I love Golden China. They're food is what I grew up on. My favorites are the Mongolian beef, egg rolls and Genaral Tso's chicken. I've noticed some people who are not happy with the buffet selection, although I'm perfectly fine with it for a few reasons. 1. The food has always been much hotter and fresher than any other dedicated buffet. 2. It's so much less expensive. You pay about $5-6 here, where other buffets charge $7.99, plus more on weekeends. That being said, I like them better for the fresh cooked food than the buffet. One meal inside gets you a lot, and can usually be shared between two people. The takeout is also excellent, and very generous portions. I listed some of my favorites above, but here are a few more. * Sesame Shrimp * Kung Pao chicken. read more

Chinese Takeout last night.Had Mongolian Beef,Teriyaki Chicken,Sesame Chicken,fried rice,and fried dumplings.My wife and I loved it but my son got a piece of gristle.Otherwise was great.Golden China is in a working class part of town .A good stop for The Working Man Review. read more

Golden China - Classic - Chinese Near Me - Gadsden, Alabama

TrASH!! Too much ginger, bland and just overall wrong! Don't order if you're not from here. Terrible but im full lmao

Stopped for the night in Gadsden and decided to get Chinese. This was a great restaurant. Good food, and an efficient and friendly staff. Leftovers to take to the hotel and have it for breakfast instead of what the hotel offered. read more

When we first pulled in, we thought we had made a mistake. But as they say, "Don't judge a book by its cover," so we gave it a go! The food was amazing. Great large portions, hot and fresh! Service was fantastic. Definitely recommend! read more

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My dad and I came to eat here after seeing a movie in Boaz. We were originally going to eat at Pasquale's, but they closed early today. My dad suggested Golden China upon finding that out, and I was pretty glad we came here after all! We arrived at the restaurant at about 6:30 PM or so, and we were instantly seated by a female waitress. I ordered a Dr. Pepper at first, but I recall my dad saying how good the sweet tea was, so I changed it to that. I thought it was excellent, and their tea has this unique flavor to it that is unlike others I've had. The tea itself is strong, but there is also just enough sweetness to where it doesn't override the tea. The lemon makes it even better, and they put it on the side of the cup nice and neatly. As we waited for our food, some traditional Chinese music was playing in the background, fortunately not too loudly so my dad and I could talk without having to get loud. I ordered the teriyaki chicken meal with hot and sour soup and an egg roll. They gave me the egg roll first, and I let my dad have the soup. The egg roll was huge, and I decided to cut it in half so I could put some soy sauce in each side. It was exactly what I would expect in an egg roll and more. About 10 minutes later, my main dish arrived. I ended up eating about half of it before I asked for a to-go box. It may not seem like it at first, but their portions are very generous and will absolutely fill you up. The teriyaki chicken was a bit different than what I was expecting, but I was still satisfied with it. There were plenty of vegetables such as bell peppers and onions. Everything was cooked to perfection and I don't have a thing bad to say about it. Our waitress did well handling everything, although I feel like like she didn't check on us as much as I expect. There is another employee here that my dad and I enjoy seeing: he used to work at the Japan Cajun Grill at the mall, but now he works here. I think his name might be Frankie, but he's the guy that says "Dun-dun-dun-duuunnn!!!" It's his signature catchphrase from way back, and he even remembered my father and I from when we used to get food from Japan Cajun Grill in the early 2010s. Such a funny and nice guy. Speaking of remembering people, the owner of the restaurant also remembered my father by name and treated him very nicely. Since I haven't been to this restaurant since the mid-2000s, he was surprised to see that I was my dad's son. He was happy to meet me. When I checked in on Yelp, it gave me a 10% off coupon which the owner honored without question. Extra points for that! With all of this being said, I love the staff here and they did great with our visit today. Steaming hot food with great portions, delicious tea, worth every Penny. I will 100% be returning to this place and eating there when I can. Best Chinese restaurant I know of today. read more

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Food was good! Ordered Shrimp with Lobster sauce. Food served in timely manner. Would go back.

Ordered from here tonight for the first time ever. We used Gadsden to Go. This is the butterflied shrimp which is deep fried. It's laying in the container soaked. It was so soggy we couldn't eat it. We threw it away, who wants soggy deep fried shrimp The garlic chicken was just okay and the noodles were spaghetti noodles. Won't be eating here again. If I could have complained on Gadsden to Go I would have but they wouldn't even let me post the phot read more

Golden China - Butterflied shrimp dinner w fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Gadsden, Alabama

There was nothing wrong with this establishment except for the hours that they operate and depending on what time you decide to come in and eat, they might have a full bar and they're full bar is decent, but it is not a Buffay. Trust me! So, depending on when you get there, you might have Half a bar!! Or something like that. It just feels like they don't really want to be open. They don't really want people to have much to choose from. The food was good. I remember that the people working there. Need improvement on customer service. Their mannerisms. Nobody likes to be made to feel like they're invisible. And as for the ambience, if the other issues were taken care of, you might be able to enjoy a slight bit of ambiance there. It's very very very small... did I say it was very small? read more

Portions are VERY generous! The staff was pleasant and the retaurant was clean. MOST IMPORTANTLY, the food was DELICIOUS!!! My wife said, "Hot and sour soup was the best i ever had". Almond chicken, pu pu plqtter, and beef egg foo young were all GREAT!! Give it a try for sure!! read more

