Location: Golden City Chinese Restaurant is located at 1418 N. School Street, near the corner of Houghtailing Street and N. School Street. It's conveniently situated between the Texaco service station and the United Public Workers building, with plenty of free parking right in front. They're open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Service: The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Whenever we order takeout, they remind us to call ahead so our food is ready when we arrive, which helps avoid any wait. Food: Minute Chicken with Cake Noodles (5/5): This dish comes with crispy cake noodles topped with fresh bok choy and a very generous portion of tender, flavorful chicken. The chicken was moist, well-seasoned, and there was so much food that I could never finish it in one sitting. Soft Gau Gee Mein with Vegetables (5/5): Another excellent choice. The dish features noodles topped with plenty of vegetables and at least six soft gau gee. Everything was cooked perfectly, making this another favorite. Price: Our total came to $36.55, including tax, for both dishes. Considering the generous portions and quality, it's a great value. Overall: Golden City Chinese Restaurant has become our go-to spot for Chinese food. The consistently delicious food, generous portions, friendly service, and reasonable prices keep us coming back. I highly recommend giving them a try! read more

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They can do better and they should! Quick takeouts are the signature lunch and dinner plates. You can at least make it the best Sweet & Sour pork and Kauyuk in Kalihi since you've had the same name and place for 40+ years! Pork was very chewy kinda hard in fact. Brought it home to cook it a little more. Then I probably should've cook a potful, rather than buying a lunch plate and almond cookies $26. No itemized receipt read more

Just got back from Japan and wanted to eat some wor Gau Gee Min, last time I visited it was very tasty with a nice touch of cilantro and lots of flavor, this time it was bland and hardly any flavor and taste? My wife had the lunch plate and it was the pot roast pork was dry and the food was different with no flavor? And the Service was also very slow and if you did not call them they would not check on your table. Was this business sold to someone else or did they change the cook? Anyone know of a good restaurant with good wor Gau gee min? If not I guess I need to go back to Au's Garden! Which so far has kept up with flavor and service! read more

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Our fam's fav neighborhood Chinese restaurant in Kalihi... we used to come here with my Grandma when I was young. Limited parking in front of restaurant, with backup street parking along School Street. There are a handful of round tables inside so call ahead to make reservations. It's BYOB (I suggest bringing your own glasses too). Our party of 10 ordered 8 of our fav dishes and a soup (all single orders) & rice (just for 5). This was perfect as their single orders are a good size (server will insist on ordering double orders but not needed - each won't eat soup and rice). We enjoyed all our fav dishes... especially the shishamo. We left full and completely satisfied. Note: Restaurant will automatically add the 20% tip on the bill for large parties. It was a nice family Sunday Easter dinner together at Golden City. read more

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Last minute dinner... After work deals and I needed to pick up a T-Mobile Tuesday item and since I was in the area checked around to find Golden City Restaurant that was just down the street made it quite convenient considering there's so much options in the area I was just craving some Chinese cuisine and came at the perfect time for early dinner take out as they have just a few stall to park right along side the building. Walking in I wasn't quite impressed with the entry area as it leads right to the service area and counter filled with various snacks it just felt quite cluttered though knowing that they had a yellow placard posted the very same day as my visit they were in the midst of resolving the problems I'm hoping as it's a great location. I got a peek into their dining room and was quite stunned to see purple covers for all the chairs which isn't quite my vibe but did order "Beef Chow Fun w/Black Bean Sauce" take out for dinner and let me tell you it smelled so delicious that I had to take a peek and was am so impressed of the load of veggies they included it was all good and could barely finish half of the plate, very generous portion at an affordable price. Thank you! read more

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A Chinese restaurant I've been going to for many years. The food are always great. Sometimes get very busy so it may be hard to find parking but other than that all good. read more

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Stopped here a few times but only for take out. Of all the times I've been there, I've only seen people dining in once. I've picked up at all different times from lunch to dinner hours and they always pick up the phone and usually only take 15-20 minutes no matter how big or small the order is. There is lots of seating indoors but not sure how they would accommodate if they were truly busy as the parking lot only holds so many cars connected to a gas station. But you can't miss it right on the corner. So far so good the food I've ordered has been to my liking. I actually prefer their duck over other places I've tried, it's consistently meaty, tasty and juicy. I do also like their combo plate, it offers such a variety of food for an affordable price. I've also purchased goodies in their display such as seeds or cookies which they sell by the pound at competitive market pricing. read more

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I was craving salt and pepper porkchops land saw that Golden City Restaurant was just down the street from where i was. I'm sooo glad i decided to stop by. It did look like it was closed but only because Texaco was renovating so it took up a lot of their parking space. I came in at about 5:45pm and it wasn't busy at all, they mainly had takeout orders. I ordered the char siu fried rice, salt and pepper pork chops, & shrimp with walnuts. The food came out fast and I was very impressed with each of the plates we ordered! My favorite part is the salt and pepper pork chops, it was crispy and garlicky, fried to perfection. The shrimp with walnuts were good and saucy, although i do wish they added just a tad bit more honey but other than that, the shrimp pieces were big and crispy too! The fried rice was yummy and the char siu in there was juicy and flavorful. The employees are friendly and efficient! I can't wait to come back again and try some of their other dishes! read more

