And my parents want to know why I always want to eat there when I visit.

TechGirl reminded me of the Empress of China family of restaurants. Empress of China (Coppell, off Macarthur) itself isn't too bad, and they've got some great lunch specials. When I was interning for company in Coppell, I think I ate there for about three weeks straight. Another great place, owned by the same people, is right up the street, Pan-Acean offers some awesome North/South Asian fusion cuisine. The noodle dishes there are amazing. Also they opened up a new joint on Northwest Hwy. (between DAL and the Tollway), Howard Wangs BBQ or something like that. Not bad at all for "Asian BBQ," although when I was last there in January, they hadn't recieved their liquor license yet.