Hands down the best Chinese food in Ankeny without a doubt. My family goes nowhere else. Service is always good the food is hot and they make it very quick. Never have issues with what we ordered and there could be a long line and they will make sure you are taken care of. Plenty of seating to dine in if you want. read more

We had high hopes for this restaurant. It was pretty busy, which is usually a good sign. Unfortunately, our experience was not positive. We ordered two appetizers--egg rolls and pot stickers, which were good. The egg drop soup was decent as well, so we were excited to get our entrees--broccoli beef and vegetable lo mein. The dishes LOOKED amazing and fresh, but they smelled like a dirty ashtray. I dont know if the wok was dirty or if something had been burnt, but it tasted terrible. We left both meals on the table after one bite. I'd like to think this was a one-off, but given how bad the food was, we won't be giving Lucky Bamboo another chance. read more

This place has been a staple for my boyfriend and I ever since we discovered it. Their Mongolian beef is my favorite in the area. My boyfriend is a big fan of the Szechuan beef and general tso's chicken. The crab rangoons aren't our favorite but the meal and the delicious soup that your meal comes with makes up for it. Service is always good and it's a nice place to sit and eat or stop in and take your meal to go. Our favorite place in Ankeny for Chinese. read more

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If you are looking for some of the best Asian food in Ankeny look no further than the Lucky Bamboo. The hardest decision you will make is to eat in, take out or have it delivered. If you are eating in or doing carry out watch out for the constant flow of traffic in and out of the restaurant and the cramped parking lot. The spaces are too small and everyone seems to park like.... Regardless of the sketchy parking situation we love this place and the food is consistently delicious and as fresh as it can be. Sadly I always seem to forget pictures because my mouth is watering and I forget myself! The restaurant itself is inviting if not a little small. It is always clean and always bustling with the walk in traffic. The staff are quick to acknowledge you and even faster to get your order ready to go! The order g is done at the counter and you server yourself food and drinks. I love the Kung Pao stir fry and all of the variations are fantastic. Kim likes the Ginger Chicken or the Sesamee Chicken Special. The Crab Rangoon are mouthwatering and crispy while the spring rolls are flaky and delightful. Even take home the appetizers are fresh! My last meal was the Empress Shrimp Special, good and bad, the flavors were spot on and the shrimp was snappy and fresh, but the breading was completely soggy, I would not render that to go again. Pro tip: if you order a dish with spice levels be careful as I really enjoy a spicy dish, but this is no joke here. 5 star heat is a 10+. Scorching and hot , in fact Just while writing this review I began sweating at the memory! Spice Level 3 maybe 4 are right if you like to sweat but still want to taste tour food. I have done their spice levels 5 and 6 and paid the price! I highly recommend this business for a great and consistent lay satisfying experience! read more

Lucky Bamboo - Seafood Combination (SPECIAL) - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Wanted to give the pho here a shot since I haven't really heard about the pho here within the Asian community and I was very pleased that I did! I got a medium size combination pho which includes slices of beef, meatballs, brisket, and tendon. The broth was quite savory yet light (for those who do not like oily pho). I will say I like my pho on the oily side but this pho did not disappoint. All was well balanced. The service was great! They were quick and hospitable. Dining room was nice and clean. read more

Lucky Bamboo - Medium combination pho - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

We stopped there for lunch and it was a pretty busy day. The lunch special is very reasonably priced. Place your order and then go sit down after you get your drink. Hot sour soup was really good. You don't have a choice for soup of the day. The egg roll was tasty, but the crab Rangoon was a little soggy. Hubby and I both had Mongolian beef and it was really good. I brought home part of mine for later. It's a nice place. read more

Lucky Bamboo - Hot & Sour Soup - Small - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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It was a positive first visit that will bring us back to Lucky Bamboo. The combination of good pricing, great customer service, and tasty Pacific Rim food options made it a winning combination. Situated in a Delaware Avenue strip mall, this restaurant has plenty of parking, lots of interior table seating, offers takeout, and has a casual overall tone. We enjoyed daily specials, Chicken Lo Mein and Cashew Chicken, from their expansive menu. We both chose a medium spicy level. It was delicious, prepared on the spot, and quickly delivered to the table. I appreciated the kind service that accompanied the visit throughout. read more

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No way would I recommend unless you like dealing with two rude girls at the counter and eating very mediocre food.

