Golden City Chinese Restaurant
1230 Mission St, Santa Cruz
(831) 423-0688
Appetizers
Szechuan String Beans
Lightly fried, sauteed with chili peppers, and garlic.
Vegetable Egg Rolls
Vegetables in a flaky pastry wrapper.
Sample Platter
2 egg rolls, 2 fried prawns, 4 cream cheese wontons, and and garden salad.
Sliced Barbecued Pork
Cream Cheese Crispy Wontons (8 pcs)
Crispy wontons filled with cream cheese.
Crispy Wontons (12 pcs)
Curled and flash-fried wonton skins.
Pot Stickers (6 pcs)
Classic Chinese pan-fried dumplings pork or vegetables.
Chicken and Vegetable Dumplings (6 pcs)
Pan-fried dumplings.
Chinese Style Fried Prawns (6 pcs)
Panko battered shrimp and lightly fried.
Crispy Sesame Balls (4 pcs)
Fried rice flour balls filled with sweet red beans.
Steamed Pork Buns (3 pcs)
Soups
Sizzling Rice Soup
Tomato broth, chicken, shrimp, carrots, peas, and topped with crispy rice.
Vegetable Sizzling Rice Soup
Tomato broth, carrots, peas, and topped with crispy rice.
Chicken or Beef Noodles Soup
Beef or chicken, napa cabbage, and green onions.
Wonton Noodle Soup
Pork wontons, napa cabbage, egg noodles, and topped with green onions barbecue pork.
Wonton Soup
Pork wontons, napa cabbage, and topped with green onions and barbecue pork.
Wor Wonton Soup
Pork wontons, napa cabbage, shrimp, chicken, barbecue pork, and topped with green onions.
Egg Flower Soup
Vegetable broth with napa cabbage, water chestnuts wispy beaten eggs, and green onions.
Large Plates
Chicken Wings Plate
Sauteed with garlic sauce.
Almond or Cashew Chicken Plate
Zucchini, celery, water chestnuts, carrots, and an onion in ginger sauce.
Garlic Chicken Plate
Chicken breast, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and snap peas stir-fried in a garlic sauce.
Chinese Yellow Curry Chicken Plate
Chicken breast and assorted vegetables simmered in Chinese yellow curry.
General Tao Chicken Plate
Breaded chicken breast, sauteed in a sweet, sour, and spicy sauce.
Lemon or Orange Chicken Plate
Breaded chicken breast and sauteed in our house lemon or orange sauce.
Walnut Chicken
Breaded chicken breast drizzled with house sauce and topped with honey-roasted walnuts.
Almond or Cashew Chicken Plate
Assorted vegetables in garlic sauce and topped with almonds or cashews.
String Beans with Chicken or Beef Plate
Sauteed in a black bean garlic sauce.
Broccoli with Chicken or Beef Plate
Broccoli flowers and onion sauteed in a garlic sauce.
Chop Suey with Chicken or Beef Plate
Mixed vegetables and bean sprouts sauteed in a light ginger sauce.
Eggplant with Chicken or Beef Plate
Japanese eggplant is lightly fried and sauteed in a black bean sauce.
Egg Foo Young with Chicken or Beef Plate
Chinese omelet with carrots, peas, and cabbage.
Mongolian Chicken or Beef Plate
Onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and chili peppers over a bed of crispy egg noodles.
Ginger Chicken or Beef Plate
Assorted vegetables sauteed in fresh ginger.
Kung Pao Chicken or Beef Plate
Our signature stir fry with zucchini, carrots, and celery and topped with peanuts in a spicy garlic sauce.
Szechuan Beef Plate
Lightly breaded and sauteed in a spicy garlic sauce.
Sour Chicken or Pork Plate
Breaded and fried and mixed in our house sweet and sour sauce.
Mu Shu Chicken or Pork Plate
Cabbage, eggs, and bamboo strips served with 4 pancakes.
Tangerine Pork Plate
Breaded and fried and sauteed in our house tangerine sauce.
Seafood
Lemon or Orange Prawns
Breaded and fried and sauteed in sweet and tangy lemon sauce or orange sauce.
Garlic Prawns
Broccoli, mushroom, and snow peas sauteed with a garlic sauce.
Kung Pao Prawns
Zucchini, onion, celery, water chestnuts, and carrots and topped with peanuts.
Szechuan Prawns
Breaded and fried and sauteed in spicy garlic sauce.
Seafood Combination
Prawns, fish, and assorted vegetables sauteed in a spicy sauce.
Prawns with String Beans
Sauteed in a black bean garlic sauce.
Walnut Prawns
Breaded and fried, drizzled with house sauce, and topped with honey-roasted walnuts.
Egg Foo Young
Chinese omelet with bean sprouts carrots, peas, and cabbage.
Prawn Chop Suey
Mixed vegetables and bean sprouts and sauteed in a garlic sauce.
Sweet Sour Prawns
Breaded and fried prawns and mixed in our house sweet and sour sauce.
Mongolian Prawns
Onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and chili peppers and over a bed of crispy egg noodles.
Salt & Pepper Prawns or Fish
Lightly fried fish, tossed with salt, pepper, and garlic over a bed of broccoli.
Chinese Black Bean Fish
Lightly fried fish, sauteed in a scallion, ginger, and black bean sauce.
