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    Dragon Express

    3.0 (46 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Dragon Express Chinese Restaurant
    Evan G.

    Dragon Express Chinese Restaurant on Old Trolley Road in Summerville is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the area. Everything on the menu is fresh, flavorful, and well prepared. The staff here is very efficient and had everything prepared quickly even with larger orders. I have been happy with all of the meals that I have had here.

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    Erika W.

    I stopped in here to order some food for take-out with my daughter. The wait was around ten minutes and the employees were really nice. For four people (two adults, a teen and a kid) I ordered a large pork fried rice, two orders of spring rolls and an order of sweet and sour chicken that comes with white rice. It was a little under $23. We really enjoyed the food. It was plenty for us and we had some of the fried and white rice left over.

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    Use to go to China city....found out their crab Ragoons are made fresh....this is probably one of the best Chinese restaurant around!

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    China Wok - crab rangoons - I hate to waste food but they were inedible and I threw them in the trash

    China Wok

    3.8(72 reviews)
    5.2 mi
    $

    i used to buy from China Wok until Covid hit and the owner took over cooking....food went down…read morehill; so we switched to KING CHEF 261 Treeland ave . Every was better there but this Sunday after discovering King Chef was closed ; we decided to try China Wok Again. BAD MOVE The fried chicken wings weren't just greasy , they were DRIPPING in OIL.. disgusting.... worst i had had. I also told him to drain the grease first ..Not Done The pancid i ordered was supposed to have noodles and vegetables. It was just about all noodles with a hint of carrots.. WILL NEVER RETURN.....you can't imagine how greasy and oily the chicken was ...most was thrown away. Just like what they did to my business...thrown away and back to King Chef.

    If I could give zero stars I would. First off, there is a HORRIBLE smell right outside the front…read moredoor of this "restaurant". It smells like a dumpster. That should have been my first clue NOT to go in! I ordered the Hibachi Chicken and the total came t about $15. It was about 75% rice and 25% chicken. The chicken was chewy and fatty. When I first received the to go order, (because there isn't much ambiance to dine in) I did ask the cashier if that was the correct amout of chicken? She just pointed to the menu above the register and said something i couldn't understand. I have been told that Yang's Kitchen restaurant is the very best in Ladson. The price for the Hibabchi Chicken according to their website is less that $10! They will get my business from now on.

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    China City - Sweet and sour chicken

    China City

    3.7(47 reviews)
    0.8 mi
    $

    Ordered for pick up. Ready when promised. They do have some basic seating if you want to eat there…read morebut their business looks like it's mainly to go. Combination plate is a lot of food and I made a couple meals out of it. I got sweet and sour chicken with pork fried rice. I really like their rice which had little chunks of pork and peas and carrots. The chicken was good but I was expecting chunks of pineapple and carrots which most places add. Chicken had good flavor and they give you lots of sauce for dipping. Egg roll was large and full of flavor. For the price it's a really good deal and yummy. We also got beef and broccoli. Neat was tender and broccoli has some crunch to it.

    Located off of Ladson Rd in an easily accessible area, China City has decent enough food to warrant…read morerepeat visits. That said when I came into the store it wasn't so pleasant with water all over the broken tile floor, the minimalist décor and seating options. It's like the tables are just there to let people sit while waiting for their food. That said, the cashier/owner was extremely friendly and quick to greet me. This visit, I decided not to indulge in any appetizers rather focusing on main course. Just to note it up front the food is extremely well priced with many dishes like fried rice having options for amounts. I rather liked that as it gave me a chance to sample a lot of food without having to get dinner portions. The review I'll start with the pork fried rice. I'm not sure why, but there was a musty smell to it, like it picked up a funk in the fridge (most fried rice is cooked the day before and held in a fridge over night to allow crystal formation leading to a more absorbent rice the next day). The rice was cooked perfectly however I would have preferred a little more egg and small veggies like peas in it. The pork was salty perfection and almost unctuous to the mouth. It was a decent dish but not stellar. The beef and broccoli lost me. The beef had little flavor and extremely chewy, perhaps by not adding baking soda to tenderize the meat. The broccoli was extremely stiff and could have used a little more cooking time all while the sauce wasn't very flavorful. I was so looking forward to this dish too. Next up was the Lo Mein. I wish restaurants would be more consistent as these noodles weren't plump round but almost ramen and slender like. While this may sound trivial the shape of food makes a different in flavor. For instance, elbow macaroni doesn't taste like spaghetti even though they're the same ingredients. That's because it hits the taste buds differently and tricks our minds into thinking it's a flavor rather than texture. Finally, and I noticed this off the bat, is great Chinese restaurants have a slight smoky flavor to Lo Mein and fried rice among some other dishes. This is subtle yet can really elevate the dish and it comes from a wok that's been seasoned for years. I know I'm nitpicking here but these things really make a difference. Overall, the dish was average but enough shrimp were in it to make it cost feasible and lots of cabbage and carrots. The final dish was the Mei Fun which I absolutely loved as it was very close to traditional. Thin rice noodles like vermicelli are cooking without any kind of sauce to note while plenty of onions, carrots and eggs along with the meat are present. I'm still not sure why they skipped the green onion tops and bean sprouts as that's almost the star of the dish. Still, the dish was cooked perfectly and I enjoyed it. Overall, China City is an above average Chinese restaurant with traditional fair. While all the food doesn't hit the bullseye, it's not that far off, just personal knit picking on my part. Well, besides the chewy beef and musty rice. The people are nice and while I think the inside of the restaurant needs some TLC, if they're business is 90% delivery then it's a moot point. The food is the star and it's not bad. Give it a try if you have that itch!

