Checked out this classic place in Tinley Park for Chinese. Dragon Palace is a long time favorite for locals. It isn't like the average strip mall restaurant. Has booze. There's also the regular noodle or rice items that everyone is familiar with to be honest. Basic looking from the outside without anything special just being basic. It's better inside with the classic atmosphere and looks. The prices are higher than these used to be though. A lot of the classics. It's about $11 for an entree. We got the General Tso's Tofu. It's the firm kind that's like crusty scrambled eggs. This is pretty light on the vegetables with just a few slices of green peppers. For sure it's better than it looks. It's closed Tuesdays. There's a few things without the meat and just tofu or vegetables. read more

Dragon Palace - General Tso's Tofu - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Neighborhood staple and local family owned. Food is consistently fresh. Although not our top go to for Chinese, only because a few of their recipes aren't to our preferences, we still won't turn down an opportunity to get some of their yummy dishes. Our fav is the Chop Suey and Tomato Pepper Beef. read more

went here today because of your review! I got the honey sesame chicken combo with bbq pork rice, and egg roll. It taste exactly how you described. I really like the chicken, rice is kinda bland, and the egg roll was good. I also got crab ragoon... Yum read more

Dragon Palace - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

I'm a huge Chinese food fan, but nope! I never need to try this location again. We ordered the pan fried pot stickers and sweet and sour chicken for lunch. I was not a fan. Both dishes were lacking flavor. Everything tasted bland. read more

Dragon Palace - Pot Potstickers - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

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I'm not sure what happened with Dragon Palace over the years, but they went downhill fast. The other poor reviews on here are not lying. Previously, we'd come here for carry out without issues. Today, we ordered online and picked up in person. Came home with the food, all to find out they didn't put our rice in with the order. On top of that, there's an added fee for ordering online, despite paying cash in person. We were hoping the poor reviews about the blandness of the food were an exaggeration, but it is not. No flavor or spice in anything that was ordered, on top of having to make our own rice at home. After calling the restaurant, no help was offered other than an "I'm sorry." We'll be finding a different restaurant for Chinese food from now on. read more

Flavor was good. Had about 8 shrimp total in small order, would've liked more shrimp and veggies and less sauce which consumed the container. read more

Dragon Palace - 456. Shrimp Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Do not order from here. The pineapple chicken was white barely cooked meat and two or three slices of pineapple. The shrimp fried rice had no flavor and was chewey and the teriyaki beef was not edible. read more

My family and I moved to Tinley Park a few years ago and we were looking for a nice Chinese restaurant in the area and we found dragon Palace in Tinley Park. They were the best in town, my family loves their foods. We ordered general taos chicken, hunan supreme, red hot dragon and Mongolian beef and the chicken wings. We also ordered the egg foo Yung special $10, you can't beat that! Friendly server and clean environment. They also have slots for you to entertain after your meal. Despite all the negative comments, sorry for your bad experiences. read more

The food was aromatherapy. Pleasantly filling, portions just right. Also, customer service is welcoming and worth telling everyone.

Ordered Won Tons, for the first time. They were great! They were rectangular in shape, and it was a nice sized portion. The egg rolls were fresh and delicious, and the condiments generous. Had my favorite fried rice: BBQ Pork. Food was delivered hot. Great place for Chinese. read more

I took my friend to dragon palace for dinner and we both ordered the combination special Szchuan chicken with the eggroll and general tacos chicken. It was the best I have ever had in a long time. We'll be back! The workers are friendly as well. And the restaurant is nice and clean. I recommend everyone to give them a try. read more

Ordered lunch from here for the office today. Amount of food provided for the money was acceptable. However, it was all very bland, The BBQ pork fried rice was DRY. The chicken kow, which i ordered, was flavorless, and soupy. The eggroll was crispy, but the inside was complete mush. I would rate it one star, but for the amount of food given. Will not be ordering from here again. read more

Ordered a bunch of food for my birthday with friends. It was hot and delivered quickly. I had asked them not to ring the bell because my baby would be asleep. They were careful to not ring the bell or knock, very respectful. And the food was delicious! read more

I actually really enjoyed the food here. I ordered the orange chicken meal, which came with barbecue pork rice and an eggroll. Everything was really delicious. The chicken had a good flavor, and they gave good size portions. My fiancé had the general tso chicken, which came with barbecue pork rice and an eggroll. He really enjoyed his food as well. My only complaint would be both sauces tasted very similar and I couldn't tell really much difference. read more

