Green Bamboo Chinese Restaurant

The food is decent, I’d say about on par with Panda Express. It’s extremely inexpensive, albeit very unhealthy, take away that probably gets my business due to the close proximity to my office. It’s also important to take into consideration that it is a small, family-​run business and your patronage just puts money back into the community.

I always order the general tsos chicken with fried rice it tasted the same just as it did in my Lowell high school days about 7 years ago so kudos to them for staying true to their taste

OK, not great. The chicken with Chinese vegetables was about 80% celery. Quality wasn’t bad, but it seemed like they were cutting corners to save a buck by skimping on the chicken and tastier vegetables (I’ve nothing against celery, but I don’t usually eat a pound of it in one sitting). The vegetable lo mien was meh.
However, I bumped my review up a star because the crab rangoons, which always sound better than they turn out to be, were simply fantastic. They were crisp outside, gooey inside and had lots of real crab in them. It’s worth it to go in just for those, and be sure to eat them there, when they are hot and fresh.

Decent quick chinese food. Better than the chinese buffet options, and definitely great for the price.

If you are super hungry and craving Chinese — Green Bamboo is the jam. I originally gave it 5-​stars, but since have dropped it to 4-​stars after a few inconsistent take-​out orders.
Anywhoo, I was starving and had a hankering for some spicy protein and rice. I opted for the orange chicken and vege fried rice. SPOT ON. Both very fresh and flavorful. They match up excellently together. The lo mein is also pretty flavorful, although inconsistent at times. I also got an order of fried dumplings, which to my delight, came in these awesome nugget-​sized bites, instead of the usual cumbersome huge-​ass shell that spills a gallon of mystery liquid when you bite into it. Innovative and awesome.
The prices aren’t bad for the quantity of hot and delicious food, but don’t try to order over the phone — it’ll get screwed up. Also, props to the little guy at the front counter taking a break from what I assume to be some sort of advanced mathematics homework, to take our order. Super nice.
All in all, this place is the best place to get Chinese take-​out in Lowell. Period.

I always go here when I wanna save money or eat alot of General Tso’s Chicken. Out of all the downtown lowell restaurant, their general tso’s has the biggest quantity.
My advice would be to order ahead of time because it takes a while to prepare, but it’ll be slightly warm after a while. On the other hand, it’s very very hot when you order and wait on the spot, but this tends to kill half of my 45 min. lunch break.

Quick, cheap, authetic and made fresh. This place does not taste like your standard asian take-​out, fried rice is made fresh, delicious

there is no parking…
the restaurant is sticky and super dirty…
the chairs and tables are gross…
the walls still have «Merry Christmas» signs up…
there are black caked-​on filth on the walls…
the staff is rude and will look at you funny if you ask for an extra fork…
But I am telling you, they have the BEST small chain, americanized, out-​side-​of-​boston Chinese food!!! Seriously!

Went back this weekend w/​my boyfriend and little sister and the prices went up! I couldnt care less if it went up $ 1, but changing the cook; oh NO! The usual family and the two little kids that always work there weren’t there anymore :(This place had the best beef lo mein, hands down, but when we ordered it this weekend it had no flavor and who the hell puts pieces of lettuce in lo mein? your suppose to put cabbage in, get it right! (I know, everyone cooks different, but in my opinion anyways.. .) Everything was lacking flavor. .. I’m hoping the original workers are just on vacay… if not, I’m not coming back!

Green Bamboo has an All Day Special menu with prices starting from
$ 4.00 to $ 6.00 for various combinations with pork fried rice! Their pork fried rice is kind of dry, so ask for duck sauce. I usually order the «K» special that includes chicken fingers and crab rangoon with pork fried rice for $ 4.00.
Parking is limited for this location! I think there are like only four parking spaces available for Green Bamboo customers. They will tow your car if you park at a non-​patron spot, so beware! I recommend coming late at night because traffic in the afternoon!
Gotta order the D1 special — Pork fried rice with chicken fingers, boneless spare ribs and beef teriyaki.

This place is good if you order something fried. My favorite are the fried chicken fingers. They are hot and delicious. However, please stay away from the soup. I once ordered a hot n’ sour soup and it tasted spoiled. I know my hot n sour soup. I’ve ordered the hot n sour soup from them before but somehow this time around it smells funky. and taste even funkier. It was so gross I threw the entire order into the garbage. This makes me wonder if they recycle their leftover soup from the day before and add that to their new badge. ugh just the thought of it makes me want to gag.

Hands down, the best Chinese food restaurant in the downtown area. The beef with snow peas had extremely fresh snow peas and the orange shrimp was some of the best shrimp my fiancé has had in a «very long time» from a Chinese restaurant. I have tried all three in the downtown (Green Bamboo, New Great Taste, and Empire Hunan). This was our first visit and we will absolutely be back.

Have you noticed that some Chinese places change their name overnight?
You get a nice new flyer in your mail slot, phone up a week later, eager to try something new, and discover it’s no longer Lucky Panda13. Not only is their accent so thick it’s hard to place the order, but the entire menu has changed and you could swear they just answered the phone «Gold Dragon restaurant».
Green Bamboo is not one of these fly-​by-​night operations. They’ve been around for at least 7+ years, that I’m aware of– and have been consistently serving great delivery food during that time. They also continue to be Green Bamboo, which may seem like a low standard, but in Lowell MA it turns out to be quite a statement.
Their menu doesn’t fluctuate much, and they speak excellent English on the phone. When I want a no hassle ordering experience, reliable delivery time & good quality Chinese food, they’re 1^st on my list.
(Note: they do have dine-​in booths/​tables, but they’re really best for waiting at until your take-​out order is ready. 2 star atmosphere.)