food flavor was good, i got kung pao beef and my buddy got sweet sour chicken. only 4/5 start because waiter didn't come back to check on us and had to keep waving him down to get refills.
My Le
Golden City is the OG of Chinese Restaurants which has been in San Diego for decades from my parents generation.We had a family gathering with two tables of 10. We had to video call those who couldn’t attend. GC offered free wifi that I was able to use on my iPad.The kids table ordered mainly fried foods but our adult table ordered the below. We ordered too much that the lazy Susan ran out of room and had to use the empty table next to us.-Braised yee noodles w mushroom - much chewier than chow mein, mushroom sauce was yummy-Vegetarian chow fun - choice of dry or wet (gravy). I like dry but decided for gravy and never again. I like the char not drenched in sauce.-Mu shu vegetable - it’s like a burrito wrapped in thin flour tortilla. Came in 4 which was filling after one.-Salted fish fried rice w chicken - a must whenever at a Chinese restaurant-Honey walnut shrimp - a must-Fisherman style crab - only had one level of spice-Crabmeat & fish maw soup - very little crab and lots of maw-Peking duck lettuce wrap two course: first course came with crispy thin duck skin with baos and the second came with lettuce-Egg plant w spicy garlic sauce - had onions, bamboo shoots and green bell peppers, not spicyOverall, a nostalgic place for the elders. Food was average and came out quick. Service was exceptional. 3.5 rounding to 4.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Myphuong L.
Golden City is the OG of Chinese Restaurants which has been in San Diego for decades from my parents generation. We had a family gathering with two tables of 10. We had to video call those who couldn't attend. GC offered free wifi that I was able to use on my iPad. The kids table ordered mainly fried foods but our adult table ordered the below. We ordered too much that the lazy Susan ran out of room and had to use the empty table next to us. -Braised yee noodles w mushroom - much chewier than chow mein, mushroom sauce was yummy -Vegetarian chow fun - choice of dry or wet (gravy). I like dry but decided for gravy and never again. I like the char not drenched in sauce. -Mu shu vegetable - it's like a burrito wrapped in thin flour tortilla. Came in 4 which was filling after one. -Salted fish fried rice w chicken - a must whenever at a Chinese restaurant -Honey walnut shrimp - a must -Fisherman style crab - only had one level of spice -Crabmeat & fish maw soup - very little crab and lots of maw -Peking duck lettuce wrap two course: first course came with crispy thin duck skin with baos and the second came with lettuce -Egg plant w spicy garlic sauce - had onions, bamboo shoots and green bell peppers, not spicy Overall, a nostalgic place for the elders. Food was average and came out quick. Service was exceptional. 3.5 rounding to 4.
Denise Taylor
Wanted the flavors of the Chinese food I grew up with. This really hit the spot. Generous portions and flavorful combinations.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susie Q
Food was fresh and tastyParking: No problem parking
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Beef Chow Fun Dry Style
Marisa F.
I have been trying to find a good place for east coast style Chinese food and this place might just be the ticket. Mapo tofu, the sautéed snow pea leaves, pepper beef, lo mein, and the egg drop soup were all delicious!
R Y.
Go to Chinese restaurant! Locals in the know frequent Golden City. If you are looking for authentic Chinese cuisine this is the place. We hosted a Luna New Years dinner- take out: 8 dishes, bbq pork, beef with snow peas, peking pork chops, sweet n sour chicken, stuffed tofu, fresh greens tossed in garlic sauce, Chow mein 3 ingredients, sea bass. Very reasonable $25/ person. Guests were delighted, food was holsum & delicious. Here's the amazing fact, ordered the dinner at 430pm. All 8 dishes prepared in 20 min. If you are in the know gotta go!
cap rosimo
Food was disappointing. Ordered 20 crab ragoons and only two pieces actually had crab in them. Staff was also rude about me picking up my order. Definitely don’t plan on coming back here ever again!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mark Adams
Thank you Jenny!! Had a FANTASTIC Birthday with you and Staff singing and cheering ❤️Vegetarian options: Delicious Chow Fun noodles and Tofu Brown sauce
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peking Duck, Kung Pao Chicken, Chicken with Black Bean Sauce, Walnut Shrimp, Orange Chicken, Singapore Style Noodles
Amy P.
We really like this restaurant and have gone several times so far. The menu is pretty big, lots of choices...the food is so tasty and the portions are very generous--worth the price, unlike some restaurants. It's nice to have leftovers and also if you want to share multiple dishes. The free hot tea is also a nice perk as not every place does that either. They are friendly there and it's a nice atmosphere. They work very hard too as it is a busy place. We'll definitely go back and would recommend.
