We've been here numerous times, mostly when it was fairly new. We find the food tasty and the servings generous. Definitely great value for your money. When we dined here recently, we were thinking that the food/servings may have changed already. However, we were pleased that it hasn't. Food still great. We ordered Chicken Pakora, Chili Chicken with gravy, Cantonese Chow Mein and Manchurian... more

Spicy Dragon is of impeccable value! One time I had some lunch there with my father and it was delicious! I reccomend it to anyone living nearby to eat out there or buy for dinner. Trust me on this one you won't be let down! ;-)

The spicy dragon chicken is amazing! But it doesn't compare to the Scarborough location! The older lady at the cash is rude and needs a lesson in customer service!

Restaurant is directly across the Pickering Town Centre mall. Dining room is inviting, considerably larger than the Scarborough location. We ordered one plate each chicken pakora, chicken and shrimp hakka chow mein, and black pepper beef.

Food arrived in about 15-20 minutes. Chicken pakora was outstanding! I enjoyed the appetizer the most, noodles and beef were good too. Portions are... more

Food is great, but the customer service is unreal. Not friendly at all. When you ask the servers a question its like they're doing you a favour by answering your question. I just order the same thing every time because I'm scared to ask for suggestions lol. I always tip above 15% when I go out, but here I tip almost nothing. I feel bad but the service is really horrible.

Not fancy because they don't need to be. The cuisine is known as Hakka Chinese, a marriage of Chinese and Indian flavour. I shared the experience with 3 Indian friends, one of whom is my wife, who should be awarded a PhD in both Cooking and Shopping. She loved it as did our 2 local friends, who suggested Spicy Dragon. We shared Hot and Sour Soup, Chicken Pakora, Manchurian Chicken, Szechuan... more

Been a loyal client since they opened over 2 years ago. I always order the Chilli Chicken lunch special and in till my last two orders it has been great. The restaurant must have changed their supplier because 70 percent of the meat is now tough, dry and/or way over cooked. You literally have to force it down. When I called to make a complaint they said no one has complained and wanted me to... more

It's okay. I prefer China cottage. It's not at that level... But it'll do.

Food was decent but the service is a bit slow. I don't mind waiting but only if the food is worth the wait.

Cheap and decent Hakka. Chilli chicken is great wet or dry, manchurian shrimp fried rice is good, beef with black bean sauce is proper.

Gotta be the #1 spot for quality/quantity for Chinese in Pickering and the fact that we have Hakka in the hometown saves me from driving to Federicks in Scarborough.

Looking for a super cheap lunch? Are you craving the taste of bland Hakka food? Or maybe you just need an abundant amount of white rice? If you answered yes to any one of those questions, then this place is for you!

I love the food here. It's cheap and fresh! I go here once or twice a week and they never disappoint. Lunch special is like $6 and they give you plenty of food. Chili chicken is really good. The soups are not that good. Spicy dragon fish is amazing! Highly recommend if you like spicy food.

enjoy the 10% discount when paying with cash. Food is good, my fav is spicy chili chicken, vegetable fried rice and beef with black been sauce
Try it out!

The menu has a ton of variety, and service is never a problem.

The food is terribly delicious, prices are reasonable and portions are plenty.

The only criticism I have is almost 3/4 of the menu is too spicy for me.

Bring a jar of yogurt just in case..... more

Very tasty and delicious food

Food is reasonable, they always have special during lunch hours. In dinner time, food is not too expensive. Chicken pakora, chilly chicken, fried rice is good. Chicken soup is also ok. Beaf is under cooked.

Spicy, good food & cheap

Eaten in & taken out a number of times since discovering this place in a small strip mall across from the Pickering Town Centre. Fast service, can't beat the prices, large dish amounts, food is fresh. We haven't experienced bad or slow service at Spicy Dragon. We find the staff friendly and our food has always been served quickly. The... more

My husband and I came here for lunch. We got vegetable pakora for an appetizer then pineapple chicken and Manchurian chicken.

The food was quick, hot and cheap. Our server was friendly and came to our table quickly.

There were 12 pieces of pakora in our appetizer and the lunch special portions were huge too. Great value for money here.

Great value here. 5.95 lunch special has a decent menu selection and includes green tea or soft drink. Chilli chicken, Hakka noodles and vegetable chicken with steamed rice are all good bets!

