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| - Not too shabby for a Chinese cafeteria inside the new Chinese casino named Lucky Dragon. The decor is nice and instantly distinguished it from 99% of the Chinese restaurants in Las Vegas.
Once the host(ess) figures out how many are in your party,you will be directed to a table where you will be dining after getting your food. None of that typical stress about finding a table to eat at once you procured your food. Then it is off to grab a plastic tray and order the food you want from the different stations in this "best of the street foods from Asia/China" concept cafeteria.
From my understanding, the menu is not static, although they will have the basics I stock at all times (or the cook/chef will be in the process of making a fresh batch). In fact one of the features I really love about this place is the open kitchen where anyone interested in seeing how Chinese food are prepared can get their fill of the culinary actions.
As far as food goes, the best value are the plates of roasted duck. The Noodles Station serves up generous portions of fresh noodles and toppings (although varieties of toppings was limited to just cooked chicken when I was there, and other photos uploaded on Yelp indicated a larger selection). The Wok Station serves prepared Lo Mein ($2), Singaporean Noodles, and typical Chinese dishes such as Mongolian Beef ($4), Stir Fried Long Beans and Beef.
The Dessert Station serves a mixed of Western desserts (e.g., Cheesecakes, Muffins and Danishes) and what looks like traditional desserts serve at dim sum restaurants and also Boba Teas.
Of all the items I tried on my first visit, the roasted duck was my favorite. I ate it with my noodles and upgraded a fairly plain noodle dish to a Roasted Duck Noodle. The Lo Mein was decent, but for the $2 price it was well worth it.
Sadly I had no room left for dessert, so I can not offer any additional insights on that portion of the menu offering.
Although the wait is shorter during their off hours, the food is relatively fresher during the lunch and dinner rush. I personally would not mind a little wait for food near the peak of the taste, although during that time Roasted Duck was long gone.
Definitely worth checking out if you will be at the Lucky Dragon.
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