Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon Reviews
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- best i have had
Read More On Citysearch by JellyBeean at Citysearch 8/7/2011 - Worst Ever !!
Read More On Citysearch by ChefBell at Citysearch 7/13/2011 - Best Chinese Food!
Read More On Citysearch by angelblu at Citysearch 3/27/2011 - The bes homemade Chow Mein
Read More On Citysearch by Caseyg at Citysearch 3/10/2011 - So many potstickers.
Read More On Citysearch n9840153 2/26/2010 - Disapointing!
I recently went back to Judy Fu Snappy Dragon and brought some friends with me one of them is a chef from a very high end hotel here in Seattle. I told them about his place because in the past it was very good but not this time and I was a little embarrassed! The food was just ok and we ordered the "home made noodles" which was like paste! I could have hung wall paper with it! The service was sl...
Read More On Citysearch ChuckyFoodLover 1/27/2010 - DisappointingI ordered a dish called sesame beef for takeout. It looked and tasted like it was from more than a day ago; and rewarmed and served tonight. It was terribly dry and virtually flavorless. I can only assume from the crowds at this restaurant that they have takeout food and dine-in food and the dine-in is what keeps them coming. I won't be back.
Read More On Citysearch mapleleaffoodie 12/9/2009 - No doubt the best in Seattleauthentic tastes that comes straight from Judy Fu's kitchen
Read More On Citysearch CSMobileUser 8/4/2009 - Best Chinese Food In Town!!!I was recommended to snappy dragon by a friend two years ago when i moved to seattle who said to try judy's homemade egg noodles and that was the day i fell in love! the staff is very educated on the menu and were able to give me great recommendations on which dishes to eat! you can't go wrong with anything on the menu here from their deliciously spicy kung pao chicken to the sweet almond cranb...
Read More On Citysearch cmg1988 8/3/2009 - Yum!Just moved into the neighborhood a couple of months ago and discovered this place. Have been going there almost once a week since then. Great tasting food, friendly servers, never a rushed feeling, always fun to be in the dining room. A new favorite.
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 2/4/2009 - TasteEverything i had today was nothing short of great taste! Service was very good as well. Got in and got out. I'll be back
Read More On Citysearch jill777 12/20/2008 - snappy service makes a happy customeri went there the other night and the service was great. two of the employees, bennet and i believe nicholas were really accomodating. i am a recovering alcoholic and nicholas highly recommended a buckler... excellent choice to go with excellent food. having never been here before i asked bennet what to eat and he highly recommended the general tso, sesame beef, eggplant and sesame chicken and sw...
Read More On Citysearch stevethefoodguy 12/13/2008 - I used to work thereI'll say this much. The owner does a very good job of making sure the kitchen is always clean. That being said, this place is not real Chinese food. If you think it is, you're being fooled. There are some dishes that are passable, but still not great. If you do like real Chinese food, obviously go to China Town. But if you can't make it that far, I would suggest the homemade noodles, and as...
Read More On Citysearch JakeLee123 12/7/2008 - Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!Snappy Dragon is a great place for a mixture of Chinese dishes. The food tastes great, the menu has excellent variety, and the service was spectacular. I have heard about Judy Fu's from a bunch of people and was impressed. They even sell their sauces at the restaurant! Don't listen to the mixed review....this place rocks!
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 11/30/2008 - The best take-outWe get Snappy Dragon almost weekly. It is such high quality food. They make their noodles homemade. I highly recommend the snappy dragon chow mein with homemade noodles. The Sesame beef is amazing and so is their snappy dragon fried rice. Their service is quick, prices are good, and you can't beat a neighborhood restaurant.
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 11/24/2008 - Something has changed and its not good!This place used to be fail safe great Chinese Restaurnat and always really busy too. I was there on Saturday night and figured there would be a wait but there was no one waiting and we were seated immediately at one of the many empty tables. that was my first clue.... also the entire staff was made up entirely of what looked like fresh out of high schoolers doing their first job. I saw one actu...