Special Spicey

The food is amazing, eat in or take out. You will love the food, I have tried several different dishes and they are all great.

Very good tasting hakka

I have visited this place on many occasions.
The food is very good and is reasonably priced. The portions are very big so many of their dishes can be shared.
The only downside to this place can be their poor service during their peak hours. Another downfall is that they do not allow Dine-in 1 hour prior to closing even... more

Great authentic food

I have only been to the scarborough location however, I can imagine the food is just as tasty!
Sometimes the appearance of a restaurant does not reflect the quality AND quantity of the food!
That is the case for Spicy Dragon. Big portions but also extremely tasty!
Favourite go-to dishes
-Hakka style sweet noodles
-Spicy Dragon chicken
-Lime Fish
-Shrimp... more

Quiet/great food

This is a great joint. It's quiet service is on point and it's very clean.we sat ourselves and were served right away. They don't serve alcohol.the food is big servings we had to take food home...which was a bonus. Restaurant located across from Pickering town centre

Bad Service and dirty utensils

I can accept that they don’t want to tell you where sit and just stand there having their own conversation. But then they toss dirty plate and utensils on your table and expect you to use it to eat. When this place opened it was pretty good, good food, service and clean. Since then it has been all downhill, frozen... more

A solid $7.50 all in lunch special makes me happy. I had Hakka chicken chow mein, and a huge pot of green tea. Food was pretty tasty, maybe a little greasy. Came with an assortment of hot sauce condiments. Good stuff, I'll go back for more.

I ordered the fried chicken and fried rice. Both were extremely salty. As I was playing on my phone a waitress comes up to me and says can you turn down your phone...I'm like wtf I could barely hear anything and got my half eaten food and paid the bill.
Never will go back to that joint they are very rude and don't appreciate customers that just come to eat and leave.

My favourite Hakka joint. Food is consistently great. Spicy, fresh and reasonably priced. Highly recommend the chilli chicken (dry), shrimp pakora, and spicy green beans.

This restaurant is a hidden gem!!!!! I used to go to their first location in Scarborough, but found out that their Pickering location is closer to me. It's also bigger and cleaner than the Scarb location. Best tasting Hakka food, reasonable price and good portions!!!!!

Good Food

I am happy to say that the quality of the food at 'Spicy Dragon" has improved significantly. Our family had tried this restaurant twice when it first opened. The food was terrible. The fried rice was tasteless and the paneer was hard to chew. Thinking that they had just opened and needed a second chance we tried it a month... more

Food Quality is dropping

The food quality of the restaurant when it first opened was outstanding, but in the last couple months, it has been a dreadful experience, The chicken, seemed like it was from the night before and microwaved to heat it up, it was definitely old chicken, because it tasted like cardboard, I gave them benefit of the doubt, thinking it would... more

While you do have to wait for the food (its a little slow), it is well worth the wait. For take out, call ahead and then go pick-up. Food was really good; large portion sizes. The spicy food is actually spicy, which is more than you can say for a lot of 'hot' food in Durham Region. The chili chicken is really good!

Blech! three of us bought the general tao, chicken wings, mixed vegetable cantonese chow mein and it was all so bad; so disappointingly gross. The general tao chicken was still moving on my plate. One chunk grabbed my wrist and was like... "kill meee pleaaaase." so I slammed it into a to-go container so my cat could eat it later. It didn't feel like I was chewing on chicken at all; honestly.... more

Deterioration in food quality - Spicy Dragon Pickering- manager not helpful

When this restaurant opened a few months ago , food quality was very good - I would rate 4*
2 weeks ago I bought food , fried rice, spicy chicken and beans. First of all the chicken was bland even though I ordered very spicy but the biggest disappointment was the fried rice which was garbage - tasteless, mushy -... more

I am a huge fan of another Hakka joint and am a regular there, however I was driving by and saw this new restaurant, so I ventured in with my fiancé. One word - WOW!!! The food is not oily or salty and the portions are decent. I had to give this a 5 star because this is the best Hakka food I have ever had.

For the price at lunch you cannot go wrong and they give you a huge take out container too. Recommend calling in your order because the lineup is ridiculous.

This is the second location of Spicy Dragon (Original in Scarborough). If you like Hakka Food (everything spicy and flavorful). Owners are very nice and food is excellent. The best Chili Chicken in Toronto GTA. They also do catering platters but best to go in person to order. The best part is this place will not break your bank!