Fortune Dragon — Restaurant in Tamarac

Okay. This is a secret jewel. I had no idea this little place was hidden in the barren wasteland that is Tamarac.

Decor is typical of little home style Chinese restaurants. There are about a dozen tables and one waitress that is evidently ever present. She had us seated and with menus in hand. Like most Chinese menus, this one was expansive and it took us a while. In the meantime, she brought us some fried wonton strips and a choice of hot mustard or sweet sauce for dipping.

I always have trouble making up my mind, because I have so many favorites. This time I decided to throw calories to the wind and go with a combination dinner. These are a great value. For around $8, you get your choice of soup, an egg roll, entree, steamed or fried rice and ice cream. You can't beat that, if the food is any good.

I opted for the wonton soup, honey garlic chicken, fried rice and chocolate ice cream. The soup was our right away. The broth was rich and flavorful and the dumplings were quite plump with delicious filling. Shortly later, the egg rolls arrived. While they could have been a bit crisper, they were still very good. They did have an obvious, but not heavy, flavor of horseradish, which I found a bit odd. I'm not a fan of horseradish, but it was still a better than average egg roll.

This is when things slowed down. Yes, there was only one waitress, but there was only one other table occupied. It wasn't a problem, because we still had crunchy wontons and the soup and egg roll were fairly filling. It was 15-20 min. before our entrees arrived. Before she even got to the table, the awesome scent of garlic and honey filled the air. I took the cloche off the dish and it had a very nice portion of big chunks of chicken swimming in sauce. The fried coating was perfection. It was thin and so crispy that it shattered when I pierced it with my fork. The chicken breast pieces were big and juicy. It was the best honey garlic chicken I've ever had. The fried rice was very dark, I've never seen any quite like it. I was afraid that it was going to be overdosed with soy sauce, but it wasn't. The rice was fresh and flavorful.

I also tried my daughter's General Tso's chicken, which was just as good as mine. My neighbor offered me a taste of her lo mein, which I can never resist. The noodles were thinner than most that I've seen, had great flavor and nice chunks of chicken.

The only thing that fell short was the ice cream. I think the label was applied a little loosely. It was creamier than ice milk, but not really rich like a good ice cream. But really, by then I was so happily stuffed that I really didn't care.

After 6 years of getting our Chinese take-out from the same restaurant, I think we'll be defecting. I can't wait to eat...

Not happy with their young waitress. We have been there 3x and always have to ask for water several times or tea cups several times even though she brought the tea. Very tasty wonton soup and good egg rolls. Fried rice is usually dry. Other dishes are fair to good. Only order the ribs on the weekend. They are reheated with extra sauce during the week. Prices keep going up. Updated - food was slightly better, and another price increase was made. Ribs were still very sauce. Two were very hard and could not eat them. This was on a Sunday. Updated 02/03/04 After my wife requested to go several times because she liked it here and you have read my reviews of this place, I am pleased to report a complete change in their service and more importantly the food lt was rather good! Just as we go back to a restaurant that was not good, we went back the next day to see again if it was a fluke. It was just as good I am happy to say. Waitresses were attentive, too. Will go back again. Updated 05/06/24 Everything we had last night was the best we ever had there. The wonton soup we had was terrific, moo goo gai pan was very good and I never try it, but my wife does and I had garlic chicken with vegetables, extra hot because she wasn't having any and it too was terrific. Everything was better than normal, and that is usually very good. Updated 07/25/24 Food is still very good. Note: THE waitress I spoke about at the beginning is no longer there, at...

WOW! WOW! WOW! This is my New Place! I’m a New York Native, and have pretty much lived this entire east coast, and I have to tell you, this was the best Chinese restaurant I’ve been to in over 20 years! The owners who are always there and their staff are so sweet! Annnd 🙏🏽 The staff Still Wears Their Mask 😷, that’s for those of Us who still care 🥰. Always so friendly no matter the waitress. When you sit at the table, they give u complementary wonton chips with duck sauce and this delicious mustard sauce, just like when I was a kid back in the Bronx 🥰. The prices for everything are so reasonable with great lunch/Dinner combo’s. That come with soup or egg roll for lunch specials and you get them both for the dinner specials. Amazing proportions, quick service, and all with a smile. I’ve been there now about 3xs, and they seem to be have a few regulars. And they, for sure, made a New One...