Authentic northern Chinese food. Not everything here is good but mostly are. Our favorite dishes include but are not limited to: Pepper intestines- one of the best cooked intestines dish in flushing. Clean, fresh and delicious. Duo Chun Fish - fried dish with fish roes. It's a crispy, creamy, spicy, numbing and delicious journey. Must try. Dumplings - they have all kinds, pork and sour pickled cabbage is one of my favorites but pick your own, can't go wrong here. Chive Patties - hand made patties filled with fresh chives, glass noddles, scrambled eggs..... etc. pan fried, goes well with white vinegar as dip. Candied yam- must try ! Just try it ! I'm not even going to describe it got ya lol All in all, they have so many good fishes you'll need to make tons of trips to try them all Deliciousness: Friendliness: Price: read more

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There aren't many Northern/Northeastern Chinese restaurants around, and since my family is from that region I was excited to see that spot! I came on a Thursday evening and there were several groups of local Chinese folks (a good sign) but enough empty tables that my small group was seated right away. There was complimentary hot tea and small appetizers of pickled cabbage and shredded potato which were appreciated. We ordered several dishes to share family-style. I recommend the di san xian (amazing eggplant and sauce), the stir-fried lamb with scallions (not gamey at all), and the sweet and sour "squirrel" fish. I was especially impressed by the latter - I haven't found a rendition of squirrel fish that matched what I had in China until now, perfectly filleted and boneless and crispy. Everything was very reasonably priced for the large portion size and the yumminess! Service is what you'd expect from an old-school Chinese spot: dishes come out intermittently whenever they're ready, you sometimes have to flag down a waiter or get up to find one, and I didn't love the whiff of cigarette smoke I caught when walking by one of the private rooms. Still loved the meal and would want to bring my family one day! read more

Food was delicious and hit the spot for a craving of stir fried lamb with a flavorful mixture of dried spices, cumin and chilis and sliced fish fillet in hot oil. Authentic dishes from a large menu with a variety of options to meet any taste. Decor is just ok, service was attentive (we were there for lunch on a weekday). read more

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I am big on hygiene and cleanliness. And this is a place where those things do NOT exist, unfortunately. My son didn't even want to wash his hands as the toilet was dirty and sink was filthy. But we stayed and gave it a try as this place was recommended by a friend. So the service was very fast. And the food was ok. Dumplings was good. But again I would go back to the start point- hygiene!!! I couldn't believe my eye how they clean after people. So people finished eating, left and then waiters or busboys came to clean . Omg!!! They came with 2 big ugly buckets with food scrap, and they stated dropping everything from the plates into those bucket. It was disgusting. It made me nauseous. I am not coming back there . No way. read more

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We came here for a big take-out meal. This place is a little bit different than the other restaurants we have ordered in the past. This is a restaurant that specializes in the Northeast part of China dishes. Food tastes pretty authentic to me and the price is reasonable. We ordered about 7 or 8 dishes for the 6 of us. We had dumplings, eggplants, some beef, and string beans. I am not an eggplant fan, but I actually like this dish. The dumplings were great. The beef was nice and tender. But my favorite dish was the string beans. Yes, you head me right. I loved this vegetable dish. Overall I'd say we enjoyed our meal. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Yummy food! It has that cozy family restaurant sort of vibe. Staff were attentive. Will be going back. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

I would like to highly recommend this traditional northeast of china style restaurant to everyone who have never tried it before. The cost performance is very high if you are a pure food lover and a big appetite. The service is super nice and friendly. Everyone was so productive and you don't need to wait for a long time to have a plate. For the food, I love every courses in this restaurant, especially the deep fried small yellow croaker and stir fried pickled cabbage with glass noodles. By the way, the free relish ia also very tasty and yummy. Sour and sweet pork in a traditional way cook is a little bit too sweet for me. If you wanna try it, I will recommend the way cooking with ketchup. In addition, if you have niver tried frozen pork skin, you must try it in this restaurant! The garlic soybean sauce is so good and the pork skin is very fresh! In addition, the ambiance is very cozy and will make every Chinese feel back home. If you are not Chinese, you must have a try and you will love it! read more

