EXCELLENT food! My favorite for flavor! Reasonable prices. Casual and clean. Fast. Super nice servers! read more

Excellent food and cheaper than Hong Kong located across the street. My mom and I have been there twice. The most recent time was yesterday for lunch. We ordered Young Chow Fried Rice and BBQ Chow Mein. Both were excellent and since couldn't finish it so we asked for take out boxes. Don't expect great service. Very similar to what you get in Hong Kong. Another thing is one of the waitresses and her treatment toward us when we asked two plates. No problem with that. Instead got a nasty attitude when we then asked for chopsticks. She said that we should bring it when we asked for plates so that she don't walk twice. Maybe return in the future and hope for better service. read more

CHECK YOUR BILLS!!! Dragon house has been our go to for Chinese food for several years. If I had written this updated review 2-3 years ago, or maybe even a few months ago, it would've still been a 5 star review like my first one. Unfortunately, my last experience here left me feeling unsettled by their shady way of sneaking in charges. After having lunch here with my family, we got our bill and almost handed our credit card to them without even looking at the bill but someone in our group asked if everything looked right on the bill before we pay. We took a look and realized the math wasn't mathing! We couldn't figure out how the subtotal they wrote on the bill was much more than what the items added up to be. We asked the server, who suddenly started acting rude, and she said "it's tip" and tried to reach for our credit card to charge it. I stopped her from grabbing our credit card and again asked her to clarify the bill she again said it's tip and just walked away with a quickness. We were only a party of 5 and she never told us tip was already added so I am positive that when she swiped our credit card she would have let us add tip to it still without saying anything. Also the "tip" she claims that was added was added to the subtotal and then they added tax after that. I do not appreciate shady business like this.. trying to sneak extra charges to your loyal customers. Not cool. read more

They've gone a little downhill. Food is still good but we used to always order for delivery since they had one of the most fast and reliable delivery services but they've stopped offering delivery in the past year or so. Worst part is (as many others have mentioned) it looks like they're very sketchy about their charges. Last time we ate in the restaurant and received our bill which looked correct with 4 items on it but when we added up the prices ourselves, it came out to less than the price they wrote on the bill. We brought this to their attention and they insisted it wasn't a mistake and that the added cost was for tip but it was VERY clear that they were just trying to up the total without us noticing, especially since it wasn't noted as a tip and our party shouldn't have been charged for automatic tip. I may still keep eating here but I definitely wouldn't trust them with the charges, especially when they refused to take accountability for it which tells me it was intentional and something they probably do often. read more

Dragon House - Our bill which should add up to $57.40 for the subtotal but they sneakily put $64.37 - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

Salt and pepper pork chops and honey walnut shrimp = always a win! I order these whenever I'm nearby or craving Chinese food. Dragon House is definitely worth a visit. read more

Super yummy food, really fast service, very friendly employees and great prices. I'm so glad I decided to try this place! I will definitely be back. read more

The lunch specials were rly good and personally the only thing I didn't like was their fried rice, but everything else excellent.

Door dashed today but amazing every time dine in or out. Chow mein is my favorite, along with the wor won ton soup and orange chicken. The food is always nice and hot. That have great lunch specials. Thank you! read more

Dragon House - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

I love dragon house and I always get to go from them but today I ordered the fried shrimp appetizer expecting the golden delicious fried wrapped shrimp you get with their set D dinner. Instead when I open the box, I see tempura shrimp from Costco. It even have the same flat bottom. Come on guys..... read more

Dragon House - This is not what the fried shrimp should look like, I was given what appears to be the tempura shrimp from Costco. Highly disappointed. - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

Love Dragon House, ordered catering for my daughter's birthday and service was great when ordering and picking up. The prices are good and they really pack in the food in those trays! Everything was very fresh and hot, and the sweet workers helped me bring my order to my car. Delicious fresh chinese food read more

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I got an order of vegetable chow mein, orange chicken, and a small white rice all delivered to DoorDash to my Hayward home The food was fresh, hot and delicious . The flavors were excellent, and the portion is huge Give this place a try you'll be glad you did Bon appétit read more

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PARTICULAR ITEMS When I go to restaurants that have the same cuisine I try to order different items. Especially if the items are not served at other restaurants. One day I came to Dragon House for lunch because one of the items on lunch menu stood out - beef with mushrooms. Mushrooms have an umami taste. The combination of mushrooms and beef results in a filling dish. I really enjoyed this dish for lunch. The beef with mushrooms dish was promising start. Almost a week later I came here for dinner specifically to order the fried flounder, which not listed in the lunch menu. The breading has a light crust, yet I wished it was crunchier. Anytime a whole meat is deep fried you worry if the meat was overcooked. The meat from the flounder wasn't dry but moist. However I wish the sauce for fried flounder was thicker. Curry is not what you associate with Chinese food, but I came back to Dragon House a couple of weeks later for that reason. For lunch I ordered the chicken curry. I don't believe should be drenched in sauce, but I also believe you should taste the flavor of the sauce. The chicken dish had a very light curry sauce however I couldn't taste the curry. My first time eating at the Dragon House I was very pleased. The other two times the dishes were satisfactory. The items I had were tasty, but I expected more yet ended up as ok. read more

