Dragon Palace

Well you cannot look into any windows… almost a protected as a Shaolin Monastery. But once inside the over-​ornate décor is breathtakingly beautiful and you feel you have been transported to just this side of the Great Wall.
Our waiter was OK, a bit slow in taking our order. Never got the lemons I requested with our water.
Opted for the Garlic + Beef and veggies (asparagus was mentioned on the menu but only a couple showed up in the plate, more snap peas and celery). Flavor was all there. Wife had the crispy shrimp w/​spinach, nothing was really crispy about it all.
Was going to award this place just 3 stars; but after consideration of the ambiance and the flavor of the garlic dish and the shrimp I am offering up 4-​star rating. Will do again, but if service and menu items don’t improve, will down-​grade this place.

The best Chinese restaurant I love to visit every year while attending the Volvo Car Open. Just steps away from stadium and it’s so worth it! Great service and food every time!

I do not know why this place is rated so high. We ordered the shrimp and chive dumplings, crystal shrimp dumplings, scallion pancake and the red curry chicken. I am 100% certain the dumplings and scallion pancake were frozen-​the stuff that is ready-​to-​eat. The red curry chicken was a joke because we suspect it was not even chicken. In certain vietnamese restaurants one can get vegan chicken, which is not so bad. It is a vegetarian imitation of chicken. I suspect that’s what we got. The one star is for the ambience. The restaurant is pretty fancy considering it is located in a strip mall. The food was not inedible but I feel cheated. Really, really nasty and most certainly frozen and packaged for the most part.
Dear owners/​chefs of the restaurant: do not try to dupe the people of Charleston into believing this is good chinese food and into thinking you make dumplings in-​house for dinner. We know they are not made to order when you bring them out within 5 minutes of ordering them and yeah, the dumplings got chewy within one minute of bringing them out.

We had been looking for a great Chinese place and I think we finally found it. We had heard about it forever but never got around to it. I’m glad we finally did, because it was excellent!
I was surprised by the waiter (owner maybe?) who served us, not because he was super helpful and attentive, but he just made us feel at home.
We tried the dinner for two.
Spring rolls — Check!
Soup — Check!
Salad — Check!
Main course — Check!
Everything came out right and awesome. Definitely the best Chinese in the area!

I walked in expecting one of those little shitty dirty one counter and people that don’t understand english… Man was I wrong! This place was very nice and well kept, great lunch specials, great dinner menu, the atmosphere was impeccable, and most of all, the owner greats you when you walk in and he is the definition of hospitality! One of the nicest lunch dining experiences I’ve ever had…

Traditional chineese food served in a very traditional resteraunt. Dont miss out on great stir fry and all the traditional chineese favorites.

Most important point: Would I go back? Probably not.
I wanted to like this place because they were really attempting to offer something Charleston something it was lacking– authentic Asian food. My sister and I went to their Dim Sum Brunch (only Saturday mornings) and decided to try a number of their dishes, only to be pretty disappointed. We felt that the flavors weren’t satisfying, and the authenticity of the dishes seemed to be lacking. The prices were a bit expensive for the portions as well. If you want the experience of an authentic Asian restaurant in the sense that you can put a lot of different dishes on one table, this could be the place. But if you want Asian food that tastes as good as the authentic versions, you’ll be hard-​pressed to find it here.

Will never frequent place again!
I played a hard game of rugby on Saturday. My Fiancé and I decided we didn’t want to cook and tried this place for take out. First, the server behind had a prudish (being nice) attitude towards my fiancé and I. Didn’t think too much of it I took it as her having a bad day. Wellllllll then another couple came in and ordered the server perked up and was nice as can be; I though well maybe she knows them and they’ve brightened up her day. So I attempted to engage in friendly dialogue with the server. Instant mood change, one worded answers so I ordered a beer and my fiancé a glass of wine as we waited.
Food came bagged and was set at the end of the bar, didn’t think anything of it. Well then another order came out maybe 8 – 12 minutes later and it was for the couple who came in after us. Once they finished signing and tipping I asked for an update of our food. She said NOT ONE WORD and walked to the end of the bar grab the bags our check and literally dropped them I from of us.
I wanted to pay for the drinks only and walk out without the food but my fiancé wouldn’t allow me to. So we paid, I left $ 2.00 as a tip (didn’t deserve that) she looked at it looked up at me, gave a dramatic exhale and then mummers «typical» just loud enough for us to hear and the lady beside us who was also having a drink. She told the server that was rude left cash on the counter an walked out. Just as we were. My fiancé and I are decent professional people with decent professional jobs and take care of business as responsible adults should. I hate to say that our dress (I was sweaty with rugby shorts, flip flops and t-​shirt) and our race was a factor in our treatment but hey. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, the use duck sauce.
Food wasn’t the best either since it sat and was cold by the time we arrived.

