Saw the "Grand Opening" sign and decided to give them a try. BIG MISTAKE. We ordered banh canh and crispy noodle with seafood. The food took FOREVER to come. We ordered from many windows and this one took at least 10-15 minutes longer than the rest. When the food finally came, it was completely tasteless. The banh canh tasted like they just heated up tap water and added some coloring. The crispy noodle was a tad better but still very bland. Definitely not coming back!
Stephanie O.
True to their name, this restaurant has various dishes that has chicken in it. I ordered their bamboo chicken noodle only because I was in the mood for chicken with noodles. Thought the noodles were going to be pho. Unfortunately, it was a weird white noodles. Seems to happen all the time to me more often than I'd like to admit. The noodles were overall good. Wish they had better quality chicken though. There's also a sit-down restaurant next door with better quality chicken. I added some sriracha to the noodles to give the noodles more flavor. They also offer a complementary thai iced tea. I didn't want any but they insisted. Will probably be back. There must be other chicken items with better quality chicken. Otherwise, there's the pho restaurant next door.
Nancy V.
I ordered the fried chicken (#46 I think). The lady was really nice to us. The chicken was really good, but then the rice was kinda meh. And there's free Thai tea too. Would come back because of the fried chicken (really good!!!!).
Drew B.
When are they taking that "Grand Opening" sign down?! It's been there for months. I thought it was time to give it a try this weekday afternoon. Got the Korean BBQ plate with garlic rice. Quick service and the lady getting my cash only payment was nice. Free short glass of ice tea. Food: My K BBQ meat came lukewarm on parts with an oily sheen, and had too much fat, almost a whole piece wasted. The garlic brown rice smelled chemically weird while steaming hot - could be that they used garlic powder on it? Anyway it was unappetizing. Thai ice tea and veggies were fine. Overall, unimpressed. Moving on...
Moe R.
In the Little Saigon section of San Jose, there's a mall, with about a billion little food-court style restaurants. Golden Chicken is a new one, a spin off of "Thai Lovers," right next door. They mostly serve typical Vietnamese rice plates for under $10, which you order from a wall full of large photographs. I don't expect much service at a place like this, where you order and pickup at a counter, then go to the shared cafeteria-style tables, but the proprietor was very attentive, brought the food to us, and came out to offer free refills of Thai iced tea. We had two of the plates. The Korean BBQ beef was flavorful but chewier than most. Very generous portion. The fired chicken was really good. Chicken breast breaded with panko, and fried to a deep golden brown. Very crispy, not at all oily. In both cases, the rice was golden in color and cooked in something flavorful (not sure what but it was good.) Not much here in terms of ambience but very good for an afternoon bite. They also have fried bananas and fried ice cream. One note: The address listed by Yelp is misleading -- they are not on Story Rd, they are in the Grand Century mall. I'll submit a correction but in the meantime, use the map to get to the vicinity but go into the mall to find the restaurant.
Donald L.
New store, great food. The employees are really nice, and service is fast. Will come over again.
Charlene P.
Fast service. I ordered the thit nuong rice plate. Kinda expensive for the small portions. Dry crunchy rice. Over cooked meat. Really small, dry, thin egg cake. Cash only Pros: free refill of Thai tea
Courtney M.
Food here is super cheap, but the Korean chicken wings were pretty dry. For dinner I ordered a couple of veggie dishes to go and a box of wings which came out to a little over $20. Not too bad at all. The service was good as well; they had the food prepped for me right when I got there and I probably spent less than 5 minutes total in there, so no complaints about that. Wish the food had a bit more to it, but Golden Chicken still gets the job done okay.
Brandon T.
Coming from Los Angeles and being spoiled from all the best Korean BBQ in K-town, I have to say they really do a fantastic job especially for not being korean!! Definitely will come back here!!
This is at the south end of the food court. It has been packed every other time I've been here, as have a couple of others. I arrived with a couple of buddies and we were looking for food that we all wanted to try. I asked about the fried fish, as to whether it had bones, and was told that it was without bones. I ordered that, and my buddies ordered the crispy noodles with chicken. I wanted iced tea and the person mentioned Thai Iced Tea, and we all ended up with it. There were free refills. It took a while for the food, but it was mostly worth the wait. The Thai Iced Tea came in very small glasses, which needed to be refilled often. My buddies remarked that the chicken had a strange texture. My fish was fine, though.
Vinh T.
Came here on Tuesday for lunch with my boyfriend. This is the review on the food. I order the rice plate with the Korean BBQ #40/#41?and my boyfriend got the Hai Nam chicken #37. My Korean BBQ was too salty and it was a little burnt. The rice was hard and dry. Like it was left outside. The Hai Nam chicken was Okay. They didn't give enough sauce. The rice was also hard and dry. I would not come here again. The only plus was the free Thai tea and sweet and sour soup from Thai lover.
Stephanie L.
I always get the banh canh cua here! It's also great when you have a cold and want something soupy. Cash only. I went here today and got way less crab pieces than I did with prior experiences. The price also rose from $8.64 to $8.75.
Leonard L.
Long story short, their chicken is delicious. They have free refills of Thai Tea. The workers were VERY nice. I love their sauces. Overall, I love this place.
Kellyrose S.
