Checked out this basic looking Chinese place on Milwaukee Avenue. Great Dragon is another strip mall Chinese restaurant. It has the basic stuff at a crummy looking Chinese place like this. A lot of greasy salty items. There's a lack of good vegetarian choices, which is the one real bad thing it seems. Bare bones. It has a pretty basic menu. There's not a whole lot exotic to get it seems. It's about $6 for the cheapest entrees. The only vegetarian choice is the Vegetable Fried Rice. Only one. They don't even have any tofu. Still it wasn't like it was bad. There was flavor and it wasn't as greasy as expected. Get some pretty okay if not good Chinese American cuisine. Its best thing is the cheap prices. This makes up for the lack of choices so it's not like it's terrible. read more

Great Dragon - Vegetable Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Located in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Great Dragon brings some authentic Chinese food to the table. I had the Sesame chicken. It was savory. 4 out of 5 stars. read more

It's been a while since we had ordered from here - we knew it was under new management so wanted to check it out again. One improved dish from the past was the beef broccoli - so much flavor and overall delicious. The General Tao chicken is great, Singapore noodles were really good - though I might ask for some extra spice the next time I order. I did order a pineapple coconut smoothie, but there wasn't much pineapple flavor, so hoping to try again to see if that was a fluke. Really good Chinese spot! read more

Traditional Cantonese like I grew up with. Beef with Broccoli. Beef ver silky flavor ok. Lots of shrimp for sweet and sour. Desperate so shrimp is not soggy. This a quick local strip mall Cantonese restaurant. Food was ready when promised. Only take out. Free egg roll with $20 dollar order and coupon from menu. You can order and grab the coupon when you get there. Egg roll outside crisp but insides were a little mushy. The menu had a lot of variety. In addition to Cantonese food they also have bubble teas, sushi, sashimi, and Tonkotsu Ramen. The parking lot is a little small on this triangular lot. This is a quick good Cantonese neighborhood restaurant. read more

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Very accommodating service. They accidentally forgot our drinks, but reached out to us right after we left the restaurant to make it right. The lychee smoothie was especially delicious.....highly recommend! read more

Finally somewhere local with great tofu dishes- Great Dragon is right near my house, extremely friendly, quick, and delicious. Easily the best Chinese food in Avondale/Logan Square, and extremely veg-friendly. read more

1. Egg Roll Very oily!! Never ordering from here again ! Very disappointing after ordering from here for many years!! I'm guessing it's definitely under new management:/ read more

Great Dragon - 1. Egg Roll - A spring roll is placed on a paper towel next to a receipt from Great Dragon restaurant in Chicago, IL, showing food items and prices. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Awesome place - nice ambience and service. Always delicious. I look forward to my weekly visit to this restaurant

The other night was cold, rainy and dark. So.. I did what most people do, hit a bar and drank. Not having had dinner earlier in the night, I made a bad decision (like most booze-induced decisions) to grab take-out. It was near closing time and usually I would know better than to order. You never know whether they'll give it their all. In any case, I was Jones'ing FF Chinese. So, I ordered. It was one of few options available locally and Google reported that they would close at Midnight. The guy on the phone was nice about it. I'd asked if it was too late. He said no but to come on time. So I placed an order by phone and my drive-share got me there within minutes. #Uber The place was well lit and uber clean. A fresh scent was in the air as I entered. They offer a few booths for those wanting to dine-in. The drive home was short so my meal was still hot. I got an order of potstickers and a dinner combination plate of General Tso's chicken. The combo comes with chicken fried rice, a can of pop and an egg roll. I requested my rice spicy, so they did! That was a pleasant surprise. Fried rice is often prepared in advance of orders and kept throughout the day. (In most cases) At the time of order, they refresh the rice by steaming it. If you like your rice to be "fresher" you can request they use more water. This is what I've been told by owners of FF Chinese & Vietnamese restaurants. The food was better than expected. Their rating is 3 stars on Yelp, so I didn't expect much. However, ample portion and fresh taste with a reasonable cost. The potstickers were big. Bigger than what is usually received from a FF Chinese spot. Ball-up-your-fist big. Unless you got sausage fingers, not that big. General Tso's was okay. Spongey, battered chicken tossed in a thick sweet sauce. I had the leftovers the following day. I like to use a pan and cover. Putting a few tablespoons of hot water over the rice and then placing the entree next to it with a cover on top. This will re-hydrate the entire meal and then once warmed it can be mixed thoroughly. Yum! (You can do the same in the microwave. Adding a bit of hot water and placing a paper towel over the top. I prefer the pan method because the bits of rice will soak in the sauce of the entree and get crispy) On a whim, it can hit the spot. For sure. read more

