Little Dragons Chinese Restaurant
1508 Morse Rd, Columbus, OH, 43229
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Address :
1508 Morse Rd
Columbus, OH, 43229 - Phone (614) 846-9114
- Website https://www.littledragonschinese.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:30 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Joy W.
The weekend noon buffet is good. Sometime it serves very good food, but sometime just so-so. However, I still recommend this place to go, as it is the best Chinese buffet in Columbus after compared with Panda Inn and Imperial Garden.
(4)Valerie W.
This was my ABSOLUTE favorite Chinese restaurant during my time living in Columbus. I lived right around the corner, more or less, and at first assumed it was just like any other Chinese takeout, but knew right away it was different when I ventured in on a Sunday afternoon and found it filled with Chinese locals sharing their delectable, and oh so exotic brunch fare. There's all the standard stuff on the American-style menu, but go for the real deal on the Chinese menu... Don't let the skeptical waiter talk you out of it... Great veggie offerings as well-- I challenge you to leave hungry!! Miss this place since moving to the Dayton area!!
(4)Nate S.
Many Columbus Yelpers seem to review Chinese places based on the strength of one single dish, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Sadly, this dish often seems to be General Tso's, which, while certainly not terrible, is not a thing to judge any reasonably-authentic Chinese restaurant on, due to it being a dish invented for the American palate. (That goes for chop suey, lemon chicken, sweet and sour chicken, etc.) Personally, if I'm only having one dish at a Chinese restaurant, I'm going for the weirdest (to American sensibilities, mind you) dish on the menu. To that end, I had Spicy Pork Intestine (listed as a House Special) here, and it was great. My waiter made sure that I knew what I was ordering before I did, and was obviously pleased to see me like it. The Spicy Intestine was wok-fried with tons of chiles and sliced ginger, and had an amazing crispy outer texture and smooth, creamy inner texture, and was that perfect level of hotness that hurts a little, but just makes you want to go back for more. The portion size was more than generous, too. I give the dish itself 5 stars, and Little Dragons as a whole 4, though that could well go up when I have a chance to try more dishes there. Expect a followup review.
(4)Mark L.
Lunch special is $5. Includes soup, egg roll, entree, rice. A lot of really good food for the price.
(5)Vivian L.
Great place for authentic chinese food in columbus ohio! went there twice in 1 week because I enjoyed it so much. They specialize in szechuan cuisine--ma la beef tendon as an appetizer is a great hit! also had their salt and pepper pork tenderloins as well as the smelt--both are yummy when freshly fried! I can't comment on the American-Chinese food, but for the Chinese menu, it's definitely one of the best places in columbus. After eating my way through other places around the world and the US, I'm definitely satisfied and happy when I come here.
(5)Jurgen J.
I call this place the Land of MSG. I enjoy dining here once in a while, not too often if i want to live a long and healthy life. We usually order the deep fried smelt fish, 3 cups intestines, Pipa tofu, a vegetable and probably a soup. We have also ordered the pork/beef with bamboo shoot. The deep fried smelt with is really good, it is crispy and msglicious. If you're gonna order the intestines, ask them to cook it extra crispy for that added crispiness, it usually deep friend then cooked with brown sauce with basil. I really love this dish. The pipa tofu is also delicious, you get huge chunks of shrimp inside. The only thing that disappointed me is the chinese pancake, i was craving with this dish and it just came out terrible. PS the waiter sometimes can be really annoying. because we were dining in a party of 20, the waiter once picked a fight because he thinks he wasn't tipped enough.
(3)Moriah P.
Their crispy baby smelt dish is crave-worthy. Awesome crunchy texture full of garlic and green chili peppers with a light and subtle fish taste. One of the top ten things I have eaten in my entire life. I will expand and revise this review when I go back on a day where it's not quite as busy or understaffed (They had a food stand at the Asian festival serving your typical Americanized Chinese fare so, I think that might have been why they only had three people running around trying to take care of the packed restaurant full of large groups of hungry people). I'm not quick to judge on this matter because I also work in the food industry and it's hard when you don't seem to have enough people working and it really did seem like they were trying to take care of everything to their best ability. This definitely didn't seem like a case of iffy service just because the people working didn't give a shit. My great grand-father was Chinese and I long for authentic flavor like I experienced last night, even their execution of steamed rice impressed me. I just hope that the kinks with service are resolved for my second visit. Other yelp reviewers haven't seemed to have had a problem so, I'm thinking this might have just been an off night in that department. We'll soon find out because I'll definitely be coming back for some more of that delicious smelt.
