Golden Chopsticks Restaurant

great tasting food, nice selection, family style dishes, fast service, and fair prices. Will try their famous salt/pepper chicken wings next time.

This is a must go!
I know the best authentic Chinese food restaurant have a 3.5 star rating, this place deserves 5 stars. The food is amazing, we did a pre selected dinner and for under $60 we had 2 more meals out of it! I cannot wait to come back and try more dishes (especially the pepper chicken looked sooo good)
I will say if you are expecting the American customer service waitress/waiter experience you will not get that here. It is a no fuss place. You tell them what you want to eat, they bring out the dishes as they are finished, and you ask for the check. Which I personally prefer this method of dining out.

Overall: cannot recommend this place enough, as come with a lot of people so you can try even more dishes!

Food: 5/5
Service and Setting: 3/5
Value: 4/5

There has been a new rule floating around social media that the best Asian restaurants always hover around a 3.5/5. My meal at Golden Chopsticks confirms that. While I hope that my rating doesn’t throw the rule out completely, I hope that it encourages more people to try the food out. The restaurant is newly renovated and very clean. The service is a bit terse but efficient as it is in most Chinese restaurants. My food took a little more time than expected but it was extremely fresh. What I enjoyed most about Golden Chopsticks is that food has that old Cantonese charm that I feel many Chinese restaurants are abandoning. Because the Cantonese were the one of the first groups to come and thus created Americanized Chinese food, I believe there is a stigma that Cantonese food is inauthentic and inferior compared to other regions. Golden Chopsticks was a great reminder that these restaurants still exist and serve bomb food. FYI the lunch deal is an amazing value!

Salted Pepper Spicy Pork Chops: 6/5
Such a simple dish, but very hard to perfect. Golden Chopsticks does a phenomenal job in creating these pork chops. The batter is extremely crispy and while oily, is not overly so. The meat is perfectly cooked and not a bit dry. The seasonings, especially the brazen MSG crystals, sparkle as you inspect the golden coating. The green onions and chili add an incredible amount of umami. Honestly, it is a tad too salty, but something about it adds to the charm. The overall flavor is simple but the composition of the food creates an incredibly savory depth that is hard to replicate without great chefs. If you want a change of pace, a quick dip into garlic vinegar or sweet and sour sauce help brighten the deep fried landscape. I really enjoyed this dish and will be back to enjoy it again.

Corn Soup: 3.5/5
Nothing spectacular but it was very fresh and hot. A great accompaniment to the meal. I put some of the free wonton chips they give you on top and call it a day.

Fried Rice: 3.5/5
Again, nothing special but it does have that nostalgic taste that I have missed. I will be sure to try an actual entree fried rice soon!

Salted Pepper Wings: 4/5
I had to go back to try these and I will be honest and say that I was not impressed. The flavor is the same as the pork chops but because of the shape of the wings, less seasoning adheres to each piece. Because the batter is so thick, it prevents the skin from rendering and gives the wing an overall more “chicken-y” flavor that I find unpleasant. If you are a diehard chicken eater, get this, but I recommend the pork chops over the wings any day.

Delicious food! Was seated in 10 minutes despite them being super busy. Will definitely come back for more!!

Great food, a deep menu, excellent service, fair prices. It's about time! We waited about a year for this to open...