Imperial Garden West

We were excited to maybe have a new sit-down restaurant to frequent when meeting up with friends and family. High hopes after seeing *all* the Best of Madison awards festooning their entryway. Quite disappointing... Waited an hour after ordering to get food. When food came it was cold as if it had been sitting around. I ordered beef with shiitake mushrooms and found no mushrooms in my whole dish. There was a lot of breading and little pieces of beef making everything taste like flavorless mush. Really bland even though I asked for extra spicy (large dried peppers just tossed on top). Way way over-hyped online... Kind of underwhelmed...
9 years ago (17-12-2017)

Imperial Garden has average Chinese / American food at acceptable prices. The quality is fairly reliable, but the temperature, portion size, & service are quite variable; this is true of both dine-in and carry-out. The restaurant is clean with well-kept decor.
9 years ago (18-12-2017)

Definitely some of the best Chinese in the Madison/Middleton area and you can confidently order the seafood dishes as they get fresh fish from the adjacent Chinese grocery. The restaurant is a fun and kitschy throwback that takes you on a "trip to the orient." The only bummer is that they don't offer delivery, which is little mind boggling with all the delivery services in the Madison area.
9 years ago (05-12-2017)

The Imperial Garden is a West Madison tradition. While it doesn't serve truly authentic Chinese food it does serve very yummy American-Chinese food that most mid-westerns love and are comfortable with. It's a great place for either a quick bite alone at the bar or with a party of twenty for a celebration.
9 years ago (12-12-2017)

The food is delicious!! Seating is usually fast and the wait staff is excellent. They do have take-out service which I’ve used. I highly recommend the Imperial Garden.
9 years ago (16-11-2017)