Craving Chinese? Go to Dragon Gate!

By Matthew Bonachea
Chief of Web Design

    The taste of crisp, warm thin noodles, the sound of Chinese music playing in the background mixed with the sounds of people talking about their day, people coming over and filling up glasses with cold water. This is the everyday dinner service of Dragon Gate: Authentic Chinese Restaurant located on the southwest corner of Hiatus Road and Pines Boulevard.
    As you walk in you are greeted by seeing fish flapping their tails happily in the water. To your right, you can see some of the ornate dishware that this restaurant has for sale.
    After speaking with the host/hostess, he/she happily walks you to your table. Before I could blink, I had someone coming over to fill my glass with water. Moments later, our waitress came over to the table.
    I ordered the wonton soup for $2.25. My family and I love Chinese food, and this one for sure, is the best wonton soup I have ever had. There was a perfect balance of salt in the soup.
    For my entree I ordered 6 BBQ Ribs for $9.15. The rest of my family ordered Chicken with Deluxe Vegetables, $9.50, Sweet and Sour Pork, $10.25, and Chicken Lo Mein, $9.15.

Something that I really liked is when my Grandma ordered her Chicken with Deluxe Vegetables and asked for no MSG, the waitress said, “I’m sorry but that dish only comes with MSG.” My grandma was so happy that she didn’t just say OK and walk away, so this way she knows to go light on other high MSG foods.

When our entrees arrived one of the first things I realized was that my ribs needed more sauce. Even though it was my fault to not ask for more sauce on my ribs, I still feel that the amount that was on there was a little low. Besides that, the meat was amazingly cooked with a perfect tenderness to the meat.

The rest of the table summed up their meals with words like “Amazing.” and “Fantastic.” The only thing is that my Grandma said that her Chicken with Deluxe Vegetables could have used more of the white sauce.

So what do I say about this restaurant, well based on the fact we have ordered in from Dragon Gate twice already, it was really good. I would say 4.5 out of 5 stars.

The atmosphere was well kept, unlike many other Chinese restaurants. The food was amazing, and the staff was friendly and informed.

So if you get the craving for some Chinese food, go to Dragon Gate: Authentic Chinese Restaurant.