We have been ordering take out and dining in here regularly since we moved to Madison. We have tried a number of different 'Chinese' restaurants here, and this has beat them all on taste, price, and service. Even when the 'fancy' Japanese down the street started doing take out, BAD! So, looking for decent food for a decent price? Hit up the Jade Garden on Park Street!

Sorry Rachel W.--the communication is iffy the *majority* of the time. Getting clear communication is the exception, not the rule. I know, because I order from here a lot. I order from here a lot for a reason. Communication snafus aside, delivery is indeed fast, service is friendly, and whilst some of the food (sweet n-sour chicken, eggrolls, ect) are placidly typical, enough of it is a step above the other paltry ethnic offerings in this town. The chicken curry is spicy, redolent with thick hunks of white meat and fat mushrooms--far too many places overdo it on the using onion as filler in curry... I *hate* that, and it's so infuriatingly prevalent that JG gets huge props for doing exactly the opposite. I had a horrific bout of food poisoning a while back that actually landed me in the ER. One of the few foods that helped nurse me back to health and regain my strength was the wonton egg drop soup. Brothy, warm, chock full of protein, and delightfully lacking that 'snot' like consistently that a lot of egg drop soups can be afflicted with. The 'chicken strips' (skewers of sweet meat colored neon red with some sort of sauce) are always tender--you can pull it apart like one does with pulled pork--and juicy. I order this appetizer every single time. A word about the dumplings--they are definitely handmade; not some frozen factory made junk tossed in a steamer or fry pan. The wrappers are thick and succulent and absorb the meaty juices of the filling--themselves a worthy appetizer before you bite into the wonderful, savory meat filling. The dipping sauce that comes with them is ... indescribable. Piquant, sharp, tangy, umami....? I don't have words for it, but I wish I could get more more MORE. I like to steal the sauce from my husband's order of dumplings to pour over my rice and other dishes. I've ordered so many things from here over the last 2.5 years that I can't recall everything, but succinct to say--I've never had a bad experience with Jade Garden. My only regret is that, living mostly hand to mouth, I can't tip more than I do. I would LOVE to shove fistfuls of cash at these wonderful people!