A Concord Treasure: New Lim's Garden Seafood Restaurant

Concord surprisingly has a pretty damn good Chinese Restaurant. It should consider itself lucky. New Lim's Garden Seafood Restaurant has been around for longer than I've been living in the area, so that's more than 15 years. My family and I have been ordering out from this place for the longest time, and it's because we consider it to be one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area -- comparable to those you can find closer to the city. 

My closest friends in the Concord area value this restaurant as much as I do. 

There's nothing like cheap, good, authentic Chinese food. What's not to love ?


Here's a few of my favorites/usuals: 

For a family of 4, one order of the Yang Chow Fried Rice ($6.25) will suffice. Not only is it incredibly authentic, it's heartily packed with shrimp, peas, egg, Chinese sausage, and carrots. 

Their Peking Pork Chop ($7.25) is crisped and slathered to perfection. Pork, light breading, and sweet and sour sauce is quite an addictive combination. 

The Chinese Broccoli with Beef ($6.75) is a sautéed melange of kai-lan (Chinese broccoli), beef, and carrots lightly doused in black bean sauce. The best part of this dish is the kai-lan, because its texture and flavor pair so well with the sauce. 

You can get two Deep-Fried Flounders for $8.95. Topped with scallions and served with a sweet soy sauce, it's lightly breaded and perfectly fried. I pick this fish like crazy to the bone.









It's amazing how much food you can get for just a little under $30. Their menu is full of Chinese classics and is bound to have your favorite dish. 


Also notable is their lunch special that costs $5.50-$6.50 per person and is held form 11:00am-12:30pm. You can get a selected choice of vegetables, beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, or fish with soup, fried wonton, steamed rice, or fried rice. 


So the next time you're in Concord (for whatever reason), and have a Chinese food craving, this is definitely the place to be. 


Location: 4340 Clayton Road, Concord
Monday-Thursday: 11:00am-9:30pm
Friday-Saturday: 11:00am-10:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am-9:30pm