China Garden Restaurant
Chinese restaurant · Downtown
1602 Leeland St, Houston, TX 77003
Highlights
Classic Chinese-American dishes including lemon chicken
Classic Chinese-American dishes including lemon chicken
"Opened in 1969, the family-owned China Garden near Downtown has a rich history. It began as a specialty store before becoming a beloved full-service restaurant known for its classic Chinese-American cuisine. The restaurant is still slinging favorites, like sizzling rice soup, spicy cabbage chicken, and green pepper steak. Its menu and welcoming atmosphere have made it a staple for generations." - Marcy de Luna
"It doesn’t get much more classic than China Garden. Since 1969, Houston’s oldest Chinese restaurant has served hearty American Chinese classics, including savory egg foo young, tender Mongolian beef, and lo mein. Best of all, it’s located Downtown, meaning it’s easy to grab a bite of Houston history before your next Rockets game or House of Blues show." - Lane Gillespie
"It doesn’t get much more classic than China Garden. Since 1969, Houston’s oldest Chinese restaurant has served hearty American Chinese classics, including savory egg foo young, tender Mongolian beef, and lo mein. Best of all, it’s located Downtown, meaning it's easy to grab a bite of Houston history before your next Rockets game or House of Blues show." - Brittany Britto Garley, Lane Gillespie
"Referenced as part of Houston restaurant history, Marian “Mamma” Jue — the late owner of Houston’s China Garden — is honored with a Mamma’s China Garden cocktail on Benny Chows’ menu." - Brittany Britto Garley
"This family-owned restaurant originally began as a Chinese food products import store in the ‘60s but soon transformed into the restaurant Houstonians still frequent today. Find Chinese comfort plates like fried chicken wings and shrimp dumplings, plus beef Cantonese chow mein made with fresh, house-made noodles." - Megha McSwain
