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    Golden Dragon

    4.4 (100 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Cute counter top decor
    Myrna S.

    I dropped by Golden Dragon to get a taro-flavored boba. When I entered the restaurant, they were pretty busy for a Thursday afternoon but the lady said I could sit at the counter and the young lady asked what I was waiting for and I said I wanted to order a taro boba. She immediately processed my order and rang me up at a register on the other side of the room; the transaction was quick and easy; the young lady was very accommodating and boba tasted great. Overall, it was brief but positive visit.

    Roast Duck over Rice.
    Justin C.

    Food was fantastic. I had the duck over rice, and it was cooked perfectly with great flavor and texture. Every appetizer we tried was tasty and crisp, clearly made fresh and done right. Everything felt well prepared and satisfying. Service was smooth and attentive, especially for a newer restaurant. Staff was welcoming and made sure everything came out correctly. Ambiance is small but functional. The space is not huge, but it works well and feels comfortable for what it is. Overall, 10 out of 10 for a new restaurant. Great food, solid service, and a strong first impression.

    Roast Duck Noodle Soup
    Jennifer N.

    FOOD - Roast Duck Noodle Soup: egg noodles with roasted duck and bok choy. The soup was so savory. The duck was very meaty and plentiful. The portion was huge! I asked for no green onions and there was so much green onions! Took me a few minutes to scoop them out. This is possibly the best mi vit tiem I've ever had. 5/5 SERVICE: The young lady who took our order was very friendly (and pretty)! She was attentive and welcoming. 4.5/5 FINAL THOUGHTS: I would definitely come back if I'm ever in the area. The food was very good. My husband and kids enjoyed their pho. I was so sad that I didn't see bun rieu on their separate menu. That's what I was craving. Now I have to return for it!

    Condiments
    Theresa P.

    This Viet Restaurant has one of the best Bánh xèo I've ever had. The thin pancake has a slight chewy interior texture while the exterior is crispy and crunchy. It is stuffed with ground pork, shrimps, bean sprouts and mung beans and is eaten as a wrap with lettuce, mint and other pickled veggies which they give you a huge helping of. Dip it in their special fish sauce and you'll constantly crave for this incredibly tasty dish. Its large serving size is definitely shareable unless you have a huge appetite. The restaurant is bright and inviting and the servers are very attentive and friendly. Definitely coming back when I'm in the Reno area.

    Roast Duck over Rice
    Kirby D.

    The Golden Dragon took over the old location of Pho 999, in the Franktown Corners shopping center. The interior is spacious if not a bit spartan. We went with a large group of friends, so lots of pics of the dishes. The consensus was that the food was "Good". My wife had the Korean Short Ribs over Rice. I was able to sneak a few bits. This dish was really good. The short ribs had a nice, grilled taste. The ribs were flavorful and tender. Really Good. I had the House Special Pho. A traditional Pho dish, served with rare steak, brisket, tripe, tendon and meatballs. What determines if a Pho is good versus amazing is often the broth. On this occasion, I thought the broth was just "okay". Overall the dish was fine but not the best Pho I have ever had. The service was good, as the restaurant was quite busy for a Sunday evening. Would I come here again ? Sure. Enough of our friends seemed to enjoy their meals, so happy to try more dishes.

    Get the wings!!
    Chris J.

    The food was very good. It was hour and half before closing so the service was perfect. The place is big and clean. The food has flavor. We will def be back for more stuff.

    complimentary dessert
    Jackie V.

    My friends used to come to 999 Pho when it was still at this location and when my boyfriend and I heard that there's a new pho place that took over, we were excited to try it. Our first impression was that the atmosphere has been completely transformed and got a new make over - the interior of this restaurant is nice and spacious! We came on a Friday night and it was not completely busy to the point where we had to wait to be seated but quite a few tables, especially large parties, were filled. We were seated right away. Though the host asked another waitress to seat us but then the waitress went to cater to another table after being asked to do so. It was a few seconds until she realized we were waiting for her to seat us and apologized and told us we can go to table that we liked. My boyfriend and I ordered the house special pho, rare steak pho, spring rolls, and a thai tea. There was no sauce dishes on the table so we had to ask them for it when we received our pho. Food was okay. The biggest issue I had was that we never received the thai tea. It took me until after we got our pho that I realized we never received it. I was planning on asking the waitress for the status on it but at that point I didn't want it anymore after the service we experienced. They still charged us for the thai tea on the receipt so we had to ask them to remove it. A waitress came by and dropped off a complimentary green dessert which we appreciated though she didn't say a word to us or told us what it was. Overall, the service was really what negatively impacted our experience.