My fave grand century restaurant. Their customer service is great. So friendly and welcoming! Can't beat their included thai tea with their meals!!
Healthy and delicious
Saw the "Grand Opening" sign and decided to give them a try. BIG MISTAKE. We ordered banh canh and crispy noodle with seafood. The food took FOREVER to come. We ordered from many windows and this one took at least 10-15 minutes longer than the rest. When the food finally came, it was completely tasteless. The banh canh tasted like they just heated up tap water and added some coloring. The crispy noodle was a tad better but still very bland. Definitely not coming back!
True to their name, this restaurant has various dishes that has chicken in it. I ordered their bamboo chicken noodle only because I was in the mood for chicken with noodles. Thought the noodles were going to be pho. Unfortunately, it was a weird white noodles. Seems to happen all the time to me more often than I'd like to admit. The noodles were overall good. Wish they had better quality chicken though. There's also a sit-down restaurant next door with better quality chicken. I added some sriracha to the noodles to give the noodles more flavor. They also offer a complementary thai iced tea. I didn't want any but they insisted. Will probably be back. There must be other chicken items with better quality chicken. Otherwise, there's the pho restaurant next door.
I ordered the fried chicken (#46 I think). The lady was really nice to us. The chicken was really good, but then the rice was kinda meh. And there's free Thai tea too. Would come back because of the fried chicken (really good!!!!).
When are they taking that "Grand Opening" sign down?! It's been there for months. I thought it was time to give it a try this weekday afternoon. Got the Korean BBQ plate with garlic rice. Quick service and the lady getting my cash only payment was nice. Free short glass of ice tea. Food: My K BBQ meat came lukewarm on parts with an oily sheen, and had too much fat, almost a whole piece wasted. The garlic brown rice smelled chemically weird while steaming hot - could be that they used garlic powder on it? Anyway it was unappetizing. Thai ice tea and veggies were fine. Overall, unimpressed. Moving on...
In the Little Saigon section of San Jose, there's a mall, with about a billion little food-court style restaurants. Golden Chicken is a new one, a spin off of "Thai Lovers," right next door. They mostly serve typical Vietnamese rice plates for under $10, which you order from a wall full of large photographs. I don't expect much service at a place like this, where you order and pickup at a counter, then go to the shared cafeteria-style tables, but the proprietor was very attentive, brought the food to us, and came out to offer free refills of Thai iced tea. We had two of the plates. The Korean BBQ beef was flavorful but chewier than most. Very generous portion. The fired chicken was really good. Chicken breast breaded with panko, and fried to a deep golden brown. Very crispy, not at all oily. In both cases, the rice was golden in color and cooked in something flavorful (not sure what but it was good.) Not much here in terms of ambience but very good for an afternoon bite. They also have fried bananas and fried ice cream. One note: The address listed by Yelp is misleading -- they are not on Story Rd, they are in the Grand Century mall. I'll submit a correction but in the meantime, use the map to get to the vicinity but go into the mall to find the restaurant.
New store, great food. The employees are really nice, and service is fast. Will come over again.
Fast service. I ordered the thit nuong rice plate. Kinda expensive for the small portions. Dry crunchy rice. Over cooked meat. Really small, dry, thin egg cake. Cash only Pros: free refill of Thai tea
Food here is super cheap, but the Korean chicken wings were pretty dry. For dinner I ordered a couple of veggie dishes to go and a box of wings which came out to a little over $20. Not too bad at all. The service was good as well; they had the food prepped for me right when I got there and I probably spent less than 5 minutes total in there, so no complaints about that. Wish the food had a bit more to it, but Golden Chicken still gets the job done okay.
Coming from Los Angeles and being spoiled from all the best Korean BBQ in K-town, I have to say they really do a fantastic job especially for not being korean!! Definitely will come back here!!
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This is at the south end of the food court. It has been packed every other time I've been here, as have a couple of others. I arrived with a couple of buddies and we were looking for food that we all wanted to try. I asked about the fried fish, as to whether it had bones, and was told that it was without bones. I ordered that, and my buddies ordered the crispy noodles with chicken. I wanted iced tea and the person mentioned Thai Iced Tea, and we all ended up with it. There were free refills. It took a while for the food, but it was mostly worth the wait. The Thai Iced Tea came in very small glasses, which needed to be refilled often. My buddies remarked that the chicken had a strange texture. My fish was fine, though.
Came here on Tuesday for lunch with my boyfriend. This is the review on the food. I order the rice plate with the Korean BBQ #40/#41?and my boyfriend got the Hai Nam chicken #37. My Korean BBQ was too salty and it was a little burnt. The rice was hard and dry. Like it was left outside. The Hai Nam chicken was Okay. They didn't give enough sauce. The rice was also hard and dry. I would not come here again. The only plus was the free Thai tea and sweet and sour soup from Thai lover.
I always get the banh canh cua here! It's also great when you have a cold and want something soupy. Cash only. I went here today and got way less crab pieces than I did with prior experiences. The price also rose from $8.64 to $8.75.
Long story short, their chicken is delicious. They have free refills of Thai Tea. The workers were VERY nice. I love their sauces. Overall, I love this place.
My fave grand century restaurant. Their customer service is great. So friendly and welcoming! Can't beat their included thai tea with their meals!!