Rainbow Garden

This is my favorite place to have lunch when I come to visit my son. Don’t expect fine dining it is very divey but you can’t beat the value or flavor.
Every time I have come the same man is at the counter taking orders. He write in beautiful Chinese lettering. He knows his business and works hard at it.
Some favorite dishes are the dumplings which come with a very nice sweet and spicy sauce, the egg drop soup and the Jakarta fried rice which has a whole fried egg perched on top. Recently a friend got the chicken curry which is serve with noodles. It was way too spicy so I would skip that one. The portions are huge. The complimentary chrysanthemum or jasmine teas are terrific so make sure to take advantage of them.

Order delivery through
. The delivery speed is pretty fast, around 25 minutes. I ordered Wonton Soup, Seafood Corn Soup, and Noodles with Vegetables for a friend of mine who was in serious sickness. She’s pretty happy with both the quality and the quantity of the food. The Wonton, according to her, was specially delicious.

Superb. Great staff, great food, and large servings.

Of the many Chinese spots in CU, Rainbow Garden is definitely one of the nicer places for a good dine-​in experience since it’s decorated better than most and the staff is on point. The food is also pretty good and the portions are on the larger side. To this day, if I ever get a cold, I get a craving for their egg drop soup!

I don’t get Chinese food often, however, when I do, I get it to feed a lot of people. I placed my order for carry out. The woman taking my order over the phone was very friendly. She reviewed my order and let me know total amount on phone. She gave me a 15 minute wait time. It was ready when I got there. The food was so delicious! Everyone was happy with all. Our favorite dish was the crab rangoon appetizer. We will definitely use this rainbow garden next time we want Chinese food.

Large portions, and a very tentative staff. Food was good, and we will come back soon.

Came here for the second time (first time was over a year ago). I got the garlic battered shrimp with cashews which was good — 3.5÷5. It would’ve been better if there was some veggies on it like broccoli or cabbage. My boyfriend got the tofu stir fry with mushrooms and it was disappointing. I would say a ²⁄₅. It was somewhat bland and had ginger pieces that my boyfriend had to pick out. I would be back for the walnut shrimp or the garlic shrimp. I’m not sure how much it costs at other restaurants but the walnut shrimp was $ 16 and the garlic shrimp was $ 15. The tofu stir fry was $ 11.

Went with white coworkers for lunch a few times. Each time the server gave everyone silverware except me — I got chopsticks because I was Asian. Food was greasy as hell. How do you mess up a fried rice? I ate it with my chopsticks.

A very cozy Chinese place with a warm and comfortable atmosphere. I had the spicy chicken with basil, which was very good. It was the first time that I have ever had basil on a dish that was not Italian, which turned out to be a wonderful experience. I was expecting a bit more vegetables with the dish, but it was still awesome.
I also had the crab ragoons since others had mentioned them, and yes they were very good. I was a bit apprehensive about getting 6 per order. However, they are a bit smaller than you average place, so it worked out well.
Many mentioned the portions were large here. Well I guess I’m a big eater, because I found the portions to be just right.
I’m giving this place 5 stars. The only down side is that I don’t get to Champaign often enough. But if I do, I will stop by again for sure.

What a pleasant surprise in Urbana Champaign! My fiancé and I were visiting his dad who lives in Urbana Champaign and we came to Rainbow Garden to eat dinner. I didn’t have much of an appetite when we came into the restaurant but that quickly changed once the food came out.
I ordered the jajang myun, which is the black bean noodles. It came with a loads of seafood, beef, and vegetables. We also got the sweet fried beef, which was also very tasty. I was very pleased with those dishes, especially my black bean noodles.
The portions are generous and the food is tasty. Next time we’re in Urbana Champaign, I definitely will be back for the black bean noodles or maybe change things up and try something new!

We love Rainbow Garden! The food is a bit high-​priced but it is worth it. We usually order for delivery and it’s always quick and less than the time they tell you. The food isn’t greasy at all and the flavor is excellent. Worth a try if you haven’t already.

So like most Chinese sit down restaurants, all orders are generally meant to be shared so bring a friend. The entrees are relatively expensive and each of them can be shared by two people since they don’t give you too much food. I thought that the fried rice was good, but the only reason it was good was due to the portentous amount of soy sauce that was blanketed over it.
I also found it odd that employees were in the restaurant working on their establishment’s balance sheets as well as folding napkins. Water is on my top 5 of favorite beverages and I have to say that the water here was absolutely filthy.
Perhaps the worst aspect I experienced here was the server only speaking in Chinese despite knowing that there were English-​speaking people at the table. He didn’t address us at all and just choose to talk Chinese to the only person in the table to understand it. That was extremely rude and I was quite offended by it.

Extremely fast delivery! Great crab rangoons.

