Was looking for old school Chinese on my visit - so I did a bunch of research and it looked like this is the place I was looking for! My 93 year old dining companion has been lamenting he has not had good Chinese in awhile and I was trying to remedy that! Parking lot is small and the signage on the street can be tricky as well but we found it and I am so glad we did! Decent size menu and we were having trouble deciding what to get and we didn't want a ton of leftovers. I noticed a page with lunch special and it didn't say Monday - Friday only (I was there on a Saturday) so I asked - specials are good 7 days a week! Perfect I chose string beans, pork fried rice and beef teriyaki. Dining companion got shrimp with veggies, pork fried rice and fried shrimp Food came out piping hot which I love. Serving size was generous as well. My string beans had a delicious sauce laced with ginger and was very tasty! Pork fried rice was delicious and my teriyaki was very tender. My dining companion was pleased with his meal - shrimp were large and plentiful! Lunch specials were around 12 each and you could choose from a list of appetizers which was nice Would definitely come back read more

Golden Abacus - Lunch soecial - pork fried rice. Shrimp With veggies, fried shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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While out thrifting. Myself and my daughter wanted Chinese food. Not knowing the area my daughter looked up places with reviews and this place came up which was not far from where we were. On entering we were greeted by our server John there was no wait time so we were seated right away. We ordered pina coladas we did want them frozen but I can't recall if they didn't have them frozen or the mixer was broken but never the less they were perfect, I can't recall. I appreciate when a restaurant add just enough alcohol to where you don't feel like you are paying alcohol prices for something that tastes like a mocktail. We ordered a special dinner plate as we had just missed the lunch special but even so the prices were reasonable. Our meals were good and nicely portioned. They do have a bar where you can grab a drink and food. There was a tv at the bar and one near the dining area. The bathrooms were nice and clean. Finally I did notice they have regular customers and the owners know them by name. That says a-lot for a place. All around a good experience if you're looking for a place to drop in and grab a quick meal. read more

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I had a really nice time at Golden Abacus. We eat at it's neighbor, gyro and kebab frequently and I wanted to give it a shot. We were seated promptly and received our food quickly. We both got dinner combos and I really enjoyed the food. My husband and I both thought the amount of food was good value for money. I really enjoyed the food and so did other folks in the dining room. I heard one woman telling the waiter that she comes down from Jamaica plain for it and she'd brought her daughter to try it. Now, that's a rave! I am not sure I'd drive from JP for it but it was solid Chinese food. The parking lot for this set of businesses can be a little intense if it's busy, but it's usually fine. Also there is a psychic next door if you want to spice up your outing. read more

Golden Abacus - Dinner combos - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

I haven't eaten here in years, but needed a new place for Chinese food. Everything was great. The chicken fingers, boneless ribs, egg-roll, and crab rangoons were all great apps. The rice was just ok. The chicken lo mein and pad Thai were both excellent. The sweat and sour chicken and General Gau's chicken were both very good. I like how they have dinner combo meals all day. I recommend this restaurant. read more

Sunday Funday with some of my Friends, we ended up at a Chinese Restaurant in Norwood called: Golden Abacus my Friend said it was good and it definitely did not disappoint, I got the Hot and Sour Soup to start it was good, right amount of Heat, then for Main Dish I got General Gao Chicken with Broccoli, everything was great and delicious read more

Golden Abacus - Hot and Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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A great find on Yelp. The mother and son team gave us fantastic service and were so personable. The bathrooms were very clean and the food was delicious. We went during lunch and it wasn't too busy. The combination plate varieties are plentiful and very fresh. If you live or work nearby stop in and support this awesome small business. They also cater. read more

Food is terrific. Clean & friendly. Order always hot. Great portions. Atmosphere comfortable. Order isceady and super quick. read more

Recent visits were much very pleasant. Prices are great. Ownership is always welcoming and friendly, however the food has improved. Recent dinner specials featured tasty chicken and outstanding treatment of the vegetables. Chicken wings are still outstanding. Tasty cocktails as well. I'm a big guy but I couldn't finish my Mai Tai. read more

This place used to be great but today I went there and got boneless spareribs. They were literally rotted. They smelled like they expired weeks ago and the waitress argued with me and charged me for them anyways. Horrible. Do not recommend them at all unless u want food poisoning. The waitress told me it must b that I don't like spareribs. Awful place. read more

Seriously the best fried peking ravioli I've ever had. I've tried so many other places looking for anything that rivals theirs and I have been wildly unsuccessful. The owner is so sweet and my family loves this place. Highly recommend! read more

