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A series of dishes arrayed in the window counter of Black Dragon Takeout, including, clockwise from top left, Man Man lamb noodles, lemon pepper honey fried shrimp; oxtail Rangoon, curried beef skewers, egg wu young with side of crawfish etouffee gravy, oxtail and broccoli.
A series of dishes arrayed in the window counter of Black Dragon Takeout, including, clockwise from top left, Man Man lamb noodles, lemon pepper honey fried shrimp; oxtail Rangoon, curried beef skewers, egg wu young with side of crawfish etouffee gravy, oxtail and broccoli.Read moreCraig LaBan / Staff

Black Dragon Takeout

West PhiladelphiaSoul Food, Chinese, Halal$

Metaphorically speaking, everything on the menu at Chef Kurt Evans’ stylish West Philly takeout shop is a combo platter, artfully merging Black-American and Chinese-American flavors, ingredients and aesthetics. The results are often inventive and exciting, while inspiring nostalgia for the fading era of neighborhood Chinese carryout stores (as this spot was in a previous life). Consider the collard green egg roll, the jerk chicken egg roll, or the soul egg roll stuffed with greens, mac and cheese, and barbecue chicken. See also: oxtail lo mein, man man noodles with ground lamb, sweet potato sour chicken, and the popular wings smothered in General Roscoe sauce (a tangy St. Louis-style dressing named for Roscoe Robinson, America’s first black four-star general).

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Restaurant Details

5260 Rodman St., Philadelphia, Pa., 19143
267-292-2905
https://blackdragontakeout.com/
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