Tong's Garden Restaurant

Great authentic Chinese food at a value!  Not the best decor, mind you -- they used to have a fully size restaurant next door, but the increase in rent forced them to downsize.  They are now more of a take-out place with limited seating, but the food is still amazing!  If you're not sure what to order, you can't go wrong with the family meals, from which they are more than happy to substitute items.

I love a good Chinese meal,(I had combination fried rice, hot and sour soup, and crab rangoon) and this was up there with all of the best places I've eaten.  If you have a desire for Chinese and you're in the area give Tong's a try.

Went here for a Saturday lunch on the recommendation of a Chinese friend, who advised me to order from the Chinese instead of the American menu. I've heard of Tong's before, but always assumed it was a standard chop suey joint. Anyway, I went all the way and ordered the Cantonese style lobster and a stir-fried eggplant dish. Wow - the lobster ($26) was about 1 3/4 lb and as delectable as any I've had in Chinatown. It was cut up before cooking, and stir-fried with ginger and green onions. The eggplant was also great - it had the distinctive "breath of the dragon" taste, which comes from being lapped by the fire coming up from under the wok. The only concession I made was ordering the egg rolls, which my friend told me were made fresh daily. They were also very good. Overall, a real gem in an unexpected place.