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Love the fried pompano with soup and rice. One of my favorite lunches on the island. The food's all done well when the whole family shows up for Chinese style dinner. No need to deshell the fried shrimp. Love it, no heads or tails on my plate lol. The dinner plate is nice too. read more

Scammers! Sorry, I didn't want to put negativity out there during the holiday season but beware. My aunt is visually impaired (blind and walks with a cane). My uncle, is in his mid 80's and just signs credit card slips without looking. The restaurant not only added a three percent credit card service fee but an 18 percent gratuity on top of the said three percent fee AND Hawaii GET (making the gratuity just shy of 20 percent). This was for a TAKEOUT order. Taking advantage of the disabled and elderly. Shame on you!!! read more

Today I got to try their dinner plate special for $14.95 and they gave a lot and very tasty. Also, the service was very helpful and friendly. read more

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Best old fashioned Abalone soup and for the basics minute chicken noodles, shrimp egg fuyong , duck their food is not only ONO but prices are very reasonable. This is my family's go to for Chinese especially living in Kalihi now. This was one of my grandpas favorite and flavor is still the same. read more

I've been in the restaurant industry for 6 years or so. I gave 2 stars because this place was close to my heart. Maybe I shouldn't have come in an hour before closing. Rude service I can let it slide. I was forced not to share one of my dishes just because of a separate check (we were a small party. I really wanted to share the food because one of our party never ate there before. I'm glad I didn't share it; the baby corn seemed to taste off like it was nearing its throwout date (FIFO; first in first out) I was skeptical so I tried another piece; same musty pungent taste. I didn't bring it up since why bother? I picked it out and put it on a trash plate for the duck bones. I used to come here as a kid and usually tip 25% as now I'm a regular for other dishes. The check came and they included an 18% tip. Usually places make sure you don't share but those are AYCE and per person. Most restaurants don't include tip unless you're a large party; we were a small party. I'm just sad the restaurant I grew up with has come down to this new low; probably time to go to another place. read more

Golden City Restaurant - Check when it came; 18%tip included - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My go to is the stuffed eggplant, salt and pepper pork chops, and Chinese chicken salad. Looks like most of the reviews are related to bad service. But the food is great. read more

I'm still coming here for quick Cantonese food. Portions are big & food is good. Their roast duck is a favorite and beef chow fun!

Food is tasty but the service could be better. The waitress we had on a Sunday was very rude and made me feel unwelcome. I was invited to lunch there for a special occasion. My host showed me where to sit, so I sat. The waitress came over and began questioning me about our group size, reservations, etc. I told her that I did not know. I was a guest. She continued questioning creating a very unpleasant experience. read more

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Ordered the sweet n sour spareribs last night and found something in the plate. It kinda looked like a wire or something. I put it on the lid to get a closer look and couldn't make out what it was. Didn't take another bite and threw out the plate right after. read more

Golden City Restaurant - Orange chicken, charsiu fried rice, broccoli, sweet and sour spareribs, wonton - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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https://www.facebook.com/share/r/169gFnNUBx/?mibextid=wwXIfr Food is fast, fresh, delicious! read more

Pork chop, salted shrimp and spare ribs are pretty tasty. They also prepare the food pretty fast. Nice place for quick to go dinner.

The service was great. Greeted & sat, respectfully accommodating my family. Food was delicious. We ordered family style, the portion were large, I feel they do give more food than other Chinese restaurants I have been to. Overall great experience, great food & amazing service! read more

LOVE this place!!! Everything is good but I looove their dim sum options! And their soups are all delish!!

Food was great but service was terrible. At the end, waitress said she forget to charge the tip and I said you don't deserve a tip your service was terrible. No excuse only had our table and another table. Which that table was waiting on rice and water. We also ordered steam fish to go and this what it looked like when we got home I still going come back for their salt and pepper pork chops but to eat here again only if someone else pays. lol read more

Golden City Restaurant - Steam fish (Where's the veggies?) Terrible... - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Did a take out order of won ton and two different types of noodles for a potluck. Won ton was one of the meatier won tons I've had in a while. The noodles were both pretty good and they gave a good amount. Food was tasty and our party enjoyed it. read more

Ordered take out of Beef Chow Funn which was really good in presentation, amount of beef, noodles, and bean sprouts. The crispy gau gee (10) was of good size but the ground pork was chewy with too much fat but crispy and okay. Total price was $30. We will definitely do take out again and try different dishes. Both dishes were made to order so were served hot. read more

These guys are re a solid three stars like their reviews say. The service is good and the food above average. They also give good portion sizes and even take orders over the phone up to 10 minutes before they close. They're my go to when it's close to 9pm closing time. read more

