Normally not a big fan of Chinese food because it all tastes the same, but this place is great. It actually tastes homemade and the food is fresher than your run-of-the-mill Chinese food. The pineapple in the sweet and sour chicken is fresh and not canned. The noodles in chow mein are home made. I was really happy with it. read more

Need to expand or hire more staff. They can't handle the business their great food has generated. I put in a take out order for $140 worth of food. They said it would be ready in one hour. An hour later, they hadn't even started it. The place was packed with people standing in line out the door in the rain. How does this possibly help your business? I cancelled my order and left. We went to a restaurant that actually could serve us in a somewhat timely fashion. So after 2.5 hours we finally managed to eat. I don't think I'll be going back again no matter how good the food is. read more

This place is always packed and for a good reason. The food here is fresh and delicious and you will eat way too much of it. Great for groups, catching up with old friends or family. My friend is a regular and if I lived closer I would be too. read more

Not just does this place win the award for cutest name of a chinese restaurant ever - but they have a really nice line of appetizers and takeout availible at reasonable prices. Some consider it expensive, but not if you know what to order on the menu, plus like a thai restaurant some dishes you can order with 'degrees of hotness' which really make it a customizable meal as far as flavor vs. heat. read more

yum! Homemade noodles, crispy fried string beans ( curiously not crispy but yummy all the same) hand made dumpling! The best in the northend! read more

Holy handmade dumplings! How can anyone give this place less than 5 stars. Snappy's - I love you! Very good food - I've had it all since I've been coming to this place for years. I love love LUUUVVE their: onion pancakes, handmade dumplings, chicken fried rice, mongolian beef, szechuan garlic chicken and so much more Their lunches are UNBEATABLE! What a great deal - you get eggroll or bbq pork, soup, main dish and a fortune cookie - all for a very reasonable low price. My favorite on the lunch menu is the shrimp and broccoli in garlic sauce. I must admit that sometimes(1out of25 times) the food is inconsistent and so is the wait staff. Most of the time they have FANTASTIC staff but on a randomly unlucky night you get the slow girl who never comes to your table - sigh! Sometimes on an unlucky weekday afternoon you get the leftovers from last night in your lunch - yuck Parking is a pain in the behind! Overall a great deal and a great place! read more

If I had rated this place the first time I went it would have been five stars for sure. The last couple of time it was still good, but not as exciting as the first. When I go back home to Seattle to see the 'rents and I'm in the mood for some Chinese I head here or The Black Pearl. read more

After two or three take out orders of really bad sesame beef (gelatinous sauce/stringy, almost unidentifiable meat) and lackluster steamed vegetables (chewy and bland canned mushrooms), I'm crossing Snappy Dragon off my list. read more

A fun place to go for casual dinner when you're craving some noodles. We were seated in the corner by the fireplace and there is a really strong overhead air vent so we'd go from chilly to blast furnace in a second. Despite this, I always love the gyoza and the home made noodles DO rock. If you're going through menopause though, do yourself a favor and don't sit by the fireplace! read more

Salty. Salty. Salty. Underneath all that salt, there were good flavors going, which is why I didn't give it a 1 star. I had wanted to eat more, but had to stop because of all the salt. If you are salt sensitive like me, not the place for you. Folks with high blood pressure, also steer clear. The cocktails were good though and it's not often you can get a mixed drink with Chinese food. read more

Great food -- some items are a bit bland, but amazing service (which is in itself a miracle for an Asian restaurant in Seattle) -- the noodles rock and the General's chicken never fails to impress. read more

My bf and I wanted to get Chinese food, but wanted to try a new place in the neighborhood. We drove down the way from his place and came to the Snappy Dragon, I think his brother had mentioned it to him. Street parking was pretty easy and we were seated pretty fast on a busy night (only thing was, we were sort of near the door and the cold breeze would come in every so often). Service was quick, was given water and tea right away. We scanned the menus and ordered some hot & sour soup, bbq pork appetizer, Mongolian beef and shrimp chow mein with the homemade noodles. Wow. Everything was soooo good, the soup was really HOT, but delish. The homemade noodles with the shrimp was awesome and the beef dish was really good. Our bill was $35, not too bad and we had plenty of leftovers. I'm hoping we go back again...soon. read more

Absolutely my favorite Chinese food in Seattle and love the home made chow mein noodles. I wish it was more convenient to get to and closer to where I live. It can be pretty tough to get into on the weekend as it's not very large and is popular. read more

This is based on the handmade noodles and dumplings. Meat is tasty but the skin is way too thick. Noodles are too hard and not done finely. Taste is good but not sure I would come here again. Rather stick to my usual haunts read more

Decent Chinese food, super fast food prep, pretty pricey and the service isn't all that great.

