Dragon Dynasty Take Out — Restaurant in Worcester

2.5 STARS Key points: When it's fresh it good...when it's not, you wish you trusted your instincts. Very friendly staff, great attitudes. If food was consistently fresh, it'd be 4 stars. Fairly priced.

I've frequented this place many times. I've given them a fair chance at proving my significant other wrong. When the food is fresh, it is good. The rice is almost bare, with skim amounts of pork, not much flavor but acceptable/good enough. Some vegetables, bean sprouts, a touch more flavor., and definitely some more meat would make it more enjoyable. The big fuss of course is (as with most Chinese food restaurants) that the sauced fried meat entrees are not always fresh, nor are the chicken fingers. This is the problem, especially when you crave Chicken Fingers, Orange Chicken, General Gau chicken, Sesame Chicken, etc. If these are not fresh, you have chewy, dry, tough chicken that turns you off, makes you regret your purchase and not listening to your inner self.

The 2.5 stars are a result of good food, but very inconsistent fresh food. No one wants, of all things, old, old or bad Chinese food; it's the absolute worst when you know you should choose something else to eat but settle for Quick Chinese food where the odds are 65/35 for your chances of having fresh meat...heck even vegetables at times. Yellow Broccoli anyone (various chinese restaurants)?? Come on!

I've dined at a great deal of Chinese, Chinese-American restaurants to know that they can definitely be tested for freshness by seeing how consistent they are with the above menu items. Try it, and you'll see. Even your favorite spot may surprise you...not in a good way. I've started going to 2 other restaurants that show more consistency, but still, they do the same thing, but so far it's been maybe 35/65 chance of getting old/dry/chewy meals. I did dine here yesterday however, and thank God I was right with my timing, the orange chicken was fresh and satisfying. They do have one of the better Orange Chicken sauces around town.

**Note, Chinese Restaurants do precook then heat/serve per order some items such as the chicken fingers, egg rolls, but, this is not an excuse for tough, dry, chewy inedible...

Solid choice for local Chinese take-out, especially for lunch. The lunch menu offers a wide range of choices at a reasonable cost with generous portions. I look at the quality of a restaurant’s steamed rice as a pretty reliable overall indicator—in this instance good and slightly above average. Some indoor seating available if you really need to eat there, but in actuality a take-out place. Two car spaces at the side lot next to the restaurant, but not intended for more than pick-up. For free longer term street parking try North Ashland Street across Highland.

Pro Tip: Afficionados of General Tso’s Chicken should consider pairing it with ripe puerh tea (available as tea bags or loose tea at Asian Supermarket in Worcester and a number of other Asian grocery stores). Pairings: Egg plant with garlic sauce pair with heicha; sweet and sour chicken pair with raw puerh or lightly smoked Lapsang Souchong; crispy eggrolls/pu-pu platter pair with...

The Taste Still is Consistent after two decades! I use to come here when I studied in WPI. The need for spice and curry use to get me here when I use to walk down highland street. 20 years later today I went with my family lane and took my favorite food to go. 20 years later it still taste the same.

This place is Solid choice for local Chinese take-out. The lunch menu offers a wide range of choices at a reasonable cost with generous portions. There is no to very little indoor seating available if you really need to eat there, but in actuality a take-out place.

5 to 6 car spaces at the side lot next to the restaurant, but not intended for more than pick-up. For free longer term street parking try North Ashland Street across Highland.

Tip: Try the Chicken Curry or Veggie Curry. Fried Rice and Chilli Oil! Pair it with ice Tea and Spring Roll. Heaven!

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