Read More On Citysearch ellebarr37 11/22/2008 - Drowning in SauceEvery time I order from here my food always comes drenched in some sort of sauce. So much to the point that I can't even taste my food, just the sauce. The atmosphere is awesome but the food always leaves me dissatisfied.
Read More On Citysearch theanginator 11/16/2008 - More like the Crappy DragonI don't get it. Why does this hole keep showing up in "best of" sites? It is strictly American food attempting to pass itself off as Chinese. ENORMOUS chunks of vegetables (seems everything gets diced in three or less slices) swimming in some of the most flavorless sauces I have ever encountered in Chinese or any other cuisine. Service was mediocre in attentiveness and snooty in attitude. Wh...
Read More On Citysearch rcoop 10/12/2008 - Snappy Dragon hits the spot! 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....
Read More On Citysearch jonesoda 7/20/2008 - Best Chinese takeout in North SeattleMy fiance and I have been searching out the Chinese restaurants in N. Seattle since we moved here almost a year ago. We tried this one for the first time recently. It's a bit far from us, so I doubt we'd order there often, but when I get a craving for American Chinese food, this is totally the place I think of now.
The fried rice was fantastic, the sweet and sour pork was cooked almost perfe...
Read More On Citysearch kaelyra 7/3/2008 - Lunch Specials are CheapLove the lunch specials for their value, for dinner the food costs a bit more than I'd like to spend on take out and can sometimes be a bit greasy.
Love the salt and pepper shrimp and sauteed green beans. Can be super busy on weekends, so we like to order take out. Always get extra fortune cookies!
Read More On Citysearch Todderz 5/28/2008 - potstickers to die for!!I have been going here for years and I love this place!! The veggie pan fried potstickers are the best in seattle and the duck with hoisen and light and delicious little buns....i'm drooling right now!! I love the wait staff most of them have been working there forever and the family is right there as well. It can get a little packed on some nights and getting a table can be a wait...but its tot...
Read More On Citysearch lizzywhizzy 5/20/2008 - Snappy the Yucky Dragon!After seeing that the Snappy Dragon won several "Best of Seattle" awards, my husband and I decided to give it a try...HUGE MISTAKE!!! The first bad sign, not a single Asian customer!! The "crisy eggplant" had a sauce that was practically florescent red! Each dish was excessively salty and the tea was flavorless...brown water. You are better off going to Panda Express. At least there you expect to...
Read More On Citysearch windawin 5/9/2008 - Never Again...I've never been a fan of Judy Fu's however, on my pregnant sisters' craving for Chinese and our combined laziness, we decided to order. I thought maybe it will be better this time as we haven't ordered from there in a year or so... NOPE. The food is extremely greasy, and sweet and sour chicken and shrimp are so heavily breaded there is barely any meat in there. The only dish that was okay is ...
Read More On Citysearch summershelley77 4/17/2008 - Greasy bland foodI don?t know how so many people can rave about this place.. the food is absolutely tasteless, greasy, and uninspiring. We ordered the chicken chow mein with home made noodles, the chicken was bland and undercooked. So we decided to try one of their vegetarian dishes that the waitress recommend? It was an egg plant dish which was supposed to be spicy? instead it was deep-fried extremely thin eggpl...
Read More On Citysearch rookie_food_critic 3/26/2008 - UgghI heard it used to be good. The LAST time I ordered from there, the chicken chow mein was 99.9% noodle and a piece of chicken grizzle thrown in for fun. It's a major gut-bomb. Not much flavor.
Read More On Citysearch junio66 3/15/2008 - I'm less than impressed with Judy Fu's. Other...
Read More On Citysearch by PaulineB at Menuism 10/16/2007 - tastes authentic
Read More On Citysearch by michellek at Menuism 6/29/2007 - I think Chiang's on Lake City way is better in Maple Leaf.
