This is my third time at Happy Fortune Lounge, and what I really like about this place is that as long as you understand what a true dive bar is and don't overexpect, this place is honestly close to the definition of a great dive bar. One thing I really appreciate, especially being from Las Vegas, is that not many Asian spots around here stay open late. Most places close around 9 or 10pm. Happy Fortune Lounge has their regular menu until 11:30pm, and after that they switch to a late night fried food menu. The cool part is that instead of the usual basic bar food like wings and tater tots, they serve Asian style comfort food late night. Tonight I got the sweet and sour chicken with fried rice, and they even offer half orders. They also have spring rolls and other late night items as well. Last time I came in just before the kitchen switched over at 11:29pm and got the beef and broccoli. Great portion size and honestly really satisfying comfort food. If you're expecting five star Chinese cuisine, throw that expectation out the window. This is local comfort food done right in a dive lounge environment, and that's exactly the charm of it. I order the late night sweet and sour chicken, I opted for white rice instead of fried rice. They do half orders as well. I appreciate that they have chili oil, entree gets 4 stars because it was lightly breaded. Chili oil 2/5, it could use some more seasoning or msg if you are not biased about using a simple amino/glutamine acid. Affordability and cost 5/5! The lounge itself is spacious with multiple pool tables, a ping pong table, slots, karaoke nights twice a week, and a really welcoming atmosphere. One thing I especially love is that their karaoke system is actually modern. A lot of places still use outdated systems where you can't find newer songs, but here they have a huge selection and great microphones. If I remember correctly, they were even using Apple Music for song lookup. Also, don't forget to tip your karaoke DJ. One of my favorite parts about coming here though is being served by Sarah. As a fellow bartender, I know how quickly a dive bar can go from calm to absolutely slammed in seconds, especially in a place this size. She handles it all incredibly well while still staying friendly, attentive, and down to earth. She always has a smile on her face and genuinely takes care of people. Hospitality like that stands out. I highly recommend this spot for anyone in the industry getting off work late night and wanting something different from the usual bar scene. This place has become one of my favorite late night comfort spots. Also, tip Sarah well and have a great time, drink responsibly and uber home if you must! read more

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I love Happy Fortune, they have solid Chinese takeout for reasonable prices that definitely satisfies the occasional craving for Chinese food. However, because they are technically a bar, you must be 21 to go in and pick up your food, even if you have no intention of buying a drink. FYI The House Fried Rice is bomb. read more

This is the lousiest Chinese food in the city, and tied for worst in Portland Metro. "American Chinese" doesn't even help -- it's just *horrible*. Garlic chicken was pasty & near flavorless, with sad, wilted/soggy vegetables. And cucumbers! Lots of mushy tasteless cucumbers. The dish was edible, but just barely. Was hoping for better with Singapore-style noodles, but literally no joy. Also very pasty consistency, with bad-flavored bbq pork being the only real taste (no curry detectable). And lots of the same mushy tasteless cucumbers. Plus, scrambled egg just thrown on top, which in our case was handy because we ordered NO EGG so it was easy to remove. Neither of us could handle more than a few bites before tossing the rest out. The little box of white rice was unobjectionable and therefore the high point of the meal. I can't possibly imagine how they stay in business when there is SO MUCH Chinese food, from adequate to exquisite in our city. This place just sucked, and I am otherwise never this harsh. read more

Food has a bit more harty flavor you get from the typical food distributors. Just a little bit better across the boardI recommend takeout and eat under candlelight. Seriously. read more

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Wow... mermaid approved. Big portions, flavor, and exactly too many shrimp to count. read more

Happy Fortune - Chinese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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I've called at least five times in the last two weeks and they've never answered the phone. They're open I've gone in there and made orders to go, but they won't answer the phone so I can make my order and not have to wait when I get there. read more

Good food and haven't had a bad experience yet. The front of house has a sports bar vibe and that's where you order. The dining room appears to be closed for remodeling. It's the kind of place that doesn't put much stock in exterior or interior fineries. They just let the food do the talking. Ignore the "Dive Bar" look and just enjoy read more

