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| - I'm not quite sure what to say or where to start for this restaurant, and usually I have a lot to say. I think the overarching theme for this review is that it's very ordinary.
You can find Dragon Chinese Restaurant on the second floor of an unassuming, old building nestled at the foot of the Telus building. The entrance is up a flight of somewhat dingy stairs, but it's Chinese food, so this is kind of on par with what to expect. The restaurant itself has decent décor - the usual Chinese styling of red with gold letters, etc. They have pop music playing in the background and ESPN on the TVs.... which is a little eclectic. However, It's very clean, open, and comfortable feeling - and the service is much better than most Chinese restaurants.
As always, they have a regular bilingual menu as well as some seasonal stuff - some printed Chinese-only pages in some page protectors that they'll hand you. As usual, the "seasonal/specials" menu that is only in Chinese is pretty much where you wanna order off of if you want something authentic, although this restaurant also does you the favour of labeling which items are western and which are authentic on the regular menu as well. With the exception of the 8$ "small plates" (which are actually full sized dishes), I found the items to be over-priced compared to what I'm used to. The food itself was pretty much the usual fare as far as taste and quality goes - edible but unremarkable. The items I ordered off the small plates menu were pretty good - I suggest those over the regular menu.
I find that it's a little off the beaten path, and was very empty on the stat holiday evening that I visited. It's not a bad place to eat, but I wouldn't say this would pop into my head as THE place to be if you feel like eating Chinese. I hear the dim sum is pretty good, though!
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