Not a typical Chinese restaurant, it's actually Macau food which was a Portuguese colony -- though they've changed the name to add 'Peking' which is mainland -- again slightly different. Most people won't notice too much of a difference unless you're used to Cantonese which is about 99% of whAt passes for Chinese food in this town.
Right around the corner from us and it's our go to Chinese restaurant. The inside is a bit warn, but the staff is always quite friendly. The unexpected thing about this restaurant is that they also have a Portuguese menu. We always order the Piri Piri half chicken with their homemade chilli oil. We mix this into the Piri Piri sauce that comes with the chicken. It is boneless and delicious. We usually order that with a Chinese beef and broccoli in garlic sauce with Singapore rice or thin Singapore noodles. The egg rolls are good. With the plum sauce, it's like having dessert so we only order it as a treat once in a while. The only disappointing thing with Emerald G is that they do not have good tea. They place a tea bag in one medium size pot. We only ordered it once and we will not order it again.
The Hillhurst Hunger
+3.5
The inlaws were in town, and wanted some Chinese food. Emerald Garden was exactly what they were looking for. The service was good, the food arrived promptly, and all the dishes were excellent. We ordered the dinner for six, and we still had enough left over to feed for of us another meal.
Great restaurant. We had the Peking Duck, veggies, rice, and the sweet and sour pork. Great service, great price. The whole family enjoyed it. The duck was superb.
Best dumplings ever!!! They are a homemade recipe and they are so delicious! I have been coming to this restaurant since I was a child and I have never been disappointed. If you want fresh, delicious and flavourful Chinese Food, get it from here! It's best eaten at the restaurant but takeout is super yummy too. Not only that, the staff are incredibly friendly and accommodating too.
I've been living here 28 years and I haven't found a better Chinese restaurant in the city! All of their food arrives fresh and hot. The vegetables are crisp and the food is never overlooked. ( A common problem with ginger beef and sweet and sour pork. ) Service is always quick and courteous . The last time I went I felt bad as we arrived near closing but the server told us to take our time and not to worry about it.
This place has by far the BEST Chinese food in the city. The food comes out sizzling and tastes amazing. You cannot beat their quality! Honestly this is a hidden gem and I love it. Try the ginger beef!!
Pretty great Chinese food!. I have been consistently disappointed with the Chinese food I've order in Calgary since I moved here 9 years ago. Until the other night, I had yet to find a place that I really enjoyed. There would always be a good dish and a couple poor ones. Emerald Garden changed that, this place is great!
I ordered the dinner for six and all dishes were great. The salt and pepper squid was cooked perfectly, not rubbery. Ginger beef was delicious. Also super good were the dumplings. So tasty with the vinegar and chilli oil!
All in all, great "North American" style Chinese. Will be ordering again!
Very Tasty!. We ordered dinner and after being informed that delivery would be about 90 minutes as it was a busy Saturday night we were given the option to pickup our order in 35 minutes. After arriving to pick up the order the restaurant was indeed very busy but I was greeted immediately and the order was ready to go. We had the salt and pepper seafood, salt and pepper ribs and Yang Chow fried rice. All were excellent quality with the ribs being a standout. Will definitely be back.
Authentic? Probably not. Good? Yes.. I live in Sunnyside. I was looking for a Chinese food place after the one in Kensington shut down. This did the trick. Delicious North American style Chinese food delivered to my place 14bminutes!! after I hung up the phone.
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