Golden Crane

Worst Asian food in Troy. I spent $33 for an appetizer and two box lunches. I could have had better takeout Chinese for a LOT less money.

If you want expensive Asian food in a nice atmosphere, I suggest Mikata.

For decent takeout China Town is good.

Very good dinner boxes and excellent service. Although there have been many other oriental restaurants in this spot, someone finally got it right.

From the outside this appears to have once been a Shoney's restaurant; however, upon entering you find that the new owners obviously put a lot of money into renovating the interior which is quite classy and elegant. Of particular note are the iridescent chandelier and the island of smooth river rock topped with lacquered oak.

Now, the food itself is fresh and tastes like it was made on premises instead of warmed factory food you get at many Asian food restaurants. In other words the food, served on square plates and nicely presented, is on par with the aforementioned feast of the eyes. Finally, this tasty meal was really reasonably priced. Since I was visiting town for just the week I cannot swear to it, but I strongly suspect this is the best restaurant in Troy or miles around.