(3)Christina X.
Little Dragon's was the first Chinese restaurant I ever fell in love with in Columbus. We used to drive all the way across town for this stuff, until the management expanded to take over Panda Inn and good Chinese food was available to the Northwest as well. I went again today and, yup, it's still delicious. I got the pork and bamboo shoots, salt&pepper squid, and pickled veggies with pork intestines (sorry, I eat the scary food with my family because my friends at school won't!), and it was all really delicious. Service is bare-bones, but the food comes out pretty quickly and it's GOOD, so I can't complain. They've expanded the restaurant a bit since I last went, and so they're even better for large groups now. Hooray! We also got free watermelon at the end of our meal instead of fortune cookies. Way better!
(5)Matthew B.
I was pretty excited as I walked into Little Dragons. We had been scanning Morse Road for something that wasn't quite a chain but looked quickish- we were tired and peckish from moving all day and were in no mood to sit down for a nice meal while still half-grimy and half-sweaty. Greeted by stereotypically Chinese Restaurant-y paintings of waterfalls and a goldfish tank, and a lot of unused wall space, I was struck by the feeling that this seemed to be half a carry-out counter and half a sit-down restaurant. We opted to sit down and I'm glad- the food wasn't superb, and probably would have suffered for transport. I ordered a combo dinner, cheap and large- and maybe that was my problem, going for the cheap combo. I got kung pao beef. The beef wasn't too bad but the peanuts, my favorite part of kung pao, appeared to be a handful of salted Planters dumped on top of a finished dish. The hot and sour soup that came with my meal was also oddly flavored. Not horrible, maybe not even bad, but... odd. My companions were even less impressed with their food than I was- I felt sort of guilty, having chosen the place. Still, service was mostly quick and definitely friendly. I wouldn't go back, but I'm glad I went- if only to satiate any curiosity I may have had upon pulling into the parking lot.
(3)Mark R.
Very few authentic Asian restaurants around. Little Dragons was a great surprise when I first tried it. Been hooked ever since! Absolutely love the pork lo mein, spicy, with extra pork. Delicious flavor! Obviously, there are more adventurous items on the menu, but this is one of my favorites. If you ever are in the mood for some authentic Chinese food...this is the place!
(5)Mark B.
A popular place for Desales HighSchool students. Great food in very nice dining room.
(5)Claire B.
One of my favorite Chinese restaurants in town. Been getting my mu shu pork fix there for the past 10 years. One of these days I'll work up the nerve to order their jellyfish salad from the more authentic menu.
(4)Gerry O.
Incredible value for Lunch! $4.95 Hunan Beef with Hot & Sour Soup and a GOOD Eggroll in a Nice Setting with Cherry Tables and Chairs. Perfect for a casual business lunch. Service is great, Parking is ample, and now that Morse Rd construction is done-easy to find.
(4)Kevin P.
Best Chinese in the north end! Great prices and very very clean!
(5)Wai W.
Came back to Ohio for Chinese New Year this week. Still consistent and finger-licking good!
(4)Virgil H.
This is the real deal in Taiwanese and Sechuan cooking. We drive over an hour to eat here about twice-a-month. Our favorites are the spicy conch salad, crispy fried frog legs (spicy Sechuan style), pan-fried noodles, crispy fried little fish, nang kau (rice cakes), pot stickers and xia long bao (juicy Shanghai dumplings). They also serve dim sum. Away from the Columbus downtown, this may be the best kept restaurant secret in Ohio. The wait staff is friendly and efficient, even when the place fills up.
(5)F Z.