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Bonus if you can speak Mandarin, cause it seems like that's all they spoke/understood. We did a large takeout order, and with my broken mando, I was able to convey what I wanted, and they were able to take my order in a prompt manner. Portions are pretty big, and prices are decent. The food was actually surprisingly decent. It wasn't overly spicy and has just the right amount of heat. We ordered a variety of dishes from apps to entrees. Apps: - Jelly Fish with Vinegar - this was refreshing, with the right amount of tanginess from the vinegar, and the perfect crunch from the jelly fish head. - Steamed Pork and Cabbage Dumplings - not too bad, the sauce was good too. - Sliced Potato, Eggplants & Peppers - this was supringsly good too. I never had sliced potatos and eggplants mix. Entrees: - Shredded Pork with Hot Garlic sauce - decent, not too spicy. - Fried Squid - this was yummy - Whole Prawn with Salt and Papper - Mapo Tofu - this was very smoky flavor, not the flavors I was expecting. Each of the entrees came with rice. read more

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This restaurant specializes in Northeast Chinese cuisine, and the dishes we ordered all hit the spot for my family, who are all from that area of China. The chefs are both from that region as well, according to our server, and we can taste it in the authenticity of these dishes. The prices are pretty standard for restaurants in Flushing but the portions are fairly decent. I particularly removed the squid dish, and the fried pork as well. Even the fried fish and the dried tofu, which I don't usually love, were really good. The staff were accommodating to our tight schedule and helpful for recommending these excellent dishes. Because it is a very authentic place, be warned that there may be groups of loud Chinese aunties and uncles at adjacent tables and haggling over the bill. It's part of the charm, though. read more

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Most authentic northern Chinese food in Flushing NY. Disappointed by smaller dish size and much higher prices in comparison to to pre-covid when economy was better and inflation was lower. read more

Great restaurant for big parties. Food comes in big family style portions. The lamb chops are a must get, super crispy, and well seasoned. The waitress was very attentive and refilled our pot of tea regularly. read more

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Came here because the hubby and I wanted to eat some dumplings with the in-laws. His mother highly recommended this place and even before we sat down, she ordered FOUR plates of dumplings and other appetizers while my husband ordered something along the lines of braised pork (I think?). Anyway, as a warning, FOUR PLATES is definitely TOO much for four people - and I thought uncle's mumblings about not being able to finish because it was 80 dumplings was an exaggeration (spoiler alert: it really wasn't). So overall, each plate holds 20 cooked dumplings depending on which type you ordered. Out of the four variations we had, I liked the regular pork with chives better and the other pork with pickled(?) veggies (I'm not too sure how to put this in english but the veggie in it smells kinda sour and it tastes a bit sour with pork). The other ones we got were with fish (only good with hot sauce - I guess to mask whatever residual fishiness) and pork with dill (?? not sure, maybe it wasn't dill but it was so pungent that I cannot keep eating it.) The pork was also fantastic! But don't get the pork feet (I didn't even touch it but from what everyone was saying, it was super bland and not tasty!). Overall, the place was okay but I'm not sure if I'm willing to go back. If I do, it'll probably be for the regular pork and chives dumpling and the braised pork! (minus a lot more dumplings haha) read more

This is the second time I'm back here. They have really goood dong bei food. The taste is authentic; sweet sour pickled flavor. The free cold marinated potato appetizer is outstanding. My favorite things here are the cumin lamb, pork kidney, and pork intestine. Service is a bit lacking, you really need to flag down the wait staff or else they'll never come back to your table read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Pork intestine sautéed with green pepper - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

My mom suggested Golden Palace as she has dined here before. The restaurant was pretty packed when we arrived there which is always a good sign. Luckily there was a table for the three of us. I am so impressive that the menu included pictures with the descriptions of each dishes.The service was really good and the boss lady came by our table to ask how we enjoyed the food...I told her YUMMY! Food: Tofu with sauteed carrots and onions with a light sauce, Cumins Lamb (my dish), something dried tea shoots which uses the crystals in the pot to heat up...I totally forgot the name, and pigs feet Wow I absolutely love the Cumins Lamb and the spices were just perfect but my dad can't take the heat so he picked around the lamb without the amounts of red hot peppers. Jeez, it reminds that I am back in Shanghai! Very homey type of restaurant. Definitely you need to swing by =P read more

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Today I was told there is no lunch special. They messed my order and missed one item. Is amazing how different an experience can be in a 3 week span. Not really satisfied read more

