New Review: North Garden 42 Myron Street West Springfield Ma. I am basing my review on the generals Chicken that I got there today. And what I visually saw on others plates. The presentation of the plates looked nice. The portions were fair. History: my husband grew up in this area and this place was his favorite place for generals chicken. I have been here with him a handful + of times with him in the last 13 years. I have yet to order anything other than the generals chicken here so I know not much about other dishes. What I ordered today was the dinner combo #14 which was generals chicken with fried rice and 3 crab Rangoon. The rice: no vegetables. That kind of bummed me out. There was only egg and rice. But however the rice was moist and cooked perfectly. I just missed onions and bean sprouts and the pork I'm used to. The Generals Chicken, it was the best I think I have have ever had. This was real unprocessed chicken! Good quality! I liked the thick sauce and the chicken had a crispy outer shell. Cooked to perfection. Nice hefty chunks of meat too! the crab rangoons. The texture was good but unfortunately there was no flavor. i ordered a wonton soup and an egg roll extra. I can't have a meal without an egg roll rofl. The eggroll was decent. Cabbage and what was expected. There was that hint of I think it was clove in it which I'm my opinion I did enjoy in there. It was not super exciting but it was decent. The wonton soup.... It was void of vegetables. The broth tasted good. The pork was fatty and few . But the wontons were what I hoped them to be. But still, could have been better. But I am picky. My 11 YO son, he ordered beef and broccoli from the lunch menu. He liked his meal and finished it tonight. Visually it looked nice. The beef appeared to be tender and the broccoli was blanched and looked nice. My 8 year old son got sweet and sour chicken. The chicken fingers looked decent. The presentation of his plate looked good as well. He enjoyed his spring roll too. I cannot say much on what they said said though. THE tea... I'm not sure it was probably the traditional black tea. But for some reason both my husband and I killed it today. It was really good. The owner is an elderly man. He has always been nice to us. No other servers have been present in any of our visits. The owner has always served us our food and ran the whole kit and kaboodle. My husband has a soft spot for this place. I do agree the Generals chicken is definitely good. But there is room for improvements on other things. But for as often as we go, it would not stop me from coming back so that my husband can have his general chicken fix. This place for us is about an hour away from home but we had to come out this way on business so we planned to stop here too. This is my honest review. Hopefully it benefits someone who may be in the area.
Julie Czuprynski
We’ve been struggling to find a good Chinese restaurant and this place will now be our go to! Fresh and awesome selections- pupu for 2, didn’t need to make changes like other places and sizes were large. Friendly staff and everything was full of flavor. No boring bland taste! I normally hate the little corn thingys, they were amazing! ;)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pu Pu Platter for 2
Ty Kozaczuk
It's a little run down but the food is good and it's family owned. This is my second Xmas having Chinese food and going here. It new to me but it works. This place was extremely busy this year.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Crab Rangoon, Pu Pu Platter for 2, Sesame Chicken
Daniel Oaks
One of the best chinese restaurants in western Massachusetts. Loveeee
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diana Trabal
Best tasting food ! Quantity, Quality, Atmosphere, Customer Services, best in town! Recommended for Sure !Parking: Plenty of parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Chicken Fingers, Crab Rangoon, Fried Chicken Wings, Spring Roll, Pu Pu Platter for 2, Beef Teriyaki
CJ
One of the best dining experiences in western mass, a hidden gem. Simple great value, excellent service.
The food is great! Love the egg foo yung, not everyone gets it right, but they do. Lots of food. Owner is fantastic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Walnut Shrimp, Sesame Chicken
J J
I don’t recommend. Price is expensive. Quality isn’t very
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lauren
Freshly made meals with large quantities, prepared quickly. Got the sweet and sour chicken, and good quality white meat was used. The sauce had peppers with just the right amount of crunch and even chunks of pineapple! Crab Rangoon was freshly fried, and the egg rolls had more meat than I've ever had at other restaurants. This spot is definitely a diamond in the rough!