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    Chicken wing w/ Pork Fried Rice Combo $9.99

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    Pagoda Restaurant - Take out

    Pagoda Restaurant

    3.5(62 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $

    Yay! This is my favorite Chinese food restaurant in the area. Let's be honest, there are dozens of…read moreplaces to get Chinese anywhere you look. However, not all are created equal. The quality of the food is great, the flavors are superior and their customer service is excellent. One time I was going to pick-up some food and at the time they didn't have 'curbside'. I had my kids in the car with me and they just happened to fall asleep. If I went in to get the food, I would have to wake them up and I would have some cranky children for the rest of the day. I called the store, and she came out to my car to get my payment, asked and brought anything else we needed and even whispered to help keep the kiddos snoozing. All this, while it was raining outside. It's these little things that make me want to come back and support someone who has such a great heart and passion for what they do. Highly recommended! tell your friends! :)

    Woof. The food here is not only terrible but seems unfit for consumption. And it takes a lot for me…read moreto say that because I will eat (*try*) just about anything...but not this. My husband and I ordered take out. The first sign something was off, was the box our order came in: a flour tortilla wrap box. WTF?? Everything we ordered tasted like fake food. Like it came out of a machine or factory or somewhere untouched by humans. When we threw the food out, it left a weird slimy-looking dark residue on the inside of all the styrofoam boxes that would not rinse off. I've never seen anything like this. Needless to say, we were very turned off by the whole experience and I can say with certainty that we will not be back. Can't say I would recommend :(

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    Great Wall Restaurant - House Chow Mei Fun minus pork

    Great Wall Restaurant

    3.9(67 reviews)
    2.6 mi
    $

    My first time visiting and for sure will be returning! I ordered the boneless spare ribs…read morecombinations, was so flavorful. A reasonable price for a large portion size. The resturant was clean and quiet. The workers were nice.

    Wow. Since the closing of our beloved Fortune Garden on University Blvd., we've desperately been in…read moresearch of a Chinese restaurant worthy of replacing our favourite Chinese spot for over a decade. We believe our search is over, and we declare Great Wall our new go-to spot. We walked up to the counter and the young man patiently took our order. We then sat down and noted most of the orders ready for take out were for rice and fried chicken. I became a little anxious, as our order seemed to drag on, and I wondered silently if we were set for another disappointment. We've been hoping to find a new restaurant before Christmas Day, as we've planned this as our yuletide meal this year, and we've been searching since Fortune Garden unexpectedly closed on New Years Day this year. Our order was finally called, we were granted our various sauces, we retrieved everything and headed home. We began unpacking everything from the brown paper bag and I noticed a couple of things immediately: our order was correct, the food was hot...but then, something else caught my eye. The egg foo young gravy. Now, if you're a connoisseur of the egg foo young, you've undoubtedly run across sub-par gravy: thick, lumpy, gray and not terribly inviting. This was not that gravy. The concoction was a dark brown, silky and smooth. The taste of egg foo young and gravy was heavenly. We then tried the house special fried rice and the egg rolls. Definitely closest to our beloved Fortune Garden. You should make Great Wall your new forever Chinese takeout restaurants. Maybe we'll see you there on Christmas!

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    Great Wall Restaurant - White rice , crab Rangoon , chicken

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