This is our family's go to for lunch in San Gabriel- amazing selection (and prices) for their lunch special and every time I've been here, it's been crazy busy with lines for people waiting to dine. It's authentic, greasy Chinese food in a slightly dingy but huge space. The best part is it's part of tv history for Bosch fans lol. I recognized it immediately as the restaurant scene Eleanor Wish infiltrated an illegal Chinese poker game! Just for that, I have no problem coming back!
Calvin S.
All I can say is WOW! Originally went to Ji Rong across the street, but Ji Rong was out of Peking Duck. Golden Soup is directly across the street, so I called and asked if they had any Peking Duck available; luckily they did. Golden Soup's Peking Duck is delicious. The restaurant is nicely decorated in traditional Hutong style. Service was excellent. I have had Peking Duck at a few places in the valley, but this will now be my go to restaurant. I ordered the single dish meal and was happy to see the price was much less than other shops. Also ordered their Hot and Sour Soup. I highly recommend this place for Peking Duck. Don't miss out on this place.
Jeremy Li
The ambience inside the restaurant is excellent. The prices for most dishes are very reasonable.The taste of the soup is very good.
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I was surprised about how delicious the dishes were because last time I didn't really like it. The price you can't find anywhere else.
Kathy C.
They filmed a scene of Bosch here lol. The food is delicious. Some dishes are better than others. Lunch special prices until 6pm, which is pretty unheard of elsewhere. Orders come with free servings of soup. Bone broth with some vegetables and beef. Nothing really exciting but still nice. I suppose that is where the name of the restaurant comes from. Spinach with garlic and scrambled eggs with shrimp dishes are great. The protein in the clay pot dishes tend to be quite dry.
S T.
RIPPED OFF and HOSTILE SERVICES! $36.95 for a Peking Duck is cheating and ripped off when they charged a roast duck for a Peking Duck price. Its duck was brown color and soft skins with bones which are NOT Peking Duck at all. The waiter was irate, hateful, despicable and toxic; he barked at me like a mad dog to tell him that I want a Peking Duck, NOT a Roast Duck. For safety's concern, I left and STRONGLY NOT recommend this place to anyone!
debbie hang
Food is good compared to the price is decent
Sonny Link
Love this place! Food is great and and the employees are very friendly! Edit: prices went up to $10 bucks now!
Shing T.
We had a party of about twenty adults and a few kids. Our two tables ordered two preset dinners and the food was quick to arrive one after the other after everyone was seated. The quality of the food preparation has dwindled and it was obvious when it came to the taste of the sea cucumber. Every other dish besides the sea cucumber was pretty authentic to ethnic Chinese flavors. I would give this restaurant a try if you're ever in the neighborhood and interested in a family style Chinese lunch or dinner. It's worth the experience and your tastebuds will thank you! Friendly service and quite spacious indoors.
Linh Y.
I was at Golden Soup with my Mom and two brothers this past weekend. This was our first time back dining in since COVID-19 lockdown. Unfortunately, the food flavors and taste have gone downhill. It's not just this restaurant... I'm seeing it at other restaurants, too. Not sure what's going on... it's almost like the great chefs have left the food industry and the okay chefs have entered because the great ones are no where to be found. It's really sad. Anyway, we ordered about 9 dishes for 4 of us which is a lot, but we did pretty good overall. We took some leftovers to go. - Chicken with onion and ginger - very dark skin looking chicken, slightly tough - Spare ribs with black bean sauce - I didn't eat it so can't review it, but it was all eaten so it must have been good - Fish with black bean sauce - very good, big chunks of fishes - Beef with black pepper sauce - I didn't eat it so can't review it, but it was the only dish that was barely touched so that tells you something - Salt and pepper shrimp - not enough salt and pepper flavor, the most bland salt and pepper shrimp I've ever eaten - Salt and pepper squid - no salt and pepper flavor at all, we had to ask them to give us some salt and pepper so we can sprinkle it over the dish. It's like they forgot it was a salt and pepper dish LOL. - Pan fried string beans - this had a good crunch and crisp taste to it - Fish by the pound - this was a very delicious dish, tender fish indeed - Lobster by the pound - very skimpy for a 2.85 lb lobster, barely any chunks of meat, not worth it! Staff was okay... they were attentive. Prices are very reasonable... they are one of the restaurants that still have under $10 dishes... $8.50 to be exact for their lunch specials. Parking is plenty... they are in a shopping center that has underground parking, too. You can give them a try when you're in the San Gabriel Valley area. You may like them... we probably will not return. They are a sister restaurant with Tin Tin... Tin Tin produces much better, more flavorful and tasty dishes IMHO. We'll be dining at Tin Tin from now on. Happy Eating!