Chinese Ginger Fish
Lightly fried fish with assorted vegetables and sauteed in a ginger sauce.
Thai Style Curry
Fish or prawns sauteed with vegetables in curry sauce.
Tofu and Vegetables
Szechuan Tofu
Breaded and fried tofu and sauteed in a spicy sauce.
Mongolian Tofu
Crispy tofu sauteed with onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and chili peppers and over a bed of egg noodles.
Kung Pao Tofu
Our signature stir fry with zucchini, carrots, and celery, and topped with peanuts in a spicy garlic sauce.
Black Bean Eggplant
Japanese eggplant is lightly fried and sauteed in a black bean sauce.
Garlic Vegetables
Broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and snap peas stir-fried in a garlic sauce.
Cashew Broccoli
Sauteed in a light garlic sauce and topped with toasted cashews.
cantonese Style Tofu
Lightly fried tofu, assorted vegetables, and sauteed in garlic sauce.
Mapo Tofu
Classic Chinese braised tofu in chili pepper garlic sauce and topped with green onions.
Mu Shu Vegetables
Cabbage, eggs, and bamboo strips served with 4 pancakes.
Egg Foo Young
Chinese omelet with bean sprouts carrots, peas, and cabbage.
Orange Tofu
Lightly fried tofu in a sweet and tangy orange sauce.
Tofu Broccoli
Lightly fried tofu, broccoli, and sauteed in a black bean sauce.
Sweet Sour Tofu
Breaded and fried tofu and mixed in our house sweet and sour sauce.
Noodles
Don Don Spicy Noodles
Egg noodles tossed in house peanut sauce.
Special Chow Mein
Egg noodles stir-fried with a combo of chicken, beef, shrimp, and vegetables.
Shrimp Chow Mein
Egg noodles stir-fried with shrimp, cabbage, carrot, onion, and bean sprouts.
Chicken Chow Mein
Egg noodles stir-fried with chicken, cabbage, carrot, onion, and bean sprouts.
Beef Chow Mein
Egg noodles stir-fried with shrimp, cabbage, carrot, onion, and bean sprouts.
Vegetable Chow Mein
Egg noodles stir-fried with broccoli, zucchini, cabbage, carrots, onions, and bean sprouts.
Vegetable Singapore Style Thin Rice Noodles
Sauteed in a curry sauce with eggs and vegetables.
Special Chow Fun
Thick rice noodles stir-fried in our house sauce with a combo of shrimp, chicken, beef, and vegetables.
Vegetable Chow Fun
Thick rice noodles stir-fried with broccoli, zucchini, cabbage, carrots, onions, and bean sprouts.
Beef or Chicken Chow Fun
Thick rice noodles stir-fried in our house sauce with bean sprouts and vegetables.
Shrimp or Fish Chow Fun
Thick rice noodles stir-fried in our house sauce with bean sprouts and vegetables.
Rice
Beef, Chicken, or Pork Fried Rice
Stir-fried with eggs and green onion.
Vegetable Fried Rice
Stir-fried with eggs, peas, carrots, and green onion.
Special Fried Rice
Stir-fried with eggs, shrimp, chicken, pork, and green onion.
Shrimp Fried Rice
Stir-fried with eggs and green onion.
Spicy Pineapple Fried Rice
Stir-fried with eggs, carrots, peas, pineapple, and green onion.
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Mains
Lemon or Orange Prawns
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Garlic Prawns
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Kung Pao Prawns
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
General Tao Prawns
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Prawns with String Beans
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Walnut Prawns
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Mongolian Prawns
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Kung Pao Chicken or Beef
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
General Tao Chicken
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
String Beans with Chicken or Beef
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Broccoli with Chicken or Beef
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Sweet Sour Pork or Chicken
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Almond or Cashew Chicken
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Garlic Chicken or Beef
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Mongolian Beef or Chicken
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Chicken Chow Mein Pork Fried Rice
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Lemon or Orange Chicken
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Kung Pao Tofu
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Mongolian Tofu
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Garlic Vegetables
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Cashew Broccoli
Includes jasmine rice and hot and sour soup.
Combination Plates For One Person
Combination Plate A
Egg rolls, fried wonton, sweet, and sour pork.
Combination Plate B
Egg rolls, fried prawn, sweet, and sour pork.
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Recent Reviews
Got the Mongolian beef lunch special, I was able to substitute the soup with a little bit extra rice, so hell yeah (I don't like soups much)! The beef was very tinder and good tasting, with a good amount of vegetables without overdoing it. The portion size was pretty decent and worth it. The only things I would change would be the decorations on the windows (so customers can see outside better), and the bathrooms were a tad dilapidated. Overall, I would definitely go here...
March 2024
I love Golden China. Their food is fresh, hot and tastes out of this world.. and they have never let me down. Ive been going here fot over 20 years. They are generous with their portion size. I always have enough left over to have another meal, the following day. Keep up the good work, and a big thank you. If you love chinese food, come to Golden China. You wont be dissapointed. I will be going there tomorrow and its all your fault. Lol
November 2023
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If you ever find yourself in Hazel Dell with a craving for Chinese food that could bring a tear to a panda’s eye, do yourself a favor and stop here. I ordered the string bean chicken, and I’m now considering writing it into my will.
The chicken was so tender it practically apologized for being delicious. The string beans? Snappy, saucy, and clearly went to Harvard. I don’t know what magic they put...