten minutes to be acknowledged by the server, at which point we ordered our drinks and food together. This would be passable if the place was really busy, but only a third of the tables had customers, if that. The food came out quickly for some, but in waves, which was strange, but I'd let it slide.What really bugged me and the rest of the group was when it came time to settle our bill; we had from the start asked for the bill to be split, and it was - into totals on Post-It notes with no indication of what exactly we were paying for. Turns out the tip was included, which took some prodding of the server to realize. This would be fine, but the tips were high, over 20% though we had no way of knowing since the receipt wasn't itemized at all.Ultimately we totaled one of the bills ourselves, and it turned out being significantly overcharged. It makes me wonder how often they pull this on customers and don't expect them to question it. We disputed it and ended up getting some of the money back after referring to the menu, but without apology and following some silly comments from other waitstaff.In short, out of the numerous Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, this one is to be avoided. The bathrooms are dirty, the food is average at best, the service is slow and inattentive, prices are inflated, and they have very strange billing policies, including over billing and adding inflated tips. Bringing out the tabs on a hand-written post-it is the final oddity that I hadn't seen before. Steer clear.

Man, was I tired! It was another burning hot Washington afternoon, and after walking around the Smithsonians all day, I decided to head up to Chinatown to grab a bite to eat. I kinda just picked a place after a brief look at its menu. Maybe I should've looked closer?I mean, the food wasn't bad. It just wasn't good. I had a pork chop soup (which turned out to be soup with pork chops on the side) and crab rangoons. The soup was pretty refreshing, with a good amount of bok choy, but the pork chops were pretty mediocre. The crab rangoons were terrible - no crab in it at all! Ugh - so cheap.I guess I'm being generous because the food wasn't bad and neither was the service - the waitress who served me put me in a window room all by myself and was good with water and taking orders with broken English (though I tried my Chinese with her too...I'm just bad with menu items because I can't read them!). Everything here was just...meh, though.The final word: There are better places in Chinatown for the same amount of money or less (or so I think).

You would think Chinatown would have some great Chinese food, but what a disappointment. I'm not saying the food here was terrible, but it was not good either.The won ton soup was disappointing- 2 stars. The chicken dish I got was alright- a solid 3. That gives us an average of 2.2.5 stars. I rounded up because I'm nice.

Flaming Volcanoes!The most random drink to have at a Chinese restaurant, but also the most amazing. One of these will get two people sloshed, three if they're light drinkers. Don't ask me what's in it, and don't bother asking the waitress, she'll usually shrug. Just go with it!Chinatown Garden is a pretty nice spot. In comparisons to the hole-in-the-walls surrounding it (prices are for the most part comparable), it's one of the better options for ambiance in Chinatown. It's a multi-level establishment so there is tons of seating. They easily accommodate large groups and don't mind if you get rowdy. Which you will when you have a Flaming Volcano.The food is lacking though. Not as good as other places on the block. Their servers are difficult about splitting checks for large parties. And because the gratuity is automatic for large tables, they get lazy about the service. For those reasons Chinatown Garden can only get 3 stars. I can't imagine coming here unless I wanted to start off a night out with some fun drinks. There really is nothing else exceptional about this place.

Chinatown Garden Restaurant features all the usual favorites of Chinese cuisine in a casual atmosphere. It also offers the sweet succulent meat of seafood dishes prepared in ...?

This is the worst restuarant that we have ever been to. The waitress was rude and the food was disgusting. On top of that, they add a 15% tip to our bill without letting us know. We had a wonderful trip up until the point where we dined ...?

We have eaten in many China town restaurants around the globe - this was disappointing. The food tasted like they just took it out of a frozen food box and dumped it in hot oil. Very sub-par, even the fortune cookies were stale! ...?

This restaurant sits in the heart of Chinatown and is near the MCI center. It has two dining rooms with plenty of space. The restaurant caters to Chinese patrons as well as to westerners. The Chinese patrons can choose from shredded tripe, ...?

The first thing I noticed was that half of the staff working at the restaurant were not happy. Soon, I found out just why they are not in a good mood. The food was so terrible that I bet not much tip were left for these workers. ...?

In the heart of Chinatown and easily accessible to Verizon Center, this venerable eatery with its two dining rooms has enough space for a whole athletic team. There's an extensive menu of authentic dishes: shredded tripe, intestines, ...?

killed it. Things came late, things came early, things didn't come at all. We were seated upstairs, in the banquet room, and came because of the mock-meat dishes. They were alright, but I didn't appreciate the drink order showing up halfway through ...?

to eat; we only knew we wanted Chinese. After walking the block and still being unsure, we decided to go back to Chinatown Garden for another look. It was a pretty hopping place for a Friday night 'round 8:30, so we took a chance. (It also had one of the Veg-Friendly stickers ...?

To lcl1100992: I am very sorry about your bad experience on 1/2/2005. I addressed to my manager of the bad service, and if you can tell us who was serving you that day; we would make sure your experience would never happen again. ...?

The restaurant was very friendly and they easily accomidated my group of 17 people at 9:30 at night. the food was prepared fast. decently priced, but watchout what you get cause one bill for three people came out to $100 when my bill for ...?

Spying a ��pretty hopping place for a Friday night 'round 8:30,�� one diner recalls, ��we took a chance�� on Chinatown Garden. With sizable portions (��we both had doggie bags��), a ��delightful�� waitress, a drink with the intriguing moniker of ...?

The waiter in front of all my friends insisted the tip was insufficient. I calculated 15% tip on the amount minus taxes. The difference was less than one dollar. I paid one more dollar but will never return. It ruined a perfectly nice ...?

The meal started out fine. The waitresses seemed friendly, the food was okay. I have had better. The person paying the bill unintentionally paid 12% tip instead of the RECOMMENDED 15% and the waitress made a big deal about it...pointing ...?

We were in China town and decided to eat at this restaurant. We were waited on by a waitress and did not see her again till she brought the check. Another waiter brought our food and a different waiter took our left overs to put in to-go ...?

Bad food, bad service, rude management. After complaining abort their tofu being sour we got accused of trying to avoid paying for the dish. There are better places to eat. We will never go again.?

Chicken tossed with bamboo shoots (the nice thick ones that look like bamboo, not the slices you get normally) in a rich and spicy brown sauce, delectable egg rolls and won-tons...I could go on and on. When I bring anyone to Chinatown, ...?

The waitress by the name of "Joyce" must be one of the rudest waitress on the planet. Not only was her English skill poor, but she was extremely rude to customers when she could not explain what "chicken chowmein" meant according to ...?

Staff was quick and friendly. Was accommodating to kids. Food unfortunately varied between bad to so-so. Ordered Pu-Pu platter. Chicken sticks were were dry. Spare ribs had little meat. Nothing served that really worked with heating on the open flame.Isn't that the point of this dish? Other dishes had heavy sauces and lots of breading when fried. Two diners got sick after meal. Bathrooms were small and not so clean. We were expecting so much better from Chinatown.?

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