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Since my wife and I moved from South Florida to Melbourne, we’ve really started to enjoy the slower pace that Central Florida brings as well as some great new places to eat. One of the things we do miss however, is the great New York style Chinese food that the area had to offer. There were 2 places that we always knew we could go (Beijing Garden and Peking Duck House) to to enjoy some great Mandarin and Cantonese style food. Unfortunately, Melbourne has yet to offer any really great Chinese food in the Suntree area. We really like Yen-Yen’s in Cocoa Beach, but it’s a bit of a drive for us.

Last week, we ordered from Lucky Garden 2 for lunch and I have to say it wasn’t that bad. I had eaten in the restaurant once before and had a really good Chinese pot of chicken curry with yam and white rice (not sure if they still serve this). This time we ordered the Honey Garlic Chicken lunch (~$8.50) and the Signapore Noodle lunch (~$8). Take-out wasn’t too bad at all. The Singapore noodles weren’t very spicy, but that was a problem easily corrected with a little red pepper paste. The noodles had healthy portions of shrimp, chicken, and pork, as well as some scallions and onions. I don’t remember any peppers, so that would have been nice, but the curry they used was good. It’s kinda hard to screw up Singapore noodles, so if a place is able to, it’s a nice indicator to not go back (Hop-Bo on Murrell in Rockledge would be one place that comes to mind). The chicken was white meat chicken that wasn’t over fried and the honey-garlic sauce was a nice balance between the 2 flavors. I didn’t care for the pork fried rice that came with the lunch special, but the egg rolls and hot and sour soup (lots of mushroom and bamboo) were pretty good.

We had plenty left over for lunch the next day and it is close to the house, so I think we’ll be going back. They also have sushi, but for now I’ll stick to Banzai on Lake Washington. If someone if looking for descent Chinese in the Suntree/Viera area, definitely check them out.

Lucky Garden 2 is located in Suntree at 6300 N Wickham Rd #127, Melbourne, FL.

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