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I can't give Golden Palace anything less than 5 stars. This northern-Chinese restaurant really delivered in authentic dishes, generous portions, great tastes, and friendly staff. Golden Palace is tucked away in a very residential area, but it is worth the walk. One of my friends is from northern China, so he was helpful in choosing dishes for us. We got the sour cabbage (with beef), yellow fish, fried eggplant, and pork dumplings. (See my photo!) Our food filed the table! The fried eggplant was probably our favorite; the texture was so unique, and the tastes were great. (Be careful of the hot peppers!) The sour cabbage was also very new to me. The sourness is modest, and I couldn't stop eating it. The fish was also very good. One order included two fish in a brown sauce. Again, the taste was different than what you'd get at a "traditional American Chinese" restaurant. The waiters and waitresses were really nice and all smiles. At the end, we got a complimentary red bean/sticky rice dessert. I'm not usually a red bean fan, but the dish was great! Go for a pitcher of beer. It'll cool your mouth off a bit. Using your credit card adds a small but modest fee, so in the future I'll bring my cash. I can't wait to come back! read more

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Any place you can take your pregnant wife to that makes her happy gets an automatic 5 stars. Food is authentic North East Chinese(Dong Bei 东北菜） As a vegetarian, the dry pot potatoes (not on menu, but on menu board near kitchen) were pretty good (I ordered w/o meat). The green bean jelly noodle (mung bean) was very nice with a strong hint of mustard with a nice sesame sauce. She feasted on the braised pig shoulder- portion enough for three people. We ended up taking half the food home as left overs If you are looking for white glove service, this place ain't it. If you are hungry and want real Chinese food, come here. read more

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This is a review for delivery order. These dishes were not authentic or delicious. The fried pork in scoop was horrible. The pork slice was very thin and it was mostly corn scratch. I could barely find pork. The griddle cooked tea tree mushroom was not dry enough. The seasoning was also a little bit weird. Overall disappointing. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - two containers of food - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Actually I was in his branch in 14th st, named Liaoning Fandian in Google Maps. Long time since I ate Northeast cuisine and I felt so good this time. The price is friendly and the taste is good! read more

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The lunch special is a little bit oily to me but the baby chicken with mushroom and fried pork in sweet and sour sauce are amazing. They are also famous for their dumplings. Giant steamed dumplings read more

Another great northern Chinese restaurant in Flushing! We were thinking about having a Chinese for dinner. The northern Chinese food is the type of Chinese food that we both absolutely love. Instead of going to the usual place for it, we wanted to try a new place. After reading the good Yelp reviews about this place, we decided to stop by. The service was good but nothing we can write about. As for the food, wow, they were really good. One of us weren't even hungry & still able to say, "Wow, this is delicious!" We ordered one of our favorite northern Chinese dish, the sliced fish with chili. It's fried fish filet with chili & cumin. Absolutely delicious! Not too greasy. Definitely packed full of flavor. The other dish that we ordered was the string beans with minced pork. Another hit! We love it! The flavor were just absolutely perfect! The portion were generous. We both shared the two dishes & two bowls of rice. We couldn't finish them all. There were just a lot of food. We had to take some home. The menu is definitely great for someone who is not familiar with the type of food that they are serving. Lots of photos inside the menu! Very useful! All total, we spent about $22. It was definitely worth it. This place is definitely worth trying. We'll definitely go back! read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - String beans with minced pork - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Golden Palace serves northern Chinese cuisine, which i have no knowledge about, except to say, after tasting it, that it varies in its use of vegetables and the way it prepares its dishes and meats. well, that and it's delicious. if you're looking for savory, full flavored punch in your food, then 東北 cuisine is definitely the way to go. they have a Spiced Beef Shank ($10.99) which is a specialty of the house and is only available for a limited number of servings a day. it's available warmed or cold. although usually i would opt for the warm version, the cold version is just as good. although the meat's been cooked, cooled, and then sliced, it retains a moist texture. with the accompanying garlic soy sauce, it's hearty and delicious. similarly, the 大拉皮 Green Bean Sheet Jelly ($9.99) is a tart and cooling dish with cucumbers and carrots, like a cold salad. i highly recommend the 尖椒肥腸 Intestines in Fresh Hot Pepper ($8.99) which packs a punch of spice and is a great accompaniment with rice. fair warning, the green peppers are very spicy. One of our favorite dishes was 酸菜粉絲 Sour Cabbage with Vermicelli ($7.99). the stir fried sour cabbage provides instant umami inside your mouth, and the vermicelli adds heft and contrasting texture to the crunchiness of the cabbage. an interesting dish is the 血肠 Blood Sausage. i've never encountered it before, although was told it is a very authentic dish that has died out in most restaurants. it's essentially a sausage casing filled with pigs' blood that is steamed and then sliced. it's served with a garlic soy dipping sauce. i love eating offal, but i found the texture of the dish... unpleasant. the inside is just too mushy and off-putting for me to enjoy. there was also a vegetarian stir fry consisting of wood ear mushrooms, bean sprouts, and carrots served with handmade pancakes, raw sliced scallions, and the brown sauce usually served with Peking duck to be wrapped like a tiny burrito. every table orders this dish so i recommend giving it a shot. if anything, you'll feel healthier for having done so. Dishes we could have done without: 焦溜茄子 Eggplant with Brown Sauce ($7.99). i'm a huge fan of eggplant, and while the eggplant was properly tender, the dish felt overly greasy and lacked the flair of the other dishes. a similar problem occurred with the 回鍋肉 Sautéed Sliced Pork w. Pepper & Chili ($8.99). the 蒜蓉空心菜 Sauteed Chinese Watercress with Garlic ($9.99) lacked any uniqueness of flavor, but then again, it was mainly ordered to provide some much needed green vegetables to our growing table of dishes. Uncle was a big fan of the 肉絲炒乾豆角 Sautéed Sliced Pork w. Tofu ($12.99) but i found it a bit salty. according to him, the dish was extremely authentic and i did like the dried tofu sheets, which i rarely see used in the Chinese cuisine served at restaurants. another warning: the portions at this restaurant are pretty epic. my mother's side of the family tends to over-order when they go out, but our table was pretty daunting and the servers kept running out of room to put each new dish that arrived. which reminds me: the service is friendly but not the best. it seems to be 1 waiter and 1 busser for the entire restaurant, and neither can keep up with the speed in which the dishes come out of the kitchen. so be prepared to have empty dirty plates on your table for the duration of your meal or to have clean plates stacked upon old empty dirty plates. as if we hadn't stuffed ourselves enough, after finding out that they make their dumplings fresh on the premises, Uncle ordered a plate of 三鮮水餃(蒸) Seafood Dumplings with Pork ($8.99). as with all dumplings that are freshly made, the filling was succulent and juicy, and the skin retained the fresh dough snap, although a little on the thicker side. overall, the food was good and different than Flushing's usual offerings. definitely recommend giving it a try. read more

