Ginger China Bistro

Ginger is the best! My entire family is addicted to their delicious, fresh, non greasy, flavorful food. We moved here from the east coast and struggled to find Chinese food that was not Panda Express quality. After exhaustive research we found Ginger and now literally nothing else will do. Best in the West Valley, plus it is a small, family run business. I have not had a bad meal here, however the moo shu pork and the Mongolian beef are my favorites. Now when I go back to CT to visit no other Chinese food measures up. Go here immediately!

I ordered the Sweet and Sour chicken. All I got was the chicken and white rice. No soup, no egg rolls, and I prefer fried rice. I can get more food at a cheaper price at other Chinese places.

I was pretty underwhelmed by Ginger :(I ordered the Garlic Chili Shrimp with ‘broadway noodle’ for take out, and it was literally egg noodles with zero sauce, and boiled shrimp with Sambal chili sauce smeared on top. No veggies, no delectable garlic chili sauce. I could have made something better at home. I would highly suggest asking about the dish you are interested in, as there are no descriptions at all on the online menu. If we ever order again, I will try something else after asking for dish details.

One of our favorite go to’s for Chinese food. The food is fresh and flavorful. The egg foo young is the kind I love with a thick gravy and everything inside the egg patty instead of just placed on top as an afterthought. My son calls it his favorite soup and orders the wonton soup. The bowl is huge and he has been eating every last bite since he was 5 years old. My only wish is that it was a little closer to me so I could get it more frequently.

Gingers is a very good place to get non-​greasy chinese food. I have been there 4 times, There is usually only one waitress. Which makes sense cause there not very busy. Food is always out within 10 min of ordering. All rice is good. Seasame chicken and orange chicken is really good. egg rolls and crab angels are decent. Best olace. withing 15 miles for chinese food.

I love this place because it is family owned and there is not an ounce of greasiness in any of their food. Everything is prepared to perfection and is super authentic. I try to spread the word about this place because they are never too busy when I go, but this is a good mine for Chinese! The Egg Foo Young is to die for, the orange beef is perfectly fried with sweetness, the combination rice and Lo Mein we can’t go without getting, and the BBQ pork won ton appetizer, and lettuce wraps are all amazing!!! So fresh tasting like you’re at someone’s house. I can’t get over how good this place is !!! Thanks to my boyfriends family for introducing me!

We tried the signature ginger chicken dish and also the beef chow fun. The ginger chicken texture was great, maybe too much mushroom sauce tho, I’m glad they gave us rice with it. The beef chow fun was high quality but the beef was a bit salty. Overall a nice setting, good experience :)

