Mei's Garden

This place is a hidden gem. It's unassuming, presenting like just a little Lotto deli. Once you get a look at the food though, it stands out tremendously. I've been eating there since they opened, and I have yet to order a "miss" from their menu. Among my favorites are their truly orange flavored orange chicken (you can never untaste the superiority to the national chain version), chicken subgum chowmein, and, a dish with no equal, Hong Kong style crispy noodles. And, let me tell you about the Hong Kong style crispy noodles. I will always remember my life in two acts: everything before Hong Kong crispy noodles, and everything after my first bite of it. The sauce is deep and rich with umame that suggests they use something akin to oyster sauce, along with some chicken broth as the base. The crispy noodles on the bottom are a crunchy divine on the edges, yet soft and chewy in the center, having soaked up the delicious sauce. It has broccoli, carrots, onions and zucchini in it, which are done nicely, but still firm and crunchy. It has chicken, beef, shrimp, and their barbecue pork for the meats. This thing is a single dish with a radical range of experiences, throughout. If you want a soda, it will come from a can. If you want a beer, it's just Budweiser and Bud Lite. But that isn't why you go there. The food needs nothing from the beverage department to offer a complete experience. Just get ice water and hot tea. The family that runs this restaurant are some of the kindest and gentlest humans I have ever met. They are good people making great food...just the kind of people that Gresham, and our country, needs.

As a long time customer I wanted to support this business tonight and order for pickup. I ordered online as I normally do and it was a fairly large order getting a little extra with the thought in mind I am supporting them. As I pull up at the time my order is going to be ready I get a notification that my order was canceled. I spoke with the owner son and he simply told me my order was canceled because they were too busy. Part of me was happy they are doing so well but the customer in me was very upset. Now I am left with close to $100 I prepaid online that I am told Canaan take several days to get refunded. Just not sure I want to go back even if they do have good food.

I called in an order from somewhere else but my husband thought I ordered from here, they accepted his $30 and gave him an order that wasn't made through them! My husband took back the $12 meal of crab puffs & some shrimp dish and they wouldn't give us a different order or give any of our money back! We are out the money + the food. Disappointed.