For dinner this restaurant is barely mediocre. Let us start with the decor. I think this place likely opened sometime in the early 90s and has retained it's furnishings and decor from then. Unfortunately instead of a feeling of nostalgia, you get more of a sense of old stuff. The chairs and carpets show their age with stains. The only redeeming qualities of Dynasty are the second floor view and underground parking.
Food wise, there are a few passable lacklustre dishes. Even the way food is plated is a bit drab. It is like the garnish was made by an underpaid or angry monkey. It is like they just throw stuff together. Maybe I have been spoilt and am no longer accustomed to the food of my people. But is it really that difficult to make Chinese food look less like a jumble of random foodstuffs thrown randomly together?
We had a pre-ordered winter melon soup, which in my mind is difficult to screw up. But yes, they screwed it up. The ingredients were bland and felt like they were the boiled leftovers of another soup. The fried oysters were sandy and oily. The cold appetizer dish was unappetizing and and urefined. The only passable dishes was the fried rice and the chicken simmered in broth, but even then both were rather salty and oily.
Out dinner consisted of other unremarkable dishes and I do commend on the light use of MSG at this restaurant.