Chen Garden: Delight in Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Rochester

We stopped for lunch and first of all, we were surprised how large the restaurant is verses it's small storefront size. It has a large bar, booth and tables. The table had those crunchy noodles to drip into duck sauce and horseradish mustard. The menu had a good diversity of choices with pictures of each dish. The drink menu also had cocktails for everyone's taste. Service was efficient and the food came quickly and very hot. We started with egg drop soup that had a rich broth with lots of egg streamers. It was the best I ever had. I ordered seasame shrimp made gluten free and it was delicious. Not as sweet as most places, but I liked better than the sweet version. My wife ordered a stir fry chicken with vegetables. She said it was cooked well, but she would have liked more flavor to the sauce. She usually orders spicy dishes, and said she would definitely come back, but order something spicy. Gluten Free: Many of choices on the menu are marked GF and the menu says "We can make most meals gluten free". Mine was made GF and it was delicious! We will return again and recommend it to others.

The ambiance is really great in this place. You can never guess how it can be inside while you are outside the restaurant. The service was also great. We ordered veg pan-fried dumplings and veg feied spring rolls.. both were so good. Then, for the main course, we ordered chicken fried rice and Cantonese style dry noodles with white sauce. I wanted to try something new, so I went ahead with this noodles, I like something spicy. Maybe I went with the wrong dish this time. It was kinda blonde, and chicken fried rice was also okay. Everything else was perfect. Just make sure to select the right dish, and the quantity they provide is also huge.

Having visited this restaurant multiple times throughout the years, it still remains a favourite of mine. You wouldn't expect to see a beautiful, old school Chinese restaurant that's impossible to tell from the outside. Starting off with a couple appetizers, the pan-fried dumplings were delicious and 100% homemade. Crisp exterior and tender filling on the inside. The fried squid was phenomenal. Possibly the best fried squid I've had in Rochester. These were fried to perfection and the squid was tender and fresh. For mains, we opted in for sweet & sour shrimp which is difficult to get wrong. The shrimp itself was ginormous which was great, and the sauce had the perfect balance between sweet & sour and the consistency was great. We also opted in for the market priced crispy seabass. This took me by surprise as I wasn't expecting such a huge fish, fried and accompanied with a great slightly sweet and savory sauce. The presentation alone left my jaw on the ground. The seabass was crispy on the outside and succulent on the inside. Overall, a great dinner, an amazing atmosphere and friendly service from "Wendy." 10/10

A little gem prompt service, great menu with pictures, and amazing prices. Everything was delicious, dumplings were so yummy and the crab Rangoon was amazing. The hot and sour soup is amazing and comes with the entrees. You're seated and waited on in this restaurant, then they even package your left overs.

First time going to Chen Garden, wow it is beautiful inside. It feels nice and peaceful, darker atmosphere. Food prices are very reasonable and food very tasty. Highly recommend. Second time at Chen Garden, wow! I never thought you can top it. They really go beyond for their customers. Food was delicious and perfect temperature, beautiful. Treated my friend and I very well.

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Rochester, NY. They tick all the boxes: delicious food, cozy atmosphere and really nice owners. My favorite is their Mei Fun and their spicy chicken wings. This pic is Singapore Beef Mei Fun.

I was looking for a chinese restaurant with good seafood options and to my surprise there were very few with fish options. I chose this one based on reviews. We loved it and would like to go there again. Best - fish with sesame sauce The fish was very soft and the sauce tasted really good. Loved it. The shrimp lomien was a bit bland for our taste, but we mixed it with gravy and ate it. The quality of noodles itself was very good. The waiter looked really tired and was in such a hurry although the restaurant wasn't that busy.

Every nice Chinese restaurant, with a bar in front, and the dining room in back. They have a pretty extensive menu, with pictures of most of their entrees which is a nice touch. Our lunches were very good on both of our visits. Service was fast, and our waiter was very attentive.