Chi Dynasty - Studio City

With a long-standing reputation for exemplary service, Chi Dynasty offers patrons an unprecedented dining experience. Using only the freshest ingredients and never compromising quality or taste, Chi Dynasty brings together authentic Chinese influences with a contemporary approach to Asian fare.

There is valet parking in the lot, but you can also look for street and metered spots along Ventura.

Locals "love the Chinese chicken salad" and other "fresh, flavorful" (if "inauthentic") eats at this chainlet manned by a "pleasant" staff; the menu is a "tad pricier than your average take-out" joint, but the ambiance is a step up too, with a "dark", contemporary look that "makes you want to drink mai tais all night."

The exterior entrance to Chi Dynasty is flanked by two onion turrets, architectural elements from the Russian resto/lounge Romanov that shares the same Studio City complex. Inside, the sleek black-and-gold dining room features design touches of red---from the plates to lotus-shaped tealight holders to a textured wall of ripples---a tribute to China's traditional color of luck. The open kitchen...

Located in a small strip mall next to the ostentatious Romanov restaurant, Chi Dynasty might look a little 90s with its red booths, black lacquer furniture and aquarium at the bar, but the space is...

Chi Dynasty