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Food is tasty and service is prompt. Their sizzling rice soup is one of the best we have tasted. read more

What a surprise gem. I've now been there 3 times for lunch and it was outstanding and so reasonable. The staff is so friendly and welcoming as well as they have lunch specials with lots of food. read more

This is for to-go order Food 4.7 Service: 5.0 Been going here since they were located off Smith. We moved to Sacramento but family still live in the area so we typically order here when we're in town. No frills, no thrills restaurant and food has been consistent over the decades. We ordered: fried flounder, HK Style House noodles, Mixed veggies w/fried tofu, and Sweet n Sour Pork all done in 15 minutes, now that's efficient! Flounder fried to perfection so you could eat the crispy bones exposed, pan fried noodles held a crunch after adding in the sauce, meat & veggies. SnS is standard, but not overly sweet, and the veggie tasted fresh with a light crunch so you know the veggies were not overcooked. All the food disappeared after a few moments, needless to say we were hungry, LOL (I'll take pictures before letting everyone start eating next time) read more

Every city has at least one no-frills Chinese spot that you can always count on for good, dependable takeout, and Dragon House is Union City's. I've been coming here since I was a teen (which doesn't bear thinking about), and I still order for pick-up from here semi-regularly, because I know I'll be getting huge, delicious portions of classic Chinese-American dishes with very little wait. My go-to's are the chicken chow mein or beef chow fun, and the salt and pepper spareribs. I don't think I've ever had a bad experience here. For that, they've got a customer for life. read more

Been going here since they were on Smith Street. Everything always excellent. A favorite is the sweet and sour chicken. read more

Dragon House - New menu as of June 2025 - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

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This is the WORST "Chinese" food I have ever put in my mouth. This is NOT authentic Chinese food. This is a total disgrace to real Chinese food. There are tons of 1 star reviews here and they are all true. The food here is absolutely disgusting. They are very stingy with the amount of food they give. Top it all off, extremely expensive food which is not prepared properly. No words to describe how horrendous this place is. I'm never returning nor am I recommending others to come here. Service was mediocre as well. read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area. Always good. Always fresh. Always friendly and kind staff. Prices are good too.

Been going to Dragon House since they were located on Smith street back in 2010! Fresh food, great pricing, awesome portion sizing. Their lunch special is a killer deal! The service has always been top notch. The new location by dyer st is much larger and handles many guests but not cramped at all. Definitely my favorite place for Chinese food. read more

If you want a quick lunch at a reasonable price, this place will offer both. When most places are increasing their prices due to the pandemic, this place still carries the same price during the pre-pandemic. This is one of a few places where you can still find a lunch special for less than $10. I had their string bean chicken with rice and was also served with a small bowl of soup with 2 pcs of wanton. It came quickly When you're in a hurry for a quick lunch to go back to work or run errands, this place is the right one. Their menu is simple and the choices are the normal menu you get from any Chinese restaurant. There's no difference in the taste or flavor compared to other places. It's not bad nor it's good but if you want a simple dish at a reasonable price, this place is good. read more

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Ordered for Luner New Year and was a bit disappointed. The food was a bit soggy and not the fresh taste I remembered. It may have been the timing so we will try again. read more

This is our place for Chinese food. The beef broccoli is always good. Amazing Chowmein and salt and pepper chicken wings. They give a lot in every dish and it feeds our whole family. read more

The food is ok. I used to eat in until the guy started complaining about our tip and how it should be at least 15%. Dude all you did was refill our water a few times and serve us only 3 plates and you wanted a bigger tip? Now if this was somewhere else where the servers are constantly being worked then yeah. But there was like 2 other people in the store. Dude was definitely not working his ass off. Then I started ordering to go and last week my friend found a long hair in the fried rice. So might have to avoid this place for awhile. Update: seeing a few of the other reviews, I guess I haven't been the only one dealing with the "tipping" issue with this place. read more

Highly disappointed. Food was mediocre and plain. They over charged us and then didn't want to give us a refund. Double check your bill!

