Lucky Lou Seafood Restaurant

Okay so I couldn’t wait to leave a review for this place!
I’ve been going to Schezuan Garden for the past two years because after going to Chinatown in Chicago, I fell in love with dim sum. This place is way better than Schezuan…
First of all for a Chinese/​Cantonese place, it’s as clear as your moms house. This is a shocker, the décor is updated, the floors are spotless and the staff is well groomed and nice. It’s just a feel good place to be.
The dim sum was hot and ready and so delicious!!! Every dish had so much flavor and it was brought around in heated carts. It was so fresh and I could taste it in every bite. The food at Schezuan is mediocre compared to this place.
Another thing is price. I went with 4 people and our bill was $ 50… I’m usually used to $ 20 a person for dim sum. We ate so much too!!!
Good food, clean place, and cheap… I’m sold. You have a loyal customer :)

Drop what you’re doing and come have dim sum here right now. Pork buns, shrimp shui mai, shrimp balls, all so delicious. Can’t wait to make this a regular weekend lunch spot.

The menu is full of authentic Chinese food (pork belly, steamed fish, beef noodles) as well as items most Americans would like (hot and sour fish, fried rice, king pao chicken). I like that the menu features large photos of many of the dishes so that you can select an item by sight. The interior is also large, clean, and classically Chinese. I’ll definitely be back!

My review is based on a combo of the dimsum experience and evening dinner. In terms of dimsum, it’s a solid place to go in Indy since they do have some pretty decent dishes here. You’re also not going to find too many dimsum places so this is probably as good as you can get these days unless you want to make the 3 hr drive to Chicago. Their siu mai (pork dumpling) and lo mai gai (sticky rice) are good. Hao gao (shrimp dumpling) needs work since the dumpling wrapper and filling are both a little off. Shrimp and beef crepes are solid as well. Nothing especially over or under whelming. They push the little dimsum carts around when you first sit down at the table but if you want another round, you most likely will need to signal the waiter to bring it over.
I came for a wedding banquet that was held here so we had a pretty good 10 – 12 course meal (I lost count I was so full). I’d rate the dishes we had for dinner better than the dimsum. I found that the batter they use for anything fried is a bit heavy but there were some pretty tasty dishes and I left stuffed and happy. The carrot looking dessert at the end was especially surprising since I’ve never seen anything like it before. They also serve it during dimsum! Overall, a pretty good place to go for dinner!

As authentic as it gets, especially for the midwest. Favorite Chinese restaurant in Indy. People are super friendly.

We just stopped by here on our visit to Saraga International Grocery. Since it was in-​between lunch and dinner we just had a snack of their pineapple custard filled buns. They were absolutely delicious.
The owner was from Guangzhou and very friendly, as were the rest of the wait staff. Most of the patrons were Chinese, which is always a good sign for quality food. The décor was tasteful and the dining is set up traditional family style for shared dishes in the center of the table.
Price-​wise, the lunch specials are significantly cheaper if you just want to try it out.
We really look forward to going back for lunch or dinner!

The owners are Cantonese from Canton (guangzhou 广州). Chinese says Eat in Guangzhou. 吃在广州。
Dim Sum (Hong Kong enjoy dim sum daily)
Their dim sum chef is the chef from one of the Guangzhou’s dim sum restaurants.
Szechuan dishes are top too.
Typical Chinese food for American, also yummy and out of the world.
Some nights, they have good and traditional Chinese soup – lotus or watercress or Chinese mustard …

It’s fine. But not so clean and food is normal.

Dim sum is not fresh for some orders, place is huge but empty for most times. After almost throwing up for eating one bite of the not so fresh food we decided to call it the last time we visit lucky Lou.

So, if you had asked me a few years ago how I felt about Lucky Lou, I would’ve told you to not waste your money and go to Schezwan Garden instead. SOLEY based on service. The service used to be HORRIBLE. You could barely get a cup of water or a bite to eat!
Oh how the turntables have. turned. Within 30 seconds of sitting down, we got our shumai, chow fun, chicken feet and bbq pork buns and orders in for fried rice and hot tea! Oh man – the food tasted fresh, the service was impeccable and holy bajeebers – everything was great!
The best part: the hot tea. I’m a stickler for some good hot tea and boy did I down an entire pot all by myself. So good. Just plain black tea but it had such a good aroma. I can’t stop thinking about Dim Sum and Hot Tea now. Must go back soon.
Did I mention, they had the Chinese version of «The Voice» on their TV? Great entertainment!

This is pretty good dim sum place in indianapolis, sometimes I drive there 1 hour just for dim sum, they are reasonable price dim sum, and their choices are huge, I love order congee, shumai and chicken legs.

Empty. Rude. Empty every time. May I have a receipt please? We don’t have any receipts, I can write you something on paper. Hhmmm weird… May I have this «asian vegetable; included
dish or on the side? NO. No discussion or bargaining for me in your empty establishment? Way to go for repeat customers. I can’t have 1 veggie included. Thanks for nothing. Your food’s tasty, I have to give you that. But our drive from Fishers will return to FOON YING. Great service and attitudes. FOON YING 5 $tars!!!

