Everytime my family and I visit Monterey, we always go here. The food is good and the staff are great. I've gotten to know Lai and Lisa over the years and they sure do treat their customers like family or a very close friend :-) I highly recommend this place. read more

Standard fare, good fried orange peel chicken, sesame chicken not the best. Prices a little high but not bad. Solid three stars for being open on Easter and close to the lone oak lodge ;) read more

Veggies on both our combo chicken lunch plates were completely raw. I guess that's why the food was out so fast after we ordered. The employees seem to be not so friendly or just stressed looking. We had to sit in the back with no lights on. I would really like to see them put a smile on and try to be more excited. read more

We had been patrons for years...since they opened...loved their food. Recently in the last year we have noticed smaller portions food is cold (delivery). We will never order from them nor will we recommend them to anyone. They have also become rude. Too may wonderful Chinese restaurants in town to bother patronizing this establishment. read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Staff is very welcoming and patient, the food is AMAZING, and restaurant is clean. I definitely recommend coming here to fulfill your cravings! read more

I've been eating here over 20 years. Food and service are always excellent. Just ate lunch there today, Tomato Beef Rice Plate.

Food is good, the staff is super super nice. When I asked the lady how spicy the orange chicken was, she said they could make it less spicy for me! The delivery driver was super nice! The only bad thing I could say was my crab rangoons were straight cold when they got to my house. Besides that everything was great read more

Great generals chicken, my favorite in town by far!

Nice chinese food, we had duck which was a little fat but the taste was good. My son had the combination fried rice which was very nice. The waitress was very nice and was running around to please everybody. read more

I am not allowed to leave the desk at work and this place will not deliver to my work, which is right across the street unless I order $20 worth of food. I feel that it's really ridiculous. They also will not let you use credit cards unless it's over $20. read more

Great place to get Chinese food - visited Monterey and was craving Chinese - someone recommended the Happy Dragon in Seaside. I was very pleased with the quality of the food and the price - their Generals Chicken was AMAZING! read more

The food was terrible, uncooked, and the service was rude. My 5 year old wasn't let into the restroom because they thought she was just coming in. And the grumpy old lady had clearly seen her walk in with her. Just horrible don't come here very unwelcoming read more

Awesome food! We simply love how fresh the food is here. Everything we have had to date was exceptional. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for Chinese food that is a cut above the norm. Forget the rest, get the best! And they deliver for $1. read more

Visiting from San Diego and staying nearby, read the reviews and ordered for delivery. Food was awesome! Lots of leftovers for the next day! read more

Really good food. Nice friendly service. We had sizzling rice platter with beef and mushu chicken and wonton soup. All yummy, especially sizzling rice platter. Clean, nice service, good food, recommend!!! read more

I recently started writing reviews on Yelp and couldnt resist writing one on my favorite restaurant in Monterey! If your a fan of Chinese food, then you absolutely need to try Happy Dragon. The General Chicken is the most amazing dish my mouth has ever tasted. The sauce is incredible which makes it nearly impossible not to lick the plate clean at the end. Walnut Prawns have become a close second, right behind the General Chicken. The prawns are cooked with this delicious creamy sauce that will blast your taste buds into orbit. The candied walnuts tie the dish together nicely giving it the perfect little crunch with each bite. Happy Dragon has become a weekly occurence for me. My lovely grandmother and I try to meet for dinner every thursday, and Happy Dragon is the perfect venue. Its a great place to take large families and kids of all ages. The price of food is extremely reasonable, and the quality is top knotch. The staff is always smiling and so hospitable. They have come to know my self and my family very well after the many years of our repeat business. Judy in particular is absolutely amazing! Not only is she the most gorgeous waitress i've ever met, shes the kindest! Her smile is warm and enticing and may very well be responsible for my many return visits. Alas, weather it is the girl, or the chicken that brings me back each week, the fact remains that I will return and I will be bringing my appetite with me ; ) read more

Very pricey for less than mediocre meal. Nothing tasted good, there were barely any vegetables in the meals, spent as much as I would have at a decent restaurant. Don't waste your money here. read more

their food is decent... i've said it before that chinese is not my first choice, but i like their chicken and their rice. the soup isn't half bad either. read more

Way expensive for what you get. All items are a la carte. There are combos but for lunch only. For nearly $13 I expected to be full and was not. The food was hot though, so there was something good. Also, the guy at the front counter wasn't very polite or friendly. If I'm in Monterrey again, I will not be returning to this place. read more

Food has been satisfactory but not great. Rice seems a little to gummy. Mongolian beef has always been good with just the right amount of heat. Egg rolls are average. Sometimes the service is a little "off'" and we have started having them deliver. We live close enough that the food is still hot when we get it. Happy Dragon has become our go-to Chinese place since the decline of the "other" Chinese place on Fremont. read more

