Jade Garden Restaurant

Everything you want in Chinese take out. Always prepared fresh, on time great portions, all the classics and family run!

Review Visit: December 16th, 2012 Jade Garden, or as the locals call in, 'Jah-day Gar-deen' (with a french accent). Maybe it is just my circle of friends that call it that, but it's a fun take on a pretty delicious Chinese restaurant. This one is a pretty well-known place in East Peoria that almost everyone has as it is not only delicious, but one of the few Chinese places to get food, up until recently. Being a local favorite among a lot of people I know, we decided to go there and get some food. At it's core, Jade Garden is your typical 'fast food Chinese place'. It has the dated light up menu, it has the giant paper menu and it has the kids running around. Now these aren't negative things. But if you never been to one of these places, those are the things you can expect. I can't remember this trip verbatim. We got there, ordered food and sat down. They were nice enough to bring our food out to us as we were seated around the corner from the cashier counter. Typically these places do not have a ton of seating and this place is the same, if not having a bit more than what I am used to. Now I have visited a lot of these style of restaurants and for the most part, they are all about the same tasting. But Jade Garden is a notch above. Not sure what the difference here is. Everything just tasted a bit better. Even my friends agreed that it was super good. Even on sub sequential visits, I have had great food. To wrap up the first visit though, we all enjoy a great meal and even hung out for awhile afterwards to relax, chit-chat and let the food settle. Since my first visit, East Peoria has acquired a Panda Express and a Jun's Chinese Restaurant (which has unfortunately closed). I am kind of jumping around here but Jade is a notch above your typical fast food Chinese place. If you find yourself in the East Peoria area and need some great Chinese, give 'Jah-day Gar-deen' a chance! Photos are a bit lacking for this place, so I will try to get more when I go back in the near future.

Love the food here always quick and good service! Love the beef and broccoli and crab Rangoon

The lamb was delicious but the service is the shining star! Beautiful servers with wonderful stories and spirits.

One of the oldest chinease places in East Peoria and have been going here for 20 years now.

Crab Rangoon always fresh and cooked perfectly never greasy. Have had lomein and several types of fried rice. All very good quality. But the reason I'm writing this and checking in is the hot and sour soup. I've tried this dish all around the USA. This is the BEST I've ever had. The flavors are perfectly balanced and the spiciness is just perfect. Huge chunks of mushrooms and a generous amount of carrot and cabbage. Absolutely delicious! Give these guys a try. You won't regret it.

Placed a To Go order on the spot. I think it was ready in 5 mins! Everything was fresh and still hot when I unpacked at home almost 30 min later. I ordered the egg drop soup, pork lo mein and the famous peanut chicken. She threw in free crab Rangoon (order total $22). Good sized portions, you get your money's worth. The peanut chicken was fantastic! Fried chicken cutlet, sliced then covered in a thick sweet sauce. it reminds me of sesame chicken. The lo mein was good and packed with pork; they do not skimp on the meat. Soup was ok, not much flavor. Looks like I found my go to Chinese restaurant in East Peoria. Looking forward to trying their lunch specials.