Twin Dragon Restaurant

(310) 657-7355

8597 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035 34.0539 -118.3783

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Neighborhoods: Pico - Robertson, Central LA

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Last updated 6.04.11

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Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Carry Out

Cuisine:

Chinese

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In Short – Established more than four decades ago, this relic-like restaurant presents old favorites in exotic ambience. A dramatic entrance with elaborate Chinese carvings leads to a cozy labyrinth of booths, presided over by an immense tropical aquarium. The encyclopedic menu features Westernized throwbacks like egg foo young and chop suey, as well more authentic noodle and dumpling dishes. –

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Lunch specials are offered Monday through Saturday before 3pm, but only on to-go and delivery orders.
ambiance
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “Tasteless food and decor”
  2. “The resturant itself is beautiful, with exotic fish tanks and relic like decorations.”
  3. “To wrap things up, cute waitors (well, one anyway) and good ambiance.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The drinks; Scorpion is GREAT.”
  2. “The scorpions are the best drinks there!”
food quality
74.23999786376953% positive
  1. “Twin Dragon is a good place to eat and is quite authentic.”
  2. “Ask your waiter about chef specialties there are lots of great dishes that aren't on the menu.”
  3. “Great Chinese food!”
  4. “Pork with crispy noodles was dry and not very flavorful.”
  5. “The resturant itself is beautiful, with exotic fish tanks and relic like decorations.”
  6. “and the moo-shoo shrimp is very yummy and basically everything else on the menu is amazing.”
  7. “Tasteless food and decor”
  8. “The egg foo young was not good at all.”
  9. “the food here is Oh so good.”
  10. “If you want great authentic Chinese food you have to go to Monterey Park or Chinatown.”
  11. “The food was tasteless.”
  12. “This is by far some of the best Chinese food I have ever had!”
  13. “The good food helped me overlook the awful service till today”
  14. “Fills a good, greasy Chinese food fix”
  15. “had eaten in to find the food decent, but upon ordering the same food on delivery several months ago, I encountered the most bland Mongolian Beef and Aromatic chicken in chinese food history.”
  16. “I've always enjoyed the food at this restaurant and have always been willing to overlook the bad attitudes of the wait staff.”
  17. “Twin Dragon makes great Chinese food.”
  18. “When I go there with my husband we know we'll get not only the best Chinese food in town, quiet art on the walls, and no annoying music--- but also waiters who know our tastes.”
  19. “Their fried shrimp appetizer (which is very good, and similar to the puffy, greasy 'east coast' Chinese batter) yields only 5 very small pieces of shrimp and costs about $7 or $8 :( Same with the egg rolls.”
  20. “OK food, nice people, consistent (even if the food itself is sub par, at least you know what you're getting).”
  21. “Best food ever!”
  22. “realy bad and cold food”
  23. “liked the chicken and creamy corn soup, which had what seemed like a whole chicken breast's worth of meat, a nice contrast in textures and a base that was neither gooey nor too sweet.”
  24. “You can order your meal however you want it, our waiter knows I love my food spicy so that's what I get.”
  25. “Rubbery & slimy is the beef, and the shrimps and chicken pieces have weird floury stuff all over it.”
  26. “The food is not great, but edible, and especially complimentary with drunkenness (probably all the grease).”
  27. “also enjoyed the aromatic scallop, garlic chicken, shredded pork and twice cooked pork.”
  28. “I've been here several times and the food is consistently delicious.”
  29. “best Chinese food in town”
  30. “My favorite dishes are the aromatic prawns and Mongolian beef.”
  31. “recommend the Aromatic Shrimp and the Shanghai crispy fish fillets the Spicy Shrimp, the shrimp sizzling rice soup OMG!”
  32. “The food at this place is really tasteless and limp.”
  33. “The food is tasty and the portions are generous, although the prices are a little on the expensive side.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “this is simple a very unique resturant, the menu is by far the best in the U.S. drop a pen on the menu and order what ever it lands on.”
  2. “and the moo-shoo shrimp is very yummy and basically everything else on the menu is amazing.”
  3. “Ask your waiter about chef specialties there are lots of great dishes that aren't on the menu.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Twin Dragon is a good place to eat and is quite authentic.”
  2. “Twin Dragon comes close, I'd say it is the best Chinese restaurant I've been to on the westside.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “won't go back when there are so many good restaurants in the area.”
service
74.07000064849854% positive
  1. “ow it's just bland with bad service.”
  2. “OK food, nice people, consistent (even if the food itself is sub par, at least you know what you're getting).”
  3. “When I go there with my husband we know we'll get not only the best Chinese food in town, quiet art on the walls, and no annoying music--- but also waiters who know our tastes.”
  4. “The service by waiters and delivery staff is always friendly and prompt.”
  5. “Ask your waiter about chef specialties there are lots of great dishes that aren't on the menu.”
  6. “I've always enjoyed the food at this restaurant and have always been willing to overlook the bad attitudes of the wait staff.”
  7. “The service is really good.”
  8. “You can order your meal however you want it, our waiter knows I love my food spicy so that's what I get.”
  9. “The good food helped me overlook the awful service till today”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “The food is tasty and the portions are generous, although the prices are a little on the expensive side.”
  2. “liked the chicken and creamy corn soup, which had what seemed like a whole chicken breast's worth of meat, a nice contrast in textures and a base that was neither gooey nor too sweet.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “We ordered some spring rolls and he walks out like he was angry that we werent ready to order our entrees after only being there for 2 minutes.”
  2. “It either had been sitting too long or not flavored enough or a poor combination of both.”
3 Star Rating: Average

07/26/09

OK Food, Good Service, Close To My Apartment:)

by GwenPenny

I've eaten at this place a handful times over the past year, and I'll probably keep going back. The food is not great, but edible, and especially complimentary with drunkenness (probably all the grease).