I have been going here for years and went with my friend for lunch yesterday and as usual was not disappointed. I got Chicken Lo Mein Lunch Special Combo that comes with a choice of appetizer....I got 2 Crab Rangoons and a choice of Steamed Rice or Pork Fried Rice. My friend got the General Gau's Chicken with Boneless Spare Ribs and Fried Rice. As usual, the owner waited on us and was so friendly. The food came out fresh and hot from the kitchen and was delicious. The restaurant was clean as was the restroom. It's not a fancy place but has a small bar with a TV if you want to watch a game. As far as cost went, for me, there was enough for 2 meals....We each had a soft drink which was a can of soda! Our bill was $28. In some places for lunch, you can pay this for 1 person. Everything was fantastic. If you like great, fresh Chinese food, definitely give Golden Abacus a try. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee it. read more

Good-prices are reasonable, ordered online and it was ready quickly, the woman behind the counter was so pleasant. Not so good-most of it was so dry. The boneless spareribs had a weird consistency. Tough, dry and almost crumbly. Rice was also dry and somehow crumbly. The chicken fingers and teriyaki beef were fresh and good but the rest of it we just threw out. I honestly can't even remember what else we ordered. read more

food was spoiled, the service was so horrible the works had yelled at me for ordering too fast, The manager threaten to Ban me for ordering too fast, Worst place on Earth opposite of Disney World read more

Waited till I went a few times to review. After three visits its easy to conclude that the Abacus is back!!! Rice was hot and delicious, rangoons ribs and egg roll were great. General Gaus was hot and fresh. Definitely going to be my go to spot read more

Food still delicious...but DO NOT GET THE POO POO PLATTER!!! Rip off...got the PP for one at 16.95.... Better off getting an entree....very cheap with the platter. read more

Golden Abacus - What's special about this house special lo mein? Nothing. It's a $12 bowl of noodles with 3 salad shrimp. - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

I have been eating at Golden Abacus for many years. Let me tell you Golden Abacus has the best Chinese food and drinks in the area. Ping and her family are lovely and will always take great care of you. I suggest trying the Crab Rangoon and getting one of Ping's incredible White Mai Tai drinks! I have brought friends and family to eat here and they always leave wanting to go back again. Definitely recommend! read more

This is really a 2.5 er. Me and the wife read some of the funny bad reviews on Yelp for this place and thus we were game to give it a try. I was kind of hoping to be able to give it a one star, but we were kind of pleasantly surprised. First off, if you want decent suburban "American" Chinese food, there are better places -- so rest easy anxious one. Check out my review for Foxboro Mandarin (Foxboro) for much better American-Chinese. We got two of the "Chef's Specialties": Mongolian Chicken and Basil Beef. Yep the food was rather bland, in fact both sauces tasted similar. Maybe they have one sauce which they use for everything and just add a little more salt or sugar here and there. However, the ingredients appeared to be solid. They were relatively generous with the scallions, peppers, beef and chicken, etc,. Not really generous mind you, but relatively generous. Rice included? Of course not! Did you really have to ask? read more

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I don't know what happened. Golden Abacus was one of the best - not anymore. SWILL! Ordered hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, egg rolls, scallion pancakes, chicken wings and vegetable lo mein. Nothing had any flavor. The hot and sour soup had some spice , but nothing else. The egg rolls were filled with mush, the scallion pancake was thick dough and the lo mein was plain, unflavored noodles without a vegetable in sight! The chicken wings were the only item slightly passable. Stay away!!! read more

On the plus side Fried chicken wing was yummy... Chicken in the chicken and eggplant was delicious Food was definitely hot and fresh Unfortunately Service was the worst....waiter was virtually invisible after taking order. There were no more than 3-4 tables occupied, so it's not like the staff was overwhelmed "Hot tea," was barely luke warm Eggplant was virtually tasteless Pad Thai contained 2 baby shrimp..very bland Someone needs to tell the staff, you don't bring out the appetizer mixed in the plate with the entree!!!!! Was hoping to find a new Chinese restaurant close to home... unfortunately this wasn't it. read more

Food tasted old and rubbery. Staff refused to give more than one chili oil, even when I offered to pay for it, replying "you have enough". Rude. read more

The original Golden Abacus was excellent. I got food at the New Golden Abacus the other day, it was horrible. I got a few meals, everyone I got food for complained about it. I had sesame chicken, it was flat pieces of I don't know what, but it was like shoe leather. Threw it all out. We will never go back to this place, very low quality food. read more

Got a hodge podge of apps, and some fried rice. It was quite good. I met Ping who was bartending and managing the take out. Very nice Lady. Good vibes and tasty Chinese takeout. Mai Tai was pint sized and jet fuel. read more

This food puts the gold in golden. It is the greatest Chinese food I've ever had. My family orders here once a month!

Food and portions are great. Mai Tais are great. Exceptional service from Ping and her family.