For me the best cinese restaurant, the noodle soup i ordered yummy.
Penny P.
What's up: We were celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival with a family dinner. We had called ahead and booked one of their rooms. To reserve one, we'd have to spend at least $300 for our meal. With our party of 14, we were going to hit that minimum without any problems. Parking: Located on the second floor in the Gold World Plaza, parking is plentiful if you access the underground parking area. Just go slow when you head down because it is a steep decline. The top level parking is usually limited and crowded since it's shared amongst the nearby shops. Environment: Masks are required. After taking the elevator, stairs, or escalator up to the 2nd floor, you'll see the restaurant with its bright signage. The VIP room that we reserved was the first room to the left right after entering the restaurant. Restrooms are located further in the restaurant, not too far from the kitchen area. Staff members were attentive in the beginning, but they became sparse later into the evening. The soundproofing in the VIP room was great and blocked out the restaurant noise extremely well when the door is closed. What was ordered: We ordered the $348 Feast Menu plus a little bit extra - House Special Combination Platter (cold sliced meats and jelly fish. It was ok) - Fried Prawn with Honey Walnut (yummy. The shrimps were tasty and the walnuts had a good crunch) - Diced Beef Filet with French Style (loved how tender the beef was, pretty tasty) - Fish Maw Soup with Seafood (a bit bland, could use more salt) - Sea Cucumber and Black Mushroom (the sea cucumbers were not too clean and had some sand in it) - House Special Roasted Chicken (a bit dry) - Baked Lobster with Ginger and Green Onion (it was ok) - Steamed Live Fish (fresh and silky) - Dried Scallop and Egg White Fried Rice (bland, needed more flavor) - Dessert (Red Bean Soup, not too sweet) - Yee Mien (texture was not great, it was ok) Yay/Nay/Meh: Meh. Overall, the food was ok. I was more impressed with how quiet the room was than the food itself. The beginning of the dinner was great and the staff brought out the food extremely fast. However, they didn't come by very often towards the end to refill our teas. My favorite was the Fried Prawn with Honey Walnut and the Diced Beef Filet (those were tasty!). Because we had a large party, 18% gratuity was automatically added to the bill. Credit cards are accepted.
Jack Y
Soup and rice come with your meal and it only cost $8.5 for lunch. However, the food doesn't taste very good and the chicken dishes always overly cooked. If you are looking for a cheap meal that can fill your stomach then go ahead but there are a lot better options in the area.
Anthony I.
My grandparents frequent this restaurant every week and we go sometimes for special occasions. Pretty much your typical Cantonese banquet style seafood restaurant. They do have lunch specials and it's very affordable. Food for the most part is decent, but for the price it is a great value. Menu is huge. There's lots of parking in the back plus underground parking. The restaurant is on the second floor. They have private rooms for reserved events, and they had set banquet meals too (at least before pandemic). Portion wise it is good. Overall a solid Canto style banquet restaurant. Here's what we ordered in my last visit (sorry I don't know the exact names in English): - House Chicken - Good. Standard chicken dish. - Pea Sprout - Good. Good quality vegetables, even though the waiter said it was a bit "older" it still passed - Honey Walnut Shrimp - Good. However a bit small in portion. Shrimp is expensive? -Filet Mignon with Broccoli - Good. The meat is very tender and has excellent black pepper sauce flavor. I like the broccoli too. - Seafood Tofu - Weak. It is stewed with certain aromatic leaves underneath but I wasn't a fan. Typically a common and tasty dish but the flavor was just not appealing in this one.
Josephine C.
My sister and I decided to have lunch here on a Saturday afternoon in late September. There was a line of few people at 10:50am. At 11am. We got a table and tea right away. The menu has $8.50 daily lunch specials till 6pm which is a bargain. We picked several dishes-beef chow fun, beef brisket, fried fish, sweet sour pork, Mongolian beef. We first got our soup and bowl of rice. The dishes came one at a time within 15 min. Fun to see their servers with the carts of food service to different tables. My favorite dish was sweet sour pork and fried fish which was fried just right. The beef chow fun could have fried longer in the wok. The tendon was yummy too and taste better in soups. By 11:30, the place got more busy with people, great value for sure.
