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Lucky Strike Restaurant

Lucky Strike Restaurant

3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214-5257, United States

Vegan • Asian • Chinese • Noodles


"This place has the best Chinese food I've had, outside of San Francisco. The service and atmosphere are not quite up to the food, so I can't give it a loved it. The service wasn't awful by any means just not quite as attentive as they could have been. The atmosphere also isn't bad, just a little bit funky. That said, they aren't really trying for high end so as long as you are going for the food you will not be disappointed. We ate family style so I got to try a wide swath of the menu. We started with Spicy Pork Ears, Pot Stickers, and a Seafood Pancake. The pig ears had fabulous flavor, but a weird texture. I was the only one at the table that at much of them. I wasn't fast enough to get one of the pot stickers, but everyone that had one raved about them. The Seafood Pancake is really more Korean than Chinese, but who cares, it was excellent; better than what I've had at most of the Korean restaurants I've been to. For main courses we shared Spicy Noodles with Pork Ribs, Kung Fu Fried Rice, Guinness Pork Ribs, and Drunken Belly. At first it seemed like too much food for six people, but the only thing left at the end of the night was a small amount of the Drunken Belly. Each dish was perfect in its own way. My favorite was the Guinness Pork Ribs, but the Kung Fu Fried Rice (Kung Pao Chicken in fried rice) was a close second. No complaints about any of them. The spiciness level on the hot dishes was just right, added to the flavor, but didn't overwhelm it. I wasn't drinking, but my friends who had cocktails raved about them. Their Mojitos (I know not Chinese) were the table favorites. One friend said that it was the first Mojito she'd ever really liked. They have a decent wine list, but we didn't try any of it. Their beer selection isn't deep, but looked decent. Their prices are very reasonable. Cost for all of the above including cocktails was only $128. I will be back."