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    Golden Kitchen

    4.2 (14 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Sweet and Sour Chicken, low mein, fried rice, general tso's chicken
    Anthony C.

    Let me briefly paint the scene for you... "woosah" You're in Monticello, IL for your first time.. You see nothing but long stretches of flat earth in every direction.. Its like the sky never ends.. Then all of a sudden things turn for the worst.. YOU CRAVE CHINESE FOOD BUT YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! This cant be happening! my favorite chinese restaurant is 7 hours away via jet and the first time I want some classic Chinese to pig down on Im hundreds of miles away from home.. But thankfully Golden Kitchen saved the day! I had expected very little from the small Chinese restaurant because not only was it the ONLY Chinese restaurant in the surrounding area but it was one of the few options available for our weekend stay. But lets talk about the food.. cause it was goooood! We ordered: General Tso's chicken, low mein (Obviously), fried rice, egg drop soup, egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, shrimp low mein, sweet and sour chicken, and dumplings- that I promise you almost vanished off the table. All of the food was fresh made, tasted good, came with an adequate amount of condiments, hot, juicy, basically everything you would want your chinese to be. The MVP's of the meal go to the General Tso's chicken and dumplings because Im telling you they were cooked to perfection lmao! I ate my dumpling in one bite and it fit perfectly in my mouth and delivered a package of savory delight to my taste buds. I was very pleased with the meal overall. But this is the kicker. Why am I going the next step to give a 5 star review? Because like I said previously, the Monticello area really doesn't have a VAST amount of options to dine out and if you're looking for some good food that might suprise you during your stay in flat earth Illinois, stop by Golden Kitchen. Cheers!

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    Jim R.

    The amount of food is crazy for the how cheap it was. We had two 5th graders split the chicken nuggets and they still had leftovers to take home. It was less than $7 for it. I got a veggie dish that was better than anything I've had in Champaign. Make the drive to Monticello, it's worth it.

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    Pretty standard Chinese fare--good food and lots of it, decent prices. No delivery available. Nice to have this available in Monticello!

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    Golden Harbor Authentic Chinese Cuisine - 9722. Lunch Pork Soy Sauce Noodle Soup ($6.95) - huge portion for the price!

    Golden Harbor Authentic Chinese Cuisine

    4.2(570 reviews)
    18.4 mi
    $$

    Foods so good here even after 10 years. Maybe we are older, the sauce for crispy tofu is a bit too…read moresweet, but the tofu was fried very well, and flavor overall is still really good. Both scallion oil and numb oil noodles are really good and good value too at $6 each. Flavors are on point. Luroufan special was also good $8 and they give quite a lot so easy to split among the kids. Meat is tender and not overly sweet. The scallion ginger fish fillet was probably the best, and they give a good chunky pieces of fish that is not breaded, but the way they cooked it. The meat trunks stayed together intact. The flavor is what you expect from traditionally steamed fish with soy sauce pour over at the end. Super pleased with the options. They have an interesting self serve utensils, takeout boxes and the tea is self serve too.

    Service was very satisfactory - fast and friendly. However, the food was too salty and not fresh,…read moreespecially the chicken, tasted dry like having been frozen for some time. The pork intestines were a little smelly within some bites. Some part was cooked okay while there was literally salt on the other part. Rice tasted not good as other places. Price is even higher than the other authentic Chinese restaurants. Sorry but I give a 3/5, and I won't order again.

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    Golden Harbor Authentic Chinese Cuisine - 595. Dry Tofu Skin Stew Pork Belly Pot 腐竹烧爆皮五花腩煲 ($27.95)

    595. Dry Tofu Skin Stew Pork Belly Pot 腐竹烧爆皮五花腩煲 ($27.95)

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    Northern Cuisine - A3. Cucumber & Bean Curd in Chili Vinaigrette 东北拌花菜 (part of $21.95 Lunch Special Combo 2) - spicier than expected. Has tofu skin and peanut

    Northern Cuisine

    4.4(25 reviews)
    18.9 mi

    This beautiful dining experience nestles into Campustown and delivers great food, excellent service…read moreand a gentle welcoming atmosphere that pulls it all together into a delightful time. The food is the finest Asian fare around and avoids the common error of over spicing the food. The Mapo Tofu is remarkable and each of the items we shared in our group excelled in its taste and presentation. The decor is simple and elegant amplifying the peaceful mood that surrounds the diners. Each server was polite, gracious and accommodating without hovering or intruding. Do yourself a favor and set aside a day to visit Northern Cuisine and you will not regret it.

    Like we stepping into a mini China, with top chart new c-pop playing and foods served beautifully…read more Flavors are all pretty good. The two dishes we ordered were a bit on the sweet side, which isn't atypical for the dishes themselves, so kind of an error on our part. They had celtuce so we had to order it, it was tender and light and flavorful. The dumplings is good but a bit meat heavy than I would've preferred. Skin is very thin, like wonton skin. The scallions pancakes are perfectly panfried. The Beijing yogurt is not at all correct, it's stickier than I'm used to and not as smooth and flavor is a bit flat than the actual ones. Coconut pudding was unremarkable, doesn't stand out. Overall, the foods were good. We probably could've ordered better.

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    Northern Cuisine - B1 Crispy Pork In Sweet & Sour Glaze 锅包肉 ($19.95)

    B1 Crispy Pork In Sweet & Sour Glaze 锅包肉 ($19.95)

    Northern Cuisine - E26. Spicy Lamb Neck Bone Dry Pot 干锅羊蝎子 ($22.95) - has lotus root, potato, and veggies

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    E26. Spicy Lamb Neck Bone Dry Pot 干锅羊蝎子 ($22.95) - has lotus root, potato, and veggies

    China Wok - All I have to say is by far the best "Chicken n broccoli" in my personal opinion, perfect taste, over all HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.

    China Wok

    4.0(13 reviews)
    39.3 mi

    I really did not have much hope for the food based on the young man taking the order! He has the…read morepersonality of a plastic fork. He looked at me in disgust when I explained it was our first time there, then when I asked if the had a diet drink he pointed to a sparsely stocked refrigerator with mainly two liter bottles. Ok so we get past his obvious disdain for me, I took the food and my wife and I tried every dish on the way home! I really expected to be giving this place a one, but the cooks saved the day. Everything was perfect and quite good. Each dish had a wonderful taste and the sauces they used were spot on. So if you can get past Mr. congeniality you will love this place.

    Food was just ok, the problem I had was I was served a very rotten black and slimy baked potatoe…read moreinside with my meal, when I went to put my butter and sour cream in and it was already sliced in middle from the cooks and opened it wider to a really horrible smell and like I said in the beginning badly rotten, me andy girlfriends were shocked and got the waiter over and showed what was served said how do the cooks not notice a sliced potato this rotten, he was very polite said he was so sorry and asked if I would like another potato or something else to replace it of course I didn't was another one so ordered mashed potatoes and gravy, took awhile to get back and was already almost done by then he said I'm sorry for delay and took the potato off my receipt, kiddos to the waiter cooks on the other hand back when we went need to make sure food is not bad before it goes out.

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