This has been my favorite Chinese restaurant for the last 8 years, since I’ve lived in town. I have yet to have a bad experience here. Mostly I get takeout, but they also have an actual dining room, which is rare for Chinese restaurants around here (at least since Covid). The owner is super friendly, the pork fried rice actually tastes like pork fried rice, not the bland & barely seasoned rice you get at most places these days. The boneless ribs are always fantastic, not over drenched in sauce. I love the combo with the chicken fingers, boneless ribs, and beef teriyaki. The hot mustard is the real deal too (ask for extra if you like it). Also, the general Tso’s chicken is made with big meaty pieces of white meat chicken, and not over-breaded.I call in my order and it’s ready in 10 min. Can’t beat north garden!Dietary restrictions: You can custom order anything on the menu. If you don’t want meat or eggs in your rice, they’ll hook you up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO
Kraig Lynds
Their food was good for the most part, it wasn't very busy when we went but the atmosphere is decent. I've noticed they do a lot of takeout.Vegetarian options: They do have a few vegetarian optionsParking: Plenty of parking spaces
We found this little gem on our way home from Cape Cod. And absolutely loved it, the food was amazing, and the staff is absolutely sweet.Vegetarian options: We didn't need vegetarian, but we did need gluten-free for one of our guests and they accommodated him beautifully.
Their food was good for the most part, it wasn't very busy when we went but the atmosphere is decent. I've noticed they do a lot of takeout.Vegetarian options: They do have a few vegetarian optionsParking: Plenty of parking spaces
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, General TSO
Kathleen Henry
Absolutely horrible!! Even threw leftovers out! Ordered Tangerine Beef, touts it being crispy, was mushy and undercooked. Crab Rangoons, terrible, no taste. Teriyaki beef, chewy and didn't have any Teriyaki taste at all. My 93 yro mother kinda liked her chicken chop suey, but.....just horrible.
New Review: North Garden 42 Myron Street West Springfield Ma. I am basing my review on the generals Chicken that I got there today. And what I visually saw on others plates. The presentation of the plates looked nice. The portions were fair. History: my husband grew up in this area and this place was his favorite place for generals chicken. I have been here with him a handful + of times with him in the last 13 years. I have yet to order anything other than the generals chicken here so I know not much about other dishes. What I ordered today was the dinner combo #14 which was generals chicken with fried rice and 3 crab Rangoon. The rice: no vegetables. That kind of bummed me out. There was only egg and rice. But however the rice was moist and cooked perfectly. I just missed onions and bean sprouts and the pork I'm used to. The Generals Chicken, it was the best I think I have have ever had. This was real unprocessed chicken! Good quality! I liked the thick sauce and the chicken had a crispy outer shell. Cooked to perfection. Nice hefty chunks of meat too! the crab rangoons. The texture was good but unfortunately there was no flavor. i ordered a wonton soup and an egg roll extra. I can't have a meal without an egg roll rofl. The eggroll was decent. Cabbage and what was expected. There was that hint of I think it was clove in it which I'm my opinion I did enjoy in there. It was not super exciting but it was decent. The wonton soup.... It was void of vegetables. The broth tasted good. The pork was fatty and few . But the wontons were what I hoped them to be. But still, could have been better. But I am picky. My 11 YO son, he ordered beef and broccoli from the lunch menu. He liked his meal and finished it tonight. Visually it looked nice. The beef appeared to be tender and the broccoli was blanched and looked nice. My 8 year old son got sweet and sour chicken. The chicken fingers looked decent. The presentation of his plate looked good as well. He enjoyed his spring roll too. I cannot say much on what they said said though. THE tea... I'm not sure it was probably the traditional black tea. But for some reason both my husband and I killed it today. It was really good. The owner is an elderly man. He has always been nice to us. No other servers have been present in any of our visits. The owner has always served us our food and ran the whole kit and kaboodle. My husband has a soft spot for this place. I do agree the Generals chicken is definitely good. But there is room for improvements on other things. But for as often as we go, it would not stop me from coming back so that my husband can have his general chicken fix. This place for us is about an hour away from home but we had to come out this way on business so we planned to stop here too. This is my honest review. Hopefully it benefits someone who may be in the area.