    Trevis M.

    Golden Dragon in Reno is a solid four star spot. We tried the beef noodle soup with rice noodles and the pho combo. Both dishes came out steaming hot which was amazing, especially on a cold day. The beef was tender and the broth had a comforting savory flavor. The pho did not taste as authentic as it could be, but it was still enjoyable and satisfying. Service was quick, portions were generous, and the atmosphere was relaxed. Overall, a good place for a warm bowl of noodles in Reno.

    Lemongrass Chicken  6A. Lemongrass Chicken- Com Ga Xao Xa Ot
    Susana S.

    Wow ! This is the most delicious place ! I work close so always get the spring rolls for a quick lunch they're so good! but today I went with the Lemongrass Chicken! And wowww. Sooo delicious! Honestly one of the most delicious foods I've had in a longggg time!

    Molly M.

    Located in the Franktown Corners Shopping Center. We were greeted and seated immediately, the place was clean and our server was so friendly. The spicy beef stew was good and came out piping hot! But it wasn't really spicy, had to add more hot sauce. My son got the beef stew noodle soup and it was really good! Really good flavor, had yams in it which was delicious! The soup bowls are very big btw. I tried the vermicelli stir fried beef, I wish there was as much meat to rice ratio, my only minor complaint. Because I also got the bbq banh mi sandwich and it was excellent!!! Lots of meat! Crunchy roll! Yum! Bathrooms are located outside to the left and need a key code.

    Space
    Robert S.

    We loved the previous restaurant here. But that restaurant moved down to our part of town. So when we saw the "new" place open up we headed there as soon as the Vietnamese food craving hit. It's got the "vibe" of both Golden Flower AND 999 somehow. The Banh Xeo was more authentic than I have had anywhere else in or out of town. Something to specifically head there to get. We will return when we are in this part of town. Good stuff all around.

    Passion fruit sugar cane juice.
    Victoria V.

    Came in and IT'S REMODELED. Place looks better than ever. Plenty of seating, some family style with benches on the wall. They also have a couple games inside for the kids. We tried multiple things. The eggrolls were nice and crispy!!! And the basil chicken appetizer was very crisp but it's a different kind of crisp, super delicious. I tried the banh canh and it was very good. The broth was tasty and the meats as well. I wish the noodles were a little bit more chewy, it kinda just fell apart, no gumminess to it. Tried the sugar cane juice original as well as the passionfruit sugar cane. Both were GREAT. The service was lovely, nice and friendly. They have multiple tvs playing all different types of things, so that was nice for a little entertainment. So far, we will be returning to try more items!

    Chinese sausage spring rolls.
    Dominic E.

    This is the kind of place I wish we had more of. It doesn't stop at your typical pho, rice noodle bowls, and banh mi sandwiches. Sure they have all of those, but they are also bringing more specials, and unique food items that you don't usually see in Vietnamese restaurants in the area. As this was my first visit I decided to try my Vietnamese benchmark dish, plain rare-beef pho, but I also wanted to try some of the more unique items so I got the dried shrimp and sausage roll appetizer. The rolls were good, the sauce they came with was the perfect blend of peanut, and umami flavors. The pho broth had a nice good flavor, with some of the subtle flavors you find in the best broths, but it didn't quite measure up with some of the best ones I've had. The noodles were fresh, and not over-cooked which I appreciated (nothing ruins a bowl more than boiled to hell pho noodles for me). The staff was fun and friendly, and got our food out to us fairly quickly. Also the remolded space shows that they took some time to make the place as enjoyable as possible. I'm looking forward to my next visit to golden dragon where I will be trying more of the specials and unique food items on the menu.

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    Great authentic Vietnamese food and great service. A must for all foodies! Don't miss an opportunity to have a great meal.

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    5 months ago

    Really yummy. Good prices. Service is always really nice. And their pho is so comforting on a cold winter day

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    I love the broth in their chicken pho! Everything was delicious. Everyone was kind. I also got a beef stew that was really good.

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    Remodeled and expanded in the old 999 spot. Very nice inside and the food was fantastic.

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    6 months ago

    Amazing food and service!!! The best Vietnamese food in town!!! Everything I've tried is so great and fresh!!!