Now that I’ve been to the competition around the corner (Szechwan Garden), I can confidently say this is the best place for dim sum in the 38^th street area. Everything at Lucky Lou’s has more flavor, comes out fresher, and is more authentic to my Cantonese tastebuds. Definitely comparable to what you’d find in Chicago and San Francisco, or as close as you can get in Indy. The baked goods (BBQ pork buns and sweet top buns) might be better at Szechwan, but just about everything else at Lucky Lou’s is better. And it’s less crowded! First time? Get the chrysanthemum tea, shrimp dumplings (ha gao), shumai, shrimp crêpe (ha tserng fun), pork ribs, and order some kind of stir fried flat rice noodles (tsao fun). Feeling adventurous? Try chicken feet (beware the tiny bones) or tofu skin wraps (fu pei guern) if the chicken feet sound too foreign.

The food here is really great. They serve a lot of traditional Chinese dishes. If you ever visit Indianapolis, you should definitely try out Lucky Lou

First time to dim sum?
Go for: ha gao, lor Mai gai, egg yolk custard bun, fried chives dumpling. You can never go wrong with these.
Feeling adveturous? My favs are chicken feet, fried bean curd tofu wrapped dumplings, tripe.
May be the only dim sum restaurant I go to in Indy that is closest to the authentic ones. Not the best, but better than what I’ve had in Indiana.

My wife and I had lunch at this Chinese restaurant today.
I had Hot & Sour soup, Vege Spring Rolls and General Tao’s Chicken.
The Hot & Sour was tasty and not too spicy. The Spring Rolls were OK as they were a little mushy on the inside. The General Tao’s was outstanding. The chicken was fresh, the batter light and the sauce was the nest I’ve ever tasted.
My wife had Stuffed (shrimp) Egg plant. It was mouthwatering.
The prices were extremely reasonable, the staff knowledgeable and friendly and we will be back.

I tried ONLY the Dim Sum here at 8:00 pm on a Monday night. I ordered the BBQ pork buns, deep fried egg buns, and the shrimp. Firstly, the food I tried was not worth the price. Not comparing prices to other restaurants, but based on this experience.
AND there were only about 5 – 6 options :(.
Having lived in San Francisco, and having delectable Dim Sum available nearly at all times, this did not measure up to my expectations. I did not expect it to be as tasty as (anything) in San Fran, but it was more expensive than some the amazing dim sum places out there.
The shrimp was goood. Great texture and taste. The BBQ pork buns were flavorful, but fatty, and the meat was sparse.
The egg buns were – interesting. When I was in Taiwan, I at egg tarts that has this same flavor, but the texture was different – much smoother. The texture of these egg buns was gritty. It seemed like the eggs weren’t mixed all the way, and I was biting into bits of flour the entire time. Whether or not they’re made with flour. is a different matter. Texture doesn’t bother me all that much, but someone else may have been turned off by this. They were VERY sweet, to my surprise, as the waiter told me they were a bit salty and just kinda sweet. Oh well.
I wouldn’t try this restaurant again for dim sum, even if all other dim sum places were closed for the week. The three stars came from the shrimp and the flavor of the buns. I would, however like to try their other dishes and adjust my rating accordingly.

After living in Hong Kong and frequenting some of the best dim sum restaurants in the country, I have been looking for a good place in Indy to eat and I think I have now found it after 9 months. Great menu and they also serve dim sum into the evenings which is another great treat. Definitely recommend. My bf from Hong Kong also loved it.

My dad owns a Dim Sum restaurant and I’ve had Dim Sum in Hong Kong and other cities so I know it pretty well. I would say this Dim Sum is pretty good for Indy but probably not for a bigger city. I call it better than nothing Dim Sum. I’ll list what we had with my thoughts…
–Shrimp Dumpling (Har Gow): Very good, got two!
–Pork Dumpling (Sui Mai): Good but needed some black mushroom and chunks of shrimp to be tastier. Still got two anyway, LOL!
–Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf (Nor Mai Gai): Excellent! Chunk of chicken, slice of Chinese sausage, nice and sticky. Well done!
–Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go): Didn’t like it, tasted like they used rancid oil to fry it in.
–Pork Spare Rib (Pai Quat): Ok, needed some fermented black beans!
–Peppered Beef Short Ribs: OMG! So good! Next time, we’re getting two or five! Drizzled the sauce over some white rice. YUM!
–Shrimp Crêpe (Cheung Fun): Not enough shrimp and needed a little green onion or something to pep it up.
I think that’s it, we asked for some custard tarts (Don tot) but they were baking and wouldn’t be ready for 30 minutes which was a bit of a disappointment. That’s something they should have ready before they open for business as they can be served room temp.
The servers (we had 3!) were pretty good. One spoke more English than the others. The owner came over to greet us and was very nice.
The interior of the restaurant is nicely and tastefully decorated. The bathrooms didn’t smell very pleasant though.
We will be back to try some of the other menu items and load up on the Beef Spare Ribs!
PS. If you know Chinese, please forgive my spelling, I did it on the fly and don’t speak it but I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.

As others have noted, this used to be On Time Seafood.
The new owner is a woman from Guangzhou who can speak Mandarin and Cantonese. A lot of dishes are the same as On Time (they are still using the same menus with some add-on’s for now).
The dishes are really as authentic as you will get in Indianapolis. Try it. It’s different than the Chinese buffets and cheap Chinese takeout that most people are used to, but give it a chance.