Little Dragons is one of those restaurants I wish I had tried sooner, like in the 4 years I had lived in Gahanna. I'll admit that the location and look of the restaurant had never appealed to me (and it still doesn't.) But all is not lost, as I can foresee my family and I making the 25-minute trek to this place solely for its authenticity. Seriously, forgo the Americanized menu and ask for the Chinese one. As an added bonus, everything is translated. Run by the sibling of Panda Inn's owner, the first thing I noticed was the exact same menu -- typos and all. (Chinese basil fog legs, anyone?) However, I found the cooking to be a bit different. Some dishes delivered more robust flavors while others offered a different take of the same entree. My only gripe from the five entrees ordered (pipa tofu, slow-braised beef stew, salt/pepper pork chops, vegetable pan-fried flat noodles, and the three cup chicken) is the fact that they were served teeming with oil. Aside from that, all were mouth-watering delicious and portions were large enough to feed a small army. Everyone -- from the hostess to the chef -- was equally courteous; our waiter seemed to know the menu like the back of his hand and were more than happy to spew out some of his recommendations. Sure, your fat cells will be screaming with joy upon leaving LD but so will your taste buds... and that's all that matters, right?
(4)Adam W.
One of the best authentic Chinese restaurants in the greater Columbus area. Whenever I return to Columbus for business and crave some Chinese food, this is the place I often go. Be aware, they actually have 2 menus, 1 for Asians (or people who want authentic food along with delicacies) and 1 for westerners. I of course want the authentic stuff and order the delicacies, otherwise why go? I like the spicy pork intestines stew with pickled greens in hot pot. Good stuff.
(4)Johaun C.
ok, this is firmly my own personal opinion, but you should not be reviewing a Chinese restaurant if you are ordering dishes like Kung Pao Beef or General Tso's, or Orange Chicken, etc. like most authentic Chinese restaurants, you have to know what to order--and unfortunately, it certainly helps to be Chinese. to note, this is NOT a Cantonese restaurant. Little Dragon serves prolly the best Taiwanese cuisine in Columbus--when my parents are feeling nostalgic, they come from Dayton just to eat here.
(4)Anna S.
Good Singapore noodles, spicy noodles, and chicken sweet corn soup. I had no idea this place was so close to me! I only got takeout, so I will be back to try a dinner or lunch service. Definitely a solid place to curb those Chinese cravings if you live in Clintonville (which is curiously void of amazing Chinese places).
(4)Jeff C.
Pretty good authentic Chinese food at normal prices for the dishes. Flavor on everything we ordered was good. My only complaint is that the pork was mostly bone...but thats normal for some real Chinese food. We had enough to eat with three dishes for two people. There was a Chinese movie playing in a projector while we dined, which was different but an OK distraction while waiting for our order. If I ever have a chance, I'd like to go back for the buffet.
(4)Tabitha F.
I was looking for a buffet on Yelp, ended up here. There was no buffet - apparently that's on the weekend. But no fail...not at all. The food was authentic and amazing. The menu has a section for Americanized favs and for authenic fare. I say be brave but no matter what you choose, it will be delish. Service was spot on and friendly. We really enjoyed our visit, maybe we will catch the buffet one day.
(4)Nathaniel K.
Average Chinese fare, if authentic. I came here for dinner with my parents based on positive reviews, and we opened the doors to an empty restaurant. Granted, it was still pretty early, and there were five other people eating here by the time we left, but we were a bit worried. I ordered the Family Style Bean Curd off the Chinese menu, and it was almost all tofu with few vegetables, and not much sauce. I was hoping it would be spicier, but it was pretty mild in flavor and spice level. My parents ordered mixed vegetables with tofu in a brown sauce, and it was pretty good. Service was great, although there weren't a lot of other people to pay attention to. I'm not a big fan of Chinese food, but I would come back if a friend invited me. (Though I'm not sure I'd be on Morse again other than to go to the titling office!)
(3)Van S.