Dragon Palace - 221. General Tso's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Unassuming from the outside but definitely don't judge a book by it's cover. The inside was clean, quaint, and quiet. The food was great and our server was nice. Everything was hot, well seasoned and large portions. I'll definitely be back. Ordered: shrimp chop suey + garlic and extra gravy Chicken Lo mein read more

Dragon Palace - Chicken Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

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Just no good no good no good anymore. Either it's all big uncut chunks of raw green bell pepper or it's tons of white rice and a few spoons of Mongolian beef or entre. Just done, so many times in a row left in the lurch from here. Must make the money in the slots and not care about the food and those customers. read more

This used to be the best Chinese restaurant in south suburbs. They have either sold to new owners or got a new chef. Ordered beef and pea pods which was tasteless with very few pea pods. Also ordered chicken lo mein - absolutely TERRIBLE! Fried rice had only rice and No additional ingredients. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! read more

It's been awhile since we ordered from here, but used to eat here quite often before Covid. They worked well w/ a bit of a difficult order due to food allergies. We were quite happy w/ how our food tasted. They even took the time to pack the food so it wouldn't fall over in the bag. Appreciate this courtesy. She was very helpful & didn't rush me, which was a pleasant surprise. I'm looking forward to ordering again very soon, & eating inside too. I have leftovers, & am already thinking about what else to try.... So glad I went back. *I'm quite surprised by some if these terribly low reviews, would recommend* read more

Very disappointed in my good today. I orderd the BBQ pork lo mein. The pork was tough and chewy and not much flavor. Egg rolls were ok...they were better before. Beef N broccoli had more broccoli than beef..not much flavor. We'll go back to Chens next time.. read more

First time ordering! Amazing! They actually gave us real food, and not a bunch of celery, onion and green pepper "fillers" with my Kung Pao, and my General Tso... Generous amounts, and rice for left overs. Highly recommend. read more

Good food at a fair price Will definitely try more of their offerings The fried rice was moist and delicious with ample amounts of bbq pork and rgg read more

I had the best meal today! The service was great, and the ambiance was conducive to enjoying a quiet lunch. The price was unbeatable.

Just ordered to go, the fried rice was bland, no egg, no scallions, barely soy sauce. It was so disappointing. The sweet and sour chicken was cold, the chicken was hard and dried out. The chicken rice soup was bland and flavorless. Been going for years, many, many years. I don't know what changed but they need to really take a look at the quality of what they are serving. read more

The owners and workers are very pleasant! The fried rice is good ! Egg rolls are very good !

Please see pictures or the Beef Chow Fun and Pan Fried Noodles. I've ordered both of these dishes for years! I prefer the pan fried noodles a bit softer, today I was lucky and they were lightly fried. Beef in the chow fun was yummy. I suggest ordering extra on the side, its that good :) read more

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We stopped in due to the good reviews here on Yelp. Being so close we wondered how we missed a good chinese restaurant! For our first time we enjoyed the visit. We had Crab Rangoon, curry chicken meal, and the general Tao's chicken meal. The two meals had really good portions and flavor. The curry chicken meal came with white rice and the general Tao's chicken came with an egg roll and pork fried rice. The service was great and the waiter was very respectful. There wasn't much business when we went in and we were hesitant if the experience would be good. But it seems like a nice family run restaurant that has seen much success. Will we be back? Yes, of course. read more

Dragon Palace - General Taos Chicken meal. A good portion for less than 8 dollars! - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Best Chinese food around. Large menu with Many choices and daily specials. Very authentic, large portions and super friendly service and they deliver!! Longstanding establishment in Tinley Park. Love this place!!! read more

Ordered tso chicken and hardly see or taste chicken in it . It's all 95% is batter maybe if lucky it have 5 % definitely not coming back . read more

Dragon Palace - 95% batter - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

A return customer for the vegetable soup. I have also had the sesame chicken and the vegetable egg rolls and both are delicious. read more

Dragon Palace - The vegetable soup! Yes it is good! - Chinese Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Decided to order from here to try a different Chinese place. Food was horrible. Ordered the rice noodles and had food poisoning. Never ordering from here again. read more

Totally disappointed! The egg rolls were hard... really hard, I needed to open it up and eat the insides which was mushy. The shrimp with pea pods and water chestnuts was good but I didn't expect the carrot's and onions (this was a first for me), Mongolian beef completely dry with very little onions and no spice(heat) bland, bland, bland. The orange chicken was store bought chicken nuggets so over cooked I couldn't bite through it and it's sauce was flavorless, completely dull and bland... you would think the sauce would have softened up the chicken "pebbles " but it didn't. The soy sauce couldn't help this or the Mongolian beef dish. The pineapple fried rice was white, boring to look at and taste was uneventful, the Dragon Palace could have done much better in presentation, quality and taste. My last visit was 7 years ago and it was definitely much better. I've noticed since Covid-19 that a lot of the restaurants & the take outs places, that their quality of food and service is poor yet they've increased their prices. LOL, and they want to be tipped for the yuck. read more