Read More On Citysearch by JakeKnapp at Menuism 6/22/2007 - Great Dumplings, Great Soup, order nothing elseSo I've been down to Judy Fu's once, and look forward to going back. Very often when you order the hot and sour soup at an unfamiliar chinese restaraunt you're going to get a mouth full of salty vinegar. Not at Judy Fu's! We each ordered a different soup and traded tastes -- all of them were great!
The dumplings came out and they were freaking awesome! While we were eating those we were specul...
Read More On Citysearch somebozo 3/25/2007 - DeliveryTheir food is acceptable for being chinese food but I will tell you if its raining hard or even the threat of rain or snow, they will cease all deliveries. Ridiculous especially since they could make even more tonight because people don't want to be out & about. The threat of snow has then ceasing all deliveries. The funny thing is...there's no snow on the ground and I live 2 miles from the re...
Read More On Citysearch roberle 1/10/2007 - I can't believe they call this Chinese foodI am Chinese, and I know what Chinese food is supposed to taste like. The food at Judy Fu's is some of the worst Chinese food I have ever had. I really don't understand why so many people rave about them.
Read More On Citysearch lillian1967 10/8/2006 - HorribleWe went to Snappy Dragon last night and had one of the worst dinners I have had in a long time . The soup and spring rolls were fine, but the noodles were bland, the meat was rubbery and the beans were incredibly salty. And it was overpriced to boot! What a waste of money -I will never go back.
Read More On Citysearch rubyred2002 10/1/2006 - just...ehThis place got lots of hype from friends. We had an average wait. Servers were friendly but not very present. The food...was just ok. It tasted too oily and I regretted not asking for the omission of MSG. I ordered the handmade noodles but found them to be lacking in general flavor. He had the mongolian chicken which was nicely spiced but overall...average. Go to Shanghai Gardens if you really wa...
Read More On Citysearch goldengal 9/29/2006 - Bland, boring, overly Westernized Chinese foodI went to Snappy Dragon during its grand opening years ago. Never went back.
I was born in Taiwan, so I know what good Chinese food is supposed to taste like. Snappy Dragon isn't it.
Read More On Citysearch pensativa 8/22/2006 - Make sure you run a marathon afterwards!Can you say "mass carbs?" Wow! It reminds me of the bright pink Chinese food I had as a child when authentic Asian restaurants were few and far between. Seattle now has a plethora of outstanding Mandarin, Cantonese and Szechwan restaurants. Judy Fu claims to serve Szechwan cuisine, but I'd say that claim is a stretch. For people who like high-carb, high-sodium, high-MSG, high-sugar, high-cho...
Read More On Citysearch srkane 3/29/2006 - Are you serious?!Having eaten here on many occasions with children, I would agree that it was a good place to go with children. They are quite accommodating and the service is okay. I ordered delivery the other night and was in shock. I paid over $60 for terrible food. Seriously, I tried to order a variety of foods and everything came covered in the same, bright red, acidic, disgusting sauce. No one in my fa...
Read More On Citysearch criticalgal 3/17/2006 - Absolutely 100% disgusting - worst chinese food on the west coast, periodI've had dumplings (pork dumplings only) from 243 restaurants nationwide, and about 10 internationally. Judy Fu's was my 243rd.
For me, the experience has two factors: the dumpling itself, and the sauce.
Scale of 1-10 on the dumplings: an honest 4
Scale of 1-10 on the sauce: an honest 3
Although I commend them for making the dumplings homemade, they are in fact, virtually tastel...
Read More On Citysearch thewrestler 3/10/2006 - excellent foodIf you like Chinese food then you should like to eat here. They are family oriented and have something for everyone. My favorites are the moo sho pork and the hot and sour soup. Both are excellent. If you dine here you can either eat family style or just chose your own entree. I enjoy family style because you get to try different entrees and everyone shares
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 11/22/2005 - Hater of Chinese food changes mind!After years of hating chinese food my boyfriend convinced me to try Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon. I went in expecting to hate the expierience, but the food ended up being delicious enough to change my mind. I would recomend Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon to anyone - whether they love Chinese food or hate it! And according to my boyfriend they have the best moo shu pork(sorry if i misspelled that!) he has ...
