Meal 32

Sesame Chicken

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

Fortune of the day- Something on 4 wheels will soon be a fun investment for you!

We had a guest come along with us on this outing to Dragon city and I promised him that he could write the review for his meal.

Favorable Quote: "It seems like the only reason it has the name it does is because of the unevenly spread sesame seeds over a total of two pieces of chicken"

The sauce it was in had a molasses-like texture with a well proportioned tart taste to it. As some may say, "General Tso's w/o the Red Pepper." Chicken pieces were rather large and a tad overcooked, but still a great meal. Also, the dish having only one other dish that consisted of the same taste variation was refreshing compared to most other dishes of Modern Chinese Culinary. It possessed a peculiarity about it that, for lack of a better word, indefinitely separated it from the rest of the menu. The above decent taste and nonconformity of the dish earned this meal a thorough 8.5.

-Jarrod Creameans-

Meal 29

Hot & Spicy Shrimp

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

Fortune of the day- A day without sunshine is like night.

The Hot & Spicy Shrimp was basically the Szechuan dish of shrimp. Seemingly the same sauce as the Shredded Beef Szechuan, the Hot & Spicy Shrimp had a tangy yet spicy flavor, twisting our tongues into a delectable predicament. Containing the most perfect collection of vegetables, this hearty dish of onions, bell peppers, celery, and carrots did extremely well in not overloading the plate. It was a wonderful combination of sweet, zest, fiery savor that placed it above many of the other dishes. This meal was by far the best shrimp dish that we have encountered along the way ergo earning an 8.5.

Meal 28

Roast Pork in Garlic Sauce

Rating: 7.5(Succulent-Ballzy)

Fortune of the day- You will have a long, adventurous life.

Now with most of the information we have gathered, it is no longer a difficult task deciding what is in the meals at Dragon City. The Pork in Garlic Sauce, for anyone who has kept up, is the same as the Chicken with Garlic Sauce, minus the “Chicken” and the word “with” in the title. It had all the fixings such as water chestnuts, baby corn, broccoli, celery, cabbage, carrots, green peas, and bamboo shoots. I know it’s overwhelming but you can pick through them. The sauce was the same with a sweet and tangy spin, making for a decent meal. If you are more of a pork fan than you are a chicken or plain broccoli fan, then I highly suggest taking the succulent to ballzy route on this one.

Meal 27

Hunan Roast Pork

Rating: 8(Ballzy)

Fortune of the day- A lie prevails, until the truth arrives.

Yes, this dish is the same as the Hunan Chicken and Hunan Beef. It was expected as were the other meals. It had the same vegetables like carrots, cabbage, broccoli, water chestnuts, baby corn, and green peas. The main difference between the roast pork and the chicken or beef was the sauce. The sauce on the roast pork was much thicker, presenting a consistency of barbeque sauce. This heftier coating added a different taste, only obtaining an 8 instead of an 8.5.

Meal 26

Hunan Beef

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

Fortune of the day- ¡Usted es el más grande en el mundo!

First of all, let me say that the fortune of the day is in Spanish because this is what we pulled out of our fortune cookie. I could tell you what it says but it is so darn easy to translate things these days with Google and things like that, that I don’t see why I should! Now that’s done, we can get down to business. The Hunan Beef was eerily similar to the Hunan Chicken; it really freaked us out. Actually no it didn’t. We expected the two meals to be almost identical with the exception of the beef and chicken. This dish had the same vegetables which included (in case you didn’t read Meal 25) water chestnuts, baby corn, broccoli, celery, cabbage, carrots, green pepper, and bamboo shoots. If I missed anything, please take note of it and send me an email to let me know. This meal was also spicy with little flakes of red pepper floating around in the sauce. It too provided as a great nasal cleansing. As with most meals, if they would have exempted some of the unwanted vegetables, than it would have been rated higher than an 8.5

Meal 25

Hunan Chicken

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

Fortune of the day- Read between the lines.