I was visiting my parent’s in Phoenix, and after getting off the plane from Reno, stopped by this place as my parent’s enjoy it very much. I was excited to try a new place, as my parents are quite picking about places they like and usually right. Upon arrival to the parking lot I noticed little to no cars in the parking lot and thought it was strange, since it was 12:30PM Friday. My parent’s said many people take it to go, Hmm… Ok?
We arrive and it’s a nice looking place, but what is really strange is half the restaurant is set up for a large group. Most restaurants would put together all their tables on occasion but this place, puts 5 to 6 prime tables together 24/​7, shutting down ½ of the restaurant in essence, another Hmm… Ok?
We sit at the freshly bussed table and the place probably needs another hand as Janet was our server, our busser, our cashier, pretty much everything except cook, although I didn’t see her for a few moments, so maybe she does that too. She’s not particularly brimming with excitement or emotion but she is efficient and happens to the make the whole thing work. I can’t imagine anyone else running the show the way she does with no help. Hence maybe why it’s a to-​go place, because if it gets busy, you’re screwed!
Luckily there were only a couple tables, so service would be okay today, we ordered 1 appetizer and 3 dishes.
App was Chicken Mushroom Lettuce Wraps — 5 Stars
1^st Dish was Cashew Nut Chicken (CNC) — 3 Stars
2^nd Dish Coconut Curry Chicken w/​Potato (CCCP) — a House Specialty — 2 Stars
3^rd Dish and came out 5 minutes + after Dish 1 and 2 was Mu Shu Pork (MSP) 4 Stars — note this was 4 pre-​rolled crepes
Analysis, first I asked for hot mustard which was really good, but for some reason they are very apprehensive about providing a big portion, I don’t like to waste either, but it was a small amount, which I quickly blew through on my lettuce wraps. Same with the house made hot sauce, very small portion and no spoon to serve it. We had to ask for both again. When I got the hot mustard again, and not very timely re-​up it was half of what I received the time before. Just strange to feel like they want to be stingy over something so trivial and essential to Chinese dining. It’ s like getting a packet of soy sauce, when you want a bottle. I saw her serving the mustard from a squeeze mustard bottle; why not drop that on the table? It would make for a great impression and be something you would never forget!
The Lettuce Wrap was not really wraps, but a large piece of romaine that really made a great way to serve the marinated chicken and mushrooms. Then adding the hot sauce and hot mustard, made it 5 stars. I was really excited to be blown away by what was coming next.
The CNC is usually my favorite and this version was severely lacking cashew nuts. I think there was 7 – 8 of them, and this wasn’t a lunch special, this was an entrée. We shared all the dishes and maybe got 2 or 3 each. The chicken was not especially great, after having marinated and delicious wraps, it reminded me of boiled or chicken in hot water, which was thrown into a wok with the other ingredients at the end. It just was lacking depth, flavor, etc. I will say it was abundant, but Chinese food is all about flavor and balance, and you need the perfect amount of chicken, nut and vegetables to round it out to complete, and it just missed.
The CCCP was the same chicken style so no need to beat a dead horse, the curry reminded me a Japanese curry I had (not my favorite either), but I couldn’t taste any coconut. ZERO. If they was coconut or coconut milk in there I would be shocked. It was a lot of curry, lots of chicken, no coconut milk, and maybe 1 ounce of potatoes, again flavors off, and no balance.
Last was the MSP, it was the best of the dishes, but my gripe is I don’t like it pre-​rolled, I have never had it this way, and the reason I don’t like it pre-​rolled, is I can’t make my perfect crêpe, and then add the hot sauce and the plum sauce. It was good but it also wasn’t a ton of food. I think they serve it this way to give the appearance of more when you are getting less. I would rather have a plate of Mu Shu Pork w/​4 crepes on the side and make it myself.
Again as before, very STINGY on the PLUM sauce, this time there was a spoon, but maybe a tablespoon of the sauce. I just don’t get it. Sauce is the FINISHING MAGIC, SO ask people HOW MUCH is ENOUGH?! I would have asked for more but again Janet is doing everything there, and sometimes, you just want to eat and get a move on.
Overall, it EASILY could be a 5 star place with some tweaks, many aforementioned here, but for today 3 stars is all I can muster for an okay experience!

Three stars for the food. Fresh ingredients, well prepared, though more attention to the sauces would have earned a fourth star. The place’s real shortcoming came with the service — perfunctory at best, the young man in charge went through the motions but still managed to communicate the impression that there was somewhere else he’d rather be and that he didn’t give much of a damn on way or another.

I’ve been coming here ever since it opened and I’ve never had any complaints! My whole family loves coming here and have loved all of the food we’ve order. Everything is really fresh and tasty.

Ginger not bad… Service a little lack luster but food was perfecto! Menu didn’t make you head spin to make a choice.

First of all we were the only ones in there at 6 pm on a Saturday night. It was dark Inside and not very clean. Food was greasy and lacked flavor. I will not be going back.

I don’t go anywhere else for Chinese food ever since deciding to give Ginger a try. The food is always excellent (definitely try the Chicken Lo Mein!) and the service is fast. I don’t know where the reviews about dirty dishes all over the place are coming from… It is always spotlessly clean in and the waitress is on top of keeping beverages filled and taking orders.

We have officially named this our new favorite Chinese take out spot! So so good! Not oily or heavy. Great prices for fantastic food!

We (my family) love this little family run treasure. Its around the corner from our house and the food is a gourmet step up from most Chinese restaurants. We love love love it

Started off with high hopes, given the other reviews. Service simply sucked. Dirty dishes everywhere. Waitress was alone and had no interest in taking our order. My entrée came out at least ten minutes before my companion’s food. Food was okay but nothing to write home about.

We had a delightful meal — Combination Lo Mein & the Ginger’s «Crispy» Chicken. The «crispy» chicken was not crispy, but both of the dishes were delicious. There was only one server who ran the reception desk, answered the phone, acted as the hostess, and waiter. She was very efficient, but needed more help most of the time which resulted in slower-​than-​normal service.
They are close to getting five stars from us!

I really enjoyed my food here. the food and the service were really great.

Really a 2+
After looking for a new chinese restaraunt to try, we went as a family with grandma on a Friday evening. Overall, everyone REALLY liked the food. The only shortcoming was the service… very flat affect and low talkers.

The food is super delicious service couldn’t ask for better… and the décor amazingly classy!

Orange chicken is da bomb!!!