Ever Green

Great vegetarian dumplings and relatively fresh food… and this was late at night. Much better than a typical take out joint.

This is the best Chinese food I’ve had in West Philadelphia. I’m sure there are plenty good ones towards campus, but Evergreen always delivers to my sketchy area 15 – 20 minutes faster than their Grubhub estimated time. My boyfriend sticks with the General Tso’s chicken but I’ve had every tofu/​bean curd dish and can’t pick a favorite. Bean curd with black bean sauce is slightly spicy and salty with a little crunch tofu and ma po bean curd has silky soft tofu, both get ordered probably 4 x a week. Seriously love this place and the drivers are super friendly.

Their food is alright but the people behind the counter are pretty rude. If you do choose to get food here, I recommend ordering it either on the phone or online. When I tried to order in the store I was ignored for 10 minutes while the guy behind the counter was doing a bunch of miscellaneous things so I eventually just left.

Evergreen rarely disappoints ! The absolute best shrimp rolls known to man ! Their chicken wings are great and the rice is good:) I also love the chicken and broccoli ! today I’m trying something new, sweet and sour shrimp!

Ordered lunch for delivery one Sunday while working nearby. I was eating my last bite of my wonton soup when I realized there was a long bendy piece of METAL in my soup! See attached photo of the shard. Two stars instead of one because at first I enjoyed it, until the obvious disappointment of a finding a foreign object in your food.

I decided to give Ever Green a try (totally cheating on China House No. 5, by the way) since I tasted some of their shrimp fried rice earlier in the day. It was fresh and hot and light. Not greasy and fried. Had my rating been based solely on that dish, I would’ve given them three stars.
But I gave them a shot with my favorite dish — shrimp egg foo young. And that’s why I gave them two stars. It was burned. :-(
Also, I got a ginger ale. Before I opened it, I noticed that it looked like someone had taken a swig from the bottle already. And when I twisted the cap, there was very little fizz. I was SO disappointed. There’s nothing like some hot Chinese food with an ice cold soda. And tonight, I was getting neither.
Nonetheless, here are a couple of good things about Ever Green:
– I ordered a shrimp egg roll to nosh on during the car ride home. It was perfect. Crispy, hot and sufficiently filled with shrimp.
– The service was friendly.
Despite these good points, it wasn’t enough to raise the rating or earn them a second visit from me.
China House No. 5, I’ll never cheat on you again.

Got take out tonight for the first time after hearing how amazing the food is. I got the General Tso chicken, vegetarian lo main, friend pork dumplings, and a vegetarian egg roll. The General Tso was the best part of this meal! Out of crappy Chinese places in the area, definitely the tastiest one! The lo main was ok, not earth shattering by any means. The egg roll was heavy and filling wasn’t as flavorful as I had hoped. The dumpling filling was delicious but the dough was so thick. The dipping sauce was great, I just wish there was less dough in the dumpling.
Overall an ok experience, hits the spot when the craving arises.
Delivery was fast and the food was warm!

hey evergreen, have you noticed your business falling a little bit? here’s why…
i’ve stopped ordering from them and so have about five people i know in the neighborhood. not because the food sucks. their food’s still good, portions are big and they are very cheap. i’ve stopped ordering from them because their driver/​delivery guy is an asshole. he waits for you to walk out to the street to pick up your order. he never walks the food up to you. he’ll just sit in his car. one of my neighbors asked him why he wasn’t walking into the building because he literally was outside holding her food up, and he didn’t answer her. instead he just waved his hand to her as to dismiss her and drove off. too bad evergreen… you were so promising. you need to either retrain this asshole or fire him.

I was looking to branch out to other Chinese restaurants in the area and I thought that I would give Evergreen a try.
I ordered the Mongolian Beef and got a heavy order of the dish containing some beef and a overwhelming amount of onions and scallions. There was only a whisper of red peppers. They were the only veggies.
While I though that the amount of beef was on the thin side of fair, I was so disappointed to be served so many onions.
The delivery was earlier than expected, so that helped them get 2 starts.

I recently moved to West Philly and have been ordering from here for a little while. While they do have very good General Tso’s chicken (it’s nice and sweet, has good texture and flavor), almost everything else I have ordered from them has been terrible.
I ordered chicken chow mein for my most recent order, expecting crispy noodles and some veggies and chicken, but what I got didn’t resemble this at all: there were no noodles, the chicken’s texture and flavor was that of boiled chicken, the only vegetables included were cabbage and onion, all in a strangely viscous yellow-​green sauce.
My girlfriend ordered pork yat mein, which was even worse than the chow mein: greasy, mustard yellow gravy, bad flavor, etc.
Unfortunately I won’t be ordering from them again.

