Golden Dragon Restaurant

I love this place! Dinsum is fresh and service is good. Prices are better than other places. Since it was a big restaurant, there was very little little wait. Both tourists, Chinese grandmas, and residents were here. I highly suggest to come here for a date. Make sure to get the turnip cake, har gow, shu mai, & beef tripe. If you want to plan a date, go here and then take a walk in Chinatown central, then grab dessert at a boba shop or bakery nearby. Have fun!

Sunday, Jan 19 '25, 1030 am. Valet parking free with validation, 2 hour max time limit or $10 charge as printed on the ticket handed out by the car valet team.Grade A on the door! Fantastic! Crowd factor... Not as busy. However, an hour later, it's busy in the dining room and noisy!My go-to dim sum items... My favorite are shu mai and the deep fried shrimp balls. They do not taste the same as they aren't pushing carts around. I'm an OG from back in the day and my theory is it's a change in management? A cut back in the labor force and food costs I suppose. I tried the egg tart and sesame ball... It's not as sweet as before. Cutting back on sugar? Or is it that you have a new chef or new recipe. My theories seems to make sense.The service seems to have to a step up? Just seems with less cart pushing, there's more waiters checking on the table to increase items added to the bill. The check total came to $180+change for a party of seven. The rear men's restroom... Clean factor is passable but not wheelchair accessible. It's definitely different now at Golden Dragon, cost cutting definitely in play here in 2025.

Food: 3/5 Decent sizes, peking duck wasn't a bit dry, chicken feet was well season. Service: 3/5 Servers were ok, didn't offer much input. A bit confusing when ordering dishes. But staff was nice. Ambiance: 3/5 Sat near entrance which was a bit odd in terms of table placement. Tables were large and open. Decor was mediocre.

Probably the best dim sum in Los Angeles. This place is a timeless establishment. The dim sum is pretty good, although they have pairs back their offerings in the last several years. But you will still get your traditional dishes. You have to order from the list and the wait staff goes in the back to get it. Service is like almost every Chinese restaurant / sometimes they are rude, some times they are nice.

We've been to China Town many times, but I don't recall trying Golden Dragon Restaurant because we always go there after lunch. Golden Dragon Restaurant has been around in Chinatown for many years. We went there for dim sum at around 2 p.m. on Sunday, it was a bit late for lunch but it still had many people there. We saw a group of tourists just left before we entered the restaurant. It's spacious inside and they have many Golden Dragon decors on the wall because they are related to their restaurant name. We ordered 9 dishes of dim sum for 3 of us. They were Har Gow, Chicken feet, steamed spareribs with black bean sauce, turnip cake, egg roll, shrimp rice roll, shrimp & leek dumplings, beef stew, and mango pudding. The dim sum quality was not bad, we liked the shrimp & leek dumplings the most because they had a lot of shrimp & leek inside. Har Gow had big shrimp inside but the skin could be thinner. We also liked the shrimp rice roll (shrimp cheung fun), mango pudding, etc. I didn't eat chicken feet but hubby and my mom thought they were mediocre and could be more flavorful. The turnip cake was too thick and the top part did not pan-fried enough time so they were not crispy. The price was pretty good, weekend price item A cost $4.60/per order, item B $5.50/per order, item C $6.50/per order, and item D $7.50/per order. Overall, I would give it a B rating.

Wanted some chinese food and decided to hit up Golden Dragon last night. We came in around 7pm and there were about 15 people in the restaurant when we arrived. The food was amazing. We ordered house special chow mein and chop suey along with mongolian beef and tangerine chicken. The steamed white rice was pretty good with the dishes. My favorite had to be the mongolian beef with the onions, it was really good along with the house special chow mein. The tangerine chicken which we love was not good this time, instead of chunks of chicken, they were little pieces. Next time I hope it is better because it is really good. This is a great place for chinese food and the staff are very friendly.

Was in Glendale but the craving for dim sum set in. To satisfy my desire for these delectable Chinese small dishes, we drove back to Chinatown. At any rate, if you're looking for an authentic and budget-friendly Asian brunch experience, Golden Dragon is the spot.Don't be swayed by the negative remarks on the app. Everyone's experience is subjective, explore at your own risk. What you won't find here are rolling silver carts of steaming dishes. What you will find though, are tables purposely aligned for easy traffic. Waiters in their uniforms, taking drink orders and ladies efficiently bringing your chosen dishes from the kitchen.I ordered the faves: braised chicken feet, pork siu mai, har gow, shrimp rice rolls, and fried shrimp balls. The addition of the cold seaweed salad was a good choice because it served as a palette cleanser in between the dishes. It was satisfyingly delicious, and no, did not miss the rolling carts. Unassuming and unpretentious, Golden Dragon is siu mai type.

Ive been coming here for quite some time. This is one of the restaurants you see in the movies. Reminds me of the restaurant from the movie, "A Christmas Story." This place is opulent in its unique custom decor and ambiance. Love it. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was unbelievably fast. I got the Mongolian beef and it was everything! I was most impressed. The waiter was super friendly and sweet. I love how they bring you a pot of tea immediately. I'll keep coming back for the good food and the decor that really gets my imagination going. Really love the chandelier. These types of restaurants are jems!!

Here's all you need to know: Ni. Wong. Bao.If you are a fan of the most amazing baked (not steamed, ugh) dessert bun, this is your place. Flaky, fresh, warm with the most delicious yellow yolk inside, it's hard to find at most dim sum places, but here it is! 奶黄包!OK, I'll jump off the ni wong bao soapbox. Golden Dragon is an old school dim sum hall. The carts are gone, but 50 workers are there, running around collecting your menu slips and refilling your teapots. Parking lot right next store. We usually judge our dim sum places by the har gow, and Golden Dragon gets high marks -- the shrimp are big and the skin not too thick. Total cheat meal? The calamari is a hit. I'm not a chicken feet person, but everyone at my table gobbled them up. Pre-Covid, there were two other giant dim sum halls -- Empress Pavillion and Ocean Seafood -- both gone. Show Golden Dragon some love!No wait here, as this places seats about 10,000.

Still one of the last surviving banquet-style Chinese restaurants remaining in Chinatown. Going through many management changes over the past years this place remains the same with decor and the hard working staff.With plenty of space, Gold Dragon continues to be a popular place for catered events in the Chinese community. With a small semi-private space in the front and a large back sectioned area this is a good venue for many private parties.The menu is consistent with Cantonese-style dishes. Served banquet or family style the menu is an array of flavors, proteins, and vegetable options.As a banquet-style Cantonese restaurant, there is also Dim Sum available daily, but they do not serve Dim Sum with the traditional carts everyone has come to love. There is a limited Dim Sum checklist sheet that you can fill out after you tell your server what kind of tea you prefer.Dim Sum on average is above $5 per order, and the quality & freshness are not what they used to be. The limit in options and chef creations is a disappointing mention as this was once a got-go favorite for many patrons.Dinner entrees are on par with your average Cantonese restaurants with a slight edge above the rest who don't offer seafood options.Limited parking is available usually with dinner hours requiring a small parking fee or tip to the valets on weekends.