For me the best way to enjoy Little Dragons' Chinese menu is family style by sharing multiple dishes. Since that's what I've done on my past visits, it made today's meal feel incomplete. For the lonely 1 entree meal today I had the "Intestine w/ Chinese Basil". I actually ordered this by mistake. What I really wanted was to get the "Spicy Peppercorn Intestine" because I loved it the last time and was jonesing for some Sichuan mouth numbness. I looked at the menu too quickly, and ordered the first vague intestinal item I saw. While I didn't address my Sichuan fix, I still had a very good meal. The intestine was simmered in ginger and soy with basil leaves throughout. The basil flavoring was well pronounced and went well with the clean tasting intestine. The dish was a tad to salty, and probably too rich to eat alone (again wouldn't have been a problem when eating family style). For those who don't eat this type of thing there's plenty more to choose from. I'd recommend the sauteed snow pea leek and "Spicy Pepper Corn Fish Fillet".
(4)Hank Y.
Having lunch buffet here on Sunday. The food are pretty good! Shui Zhu Fish is my favorite.
(4)Michelle H.
This is very authentic Chinese food place. The food is consistently good. It has a nice home-cooking feel to it, but it's still well polished. The staff is very attentive (past few experience). I've never tried the American menu, and honestly, if a place offers both a Chinese and an American menu, the American menu probably won't taste as "American" as you'd like them to. That's when you just stick with pf chang, Panda Express, or food courts at a mall. We always come for the weekend lunch buffet bc 1) it's different every time we come here and 2) quality of food is very similar to that from the a la cart menu. Because the food are cooked with attention to detail, they do tend to come out in much much much smaller portion, and they are gone FAST. The place opens at 11 but they slowly put out the foods for the buffet until a rush of people comes in around noon (maybe something to do with the Chinese church near by on Sunday?) The a la cart menu has large portions for the ones I've seen. I've only had one dish a la cart, and it's the beef chow fein (not sure how it's spelled). It's was very tasty. The place is filled mostly Chinese the past 3 or 4 times I've been. The restaurant is at a pretty dodgy place. If it's in a nicer environment, I would probably come get takeouts to bring to work for lunch everyday. So bottom line- come here if you want good authentic Chinese food. But drive down to Panda Express if you just want orange chicken.
(4)Michael H.
Great food and very friendly staff. They have the more traditional American chinese food like general tso chicken and they have authentic chinese food as well so it's a great place for the more picky eaters and adventurous ones. Service was fast and very friendly. Great food for a good price, most entrées were under $10. Would definitely recommend this place.
(4)Mark K.
Stopped here for a quick lunch, and walked out stuffed and smiling. I'm reluctant to give five stars in general- a place really has to be good, and I feel like I ought to try this a few more times to be sure- but I am torn between four and five stars for this place, because I had such a good experience. It's in a dingy strip mall, one I'm familiar with because of the BMV and title bureau. Inside, it's clean and nice. Service was very good. I came mid-afternoon so they weren't busy, and was served by several different staffers, all of whom were helpful. I started with the crab Rangoon, one of my favorites, and while this version wasn't the best ever it was pretty darn good. I was tempted by the lunch specials, but went with an entree from the Chinese part of the menu, Double Cooked Fried Pork. I've had twice-cooked pork before and loved it; never considered it authentic, but I'm no expert. This version was very, very good. Plenty of meat, in fact maybe too much in proportion to the vegetables. Everything was incredibly flavorful, though it wasn't very spicy. Did they ease off for me? The meat was closer to bacon than in some versions, and I wanted to inhale every bit of it. I'll go back for more from the Chinese menu section, and try some Americanized things too. I like both types; I've had authentic dishes in Toronto and occasionally around here. Their menu is pretty expansive, so I'll need to find a reason to swing by this area.
(4)Steven F.
I recommend their Szechuan grill fish, seafood cheese soup, and crispy pork belly. I highly recommended, very authentic better than any Chinese restaurant in town.
(5)Stone J.
Ordered the Kung Pao Chicken and the Triple Earthly delight. Both were very good and pretty authentic Chinese.
(5)Yanfei L.
The first time I went to the place was crowded because if buffet. The food tasted not good but acceptable. Hope next time will be better
(3)Gen Y.
Great foods! They just keep surprising me,try Beef Tomato hotpot, amazing! Especially for the coming winter time.
(5)Elly P.