Sadness I think today it was not even just okay, I have been here and it was good but not today they get two stars one for their crab Ragu, and one for their teriyaki, I usually get Chinese here but based on cold hot and sour soup and icky egg flower and messed up beef king poa I won't waste my time. Or money $50 for bad food is ridiculous. I need flavor in my food, I like my soup hot and flavorful, not cold better and tasting undercooked and I need my beef. Kung pow cooked not raw beef. By the way, the staff saw we did not eat any of our soup even though egg flour which we paid extra for and they did not even comment or ask. I worked too hard for my money to go somewhere for just an OK. Taste on crab ragu anyway that's my experience More than likely, we won't be back there are a couple other places here in Ankeny that are delicious. Will spend our money there. read more

I got Mongolian beef to go. The staff is great and the food is always excellent! I wish I didn't live so far away, that's probably a good thing though. read more

People were pleasant. Food was great. Prices were amazing I am a first timer and I'm so glad I stopped by. I usually go to Jade garden read more

Food was ok but hard to enjoy without the requested utensils. They also didn't give me fried rice like I'd asked for. read more

Lucky Bamboo - Sesame chicken and NOT fried rice. - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Ordered garlic shrimp to go. Fast easy but after a 15 minute drive home I find it was neither garlic or shrimp. Was a very plain chicken in sauce. Do not recommend read more

Man this was my favorite go to spot for my Asian food fix in Ankeny. Let me start with the positive, crab ragoons were on point and delicious. We ordered cashew chicken, which we order every time, what happened? No flavor, very bland. Ordered fried rice which was $12.99 by the way. It was literally just brown rice, we saw nothing else added to it? What happened, new cook?? Chicken Lo mein, not bad, first time we ordered it, but again kinda bland. I will give than another try, only because this is the first time we had such a bad experience. By the way, we ordered 2 hours ahead, so it wasn't that we ordered last minute. We ordered delivery and it was delivered read more

Lucky Bamboo - We added the soy sauce, this was supposed to be the fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Love me some Lucky Bamboo in Ankeny. Pictured is the Empress Shrimp and the Mongolian Chicken (spice level 3). The service is always friendly and everything I've tried there has been delicious. Hubby got the Teriyaki Bowl but dove in before I could take a picture. He said that it was as good as the JC Mall teriyaki. If you get the "special" meals, then it comes with your choice of entree plus egg roll, crab rangoon and soup of the day. They also serve Pho!! read more

Lucky Bamboo - Mongolian Chicken extra spicy - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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The food and the service was great! We had the teriyaki platter and a bunch of sides. I should have taken a picture before we devoured it! Oops! read more

Hole in the wall in the best possible way! Tried this spot for dinner last week, I was impressed with the large portion of the special size. You order at the counter and they bring your food to the table. Drinks are self serve as well. We ran into an issue where part of our food was delayed and they brought out the wrong entree at first. Would have been nice to have a both dishes brought out at the same time- mine was delayed another 15 min from when the other was brought out. read more

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Best Asian food in Ankeny or perhaps the Des Moines metro area! Consistently great food, always busy but that's a good sign!

I took some time before posting this review. I wanted a clear head and to be rational. We ordered our food online. No issue. Picked up our food. No issue. We arrived home and opened the food. The cashew chicken had a very pungent smell. I cannot even explain the odor. The moo goo chicken didn't look appetizing at all. We called the restaurant immediately to explain that we are very leery about this food. I have had cashew chicken several times in my life and it has never smelled like this. The moo goo chicken and the quality of ingredients seemed subpar, with vegetables appearing wilted. It had clearly rested for sometime. As noted earlier, we called immediately and spoke with the manager regarding our concerns. We stated that there was a very pungent odor coming off the cashew chicken. No. It wasn't the spice or the sauce. This was a spoiled smell. We even offered to bring the food back as we have not touched it, nor had any plans to do so. We wanted them to take a look at it. We were met with a very snarky response and bizarre questions about "where do you normally eat?" What the heck kind of question is that? We have been to several restaurants and I always get the cashew chicken. This one did not smell right at all. I'm not going to eat anything that smelled that bad. We wanted them to be aware that there could be something potentially wrong with their chicken but instead we're treated as the problem. If this is their management, I would strong caution patronage there. We were truly taken aback by not only the dismissal but the attitude. We were completely dismissed. For us, we this was the first and last time we will step foot into Lucky Bamboo. This visit was marred by an poor food quality and concerning management issues that significantly impacted the overall experience. A quick side note... at a store down the road we struck up a conversation with a stranger and apologized that were kind of in a confused state at the experience we just had at Lucky Bamboo. As fate would have it, she recently had a similar experience. She even stated how rude the staff was. We did feel a bit validated by this. We thought maybe we did something wrong but neither of us wanted to be sick. Not sure what is going on with this establishment but would advise you to think twice before going. read more