I don’t know why it has so many stars. It’s mall Chinese food not located in a mall. Not enough food for how much you pay. Service was friendly and quick, though.

I like Evergreen b/​c they’re the best Chinese delivery/​take-​out (that I know of) in the Spruce Hill area. We usually get lo mein, general tso chicken, garlic wings and scallion pancakes.
Try it, it’s not bad.

I ordered from them because of the high ratings on here.
I was disappointed.
First of all, I put in three special requests when I ordered on grubhub. They followed two, but not the other. Also, they didn’t deliver my General Tso’s Chicken. Instead, I got an order of boneless BBQ ribs.
The original order took an hour and 20 minutes to arrive. I called them up and told them that they hadn’t given me my entrée and the duck sauce and mustard I had ordered with my spring roll. It took them another half hour to get them back out to me. An hour and 49 minutes after I had ordered, I got my General Tso’s.
When the driver came back and I shared with him my disappointment, he shook his head and told me it was being run by NEW OWNERS.
So, here’s what I ordered and how it was:
Fried chicken wings: Meh.
scallion pancakes: Inedible.
Wonton soup: Meh.
Fried Jumbo Prawns: sub par
chicken lo mein: Good.
Boneless BBQ ribs: Good.
The much-​vaunted General Tso’s Chicken: It was above average. I mean, it was crispy, but the flavor wasn’t spectacular.

Yum! Talk about some of the freshest chinese food I have had in a long time!!!
I stolled in to evergreen, however its not a restaurant, its a to go place, equiped with Plexiglas for safety in the hood. For a winter day it was remarkably cold inside, so obviously no heating. However the place was still very clean and there were two tables that if you wanted to could eat inside. The guy that took my order was cordial, but forgot to put a spoon in for my soup.
Food wise, I went with the general tso’s lunch special, fried rice, and hot and sour soup. The chicken used in the general tso’s was remarkable!!! Like i’m surprised the quality of chicken that Evergreen uses. The meal was quite tasty, however the fried rice was pretty standard with just onions and a couple of bean sprouts. Also, the hot and sour soup was unique tasting, in a good way. Hands down this is the best chinese in this part of town.

I’ve ordered from Evergreen twice now and I have to say that it might be my new favorite Chinese food in the area.
It’s cheap, the delivery has been within 45 minutes both times I ordered, and they give you a free ice tea if you order a certain about of food.
Me and my roommates love the General Tsos and the wonton soup. Would recommend! Also the sweet and sour chicken I ordered was cooked perfectly. Each piece was large, light, and slightly crispy. Great with or without the sauce.
If you are looking for a quick lunch or an order-​in dinner give them a call or order through Unilocal.:)

Yes I was tired and hungry and felt like having Chinese but I am still giving 5 stars for the delicious, homemade steamed vegetable dumplings, the shrimp egg roll that was tasty and not greasy and the delicious, think homemade chow fun noodles. It was quick, people friendly and looked very clean and organized. Found my new go to Chinese restaurant. Prices were good.

I ordered online and got small size general tsos chicken and shrimp lomein. The order got delivered in after an hour. I don’t know why it took so long. But I was very happy with the food. Delicious and plenty to share. I would order from here again!

There are so many good things about this place.
Ordering online is as easy as pie, they deliver, their hours are great, THE WONTON SOUP! Sure, you’ll feel like a sack of rocks after eating all that delicious General Tso’s chicken, but its worth it. If you are gonna stoop to (American) Chinese takeout (and lets be honest, we’ve all been there multiple times a month) then Evergreen is the place to go. Unless you are vegetarian. Then I’d stick to Lucky’s. Better tofu, better price.

Awesome food and delivery. I ordered veg chowmein and chicken chowmein platter. I got my ordered delivered in 40 mins at home. Food was just awesome. Eggs roles are just yummy! Also, their home made ice tea was just a treat. Quantity was good and tasty and hygienic food.
A must try !!

This place has really tasty American-​style takeout Chinese food. You know what I’m talking about: lo mein, general tso’s, scallion pancakes, etc etc. Don’t judge, It has its place.
I love that you can order online, I love that they deliver, I think the food is about as good as takeout Chinese food gets. I find myself ordering from here when I don’t feel like cooking and it’s snowing and I don’t want to leave the house. It’s always worth it.