chinese and sushi take away Karakum

LostFound


Joined: 03/08/2009
Posts: 387

Message Posted:
23/02/2010 22:02

Anyone experienced this food...the sweet and sour chicken in particular?

karakum5c



Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 1021

Message Posted:
23/02/2010 22:44

The food is good............just a bit expensive.

erdin


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 178

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 08:49

We hear all too often the food being good but expensive ! Come on guys, don't you realise that the reason why any food tastes good is usually quality ingredients used and the skills of the chefs which don't come cheap !!

Jayne


Joined: 01/12/2008
Posts: 499

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 09:02

The food is fantastic and worth every penny. Hubby had sweet and sour and I had beef and mushroom - fab!

LostFound


Joined: 03/08/2009
Posts: 387

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 11:27

Well maybe I was unlucky. My sweet and sour chicken balls were not good at all. Sauce was great though. The batter was knobly and chewy and the chicken was very tough, you know when you get bits left between your teeth. The next day I could not even cut them they were like rubber.

Soupseed


Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 101

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 14:27

Presume this is the Dragon take away!

vey gid good noodle!

Well worth the money



I usaully have the egg fwide wice, veg noodles & chicken with cashew nuts. This feeds 3 of us with loads left over for me breakfast. Thats all for about 24 lira.

LostFound


Joined: 03/08/2009
Posts: 387

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 17:53

no its not the Dragon (is it?) its next door but one to Mardo Ice Cream.

birdy



Joined: 21/07/2009
Posts: 154

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 18:55

I agree with lostfound msg 5 I gave it all to my dog he liked it !

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
24/02/2010 20:49

Msg 5: lostfound, expect it did seem tough if you've got rubber teeth.

I thought it was ok but rather expensive, good ingredients or not. Didn't realise the noodles were extra when I ordered chow mein. 40tl for 2 chow mein takeaways.





Tony

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
25/02/2010 10:47

Lostandfound it is owned by the Dragon, and on sundays when they are closed you can get a takeaway from the Dragon.

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
25/02/2010 11:38

Its my fav takeaway, usually have beef noodles always great with big portions and i just love the little boxes it comes in, always packed full and enough for two so not as 'expensive' as it looks

LostFound


Joined: 03/08/2009
Posts: 387

Message Posted:
25/02/2010 14:54

yes it would have been enough for 2 days, I certainly scoffed the noodles the next day. Having remembered how delicious sweet and sour chicken balls were in the UK 5 years ago, my mouth was watering and just had to have them again.....but was very saddened at how awful they were especially as there is quality chicken in Cyprus. Can someone else order them and tell me what their opinion is.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
25/02/2010 19:05

Well, we must have been unlucky as well! We love the Dragon at the Rocks and was told that this was owned by them and would be good ............ we had an absolutely awful meal and definitely would not waste our money in their again!

LostFound


Joined: 03/08/2009
Posts: 387

Message Posted:
01/03/2010 09:51

such a pity as its convenient for the way home.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
01/03/2010 10:08

I think it is very expensive and crap tbh...I asked the owner why he charged so much and he said chicken was expensive etc etc, I roared with laughter..don't know how all the other restaurants manage to charge reasonable prices ... it is twice the price of an english chinese and nowhere near as good. Still I suppose he has to charge a lot so he can go an lose it all in the casino!

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
01/03/2010 10:23

We have found all the chinese restaurants very expensive and well bad...food is terrible..prefer Indian at Al Shaheen's.

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
01/03/2010 13:22

We have never had a bad take away from the Dragon at Karakum. I love sweet and sour chicken balls and theirs were excellent. Their portions are big too. Maybe we all have to speak as we find and some people have perhaps been unlucky.

Panchocat


Joined: 29/11/2009
Posts: 1333

Message Posted:
01/03/2010 13:23

Forgot to mention that the sushi was wonderful on the three occasions we have had it from the Dragon at Karakum!