Bamboo Garden Chinese And Thai Cuisine

This was a random find for my family and it turned out to be a good one. The food is delicious and the portions are pretty large. Staff is friendly, even when we didn't leave until the minute they closed (right at 9pm)... they were nice about it. We could tell they took pride in keeping the place clean. It doesn't seem to be in the best area, but I wouldn't let that stop you.

I tried this place 2 years ago, never went back and thought I would try again. I met one of the new owners and expressed I hoped things were looking better.

They are not. Here it goes:

Crab puffs-the smallest saddest things I have ever seen, I paid extra for imitation crab meat to not see any, let alone cream cheese. They were the biggest joke at the table.

Pad thai-no basil or cilantro? Not recognizable as pad Thai, just a soy drenched brown sauce. Also had broccoli, cabbage and zucchini which I have never seen in pad Thai before and not on the menu. Onion was on the menu, but also not a common thing in pad Thai.

Pad prik sod-literally none of the vegetables mentioned on the menu, they even added corn...weird. it was supposed to be spicy and was not at all.

Chicken lo mein-extremely dry and lacking flavor. Not necessarily bad, but nothing I would eat again. Kids had to add soy AND Sriracha to have any flavor.

Chicken teryaki-it was more like chicken in garlic sauce and didn't resemble teriyaki chicken in the slightest

Thai sticks-literally the best thing we ordered, but have to pay extra for chicken? I have never seen that before, that should be a standard meat option.

Overall I would wait another 2 years to even attempt this place and see if any changes to the menu to resemble actual Thai food or Chinese food. 2 stars only for the decent chicken satay that they call Thai sticks.

The server was extremely friendly and attentive, the food was all really good as was the boba tea and to be honest I thought the bill was going to be a lot more based on how much we ordered. Love this place and we will definitely be back.

If I could give zero stars or less I absolutely would. Sub-par food that took forever. Over an hour to make 2 meals and yet the restaurant was dead! And hands down the rudest, most disrespectful staff I have ever encountered. Have a severe anaphylaxis allergy and advised them of this before hand. When picking up the order, the staff were talking badly about us for the allergy and stated that they had never encountered anyone who had an allergy to food. Not only did they get nasty with us about the allergy but also left this message in our order because they are more interested in saving the effort of washing a wok than their customers' safety! If they didn't care about your customers or making money, they should have just denied the order rather than belittling a customer for a medical condition.

***Edit- staff openly called it ridiculous and when we asked the girl up front what's ridiculous she admitted they were speaking of our order. Staff at this restaurant did not care about customer service at all

Pad gra prao with level 4 spicy was hott but so good I couldn't stop eating. Mix it with the rice and it becomes scrumptious.. Drunken noodles were a bit funky cause of the fish sauce. Service was friendly and helpful. Had a fun time with friends here. Would order the pad gra prao chicken again but level 2 spice level. 🔥

*Update*
Came here again tonight with a group of 6 and we all enjoyed our dinner. I ordered the pad see yew this time and it was really yummy! Good portions of chicken and the spice was just right. I learned that the chef of this restaurant is from Thailand so we know the cooking is culturally authentic too. Bamboo Garden is my go to for Thai in Sierra Vista.

We ordered food through DoorDash. We got the crab rangoon, pad see ew, and pad thai with tofu. The taste and portions were good. Would love to try out other food in their menu!

This is the BEST restaurant I have tried in SV thus far. Food was incredible. The milk tea was delicious and the Service was so good. The gentlemen that checked me out and made my tea was so so kind and energetic, he boosted my mood seeing him be in such a good mood. It’s funny because I actually didn’t want to try this place but got convinced and man am I glad I gave it a chance. For reference we got Chinese sausage fried rice and tofu Pad Thai. Both phenomenal but that pad Thai is so so good!!! Forgot to mention the portions are big! I had enough to make it two meals.😊

The server, I believe Bradley, is one of a kind. He was so warm and welcoming and deserves a 10/10. The food was not good. The rice was dry. I ordered the fried tofu appetizer and it was totally undercooked. I could taste the cornstarch which was not properly fried and the sauce that came with it also tasted like cornstarch. I also got the Ma Po tofu that was made with silken tofu that was just coated in a random brown gravy that had no flavor. The eggplant dish was much more appetizing but it also lacked flavor and was undercooked. This is one of the rare occasions that I didn’t eat everything on my plate.

Ordered Delivery to the Hotel - Asked for utensils that was not included, ( not a big deal ), because the food was delivered hot. Pictured is the Tom Kha Koong, Mongolian Three Kinds and Rice. Delicious and hearty portions. Mongolian was packed with goodness and soup was well balanced. Will definitely repeat.. I like spicy food and next time will ask for more spice but it was spicy enough.

My husband and I stopped in for dinner tonight and we were immediately warmly greeted and seated. The restaurant decor is dated but clean. The menu offers a wide variety of options for everyone. Bradley, our server, was super friendly and helpful answering our questions and offering suggestions. He seems to like his job, which is really nice from the customer perspective. The appetizer and main dishes were tasty and the servings were generous. We’ll definitely come back.