Read More On Citysearch stephy2159 7/21/2005 - Snappy Service and foodMama Fu as she is called in the area offers an excellent menu, fast service and a staff that knows and respects their customers. The excellence is proven by the lines of people willing to wait for a table. Mama Fu teaches her staff humility and service to the patrons by her own example. Delivery is swift and reliable even in the iciest weather. We prefer to call in an order for pickup just to...
Read More On Citysearch wymand 2/17/2005 - Yummy.The best Chinese to be found in Seattle! Judy Fus has great food, both take-out and eat-in, and the service is fast and friendly. Everything Judy Fus offers is tasty, and they have quite a cocktail menu too. You can also get the tasty sauces to take home. Dont miss the homemade noodles.
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 2/8/2005 - Food is good, service is poortwo times consecutively my delivery took over 1.5 hours. when i called to complain this last time, the owner told me he would cover my bill but to never order from snappy dragon again. this is a far cry from the level of service when judy fu ran the shop. you decide if this is the type of service for which you would like to pay.
Read More On Citysearch lemonee 1/15/2005 - What happened to Snappy??Up until a few years ago we would get takeout from Snappy a couple of times a week. It was always great. in the last few years the quality of their food has gone WAY down. All of the entrees are incredibly greasy and the last time I ate there I wasn't able to even finish a quarter of my food because it was so disgusting. I wish they would read these reviews and take them to heart. Please br...
Read More On Citysearch seacreatch 12/8/2004 - HORRIBLEWe ordered a seseme chicken for take out and when we reutrned home to eat it, it was the most fake and disgusting thing we ate. The dish was a BRIGHT RED color and the breadin gof the chicken was soggy and falling off. The chicken was mushy and way too chewy, it felt like rubber, and the sauce was tastless. Very disappointing and will not return.The portion was small and overpriced.
Read More On Citysearch bp206 8/31/2004 - Delicious Food!!!!!!!!!!I ate at Judy Fu's yesterday for the first time, after hearing a lot of hype. We got there early enough so it wasn't too crowded. There were 5 of us and we ordered- Salt and Pepper Prawns, Ginger Beef, Mongolian Beef, General Taos Chicken, Cashew Chicken, and Shrimp Fried Rice. It was all delicious!!! (Especially the Cashew Chicken- the best I've EVER had!) I can't believe the reviews I read abou...
Read More On Citysearch glittrkitty 7/19/2004 - Not worth itDefinitely overrated. I had the pot-sticker, string beans, and the tea-smoked duck. The pot stickers were extremely disappointing: the jiao zi were enormous, but there was 3X as much wrapper as filling. The wrapper was tough and doughy. The pork filling was dry and crumbly. The duck was a wierd red color, way too salty and dry. The beans were disappointing: gooey, salty, and greasy. Although ...
Read More On Citysearch grubglutton 5/30/2004 - Drab DragonA few years ago the food at Judy Fu's actually tasted good. Lately it is horrible. Perhaps they are too busy trying to satisfy the long lines.
Florescent colored eggplant? Should a spicy sauce glow in dim light? No thanks.
See the line to get in, that is your average American with a herd mentality. Drive 10 minutes down I-5 and visit the I.D.
Read More On Citysearch tastetaster2 12/12/2003 - This place is fabulous!I dont know how people can say that it is flavorless! Have you tried the Mongolian Tofu? it is to die for! their hot and sour soup is great! My dad loves the dumplings! I've had so many tasty meals here! True sometimes you have to wait to be seated but its worth it! I usually have leftovers too. I dont understand these negative reviews, I think the people must be crazy. I love this place.
Read More On Citysearch ambermoon 11/24/2003 - Yeah, It's Crappy Dragon
I've gone to Crappy Dragon a couple of times because I keep hoping it will be better. Wrong. I vow never to go again.
