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| - We were staying next door at the Hilton Garden, and as expected, the hotel menu was expensive and somewhat limited. My wife is a vegetarian and I try to eat a fairly healthy diet. After comparing the two menus we felt that Eastern Garden might better suit our needs. The family running the restaurant was super nice and the lady that took our order described several of the offerings well, so that we knew what the dishes were like. We chose Bean Curd and Vegetable Soup (for 2). It was a simple vegetable soup with large plentiful chunks of vegetables and tofu which had a subtle garlic flavor and was slightly thickened. I liked that it was not salty so that we could salt it to taste. I wanted a little meat so I got Chicken on a Stick and was surprised at how large the plump pieces of chicken were. They were simply char broiled with little seasoning, not the typical skinny slices in teriyaki sauce that some restaurants serve. I enjoyed these more as the thickness allowed them to be slightly charred but juicy inside, and because they were lightly seasoned you could tell that the meat was very fresh.
The Eggplant in Garlic Sauce was delicious. The sauce was slightly sweet and garlicky and as our waitress had explained spicy. She also said that the spice could be as hot or mild as we wished. We like spice and found it hot but not blazing hot, just about right for us. Our server knew that The eggplant dish is good with rice so she gave us a small free bowl to accompany it. I have had this happen in other good Asian restaurants where your enjoyment of the food is important to them. I am from Boston and the service reminded me of a Mom and Pop restaurant in Chinatown that I loved and ate in until the owner retired. We also got Vegetable Lo Mein which was fairly standard, but obviously cooked to order as the noodles were as they say, 'al dente'.
My son arrived late with a friend as they had eaten at a rehearsal dinner They wanted a snack so he got an order of Crabmeat Fried Wanton. I tried one and it was well stuffed and perfectly cooked like the rest of our meal.
I might add that our the servings were large. The diners across from me got what I believe was Chicken in Spicy Orange Flavor (They just call it Orange Chicken in Boston) and the serving was huge. They told us that they ate there frequently and loved the place.
I would say that if you like Chinese food that is more authentic than the usual suburban place and more like a good Chinatown place, go there, ask questions, tell your server what you like and you will leave happy, like we did.
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