This is our family's go to for lunch in San Gabriel- amazing selection (and prices) for their lunch special and every time I've been here, it's been crazy busy with lines for people waiting to dine. It's authentic, greasy Chinese food in a slightly dingy but huge space. The best part is it's part of tv history for Bosch fans lol. I recognized it immediately as the restaurant scene Eleanor Wish infiltrated an illegal Chinese poker game! Just for that, I have no problem coming back!
All I can say is WOW! Originally went to Ji Rong across the street, but Ji Rong was out of Peking Duck. Golden Soup is directly across the street, so I called and asked if they had any Peking Duck available; luckily they did. Golden Soup's Peking Duck is delicious. The restaurant is nicely decorated in traditional Hutong style. Service was excellent. I have had Peking Duck at a few places in the valley, but this will now be my go to restaurant. I ordered the single dish meal and was happy to see the price was much less than other shops. Also ordered their Hot and Sour Soup. I highly recommend this place for Peking Duck. Don't miss out on this place.
The ambience inside the restaurant is excellent. The prices for most dishes are very reasonable.The taste of the soup is very good.
I was surprised about how delicious the dishes were because last time I didn't really like it. The price you can't find anywhere else.
They filmed a scene of Bosch here lol. The food is delicious. Some dishes are better than others. Lunch special prices until 6pm, which is pretty unheard of elsewhere. Orders come with free servings of soup. Bone broth with some vegetables and beef. Nothing really exciting but still nice. I suppose that is where the name of the restaurant comes from. Spinach with garlic and scrambled eggs with shrimp dishes are great. The protein in the clay pot dishes tend to be quite dry.
RIPPED OFF and HOSTILE SERVICES! $36.95 for a Peking Duck is cheating and ripped off when they charged a roast duck for a Peking Duck price. Its duck was brown color and soft skins with bones which are NOT Peking Duck at all. The waiter was irate, hateful, despicable and toxic; he barked at me like a mad dog to tell him that I want a Peking Duck, NOT a Roast Duck. For safety's concern, I left and STRONGLY NOT recommend this place to anyone!
Food is good compared to the price is decent
Love this place! Food is great and and the employees are very friendly! Edit: prices went up to $10 bucks now!
We had a party of about twenty adults and a few kids. Our two tables ordered two preset dinners and the food was quick to arrive one after the other after everyone was seated. The quality of the food preparation has dwindled and it was obvious when it came to the taste of the sea cucumber. Every other dish besides the sea cucumber was pretty authentic to ethnic Chinese flavors. I would give this restaurant a try if you're ever in the neighborhood and interested in a family style Chinese lunch or dinner. It's worth the experience and your tastebuds will thank you! Friendly service and quite spacious indoors.
I was at Golden Soup with my Mom and two brothers this past weekend. This was our first time back dining in since COVID-19 lockdown. Unfortunately, the food flavors and taste have gone downhill. It's not just this restaurant... I'm seeing it at other restaurants, too. Not sure what's going on... it's almost like the great chefs have left the food industry and the okay chefs have entered because the great ones are no where to be found. It's really sad. Anyway, we ordered about 9 dishes for 4 of us which is a lot, but we did pretty good overall. We took some leftovers to go. - Chicken with onion and ginger - very dark skin looking chicken, slightly tough - Spare ribs with black bean sauce - I didn't eat it so can't review it, but it was all eaten so it must have been good - Fish with black bean sauce - very good, big chunks of fishes - Beef with black pepper sauce - I didn't eat it so can't review it, but it was the only dish that was barely touched so that tells you something - Salt and pepper shrimp - not enough salt and pepper flavor, the most bland salt and pepper shrimp I've ever eaten - Salt and pepper squid - no salt and pepper flavor at all, we had to ask them to give us some salt and pepper so we can sprinkle it over the dish. It's like they forgot it was a salt and pepper dish LOL. - Pan fried string beans - this had a good crunch and crisp taste to it - Fish by the pound - this was a very delicious dish, tender fish indeed - Lobster by the pound - very skimpy for a 2.85 lb lobster, barely any chunks of meat, not worth it! Staff was okay... they were attentive. Prices are very reasonable... they are one of the restaurants that still have under $10 dishes... $8.50 to be exact for their lunch specials. Parking is plenty... they are in a shopping center that has underground parking, too. You can give them a try when you're in the San Gabriel Valley area. You may like them... we probably will not return. They are a sister restaurant with Tin Tin... Tin Tin produces much better, more flavorful and tasty dishes IMHO. We'll be dining at Tin Tin from now on. Happy Eating!