This business offers very large quantities of each dish. Over cooked. Building very run down. More like a dive bar. Order General Tsos or chicken chow mein. Would never dine in the bar/restaurant. Service prompt over the phone. read more

Where else can you find a dive bar and Chinese restaurant? Crappy drinks to rival any dive bar plus epic, greasy Chinese food when you want anything but healthy. This is my go-to spot for classic, greasy American Chinese- and who doesn't need that from time to time? read more

I still think the food here is good for takeout. I don't really do dine in anymore since they closed the dining room side for a while during Covid. My favorites are still solid. I've been getting the Mongolian beef, General Tsos chicken and Singapore rice noodles. It's on a busy street so you might miss it if you're driving by. read more

Very rude employees won't be retuning any time soon not even to blow money gambling. Being hassled while using the restroom is really getting old and pathetic especially when you're spending money at the place. Hopefully people will make the wise decision and avoid this place altogether: plenty of other much friendlier businesses I'd rather spend my money and time. read more

Happy Fortune - "Happy" forums Chinese restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Taste like the cook smoked some cigs while cooking the food. My husband and I took 3 bites and had to get to go it was so bad. This place use to be good but has gone down hill. They allow homeless to come in gamble etc. very ran down even after a "remodel" I do not recommend what so ever! read more

Great food and order was ready when I got there! Highly recommend to the locals here off 99W

Hands-down, the best Chinese in the city. The portions are huge. The staff is friendly.

UPDATE: I'm so happy to report that the Manager, Maryanne, made it right with me. She knew that I wouldn't have made up that claim unless it were true, so she told me to save my breathe and she paid me the $100.00. I was so relieved that Maryanne made it right because I really love this bar and the people in it (minus one bartender) and I haven't been in there for about 3 weeks! You Rock, Maryanne. Thank you very much for being so easy to talk to and giving me the respect I believe I deserve for being a good customer! You are a great Manager, and you know how to treat people right! "Thank you"! Happy customer at "The Happy"- read more

Look, I don't consider myself to be a super picky person, but I do expect my order to be correct and have some flavor. This place missed the mark on both. We ordered through DoorDash and they gave us a dish we didn't order in place of one we did. We could have overlooked that if everything else has been really good. It wasn't. This might be the blandest Chinese food I've eaten in the area, and that's saying a lot since Portland is not known for good Chinese food. I only gave them an additional star because the amount of meat in the dishes seemed generous. Final word? Spend your money somewhere else. read more

I was bummed to see the bad reviews for food, while it's a dive bar my family has always loved the takeout. They no longer use the boxes that leak, and the food is fantastic Chinese takeout. Love the flavor, the hot and sour soup has a serious kick and so much good flavor in every dish. read more

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Happy Fortune is SO good. Well, the food is. Yeah, it's one of PDX's (in)famous "dive bars" so it could use a good scrubbing, but in PDX that's considered charm. The food is BOMB and never disappoints, the bar staff is always friendly (the dude in the trucker hat can be a little grumpy, but that's probably part of his 'charm'...) and the on-line ordering is accurate and easy. I'm a General Tso guy, and HF nails it. Yum! read more

The food was mediocre. The service was good although it was just takeout. We might give it another chance as it was recommended by a friend.

I don't have high expectations but the chicken was so over deep fried it was like eating greasy breaded straw. Might want to try a different meat, I'm going to try a different place. read more

just now We ordered the out and several items were incorrect, missing condiments and utensils, and the food was high in sugar. I always order General Tso's at every "Chinese food" place, I have no idea what dish they gave me as General Tso's. It's not like any other place I've been. read more

Happy Fortune - Chinese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

The egg Foo young is unreal I like this place a lot Very fast. Dumplings are really good too read more

Kung pao chichen and pork fried rice ordered to go and edamame was from home. The chicken wasn't that great but the fried rice was delicious. We'll be back for more rice and try a different entree next time. read more

Happy Fortune - Kung Pao Chicken and Pork Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I don't even know where to start. I love to try new places and had promo, I was hopeful for happy fortune but I WILL NEVER ORDER here again. Our chicken was so old and dry, the fried rice smelled so funny and tasted so off it was inedible, the bbq pork almost made me puke. The shrimp was also dry and over fried, the chicken chow mein was soup and soggy. read more

The bartender, Brian, greeted me like an friend. The food was great and I really enjoyed the authentic dive bar feel.