when ordering on the phone we were mot told that we had to have egg drop soup. We wanted hot & sour soup. When asked if we could change it the young lady working was very rude & snarky about it. They had a big g pot of hot & sour soup sitting right in plain sight next to their egg drop soup. Both soups costs the same price. I even told her that I would pay a little extra to switch. She told me no I wasn't able to do that. read more

The fried shrimp is awesome, same as the white rice. The food is on time and it has a good Chinese vibe to it. And the staff is very helpful. Keep it up, Lucky Bamboo! read more

1st time visit to Lucky Bamboo Asian Cuisine in Ankeny this past Saturday, and I'm telling you right now that they earned 5-stars from both of us. You order at the counter, so like many restaurants such as these, I'd suggest looking at the menu online before you get there. SO MANY dishes to choose from, but we opted with one of the "special" dishes, as they all come with soup of day, egg roll, rangoon, and your choice of white or fried rice. I got Cashew Chicken (pic), and my wife got orange Chicken. You seat yourself, and here's a bit of a warning. If it's crowded, which it was on this noon hour, it can be rather noisy due to the low ceilings (not Lucky Bamboo's fault if you ask me.) So, if you go, and if it's crowded, be aware ... the excellent food will make up for it! So, how about the restrooms? If you follow me, you know I checkout the restrooms for my reviews, but in this case I saw that a man had just taken his 2 kids into the men's room, so I thought I'd wait 'til I got home. Next time. You gotta check out the Lucky Bamboo in Ankeny! read more

Lucky Bamboo - Cashew Chicken "special," with Crab Rangoon, Egg Roll, and Fried Rice. - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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The atmosphere alone is impeccable in this place, just stunning! I'm a biiiiig person on cleanliness, especially about where I eat. A huge indicator to me that a place probably isn't cleanly is if their lobby is obviously dirty (ie.. multiple dirty tables, dead bugs on the windows seal, muddy floors, dirty condiment bottles, etc.) but Lucky Bamboo almost instantly put my mind at ease once I stepped foot into the business. Not only are they cleanly, but the food is delicious. I've lived in Iowa for going on 4 years now, and one of the biggest disadvantage I keep running into is poorly made, not appetizing oriental food. I truly only have a handful I would comfortably order takeout from and Lucky Bamboo is one of them! The service is quick too. I came in last time during a lunch rush hour at around 12:30-1 pm and all I had time to do was pick a seat, wash my hands, and then BOOM my plate of food was dropped in front of me. Hot and fresh, YUM! Overall, I'd say Lucky Bamboo is a GREAT place to eat. read more

Lucky Bamboo - Orange Chicken (LARGE) w/ fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Always good food and generous portions. Staff is courteous and helpful. One of our regular stops.

Had the sesame chicken. The chicken was cooked just right. However the sauce that was on it did not have much flavor. Just like a thicker soy sauce taste. Egg drop soup was alright-again not much flavor. Service was really good. Food was fast and hot. read more

Best PHO in Ankeny! I had the beef along with crab Rangoon and egg rolls! Ate in, very nice clean friendly atmosphere and big portions!

This is the best Chinese food in Des Moines. I have tried them all and once I found Lucky Bamboo I keep going back. This is fast food Chinese style but the tastes and value are great. My family and I have tried many dishes and enjoyed them all. read more

Good food and great service in a quiet dining room. Food wasn't very hot but it was good.

I love this place. It's weird but my favorite dish is their sweet and sour chicken. It's standard and no frills but always good. I love being able to get the chicken and corn soup with my food along with 2 crab rangoons. The place is always very clean and inviting. The staff is fairly friendly but always efficient. I also appreciate they charge under $2 for a pop with free refills. Definitely one of my favorites for Chinese in the metro! read more

Lucky Bamboo - Chinese Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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The food here had been awesome The hot and sour soup was perfect, good crab Rangoon and egg roll. The 2 meals we had were awesome. I had general tsos chicken. Everything was yummy. Large glasses for beverages were a plus. read more

Lucky Bamboo is fantastic. I've liked every menu item I've tried and they're all very good.

