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| - Been putting off updating this review since my last visit in mid December 2011, when I learned that the old Dragon House is no more. Sure the name is still the same, but operating under a different management, with a more concise/abridged menu options and possibly the chef is new too.
Anyway, I was in the area after watching one of the NFL games, and decided to drop in for dinner. The place still looks the same, but the staff are all different and the menu I was given was different too. I asked and the young lady/cashier confirmed that the restaurant has recently changed owners.
The new menu now is pretty much a cookie cutter generic American Chinese restaurant menu, at least for now. I hope. Gone are the crab, lobster, calamari, and fish that were on the old menu, which was one of the main reasons for dropping in for a seafood feast at the Dragon House. What you get now are your typical chicken, beef, pork Chinese take-out menu, with the only seafood option being shrimp and 1 fish (probably frozen cod or tilapia) entree.
The food I ordered and ate was prepared quickly and properly, nothing really wrong with it, except it just lacked that certain pizazz I have come to appreciate in the former Dragon House. I will still come back and give it another try if I happen to be in the area, but in its present generic Chinese take-out incarnation, there is really no point in driving out of the way for its offering.
Decor: 3/5 It is still a hole in the wall, with little or no new facelift since the new management change.
Service: 3/5 The lady that was the cashier spoke perfect English and was proficient in her job, but the new waiter still seems a little lost.
Food: 2/5 It is still made by a Chinese chef, but the menu took out that extra BAM! when it got zapped with a de-evolution ray.
Price/Value: 3/5 Generic pricing for generic American Chinese take-out food. No longer the great value it used to be.
Location: 2/5 Not in the best part of town, and definitely not in the best lot in that part of town. Without the yummy Chinese food at a terrific price, I am not sure if it is worth it to venture out of your way here.
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