We were looking for some late night Chinese & Happy Fortune was pretty much the only one open around. The reviews for take out were not good at all but the 4 of us were hungry & we decided to give them a chance. We ordered...Kung pao chicken, general tso's chicken, teriyaki chicken, chicken fried rice, wonton soup & white rice. It was really good! Our packaging was great with nothing leaking out (as some of the pictures might have shown on previous reviews). The Kung pao was spicy with a kick, the teriyaki sauce was very flavorful, the general tso's did not have too much breading & the chicken fried rice had great flavor! I honestly wouldn't order the wonton soup again as it was just so so. But I would definitely order from here again!!! Give it a try if you're on the fence & hopefully you will have the same great result! read more

i ordered a lemon drop and got it in the wrong glass with salt on the rim!!!!! omg gross! they had to fix my drink like 3 times and this is just one occasion i went there for my birthday and the food was overly salty and greasy.(never ate the left overs.) and yet another horrible visit was today they watered down the drink i bought my friend made me yet another bad lemon drop and this is my next door bar sad read more

I ordered sweet and sour chicken and pork 2 orders they were overcooked crispy sauce pour on top the shrimp was hard overcooked crispy should have been soft and moist the only thing that was good was broccoli and beef the order was tearable pay 51.00 we had a order before this one and it was great I don't understand why this was so bad very disappointed Crab puffs had very funny taste not good I hope someone experience this I got 4.00 back from door dash I have the food I'll take it to them and they can eat it read more

I want to give -5 stars if I could. This place has TERRIBLE customer service. I have a SEVERE peanut allergy and ordered the Kung Pao chicken off of Uber eats, there was no description of the ingredients, and so I assumed I would simply get that: Chicken tossed in Kung Pao sauce. WRONG. I even included in the note "I have a severe peanut allergy please no peanuts". 20 percent is PEANUTS 78 percent is PEPPER AND ONIONS, and only a mere 2 percent are these tiny pieces of "chicken". Their call recipient was rude, and did not bother to address the issue. He REFUSED to give me a refund because they argue it's what I ordered, but there was NO DESCRIPTION, and I said NO PEANUTS. So NO it is NOT what I agreed to ordering. TERRIBLE! read more

I've been a long time patron of this place, amazing bartenders, the food is great for a divey Chinese bar and it use to be a great place to socialize and watch sports. The complacency of the OWNERS about the every day behavior of some of the "regulars" is unacceptable. I use to love this place, spent a lot of money and time, had a lot of great times. It's sad to watch a place with such good memories deteriorate into such a grimey, unsafe, "anything goes" Portland sh*t hole. I won't be spending my time there, just doesn't feel safe any more. I know I'm not the only one that feels this way. I see a sad end to this SW Portland destination. read more