This is the definition of a hidden gem! Very well marketed, very clean, great service. Though I didn't venture into the 'authentic' side of the menu, everything we had was delicious and very reasonably priced with plenty leftover for lunch the next day! Great and super fast service. I got their 'famous' sesame chicken. I don't know if it's famous but it's certainly the best sesame chicken I've ever had!
(5)Trudy C.
Great authentic chinese. Friendly service too. We had the sesame chicken, pot stickers, crab ragoon, and hot & sour soup. All were very good.
(5)Eli S.
The way they prepare the chicken here is great. When I ordered the sesame chicken, I expected it to be like every other place (lots of hard breading) this was almost pure chicken with a light crispy crunch. I was impressed. I was also the only white guy in here. The rest were Chinese. So I already had a feeling that it was going to be great. Fast service and a lot of food!
(4)Mocca T.
As usual, ask for the "authentic" or Chinese menu if you want to sample beyond General Tso`s territory. Greatly enjoyed the Chinese eggplant with pork sauce, i.e. small amount of pork itself but all the flavor, almost healthy. No less delightful the funan tofu with fermented black beans, advertised as spicy it was only lightly so, with you just having to watch not to eat a chilli pepper directly. That was just the level of heat desired. Service was very friendly but hard to understand, so be patient and imagine being abroad.
(5)Zhengguang W.
Awful Chinese food, awful service.. I'm disappointed to have our first dinner in Columbus.
(2)Emily C.
Being Chinese, I struggled trying to find a restaurant that is authentic-tasting. Personally, Little Dragon is my favorite Chinese Restaurant in Columbus, tied with a new place on Bethel named Jiu Thai. I go here about once a week. They serve a buffet during Saturday and Sunday mornings and I think it is wonderful, you have to try it! The only reason I gave this place a 4 star is due to one of its waitresses. Once when we ordered the hot pot, the waitress forgot to turn off the light underneath the pot and the food burnt. She ended up blaming us for not turning it off --- If we knew the food is gonna burn, obviously we will turn it off, but she didn't warn us before nor gave us any instructions on how. I had an argument with her and she just walked away, never apologizing and then refused to serve me after that. I didn't leave a tip that time. Every other waiter and waitress has been wonderful.
(4)Keenan M.
If you are looking for Americanized Chinese take-out this is not the place. I've read many of reviews here that fluff the authentic dishes (and they may well be right), but when I want Chinese take-out I'm not looking for authentic; I'm looking for General Tso's, orange chicken, sesame chicken, sweet and sour, etc. I felt like giving this place another shot, but I won't be back again. Both have been pretty terrible as far as cheap Chinese food goes. The fried chicken is soggy and the rice was watery. My biggest complaint, however, is the eggrolls...they don't even come with any sauce! One positive I can report about LIttle Dragons is that they do give generous portions.
(1)Keyanna C.
I went here yesterday, OMG, when I opened the containers, the stinch that came off the food, yuck, I tried to get past it so I took a bite and it was disgusting, I don't know if my food was spoiled or if it was the containers but never again, sad because I love chinese food, but this place will never get my money again, that was $25 down the drain!!!!!
(1)Matthew L.
For $12 lunch buffet, the place is a deal. They had cold pork, steamed fish, soy chicken and a variety of dumplings and vegetables. There were also usual suspects like fried rice and soups. There seemed to be ample seating and the place. Was able to get in and out in less than 30 minutes. Looked fairly popular with the local chinese.
(3)Robert C.
The food here isn't bad -- reasonably executed and authentic. I'd say this place deserves a four-star rating, especially given the fact that it's in Columbus. Here's what I've tried: - Scallion Pancake ($3.95): I'd skip this dish. The scallion pancake here is of the (extremely) thick variety, which I tend to avoid as a personal preference. But at the same time, this was both too doughy and lacking in ... a certain fragrance. If you've had a good green onion pancake, you'll know what I'm talking about. - Sauteed Snow Pea Leaf ($8.95): Good stuff. But I suppose it's hard to mess this up. - Crispy Pork Chop ($9.50): These weren't bad. They could have been a little crispier, but I was more thrown off the heavy-handed, yet uneven, seasoning. - Three Cups Intestine (listed on my receipt as "Intestine Chinese Basil") ($10.95): Fairly pleasant dish. The intestine is crispy, and the dish itself is quite flavorful -- spot-on "three cups" flavor. Little Dragons might be a little out of the way, but it's worth the drive up 71.
