Dragon express is a pretty normal take-out Chinese restaurant but it has nice interior decor and combined with some good music it's a relaxing place to sit eat. I went in after the typical lunch rush time around 2:00pm. Overall good ambience.
The food could use some improvement for sure, though there are some alright qualities altogether I wasn't too impressed.
For my order I got the Regular combo which includes 2 entrees + a side with the Mongolian beef, orange chicken, and Lo mein. Pretty common staples in take-out Chinese food.
The Orange chicken tasted good and had some nice crispiness to it however I guess the heat lamps they keep it under aren't super strong or perhaps I just happened to arrive on the tail end of a previously made batch because a few of my pieces were lukewarm while some were barely hot. Liked the pineapples though.
The Mongolian beef had an okay flavor but it was drowned in far too much extra oil and sauce. The thick cut vegetable in both meats were very pleasant tase wise but could be sliced a bit thinner to cook more thoroughly. I'd say tone down the oil and sauce to help crisp the beef/veggies better + slice the veggies a little finer and it'll have good potential.
I was certainly not a big fan of the lo mein. The noodles had an okay-ish texture, chewy but also slightly soggy (again maybe I just got the last of the older batch). It also had the same problem as the orange chicken being pretty low temp by the time I got it. The main problem it had was it was far too salty. Every bite wasn't overly greasy but the salt flavor was way too strong. I barely got through about half of it before I called it quits.
Normally I'd be a little more upset about the food quality but it was only $10 for a pretty full container of food so while it wasn't best food at least I got a good amount of it which for some people is part of the Chinese take out appeal. Not the best but cheap.
I think I'll give it one more try and get a full plate of different entrees and try the fried rice but the dishes I got could use improvement.
The service was nice, polite cashier/server who brought out my order with fresh Mongolian beef even though there was probably just enough left in the pan to fill my entree spot.
Explained the menu items alright but could probably use just a little practice. She also offered me my drink options (fountain or bottled) and explained the sauces.
At the end of the day Dragon Express hits the common bases of Chinese takeout but doesn't stand out for me in my experie read more