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Pretty standard fare, nothing spectacular. Just barely making it to 3 stars. I am from northern China so my standards going in to this restaurant were pretty high. I guess it was a bit of a let down from what I'm used to. We got the liang pi (green bean sheet jelly), chicken with mushroom stew, and pork with vermicelli stew. The green bean sheet jelly had some type of wasabi in and wasn't really to my liking. Some people might like wasabi? But it just didn't taste like liang pi I usually have back in China. Otherwise, good texture of the sheet jelly and good proportion of mixed veggies. The two stews we got were too similar, but we realized this too late. Between the two I preferred the pork one because the pork itself had more flavor. I thought the chicken was too dry and whole stew was too oily. When the fire at the bottom went out, the stew got colder and a film of oil formed over it. The mushrooms were good, but that's about it. Pork was also a little too fatty. Vermicelli was good in both dishes. Portions for everything were huge (typical northern China style) so at least it ended up lasting my friend and I both two meals. Service was okay, standard for a Chinese restaurant in Flushing. read more

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Placed a takeout order though third party. The sweet stick rice is gone bad!! So disgusting!!! It's very disappointing because the restaurant is used to be good. I called them to tell about the bad sticky rice, because if one is gone bad the others could gone bad also. Obviously they don't care.... how awful is their attitude!! They don't even apologize for the bad food. Will never go to them anymore!!! read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

So, so, so awesome. I trekked all the way to Cherry Avenue near Main Street in Flushing to try this place, and it did not disappoint. Somehow we managed to slide in right before the evening rush, as every table quickly filled up. We were the only two non-Chinese people in the place, the surest sign of a great Chinese restaurant. The waitress immediately brought over a huge salad piled high with cilantro, roasted chilis and salt. We ordered a couple of dishes (they all looked good, judging from other people's tables) and it was all awesome. Huge portions, with plenty of leftovers to take home. The guys at the next table over looked like they were eating enough food for a small city, and were sneaking cups of clear alcohol from a bottle hidden under their table. All in all, I would go back anytime I am up for the trip to Queens. If you are starting to get your fill of the Szechuan fare on Main Street, try this hole in the wall serving northern cuisine. You can't go wrong. It is really just that good. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

