Snappy Dragon hits the spot!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
I took a friend to Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon after reading the review in the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine since I am always looking for good neighborhood places around Seattle. After reading the other reviews of Snappy Dragon here on this board I was a little weary about trying it but did anyway. I am glad that I did now. First thing you will notice upon entering is the friendly wait staff. They were very helpful in offering their recommendations when asked. We ended up ordering the pork dumplings (Waiter Rec), the Snappy Dragon Chow Mien, and the Pineapple chicken w/ cashews and pea pods. The food was delivered to our table in record time and was nice and hot. The dumplings were super and the dipping sauce was great too. They also came with a small side dish of some spicy chili paste that was super spicy that went well with the normal dipping sauce. I ordered the chow mein with made to order hand cut noodles and it was absolutely wonderful. It is not like the plain old chow mien noodles that you get at other Chinese places. The pineapple chicken was also great. A new taste from your regular Chinese restaurants. Slightly sweet that went great with the chicken and cashews.
All in all I highly recommend the Snappy Dragon to anybody looking for a fun new place to get good Chinese food that is not typical run of the mill that you can get at the 100 other Chinese places in the city. If you are looking for Chinese food that you would get in Hong Kong, like one of the reviewers states that they were looking for, you will need to keep looking. The last time I checked the Snappy Dragon is in Seattle and in no way do I think that they portray that there food isn't Americanized. I actually can't believe some of the bad reviews of this place because our experience tonight was all together great.
The prices were great for the amount of food that we received. The wait staff was friendly and I will be going back soon!
Pros: Great Food, friendly wait staff, great price for the amount of food you receive.
Cons: That I hadn't found out about this place before today....