The worst Chinese food I have ever had. Soup was water, chicken was slimey, fried rice was not fried. Totally disgusting. Never order from here.
Food: 1
Briana Williams
The service was great, the food is even better! Best Chinese food I’ve had in a long time! The orange chicken was delicious the walnut shrimp was one of the best I’ve ever eaten. The star of the table was the Beef with Ginger & Onion! Holly smokes that was the most delicious beef I’ve had ever! Truly a hidden treasure!
Traditionally, my family eats out on Christmas Eve/Day and we've decided to celebrate at Golden City on Christmas Eve. They are very accommodating to large parties and gatherings as I've attended many grad dinners here as well as some family dinners. Peking Duck (5/5): Served with hoisin sauce and sliced green onion. The crispy duck skin is marvelous with the warm steamed bun. Steamed Fish (5/5): The waitress recommended us the striped bass and it was delicious. The dark sauce was not too salty, and the striped bass had enough fat to make it taste buttery. Fish Maw & Crab Soup (4/5): The fish maw was minced finely and we had a couple pieces of crab in each bite. So heartwarming and one of my favorite Chinese soups. Dried Shrimp/Scallop Chinese Broccoli Fried Rice (3.5/5): This fried rice is flavored from the dried seafood. I didn't really enjoy this one as much because I prefer the other style of fried rice better. They were short staffed but provided great service for my family. The restaurant hasn't changed its looks for the past several years, but it definitely hits with their food!
Lyna S.
The staffs are super friendly and the foods are great. They mostly custom made to your request. I love my vegan dishes most of the time. My girl friend loves this place too. Thus is one if ours favorite place .
Jesús N.
I went tonight for the 1st time and the food and service were superb. This is now my favorite Chinese restaurant in San Diego BY FAR!!!! The Golden City rivals my previously favorite Chinese restaurant in Toledo Ohio which was called the Golden Lily, Tonight's Shrimp Egg Foo Young, pepper steak, hot and sour soup and and the egg rolls were excellent. The server was born in Vietnam and spoke both Vietnamese and Chinese. She was very attentive and brought us each a complimentary dessert as we were celebrating two birthdays, A+.
food flavor was good, i got kung pao beef and my buddy got sweet sour chicken. only 4/5 start because waiter didn't come back to check on us and had to keep waving him down to get refills.
Golden City is the OG of Chinese Restaurants which has been in San Diego for decades from my parents generation.We had a family gathering with two tables of 10. We had to video call those who couldn’t attend. GC offered free wifi that I was able to use on my iPad.The kids table ordered mainly fried foods but our adult table ordered the below. We ordered too much that the lazy Susan ran out of room and had to use the empty table next to us.-Braised yee noodles w mushroom - much chewier than chow mein, mushroom sauce was yummy-Vegetarian chow fun - choice of dry or wet (gravy). I like dry but decided for gravy and never again. I like the char not drenched in sauce.-Mu shu vegetable - it’s like a burrito wrapped in thin flour tortilla. Came in 4 which was filling after one.-Salted fish fried rice w chicken - a must whenever at a Chinese restaurant-Honey walnut shrimp - a must-Fisherman style crab - only had one level of spice-Crabmeat & fish maw soup - very little crab and lots of maw-Peking duck lettuce wrap two course: first course came with crispy thin duck skin with baos and the second came with lettuce-Egg plant w spicy garlic sauce - had onions, bamboo shoots and green bell peppers, not spicyOverall, a nostalgic place for the elders. Food was average and came out quick. Service was exceptional. 3.5 rounding to 4.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Golden City is the OG of Chinese Restaurants which has been in San Diego for decades from my parents generation. We had a family gathering with two tables of 10. We had to video call those who couldn't attend. GC offered free wifi that I was able to use on my iPad. The kids table ordered mainly fried foods but our adult table ordered the below. We ordered too much that the lazy Susan ran out of room and had to use the empty table next to us. -Braised yee noodles w mushroom - much chewier than chow mein, mushroom sauce was yummy -Vegetarian chow fun - choice of dry or wet (gravy). I like dry but decided for gravy and never again. I like the char not drenched in sauce. -Mu shu vegetable - it's like a burrito wrapped in thin flour tortilla. Came in 4 which was filling after one. -Salted fish fried rice w chicken - a must whenever at a Chinese restaurant -Honey walnut shrimp - a must -Fisherman style crab - only had one level of spice -Crabmeat & fish maw soup - very little crab and lots of maw -Peking duck lettuce wrap two course: first course came with crispy thin duck skin with baos and the second came with lettuce -Egg plant w spicy garlic sauce - had onions, bamboo shoots and green bell peppers, not spicy Overall, a nostalgic place for the elders. Food was average and came out quick. Service was exceptional. 3.5 rounding to 4.
