Dragon Lite Deli is one of those rare places that feels like a constant. I've been coming here forever, and I love that nothing changes. In a time where everything is always being updated, replaced, or rebranded, this place stays exactly the same and that's the best part. The vibe. The food is familiar, comforting, and reliable. It's the kind of takeout that comes home with you, ends up on the table with tea and fortune cookies, and turns into an easy family night. We're really lucky to still have a place like this. I hope Dragon Lite Deli is here for a very long time. read more

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Looking high and low for a good Chinese restaurant in lodi. I was very hesitant to try this place based on the mixed reviews. Glad I did. It will be my new go to place. Food is delicious yet feels very light...not greasy. read more

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Great food and consistent! Go here all the time, my go to Chinese take-out! The owners are friendly and accommodating

This place is a genuine gem. Everyone here is super nice and the portions are always generous

Even though the reviews were bad I still have them a try because I was really craving Chinese. They were quick and cheap when I got home I begin digging into the rice omg it was so good! I went in for another bite there was a long strand of black hair I literally began to feel nauseous. My man said babe that's probably your hair I literally pulled a strand off my hair and toned him feeel the difference my hair is coarse he said yeah that's definitely there hair we both threw away our food I should have taken a V picture but didn't think about leaving a review right away. Smh they are clearly not wearing hair coverings. For that reason I would not go back into many hair reviews read more

The staff is super friendly and the food was tasty. The dinner for two was delicious and a great deal. I'll definitely be back to try more things read more

Food was good 7/10 Service was great Prices good Atmosphere ok , clean Chow pork chow mein good Pork fried rice ok read more

Dragon Lite Deli - Menu combination plates - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

Indeed a jewel of a restaurant tucked away in the south corner of the shopping mall. Definitely a business worth seeking out. The service is top notch and the food is delicious while being healthy. This restaurant serves a lot of freshly made food for a wonderful price. Your food is made to order. My order of garlic chicken is superb, while my chow mein and fried rice wad delicious and not a hint of being greasy. I will keep them in mind in the future for their catered food services. read more

Dragon Lite Deli - Number 2 combo, garlic chicken, bbq pork chow mein, bbq pork fried rice, and a fortune cookie. Plentiful and delicious. - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

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The food is iffy, always dirty inside and very high prices. $86 for dinner for 5? It was mainly rice and noodles... and oil.. pass on this spot read more

I give Dragon Lite Deli 3.5 stars. Overall the food is good, but different than most places that I've been to. I ordered three items for take-out: vegetable chow mein, orange chicken, and mushrooms, bamboo, and snow peas. Chow mein noodles are usually stir fried in a brown sauce, but these noodles appeared to be white, with no evidence of any sauce used. They were still good, but I opted to add soy sauce when eating them. As far as the veggies go, it had broccoli, some bits of carrot, a little celery, and lots of water chestnuts and onions. There were also green bell peppers. I'm not a fan of onions and peppers, and I didn't feel like they complimented this dish, so I picked them out. There really were a lot of onions. I like water chestnuts, but one here and there, not enough to make them the main theme. The orange chicken came with wedges of orange in the box, and a lot of orange sauce. The chicken pieces had a light crispy batter that was still crispy when I got home, and even upon serving up seconds. The sauce was good and orange-y, not muted like other places. But the chicken itself, although it was all white meat, was so dry that I almost felt like it was completely void of moisture, which made for a very strange texture. The veggie dish, "mushrooms, bamboo, and snow peas" is also a dish that is mostly water chestnuts. There's a good amount of mushrooms and snow peas as well, but very little bamboo. It's all served in a light brown sauce, which is a little bland, and could probably use some dressing up with garlic. I'm glad that there were no surprise onions or peppers though. Over all, the food was pretty good, just with something off on all the dishes. But I was curious about this spot since it is so close to my house, and within close proximity to a couple of other Chinese food spots. I also wanted to add something to the Yelp page, which seems largely neglected by patrons and management alike. read more

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The people who work here are very nice and friendly. The food is super tasty and you can't beat the price of the combo plates. Cheaper than panda, and you get about twice as much food and it's authentic. I got the combo plate #2 with garlic fried chicken. Would definitely recommend this spot!! Going inside here feels like going in a Time Machine but in a good way!! I am so glad I found this spot!! read more

I've tried every Chinese restaurant in Lodi, CA. DLC in my opinion is the best. They do get busy so expect a slight delay for dine in and take out. I usually get the #4 to go. I had to take pictures of their menu because the ones on Yelp have been there for years and the restaurant directs their website to Yelp. read more

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New spot for us to try out, which was a quick visit after our previous shopping elsewhere. But the owners here are really nice and patient did not feel rushed to place our order. It does say deli meaning that usually they have a small spread that demonstrates a Buffay style, but that was not being utilized the time That I visited. So it was place your order as you arrive but the food was done fairly quickly in about 15 minutes. And the prices seem fairly reasonable just so happen to stumble across this location. There possibly was about two or three of the customers that came in during my initial visit. a good spot to get some food to go from. read more