The mixed salad is way too salty, had to return it twice. The sour and spicy potato is way too sour and spicy. The meatball soup has a layer of red oil on top. Disgusting environment! The waiters started to give us attitude after we said the salad was way too salty. I drank 3 bottles of water. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Quick, warm service and really yummy food all around. Especially the pea and sweet potato pancakes, tofu dishes and stir-fried organ meats. All the dishes are a good mix of savory flavors without being overwhelming on the palate. And the dishes tend to be filling. For dessert try the yam wedges/dates covered in hot syrup - typical northern Chinese street food. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Well-executed takes on Northeastern Chinese cuisine - the liang pi is a must for vegetarians, to start with. They make an excellent egg tofu dish off the menu, if you're able to convey that's what you want. read more

Came here once for a dish - my coworker let me try hers another day and totally loved it. So I decided to pay a visit to check out other dishes. Will come back again read more

Good food great service authentic Chinese food We liked the chicken with mushroom and mung bean noodles salad read more

My girlfriend is from the North East region of China and this restaurant specializes in that region's food. I let her do the ordering and we had some Non typical American Chinese dishes and they were all wonderful. I really think the best was the Dumplings. The freshest and best skin dumplings I have ever had, Best. They were very nice to us and my girlfriend enjoyed speaking to them. We are looking forward to going back. read more

Supposedly Northern-Eastern Chinese LOVE this place. They (coworkers & etc) claim it's the best shizz around and 100% authentic. Sorry to say that my "ABC" friends and I didn't feel that way. Thanks for the sweeping generalization on how us "ABCs" have crappy taste. I appreciate the polite service, but I've honestly had better Chinese food or North-Eastern Chinese cuisine elsewhere. Nothing here particularly Wow-d us. I guess we'll just take our "ABC" taste-buds somewhere else. read more

Oh Golden Palace. Why do you name yourself Golden Palace. Golden Palace is the name of crappy Chinese hole-in-the-wall takeouts. You are the authentic gem in the heart of Flushing. Just get rid of your English name. Or name it Kickass Foods. Liao Ning Fan Dian, (Liao Ning Restaurant) is freaking awesome... if you're a traditional Chinese dude like me. It's for Chinese foodies and people who really love Chinese food. Sure, the place doesn't look high class and I bet its kitchens are not as clean as my other 5 star restaurants. But I rate dumplings. I simply have to say this is the best place to have steamed dumplings. Come here if you want to have authentic northern handmade steamed dumplings. The skin is perfect, the xier (filling) is perfect. If you do not like these dumplings, that simply means you don't really like authentic real dumplings, because this is what its supposed to taste like. Oh yes, as with any proper dumpling meal, you have your dumplings with vinegar and soysauce. Hell yes. I've had many dishes. Another good one is 'xiao ji dun muo gu,' which is chicken and mushroom. This classic northern dish is so commonplace and homey that it's a sin not for northern restaurants to not have it on the menu, just like how beef and broccoli is for fake Chinese food holes. Anddddd its delicious. Did I mention its cheap too? Did I mention its one of the best steamed dumplings "dumpling predator" has eaten (and I have eaten many in China too.) read more

Triple check your bill before you pay for it!!!! We order the 1 x celery dumpling and 1x Chinese cabbage dumpling for take out, which it is $7.99 each on the Take-Out menu. When we pay the bill, the price for the dumpling becomes $8.99 per each order. The restaurant claimed the price has changed. I explained to the restaurant that they should honor the price $7.99 that is list in the Take-Out menu but they refuse to do so. Sadly, the dumpling is pretty good but overall experience is NOT great. I DO NOT trust them because they want to charge any price to you on their discretion. I WILL NOT GO BACK to this restaurant. read more

Golden Palace Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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According to a poster on Chowhound, the Chinese name of this restaurant is Liaoning Fandian - Zhengzong Dongbei Fengwei which means Liaoning Restaurant - Authentic Northeast Flavors. Restaurants serving Northeastern Chinese food are not very common and this one is definitely worth a visit for someone interested in regional Chinese cuisine. Pitchers of Budweiser to boot. And one of the few places where you can score Harbin beer! read more

This was my second visit to GP. Pics from the first meal: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawandfood/sets/72157625060211925/ Can't remember what it's called on the menu, but my favorite dish of the night was the fried eggplant. I could have eaten another order by myself since I only got a precious few pieces before it was finished. Absolutely perfectly fried (which can sometimes be difficult with eggplant), with an addictive vinegary, sweet and slightly spicy sauce. Also had the scrambled eggs with toon. I really dig this dish, with its crispy edges and delicious toon. Had to have it again. This one was crispier than the one in the picture and obviously made it taste waaay better. Crispy lamb with chili pepper was again excellent. We also got a crispy fried fish dish in a similar preparation-- lots of cumin. They really do an excellent job with fried dishes. Dumplings still have as much pure lamb flavor as any dish around. Also got their rendition of mapo tofu with more of that great ground lamb meat on top. Proud to report that they're expanding into the storefront next door. She said February, but who knows (maybe they'll become the next Xi'an). read more