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Great as a go to for takeout, They have a variety of rice plates n addition to the normal fare. Lots of seating but not the greatest for attention from the servers. But the food is delicious! They have decent parking parking with street parking as needed. They also have an array of crack seed. They're King Sweet Li Hing Mui is the best! Ample seating inside. And its great for small groups and large groups. read more

Golden City Restaurant - tea - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The fried rice here was LOADED with char siu! I've tried three restaurants in Kaneohe and all of them were very disappointing. The char siu was shredded and sparse...All rice; no meat. I'm sorry, but I judge a Chinese restaurant by how well they make their fried rice and this place hands-down is the best I have had recently. I will be coming back to Golden City for my fried rice fix, and plan to bring my family for dinner here soon. I'd love to try their other dishes... read more

Golden City Restaurant - Char Siu fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ordered duck/charsiu special in person, clams with black bean sauce, crispy gaugee mein, dinner plate change the noodles to the pork one instead of beef broccoli. Duck/charsiu special so DRY!! CALLED to let them know. The response from the guy.."sorry, we were so busy." Used to go off and on. Last visit to their business!! The nerve they sell DRY duck and charsiu! Too bad no zero! Approx 600 pm, 5/25=2025. ​ read more

So here's my Chinese ... "GOLDEN CITY"can't miss it off of school st and houghtailing right by gas station or the rainbows or old gyu kaku that closed now.. I would have never came here if a buddy of my didn't tell me they were tossing out there old roaster since they bought one of the roasters from Nam Fong .. anywho I decided to see if they had pig feet's cause my dad loves that stuff but it was only for staff so opted for sweet sour pork ..it was one of the best I had in a long time crispy and crunchy .. fast forward a month I took my mom and dad to this place and well other menu items where good as well ,very big portions, price is pretty cheap .. sorry I didn't take pictures of there menu or what the bill was ..ok enjoy go try for yourself and you be the judge Also sorry two of the items was dug into before my mom took theses photos" read more

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We often order take out here without any complaints. We decided to dine in for the first time. The food is always good. I like to order the whole roast duck here. My kids love the salt and pepper pork. Our first time dinning I and our server helped us a lot on the menu. The place is quit small but big enough for a few medium size parties. Food was prepared and served fast as soon as you ordered. read more

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Golden City has been there since I was a kid and we never tried it. We finally did! Good comfort food: jook

This is for the Chinese Chicken Salad only: Dressing- idk what it was a marriage of thousand island and Chinese mustard??? Lettuce- Romaine Chicken - dried matchstick lacking flavor Even my co worker said "What kine sald that? no look like Chinese Chicken Salad! " Now I am on a quest for good Chinese Chicken Salad! read more

Golden City Restaurant - non Chinese Chicken Salad - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I'm in Hawaii on vacation and I decided to order food from here. I kept trying to order chicken feet and the lady said it's not for the Black people. What the heck does that mean? This is a racist establishment and won't sell me my chicken feet even though they definitely have some chicken feet back there. read more

Food is great. Fairly large order was ready for pick up in 20-30 minutes. Excellent service.

This is a great place for that authentic old school Chinese food all locals have grown up with. We don't go here for friendly customer service but for the food. This is coming from a family that has been going here for decades and know the people that work there. We love everything on their menu. Recommend the roast duck and fried rice. Perfection. read more

Always our go to for Chinese food here is Kalihi..dine-in area and parking right outside..just be patience with parking cause it gets busy when it comes to take read more

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I remember when the previous owner at Golden City the service was really good and the food was delicious and not very salty. Now they have a new owner and now everything is going downhill. The ambiance is okay but the food and service was bad. I ordered takeout of hot and sour soup and char siu fried rice. The menu stated that both my items cost $14.95 each but my total ended up being $36.10. It seems that i was charged an 18% gratuity with an add on of 3% credit card service fee. I ended up paying because i was hungry and i wanted to leave as soon as possible! The char siu fried rice had a good ratio of char siu and rice but way too salty. The hot and sour soup was again too salty and too much wood ear mushroom. Service was not very nice. read more

Love the fried pork chop with fried rice. Ate there 3 times in one week because it was that good. Haven't really tried the other dishes. It's great how there is online ordering. The place looks unassuming and the service is ok ... but the food is why we go. read more

I've been here numerous times over the last 40 years. This has been the worst experience ever. I miss silver dragon and Liu's. Ordered a bunch of food for Chinese new year and this was the crispy roast pork. It was probably some old roast pork that was re-fried and left in the oven. There was pieces that were so dry my fork barely pierced it. And others that were like raw hide pieces for my dog. Then when we brought up the issue with the food they only apologized and we were still expected to pay for it. Then after discussing it they stated they would take it off the check. When we got the check we were still being charged for it. They used the disclaimer of the menu "prices subject to change" also being your own take home containers because they will bring you two at a time and charge you 50 cents a container. This place has become a rip off of a business. read more

Golden City Restaurant - Crispy roast pork - Chinese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Some people have different opinions on golden city but I think best salt pepper pork chops and chicken wings in town.