Stopped by in Gadsden, AL for a night and checked out this Chinese place because it had three five star reviews. Got three dishes from here: garlic chicken, shrimp with lobster sauce, and chicken chow mien. The first dish was the best out of the three and had good flavor. The chicken was also tasty. The second dish (shrimp) had good shrimp, but was super bland. The lobster sauce had no flavor at all. Usually there is some flavor, but this literally had none. The last dish (chow mien) was straight up bad. Granted we ordered 20 mins before the place closed and all the food was ready in like 7 minutes, so it probably wasn't fresh. However, the chow mien was in a wet sauce and tasted as if it had been soaking in there for the whole day. It was mushy and gross. My wife and I took one bite and couldn't eat more. The chicken pieces in the chow mien were at least ok to eat, so we took those out and ate them with rice. Overall, the food was ok and probably would have been better during the day or in the morning. read more

Golden China - The mushy noodles! - Chinese Near Me - Gadsden, Alabama

Love this place, they absolutely have the best Chinese food in the area. I've tried so many different things on their menu and I have liked them all. read more

At one time they were excellent but the last time I was there for lunch it was not good at all. The buffet food was not even warm and the waiter annoyed the crap out of me, he was too busy with another table that had more folks at it and I had to flag him down to get a refill of my tea. read more

Chow main real good. Fried rice Cooke perfect. Hit the spot. Reasonable prices for the good size portions

This is my favorite place to go to, always delicious and the staff is wonderful! The Mongolia combo and egg drop soup is my go to meal.

Ordered fried rice and General Tso's to-go. The fried rice came with an entire insect in the middle. To their credit, they promptly gave me a refund after I brought the food back and showed them the bug. Unfortunately, a bug in the food is inexcusable. Will not return. read more

Golden China - Fried rice with complimentary insect. Will not be back. - Chinese Near Me - Gadsden, Alabama

Love this place! The food is awesome and the service a outstanding! Best Chinese food in town!

Again, I'm not a fan of many restaurants here in Gadsden, but this is another one of the few that I will frequent. We typically order take-out, but have eaten in the restaurant a few times. The outside leaves you questioning, but inside, once seated and the food starts being served, you understand why we love it. It is always hot, fresh, CORRECT, and delicious. We have our go-to dishes--Mongolian Beef, Sesame Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, Vegetable Fried Rice, Vegetable Lo Mein, Egg Foo Yung (Chicken), Crab Angles, Hot and Sour Soup, Sizzling Rice Soup, and Egg Drop Soup... Definitely great value for the money....great service and great food. You can't ask for any more than that! read more

Not a fan of Chinese food but Mongolian beef was outstanding. Most places have substituted the red peppers for jalapeños, not cool. Really friendly staff. read more

We have been coming for years. The food is always good. Mongolian beef and sizzling rice soup are our go to items. 5 stars would recommend

I came up from Birmingham for dinner - my date felt like something Chinese, so we came here, to Golden China, over the competition. He had the Mongolian Combination and it was delicious - everything good about Mongolian food on one plate. I had the Crispy Shrimp - Hunan Style, and I wasn't as much a fan. The sauce tasted like sweet and sour sauce with a dash of red pepper - and the shrimp was overmuch battered, I think. BUT - because of the friendly service and the one dish that was excellent, I'm a fan :) read more

This is, by far, the best Chinese food in the area! You might not think so from the outside (as another reviewer mentioned) but you will not be disappointed by the food, service, or pricing. Lunch is a steal, and the dinner portions are family style - you'll have plenty of leftovers! I've yet to try anything on the menu that I didn't like, and I've tried almost all of it. You can't go wrong here, and there is a lot of variety too! They even have tofu dishes (hidden in the "vegetables" section of the menu), and will make dishes extra spicy if you ask! read more

I love this place! It's always very clean,the staff is always very polite and they have a huge selection. I always try something different when I eat here and am always pleased. Ive taken a my girlfriend here and they treat her like a queen. I will continue to eat here. read more

This place has no buffet selection. Only one smallish hot bar. Food was mediocre. We won't be back. Waitress was attentive.

We had Valentine's Supper tonight. Egg rolls, Sizzlin rice soup and Semame Chicken with fried rice ! Exceptionally Good ! We eat there occasionally and it's ALWAYS good ! If you like Chinese food, you'll enjoy it ! They have a lunch buffet, but it's menu only after lunch. read more

I'm currently sitting in golden China. The food is okay, they don't have good selection at all. The service is terrible. And the outside and inside of the building is disgusting. I would not recommend anyone to even look at this "Chinese buffet". I didn't not see my waiter but 1 time. Overall this restaurant is not a good one at all. read more

We live in Alaska, but my mother still lives in Gadsden. We're used to a lot of great Asian restaurants and were pleased to find Golden China in Gadsden. The menu included PAGES of selections, all moderately priced (from an Alaskan perspective). Service was as friendly as one could wish, personable, and helpful. Dinners that are hot for the normal American are marked as such and I ordered a hot Szechwan Beef with some extra fire. Wow! It was as hot as I can eat and delicious! Portions are large. We can't complete a dish each and an appetizer as well. Including a pot of hot tea, one can enjoy a fine Chinese meal in the Deep South. They are a fairly traditional Chinese restaurant and do offer chopsticks if one wishes. There's the mandatory (for the American audience) "fortune cookie" as well. We are especially pleased that it's a family-owned restaurant so the entire family is working somewhere in the restaurant. How cool is that? If you wish a fast, reasonably-priced Chinese meal, you simply can't do better without a long drive from Gadsden, and you'd pay more as well. Eat locally, support a great local family, and a fine Chinese meal. read more