Dragon Express

Today's order was for nine people and this was our first experience with them. They deliver and they are located behind the Hyatt which is just slightly over the average walking distance. There is no competition out there along that section of Main and Huron when it comes to Asian food. There should be a sushi place on Main St. there, but there isn't.

Most of us got the lunch specials. They are about $5 total. Chinese meals are usually the most affordable lunches to order from. The order was called in a couple hours ahead of time and the orders ranged from Sesame Chicken to dumplings to a pint of shrimp lo mien.

The delivery came five to ten minutes earlier than the said arrival time... better to come that early than one minute late. Everything was in one big box. Inside the box there were plenty of forks, napkins, side sauces, and fortune cookies. However, there were no names written on the orders or any menu numbers so we had to look at the food from the clear lids to determine whose is whose. The names on the orders were requested and the guy on the phone even wrote down the names on the check. Each one came with pork fried rice no matter what. One of us ordered white rice instead, but got the pork fried rice in the lunch meal container as the white rice was on the side in a half pint.

The food was warm and delicious. No one complained. The lunch specials looked like every other Chinese place's lunch special we've had that came in one of those reusable containers. The most popular order was General Tsos chicken, which was great. The hot & spicy chicken appeared with a pink sauce and it attended to be hot, but it wasn't really. There also wasn't enough chicken in it, but it was still a nice lunch meal. There was a lot of food in each lunch meal for the price spent.

We would definitely order from this place again. The prices are right and delivery wasn't late, but it's just like the rest of the Chinese places around. The Chinese food here might be a slight better than the rest though, but it doesn't offer sushi or Japanese dishes like some places do which would offer a bigger variety and crowd.

Final Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Dragon Express
www.allmenus.com/ny/buffalo/245730-new-dragon-express/menu
525 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203-1712
(716) 842-0909