(4)Grace Y.
UPDATE: (I am a graphic designer. This is just my personal opinion.) This restaurant just recently updated the look of their menu, not sure if they also added or take off any dishes on the menu too. I remember their old menu looks plain and simple, boring but easy to read. Now their menu looks red and festive, like Chinese New Year's color, and have pictures of selected dishes included, but to me it has too much going on, and red is not an easy color on the eyes. Not sure paint the menu red overall, including the background where the menu printed on, would be my personal choice for the design, but as long as they believed the new menu make their customers more excited and hungry for ordering more dishes, I am all for it :-) --------------------------------------------------Â------------------------- DINNER: 5 stars Since my last review, we've tried few more dishes on their menu. 1. Pickled Cabbage Fish Fillet Soup, another 5 star dish. The pickled cabbage (is actually pickled mustard green) pair with flounder fish fillet is so delicious! 2. Salted Duck is a cold dish (the duck first steamed utill it's fully cooked, then smear with salt on it's skin before it's completely cool down). This is another very authentic Chinese dish, not as good as my mother's (LOL!), but very close. Full of flavor, you can tasted the duck with lightly salted seasoning, without all the greasiness like in Cantonese Roasted Duck. This appetizer is one of the healthiest choices for duck lovers! 3.Shredded Pork with Bamboo Shoots (Baby Bamboo Tips) Very very delicious, great to pair with a bowl of rice. I've always love this dish when I grow up in Taiwan. In here, they do it exactly like how I remembered, the pork is tender in the brown sauce, and the bamboo shoots was tender and goes well with the pork! 4. Eggplant with Ground Pork (listed under Vegetables) Another traditional home-style dish that goes well with a bowl of rice. If you never like the plainness of the eggplant, you have to try this Chinese dish, you won't be disappointed. The eggplant is solking flavor from the heavy meat sauce. 5. Black Pepper Beef Ribs Thin-slices black-pepper BBQ beef with bones. This dish is some what similar to Korean Kalbi (Korean Barbequed Beef Short Ribs). --------------------------------------------------Â------------------------- WEEKEND LUNCH BUFFET: 5 stars I've tried twice, and both times I love the broad varieties they included on their buffet. They have included a few authentic local Chinese dishes, like Taiwanese Pork Ears (Slowly Red-Cooked Pork Ear, cooled then thin sliced) and Duck Tongues, Ma La Cold Noodle (Szechuan-style spicy cold noodle) and Beef Stew. They've also have other widely accepted dishes by Americans, like Tender Flounder Fillets, Crispy Baby Smelts, freshly made Soy Milk (self-help for adding the sugar!), potstickers, hot & sour soup, etc. ***TIP: If you want the authentic Chinese food experience, AVOID First half-portion of the Americanized take-out dish menu, go for the second half-portion of the authentic Chinese menu with English translation!!! You won't be disappointed and mislead by those bad reviewers who ordered the take-out/Combo type of Americanized food! (Copy and paste here from my previous review)
(5)Joseph T.
Weekend buffet. Spicy fish, fire cracker pepper chicken And much more. Fancy a spicy lunch buffet, here is the perfect choice
(5)Amy L.
Excellent food Good service Friendly people. Fried smelts, sauted frog legs with basil, egg plans in garlic sauces. Em em good... .
(5)Zoey M.
I went here for lunch, I ordered the sesame chicken which wasn't the best I've ever had but all the other dishes seemed great. I was completely satisfied as it was a lot of food for around 5 dollars. Our waitress was so polite and eagerly willing to recommend authentic items which was so sweet even if I didn't end up choosing that. Definitely will be back.
(4)Scott J.
The food is very good every time we go there. We usually choose from their lunch or dinner specials. I always see a lot of Chinese and Korean people so I know it must be good. I've seen many of their authentic Chinese dishes and they look awesome. Many times they give you fruit for dessert and fortune cookie.