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For me the best cinese restaurant, the noodle soup i ordered yummy.
What's up: We were celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival with a family dinner. We had called ahead and booked one of their rooms. To reserve one, we'd have to spend at least $300 for our meal. With our party of 14, we were going to hit that minimum without any problems. Parking: Located on the second floor in the Gold World Plaza, parking is plentiful if you access the underground parking area. Just go slow when you head down because it is a steep decline. The top level parking is usually limited and crowded since it's shared amongst the nearby shops. Environment: Masks are required. After taking the elevator, stairs, or escalator up to the 2nd floor, you'll see the restaurant with its bright signage. The VIP room that we reserved was the first room to the left right after entering the restaurant. Restrooms are located further in the restaurant, not too far from the kitchen area. Staff members were attentive in the beginning, but they became sparse later into the evening. The soundproofing in the VIP room was great and blocked out the restaurant noise extremely well when the door is closed. What was ordered: We ordered the $348 Feast Menu plus a little bit extra - House Special Combination Platter (cold sliced meats and jelly fish. It was ok) - Fried Prawn with Honey Walnut (yummy. The shrimps were tasty and the walnuts had a good crunch) - Diced Beef Filet with French Style (loved how tender the beef was, pretty tasty) - Fish Maw Soup with Seafood (a bit bland, could use more salt) - Sea Cucumber and Black Mushroom (the sea cucumbers were not too clean and had some sand in it) - House Special Roasted Chicken (a bit dry) - Baked Lobster with Ginger and Green Onion (it was ok) - Steamed Live Fish (fresh and silky) - Dried Scallop and Egg White Fried Rice (bland, needed more flavor) - Dessert (Red Bean Soup, not too sweet) - Yee Mien (texture was not great, it was ok) Yay/Nay/Meh: Meh. Overall, the food was ok. I was more impressed with how quiet the room was than the food itself. The beginning of the dinner was great and the staff brought out the food extremely fast. However, they didn't come by very often towards the end to refill our teas. My favorite was the Fried Prawn with Honey Walnut and the Diced Beef Filet (those were tasty!). Because we had a large party, 18% gratuity was automatically added to the bill. Credit cards are accepted.
Soup and rice come with your meal and it only cost $8.5 for lunch. However, the food doesn't taste very good and the chicken dishes always overly cooked. If you are looking for a cheap meal that can fill your stomach then go ahead but there are a lot better options in the area.
My grandparents frequent this restaurant every week and we go sometimes for special occasions. Pretty much your typical Cantonese banquet style seafood restaurant. They do have lunch specials and it's very affordable. Food for the most part is decent, but for the price it is a great value. Menu is huge. There's lots of parking in the back plus underground parking. The restaurant is on the second floor. They have private rooms for reserved events, and they had set banquet meals too (at least before pandemic). Portion wise it is good. Overall a solid Canto style banquet restaurant. Here's what we ordered in my last visit (sorry I don't know the exact names in English): - House Chicken - Good. Standard chicken dish. - Pea Sprout - Good. Good quality vegetables, even though the waiter said it was a bit "older" it still passed - Honey Walnut Shrimp - Good. However a bit small in portion. Shrimp is expensive? -Filet Mignon with Broccoli - Good. The meat is very tender and has excellent black pepper sauce flavor. I like the broccoli too. - Seafood Tofu - Weak. It is stewed with certain aromatic leaves underneath but I wasn't a fan. Typically a common and tasty dish but the flavor was just not appealing in this one.
My sister and I decided to have lunch here on a Saturday afternoon in late September. There was a line of few people at 10:50am. At 11am. We got a table and tea right away. The menu has $8.50 daily lunch specials till 6pm which is a bargain. We picked several dishes-beef chow fun, beef brisket, fried fish, sweet sour pork, Mongolian beef. We first got our soup and bowl of rice. The dishes came one at a time within 15 min. Fun to see their servers with the carts of food service to different tables. My favorite dish was sweet sour pork and fried fish which was fried just right. The beef chow fun could have fried longer in the wok. The tendon was yummy too and taste better in soups. By 11:30, the place got more busy with people, great value for sure.