Lucky Dragon - Goleta

Best place in Goleta to get your Sichuan food fix! My favorite Sichuan dish is 鱼香肉丝 （yu xiang rou su）， which on the menu of most restaurants is called pork in garlic sauce. Their version of it is okay but the flavor is not the best I have had. The worst version of this dish though is still amazing! I would say if you want to try something new, different, and slightly spicy this place is for you! Avoid the traditional American Chinese dishes and and go for the 'pork in garlic sauce ' and then get something else that looks good in the picture! I took my brother, who has never eaten sichuan food before, here and he was blown away and couldn 't stop talking about it for weeks.

Small restaurant with really authentic Chinese food. This place makes some delicious food. Almost everything here is worth ordering at least once. Except the hotpot. Don't bother with that. Be sure to bring cash or have Venmo. They only take up to 2 cards per party. Sometimes the service is slow, because the place is packed. The food is good, but don't expect American portions though. The portion sizes are reasonable. You probably wont' need to take anything home with you.The green beans are amazing.

Only place outside of Chengdu I've had Sichuan food this good... Brings me back 8 years ago when I studied abroad there : The Bashu Fish with Mixed Vegetables in Chili Oil is one of the best dishes I have ever eaten (prepare to sweat though, it's super spicy!! . The stir-fried Vermicelli with ground pork is also really good, and not AS spicy. Didn't like the eel as much as the other two dishes, but I think we also got the eggplant with string beans or something that was a nice change of pace from the heat. All in all, this place rules.

Great spot for some Chinese food. If you ask for extra spicy be prepared to sweat. I would recommend the Dan Dan (mien) Noodles if you need to ease your way into new foods.

Lucky Dragon is awesome! Really great schezwan flavors!.. I love their dumplings in red chilli oil, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu, fried chicken, hot pot, kung pao chicken, spring rolls, fried pork ribs and many more items that I'm probably forgetting to mention.