Century Dragon — Restaurant in Burbank

This afternoon, I visited Century Dragon. It is almost New Year’s Eve 2024 and I had not been here in a long while. This restaurant had been consistently good in the past though they are definitely westernized Chinese food.

The menus we were handed had pieces of paper covering lunch and dinner specials. I am not sure if this was meant to be a holiday menu or if the menu is being revamped as the prices on all items were hand written.

We ordered shrimp in lobster sauce and beef in black bean sauce. The items were served in elongated oval dishes to create the appearance hefty portion of food were being served when in fact the amounts in each plate were shallow and sparse. The shrimp in lobster sauce was generic in flavor. It was not awful but nonetheless mediocre. The beef on the other hand was subpar. Though the onions and mushrooms were good, the beef was not properly marinated so that it lacked flavor and was extremely chewy. The dishes cost $16.95 each which nowadays are not exorbitant but far too high for the amount and quality of food served. Clearly, the food lacks value and the quality and flavor don’t justify the prices. I won’t...

Trying to pick a place for lunch, this was one of the random top choices close to the house. What I thought was an awesome surprise, was they have lunch specials everyday! It was Saturday around 2, so wooohoo!

We decided to try the cream cheese wontons which were delightful. Perfect balance of sweetness. I ordered the lunch special: chicken with string beans, it also came with rice and soup or salad. I picked hot and sour soup. It hit the spot! My bf ordered the shrimp something, which I think wasn’t a great idea because he hates onion, and it had slices on onion and bell pepper lol. The house ice tea was good, not great just ok.

It’s a small, local Chinese spot. Inexpensive. Service was good. No big complains EXCEPT it was sooooo hot inside! I don’t think they have AC. Maybe get a fan? Or if they do have AC turn it on lol. I wanna come back for the hot sizzling...

Update 4/30/2021: Now that I'm fully vaccinated, I'm venturing out into the world again, and stopped in for another meal. There's only take-out, now, which is fine. You have to enter from the front door, so if you park in the back, you have to walk around the building. I ordered Wor wanton soup (delicious!), also twice cooked pork and beef chow fun. Absolutely divine. A satisfying meal and there are leftovers, so I'm just happy as can be. First-time customer. They have chow fun which is my favorite thing, and not all the Chinese restaurants have it. It was very good. It's a small place, there's parking in the back, the food was tasty, and I...