I just ordered a full four patties of beef egg foo young and I have to say there is hardly any beef in any of it. Mostly egg and beans sprouts. Very disappointed. Doubt I'll be back. read more

Been going there since they opened. I've noticed some changes in Taste over the past couple years, but nothing drastic, still ok Chinese Offerings. Please Spice up the entrées! read more

My family and I get food here about 1-2x a week. It's pretty good. They upped the prices recently for the lunch special and we haven't gone as much. The food is very tasty. read more

Wow. I'm totally confused by the bad reviews this place has gotten! I stopped in to get some take-out to take back to my hotel room the other day. I couldn't choose between the shrimp with broccoli or something spicy, and since the prices are so incredibly cheap, I went with both- I got the szechuan vegetables to pair with the shrimp. The employees were very nice to me, greeted me immediately when I came in, and the girl at the counter was patient with me while I was deciding. My order came out very quickly. (I didn't find the employees rude at all as some reviewers have said, although two girls were speaking a language to each other that I didn't understand. I know some people find that rude. I do not). When I got back to my hotel room, I found that everything was still hot and yummy. The sauce for the shrimp and broccoli wasn't overly flavorful (better bland than too salty, I say!) so I ended up mixing it in with the szechuan veggies and it was a yummy, yummy meal. I was sad to leave the leftovers behind! I will definitely go back. read more

BACKGROUND My family ordered from this place throughout my childhood, and I still make a point to order from this place when I'm in the area. I've probably ordered from this place over a hundred times throughout my life. As far as I understand, this place was established by Chinese immigrants and is still run by the same family. FOOD & VALUE The menu is huge and covers a wide variety of tastes, and you can comfortably feed a family for under $20. The sweet and sour chicken is my favorite: the sauce is prepared with large chunks of fresh tomatoes, green bell peppers, and pineapples, and the chicken is usually crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. I have yet to find a better egg roll in this class of restaurants. They serve fresh, hot tea with every dine in order in the same way that every table is served with bread at a greasy spoon style of restaurant. Their fried rice dishes have larger amounts of meat included than most other Chinese restaurants from which I have ordered. Of course, expect a fortune cookie at the end of your meal! If you are looking for fine dining, you will be disappointed as this is a Chinese take-out style of restaurant. Expect to have two large meals for under $10 when ordering, especially when eating lunch specials. SERVICE The servers are attentive to their tables, and food is prepared in about 10 minutes for dine-in customers. Some days are busier than others for take-out, so expect anywhere between 15-45 minutes for your order to be ready. I average about 20 minutes for pick-up. As with any restaurant, once in a while an order might not come out the way it should be. They are apologetic and quick to fix your order. ATMOSPHERE Immediately after entering the restaurant, you will find a large fish tank filled with exotic fish. A bar equipped with some Asian and domestic drafts is available if you would like to have a beer while waiting to get your order. Half of the restaurant feels like a Chinese take-out area with Chinese decor. The other half of the restaurant is mainly for dine-in seating. The walls are decorated with ethnic paintings and trim. A television is mounted in one of the corners. Overall, the atmosphere is clean and feels like a Chinese restaurant. OVERALL IMPRESSION Good food, friendly service, an authentic Chinese vibe, and a much bang for my buck keeps me coming back. read more

One of our most beloved places for carryout/delivery: the food is good, fast, and not expensive. Not fancy, but flavorful.

My husband and I order delivery from here like once a week. They get here a lot quicker than they say, and the food is always hot and delicious! Best Chinese I've had in the area! read more

I usually frequent the Mokena location, but still get take out from this location from time to time. I don't understand all the bad reviews this place is getting, especially the comment on the staff being rude - I think everyone that has helped me has been qutie friendly. I think their food is great... I do prefer the Mokena location overall. read more

Giving a restaurant that serves a whole meal for less than $4 a bad score is next to impossible for me. However, it's necessary. I asked for chicken lo mein. What I got, though packed with veggies, was flavorless noodles and something that vaguely, VAGUELY resembled boiled chicken parts. I poured two packets of soy sauce on the damn thing, and none of the flavor stuck. I think the food actually erased the flavor of soy sauce! But again, I bought more food than I could eat for $3.15. That's cheaper than most fast food. I plan to try some other items in the future, as people at my office often order from Dragon Palace on Mediocre Chinese Food Day, a Friday tradition. read more