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China Garden Restaurant

Date
1987-01-01
Restaurant
China Garden Restaurant
Physical description
23x15cm folded; 23x30.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Sweet & Sour Pork Lunch Special, with Soup of the Day, Pork Fried Rice, Fortune Cookies, Chinese Tea$2.95
Vegetable Deluxe Chicken Lunch Special, with Soup of the Day, Pork Fried Rice, Fortune Cookies, Chinese Tea$2.95
Spicy Chicken Lunch Special, with Soup of the Day, Pork Fried Rice, Fortune Cookies, Chinese Tea$2.95
Green Pepper Chicken Lunch Special, with Soup of the Day, Pork Fried Rice, Fortune Cookies, Chinese Tea$2.95
Lemon Chicken Lunch Special, with Soup of the Day, Pork Fried Rice, Fortune Cookies, Chinese Tea
Beef with Broccoli$2.95
SPICY ONION BEEF$2.95
Beef with Tomato Lunch Special, with Soup of the Day, Pork Fried Rice, Fortune Cookies, Chinese Tea$2.95

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Assorted appetizer plate$5.95
Fried won ton (12)$2.50
SPRING ROLLS$2.95
fried spareribs$4.50
Fried Prawns$4.95
pot stickers$2.95
shredded chicken salad$4.75
WOR WON TON$3.95
EGG FLOWER SOUP$2.25
Won Ton Soup$2.95
Hot and Sour Soup$3.50
sizzling rice soup$3.95
cucumber chicken soup$4.95
Abalone Soup$6.50
scallop soup$6.95
SAUTEED COMBIANATION SEA FOOD: Scallops, abalone and prawns, lightly sauteed in a sauce of ginger, scallions, & wine$9.50
HOT & SPICY PRAWNS: Prawns superbly sauteed in a sauce of garlic, with just a touch of red pepper juice$8.50
WOK BAR - Prawns sauteed with mushrooms, water chestnuts and chicken, served with sizzling rice. Sweet & sour version also available$8.95
MANDARIN PRAWNS - Cooked in the shell with a slightly spicy sauce of wine, ground scallions$9.95
CRAB WITH GINGER & GREEN ONION - Crab lightly fried, then, sauteed with ginger, scallions, scrambled eggs and chinese wine - Seasonal
LOBSTER WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE (Cantonese Style) - Sauteed with ground black bean, bell pepper, onions and scrambled eggs$8.95
MONGOLIAN BEEF - Slices of tenderloin of beef sauteed with scallions$5.75
MU SHU PORK - Slices of pork lightly sauteed with eggs and mushrooms. This is especially delicious rolled in paper thin pancakes with duck sauce and scallions.$5.50
BRAISED FISH A LA SZECHUAN (Whole, Seasonal) - Fish deep fried, then, sauteed in a sauce of oyster, black bean, Garlic & pepper, etc.
PRAWNS A LA SZECHUAN - (Tender young prawns in a spicy, flavorful, hot, red sauce)$5.95
SPICY SZECHUAN CHICKEN$4.50
KUNG PAO CHICKEN - Diced chicken sauteed with bamboo shoots, green & red peppers, chili and peanuts$4.50
SPICY ONION BEEF$5.25
SAUTEED COMBINATION SEA FOOD$9.50
SWEET & SOUR FISH (Whole) Seasonal
CRAB WITH GINGER & GREEN ONION - Seasonal
Lobster with Black Bean Sauce$8.95
ABALONE WITH MUSHROOMS$8.50
MANDARIN PRAWNS$9.95
GLAZED PRAWNS$7.95
PRAWNS WITH LOBSTER SAUCE$5.95
PRAWNS WITH SNOW PEAS$5.95
SWEET & SOUR PRAWNS$5.50
PRAWNS WITH GREEN PEAS$5.75
BRAISED EGGPLANT$4.50
ma pou bean curd (soft bean curd sauteed with spicy minced pork and pickled vegetables in peppery-hot oil)$4.25
string beans a la szechuan (long green beans with minced dried shrimp and pickled vegetables)$4.50
twice-cooked pork (strips of pork boiled and then fried with vegetables in hot bean sauce)$4.95
sauteed shredded pork with fish flavor$4.95
Hunan beef (beef strips sauteed with transparent bean noodles and chili cooked in the famous Hunan style)$5.25
HOT & SPICH CHICKEN: Juicy whole chicken marinated with a blend of soy sauce, wine, ginger and onions delicately steamed and then crispy fried$7.95 – $15.00
VEGETABLE DELUXE CHICKEN$4.50
ALMOND CHICKEN$4.50
CASHEW CHICKEN$4.50
MANDARIN CHICKEN$4.50
Curry Chicken$4.50
GREEN PEPPER CHICKEN$4.50
CHICKEN WITH BLACK & WHITE MUSHROOMS$5.25
Sweet & Sour Chicken$4.95
Lemon Chicken$4.95
CLAY POT CHICKEN (Country Style)$5.25
CLAY POT ASSORTED MEATS (Country Style)$5.50
GREEN PEPPER BEEF$4.95
OYSTER SAUCE BEEF$4.95
CLAY POT BEEF (Country Style)$5.50
BEEF BROCCOLI$4.95
PEKING DUCK (HOT)$5.50
GINGER & SCALLIONS BEEF$5.50
ASPARAGUS BEEF$5.50
SNOW PEAS BEEF$5.75
HOUSE BEEF$5.75
House Family Dinners for 2 - ASSORTED APPETIZER PLATE, SIZZLING RICE SOUP, PRAWNS A LA SZECHUAN (Hot), MANDARIN CHICKEN, HOUSE FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, per person$8.25
House Family Dinners for 3 - ASSORTED APPETIZER PLATE, SIZZLING RICE SOUP, PRAWNS A LA SZECHUAN (Hot), MANDARIN CHICKEN, HUNAN BEEF (Hot), HOUSE FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, per person$8.25
House Family Dinners for 4 - ASSORTED APPETIZER PLATE, SIZZLING RICE SOUP, PRAWNS A LA SZECHUAN (Hot), MANDARIN CHICKEN, HUNAN BEEF (Hot), MU SHU PORK, HOUSE FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, per person$8.25
Hong Kong Family Dinners for 2 - FRIED WON TON, SOUP OF THE DAY, ALMOND CHICKEN, SWEET & SOUR PORK, PORK FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, per person$6.25
Hong Kong Family Dinners for 3 - FRIED WON TON, SOUP OF THE DAY, ALMOND CHICKEN, SWEET & SOUR PORK, PORK FRIED RICE, VEGETABLES DELUXE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, per person$6.25
Hong Kong Family Dinners for 4 - FRIED WON TON, SOUP OF THE DAY, ALMOND CHICKEN, SWEET & SOUR PORK, SPICY ONION BEEF, PORK FRIED RICE, VEGETABLES DELUXE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, per person$6.25
Sea Food Family Dinners for 2 - SHRIMP SALAD, SEA FOOD SOUP, ABALONE WITH MUSHROOMS, MANDARIN PRAWNS, VEGETABLE DELUXE, YANG CHOW FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, Per Person$15.00
Sea Food Family Dinners for 3 - SHRIMP SALAD, SEA FOOD SOUP, ABALONE WITH MUSHROOMS, MANDARIN PRAWNS, SAUTEED SCALLOPS, VEGETABLE DELUXE, YANG CHOW FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, Per Person$15.00
Sea Food Family Dinners for 4 - SHRIMP SALAD, SEA FOOD SOUP, ABALONE WITH MUSHROOMS, MANDARIN PRAWNS, SAUTEED SCALLOPS, HOT & SPICY FISH (Sweet and sour sauce available), VEGETABLE DELUXE, YANG CHOW FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, Per Person$15.00
Peking Family Dinners for 2 - SPRING ROLL & FRIED WON TON, WON TON SOUP, CASHEW CHICKEN, PEKING BEEF (Hot), PORK FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, Per Person$7.25
Peking Family Dinners for 3 - SPRING ROLL & FRIED WON TON, WON TON SOUP, CASHEW CHICKEN, PEKING BEEF (Hot), PEKING SPARERIBS, PORK FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, Per Person$7.25
Peking Family Dinners for 4 - SPRING ROLL & FRIED WON TON, WON TON SOUP, CASHEW CHICKEN, PEKING BEEF (Hot), PEKING SPARERIBS, SHRIMP SAUTEED WITH SNOW PEAS, PORK FRIED RICE, Chinese Tea & Fortune Cookies, Per Person$7.25
SWEET & SOUR SPARERIBS$4.95
Sweet & Sour Pork$4.50
PEKING SPARERIBS$4.95
SPARERIBS WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE$4.95
SMOKED TEA DUCK - Our incomparable version of Peking duck, smoked in special ovens over burning tea leaves: Crispy skin, haunting flavor$8.75 – $17.00

