Lucky Bamboo Fine Chinese Kitchen — Restaurant in Richardson

I have been wanting a Chinese restaurant to turn to when I crave comfort food, and let me tell you folks: I am happy to have found this place. The missus and I got take-out this time, so I didn't have the time to really take in the scenery within the restaurant. I plan to come back, so I will have to update with more information! The woman I spoke to at the checkout counter, however, was absolutely charming and made the whole experience. She suggested we try the pickled cabbage, which I had not sampled before. It was surprisingly tasty. The tang of the vinegar along with the crunchy texture of the cabbage provided a fun palette cleanser between bites.

For our appetizer, we had the wontons with chili oil sauce. They were delicious! The filling was flavorful and the chili oil complimented the flavor wonderfully. Don't worry if you are wary of it being too spicy. I would say the chili added more flavor than heat.

I ordered the Favorite Orange Beef. Might I say--the portion is generous! The beef itself was tender and the sauce had that distinct orange flavor. It came with a portion of white rice which was not listed on the menu and I greatly appreciated! This was exactly what I have been looking for when I get a craving for sweet beef.

The missus got the Favorite Orange Chicken. She thought it was delicious and I agree (second only to the beef)! It was an equally generous portion. Our meals fed us for two dinners easily. I would recommend everything we ordered and cannot wait to try other items...

I’m leaving a review to discuss the subpar food I had. I ordered a couple of dishes and felt they were most likely frozen and not fresh. I have eaten local competitor for similar dishes, and the quality difference is very apparent. I also ordered a lunch special. The fried rice was terrible, even Panda Express has more "culturally appropriate" fried rice than this place, which is sad and telling of the quality being served here. It was slow when we arrived, which is usually a tell-tale sign of the quality of food being served at restaurants to customers. Also, the lunch special I ordered had no meat in it. Even though the meat seemed fresh and was very nice and juicy and I feel maybe if there was more meat, I wouldn’t feel so sour about my experience. However, that wasn’t the case. I feel competitors such as noodle wave are superior and since they were closing for a couple hours and was very hungry decided to come here. I feel very disappointed with my experience and definitely won’t be...

First time doing takeout tonight. Food was fresh and not heavy or greasy. The owner was super sweet and gave me an extra container of pickled cabbage (which I strongly recommend). I am coming all the way from Plano for their food. The spicy wontons are a must. Very generous and ample portions for reasonable prices (large pieces of chicken and jumbo shrimp is certainly jumbo).

Update as of 3/20: came back again for carry out and continued excellent service! My mom — who’s extremely picky when it comes to Chinese food — even liked it. Seems like it’s an older couple that owns the restaurant too. The wife was so sweet and gave me pickled cabbage for free!! I can’t wait to try the rest of their food. It does seem like they make everything with care. And the owner addresses me by my first name and seems to know her clients, which is a huge plus.

Update as of 7/14: Alice catered for my wedding this past weekend and the food was a hit. She also called me the next day to make sure...