Golden Kirin

Hadn't been here in years and I'm glad I came in. Brought some coworkers and they loved it. Had the daily special mugu guy pan which I had never had before my plate was huge. Food tasted great and the server was fast and friendly,

After running a few errands with my mom, we were wanting a bite to eat. The place had come on my feed recently and wasn't too far away. The place is tucked in to the corner of a strip center, adjacent to some sketchy apartments. We were greeted promptly and invited to choose our own table. There were a couple of other tables occupied. Our server soon visited to take our drink order. I ordered iced tea. I liked that this place had daily specials. I chose the combo lunch special which came with moo goo gai pan, fried rice, sweet and sour pork, and an egg roll. Our food was brought soon after. The moo goo gai pan had decent flavor. The sweet and sour pork was a little heavy on the sweet side. I'd prefer the sauce on the side so the pork could be dipped in it. The egg roll was decent, but nothing spectacular. I did catch a glimpse of a lemon chicken plate, and it looked mighty tasty. If I ever make it back here (which is highly unlikely), I will probably give that try.

I walk in and I'm greeted by gentleman tells me I can sit wherever I like I ask him where is Eric section because Eric is the best waiter I have ever had if you do decide to come to this restaurant ask for Eric he will take care of you. I ordered double lemon chicken with fried rice and egg roll and the egg drop soup with crunchies. I waited about 10 minutes for my food and everything came out delicious it was worth me coming to this restaurant to see what it was about I will be back restaurants clean so are the restrooms plenty of parking outside.

Food was great. Fried rice was very good. Service was pretty good too no complaints there. And the place itself well I mean it is what it is. Clean. I would definitely recommend and return myself.

Great lunch. I took my food to go. Quick service, friendly people. Always a pleasure to eat lunch from Golden Kirin.

We have been going to this place for YEARS! The food is great! My go to is egg drop soup with Lemon Chicken, fried rice & a tea. The fried rice is THE BEST! I've never found anywhere with rice close to theirs. I love it! They always are attentive, never let your tea get empty and they have quick service for their busy lunch hours!

Ordered mapo tofu, scallops and beef and walnut shrimp. I have to say, better than I expected :) (coming from Houston, we have really good Chinese food). Thank you for the polite service and good food!

This restaurant has been here as long as I can remember, and has always been my favorite, even as a kid. It is still my go to for the best Chinese food and best prices, especially the lunch specials! The service is always amazing too.

So I haven't been here for a bit but it used to be my go to for good, inexpensive Chinese food...not any more! I order the combo lunch plate and it was $9.99. It used to be $6.99. I know inflation is alive and well but ugh. The food was tasty. But the portion sizes were skimpy. It was almost $13 for a combo lunch special and an egg drop soup. I would go back but I wouldn't drive out of my way to order from there.

I've read the other reviews on here and my experience was quite different. Our waiter was super helpful and personable, even having patience with our young children and their off the wall questions.We had the lemon chicken, orange chicken, chicken fried rice (I'm sensing a theme for the day), egg drop soup, pot stickers, and the pan fried dumplings.The unsweet iced tea was nice a light, not overwhelming or burnt tasting like many local places. This feels like a strange thing to consider but it does make a difference.Both the dumplings and rangoons were the perfect type or fried. Like just crispy enough with just enough chew to it also... like... Al denté??? ...If there's a description like that for frying.The orange chicken said it was spicy on the menu but it really felt like "white people spicy"... like if Tom and Jan from Iowa were visiting they would describe it as spicy, but for we south texas folk we'll say it's zesty. Sauce was great. Good consistency not overly sweet like most. Chicken was perfectly fried. Definitely would eat this one again.Lemon chicken was a slightly different breading than I've seen anywhere else (regional, perhaps?) but was delightful. Nice and crunchy but easy to work through. Chicken inside was hot and moist. The lemon sauce comes on the size so you get to be the sauce boss. Would also eat this again.The fried rice is cooked without soy sauce. It is very light and simple tasting but not bland. The waiter notified me upon ordering and offered soy sauce on the side. This worked greatly to my benefit because one of my kids loved it as is and the other wanted soy sauce. I enjoyed it both ways but settled into a light drizzle and found a good balance.The egg drop soup was rich and colorful, and the wonton strips blended in perfectly. If for absolutely nothing else, I would come back here and eat 3 of these soups as a meal. This is probably the best one I've had in the area.Someone else was mentioning the high price vs portion size and again I'll disagree.We had:2 appetizers1 soup3 sodas1 iced tea3 entrees Between the 4 of us and we left with enough to feed 2 of us for another meal and the check was under $55. That's $13.75 per person for good, fresh food.I'll definitely eat here again and y'all should try it too!