Double Happiness Chinese Restaurant

Bruce Gardner

Blink and you’ll miss it. I did. It’s a tad hard to find and parking is tricky but these folks are slinging some tasty Chinese dishes. I was here for lunch and my waitress helped me with the menu since there were some items I hadn’t seen before. I ordered the egg drop soup with spinach (that was new) and a chicken stir fry in black bean sauce with mixed vegetables and lily bulbs. Never have I seen that before. The lily bulbs are like garlic but sweeter and a nice play off the fermented black beans. Chicken was amazingly tender and the dish was extremely flavorful. As a recent transplant to NC and someone who has eaten Chinese food in many major cities, I was worried that I wouldn’t find a place as good as this. I will worry no more. Find time for this gem of a restaurant. Try something new. I think you’ll be a fan just like me.

Judy Y

Exceeded my expectations for Chinese food in NC! Attention to detail, nicely presented and tastes delicious. Looking forward to return for another meal.

Rod Spokane

It is a quaint, friendly place. Kind of a bit pricey but generous portions. The chicken pan fried dumplings and sauces were spot on. Also double fried noodles were good, a tad salty. The main reason we went was they have scallion pancakes on the menu. Great flavor, a little oily, awesome dipping. Sauce VERY SMALL portion. I think the menu said 2, there were 8 1/8 slices (equals one) so should have been a bit more. Clean very friendly staff. Probably won't be back as more place to see and try in Wilmington.

Sara Nesbitt

Ate lunch here with my daughter--first time for us. The wait to place our drink order felt long, but we were also crunched for time. We informed our server Roberta of this, and she guided us towards menu selections that would take less time to prepare. The food was delicious and fresh, and the jasmine tea was perfect for a wet afternoon. We'll definitely go back, next time with more time to savor our food and the lovely atmosphere.