Great Dragon - Dinner special portion. Chicken fried rice with Empress chicken. Sauce is provided on the side so it doesn't get soggy in travel. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Solid Chinese food that I enjoyed and better than expected for a strip mall restuarant. Prices were reasonable, service was friendly and quick and the portions were generous..my dish (the Sweet and Sour chicken lunch meal) will make two lunches easy. I work within walking distance from the Dragon so I will eat there again I'm sure read more

Recently moved to the neighborhood and this place has become my new obsession. It's reasonably priced, yummy, and open late (hello, post-bar munchies!). 5/5 totally recommend for a quick bite. read more

Food was great and super fast. I ordered fried rice and chicken lo mein it was ready in under ten minutes! The portion size is huge! Definitely get your moneys worth. Highly recommend. read more

I love this Chinese food restaurant. Every time I order everything tastes very fresh, even though I don't order too many different things because mostly I love combination egg foo young. One of the things that surprises me is that they actually have a woman who does most of the cooking at least the times that I have gone inside. She is a wonderful cook. There are some reviews that suggest that they sell sushi, however when I asked if they sold sushi I was told that those pictures are very old and sushi is no longer on the menu. Egg drop soup, sesame chicken and other staples I have tried are enjoyable and well made good seasoning! read more

Ordered shrimp fried rice and sweet and sour chicken instead I got shrimp / hair fried rice and overly double fried chicken. First and last time eating here. read more

Great Dragon - Double fried sweet and sour chicken - Fried chicken pieces coated in batter, served in a bowl, likely from a Chinese restaurant offering fried dishes. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went back a few days ago for the first time in a couple of months and found that there were numerous changes. They no longer offer dinner combinations with a drink. The filling of the crab rangoon was different than what i had in the past. This goes the same for the mongolian beef in that there were more different vegatables. The overall experience was not terrible, however; the surprise came when you dont expect to have the food taste differently. Not sure if the restaurant made any changes over last couple of months. read more

Alert...do not order ramen! The meat in soup arrived overdone and burnt. Noodles were soggy and no flavor. I know that may have been a bad choice considering this is a Chinese joint but if you offer a dish, do it good! Their sweet and sour chicken was fine but nothing to rave about. My experience not good but maybe yours will be better. read more

Great Dragon serves excellent food. Their new japanese menu is a "must to try." Their sushis' are served fresh and made with careful preparation. I would suggest buy the DRAGON (tempura shrimp sushi) or the TRANSFORMER (smoked salmon sushi). It was made really really good: see attached photos. Their ramen on the other hand is also made good. Me and my friend have tried spicy beef. It is so tasty that we want to order it again once we come back and visit. Lastly, I would like to commend the japanese chef Jet very accomodating and open for customer's opinion with regards to the sushis he made. read more

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We've been ordering from them for about a year. The last three times we've order delivery from them it's not been good. The mandolin beef was drowning in brown sauce no flavor or spice. The sweet and sour chicken oily and tasted as if it was recooked a couple times, it seemed more like pork than chicken. Why wouldn't they use the same chicken for sweet and sour as they do for orange chicken? I'm not going to get into the other food we ordered. It has been a bad few experiences, something has changed but not for the better. Sadly we are no longer ordering from here. read more

It was late night so I was kinda skeptical, but I'm happy I I chose this place :) good food read more

Great Dragon - 111. Pepper Steak with Onion (spicy) 180. Vegetable Lo Mein - Two takeout containers with Asian cuisine: one contains stir-fried noodles with vegetables, and the other has a saucy vegetable and meat dish with green peppers and onions. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Are they permanently closed? Haven't seen them in at least 3 weeks but no signs on windows or on website letting us know if their status. Would hate to have lost a good Chinese place in the neighbourhood​ read more