Hidden treasure!!! Dragon lite has been around for forever!! And they are absolutely the sweetest people!! You will never be disappointed! At least I never have! I eat there often and alllll their food is amazing!! I highly recommend garlic chicken, Mongolian beef and the honey walmut prawns!!! It's a mom and pop shop which has been around as long as it has because of how great their food is! There use to be many places now there are very few and this is one that has been great the whole time! Fast easy and delicious!! read more

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Service has gone considerably downhill. Very rude, and dismissive. Was waiting to make an order for our family, and as we were mid order after gaining his attention, we were interrupted by a phone ring, and then ignored as the gentleman used the phone. We ended up walking out, hungry. read more

This place has the worst customer service! I called 3 times because they kept disconnecting my call. I asked if they did not want my business and should I order elsewhere. They did not apologize for their rudeness. I would not have ordered there had it not been recommended by family. After we took food back to the hotel, realize they gave us 2 of the same orders but charged us for what I ordered (the more expensive items). Another disappointment. As for the food quality, it was disgusting!! My husband was throwing up at night. The chicken tasted like rotten meat. I will not return to this place and I hope their hygiene gets inspected so no one else gets sick. read more

The food is excellent and the owners are very nice, I Have always had great service when i go there

Had a couple hours to kill before dinner the other day but found myself hungry and not willing to wait a few more hours to eat, so I settled on going somewhere within walking distance to get an inexpensive bite to eat to tide myself over. Immediate choices were Subway, Little Ceasar's, Foster's Freeze and a Bento Box spot. Wasn't feeling Subway, didn't think I should eat an entire pizza (I would have), and surprisingly thought Foster's Freeze and Bento Box were a little expensive for a "before dinner" snack. Luckily, I remembered Dragon Lite Deli was a shopping center over, so I pulled up an online menu and discovered their dinner specials. Three-four items for $5-6? I was sold. I ended up doing a special which included almond chicken, fried prawns, and BBQ chow mein, which came to around $6.50. The guy behind the counter let me know it would be around 7 minutes, but it felt like it was less time than that. Maybe 4? Either way, the wait was short, and he was a friendly, personable guy. The meal came in a to go container, which is probably necessary for most people, as it's a lot of food. I devoured it all within a few minutes, however. The prawns were tasty and surprisingly light for being fried, with a tempura-like batter. I was also impressed at how large they were. Chow mein was pretty standard. I didn't LOVE the almond chicken, though. It wasn't bad, but maybe a little heavy on the nuts and light on the chicken, for my liking. I REALLY wanted the sweet and sour pork combo, but I thought two pork items and a fried side would be a little too indulgent. My mistake. Next time, I'm going all in. Everything said, I enjoyed my visit into Dragon Lite Deli, thought it was incredibly well priced, and was impressed by the speed and friendliness of service. Now that I know it's a quick walk away and I can be in and out with a full belly in just around ten minutes, I'll absolutely be back - and likely soon! read more

Dragon Lite Deli - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

Been coming to this place since 9th grade. Best Chinese food in town. The owner is super friendly, when I come in she makes me and my family feel like family. Great prices. I wouldn't dare go anywhere else. Thank you Mary Jin for the best service and food. See u soon lol read more

Can I rate this ZERO? I honestly cannot say anything went well with my order. The food wasn't ready when it was supposed to be, soup was disgusting (tasted dirty) and I found this AWESOME BLACK HAIR in my chicken. Needless to say I'm grossed out and never trying it again...Guess I'll throw something together to eat...what a waste of money... read more

Dragon Lite Deli - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

Excellent food! This is always my go to for a good lunch. I love the spicy dry fried chicken, chow mein and fried rice are both excellent.

25 years going here, and while NOTHING is perfect, they have not done anything to scare me off yet! The wife and I do not go anywhere else... unless Dragon Lite is closed. (4 stars because of a first love that has never left my heart: Peking in Stockton; but that is too far... and more expensive). P.S. D.L's food is INCREDIBLE the next day! read more

Craving chinese ! Our usual place had changed their CoVid hours. Time for something new. So glad we discovered Dragon Lite. 3 combo plates, all different items for the 3 of us to test out, and (of course) crab puffs. Ordered ahead, place was extremely sanitation clean inside, order was ready, and the lady behind the counter was so sweet. During the original phone call I mentioned we were new customers, so she included a take-out menu with our food. First bite, and I noticed... the fried crispy crab puff was fresh, fresh oil, perfect. All of our combo plates were great and again... everything tasted fresh and great. Chow mein had thick noodles, the lemon chicken was very lemon-y and light. I liked the lemon chicken more than the house chicken. My son's fool-wrapped chicken was "WOW" good. Yes, wow good. We have our new take-out place ! read more

They've never strayed away from when I first remember going in, well over 20yrs ago. Food is top quality. Staff is attentive. Interior brings me back to my childhood. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. read more