Remember meal 5, the Chicken with Mixed Vegetables? Well take that meal and throw some red pepper in there and you have yourself a Hunan Chicken. Like many of the other dishes, this plate had every vegetable under the sun from baby corn to green peas with water chestnuts, broccoli, celery, cabbage, carrots, and bamboo shoots in between. The chicken shredded and mangled like it usually is. The sauce was fairly dark and rich with red pepper flakes scattered throughout. It gave the dish a distinctive taste, setting it aside and declaring it different.  Even with all of the unwanted veggies, this dish left my palate exposed, earning an 8.5

Meal 24

Curry Chicken

Rating: 8(Ballzy)

Fortune of the day- A good worker deserves a good salary.

The Curry Chicken definitely earns a top choice award for leading us off the beaten path. This Guru, of a seemingly Indian cuisine, brought a lot of kicks to the chop sticks. After diluting some of the vegetables, this dish was not overpowered too greatly only containing carrots, onions, baby corn, green peas, celery, and water chestnuts. The curry is what brought this one home, adding a completely new dimension of flavor. It was moderately spicy, clearing out the sinuses and making way for a distinct taste. Curry, commonly thought of as a type of spice, can mean many things. Its basic definition states that it is a collective seasoning of different types of hot spices (including curry powder), thus making it extremely difficult to tell you exactly what was in the Curry Chicken.  All I can say is that this meal had my taste buds "Bollywooding" and karate chopping, earning a ballzy title. 

Meal 23

Chicken w. Garlic Sauce

Rating: 7.5(Succulent-Ballzy)

Fortune of the day- Remember that time is money.

If you enjoyed the Broccoli with Garlic Sauce then chances are you are going to adore the Chicken with Garlic Sauce. Yes it has a slightly lower rating but that is only because of the unwanted vegetables like baby corn and water chestnuts. What really gave this meal its bang was the sauce, which was the same sweet and tangy, garlic induced phenomenon that enveloped the broccoli in the previous meal. The added celery, cabbage stocks, carrots, green bell peppers, and bamboo shoots made for a much needed variety. The chicken was nothing special, cooked like all the other chicken dishes only this one had garlic sauce obviously. A lot of these meals have an overwhelming amount of vegetables. If Dragon City would limit the quantity, yet keep the medley, then Chicken with Garlic Sauce would have earned a higher rating than 7.5. 

Meal 21

Shredded Beef Szechuan

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

Fortune of the day- Now is the time for peace in your life. Go along with other’s ideas.

Chances are I haven’t pronounced this dish correctly yet. Having said that, who cares? This platter with surprise matter was more than expected for even the heartiest of eaters.  The Shredded Beef Szechuan’s sauce danced around a tingling, yet welcomed spiciness in my mouth, providing a sultry base on which a pyramid of epic deliciousness was constructed. This lunch special boasted its fair share of veggies including, but probably not limited to, onions, green bell peppers, carrots, and celery.  Intertwined within the surplus of vegetables was a healthy portion of beef.  Two factors made this dish a great success: 1.) the shredded vegetables took the shape and place of noodles creating an appeasing texture. 2.) The sauce leaves you begging for more rice as it blended beautifully with the golden field in the Styrofoam container.  All things considered, this was the Ballziest Cat’s Meow on Main Street, earning it a rating of 8.5.

-Ethan Constant-

Meal 20

Broccoli in Garlic Sauce

Rating: 8(Ballzy)

Fortune of the day- You will advance socially, without any special effort.

Broccoli in Garlic Sauce sounds like a dull and banal meal consisting solely of a tree-like vegetable. Actually the dish was a delight, leaps and bounds better than Vegetable Delight. Even though it had just one ingredient, this plate gave our palates that perpetual piquancy that we have been pursuing. The trunks of broccoli were entirely too large. It was difficult to shove an entire piece into your mouth. Do not fear though, the sauce made any inconvenience the meal provided seem small and insignificant. The sauce was thicker than others being rather sweet; it caught us off guard. After the sweetness wore off, the spiciness shown through but this was expected since we have entered the spicy meals off the lunch menu. Of course there was a hint of garlic but come on, its in the title.  This contradictory made for an extremely appealing taste earning a solid 8.  

Meal 14

Chicken Lo Mein

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

Fortune of the day- Someone in your life needs a letter from you.

