lucy's north china cuisine

i love lucy's , it never fails. always good food. thefriedrice isn't how i like it but you add some soy sauce and it almost perfect. i love how their food doesn't have msg in it. one of the only chinese place i eat at now. nothing compares. i even like their egg rolls and i usually hate those.

my first review ever.... and i'm not happy.. so this is my first review for anything ever. i normally let things slide. i work in the food industry. stuff happens, i understand. tonight we placed an order from lucy's for the first time. the guy who answered the telephone was not so pleasant. our food took almost an hour to arrive. we ordered noodles and rice.... needless to say our food was cold and they gave me white rice instead offried(i hate white rice and that was the only thing i ate for dinner!!!) we both feel nauseated after eating this lovely meal. the only thing that we enjoyed were the fortune cookies. we will never order from this restaurant again. save your money.

ate here rwice now.friedrice really fresh. not covered in soy sauce egg rolls never fresh however. always seem like they have been sitting around. bgrandmas noodles really good.

different experience, but ended up pleased with some good food. okay, i have lived in san francisco for a number of years and i love chinese food. my experience has ranged from some really bad places to some great restaurants offering excellent selections and exceptional service. looking for a good chinese place in fargo seemed unlikely, but lucy's - with their high rating - got my attention.

when we pulled up front, however, i had some real concerns about this place. non-impressive, low-key. then, we walked in and there was this sign that says, "take a menu and seat yourself." okay.

then, we sat there wondering if someone was going to come by and take our order. waited, waited until i realized that i would have to go up to the front counter and place the order there and then pay for it upfront. that was different - kind of like a fast-food experience. i did not provide a tip on the credit card because i first wanted to see if the food was good. so . . .

the order was processed quickly with the appetizer (starter) coming out with everything else. at first glance, i was not too impressed, but we both ate the selections (sweet and sour chicken, moo shu pork, and pepper steak) and found the food had a good flavor that made up for the lack of any visual appeal. the only item that seemed a little dry was thefriedrice special (chicken, beef and shrimp).

all and all, the initial experience was a little odd, but the food was good. so, they earned a small tip for the food, but not a 20% for the lack of service. a 3/5 rating and a "may come back" vote for lucy's.

authentic beijing! best in town. i've been to china many times, and this is as close as you'll find as authentic. the complaint about "bland" rice is typical...the reviewer is used to the soy sauce-laden, americanized version. lucy's is exactly what you get in china, and it has awesome taste. the porkfriedrice is the best. same with the dumplings...they are the real deal. if you like msg and commercial chinese food, don't go here. this is (mostly) homemade, and most can taste the difference!

horrible food. chickenfriedrice is white rice with a couple peas. won ton soup tastes like water from boiled noodles. will not eat there again

we had generals chicken & chickenfriedrice with the half moon flat bread as an appetizer. this is by far the best chinese food in town! i won't go anywhere else for chinese. bomb dot com. ha!

good chinese food. this place is quite possibly one of the best places in far to get chinese food. the noodles are delightful, spiced appropriately, and reasonably priced. thefriedrice is unfortunately not even spritzed with soy sauce, which is a shame. more like plain old white rice with some egg, carrot and peas, big disappointment. my only quibble is that some dishes which ought to be quite piquant simply are not, and when you ask that they are, they only approach moderate levels. i know i'm in far, but not everyone demands that pace extra mild salsa be served with their plain, unsalted chips.

awful awful awful! chickenfriedrice is only plain white rice no flavor what so ever added & some chicken chunks & few eggs. blah. general tso's chicken is yuck n mushy. waste of money. :(

it wasn't great. the chicken was good. the egg roles tasted frozen and thefriedrice was just white rice with egg and some veggies. i wouldn't recommend.