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Milk$0.75
Soft Drinks$0.75
Ice cream$1.00
CHINESE LICHEE$2.00
GLAZED BANANAS OR APPLES$3.75
Chicken Chow Mein$3.25
Shrimp Chow Mein$3.50
Pork Chow Mein$3.25
Beef Chow Mein$3.50
HOUSE SPECIAL CHOW MEIN$3.95
Chicken Fried Rice$2.95
Beef Fried Rice$2.95
Pork Fried Rice$2.95
Shrimp Fried Rice$3.25
House Special Fried Rice$3.75
Yang Chow Fried Rice$3.95
STEAM RICE, per person$0.75
BEGGAR'S CHICKEN (A whole chicken finely seasoned and stuffed with water chestnuts, black mushrooms and bamboo shoots. The fowl is wrapped, encased in clay and then baked.) A day Advance Notice$16.95
FRESH CUCUMBER SOUP (Fresh cucumbers stuffed with a blend of pork and vegetables in a light soup) A day Advance Notice$6.50
MONGOLIAN FIRE POT (A charcoal burning chafing pot containing highly flavored chicken broth with thinly sliced meats - chicken, beef, fish, shrimp, vegetables, oyster, bean curd and bean noodles Cook at your table.) (Service for 4 or more persons) A day A$12.95
ASPARAGUS WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE$4.75
BRAISED BEAN CURD$4.25
RED-COOKED EGG PLANT$4.50
SNOW PEAS WITH MUSHROOMS & WATER CHESTNUTS$4.95
Vegetable Deluxe$4.25
BABY CORN EARS WITH MUSHROOMS$4.95

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