I have driven by this place for years and was curious about the food. I wish I had read some of the reviews before I went here. It was late Friday evening and Chinese Food To Go sounded right. Once inside the door you find a few small tables, a cafeteria-style counter, and an old fashioned back lighted menu board. I ordered House Fried Rice and Kung Pao Chicken. I thought the price was not seriously over priced for take out. I read a review of Kung Pao Chicken dated January 2015. It was spot on. The quality has not improved in the last five years. After a few bites the Kung Pao Chicken went straight from my plate to the garbage. On the other hand the House Fried Rice was good but, not good enough to compensate for the Kung Pao Chicken. My search for good Chinese food in Lodi continues. I will not return to Dragon Lite Deli. read more

I just wanted to drop a 5 Star Review to Dragon Lite Deli. I would have to say that the food is clean tasting. It doesn't have that greasy taste like some Chinese restaurants have. I did have to add a little soy sauce to give the food a more salty taste but that's a good thing, it's in your control of how much to add. Overall, the food was very good, give it a shot. read more

This was the first time we've been to this restaurant. The guy at the counter was very nice and didn't rush me when I was deciding to to order. I told him this was my first time at the restaurant, so dare with me while I chose our meal. He smiled and said take your time. The food was good and the portion size was big. This 1 meal will last me 4 meals easily. Good food, great price, Large portions. Telling all my friends in Stockton and Lodi about this place. read more

Dragon Lite Deli - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

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I absolutely love Dragon Lite. The food is always fresh and hot. The staff is very friendly and quick with getting orders ready. The prices are great, considering how expensive everything is, these days. read more

Mushroom chicken is my fave here. They're always super quick and everything taste fresh. The lady at the register is always super friendly.

Seems this place has been around my entire life. I've been going here just as long. Good prices. Good food. Great portions.

I come here for the tempura broccoli. It's so good, especially with the chili sauce they provide.

The food is delicious and they are always gracious about our picky request! Our favorites include sesame chicken, cashew chicken, walnut prawns, Mongolian beef or chicken, and of course the chow mein. Everything we have tried on the menu has been awesome! Excellent customer service! read more

Super friendly staff! Food is delicious! Their rice and noodles are seeped in heavy msg. Very lite and tons of flavor! And not crazy expensive! read more

Excellent food great service. The people who work here are so friendly and actually pay attention to their customers. I don't like onions I went in one time asked for my fried rice with no onions, now everytime I go in she remembers I don't like them I don't even have to tell her she will say " no onions right?" Now that's awesome.... Definitely recommend this place! read more

This place has great Chow mein just how I like it everything else I've tried has been so good no disappointments here they have a great lunch menu & very inexpensive read more

Favorite Chinese food in town!!!! Have been going there for the last 18+ years!!!!!! Family owned and extremely friendly!!!!

Good prices. Definitely a takeout restaurant as there isn't much seating inside. Will go back to try other entrees. Fried rice, chow mein, Mongolian beef were all very good. Orange chicken and potstickers were okay. read more

I ordered the Cantonese dinner for two. While their sweet and sour pork is really good- I'm giving a bad review because the chow mein was a huge disappointment (flavorless) and so was the fried prawn. I won't be returning read more

When you live in a little town like Lodi and it's pushing 9:00 on a Sunday night, your options are limited when your craving for Chinese food kicks in. My first two choices were closed and I was looking for something quick and easy. I checked Yelp and saw that Dragon Lite Deli was still open. Pajama clad and looking my Sunday evening finest, I found the restaurant to appear closed (despite the glowing neon 'Open' sign in the window). I asked the lady working behind the counter if they were indeed closed when she quickly assured me that they were open. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to eat, all that I knew was that it needed to be spicy. I asked for suggestions of spicy entrees and was given a few options. I chose the Mongolian chicken. I paid and sat while I waited. Possibly the fastest cooked meal EVER! Literally two minutes later, I was handed a generously stuffed white Styrofoam to-go container full of Mongolian chicken and lots of white rice. My to-go bag included my meal, a few napkins, a paper menu, and a fortune cookie. How nice of them, I had all that I needed to devour my meal, all in one bag! The food was descent. Not great, not horrible... just descent. What does descent mean? Well, I wouldn't seek out Dragon Lite Deli over other local Chinese food establishments, but I wouldn't shun them at 8:40 on a Sunday night either. The sauce of the Mongolian chicken had a nice flavor and the spice was mild-medium (not spicy like I had asked for). The rice was a little dry, which I guess is what you get at 8:40 on a Sunday night. The chicken had many of those pieces that you see or bite into and stop yourself saying, what part of the chicken is that ? Not so good. I picked through the chicken, ate a portion of the rice, sauce and onion and then enjoyed my fortune cookie. Not my first choice in Chinese food but it did the trick. read more

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My go to cheap fast Chinese place for lunch!! They have great rice plates I love the Mongolian beef rice plate. They also have a good weight watchers menu. This is a good place to order for dinner too they are very reasonably priced and have good portion sizes. And they have the best honey walnut prawns ever you'd think they would be from an upscale Chinese restaraunt. Very good BBQ pork chow mein and fried rice sometimes the sweet and sour pork can me on the hard side and the chow mein isn't always fresh or else i would give four stars. This is a take out place but there are a couple tables if you want to eat there. read more

Dragon Lite Deli - Sweet and sour pork combo #1 - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

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