Yu's Garden

Very decent price for its location. Many different selections of food. However, one time I came later in the afternoon and some of the items were out. Since I discovered this place a few weeks ago, I've been back a few more times. I always got the 3 items combo togo since it's $11.50 plus tax. The price valid for whole day if takeout and lunch if dine in. The combo comes with either rice or porridge. They charge $.80 for card so bring cash if you have one. Some of the staff don't speak English but wasn't much of a trouble when ordering.

Went here for dinner and decided to do takeout. Ordered the dinner special which mentioned $9.99 for two items with rice, but for to-go they offered three dishes — nice surprise! Got the basil chicken, eggplant, and tofu, plus an order of chicken noodles. Service was quick and the staff were friendly. There are a few tables if you prefer to dine in. Located in a plaza with plenty of free parking and other food spots around. Great option for a casual, tasty meal. 80 cents extra for credit card usage.

EDIT: For comparison, look at the 4.7 stars on Fantuan, a Chinese delivery service much more trustworthy to review Chinese restaurants. 这是我最爱的饭馆。Dunno why it gets so much hate on google maps. The prices are great, the people help me practice Chinese. The staff know what gluten is. It’s great.

This is an OG Irvine gem! The first time I came here I was probably 6 years old. Nothing has changed, except that now they accept credit cards (with an 80 cent fee, lol). Where do I begin? There are so many delicious options. I love their tofu options, their eggplant, their cold sides. You also get to choose from a side of rice or porridge - ALWAYS GET THE PORRIDGE. It’s so homey, and even more perfect especially if you’re feeling under the weather. Need I also say that you won’t find a better deal for a three-item combo - only $12! If you live in Irvine and haven’t been yet, I highly encourage you to stop by and give them your business!

I love Yu Jie!! Hope your new location will get a lot more business so I can come here to get my dinner forever <3 Best chinese food in Irvine

A long-standing reliable Chinese restaurant now at a new location just across the park lot from its old location in the same shopping center. Everyone is here for their 3-item (plus rice or sweet potato congee) combo to go. At $11.50, it’s the best deal around this area where prices tend to be higher due to rent. There are plenty of choices and the dishes are fresh because of the high demand. They also make them the Chinese way rather than with extra sauces like the more Americanize places. There’s an 80 cent charge if you pay with a credit card.

I like that they have a variety of entree options here. It doesn’t matter if I am on vegetarian diet or not, they have something tasty for me. Sister Yu and her staff are super friendly. Highly recommend this place.

I love their dinner special two dishes for $10 and rice or rice porridge for $1.50/pp. We got 3 sets of two dishes and two porridges. Porridges are unlimited refills if you dine in but we didn't need a refill for two people. When we got there around 9 most of the hot dishes were out already so only cold dishes left. I love their sweet potato porridge which is thick hot and creamy with soft grains of rice and chunks of soft orange sweet potato. I could eat this plain happily but it also serves as an excellent base for the side dishes. My favorite side dish was the scallion chicken served cold. The pig ear was good too with spicy chili oil. They also had honeycomb tripe but we didn't get that. They were out of the bok choy so they let me combine it with the leftover dredges of spinach. Lions head meatball and bamboo shoots were not great, overly sweet with thick oily sauce. The cold smoked chicken also wasn't my favorite as the meat was mushy. Overall love the concept and ability to try many different things in their food bar. Just need to come earlier for more options.