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Customers who have traveled to the Big Apple's Chinatown swear this East Dallas joint, in an old drive-in, is the closest thing to New York Chinese food in Big D (especially if driving up 75 to Richardson is out of the question). Aside from the standard Americanized Chinese choices, there are more traditional options tacked to the wall, with some specials of Vietnamese origins. Try the Vietnamese coffee (thick with condensed milk). Oddly, this restaurant gets a lot of spillover from Jimmy's Food Store, across the street, probably due to the Jimmy's short hours and Sunday closing. Nevertheless, the chicken fat noodle with black bean sauce, the Chinese water spinach and steamed dumplings, not to mention the enormous portions, keep loyal patrons and newbies coming back.
Sure, the building looks vacant from the street, and it sits in a neighborhood that can get rough after, like, 10 a.m., but please look beyond this, for Jade Garden is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Dallas, a place as filling as it is good as it is cheap. And this last point is the true measure of its worth. At Jade Garden, two people can have a soup of their choice, water and an entrée for $3.50 each. Three dollars and 50 cents. That's $7 for whoever's buying. And go ahead,... More »
Sometimes, one dish done perfectly is enough to bring you back to a restaurant time and again. Such is the case with Jade Garden's orange chicken. While the restaurant itself is a dingy little place with ancient seating, cracked mirrors and limited parking, the chicken (extra crispy, with cashews, please) is almost painfully good. Covered in a sweet and salty sauce with pieces of orange peel, this dish is a delight not to be undertaken lightly: Please be sure to watch for drool and try not... More »
With all the fuss about fish on the restaurant scene, it's good to remember that some of the best restaurant seafood available to us doesn't come from seafood restaurants. Oriental cuisines are almost all seafood-based, and Oriental restaurants... More »
Your mama told you right: you can't judge anything by appearances. Jade Garden has as unpromising a facade as you could hope to see. A converted convenience store, with leaky ceiling tiles, vinyl booths, cheap tables, and chairs--this place... More »
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