Lu's Garden - San Gabriel

SO GOOD!! We found Lu's when we arrived in town late night and it was nearby and open til 11pm. We arrived at 10pm ordered 4 sides and had them with congee. Loved that there was yams in the congee. The congee and tea were already at the table when we got there. We tasted it and it wasn't seasoned and was bland. But! The sides are so nicely seasoned and very flavorful so they go perfectlyyy with the congee. We mashed up the yams in the congee and added sides to our congee and it was honestly such a delicious and satisfying meal. The soy marinated chicken was insanely delicious. the green beans were SO good as well. I loved the spices on them. the spicy bamboo shoots were very tasty the pea tips were really yummy Loved that nothing was overly oily/greasy as well. The only thing is I really wanted to try the eggplant but it was sold out so we will definitely have to come back and try it. The 2 of us for dinner came to about $60. I thought it would've been less but it was honestly so delicious we both thought it was totally worth it. It was a perfect meal, we loved it and we will definitely be back.

Great place to go for a quick bite! 3 dishes plate is $14.95 I believe. Comes with congee or white rice. Parking can be an issue though as the lot isn't very big.

Came back last weekend excited for delicious food at Lu's Garden only to become disappointed after finding out that they seem to have cut the portions down. We were really looking forward to the Hong Shao Rou so we ordered double for that and only ended up with 2 pieces more than the amount for a single order. The eggplant also didn't seem to be cooked as well this time. The skin on the outside was very tough and hard to swallow. I'm not sure if it's still worth it to come here anymore if the food quality is going down and portions are becoming smaller.

If they are a sweet potato bream lover, they will find that this place is the right place. if not, the price of food seems to be high.

Nice and simple home cooked Chinese food, eat in a group if they want to try many things