Good Dim Sum in Charleston, SC is liking finding a unicorn. And I think I’ve found a horse.
I love dim sum from the bottom of my heart and have been eating it since I was a child. There is a huge Chinese/​Asian population in my hometown, so my expectations/​standards may be higher than normal.
Please note, I can only review their dim sum selection as I have not had anything else on their menu.
It was $ 3.50 for 3 pieces of hargow (quintessential dim sum shrimp dumpling). Shrimp was quite overcooked. Dumplings were small. Not very impressive.
The pork shumai was just okay. It was topped and steamed with masago/​fish roe. Some places do this topping well. A small piece of cooked shrimp on top would have done the shumai more justice here.
The stuffed eggplant was probably the best dim sum item I had here. You’d be a fool to be able to mess up fried eggplant in any dish. Sauce lacked major flavor though. More black bean sauce please!
Chicken feet lacked major flavor as well. More black bean sauce please (common issue here). Their frying and steaming techniques do provide a nice texture. First time ever having it served with peanuts steamed in the sauce.
Had some more dim sum items but really didn’t enjoy any of it. It was expensive for the portion sizes and lacked so much flavor and lacked the right flavors. For example, the soy sauce from the shrimp rolls are supposed to be sweet. Not one hint of sweetness here. Literally and figuratively.
Better off driving to Charlotte or ATL for my dim sum fixes or until I fly back to Cali. I’ll be able to hold off until then.
It pains me to see dim sum prepared in this manner and that’s why I wrote this review. It may be a good business move since no one else is making dim sum in the area. But at the same rate, it’s not fair to serve this quality of dim sum to first timers. First impressions are huge and dim sum should be delectably good.

THE best Chinese restaurant I’ve encountered in Charleston. This much more resembles the Chinese restaurants I frequented when I lived in Chicago.
The food was great, the service was excellent, décor is as I would expect from a nice Chinese restaurant. I loved everything about this restaurant.
My only wish is that it was closer to my area. It’s a bit of a drive for me to go here. Otherwise, I would be ordering from there every week!

The entrance is not street side. Drive around to the backside parking lot. Very clean business. Service was a little slow but very kind. Enjoyed the General Tso very much, especially with the pineapple. Lunch portion is pleanty. Will go back.

The rumors are true, this place is the best Chinese in Charleston — PERIOD. I will admit, I’m picky when it comes to Asian food and knowing that Charleston could be the farthest place from Asia — I was sceptic.
The service was great, and the food was spot on perfect. Literally on par with the great Chinese restaurants in major cities.
If you have a craving for Chinese, this is the only place for it.

Decided to venture out of our bubble for takeout last night, and glad we did. This is definitely the best Chinese we have found in the Mt. Pleasant/​Daniel Island area.
We had the General Tso Chicken, Beef Chow Mein and Tempura Green Beans. The green beans were a bit on the salty side, but still very good. The General Tso Chicken was very, very good. The white rice had the perfect amount of stickiness, and the chicken was not heavily breaded. The Beef Chow Mein noodles were also very good, with a unique, almost creamy sauce.
The décor inside this place is pretty awesome. I have never been to China, so I am not sure if it is considered «authentic» Chinese, but it sure looks like Chinese restaurants I have seen in Chinatown in SF. I look forward to enjoying dinner here some time!

This Chinese restaurant is unlike any other I’ve ever been to. Located on Daniel Island in the Publix Shopping Center, this restaurant is appointed with incredibly beautiful woodwork and Chinese art representative of one of China’s past dynasties. The quality ambiance of the restaurant interior feels like an elite 5 Star restaurant and certainly is not what one would expect. Everything my family and I have ever had here is terrific. I especially recommend the Sweet and Tangy Pork Loin (especially for those wanting something similar yet different from your typical Sweet and Sour Chicken/​Pork/​Shrimp). I also recommend the Chinese doughnuts which are glazed and cooked differently than I’ve ever had at any other Chinese restaurant. I definitely recommend them (especially for lunch as the prices are appreciably less then).

