A Hard but Deserved Success

Chen's Garden

— Duan Xiang Chen & Na Ru Chen, the owners of Chen’s Garden, located in town center of Bella Vista, have enjoyed a staggering amount of accolades from their customers during their 9th culinary career. Opened the Chen’s Garden in 2002 without any restaurant experience, they worked about 14-16 hours per day to polished their culinary skill where learnt from their family, learnt English and local customers’ diet habit, perfected their menu, and then built quite a loyal following. Now Chen’s Garden has become a famous haunt for citizens in this town and visitors to Bella Vista.

Its excellent cuisine, considerable service, and unique décor & atmosphere with traditional Chinese culture all share Mr. and Mrs. Chen ‘s philosophy - serve and deliver with passion. And that is the reason for their success.

From the first time they opened their doors, the philosophy at China Kitchen has always been centered on putting the customer first. And that means every employee is empowered to do whatever it takes to ensure everyone leaves happy. Mr. and Mrs. Chen Value the opinions and make changes according to the staff members’ suggestions. With the assist from experienced staff and lots of trial and error, they passed through the first 2 years tough time, the place quickly gained popularity and it’s highly regarded by its loyal customers.

Treating the customer right goes beyond making them smile. To Duan Xiang & Na Ru, it also means serving only the best possible food in time.

The meat they use is always fresh and lean, and the vegetables are grown locally, and picked and delivered fresh daily. In addition to great tasting food, they also strive to ensure their customers are eating healthy.

Unlike many traditional Chinese eateries, they prefer to use the fryer sparingly, and instead finish their dishes with steam and sauces. This uses less oil and lets the true flavor on the ingredients come through. The sauces at China Kitchen are also made from scratch so they can control the sugar and sodium -- with no MSG.

To reflect the ever-changing trends in tastes, Mr. & Mrs. Chen and their staff are always re-inventing their menu and updating their off erings.

One of the most popular creations is cocoa shrimp, the perfect combination of cocoa milk and shrimp. This mouth-watering dish uses slightly fried shrimp, which soused with secret sauce including cocoa milk, once introduced, it quickly became the customer’s favor and is always in short supply.

As a customer, you can’t help but notice that the dining area inside Chen’s Garden is always spotless. And if you were to go behind the counter, you’d discover that same attention to detail throughout the restaurant. Everything is clean, neat and orderly. The place is praised by the health department and it always pass the examination first time.

Duan Xiang & Na Ru take pride in providing each guest a magical din ing experience for the past 9 years. In fact, Chen’s Garden was also recently nominated as the starred Chinese restaurant by Tang Ho Star-Rating Program, a national event that aims to recognize, cultivate, and preserve the best Chinese cuisine. Aside from their culinary accomplishment, Mr. & Mrs. Chen want to raise their family in a community that they was proud to call home and being a part of this vibrant town, they look forward to growing and prospering with the whole community.

426 Town Ctr NE Bella Vista, AR 72714 (479) 876-5556

Area, Pages 35 on 09/28/2011