China Garden

While driving out to the Hilltowns, I stopped in for lunch at China Garden, which is located at Voorheesville Centre (Hannaford). The place is a typical looking strip plaza Chinese eatery, which is order at the counter with open kitchen and self serve booth and table seating. There were several flat pieces of cardboard laid out on the floor between the front door and counter. It was a bit messy outside with lots of slush and snow in the parking lot.

The menu offerings here are quite good including the standard Chinese dishes and chef's specialties including Hunan and Szechuan dishes. They have several of my favorites on the menu including seafood pan fried noodles, eggplant with garlic sauce, Singapore chow mei fun, and ma po tofu.

Most dishes are under $11 and they offer coupon specials for free food items with orders over $10, $20, $25, and $30, specials not included. 37 Lunch Specials ($5.30-$5.65/until 3PM) served with pork fried rice or steamed rice and can of soda and 31 Special Combinations ($7.55-$8.25) served with fried rice or steamed rice and egg roll are offered.

For lunch takeout, I ordered the L18 Shrimp with Garlic Sauce ($5.60 plus tax) with pork fried rice and a can of Diet Pepsi from the cooler. The seating area was a bit chilly, but I only had to wait 5 minutes when my order was all set to go.

The steaming hot food was served in round foil container, a good lunch portion. The Shrimp with Garlic Sauce had soft jumbo shrimp, fresh broccoli, baby corn, green peppers, bamboo, onions, carrots, and water chestnuts in a spicy sauce. The fried rice (light yellow) had onions and small pieces of tender roast pork.

Overall, the food was very good and tasted fresh.

CLOSED on Sundays