When we head out for Chinese food we expect to get the
typical Chinese menu choices. That is
exactly what you get at Jade Garden in New Bedford (1309 Phillips Road). My husband had been in the mood for Chinese
food and though we have a few choices in the area, we have been to Jade Garden
before and find it to be one of the better options.
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| Bahama Mama |
After a long week of work I was looking for a good drink and
the drinks from a Chinese menu never seem to fail me. Normally I would order a Mai Tai but tonight
I opted for a Bahama Mama ($4.95). My
husband ordered his typical Long Island Iced Tea ($5.15) but noted that he has
had better drinks before. Perhaps he
should have stuck with one of the typical Chinese drink specials!
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| General Tso's Chicken |
We both decided that we would choose a combination plate and
my husband was able to make his decision quickly. He ordered a #23 – General Tso’s
Chicken with Crab Rangoons ($7.95). (All
of the combination plates also come with Fried Rice.) What I was really in the mood for was Pork
LoMein and Sweet & Sour Shrimp but unfortunately they didn’t have a
combination plate with those two choices.
I explained to the waitress what I wanted and she figured out a creative
way to accommodate my request. At her
suggestion, I ordered the LoMein combination plate, which came with Chicken Fingers. I substituted the Chicken Fingers for Fried
Shrimp and she was going to bring me a side of Sweet & Sour Sauce. I love when a waitress is able (and willing)
to accommodate a special request to make a customer happy!
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| My "custom" Combo Plate |
After just a couple sips of my Bahama Mama, our food
arrived. The food was just as expected,
with three heaping servings of each item piled on a divided plate. I asked for some hot mustard (for my Fried
Rice) and saw that there was already duck sauce on the table (for my husband’s Crab
Rangoons). Nothing classy here – just plastic
ketchup and mustard bottles for the mustard and duck sauce.
Looking around, there really wasn’t anything classy about
the restaurant at all. Jade Garden had typical Chinese décor with lots of
booths and tables to accommodate the guests. There is a small bar at the front
of the restaurant with seating for eight and a small counter to accommodate the
take-out customers. For a Friday night,
the restaurant was not extremely busy but I did notice that there were a lot of
take-out orders being served.
Overall, this was a typical Chinese restaurant
experience. We had some strong drinks
and some decent food, with enough to wrap up and take home for a meal the next
day. We received our bill ($33.22) along
with two fortune cookies and were on our way in only 47 minutes.
My fortune: “Doors will be opening for you in many areas of
your life”.
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