Outstanding food and personal service! Always fast & friendly. A family business that truly cares and aims to please. You should drive by other restaurants to get to Golden Abacus. No place else compares read more

I love the food at Golden Abacus. Always fresh and hot. Plus they are one of the only places that still sell a pu pu platter for 1. But. And it's a big But. The lighting is atrocious. The bar actually has spotlights shining on it (and it's patrons). Full power, blinding. These are the type of lights that light up houses at Christmas. Spend a few bucks and buy a dimmer. The rest of the restaurant is almost as bright. Does no one remember the atmosphere of Chinese restaurants and especially their lounges in the 1960's and 70's?? The place was completely empty at 7 on a Saturday night. Turn down the lights and people will come. As I said the food is awesome but it's a shame most people probably just get it to go. read more

Please be aware that this restaurant is NOT open on Mondays! All of the web sites, etc. say that they are open, but they are not. Don't drive all the way over there on Mondays expecting to eat. Not happening Correction! This restaurant has closed! read more

A bit disappointed with my recent order. Chicken was very dry, sauce was a little watery, broccoli seemed hard and old, and the soup didn't seem seasoned. Hope it was just a fluke. read more

Had lunch here today. It was wonderful as always! I just love their "Sweet and Sour Chicken" it is some of the best around. The pu pu platter was great too! We also love the rice and the lo mein! The family here is very friendly and are very nice. We just love it here! read more

This place is horrid. Horrible horrible horrible Chinese food. Everything is greasy and overcooked. I usually try a Chinese place by ordering the easy to make fried items and this place failed miserably. It seems to me, for a Chinese place that doesn't even deliver, they ought to be exceptional. I would buy ramen from the grocery store and get more satisfaction from that than would I ever eat here again. read more

I just got lunch from here. Lunch specials are reasonably priced and come with a lot of food. The egg roll was crisp with a good filling, shrimp with lobster sauce was spot on. And, contrary to many of the reviews that I've seen here, the woman who seemed to be handling the entire front end of the restaurant (waiting tables, handling the bar, and carryout orders) was quite nice, greeting me when she came out of the kitchen, arms laden with trays, after coming back, apologizing for the wait. I had a great experience, with the food, the service staff, and the online ordering, and will come again for lunch some time. Only negative was with online ordering, it does not tell you when your food will be ready, but I didn't think that was worth knocking off a full star. I ordered and pretty well immediately made the 15 minute drive to pick it up, and it was both ready and still hot at that point. I'm guessing during peak hours that might take longer. read more

I had dinner here with a friend of mine and the lady that took our order was the rudest person I've ever met I go out to eat 4 times a week I meet a lot of people and this woman was probably the rudest person ever she was arguing over 10% coupon that we had found online on their own website but she didn't want to honor it and then she told us to hurry up and order because she's very busy although I didn't see any other customers in the whole restaurant I definitely will not be coming back here ever again If you want to go out to eat in this area your best bet is to pick any place besides this one read more

I Came here lastnight at a whim because my wife needed some good hot soup. Got the Veggie Chicken soup - good sized portion on the large for a little more than 5 bucks. I went with the singapore rice noodles and I wasnt aware that it came with curry. Not a big fan of the curry, but I gobbled them. The curry for me just took away from the dish as that's all I could taste - but that's that dish. It was dead as a door nail in there on a tuesday early evening and the sweet people in there seemed desperate for business - but extremely friendly - and I appreciated that. I would stop in again for more takeout. For now I will throw 3 stars their way for good soup portion and their friendliness of service. read more

I absolutely enjoy this place, super friendly staff and the food consistently great! I've been here multiple time and I will continue to be a repeat customer. Chow foon is always a must, and the options of getting crab rangoon or a egg roll with a combo makes the decision tough because both are excellent! read more

This is my husbands favorite Chinese. We are very picky.. always hot and flavorful. They are always so sweet and accommodating to my autistic son on several occasions, which is appreciated. We've come here for years, and will continue to. read more

Pretty good Chinese food! Exactly what you would expect. All the classics are present. Chow Mein is good.

We love this place! Ping and family always prepare fresh and delicious dishes. We've been coming here for takeout for 8 years and are always impressed with the tasty meals. Highly recommend since this is by far one of the better Chinese restaurants in Norwood and surrounding areas. read more

I was driving in the car when I ordered. I ordered mostly smalls. They neglected to tell me they don't have small orders so I got all larges. I would not have ordered there. I ordered spareribs on the bone which are $1.00 more than boneless which is what I received. It wasn't the cost it was the principle. The food was just ok. I will never go back. I feel like I was taken. read more

A cheap and acceptable meal, for sure. Nothing special but you can definitely get better food for your value elsewhere. Golden Abacus serves up a very American style Chinese menu and while the portions are huge, there's nothing really to write home about in terms of quality and service. Not to mention, one time I saw the waiter wipe his nose on his hands and then proceed to serve food to a table with his fingers in the rice! read more

We got take out here based on the recommendations of a few other yelpers. We just moved to the Norwood area and were trying to find the best chinese food in town. Our order was done and ready to be picked up promptly with no wait. Their food is mediocre. Kind of bland and flavorless. There are more vegetables in their chicken and vegetables than chicken. The Pad Thai had no flavor despite it looking wonderful. We were not impressed at all and chances are we won't go back but, it was a nice place and their take out pick up timing is quick. read more