This place was on the 38 essential places to eat in NYC. The place was dirty, food awful and service nonexistent. They didn't follow Covid protocols. I was extremely disappointed. read more

Best Chinese meal ever. I mean ever. I've tried lots of dishes, from lots of restaurants, but this meal was amazing. The food here is from Northern China, in the mountains, so some dishes are different, but my opinion still stands. I went here as a meetup group dinner and so there were lots of dishes to try. I wanted to document the great dishes now before I forget. Appetizers: -Shredded Potato Salad (raw) with hot sauce - not too crunchy and you dont mind the raw aspect. -Braised pig feet in brown sauce - meh, not great, and I have had good trotter before -smoked chicken bone - not really worth it either, flavor is fantastic, but little meat -SQUID WITH HOT SAUCE - this was the winner of the night. Amazing flavor, delicious fresh squid. I would come here for this dish Mains: -poached sliced pork in hot oil - huge dish wish spicy pork. I enjoyed this dish, but it is a bit greasy. It does come with mushrooms and chinese broccoli. -Ribs in sweet and sour sauce - quite delicious, though a bit too much sauce if you ask me -sauted slice pork with egg and fungus - not that great, a bit too much egg -CRISPY LAMB KIDNEY with scallions - another top notch dish, and something I had never had before tonight. A reason to come here -Crispy Flounder with chili pepper - this is an asian version of "fish n chips" minus the chips - very crispy and more of a saltly crust than pepper -Special yellow fish - whole crispy with bacon and ginger - another great dish that was bursting with flavor and not like other crispy fish I have had at Chinese establishments. -Pork and Chinese cabbage cake - large cakes, served 8 per order, but each is huge. Top it w/ garlic sauce. Dumplings: We tried the sour cabbage and pork (their specialty), seafood and pork and lamb. The sour cabbage was the winner of the three Dessert: Fried sweet potato wrapped in syrup - another favorite, crispy sugary sweet yams, not like american yams. Very good. I hope you are drooling and wondering how long it takes to get to Flushing. This place is very small and great for a small group to try many things. Its also cheap, as this feast was only $20/person including beers, tip and tax. I highly recommend it. read more

Shame about the name. "Golden Palace" seems like it might be a regular ol' Canto-Hunan takeout joint, especially since this place is just far enough off to Flushing strip that it could potentially be outside the zone of regional houses of wonderfulness that thrive all around Main Street. But no, this place is actually a temple of northeastern/dongbei Chinese food. The owners are from Liaoning province, home to the gritty but large city of Shenyang and more than half of the North Korean border. The dishes incorporate grains and vegetables found up north, with the expected strong Korean influence. There's a preponderance of pickled and sour cabbage throughout the meal, from the complementary panchan (just two for a party of eight, so serving a small role than at a Korean restaurant proper) to the sour cabbage and pork casserole with glass noodles. Dongbei cuisine isn't a simple mix of northern Chinese food with Korean meats. It's an entirely separate affair, and the menu impressively is almost entirely devoted to it. Highlights included a hearty order of jiaozi with celery, root vegetables and pork, and a great corn cake that should be studying by line chefs at southern restaurants in the city who think cornbread should have the consistency of a yellow hockey puck. The service was friendly, and the waiters weren't afraid to give a recommendation or two when we expressed a desire for the food of Liaoning. A huge flounder, covered in pepper and spice was our reward for asking. The free dessert, a red bean and sticky rice cake, was a nice touch. (One note: We were seated in the back room, which I understand is a sign of respect, but I could have done without the odor of stale cigarettes. Opt for the main dining room, which also has big tables.) read more

Northeastern Chinese fare. And the mainland-ish decor too! Northeast Chinese is typically described as "mian-shi"... aka noodle-based aka flour-based foods. This place doesn't disappoint. Get the dumplings. Get the noodles. Get some beer. Do like the locals do and watch Chinese TV and spit on the floor. Smile at the chefs in the back. Tip well. Come again. One reason this place didn't get five stars was because service was a tad slow. Then again, noodles from scratch aint that easy....to...."laaaaa" (pull) read more