Its a little expensive for what it is-Junky Chinese food. Their fried shrimp appetizer (which is very good, and similar to the puffy, greasy 'east coast' Chinese batter) yields only 5 very small pieces of shrimp and costs about $7 or $8 :( Same with the egg rolls...Only 4 for $6.

The fried rice and lo mien are standard prices and standard portions (I think $8 or $9).

All the in house meats; beef, shrimp & chicken are a bit on the mystery side, resembling perhaps a distant cousin of its professed meatness, but not tasting quite proper. Rubbery & slimy is the beef, and the shrimps and chicken pieces have weird floury stuff all over it. Strange.

The key is to be drunk while eating this food:)

The service is great-They're fast, and the Big guy who packs up your to-go leftovers is great! Its amazing to watch him get all the food from your plate in the box without spilling any.

The drinks; Scorpion is GREAT. One is enough, and cheap, too, at only $7 or $8 (a scorpion is equal in power to 2 martinis)

I tried a cosmopolitan martini here, and hooo-It was bad.

It was clear with a slight orange tinge, tasting like tap water w/ a splash of vodka. A martini should burn your throat a bit in bitter taste going down...This tasted only reminiscent of any alcohol. The glass had no condensation, either...I think they poured tap water into the glass with a shot of vodka.????

I don't know, but the scorpions are good.

For a place 2 minutes from my house on foot, it's a good choice. OK food, nice people, consistent (even if the food itself is sub par, at least you know what you're getting). Can't go too, too wrong if your expectations are set low before you go.

  • Pros: Scorpion Drink & Greasy Food
  • Cons: Mystery Meat & Martinis
3 Star Rating: Average

11/25/08

Good for all the single gals!!!

by Rooking4MrLight

I'm a small girl that doesnt eat very much but Oh.!!! the food here is Oh so good.!!!

They seated me close to the bathroom. That was convieniant.

I had been here once before and remembered liking the shu mai so I ordered an order of that and a glass of wine (don't remember which one but it was white wine and served in a glass).

The cute waiter brought me dumpling soup (I admit I ordered it) and I had tried it somewhere else that won't be mentioned (rymes with Fok on Wire) and it wasn't like this.!!! The dumpings here fit in the plastic spoon perfectly and the lemon or something in the soup made me feel Chinese.

The first time at Twin Dragon I had the mushu chicken and it was great but I thought I should try something different so I had the mushu pork. OMG.!!! the pancake things were so good and the sauce too! It didn't even seem like pork to me but it was so excellent that I have ever tried. A+++++

Desert.!!! I had fried icecream. Fried and icecream, color me happy.

To wrap things up, cute waitors (well, one anyway) and good ambiance.

See you there.!!!

  • Pros: Best Chinese. Nice service. My cat loves the Seafood Fantasy!!!!!
  • Cons: more expensive than Panda Express
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/19/08

FInally Real Chinese Food in LA!

by mondse

After trying MANY chinese food places, our neighbor took us to the Twin Dragons and WE LOVE IT!!!

Its perfect and we have NO COMPLAINTS!

  • Pros: Good food and lots of it!
  • Cons: The back room has rough lighting.. may not be good for a date ;)
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/05/08

best Chinese food in town

by bragova

I was amazed to read reviews that criticized the Twin Dragon's service. I've been eating there for more than 20 years and the staff has never been anything but totally gracious. When I go there with my husband we know we'll get not only the best Chinese food in town, quiet art on the walls, and no annoying music--- but also waiters who know our tastes. About ten years ago the manager told my husband that before getting married I had come there alone, and always seemed sad...and that marriage had made me happy. It's true, and I will always cherish that memory.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/25/08

The good food helped me overlook the awful service till today

by dodge625

I've always enjoyed the food at this restaurant and have always been willing to overlook the bad attitudes of the wait staff. Over time it was progressivly gotten worse and today I just couldnt take it anymore. I took a friend there who had never been. The waiter walks up and without greeting asks what we want. We ordered some spring rolls and he walks out like he was angry that we werent ready to order our entrees after only being there for 2 minutes. He comes back and without saying anything, throws (no joke) 2 saucers down on the table. A few minutes later he brings the spring rolls out and sits then right on top of my friends menu. We both over looked all of that. After waiting 15 minutes he never came back to take our order. When he was walking past me I said "excuse me" and he deliberatly ignored me and continued walking. At that point I was getting angry but we decided to give him a few more minutes. He never came back so we got up and I went to the front where I told the woman at the cash register our experience as well as the manager. To top it all of, as I'm standing there speaking to the manager, the waiter comes up and leans in between us to grab something as if he knows very well I'm speaking about him but he could care less... The majority of the waitstaff give attitude but this as been the worst. He's old (55ish) about 5'10, lanky, and has puffed up hair on top. Definatly not going back after this event, unless I get a sincere apology

The Details on Twin Dragon Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • good food
  • tasteless food
  • best authentic chinese food
  • always friendly service
  • favorite takeout place
  • really bad delivery
  • beautiful resturant
  • good restaurants
  • great scorpion
  • liked garlic chicken
  • very good fried shrimp appetizer
  • favorite dishes
  • love experience
  • poor combination
  • order meal
  • order entrees
  • bitter taste
  • dry pork
  • very yummy mooshoo shrimp
  • tasteless decor
  • best drinks
  • recommend shanghai crispy fish
  • good ambiance
  • favorite chop suey
  • good solid neighborhood
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