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    Main St. Dragon

    4.3 (139 reviews)
    Closed • 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Casual
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Shazam scrimp
    Amanda E.

    Had a positive experience on a Thursday around 5:15. Plenty of tables were available at this time. Our server, Alexis, was wonderful, even curating a mocktail to my liking. For apps, we got the bao wow and shazam shrimp. I always worry that pork belly will be too fatty but theirs was pretty good, and the bao bun was so soft and fluffy. The jalopeno aioli on the shrimp was delicious. For entrees, we got the Bangkock ramen and Thai fried rice. Between the two, I'd definitely recommend the ramen. It wasn't too salty or under salted, and it had a good heat level to it. The fried rice was good but I preferred the ramen.

    If you love anime he's your guy

    Maddie is the it bar tender girlie. She's so good at what she does. Great service ! Great food! Great Energy! The chicken skewers are the bomb! Check Main st dragon out the atmosphere is great and the ambiance is relaxed.

    Grisel L.

    I decided to write a review after 2 visits: the first one was take-out the second was dine-in. Both times it was pretty packed. It's not a huge place, but definitely a favorite. On the take-out visit, I ordered the Japanese Style Ramen with chasu pork and a soft boiled egg. It was delicious. I had a cold and it was exactly what I needed. On the dine-visit, they sat us at a table at the store-front. What a cute, cozy table. Of course everyone passing by saw us, but who cares. I was slurping my noodles. The waitress was phenomenal. We wanted something with curry, she recommended the Malaysian Style Ramen because it is not spicy and for my friend she suggested the Indonesian Style Ramen. In both, we added the chasu pork and egg. It was even better than the Japanese Style Ramen. It was bursting with flavors. When I say nothing was left, it is true. Overall, the employees, vibe and food there is great! Great little place to eat amazing food. There is so much more to try. Definitely coming back for more. Parking is easy and they have outdoor seating around the corner.

    Indonesia Ramen no protein

    I love this place so much, I've never had anything I didn't love. My only issue coming here is deciding what to get. My favs as a pescatarian are the veggie gyoza, crab rangoons, the fried tofu, and the Indonesia ramen!! ALL of their sauces are like crack, just too good. I also love their lychee mule, and they have such great prices. Even though everything IMO is super affordable and fair, they also have happy hour and a different deal every night. Will continue to come back time and time again!

    Vibe
    Eric B.

    Interesting vibe. Good music. One TV showed some anime and the others were news, dports and whatever. Loved the anime countertops. Menu is quite varied showing some fusion of japanese, chinese, tha, and Vietnamese. Generally speaking that means nothing stands out, but I had the wings and they were good. Service was excellent. It was right after opening so I'm sure this place gets lively later with students. Nice happy hour options. I've been spoiled traveling abroad to all these countries, but this seems to be as good as any other in Richmond. If you want a clean well-lit place to serve a bunch of varied apoetites, with great service (best part), then this is it--lots of good draft choices and even sake choices.

    Lina F.

    i used to go VCU and i used to be a hostess at this restaurant and i have ALWAYS COME BACK to eat the malaysian ramen, i get it with tofu. and it's always perfect. after i moved back home to the NOVA area i went on a spree trying to find the perfect coconut ramen, and there is this one spot in herdon that came kinda close. so i deff take advantage of being here whenever i can, because usually when i'm in richmond i am busy by the time they open at 4!! service is always super quick because i know what i want to order. a random health tip just from me: i always ask for hot water and lemon whenever i'm eating something heavy like this to help settle my stomach, so that's what i got!

    Basil mojito
    Dalton S.

    Main St Dragon is a pretty chill spot--definitely worth checking out if you're in the area. I ended up trying the Chinese-style noodles and a basil mojito. The noodles were decent not the most mind-blowing dish I've had flavor wise, but the portion size was solid, and they the food came out surprisingly fast, which I appreciated. The basil mojito, on the other hand, was a bit watered down. It was happy hour at the time so not a dealbreaker for me, but it definitely lacked the punch I was hoping for after work. One thing I'd recommend to the team is updating the menus. I noticed a few seasonal items still listed from previous holidays (and it's well past that now) That said, there's still a lot on the menu Im looking to try, so I'm definitely planning on giving it another go. Looking forward to seeing how it holds up next time.

    SINGAPORE CURRY RICE NOODLES
    Tee B.

    Lets normalize mommy/daughter dates! Iykyk @mainstdragon Daily HH from 4-7p to include yummy bites (wings $7, gyoza $4, and boom boom shrimp $6) all served piping hot and fresh and a variety of adult beverage specials to include their mimosas for $3 and $5 margaritas! Vibe is on point with good playlist and customer service is top tier! Do yourself a fav and go! #wings #gyoza #boomboomshrimp

    Chicken
    Jennifer I.

    Good service delicious food nice setting on the inside it's walkable but if you not live in the area you do have to look for parking

    Menghai T.

    I got the drunken noodle ($12) with chasu pork(+$4) off their special menu. Food came out very quick, around 10 minutes. The noodles however were very bland noodles, the sauce was very watery with no flavor. The chasu Pork was very dry and lacked flavor and felt very skimped out on. The staff and service were ok. This had to be a very off night due to the very small crowd of three other patrons in the restaurant, but by far the worst experience I've had here. I have no idea how the overall food quality just went to completely down hill since the last time I was here. Will definitely be sticking to straight ramen dishes if I come back. Food(50%): 3.5 Staff/service(25%): 6.0 Value(25%): 4.0 Overall: 4.2/10

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    Not really what I was expecting. Food was ok service was ok but wasn't worth the price even though it wasn't expensive!

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    We got takeout from here and it was great. Sushi was fresh and food was packaged well for travel

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    Super good, definitely reminds me of the previous spot that was at this location so that is a plus as that was one of my favs!

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