I'm obsessed with this place, just moved to the neighbor hood and they are the only place I will order from anymore. Great orange chicken. Always give me a free pop and egg roll without asking. Such sweet people and huge servings & GREAT PRICEs better than the others in the area for sure ! read more

Great Dragon - Orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We've had a lot of different things off the menu and they've been good. However, the ramen is what I'm writing this review about. The Spicy Beef Ramen is VERY spicy. We found it almost inedible so use caution if you don't love super spicy food. The Tonkotsu Ramen was a bit flavorless. The noodles had a weird texture. Not recommended. Egg rolls and crab Rangoon are tasty. read more

Nice family owned spot. Food is always fresh hot and really good. Definitely the best local spot in the Avondale area

I order a lot of Chinese food usually from a different place because I'm never satisfied but the great Dragon everything I tried was really really good. Great job. I can't wait to order again read more

The one food is sooo good specially the Sushi Dragon and Transformer! And the beef spicy Ramen! Its the best! Plus special compliment to Jet (the one who makes the sushi he is very entertaining and the best!) Kudos and definitely coming back for more read more

Owner and/or cashier is trying to rob me. 10% off of $61.45 is not $5 off-- sure, the cashier had to call owner to recalculate because she doesn't know how to do basic math and deduct 10% off of $61.45, which by the way is $6.145, not $5. She called the owner again (by which she tells me, after I insist to talk to him/her and get his/her name, that she doesn't know the owner's name) to ask for the recalculation... Uh and the owner recalculated the price, but somehow makes a mistake again with a BS total of $55.80 as opposed to the RIGHT math at $55.30. What the heck is wrong with these people. Never coming here again when I know this particular employee is here-- she can't do math for herself, why would you leave her to work for register?!?!?! She was cursing me out in Chinese the whole time. Lady, you're in the wrong here, not me. No wonder this establishment achieves only 3 stars. 12:24am Nov 4, 2014. Went from 1 to 2 stars-- About 1 hour later, the owner comes and finally he tells me that the 10% is deducted before taxes... This could have been easily avoided had the woman (which turned it to be his wife... So how did she not know the owner's aka her husband's name??) at the counter told me that. Not only did he explain this to me, but also explained how I should/should've asked him for any questions... UH I asked to talk to you but your wife would not let me speak to you. HELLO. I'm sorry but your wife needs to stay off the register. Thank god for your husband who said, "We want you to be happy," which i'm sure he only said because he kept eyeing the cops eating at a table behind me - he gained you 1 more star. read more

Great Dragon - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Really good classic chinese food place! Owner is very friendly and offered me to try her new recipe for the Dry Chili Chicken. It was very spicy, but also had a sweetness to it. I really like really spicy food though so be careful, it's definitely actually hot! The crab rangoon was good, wish it came with more dips for it though. My friend liked her shrimp fried rice, and the portion was massive for even ordering a small. Over all really solid place. read more

Great Dragon - 132. Dry Chili Chicken (Spicy and Hot),03. 6 Piece Crab Rangoons, 32. Shrimp Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Here's what I ordered: 1 Shrimp Fried Rice $ 11.55 1 Mongolian Beef $ 10.95 1 Shrimp Egg Foo Young $ 7.55 1 Mix 2 Flavors Smoothie $ 4.00 1 Chicken Rice Soup $ 1.95 Total $47.16 I wasn't expecting to pay $50 for my order. But I will have to say that the servings are generous. The Shrimp Fried Rice was extra large and was way more than enough for my family. The taste of the shrimp fried rice was great too and my kids enjoyed their Chicken Rice Soup. The Shrimp Egg Foo Young could use some more flavor. I found myself constantly reaching for the gravy because the pattie itself was lacking flavor. The Mongolian Beef was good, but was on the sweet side. My husband doesn't like his to be sweet, so I don't think he was a fan of that dish at all. Also, they did not include any of those white crispy things w/ the Mongolian Beef. I thought it's standard for all Chinese restaurants to include that w/ the Mongolian Beef? The smoothie was gone before I was able to try it... so I'm assuming it was good =) Anyway, I've had better tasting dishes elsewhere, but this place is a good backup. read more