Food just very poor quality. Went with the restaurants special Mongolian beef. Soup had a bad smell, didn't try it. Rangoon I had to spit out. Mongolian beef 2/5. Overall 1/5 is my honest review read more

Great friend rice. Yum. This is our go-to for Chinese Take-out. It's not the best in the world, but it's reliable, quick, and easy.

Love, love, love this place!! The food is awesome and the staff is super nice!! I could eat there five days a week.

Ordered thru grub hub & didn't get one entree & entree i did get was horrible. The egg rolls were burnt to a crisp. No napkins or utensils. Called restaurant to complain they say call grub hub Rude & they hung up on me! Stay away this restaurant sucks & they are rude! read more

i ordered Mongolian beef with no onions it's like it came from a pot but not grilled. very lazy. egg rolls were half done and not crisp. read more

Best Chinese food in Ankeny hands down. The decor is simple. A fast casual type atmosphere. Love the large fish aquarium. The menu has a nice a variety with the standard Americanized Chinese dishes like General Tso's chicken, lo mein, and Mongolian Beef, a Vietnamese Pho, and a "Japanese" teriyaki chicken. They have a nice lunch combo that has soup, egg roll, crab Rangoon, and a main course. All for a very reasonable price. In addition to the menu variety, the food quality of very good for the price. Significantly better than buffet quality and always arrives hot and steaming. A no frills restaurant that will make your mouth happy. read more

While several other users have raved about Lucky Bamboo, I would suggest that discerning palates look elsewhere for your Chinese food fix in Ankeny. The quick order counter was efficient enough in taking our order, while virtually ignoring any pleasantries such as "hello". I ordered General Tso, my old standby. My vegetarian friend asked which vegetables came in a couple different dishes, and this was adequately explained. He asked about tofu and was told any dish could be made with tofu, upon which he ordered General Tso's Tofu. The specials come with soup, an egg roll and a crab rangoon plus fried rice. Not a bad deal! My friend considered an order of fried wontons before I clued him in that they had meat (typically a small bit of pork in the center of fried wontons), and we confirmed with staff that they did in fact have meat. A richly yellow chicken based egg drop soup was brought to the table. My poor friend, alas what can one do. Just a few minutes later the soup was joined by our dishes. My friend's General Tso was actually General Tso's chicken, plus tofu. He didn't want to make a fuss and is not as strict of a vegetarian, so he pushed the chicken bits to the side for me and ate the rest. The chicken was cut a bit too large for easy consumption and was slightly rubbery, indicating it was overcooked. Despite all the cooking, the chicken was battered in something that did not crisp at all, rather was a soft blobby mess soaked in an over-thickened, innocuously sweet General Tso sauce. Some of the bell pepper was undercooked as well. Egg rolls were crispy, one of the few satisfactory items in the meal, and the cream cheese rangoon, was requisitely creamy, if not exactly flavorful. All in all we left disappointed and in absolutely no hurry to give the Lucky Bamboo a second chance. I guess the luck ran out. read more

Was up in the Ankeny area and got the craving for Chinese. Thanks to yelp and someone hearing our conversation we headed over. The lunch rush was just ending. Someone had called ahead and was picking up their meal. I know that is handy and located in a strip mall area it's helpful to keep them busy. The inside of the restaurant was very up to date and the screens displaying the menu were very nice and flashy. Everything was very clean and bright. The menus are easy to follow and we ordered easily. Sat down and waited for our food. The soup came out first and was egg drop and pretty good. When our food came out we had to ask again for the hot tea we ordered. The person who took our orders was very friendly but the person delivering them have off the feeling he wished he was somewhere else. I have no complaints on the meal. It was good sized helping and tasty. I did happen to bit into the crab Rangoon with little to none cream cheese filling. I think I've been more impressed with other places. Perhaps I picked the wrong thing. I don't venture up to Ankeny a lot but my dining partner said that she would rather go elsewhere. Perhaps I'd give it a second chance but just try something else next time. read more

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I was looking for a fast Chinese food option that actually has great food, so I thought I would try it. Wow! You cannot heat the prices here! $6.75 for an entree, rice, soup, egg roll, and crab Rangoon! This is lunch or dinner! Portions are large and the food is delicious. You can even order spicy if you prefer. I have had the broccoli beef and cashew chicken. Both are really good. The atmosphere is set up as casual and fast food style but sit down dining with self serve drinks. My new favorite Chinese restaurant! read more