I'm torn between a 2- and 3-star review. This is one of the few Chinese restaurants that deliver to my place. I've had two experiences with this restaurant. First time I ordered for delivery around 5:15pm, they said to call back in half an hour because their delivery guy may not be coming in. I called back around 6 because I was really craving Chinese cuisine. They said they're not doing deliveries that night. I understood and I wasn't upset. I called for delivery a different night. The guy who was taking my order clearly sounded like he hated his job. Their food is okay, but I prefer the buffet that's further down Fremont. It's cheaper there, service is better, and the food is fulfilling. read more

We have eaten there once and ordered take out twice. I am very picky about orange chicken and there's is very good so that's why we kept going back. The won ton soup is okay. Two times it's been good, and one time it sucked. Chow mien is also a staple food for me and there's is very very bland. This is what will keep us from going back. All the food is greasy and overpriced but that's pretty much how all Chinese food is. The employees are very friendly and while they were slow when we dined there, they were very polite. read more

Walked in...was head nodded to a table with crumbs. Very grumpy looking worker dropped the menus. Ten minutes later, still no service. We left. I work hard for my money.... I want to spend it on places that appreciate their customers. read more

Happy Dragon not so Happy. I have eaten at this restaurant in the past and the food was good Chinese food for Monterey. Growing up in New York I ate a lot of excellent Chinese food and do to,the large quantity of Chinese restauarants a Chinese restaurant could not easily survive if they served bad food. Well it has been a few years since I last ate here. My experience began when my girl friend and I entered all jazzed up for Chinese food. The employee at the counter did not smile and looked very bummed to be there. We looked at the lunch special menus and they charge $2.50 to substitute noodles instead of rice and in fact had few, maybe one noodle item on the lunch special menus. Many restaurants will substitute noodle instead of rice for free or some time a dollar extra. I was already bummed because I was in the mood for noodles and did not want to spend more than ten dollars for a Chinese lunch special. There are so many in the area that do lunch specials for eight or nine dollars and offer more noodle choices. We ordered tea and I noticed lip stick stains on my cup. Ok this can happen occasionally but is not the end of the world. When I politely asked the server, miss sourface , for another cup because of the lipstick stains she replaced it with no apology, bad business. My girlfriend order the Happy Dragon Special and its was pretty tasty and a genourous portion. I ordered the curry fish which is made with sole, an inexpensive but tasty fish. The curry sauce was very watery and the dish looked like I ordered a zucchini special. There were lots of thin slices of zucchini on my plate and burryed under it was a very small pice if sole, about four bites worth. Very disappointing. The egg drop soup was good, but our whole meal was soured by the poor attitude of the server who was also the cashier. The restaurant was empty except for one other table with a couple at it. When I paid the check I mentioned to the server/houstess/cashier that she never stopped by our table to ask if every thing was alright or if we need or wanted anything else. She said she was tired because she just finished a three day event. I think if she was too tired to smile then should not not be dealing with the public. I hate when I go somewhere and the employees make you feel like you are putting them out by patronizing the business. I left feeling very dissatisfied and I hope the owner reads this review. read more

Fly to Monterey for Happy Dragon's Manderin Prawns and Szechuan Green Beans. Always our first stop when we're in town.

wanted veggies so got veggie chow fun...I think I got 3 bits of broccoli and 6 bits of assorted other veggies. very sad.

My family and I decided to try this place. That was a mistake. While I was there, I noticed icky things that were happening. (A chef coughing in the back). The person that welcomed us said it in a mean manner. We left before we ordered. Food may be good, but people are not friendly. read more

Zero stars! Got food poisoning from this place :( Felt nauseous immediately after eating. Within 3 hrs I was vomiting profusely. Reported them to the health department. Don't eat the shrimp!!! read more

My wife and I had the same experience as Duke S. from Beverly Hills. We went to Monterey several months ago, and we happened to stop by this restaurant called Happy Dragon (easy name to remember since there is a big dragon statue out front) on our way to the Monterey Aquarium. The food was horrible. We ordered fried rice and it smelled. The meat didn't look like meat at all and the rice looked like it was a week old. We also ordered a seafood dish and the seafood smelled also. On top of that, the food was very pricey. We are talking about $8 per dish for sub standard food. The worst Chinese food I have ever tasted! ___________________________________________________ To Lai H. of Happy Dragon, I hope that you take my criticisms in a very constructive manner. You really need to hire a good cook in order to run a very successful restaurant. You cannot or should not expect people to pay a lot of money for below standard Chinese food. Good luck to you and your business! read more

Really good Chinese food, especially the shrimp appetizer and soup. The dinner-for-two combos are good value. Very sweet waitress.

We lived in Monterey while my husband was at NPS back in 2001-2003. Happy Dragon has the best Chinese chicken salad ever! I've yet to find anything that comes even close. Great service. Convenient location. When we lived there Hunan Chicken wasn't on the menu but they made it for me anytime I asked. Almost ten years later I still crave their chicken salad. Great service. Convenient location. read more