Most would think that the Chicken Lo Mein would taste very similar to the Roast Pork Lo Mein and I am here to tell you that they do. Unlike most other poultry dishes that had the consistency of chicken skin, this chicken was chunky and hearty. It too was fabricated in the same manner as the previous Lo Mein with onions, cabbage, and celery. Everyone knows that it’s the noodles that make this dish so special but what’s the difference between Chow Mein and Lo Mein. Most would assume that they are two different types of noodles when in fact they are the same but prepared differently. Both are parboiled Chinese egg noodles but the Chow Mein gets an extra stop at the frying pan giving it a crispier texture. If we understood the vocabulary we would know that because Lo Mein means “tossed noodles” while Chow Mein means “fried noodles.” I personally prefer the tossed noodles because it allows the flavors to soak in giving it a broader taste. Even though it looks like a can of Night Crawlers, this wormy dish “shore” brings the fishes, obtaining a whopping 8.5 on the Jaxon Scale!

Meal 13

Roast Pork Lo Mein

Rating: 8.5(Blazzy-The Cat’s Meow) 

Fortune of the day- You will always have good luck in your personal affairs.

The Roast Pork Lo Mein was simply savory. This meal is undoubtedly a good choice when looking for something to appease your hunger; it is such a filing dish best described as Chinese Spaghetti. Lo Mein is noodle based, which I love any kind of pasta. The onions, celery, and cabbage always give any feast an assorted array of flavors. The sauce that holds this character together is the key to the Roast Pork Lo Mein. I have done some research and I am not positive but I think it was prepared in oyster sauce. Oyster sauce is used in many Chinese dishes including noodle stir-fries. It is made of sugar, water, salt, oyster extract, cornstarch to give it a thicker consistency, and darkened with caramel. The noodles are heavy and fulfilling thus rising suspicion that they were cooked in this sauce. Some critics might agree that spaghetti should be left to the Italians but Jaxon Says no way, placing an honorable 8.5 next to its name.

Meal 11

Sweet & Sour Pork

Rating: 8(Ballzy)

Fortune of the day- You will be called upon to celebrate some good news.

It’s hard to find anything negative to say about Sweet & Sour Pork. It is a standard meal that you won’t find much variety in. Every place generally serves the same dish. The only suggestion…I’m sorry, I caught myself writing the same thing for Sweet and Sour Pork as I did for Sweet and Sour Chicken! Forgive me but the meals were seemingly identical. I almost posted the same picture because I could not differentiate between the two. The appearance and the taste were carbon-copied clones. The only nonconformity the pork possessed was the texture. The chicken was doughy, sort of like dumplings but the pork was firmer. It reminded me of actual pork meat instead of deep fried skin! As the same with the other dish, the Sweet & Sour Pork could use some variety. The tangy sweet and sour sauce was delicious but some vegetables would be fine too. Eating just pork and rice was slightly boring but it tasted A-okay, rightfully earning an 8. Quite Ballzy I would say.

Meal 10

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Rating: 8(Ballzy) 

Fortune of the day- Your fortune is not something to find but to unfold.

It’s hard to find anything negative to say about Sweet & Sour Chicken. It is a standard meal that you won’t find much variety in. Every place generally serves the same dish. The only suggestion I would make is throw in some green! It was strictly nuggets of chicken fried with a bed of rice. You need at least three sections of the food pyramid on your plate to satisfy the stomach. As always, the sweet and sour sauce is what makes the difference. Without that bowl of scrumptious, sweetened dipping condiment, Sweet & Sour Chicken would just be…well chicken. I used to be hooked on this meal like House was to Vicodin so be careful.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you when you find yourself hiding leftovers in a shoebox in your closet. If Dragon City would have made it original, it would have gained a higher rating but since it was expected we could only grant it a Ballzy 8.

Meal 1

Chicken Chow Mein              

Rating: 7.5(Succulent-Ballzy)

    

Fortune of the day- All the news you receive will be positive and uplifting.

 This dish took me by surprise. I thought it was going to be heavy, loaded with chicken and noodles. In fact it was light and simple. At first glance it looked like a wet mash of baby food. The texture reminded me of boiled okra. As it turned out it was delicious. The chicken was boiled along with the celery, onions, cabbage, and a certain spice giving it a delightful kick. The taste is very persistent as it seems to have permanently stained my palate. I will tolerate it, only because I enjoyed it so much. I’ll give the Chicken Chow Mein a solid 7.5 overall or as we would say succulent to ballzy!