Food is 10/10 alot of serving! My fav salt pepper pork, beef mongolian, beef fried rice! All of this under $50 read more

Dragon House - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

A decent spot for a quick and affordable lunch. I had the sweet and sour pork lunch special. A little too much MSG, I was dehydrated after my meal. Great service. read more

Dragon House - Lunch special sweet and sour pork with fried rice. Wonton soup not in photo. - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

Great Value for your money and the food is good and clean always. Service is pleasant and speedy - perfect on those evenings you are famished and just want to eat and fast. My go-to food that's closest to our house. Oh and taste of their food has been consistent in the years I have been coming here. read more

The food is good but can be pricey. Service is good as well. The dining area is not big but seems clean. Only good Chinese restaurant in that area. read more

I ordered a shredded pork pan fry noodles for take out and came home with a bbq pork noodle instead. How do you think it is the same? I am so disappointing..... never ordering from this place again. read more

Tried their lunch special today and ordered their Kung Pao Chicken. Very good and a good amount of food for only $9.95 and came with soup. Excellent service as well even with a packed restaurant. Both the man and woman serving us today were very nice. Will definitely return. Great value. read more

Dragon House - Kung Pao Chicken....very good! - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

My favorite Chinese food to go to. Have been coming here for year. The food is amazing, the service is great and the restaurant is always clean. read more

A friend and I came here for lunch, and the experience was terrible from the start. When I asked a simple question about a dish, the server acted annoyed. Our entrees even came out before the appetizer. When I asked for chili oil, the woman at the register snapped, "NO MORE CHILI OIL, JUST SAUCE ON THE TABLE" (which was just Sriracha). Her rude tone made it clear she didn't care if she was being disrespectful. We let it slide, thinking maybe she was having a bad day, and tried to enjoy our meal. The whole time we were eating, neither of the two women working the front bothered to check on us not even to refill our water. Instead, they stood around chatting with each other and shooting us dirty looks. (Mind you the place was not packed just two tables so it wasn't like they were too busy to bring us water). When it was time to pay, my friend placed a to-go order for her mother. The server asked who was paying, and I said I'd cover everything together. She asked again, then insisted I pay first. Fine. I ran my card and purposely selected no tip. Immediately, she had the nerve to ask, "You pay tip cash?" I told her absolutely not you didn't check on us once, not even for water, so no tip. She looked shocked, confused, and angry all at the same time, then said something to the other rude woman and told us to wait. Even another customer waiting for takeout commented about how they push for tips here even on to-go orders. We both agreed: ridiculous. Tips are earned, not demanded. I don't mind tipping for good service, but I refuse to give my hard earned money to people who are rude and dismissive. If I could give zero stars, I would. Do yourself a favor and skip this place if you wan't to avoid bad customer service and disrecpect for not tipping. read more

Not sure if it has changed hands. I used to be a frequent customer with family. Decided to go recently solo for egg foo yung takeout. One patty that was very greasy. I came home and had to squeeze the patty several times between paper towels to remove the oil to make it edible. Though I should share the same waitresses are still there from long ago. They are friendly and polite so I don't want to fuss about the service. read more

Dragon house doesn't seem to miss. Was searching for some lunch while at work one day and came across this gem. I've had a few dishes but I recommend the black bean sauce. I got chicken and had them make it spicy. read more

This used to be my go to back in the day- especially when they used to be on Smith St, but now that I no longer work in the area, I hadn't been here in close to 10 years! Today we wanted a simple lunch so we came here and I was so pleasantly surprised that they still have a very affordable lunch special for less than $10! It is definitely filling on it's own but my friend and I decided we wanted some chow fun to share also. Everything was delicious. On top of that, the workers here are still as sweet as ever. Sorry, to say this place doesn't fit the bad service = good food rule. It actually is good service and good food! I need to make it a point to come here more often again. read more

Dragon House - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

It a mom and pop Chinese restaurant. The food is authentic and give you a home cook meal. The service is fast but good. The ambiance is casual. read more

Overall good value for the lunch special, which comes with a soup of the day (wonton soup with 2 wontons), appetizer of the day (fried wonton chips), and whatever entree with choice of steamed rice, fried rice, or chow mein noodles for an upcharge. We ordered the walnut shrimp with fried rice and the twice-cooked pork with chow mein, but the difference in portions was pretty big. The fried rice had nothing but egg in it but the walnut shrimp was well-made. The chow mein was on the greasy side but salted and seasoned well, and there was also a lot of sauce on the cabbage, bell pepper, onion, and twice-cooked pork mix so it was decently salty even to my taste buds (high salt tolerance). I like how each dish came with orange slices to balance out the salt. I don't know how normal these lunch prices are for Union City, but for around $10 it's a great deal IMO read more

Dragon House - Lunch special: twice-cooked pork with chow mein and fried wonton chips (appetizer of the day) - Chinese Near Me - Union City, California

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Great, solid, American-style Chinese food that's still "Chinese/Asian" enough to satisfy your basic Chinese food craving. If you are an ultra-foodie, or just stepped off the plane from your 16hour flight from China, and you want to experience the truest, freshest, and most authentic Instagramable flavors of the home land, then... there plenty of other places you can go for that. Otherwise, come here when you're hungry, and leave satisfied. read more

We took advantage of their lunch combo. Our order for 5 was generous portions. Recipes were true to their descriptions. I did miss that they no longer give you an egg roll. We chose take out since we had tired Toddlers at home. The ambiance when I have eaten there is always busy but tables turn around fast. read more