Britt Z.
Yelp
Here's the thing; maybe this is the place for authentic Chinese cuisine, but I am used to Americanized Chinese. You know, the basics such as lo mein, chow mein, ribs, egg foo young, yadda, yadda, yadda. Born and raised on Long Island, that is what I grew up on and I still get to enjoy it when I am back home. So, I didn't come here to order intestines or jellyfish, but I was hoping for a little taste of home.
I can't stand bad service, but nothing is worse than flat out being ignored. I made direct eye contact with our server six times and he turned around each time. He clearly saw I didn't touch my food & I was hoping to send it back for something else. I never had that opportunity because after six direct looks from him, I got the message that he just didn't care. Seriously, six times!!!
My mom & I walked in and the place was empty. A few workers were sitting at a table bagging noodles. Instead of one of them getting up & escorting us to a table, the one girl just pointed to a small table. That should have been my first red flag. We sat down and were given menus.
No ambiance at all, just a bunch of TV's, lots of circular tables and a fish tank that didn't didn't look well maintained. The pictures of the Lobster Cantonese look great, however I would not be comfortable eating anything that was in the tank-and I don't care how delicious it might be.
We ordered Crab Rangoons for our appetizer. The server told us they are prepared with curry and are spicy. We appreciated the heads up and decided to share a small order of ribs instead. It worked out well because the ribs were absolutely amazing. I doubt I would be back but if I ever did return I would stick with the ribs. There is a slim chance I might return at some point since my mom lives locally and she was happy with her meal.
We both ordered lunch specials; my mom had the roast pork chow mein and I went with the roast pork lo mein. The wonton soup was quite good and I didn't try the fried rice. It looked so plain, I just had no desire. And anyway, why would I even want rice with lo mein noodles? Talk about carb overload.
My mother loved the chow mein and she didn't mind the puddle of oil it was sitting in. I picked a few vegetables from the top and it tasted good. I wouldn't order something in so much oil but that's me. I had one bite of my lo mein and almost spit it out. The noodles were overcooked and saturated in oil. Nothing is more disgusting than oily mushy noodles. I wanted to send it back and try the eggplant in garlic sauce, but like I said earlier~I never was given that opportunity. When our server finally came over I told him I couldn't eat what was served and he didn't even say sorry or ask me if I wanted something else. At this point I wanted to pack up my mothers leftovers and leave, which we did.
My mom is happy they deliver so she grabbed a take out menu on our way out.
One star is for the ribs and the 2nd star is because my mom really did enjoy her meal.
Dragon City is located on the south side of Stirling Road a few blocks west of 441. Not the best area so be careful.