Maria Wainscott Duarte
+5
I love this place! I was having a real hard time finding decent Chinese food here in SD until I discovered City Dragon. OMG! So good! And they are so nice every time I call for delivery which is free! The food is so delicious and so fresh tasting!
Was excited to see that this place was still there. Great food! Love this place!
Amazing food, so fresh. Its a must place to try
Friendly service, delicious variety, highly recommended
I ordered through GrubHub but they use their own drivers (which I didn't know) and they were so fast! The food was super fresh and hot. I ordered the chicken with string beans and the spicy fried mushrooms, both are very tasty. Highly recommend!
Great customer service and support!
I highly recommend, especially after a round of Disc of Golf.
Btw i finished my entire compoW chicken plate, super great!
WOW. the best Chinese I’ve ever had. Boyfriend and I got the sesame and orange chicken with two spring rolls. Normally with Chinese food I don’t ever eat the big pieces of chicken and this chicken was spectacular!! Crunchy with good flavor. Not one tough or chewy piece of chicken. Big portions.
This parking plaza is so tiny. The area is also sketchy. Street parking is metered along the side street but free along El Cajon Blvd.
We went with the basic standard safe dishes and ordered salt and pepper tofu ($10), salt and pepper chicken wings ($13), and orange chicken with rice ($13.50).
The tofu was lightly breaded and deep fried with soft crispy shell and soft interior. Had chili garlic and scallion toppings that gave it a kick. The salt and pepper wings were jumbo and very crispy with all the flavors. Orange chicken was also well made. Had the tangy sauce.
I think this is one of the better Chinese restaurants that I’ve been to based on these three dishes. It was hot, made to order and fresh. Clean, had seating, it’s just the parking lot that needs a reserved space for pick up.
Fantastic experience at this Chinese takeout spot! The Eggplant 🍆 Tofu was a standout dish, cooked to perfection with a delightful blend of flavors. The General Tso's chicken was reliably good, and the spicy dragon wings were a definite hit—packed with flavor and just the right amount of heat. Overall, great food and a definite recommendation!
Great Chinese food! Their tagline is “healthy Chinese food” and I think the quality is definitely higher than your typical Chinese takeout restaurant. I ate chicken fried rice in the restaurant and was served very quickly. Yum :)
I really enjoyed my visit to City Dragon. If you are looking for fancy, then keep looking. If you are looking for some good Chinese food at a reasonable price then this is it! They have a small parking lot in front but it's shared by three small restaurants and a laundromat so you might have to park on the street at lunch time. The place is clean and the menu is large. I ordered black pepper beef off the lunch specials listed on the front counter. It came with white rice but I paid a little extra for fried. It came out quickly, and was hot and fresh. This place is clearly owner operated... A big plus in my book. They told me that they had been open for almost 13 years! Check them out next time you in the El Cajon Blvd area. They are open for lunch and dinner.
Having lived in Mainland China I shouldn't be rating this joint so generously but we have to compare apples to apples here and when matched up with other local Chinese food restaurants, City Dragon does rate a bit better than average (taking Panda Express as the measure of "average").
We usually get take out from here and the food is prepared quickly and is still piping hot by the time we eat it. My favorite item is the eggplants and tofu and my kids love the Chow Mein with mixed meats, which is their specialty.
One thing everyone should be aware of is that they cook with quite a lot of oil so have that in mind with your calorie count.
I came right at closing so they made my food fresh, it was piping hot for over 20mins in the bag. It was amazing!!! We got the orange chicken and chicken fried rice and that was the BEST orange chicken and fried rice I've ever had. The cashier was on tik tok and took a long time to respond to my order but besides that my food was done in 10mins, the other lady behind the counter was friendly and attentive, and it was delicious.
Chinese food was delicious!! 😍 the best orange chicken I have ever had !!!
Ordered online, picked up in half hour. Kung Pao tofu is sour and salty which I LOVE, orange soy chicken was also good but their soy chicken is not like any other - rolled tofu sheets. So we will probably stick with regular tofu.
Excellent! Owners were mindful of food allergies and honored special requests. Sweet and sour chicken and pork deserves an award. The sauce is packed full of flavor and the chicken and pork still crispy after the commute to take it home. Mongolian chicken with a nice amount of kick. Honey spicy shrimp great flavor.
Excellent food. Responsible prices. Fast service. Wide variety of items. Everything is freshly made. Would recommend if you live in the north park area.
This is some of the best takeout I've ever had. The orange chicken is delicious.
Solid Chinese take out - there is surprisingly a relative lack of this kind of food in the neighborhood. The eggplant and tofu dish is incredible!
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