Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant

The food and the choices were absolutely top notch. This is the type of place that I wish was in my neighborhood so I could come here weekly and try something new. I posted photos of the bathroom because they were a little bit odd and weird but don't let that sway you on how good this place was. An absolute treat.

I wanted to love Happy Dragon. I liked it, but I didn't love it. We went to celebrate our wedding anniversary and have Peking Duck which is our favorite dish. On the plus side, we were seated immediately and the service was very good. Our appetizers, hot & sour soup and fried dumplings were both excellent (and the $11 bowl of soup could have fed 6-8 people, we took most of it home). The Szechuan string beans with pork were also good (not overcooked and tasty). The duck was also good and it was presented in an elegant duck shaped dish, but it was served with Styrofoam buns (yuk!) instead of tortilla-like pancakes and the hoisin sauce was runny and not that tasty. We also didn't like that they cut half the meat off the duck and served it up stir fried (I think) as a separate dish. They could remedy these problems, but I think this is the way they like to serve it.

Food, excellent, Service excellent, atmosphere austere - but that's okay. We randomly chose to eat at Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant. This is a truly asian restaurant - the waiter wrote out the order in Chinese. The specials on the board were in Chinese. I Google Translated the specials. Not my cup of tea, but they were indeed delicacies I am sure. The menu was very large, but we stuck to the tried and true American Chinese dishes. The Pot Stickers were fresh and homemade. I think the noodle dish is Cashew Nut Chicken. The one with walnuts is Honey Walnut Shrimp. DELICIOUS! The walnuts were whole, large, fresh and crunchy. The dish tasted clean and fresh. I highly recommend it. The place is unassuming on 82nd, but I would recommend it to any true asian fan.

Happy Dragon provided us with a nice, old-school dining experience that took me back to my childhood. A friend had discovered this place on a lunch hour exploration, and suggested it for a family style dinner destination. Each of the four of us chose an entree, (Mandarin Beef, Sautéed Green Beans, Kung Pao Chicken, and a black fungus, snow pea and yam veggie plate) and we piled on the unsurprising extras of an appetizer combo, a huge shared bowl of hot and sour soup, and rice. Service was super-quick - my friend had arrived first, and put in the order for the appetizer combo before we arrived. By the time we were putting in the order for everything else, the appetizers were arriving, and everything else began showing up before we finished the appetizers.

ordered pickup on x-mas eve...still waited a half hour at the store before food was ready. so if youre thinking the same, beware...they get swamped. people behind the counter were friendly. food was tasty and good value, just not as spicy as i was hoping for (general tzos chicken). would go back to try more of the menu.