Dragon Gate Restaurant

Just some pretty darn good Chinese food. Staff is super nice and food was really good. Huge portions for leftovers!

I quit eating Chinese food until I found this place. Everything I’ve tried is good and the lemon chicken is perfect.

Lunch Buffet after 1pm…1 star.
WARNING…do NOT come here after 1pm! The food is just simply awful. The only edible items were the stir-​fried vegetables and noodles. Everything else was just rock hard and stale.
I’ve ordered take out here many times and the food has been pretty decent… being the only Chinese restaurant in the area, I would consider it a blessing. It’s average at best, but it’s better than nothing. There are a lot of hits and misses, but with such an extensive menu you’ll likely find plenty of dishes to enjoy. Having never tried their lunch buffet, I thought I’d I give it a go. And for only $ 9.40 including GST, it’s hard to beat. But man, was I sorely disappointed! This is by far the smallest buffet I’ve ever seen. The whole food area is smaller than my office desk! There are 9 food trays the size of those you’d find in a gelato ice cream shop, and the food stand is no bigger than a hot dog push cart. Next to the food stand is a table for plates, soup bowls (but I didn’t see any soup) and sauce trays, as well as, about 3 different kinds of dipping sauces. I guess in this case, you really do get what you pay for. But despite the limited number of items, they all looked quite appetizing (except for the stir-​fried noodles, which is as plain as it gets being simply cooked in soy sauce… not much different from your typical Chinese food court offering). Then again, now a days, Chinese food courts have come a long way and are really just as good as your average Chinese restaurant. Anyway, in addition to the stir-​fried noodles, there was sweet and sour pork, egg rolls, deep fried wings and spare ribs, fried rice, salt and pepper calamari, stir-​fried vegetables and fried pot stickers. There’s another dish but I can’t seem to remember it. Everything tasted as it should; even the calamari was surprisingly top notch in flavor. But the real let down was how hard all the protein items had become. I don’t know if it was the time I came to dine or the warming lamps, or both, but the calamari and spare ribs had the consistency of cardboard. Even the sweet and sour sauce couldn’t save the pork. This was quite sad cause they were all seasoned well. I hate returning to the scene of the crime, but I feel I must prove my theory correct and put the blame on my ill timed lunch visit. True, there’s no excuse for leaving out stale food but this IS a buffet, after all, and not fine dining… so buyer beware.
I shall return tomorrow promptly at 11am and then update my review accordingly.

This is a gem in Marda Loop. We ordered there a few weeks ago on a Saturday night and it was delicious. Our food was ready for pickup within 15 minutes, and was steaming hot and fresh. The ginger beef was crunchy and had just the right amount of sauce. The rice was tender, noodles fresh! Honestly sooo good. My only complaint was that I tried to order there again about a week ago and they didn’t answer both times I called. This is some of the best chinese I’ve had in awhile :)

Oh Dragon Gate :)
I have been coming here since I can remember! Probably over 10 years growing up in Mardaloop :) I love their food, the quality and the quantity. There standard is always bang on, tastes the same everytime !! My boyfriend loves Ginger beef and after taking him here, he is now hooked! saying this is the BEST ginger beef he has had ;) its crispy and crunchy not soft and soggy like alota other places.
Just a couple things I like are:
* wonton soup
*hot and sour soup
*spring rolls
*GINGER BEEF
*almond chicken
*schezwan noodles
*sweet and sour pork
*green bean special
*dumplings (also great and crispy ;))
*giner fried tofu or the salt and pepper tofu
Thanks Dragon Gate ! I’ll be in soon :)
Lauren Lutz

That’s for the food, but a 4star for its cleanliness, good service and high end furniture! Looks like walking into the emperor’s palace with its redwood, nicely carved tables & chairs… is def pricey.
A handful of tables, even offer a lunch buffet for $ 8.95 fr 11am — 2pm.
Parking can be tight during busy hours but just hate that ramp entering/​leaving, not for those low sports cars, i scraped my rental car front bumper…
asked for their specialty dish, and beef broccoli was ok, pretty good value, enough for 2 meals.

Good freshly made typical chinese buffett style fare. Not family or twin baby friendly. I did not sight one high chair. Better to pick up and dine at home