The service was average and the spring rolls were completely RAW. It seemed as if they had been kept in oil for less than 2 seconds. The veggies inside were so raw that you could plant them straight back in the ground and watch them grow. We had to leave the spring rolls uneaten. Apparently our stomach did not like the rest of the fare and we both had an upset stomach for a couple of days afterwards. read more

I did like the handmade noodles and pork dumplings, but didn't care for the Dragon Delight which was spicy peanut sauce with steamed tofu and spinach, I have had better. Even though I was aware delivery would take longer on a Friday night, it seemed that my food had been sitting for awhile before it was delivered which I was disappointed about. read more

Good food, but the delivery is the problem and the reason they get 4 stars. The last three times I've called to order food, they told us it would be an hour and a half wait. All times around six pm on week nights. Tonight they said the same, but here we are close to 2 hours waiting on Chinese delivery?! HIRE MORE DRIVERS. read more

Holy fried rice, Batman! This is fantastic Chinese food, and gluten-free to boot! Snappy Dragon has a separate GF menu, which is significant, and their choices are delicious. I've eaten here twice, and both times, the food was delicious, hot, and familiar. Yet there's just enough of a signature flavor to ensure you know you're somewhere special. Highly recommend. read more

The Chinese food at Safeway is better than this. Meat is SUPER questionable and food is flavorless. Also very over-priced. P.S. I have never even thought to do a yelp review before, but this was so bad I had to. read more

Been coming here for five years. By far the best American-style Chinese food I've ever had. Highly recommend the BBQ pork fried rice.

Not good, slow service and medicore food quality. Very disappointing, there is much better Chinese fare in Seattle. Eat somewhere else.

I've been to snappy dragon three times and once for take-out. Even though I want to like it more, I have to give it low ratings. Every time I've had good things and others not so good: the mu shu is tasty, but the pancakes are thick and break apart; the homemade pork dumplings are good, but the vegi version is just awful--a bunch of dough wrapped around a piece of cabbage. I had a black bean dish that was way too salty, you couldn't eat it. I had the chow mein, both with homemade and regular noodles. I preferred the regular ones--they were thin, not what I'm used to, but they were very good. Only thing is, I got them to go and the paper box they put them in fell apart before I got home. I'd go back, but I'm not as thrilled as I used to be about this place. The service can be spotty: last time my friend and I got there when it was empty, but it ended up a few tables around us got served before we did. read more

I love Chinese food. Traditional, authentic Chinese food, as well as Americanized, MSG-laden Chinese food. I do not understand the 5-star reviews for Snappy Dragon. I had one good experience here, 6 years ago when I was in college, and kept coming back to try to recreate it. But every time I've been back since, whatever I order is limp, flavorless, and uninspired. Except the handmade noodles--they are good, but you can make them yourself in 10 minutes at home. And as far as Chinese goes, it's pretty expensive. Avoid Snappy Dragon; go to the international district for Chinese. read more

Snappy Dragon is hands down awesomeness. Every time I come here I have to restrain myself from ordering every other thing on the menu. The lunch special is a great deal (around $8) and includes soup, rice, egg roll or BBQ pork AND an entree! Portions here are HUGE, and the chow mein is handmade. There is also a separate jiao zi (dumping) bar where they make fresh to order, with it's own hugely popular spicy/sweet/vinegary dipping sauce. Other favorites: spicy crispy eggplant, mushu, snappy dragon rice, any of the chow meins....aw hell, the whole friggin menu. Dave and Judy Fu are also the nicest, hardest working family in the restaurant business. Dave really cares about making a connection with the customers, and also hires local kids to staff his restaurant. He's so dedicated, you would think the guy lives at the place. F$%^ Yeah Snappy Dragon! read more

I'm a regular here its got good inexpensive food with large sized portions. Be sure to specify your spicyness level (even if they don't ask, especially because "mild" is the default on some dishes that are much better, IMO, with 4 stars, which is only medium hot and perfect for my liking). read more

Love eating here of having it delivered, the food can be made spicy! Also had a great GF menu and a full bar!