"Hey, man, let's do Thai." "No, thanks." "Hey, man, let's do Indian." "No, thanks." "Hey, man, let's do Chinese." "Hmmm" * thinking, will they have the non-spicy stuff and is it without MSG? * I'm happy to report that Happy Fortune is a simple Chinese diner along SW Barbur Boulevard, sort of in the Multnomah Village and PCC area, that offers the traditional Chinese staples, either mild or spicy, geared to American tastes and does so abundantly, cheaply, with a good attitude, and with NO MSG. How do I know that? I asked myself 2 hours later how I felt. I felt fine. They passed my MSG litmus test. This is important to me since, soon after graduating from college and during the work day, lunching at a trendy Szechuan restaurant, in Beverly Hills no less, necessitated that I go home in my suit and tie in the early afternoon sweating and then ... never mind ... If you are looking for a Chinese spin on haute cuisine, forget it. This place is mom and pop and has a bar in the front while the restaurant is in the back. It's usually the other way around. There is ample parking. I got the Happy Fortune lunch special of $5.95, I got broccoli beef, pork fried rice, a spring roll (an extra .75 upgrade), egg drop soup, and a teapot. It was, like someone said, a "good 3 stars" instead of a "bad 3 stars." The egg drop soup was the right temperature and tasty, the broccoli beef featured a good portion, the pork fried rice was a smaller dollop but decent, the spring roll was also crunchy and with a mild amount of flavor, and their inclusion of a teapot was appreciated. The only issue was the fortune cookie. The fortune was good, but the cookie was sort of stale. Don't be bringing me no God damn stale fortune cookies! Have you ever gotten a hold of a bag of fresh, savory fortune cookies, eaten 2 dozen, and then picked the best fortune? I wasn't planning on doing that. However, please make sure the fortune cookies are of newer vintage. The lady took my order quickly. It's funny how the Asian folks who run restaurants can be very arms-length, stoic, and business-like OR they can be more animated, attempting to make small talk and being a little silly in the process. I prefer the latter and that's what I got. The lady was a hoot and the food arrived quickly. I devoured it quickly, too. The only thing was that I had to track her down to get my bill so I could pay and leave. She asked me to take a paper menu and to come back. I think I will. I spotted about 4 other lunch entree line items I'd like to try over time. So, Happy Fortune will fill up your tank and make sure you are a happy camper, in a good 3 star sort of way. For that matter, a fresher fortune cookie should sport a message such as "Happy Fortune Make You Happy Camper." Like I said, it's quick and convenient, and reminds me of some mom and pop Chinese places I'd go to in L.A. with a similar set up and where they remembered what I'd order every time, so that made for some good karma. I plan to go back. Expect a plate full of good enough grub and you should be fine. read more

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What can I say? The food in this place is much better than I thought it would be but the setting fit my imagination exactly. Think of it as a local, almost secluded, drinking spot and then attach a 'fast food' chinese restaurant to the side and Happy Fortune is what you'll get. As for the food, the hot and sour soup is really sour which I hear is a plus for people who like it. I myself really enjoyed to walnut shrimp, the twice cooked pork and for fear of repeating everyone else, the crab puffs as well. You will get both rice and tea with your order and you'll probably need to go boxes as well if you just rush in and get too many items like we did. read more

Happy Fortune - $375 LUN CHS PECIAL FREE POO FREE WIFI - Chinese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great drinks, friendly employees, outstanding neighborhood dive bar. And you can some food to take home too.

Get the orange chicken for takeout ‼they pack everything nicely and separate from each other so it makes for perfect leftovers when you're on a time crunch. this is the go to Chinese joint amongst most of everyone I know in the area. read more

Happy Fortune - Chinese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This is a great place to get Chinese food after hours not to mention play some pool and hang out in a low-key fun environment. The staff is great and they make it fun. Check it out. read more

We ordered from last night from Uber Eats. We ordered around 6:30 and got our food by 7:15! I was really surprised at how fast they were, including drive time. We ordered 2 combo meals. You get a ton of food. I even had some to take for lunch today. It's delicious, my favorite was the pork fried rice. I haven't been inside the restaurant, but I'd definitely recommend this for a night you want to order out! :) read more

This place is trash. It used to be good many many years ago under a different owner. Bit not anymore. Food is gross, will make you sick and taste horrible now. And to top it off the female at works the front(owner ) Is absolutely horrible to deal with read more

A below average Chinese place. Their hot and sour soup is pretty good, their potstickers are average, but their twice cooked pork is pretty bad. Not enough meat, and done with very little finesse. There are far better places in the area. read more

The worst Chinese/Asian food and service in SW Portland. Cleanliness generally and especially the restrooms is non-existent. Proceed w/caution. A great location where a great restaurant could be. More of a dive bar than restaurant. The Hot & Sour Soup is good however. read more

If I could give a -1 I would. This place is horrible! We stopped on our way back from Costco. We wanted Chinese food! Every Chinese restaurant has good broccoli beef and stiff drinks right? Wrong! Yes, the drink was stiff. They have to do you don't notice the food. The broccoli beef was really just undercooked broccoli. 3 pieces of beef. The bartender was sweet but totally over her head. We ate there which was the fatal mistake. The bar was full of Trump supporters who wouldn't shut up. We left as soon as my drink was done. read more