Hairnets should be mandated in every restaurant. Hair on the rice. Burnt crab Rangoon. They don't even say thank you. Won't be coming back. Tossed out food. read more

The closest Chinese restaurant near my apartment so I decided to give em a try one night. Not much I can say in this review that really differs from what I've had to say from other Chinese spots I've written about, as they are very similar in quality. Same big ol portions for great prices. I had the kung pao beef dinner special that wasn't too spicy, but definitely got the job done and kept me full for the rest of the night before going out to the clubs. They have some daily lunch specials Mon-Fri that looked nice. Other than that, pretty standard setup here. I shouldn't have to tell you to check out a Chinese restaurant, you either love them or hate them. I'm just telling you that I found a great one in my neighborhood, and I'm nothing short of blessed because of that. read more

Roach INFESTED!!! PLEASE do not go here! This was my local Chinese food restaurant for years ever since moving into the neighborhood...and years before that for my partner who grew up in this area. I even raved to people about this place because the prices were great and the food WAS exceptional. Friday, Oct 11th, I ordered for pickup, 2 Kung Bao Chicken (they call it Bao) for my partner and I. The dinner meal comes with an egg roll as well. We got home and began to eat. My "I'm so glad she is" picky of an eater partner literally picks at her food and is very particular about how she eats. On her second bite of her egg roll, she noticed a ROACH in the Kung Boa, dipped the egg roll to grab it for reassurance and sure enough, it was a COCKROACH. I called the restaurant right away and spoke to the underaged girl they have working the front counter (I'm assuming she is a family member) and she passed me to a gentleman. He barely understood what I was saying and vice versa but her understood ROACH! He then said "Oh....okay, we can send you something else, what would you like?" I screamed out "Excuse me?! I do NOT want ANYTHING from your restaurant ANYMORE! I am coming to get my money back PLUS I'd like an added extra fee since I did pick up the food AND I'm going to return it for my money, call it a delivery fee." He asked me what did I pay and said he would bring it to my home. I was completely okay with that...mind you, we took about two bites of our food when this happened. The delivery guy who came to return our money was standing outside with such an attitude. When I handed him the bag of their food, he tried to grab it from my hand and walk away with it and I pulled it back and asked "Where are you going? Can I please have my money back?" He said he had to check it but my porch light is a 100 watt bulb so what better light to use other than this one so I told him to check it there, in front of me. He opened the bag to inspect the food, checking to see how much of it I had eaten, and I had put the roach in a napkin, a napkin from my home, because, this place is SO cheap, they won't give you utensils or napkins unless you ask for it, so I had to use my own stuff from home. He then proceeded to tell me that the roach was NOT from his place because that is my napkin. I mean no disrespect to people at all when I say this but my house is not roach infested, we would never allow that here, there would be an exterminator in this house if that were the case so NO, the KUNG BOA sauced roach did NOT come from MY own napkin. At this point I was getting very frustrated and being a Restaurant Manager Sanitation License holder, I knew my rights and I told him "Sir, please do not be a fool, we both know your place is infested with roaches and this is from YOUR facility. Just give me my money and take back your disgusting food" He then threw the money at me and walked away without a peep. PLEASE DO NOT EAT HERE!!! read more