(5)Paul F.
I came down here tonight for dinner, again! This is getting to be my goto place when I don't feel like driving but still want a nice dinner. I started off with an order of spicy wontons. I ordered these served HOT, not the default which is room temp. This makes all the difference in the world and boy are they good! I was tempted to order another order and call it a night but instead got an order of General Tso's chicken and steamed rice rather than fried rice which is my usual. I think I'll stick with white rice for a while. And I had an order of hot tea, which came in a tea pot which kept it really hot for the duration of my dinner. Very good!
(4)Daniel R.
As close to authentic Chinese/Cantonese I've found in Cbus. Rivals restaurants in Guangzhou!!!
(5)Cheri Y.
I could go on and on about this restaurant but let's just cut to the chase...order off the Chinese menu not the American one and sit back and enjoy! Everything we order off the Chinese side is excellent. I don't go anywhere else for Chinese take out. the dining room blows so we only do take out. The very best in c-bus. Try the spicy fried squid or the fried pork chop and the eggplant is to die for! The green beans and bean curd I have to have like three times a week OMG the spicy peppercorn fish I dream about! go NOW!!! :p
(5)DENNIS T.
If you are looking for good Take Out, this place is hard to beat. I highly recommend the crispy baby smelt. I very much like that fact that they serve traditional dishes as well as Americanized options. I like to try something different each time I order, just to mix it up and expand my experience.
(5)Angie P.
I haven't written reviews for a while but felt compelled to do so even if I was doing it on my phone (the Columbus Community Manager knew what I mean). Chinese restaurants are usually vegetarian or vegan friendly because they serve many tofu and vegetable dishes. Wherever I went in Columbus, I was able to substitute tofu or vegetables with a dish I like. However, Little Dragons burst my bubbles. When I asked to substitute tofu in a beef noodle dish, the boss said they had to charge me $2 more because I was adding ingredients. What?! It was not even a lunch special or anything like that. It was a full price menu item. I said I didn't want the beef and put tofu instead. The waitress said you were still adding new ingredients. No substitution. Wow. I guess there's a first time for everything. I decided to try something else instead. The braised tofu that I ordered arrived. It looked completely different from what the authentic dish should look like. It did NOT look appetizing or taste good. I will NOT go back or recommend this restaurant to any vegetarian, vegan or anyone who has dietary concerns since they are super inflexible and insensitive to customers' needs. Dishes are far from being authentic though it's run by Chinese. I have not written any reviews like this but I'm deeply disappointed with this restaurant. Yelp, can I make it negative star??
(1)Jennie T.
Out of the few Chinese restaurants I tried on my brief excursion to Columbus, this one is my favorite. Having lived in California where Chinese restaurants are abundant, I was surprised that I was able to try a couple dishes that I've actually never had before. One caveat about Chinese food in Columbus - the grease. More so than in California, I found myself eating very small portions because the greasiness of the food made my stomach churn. But on to the good stuff! I especially loved the fried tripe with pickled veggies. I usually have tripe in porridge and pho, but the taste and texture never appealed to me. But here, and BF's sister knew exactly that ordering it extra crispy is key, the tripe was quite delicious. I loved the texture of it. I also liked the salted cold duck and sweet and sour pork! Both were very well done. The chow mein was forgettable and very reminiscent of Panda Express. The eggplant dish was excellently flavored, but too oily. I can't explain it well, but every Chinese restaurant in Ohio I went to has this very homey feel that I like. Maybe it's because we always went with Bf's family who knew others in the restaurant business. Maybe it's the Chinese decorations set against a Midwestern backdrop. Either way, it was a wonderful dining experience!
(4)George Y.
This is one of my favorite restaurants to get Chinese food in Cbus. When you see a restaurant that has Chinese diners, it's generally safe to say that the food is good. When my friends order, they sometimes "customize" their dishes with either more tofu, less tofu, more beef, etc. They don't mind paying extra as they know it is a dish they enjoy. I've generally enjoyed the food my friends and i order, whether it is eggplant or shredded beef or dou miao. I have been there for weekend brunch/lunch and they have a dim sum menu with soup dumplings. I would recommend not getting dim sum there or soup dumplings, just order off the menu. Sometimes service is a little lax just because they are either understaffed or it's a new server.