I am use to killer Chinese… this was okay but did not knock my socks off…
Clean…good service…
Came because i read a write up in the Daniel Island News… they raved… haha okay but not on my top 10…
I always try a place 3 times… mix up my items and go from there…
Will update…

Not your typical MSG-​laden Chinese Buffet fare by any stretch, Dragon Palace is in a class all its own. Apart from an exquisite décor and attentive service, the food tastes the way you imagine Chinese cuisine should.
Seafood soup, pineapple fried rice, and Dim Sum-​bitches’ are delicious!!!
Several family style combinations to choose from as well.

I really enjoy coming here. The atmosphere, staff, and delicious food all make it a treat.
From the outside, I was a little hesitate, but the first time I went it, all of that flew out the window. They bring you these awesome little fried chips with duck sauce to munch out while checking out the menu. At lunch, you can get the smaller portions and at dinner, they offer the family style meals, where you get a giant plate of food and everyone shares. I’ve tried the General Tso’s Chicken and Mongolian Beef. Both were incredible. I’m not a fan of egg rolls/​spring rolls, but they are pretty good here also.
Definitely check them out if you are over on DI!

I haven’t been here for years.
The place still looks amazing. Great ambience lighting and food.
The place got packed literally in minutes. There were only like 2 servers and they did their best to serve everyone.
I took my mother here for the first time. She loved the free crispy wonton chips with orange sauce that were put on the table.
We ordered calamari which of course she raved about especially the sauce that she was able to dip into it.
She got Mongolian Beef and it had the right amount of spice that was isolated to the beef only not necessarily on everything on the plate.
I got the pancit or rice noodles with chicken. This reminded me of here own home made pancit. She normally would never eat someone else’s version but she did like this one.
The place did take some time since they seemed short-​handed and it was packed. I even saw our server roll her eyes when I asked for chopsticks and more water and a to-​go box. Not gonna hold that against her this time since I will definitely return.

The best sit down Chinese Cuisine outside of New York you’ll ever get! This is an old-​school sit-​down «fancy» Chinese restaurant. From the outside Dragon Palace just looks like any other Chinese place in a nondescript strip mall. When you walk in you are greeted with elegant furnishings, ornately carved arches and wall hangings, a stained glass ceiling, and a very friendly staff. The dining room is actually very quiet, and people talk with their «polite, indoor» voices.
The hubs and I came here for a date night out, and we were not disappointed. I ordered the Hot and Sour soup and Schezwan chicken. The hubs ordered the Egg drop soup and garlic prawns. One of the greatest failings of Chinese restaurants these days is that the hot and sour soup is all sour from too much vinegar and no spice to speak of. Dragon Palace does not bow to this failing.
My soup was well balanced and quite spicy in a very pleasant way. My chicken was perfectly cooked, the sauce was a great glossy texture, very flavorful, and not «gloppy’ or over-​thickened (another failing of the mediocre Chinese food buffet). The Hub’s soup was gorgeous, and his prawns looked, smelled, and tasted like the gods themselves had a hand in preparing them.
They do have a children’s menu. but I’d like to recommend to you, dear reader, that if you come here, please come sans the Wee Ones for the best experience possible.

Saturday dim sum brunch, Chinese New Year. We entered and the hostess seated us at a table near the door. It was drafty and we asked to be moved to one of the many tables along the wall. She rolled her eyes and had a serious attitude «but that’s another servers section.»
I just wanted to have a good brunch so we said, fine, we’ll sit by the door. Whatever. She slapped the dim sum order sheets on the table and thankfully we never saw her again. Our server was great, however. When we orders mimosas that were very heavy on the oj, she remedied the situation and brought us more champagne.
The xiao long bao/​little juicy buns/​soup dumplings are good, not great. The best in town because they are the only ones in town. The filling is tasty and they are juicy, but the wrapping is thick and gummy. I have made homemade batches twice now, and mine are better. They are so terribly labor intensive.
Our server recommended taro cake which I liked. The other dim sum was okay. The fellow diners were a nice mix of people, including some Chinese folks here for a visit who were celebrating the New Year. I am glad Charleston has this establishment and hopefully soup dumplings will catch on down south, creating a demand for a better quality product.