Gothamist: Drag Out Food Showdown: Lucky Cheng's Vs. Zagat

December 26, 2003

Drag Out Food Showdown: Lucky Cheng's Vs. Zagat

Britney, Jamie Lynn, and Lucky Cheng's drag queens at the restaurant; Photo: NY Post

East Village drag themed restaurant Lucky Cheng's is suing Zagat's for a bad review. Apparently, Lucky Cheng feels that it was "libelously attacked" in the reviews in the $10 million lawsuit and wants a court order to stop Zagat from printing any more guides. In preview years, Lucky Cheng's had ranked higher, but starting with the 2003 guide, it received single digit food scores: 8 out of 30 for 2003 and 9/30 for 2004. Zagat says it stands by its reviews. While it will be interesting to see whether or not a restaurant can challenge the Zagat, the foodie's bible, Gothamist think it's a losing battle with Lucky Cheng's. Come on, Britney went to Lucky Cheng's for her birthday, when the last time anyone went to Lucky Cheng's for the food was would be the real news to Gothamist;.

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Comments (5)

By Aron

[1] | 12/26/03 09:40AM

It seems to me that the real solution would be to start making better food. I can't personally speak for Cheng's since I have never eaten there. Though right across the street is the best pie I have found in town (so far) at Lil' Frankies. If I really felt I needed an evening of drag queens I don't think food would be high on my list of priorities. If a restaurant reviewing company were succesfully sued for low ratings it would ruin such ratings systems entirely. I doubt I would have ever gone to Lucky Cheng's but I sure as heck won't go now.

By Adam

[2] | 12/26/03 11:50AM

I haven't been to Lucky Cheng's in a long time but the food is pretty hit-or-miss (or is that hit-or-mister?)

You go for drinks and the show and unfortunately have to pay for a lousy meal as well.

With all the great restaurants in the East Village can't they find a few good chefs?

By jake

[3] | 12/26/03 02:27PM

i've been to lucky's a bunch of times for dinner, and also to the bar around the corner that they also own- the hawaiian themed one- and let me tell you- the food sucks at both. it's not just bad- it's also overpriced. so they should fix the food and lower the prices before they sue zagats.

By Lev

[4] | 12/27/03 04:01AM

I can personally vouch that Aron in fact loves drag queens, and is just covering up the fact that he lives to PARTY.

This would be were I yell WOO and chug a stupid shot while getting teabagged by a transvestive, but I'm not Aron.

By Aron

[5] | 12/27/03 11:08AM

damn, my secret is out :)