Lucky Cheng's

Company Information: Lucky Cheng's, the infamous drag queen capital of the world, boasts outrageous drag queen cabaret, comedy, karaoke, and servers to complement it's delicious, reasonably priced Pan- Asian cuisine. Two fun filled floors of dining, entertainment, and kitsch Chinese decor, including giant overhead Chinese dragons and lanterns galore. Popular for corporate events, holiday parties, birthday parties, and other special occasions. A must for any bachelorette. This is the one you have seen on Access Hollywood, Growing Up Gotti, The People's court, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, New York 1, Fox 5, E, Extra, MTV, and read about in just about every newspaper and magazine. Visited over the years by hundreds of celebrities such as Prince Albert of Monaco, Matt Lauer, Ivana Trump, Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Britney Spears, making it a favorite of the gossip columnists. A fun place where you can bring your out-of-town friends, your business partners, your fiance, and your grandma

Hours of Operation: Su-Th 6pm-10pm, F 6pm-mid, Sa 5:30pm-mid

Categories: Night Clubs, Entertainment Venues, Restaurants, Chinese Restaurants

1. 
   User Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

   by CA

   10/09/2008

   I agree w/a previous review. The place is a dump. Good thing it's very dark there, or it probably wouldn've been hideous. VERY RED. It reminds me of an assembly line. Get you in, bring your food, and get you out. Then onto the next suckers. It's so crowded in there, it feels like they cramp people in to make money. The only thing the "waitresses" do is take your order, they don't even bring you your food, the guys with shirts that say "staff" on them bring your food. The show was very short, and not what I expected. The stage is a piece a 4X4 piece of plywood, and because it's so cramped, they had to have 2 "hosts", once in our room, and one in the back room. The show was not what I was expecting, espeically when one of the woman audience volunteers, was doing a lap dance Ifor a male audience volunteer, and proceed to remove her top! I
   wish I had read reviews beforehand, I probably would've gone to a male revue, and gotten my money's worth.
   
   The food is good, don't get me wrong, but the prices are outrageous, they make you think that you're paying only $32 for your "prix fix" meal, but then the add'l price is added on depending on the course you order, and it's not even worth it. Plus, to top it off, they "suggest" how much you need to leave for a tip!! Needless to say ,I DID NOT! There were about 6 bachelorette parties there, which were distracting.
   
   The bathroom was another story, my girlfriend went by herself, and what seemed to be about 15 minutes, I was getting worried, it seemed that it was in the basement, which was very dark, and there was an attendant, when she was done, apparently it was assumed that she would tip her, but my girlfriend had gone down w/o any $$. She said that this attendant was scary. She was one of the "waitresses".
   
   The worst part was when at the end of the show, a large clear envelopes were handed out to every table, for donations for the performers. But they didn't even do anything!
   
   This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member

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2. 
   User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

   by Lindsay

   08/04/2008

   not only do I love the drag queen cabaret and hilarious attitudes and things the staff do.. but the food is EXCELLENTTTT! I was pleasantly suprised at how good the food was and how big the portions were as well.. I love this place ive been there many times and every time I am excited to go back.. the calamari is one of the best ive ever had and the seafood in general is excellleeennnntt i cant stress that enough.. i would suggest this place to anyone but homophobes lol.. its a good time and amazing food!

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3. 
   User Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

   by nyy_babe26

   10/17/2007

   This place is not what it's made out to be!! I was excited because of the hype of the outrageous drag queens, servers and environment so I dressed up, threw on my great heels and did my makeup only to show up at a dark, dingy space with ppl dressed in jeans and sneakers. There is no real "show" that they claim is included in the price of going....only a 300 pound drag lip synching a song and one "girl" in a costume parading around. They grab ppl from tables to give other patrons lap dances. The food is subpar. I don't even know how they claim this is a good spot for birthdays and bachlorette parties. Very disappointing and would not go back.

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