It's the poorest excuse for a chinese restaurant ever (I'm chinese). The service is horrible. The food is worse. Greasy, bland, and just plain unsatisfying. Come on, they can't even cook decent chow mein. The noodles taste like they're just boiled and thrown in with sa...
Read More On Citysearch arlo 10/21/2003 - Yum :)Snappy Dragon is the freshest and most delicious Chinese food around! It can get VERY busy, though, and when it does, parking can become a problem. Make reserveations and get there a little early. Generous portions of food served family-style so you can share with your friends and get a bit of everything!
Read More On Citysearch stef_ 10/12/2003 - OVERRATED!!!My wife is Chinese, from China, so we wanted to see what all the hype was about. That's all it is. HYPE!!
Judy Fu's best creation is her public relations campaign, not the food. Her food, while not bad, is not authentic Chinese, which is OK, if American-Chinese is what you are looking for. We have found many much better Chinese restaurants in Seattle. We'll pass next time.
Read More On Citysearch delong 9/21/2003 - Happy with Snappy! After much anticipation from all the rave reviews I had gotten via word of mouth, I was hyped to try the food at Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon. I am eager to go back already and am already planning what I'll order!
Don't pass up the homemade chow mein noodles and the delicious string beans! I would also recommend the sesame chicken--delicious nuggets of white meat immersed in a rich, slightly ...
Read More On Citysearch locita 3/29/2003 - Not worth the hypeI had consistently heard great things about the food here, so I was really excited to try it out. I probably should have kept my expectations to a minimum because the food was bland and unexciting. I was especially unexcited by their "House Special" noodles, what they are supposedly known for. The noodles were gooey and unflavorful. It's one of the closest Chinese restaurants to me and they deliv...
Read More On Citysearch dancingredhen 2/4/2003 - yummy!I love Snappy Dragon. I have been going there for years and it's always crowded. I recommend getting there around 5 if you want to get seated right away. Not only is the food excellent, but it isn't greasy like typical Chinese food.
Read More On Citysearch trixiebelden 1/9/2003 - Can't understand the hypeI have gone to Judy Fu's about once a year for the past five years, just to see what all the fuss is about and hoping, each year, that it would get better or that I would find a dish that would warrant all the great reviews of this place. Unfortunately, I still don't get it. The food is always terribly bland and mediocre. Even the vaunted jiaozi (dumplings). I'm Chinese and I hate the idea that t...
Read More On Citysearch skatinggeek 12/19/2002 - Gotta love the dragonThe food is great. Don't believe some of these bad reviews...they must have something personal against the restaurant. I've eaten there so many times with my wife and although we had one experience with a dish being undercooked, everything else is always exceptional.
Yes, you will likely have to wait in line for a seat if you dine at a "normal" time. It's popular for a reasonthe food is so gr...
Read More On Citysearch aesob 12/19/2002 - Crappy DragonI've had tastier Chinese out of a tin can. The food there has no flavor. Ask for spicy, it will be about as spicy as a cinnamon roll, and nearly as sweet.
Read More On Citysearch tastetaster 11/20/2002 - overratedpretty good food, but not worth the wait or the poor service.
Read More On Citysearch peter_oleary 11/20/2002 - Yukky DragonBland, flavorless food! Get in line for some of the most bland food you'll ever eat. See the long line, get in, it must be good if this many people are lined up?
Have had better food off the steam table in shopping mall food courts. That shouldn't be possible, but something is wrong with Judy Fu's. Must have a new chef?
Read More On Citysearch eateateateat 11/20/2002 - Wow, Chinese food that's NOT greasy!!From the house-made noodles and dumplings, to the perfect amount of sauces on the food, Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon is IMHO the best Chinese food in Seattle. The portions are generous, the food is astounding, and the service is excellent. If you plan to eat with a group, consider carpooling as parking is very limited and the dining area isn't as good as it could be.
