Good Luck

Good Luck is the Chinese takeaway on Victoria Road in Draycott, the small Erewash village south of Borrowash that sits across the A6005 from Breaston. It is the village standby for Chinese — a collection-and-delivery kitchen covering Draycott, Breaston and the Borrowash side of the dual carriageway.

What sets the board apart from the standard British-Cantonese list is a small section of Thai and Malaysian dishes alongside the expected chop suey, sweet-and-sour, foo yung and chow mein options. The kitchen trades on phone collection, with a delivery radius across the surrounding villages. Reviews on Restaurantji emphasise the friendly delivery service and the prompt cooking-to-order — the operation runs small enough that the regulars are recognised. Trading is evenings only with Tuesday closed for the kitchen's night off, opening at quarter to five and pushing past eleven on Friday and Saturday. The shop has held the same site for years, surviving the changes of ownership common to small-village Chinese kitchens, and stays the village evening Chinese option in a parade that is not otherwise over-supplied with takeaways.