Jared M.
Yelp
Don't let the appearance fool you... this is a real gem, run by an extremely nice family who obviously takes pride in their work and cares about great customer service!
I don't see many reviews here, but some from a while back are negative; although their sign out front still says "Dragon Palace", the menu shows it is the "New Dragon Palace", and it seems like the current family is working on updating things as much as they can along the way (in their spare time ;-p). They are a very small team, so I would give them some room to grow into better appearances..
We came and ate in the restaurant, which - again is not very pretty, and the bathroom was broken, but service was fast, and a cut above with attention to detail, extra offerings, and friendly.
Additionally, my kids loved the fun chopsticks with characters on top that you could buy which are reusable - especially my son, who is not often adept at the use of chopsticks...these take the hard work out of it for anyone who normally struggles with chopsticks!
Now for the food -- most of the menu has many familiar Chinese meals that you will find at many other similar places, but quite honestly, everything about each dish was better than those other places. The vegetables were fresh and crispy, not soggy or limp like many other restaurants. The seafood portions were more than generous and well-presented -- I personally highly recommend the Triple Seafood Szechuan Style meal - it came complete with lobster tail (cut, IN-THE-SHELL!!), shrimp, scallops, and vegetables; every piece of seafood was prepared well and will not disappoint! My only wish is that it was more Szechuan, as I love spicy food (wishing for those REALLY spicy black peppers you see sometimes), but even this was accommodated as they offered me hot pepper oil to go with it! Great Stuff!!
Eggrolls and springrolls were awesome, and even my daughter commented these were likely the best she's ever had; I have to agree they are great and highly recommend... We all tried General Tso's chicken as well, and all of us agreed it was the best General Tso's we've ever had - the chicken was crispy, not soggy or squishy as is often the case, yet still covered in that delicious sauce you already know and love!
Bottom line - look past the lack of atmosphere and focus on the food and the great family running this place... you will not be disappointed and will end up telling your friends the same!
Definitely coming back again very soon!!