Wanted the flavors of the Chinese food I grew up with. This really hit the spot. Generous portions and flavorful combinations.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was fresh and tastyParking: No problem parking
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Beef Chow Fun Dry Style
I have been trying to find a good place for east coast style Chinese food and this place might just be the ticket. Mapo tofu, the sautéed snow pea leaves, pepper beef, lo mein, and the egg drop soup were all delicious!
Go to Chinese restaurant! Locals in the know frequent Golden City. If you are looking for authentic Chinese cuisine this is the place. We hosted a Luna New Years dinner- take out: 8 dishes, bbq pork, beef with snow peas, peking pork chops, sweet n sour chicken, stuffed tofu, fresh greens tossed in garlic sauce, Chow mein 3 ingredients, sea bass. Very reasonable $25/ person. Guests were delighted, food was holsum & delicious. Here's the amazing fact, ordered the dinner at 430pm. All 8 dishes prepared in 20 min. If you are in the know gotta go!
Food was disappointing. Ordered 20 crab ragoons and only two pieces actually had crab in them. Staff was also rude about me picking up my order. Definitely don’t plan on coming back here ever again!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Thank you Jenny!! Had a FANTASTIC Birthday with you and Staff singing and cheering ❤️Vegetarian options: Delicious Chow Fun noodles and Tofu Brown sauce
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peking Duck, Kung Pao Chicken, Chicken with Black Bean Sauce, Walnut Shrimp, Orange Chicken, Singapore Style Noodles
We really like this restaurant and have gone several times so far. The menu is pretty big, lots of choices...the food is so tasty and the portions are very generous--worth the price, unlike some restaurants. It's nice to have leftovers and also if you want to share multiple dishes. The free hot tea is also a nice perk as not every place does that either. They are friendly there and it's a nice atmosphere. They work very hard too as it is a busy place. We'll definitely go back and would recommend.
Restaurantji Recommends
The worst Chinese food I have ever had. Soup was water, chicken was slimey, fried rice was not fried. Totally disgusting. Never order from here.
Food: 1
The service was great, the food is even better! Best Chinese food I’ve had in a long time! The orange chicken was delicious the walnut shrimp was one of the best I’ve ever eaten. The star of the table was the Beef with Ginger & Onion! Holly smokes that was the most delicious beef I’ve had ever! Truly a hidden treasure!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Pork Dumpling 8 pcs 锅贴, Walnut Shrimp, Orange Chicken
Traditionally, my family eats out on Christmas Eve/Day and we've decided to celebrate at Golden City on Christmas Eve. They are very accommodating to large parties and gatherings as I've attended many grad dinners here as well as some family dinners. Peking Duck (5/5): Served with hoisin sauce and sliced green onion. The crispy duck skin is marvelous with the warm steamed bun. Steamed Fish (5/5): The waitress recommended us the striped bass and it was delicious. The dark sauce was not too salty, and the striped bass had enough fat to make it taste buttery. Fish Maw & Crab Soup (4/5): The fish maw was minced finely and we had a couple pieces of crab in each bite. So heartwarming and one of my favorite Chinese soups. Dried Shrimp/Scallop Chinese Broccoli Fried Rice (3.5/5): This fried rice is flavored from the dried seafood. I didn't really enjoy this one as much because I prefer the other style of fried rice better. They were short staffed but provided great service for my family. The restaurant hasn't changed its looks for the past several years, but it definitely hits with their food!
The staffs are super friendly and the foods are great. They mostly custom made to your request. I love my vegan dishes most of the time. My girl friend loves this place too. Thus is one if ours favorite place .
I went tonight for the 1st time and the food and service were superb. This is now my favorite Chinese restaurant in San Diego BY FAR!!!! The Golden City rivals my previously favorite Chinese restaurant in Toledo Ohio which was called the Golden Lily, Tonight's Shrimp Egg Foo Young, pepper steak, hot and sour soup and and the egg rolls were excellent. The server was born in Vietnam and spoke both Vietnamese and Chinese. She was very attentive and brought us each a complimentary dessert as we were celebrating two birthdays, A+.