(4)Roderick C.
They now offer a lunch buffet on weekends, featuring dishes from their menu. Authentic Shanghai, Cantonese, and other regional dishes, it's a terrific way to taste their diverse offerings. They're still learning how to run a buffet, however: If you arrive for a first seating, many of the dishes are lukewarm, having clearly been prepared much earlier in the morning; If you go later, though, you'll join the hordes of Chinese students from OSU and may have to wait for a table. Still, this is the only Chinese buffet that changes some of the offerings even during the same day, so you can taste many different dishes.
(4)Charles C.
Authentic food if you order from the appetizer section and onward. Spiced Beef Tripe Pickle Vegetable Intestine Pork w/Chili Pepper
(5)Gwen W.
A friend and I went for their Sunday (only) buffet. Interesting dishes - almost all of them were new to me! Not the typical Cashew Chicken or Sweet and Sour dishes. Many of the offerings were of the Szechwan variety. However, I was able to fill my tummy with the other dishes. I particularly liked the two different dumplings. Great meat and veggie taste. I also tried a green bean dish that had pork, I believe. My "dessert"? There were these small sesame-covered balls, soft and almost "gooey", that had a slightly sweet taste. Totally ticked my eyes, haha. Clean establishment. Great service: the lady checked in with us at all the right times. A pleasant afternoon meal.
(3)Andrew L.
This place is frickin' amazing. Very authentic, one of my favorite Chinese places. Can it be a bit pricey, with dishes in the 10-15 dollar range? Sure, but if you are in a group and all share a few dishes, it's not so bad. How do you enjoy a Chinese restaurant like this? Look - whenever the owners of a Chinese restaurant are gracious enough to include delicious and authentic dishes on the menu in English (as a Chinese American guy who isn't very good at speaking Chinese, not being able to order off of the Chinese menu at some places is a source of great frustration), go for those dishes. Skip over the Kung Pao General Tsao crap (which is probably still tasty, but you can get that anywhere), and instead go for some stuff like this: 1) Spicy Conch Salad 2) Szechuan-style spicy fish fillet hotpot (Probably not the exact name) 3) Frog legs with basil What's that? You're worried that the beautiful conch shells provide a false idea of how the slimy gastropod contained within will taste? Don't worry. The Spicy Conch Salad is delicious, crisp, refreshing, with thinly-sliced conch pieces (everywhere else, they are cubed, and don't quite capture the flavor of the conch as well). The pieces are chewy, but sliced thinly so they can be enjoyed thoroughly, with none of the taste going to waste. Worried Szechuan spice will be too spicy for you? Well, maybe, but it's never too late to start getting accustomed to spice. It really isn't that spicy, and the fish is super tender, soft, and flavorful. The broth is delicious as well. Eww, frogs? Look, the only reason you should hesitate eating a frog is if you're in the amazon and you're being served brightly colored frogs. These frog legs are 100% delicious. While the idea of eating it might be off-putting to you, they really aren't too different from chicken. Oh, except they're better, as the meat is not dry and stringy like chicken can be. Don't forget to chew on the bones after. These three food items are just a sampling of some of the dishes you can get here. I really suggest you come here and go for the gold - the real, authentic food, and not the usual stuff. By the way, I also ordered the Rabbit here once. I felt bad for eating a cute rabbit, and it was very bony. It tasted great, but was quite a bit of effort to eat. i liked it, but you may not. To the server's credit, she suggested I get lamb instead. OVERALL: Great restaurant, good service, fantastic, authentic food - so long as you order the right stuff.
(5)M D.
I always get the same things here but it never disappoints. Over the years, the portions grew smaller but the taste remains the same. Quality over quantity I guess? It still a very fulfilling amount of food. I recommend their chicken fried rice, make it spicy! Their hot & sour soup is also very good. I love their wonton soup although it is a little on the salty side. Guilty* & their crab rangoon is also a thumbs up in my book! One of my favs Chinese restaurant to go for a quick pick up!
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