Read More On Citysearch lancez 11/9/2002 - MSG anyone?I've tried take out from this restaurant several times over the last five years (kept hearing such great things and thought perhaps my bad experiences had been a fluke) and every time has been a dissapointment. From the bland fried rice, to the overly greasy chow mein and other dishes, and the heavy use of MSG, the food is too Americanized to satisfy my yen for asian food. I've decided to cut m...
Read More On Citysearch gufu 11/9/2002 - never betteri would have to say that Snappy Dragon is the best chinese food i've ever eaten. I wake up at night craving snappy...
Read More On Citysearch ready_freddy 11/9/2002 - MEDIOCREI am not sure why everyone hypes about this place! Tried this place out after reading great reviews. My boyfriend and I were very disappointed. I am Chinese and feel that the food is very average (perhaps below average)....I don't understand why people say that the food being authentic....authentic Chinese food is more flavorful than the food at this restaurant! Do not recommend at all.
Read More On Citysearch kathrynsummer 11/9/2002 - Incredible Food, Bargain PricesSnappy Dragon has incredible (but spicy!) food at bargain prices. I reccomend you go there.
Read More On Citysearch sam9998 11/9/2002 - So goodSoft noodles are SO good. I only wish it was a little cheaper. Also, sometimes delivery takes a very long time.
Read More On Citysearch ac19 11/1/2002 - Food made of PaperAt one time the food at Judy Fu's actually tasted good. The General Tso's chicken is bright pink and has no flavor. Yuk, chemical heaven.
Read More On Citysearch jimejime 9/24/2002 - Chinese approved!!!I have only eaten at Snappy Dragon 3 times but I am always pleased with their dishes and impressed with their great flavors. The cashew chicken are sauteed dry string beans are great and the homemade pan fried noodles are a must. The place is a bit small and I am positive that it could pull in more business if they expanded, but I think the small establishment reminds me of eating at a friend's h...
Read More On Citysearch lingling82379 9/12/2002 - Best....ANYWHERE !!I've been to the 'Chinatowns' of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and several other large metro cities, but Judy Fu has managed to make me a disciple.
The homemade dumplings have no equal...pork OR veggie are equally delish. The Lover's Eggplant has impressed friends of mine who HATE eggplant.
General Tso's had to be invented by the Fu family.
Put this all together and every out of town visitor I'...
Read More On Citysearch wutzgoinon 9/3/2002 - just because they deliver . . .doesn't mean they're a great restaurant. i used to live in ravenna and ordered the snappy dragon because it was an alternative to pizza. now i live in capitol hill and with the ID nearby, i wouldn't go to this place if they were next door. the food is edible and not unsatisfactory, but there's nothing outstanding about it except for the fact that they deliver in a no-man's land. go to hing loon i...
Read More On Citysearch pespinoza 9/3/2002 - yum yum noodlesThis is one of the best Chinese restaurants I've found here in Seattle--the home made noodles are to die for!
Read More On Citysearch swejeety 8/27/2002 - homemade noodles spell yummy!Every single time we stop by, the food is outstanding.... fresh & served by delightful staff! The noodles are out of this world and will keep us coming back!
Thank goodness we live close!
Read More On Citysearch mringe 8/15/2002 - yummyI am addicted to the Mongolian Tofu. Very good and very reasonable prices.
Read More On Citysearch karesanders 7/30/2002 - Worth driving toAwesome homemade noodles! Definately worth the drive for take out.
Read More On Citysearch silvergrrl 7/25/2002 - Best Jao ZaiSnappy has the Best Jao Zai in the city! We have enjoyed their food for years!
Read More On Citysearch aleikin 7/18/2002 - Mixed BagWe've gone here a few times and it's a mixed bag. I'm a huge noodle lover and really enjoyed the jiao-xi (?? spelling?) and pot stickers, but the chow mein lacked flavor and the mongolian beef was one of the worst we've ever had.
Read More On Citysearch pez 7/8/2002
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