There are way to many Chinese and Tex-​Mex places in the twin cities that are just mediocre or worse. This place however always hits the spot for me. The dinning area is not that big, and the tables are kind of close together. Though I think the atmosphere is very cozy and welcoming. Everything here is very clean as well.
Quick service that is very friendly. A large menu, and all is very well made and prepared. Fresh and tasty food. Lots of lunch and dinner specials as well. I always love the dumplings (how can anybody not love them). The different types of pork, chicken, and beef are all excellent. From sweet n sour to BBQ or stir fry. A small beer and wine menu. I think the newer location in Urbana has a full bar, but here it is pretty bare bones. Though the Gekkeikan Plum Wine is amazing.
I am not usually a huge fan of Chinese restaurants, but this is a great place cause everything is true to form, fresh, and well made. In the States anyway, especially small college towns, there are to many crappy Chinese places that would make the health department go crazy. If all were of this quality, I would go for Chinese more often.

Nuts and bolts: My boyfriend was in the mood for some hot and sour soup so I searched online for options in the city that served it. We went for a quick lunch.
Order: Hot and sour soup (for the boyfriend), crab rangoons (for me), garlic chicken (to share).
Pros: Good portion size. Hot and sour soup and crab rangoons were pretty good.
Cons: We didn’t enjoy the garlic chicken too much. We actually brought it home thinking that we would possibly eat it later. We ended up tossing it. Didn’t compare at all to what we can get a home.
Take home: I’ll be trying out a new Chinese place next time.

Surprisingly good — My advice? GO THERE. It’s a much more enjoyable experience than typical mid-​west delivery ‘chinese’ food. If you dine in the service is generally super-​friendly, portions are great with carefully plated dishes, well-​seasoned food and excellent prices.

I have been ordering food from Rainbow Garden for ten years. Their food is delicious, it’s always hot, and delivery is fast! My husband loves the crab rangoon, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a dish I didn’t like.
Rainbow Garden is also a great spot for lunch. They have the usual lunch special: soup, spring roll and entrée with rice for $ 6-​$ 8. The lunch specials are a great value, however they only include the common/​popular Chinese restaurant dishes such as general tso’s, princess, garlic sauce, etc. If you want something different, you have to order off of the full menu. But the food quality here is very good and everything tastes fresh. I’m a fan.

Rainbow Garden is solid and authentic. It’s a quieter, cleaner, and slightly classier alternative to the Chinese restaurants on Green Street. You can tell that they care about presentation with regards to their dishes.
Their menu is pretty unique and the house specials are delicious. I like Rainbow Garden’s fried tofu, sole fillet, deep fried pork, salt & pepper squid, seafood bird’s nest, and pan fried noodles. I’m also a fan of their Korean Chinese fusion foods, something that’s pretty common in the Chicago area.
Overall, it’s great to escape from the hustle and bustle of inner campus once in a while and enjoy a scrumptious meal at Rainbow Garden.

Had lunch at Rainbow Garden for the first time and wished I discovered it sooner! As one of the few Chinese restaurants south of Green Street, it is worth a visit over China King.
I had the sweet and sour chicken lunch special that came with a small eggroll and your choice of hot and sour or egg drop soup.
— The chicken was battered just right and not too oily, and the sweet and sour sauce came with white onions, green peppers and carrots. I also appreciated that they only used white meat chicken.
— The eggroll is small but one of the most flavorful I’ve had among the Chinese restaurants in the area.
— The fried rice was among the best I’ve had with ample vegetables and scrambled egg
— The hot and sour soup needed more vinegar, but I still liked that among the Chinese restaurants I’ve visited for lunch, they offered soup.
Rainbow Garden’s ambiance also makes it a nice date spout with booths and red wood themes. The restaurant is actually much bigger than you would perceive from the outside.
My only complaint is it’s hard to park in their lot given the giant billboard in the middle of it.

I’ve ordered delivery from this place in the past. However, I enjoyed my first dining experience couple days ago.
I am surprised to enter a clean and quiet place. Rainbow Garden had a nice oriental ambiance. I’m not referring to the tacky and excess Asian imageries on many walls of Asian restaurants in general. The interior space had a beautiful red wall with red/​black elements and simple oriental décor complementing the space. You don’t see many places like that at Asian restaurants.
Enough with the wall color and such…
The lunch special was a very reasonable price ranging between $ 5-​$ 6. It consist of the type of meat/​veg, your choice of fried or white rice, 1 egg roll, and your choice of sweet/​sour soup or egg drop soup. The lunch portion is very nice and I think $ 5-​$ 6 for lunch is very reasonable. However, their regular entrees after lunch might be a little pricey for a hungry, poor college kid.
My boyfriend and I have grown to have bigger appetite over the month. We shared a Mongolian lunch special with two jja jang myuns (black bean noodle with shrimp, meat, and assorted veggies) which was a little too much. The jja jang myun was very tasty and I would recommend people to try it, and they serve you pickled yellow raddish on the side. More importantly, I would highly recommend people to stop ordering delivery for once, get off their lazy butts, get out, and experience their dining service for once. :)
Don’t get me wrong, their delivery service is fast and good also.