WOW. I cannot believe what I just went through with this place. Honestly unbelievable. I placed an order online, as I have done from these guys in the past and they have always taken a long time to deliver but not more than an hour. Today I placed an order at 5:20pm via the Grubhub.com website or what have you for a small entree, small fried rice and some crab rangoons. $15 minimum to order, order came out to $18 or whatever. 6:30pm I call concerned and the Asian kid looks up the address and says "the order is on its way" after a brief hold. "Ok, I ordered over an hour ago... but ok". I wait another 25 minutes, still nada. 655pm now and I think, screw it, let me call back and see whats going on. I am absolutely STARVING at this point. Same arrogant Asian kid answers. I ask again where my food is, she just tells me its on its way. No apologies, no concern for the customer, no concern for the reputation the restaurant is getting by treating its customers like crap. I told her I was upset that she didn't even seem to care, at least pretend to feel bad that you've made a customer wait so long. All she says is "well, there is probably traffic" So at this point I get pissed and I say "You know what, just cancel the order, screw it" and she just says "ok". THAT'S IT. No apologies, no nothing. I ask why she isnt even sorry and she says "sorry that its taking so long" I ask for the manager and she says "I am the manager" at this point I am absolutely shocked, I mean I can respect a place not wanting to pay an actual manager to take care of their restaurant but this is absurd. So I tell her "You obviously have absolutely no management skills and no idea how to treat a customer, the way youre acting youre most likely the owners daughter" and she says "i am the owners daughter". Need I say more? Clearly this snobbish, arrogant kid has no desire to do what's right for her parents business. This is NOT how you treat a customer. The worst part is, I asked her if she'd be willing to throw in some eggrolls or give me a discount or do something, anything to make up for this whole issue. She said no. She allegedly consulted with her dad and he said no, to just cancel the order. WTF. I wish there was some rule against treating customers like this, to ensure places like this go out of business. Yeah, I am livid and all they had to do was try to do whats right and pretend to be empathetic. Thats it. I will NEVER order from this place again, EVER. Amy, learn some manners. read more

Diggity dirt cheap chinese dive serves up great lunch special combo plates and a healthy dose of child labor law violations. Call in your order and pick up because usually the tv is on and the heat is off in the seating area. One nice thing is that they will make near anything into a lunch combo with a free can of soda. read more

The food is very good. Ive had some pretty good Chinese food but nothing can top great dragon for some reason.

This place is pretty bad. The Ma Po Tofu was just diced silken tofu in brown sauce. The rice that came with the large sized portion was disproportionately small. The lo mein was bland and over cooked. It's not worth it, just make a sandwich. Also, they forgot half my order and refused to deliver it. So I hate them. read more

Wow, after reading all the reviews, I decided to try this place. Being just down the street from my restaurant, I wanted to check out the competition and what this place had to offer. When you walk in, there's a 30 x 30 menu on the wall, no joke, it takes up almost the entire wall. I heard their orange chicken tastes like little pillows, so I definitely had to try it. I ordered a small which was really enough to feed two and they really did taste like little pillows :-) Although I did not taste any hints of orange aside from few visible orange peels, it was still good! I haven't tried anything else but I look forward to going back and trying something new. I am interested in trying their lunch specials at $4.50!!! Cheeap :-) read more

This place is ridiculous! Called for a pick up and they told me over the phone that I need to come in because "they are busy and will not take orders over the phone"....So then I asked for delivery instead and got the same response. I didn't even get to respond back to ask how late they are open and the guy said "ok bye" and hung up. After reading all the terrible reviews maybe it was a sign from above to save my soul from eating the food of such a ratchet place. Instead I got tasty mexican food. read more

Kind of stopped coming here because lately there food started to get a little to oily for my tastes. Still a pretty good place to come and portions are enough to take home for left overs or save for lunch the following day but the quality has kind of slipped a bit. Like I said though still some good deals, great people that work here and good portions. Only loses one star from my previous revew Although they might earn 3.5 if that system existed here. read more

They have the best Chinese food northwest side of Chicago! My family and I have ate here for 10 years. Can the owner is so nice. Fast service delicious food. read more

3 stars overall from me. You'll get your typical quality American Chinese food from this late night spot. Cheap and late hours are awfully convenient. Good choice for whenever you're feeling for something easy. The Orange Chicken is the way to go. The last time I dined here however wasn't quite as pleasant. I ordered over the phone and was taken care of quickly, cordially, and efficiently as always. When I got my food though, it was quite the opposite. I ordered the General Tso Chicken. I was met with a chicken substance that you can hardly call chicken (I'll refrain from details as to not gross anybody else). The sauce was the consistency of Silly Putty and seemed to resemble something cooked up in a chemistry lab. It was edible but I didn't feel too confident about it going down. This is more to serve as a warning: I do not recommend the General Tso Chicken, or at least not late at night. This one bad experience would not keep me from going back, but it does get me thinking. read more