Went to try to place after all the good reviews and their 5 consecutive "Best Chinese" in the Best of Western Washington Poll. Based on the food we ordered, it is overall a 3 stars. We ordered 15 pieces pork dumplings, green onion pancake and their beef noodle. The dumplings were good, but the sauce was just ok. Sauce is more tasty at Little Taipei in Bellevue. The dumpling wrapping has a bite to it with juicy filling. The green onion pancake was perfectly golden color, but too tough on texture. The traditional green onion pancake is supposed to be more flaky. The beef noodle came in a huge bowl with so many noodle, beef and vegetable. The broth was good. The beef was good quality beef and very tender. Hand shaved noodle was a little bit chewy for our taste. After you finish the whole bowl (shared by two people), it gives the teeth pretty good workout. For what we tried, we won't come back as there are many more places serving better dumplings, green onion pancake and beef noodle. read more

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I've been going to Judy Fu's my whole life. I love the homemade noodles (Judy Fu Chow Mien). It is absolutely worth the extra $ to get the homemade noodles. I also love the homemade dumplings Jiao-zi. They are also a must. I get the pork ones. I like the hot and sour soup, my shu pork, their hot sauce they make, and potstickers. The green onion pancake is also delicious. I've had general tso's chicken at other places that I liked better, but that is the only dish I wouldn't recommend. A lot of the noodles and pancakes are handmade and are leagues above other places dishes. read more

This is my favorite Chinese food place outside of the I'D. I'd suggest the joa-zi, cashew chicken, almond chicken (if you want something more like almond fried chicken ask for it to be made with fried chicken in my opinion it's better than the almond fried chicken in most restaurants) and the spring rolls. The homemade noodles are also very good, but a little too thick for my tastes. The pork fried rice as good, but the bbq pork fried rice is less than impressive. read more

They should consider expanding to a location with parking because the lines get crazy long. Try the Jiao Zi (dumplings), they're so good! Kinda pricey for Chinese Food if you're used to International District prices but you won't be disappointed with the food. We haven't tried it yet, but we saw they had good deals on their lunch menu (which extends until 4 p.m.) read more

Always a solid experience. It's good to sometimes great food. The service is pretty decent, the servers are usually pretty busy so I give them good credit for keeping up. Have had delivery as well and it's always good, a bit pricy but well worth it. read more

Walking in, the vibe is great. Busy, a few people waiting for their take-out, we were excited about this place. We were looking forward to our dinner. But it was a bust. We didn't think the boiled dumplings were extraordinary. The chow mein with home made noodles was tough and bland. My son who loves noodles, for the first time, didn't have more than a couple of bites. My husband had the sweet and sour pork. It wasn't any better than Panda Express. I had the house specialty smoked duck. It was dry and salty. Full disclosure, we gave this feedback and they took off the duck from our bill. We really wanted to like this place. It has great reviews and was recommended to us. Maybe we ordered the wrong items. It was our first time there. However, the service was incredible, hence the two stars, instead of one. read more

A forty minute wait for two take-out appetizers. Not delivery -- I was actually standing there in front of the cash register. No, thank you. read more

Yum! We ordered the chicken chow mein with homemade noodles, mongolian beef, and pork fried rice. All of the food was absolutely spectacular. Seriously, this is a step up from the greasy chinese food we all know and love. Delivery was right on time and we'll definitely be coming back. read more

I absolutely adore Snappy Dragon! We eat here probably once a week. Their homemade dumplings are so good! We always order 26 between the two of us because they are like crack. The entrees are freshly prepared and always delicious. It gets really busy on the weekends so be prepared to wait 35-45 minutes. Take out is usually a better option on the weekends. The staff is always friendly and attentive. read more

We have been coming here for years and love the food!!! Hands down the best Chinese restaurant. The only Chinese food that we don't get sick from. They use only quality ingredients and no msg!!! The service is amazing!! We LOVE their sesame chicken, homemade chow mein noodles, beef and broccoli, etc!! They also have a huge lunch combo menu that has the best hot and sour soup and wonton soup! read more

Fantastic! Super yummy house fried rice with big pieces of chicken, perfect beef and broccoli, (with lots of broccoli- LOVE that!), and sweet and sour chicken that the hubby loves. This may sound mean....but if I could, and extra star for an easy-to-understand- daughter of the traditional chef. Sometimes ordering Chinese is a foreign language lesson on its own! read more

I really wanted to like The Snappy Dragon. We've tried it three times now and each time was a disappointment. The food has very little flavor. The homemade noodles are just awful - thick and rubbery. There is absolutely nothing special about this restaurant and I'm mystified as to why it's always so busy on weekends. read more

The homemade pork dumplings and homemade egg noodles are worth driving from anywhere to eat. One of my all time favorite Chinese restaurants. I used to live close to the restaurant in College and would eat here all the time, stopped by recently and its still amazing. Pork dumplings and egg noodles - best ever. read more