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    From the friendly service to the delicious food! This place is diffidently a recommended

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    The food is so good and so reasonably priced! I hope they stick around since the location is perfect!

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    Pho 777

    Pho 777

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    (823 reviews)
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    We were in the area and decided to try something new! I would have ordered pho, but it was just a…read morelittle too hot outside for soup. The service was fast and welcoming, and the restaurant was clean and well-maintained. For such a small restaurant, they were constantly busy, turning over 5-6 tables within about an hour, which was impressive to see. The only challenge was parking, but that's pretty normal for downtown Reno. Overall, it was a good first visit, and I'd definitely stop by again to try more of their dishes next time!

    Reno, Nevada -- July 4, 2026…read more Triple Seven, Broth Came Eleven Pho 777 sits in the wonderfully exhausted old bones of downtown Reno, next to the Cal Neva, in that part of town where the sidewalks look like they have seen Elvis, three divorces, two bankruptcies, and one suspiciously lucky keno ticket all before lunch. The name itself is already doing psychological cartwheels. Pho 777. Triple seven. Jackpot iconography. Vietnamese noodle numerology. A broth casino where fate, fish sauce, and sodium gather under fluorescent lights to argue about destiny. Even better, parked right outside was a big pickup with a license plate reading "PHO 777," which means either the owner has admirable branding discipline or some local noodle apostle has pledged lifetime loyalty to the temple. The facade is not shy. Giant food photos. Big "WE ARE OPEN" sign. Red, yellow, and gray like a slot machine that got a commercial lease and started selling brisket. It is not beautiful in a Napa Bistro sense. It is beautiful in the way a roadside oracle is beautiful when you are hungry, slightly dehydrated, and morally vulnerable on the Fourth of July. Inside, Pho 777 is spacious, clean enough, and painted in a cool baby-blue-gray that made me feel like I was dining inside a retired aquarium that now teaches community college accounting. There are chandeliers, ceiling fans, tile floors, plenty of seating, and that faintly melancholic instrumental music that makes every bowl of soup feel like it might be narrated by Ken Burns. Now, food. I ordered the #1, the "everything" pho -- rare steak, brisket, flank, tendon, tripe, the full zoological conference. I also got fried spring rolls and Vietnamese iced coffee because I am a scientist, and every experiment needs a stimulant, a control group, and at least one fried cylinder. The Vietnamese iced coffee was easily the star. Strong, sweet, cold, and caffeinated enough to make my left eyebrow file paperwork with the Nevada Gaming Commission. It had that proper condensed-milk thunder: dessert, beverage, and legal amphetamine-adjacent life decision all at once. The pho, sadly, did not hit jackpot. The broth was serviceable but a little quiet. Not offensive. Not tragic. Just under-commanded. It needed more depth, more perfume, more bones singing ancient songs from the bottom of the stockpot. Instead, it sort of whispered, "I am soup," and then politely stepped aside. The meat and noodles did their job, but the bowl never transformed into that grand steamy cathedral experience where you start believing in ancestors, basil, and your own emotional repair. The basil and side herbs were also a little low-voltage. The seeded hot sauce, sriracha, and salty fish sauce helped, but those are rescue helicopters, not architecture. The fried spring rolls looked promising but tasted like they may have spent a moment too long in the microwave witness protection program. Crispy-ish, warm-ish, edible, but missing that fresh crackle and greasy little angelic violence that makes fried rolls worth the cholesterol paperwork. Still -- and this matters -- it was July 4th. Most pho shops had vanished into holiday darkness. Pho 777 stayed open. And sometimes the best restaurant in town is not the most transcendent one. Sometimes it is simply the one with unlocked doors, strong coffee, decent fish sauce, and a bowl of soup when your soul is wandering around Reno like a confused tourist looking for electrolytes. So no, Pho 777 is not my top pho pick. The broth needs more character, the rolls need more life, and the herbs need to stop acting like they are on probation. But I respect the hustle. I respect the holiday hours. I respect the big weird jackpot signage. And I absolutely respect that iced coffee, which could probably power a small chandeliered submarine. Final verdict: not destination pho, but perfectly acceptable emergency pho. A lucky seven for availability, a modest five or six for flavor, and one heroic gold star for being open when the noodle gods were otherwise out drinking.

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    Golden Dragon - vietnamese - Updated July 2026

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