We’ve been struggling to find a good Chinese restaurant and this place will now be our go to! Fresh and awesome selections- pupu for 2, didn’t need to make changes like other places and sizes were large. Friendly staff and everything was full of flavor. No boring bland taste! I normally hate the little corn thingys, they were amazing! ;)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pu Pu Platter for 2
It's a little run down but the food is good and it's family owned. This is my second Xmas having Chinese food and going here. It new to me but it works. This place was extremely busy this year.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Crab Rangoon, Pu Pu Platter for 2, Sesame Chicken
One of the best chinese restaurants in western Massachusetts. Loveeee
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best tasting food ! Quantity, Quality, Atmosphere, Customer Services, best in town! Recommended for Sure !Parking: Plenty of parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Chicken Fingers, Crab Rangoon, Fried Chicken Wings, Spring Roll, Pu Pu Platter for 2, Beef Teriyaki
One of the best dining experiences in western mass, a hidden gem. Simple great value, excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food ok. Service fine. Atmosphere
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fingers, Beef Teriyaki, Sesame Chicken
The food is great! Love the egg foo yung, not everyone gets it right, but they do. Lots of food. Owner is fantastic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Walnut Shrimp, Sesame Chicken
I don’t recommend. Price is expensive. Quality isn’t very
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Freshly made meals with large quantities, prepared quickly. Got the sweet and sour chicken, and good quality white meat was used. The sauce had peppers with just the right amount of crunch and even chunks of pineapple! Crab Rangoon was freshly fried, and the egg rolls had more meat than I've ever had at other restaurants. This spot is definitely a diamond in the rough!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This has been my favorite Chinese restaurant for the last 8 years, since I’ve lived in town. I have yet to have a bad experience here. Mostly I get takeout, but they also have an actual dining room, which is rare for Chinese restaurants around here (at least since Covid). The owner is super friendly, the pork fried rice actually tastes like pork fried rice, not the bland & barely seasoned rice you get at most places these days. The boneless ribs are always fantastic, not over drenched in sauce. I love the combo with the chicken fingers, boneless ribs, and beef teriyaki. The hot mustard is the real deal too (ask for extra if you like it). Also, the general Tso’s chicken is made with big meaty pieces of white meat chicken, and not over-breaded.I call in my order and it’s ready in 10 min. Can’t beat north garden!Dietary restrictions: You can custom order anything on the menu. If you don’t want meat or eggs in your rice, they’ll hook you up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO
Their food was good for the most part, it wasn't very busy when we went but the atmosphere is decent. I've noticed they do a lot of takeout.Vegetarian options: They do have a few vegetarian optionsParking: Plenty of parking spaces
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, General TSO's Chicken, Chicken Fingers, Sweet & Sour Pork
We found this little gem on our way home from Cape Cod. And absolutely loved it, the food was amazing, and the staff is absolutely sweet.Vegetarian options: We didn't need vegetarian, but we did need gluten-free for one of our guests and they accommodated him beautifully.
Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, Egg Roll, Pan Fried Dumplings, Pepper Steak, Fried Chicken Wings
Their food was good for the most part, it wasn't very busy when we went but the atmosphere is decent. I've noticed they do a lot of takeout.Vegetarian options: They do have a few vegetarian optionsParking: Plenty of parking spaces
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, General TSO
Absolutely horrible!! Even threw leftovers out! Ordered Tangerine Beef, touts it being crispy, was mushy and undercooked. Crab Rangoons, terrible, no taste. Teriyaki beef, chewy and didn't have any Teriyaki taste at all. My 93 yro mother kinda liked her chicken chop suey, but.....just horrible.
Food: 1