Good Food and Fair Prices, Service Needs Some Work First impression walking in was positive. The space is clean, well-kept, and has a modern look that feels inviting without being over the top. It's the kind of place that feels comfortable right away. After being directed to a seat, there was a noticeable wait before anyone acknowledged us. The staff wasn't unfriendly -- they just seemed focused on their tasks. Service overall wasn't terrible, but it also wasn't attentive. It felt a little impersonal and slow at times. The food was the highlight. Everything tasted really good and felt fresh. The lunch menu pricing was reasonable, especially considering the portion sizes. For lunch, the amount of food was just right -- filling but not excessive. Overall, I'd come back for the food and value. If the service becomes a little more attentive, this place would easily move from good to great. read more

We've been coming here for years and we just really were like "What happened ?" I asked for hot green tea and I got just hot tea. Then portion sizes!!!! What the heck happened??? Food was great but literally they cut the portions in half.... But not the price! Paid $50 for a Sunday lunch ! Very disappointing and won't be back! read more

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Ordered Soup, chicken wings, chicken curry and rice. No sauces or utility's were included in the out call to my hotel. Food was a 6 out of 10 but you know it was being sent to a hotel. First for me that this was not included also ordered fried rice and was sent steamed. In fairness about an hour later they sent a fork and fried rice. I gave them two stars. read more

This restaurant is Amazing. We found it online and so happy we ate there. Food is so delicious. So fresh and came out so hot. Everything was amazing we had. The staff was so friendly to us. We will definitely be back. Can't wait to eat there again. We found our new spot to eat now. read more

The food is very good we enjoyed our dinner very much. The service was very good and attentive. The restaurant is small but very cozy and comfortable. We will definitely be back next year. read more

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10/26/25 - After the Posten Pilgrimage ended my wife and I decided to go to Lake Havasu City. We went to Lake Havasu about 45 minutes north of Parker AZ. We had a craving for Chinese food. We found Golden Phoenix in a small strip mall. The restaurant had good reviews so we decided to check it out. We kept it light and ordered a fried tofu dish w/mixed vegetables stir fried. This was well prepared the fried tofu was very good & the stir fried vegetables were cooked to perfection. For us this means stir fried so the vegetables aren't overcooked & still maintain a nice texture & color. Nothing worse than overcooked vegetables. This dish was pretty good. We also ordered fish fillet w/scallion cut green onions & baby bok choy (meh kind of bland & tasteless. This dish wasn't very good. The server was very good. read more

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Really wish I could rate this place higher but I can't. Came here on a Friday evening and was sat by a both by the door. Restaurant was pretty much empty and we were really surprised by how slow the service was. We never got our menus and had to look on yelp for the menus. Server came around about 30 min after sitting us down to ask if we have any questions, we said no and then she walked away...I can understand how our response no could mean we're good but this was the first time we met her, like how about a hi how are you lol. Anyway we ordered our food and we got a lot of different options like the sweet and sour soup (pictured bellow), orange chicken, king pow chicken and the happy family. All the food was really good and flavorful; and this is why I wish I could rate this place higher. The service taking over 30 min before we even talked to anyone and other booths being sat down before us and getting their orders in and food in before us was just no acceptable. To add to that, one of the chiefs was sitting behind us in one of the booths with some customers that were food critics and sat and talked to them about all the food they were ordering and his opinion on them and he makes them all. Not cool golden phoenix read more

Golden Phoenix - Sweet and sour soup and chicken - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

If you've only ever lived in the Lake Havasu bubble and haven't experienced real Chinese cuisine, you might think this place is good. (Think: snowbirds with a very limited palate.) But for anyone who isn't from Havasu and has actually tasted quality Chinese food, this place is a major disappointment. Walking in you're greeted with a bunch of elderly patrons (snowbird season) who are cheerfully eating their Chinese cuisine. The restaurant was apparently recently remodeled and looked pretty nice inside. We sat ourselves and waited about 5-10 minutes before someone walked over to take our order. Except - we didn't have any menus to look at so we couldn't exactly do that. Havasu doesn't offer many options--fast-food Chinese or a spot owned by someone I wouldn't want to give business to--so we ventured out hoping for something different. While the service was friendly and attentive, the food itself completely missed the mark. For the price, I honestly would've rather gone to the local steakhouse for steak and lobster. I gasped when i saw the prices but was reassured when our waitress boasted that we had ordered "a lot of food" more on that later ., Everything was BLAND. No flavor. No spice. No salt. No sweet. No sour. Nothing. Paper Wrapped Chicken Looks authentic at first glance, but tastes like absolutely nothing. Tiny pieces of unseasoned chicken. Not worth the price. Fried Rice If "rice with a splash of soy-colored water" was a dish, this would be it. No peas, no carrots, no veggies at all. Just plain rice. Spring Rolls Meh. Probably the best thing I ate, which isn't saying much. Egg Flower Soup Tasteless. Sweet & Sour Pork No sweet. No sour. Just a red gelatin-like sauce covering fried pork, peppers, and pineapple. The pork alone was maybe an 8, but the dish overall had no flavor. Mongolian Beef No flavor profile whatsoever. Beef was just okay. Chicken Chow Mein Where's the chicken? Or literally anything else that's supposed to be in this dish? Just noodles and disappointment. My parents ordered the walnut shrimp and chicken curry and swore it was good. I just looked at them like they were crazy. Have they had authentic Chinese food? Yes! But when you're living in the bubble with only three Chinese options in town, I guess this automatically becomes "the best." Our total bill? $148. Not including tip. That's $37 per person. For what? Tiny soup bowls of small portions, and barely any flavor. At any decent Chinese restaurant (honestly, even Panda Express), we would've ordered the same amount of food (or more) and still had leftovers for days and half the price. In fact i calculated it after we got home and it would have been about 93 bucks. So here we are .. we walked out with one tiny box of sad fried rice, 3 pieces of pork and chicken chow mein (without the chicken). As full-time residents, I'd honestly rather drive to California--or even Parker--for Chinese food than eat here again. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't good. I strongly urge you to try something else... anywhere else. Now i know why Panda had more positive reviews. read more

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I ordered wonton soup and mushrooms chicken. After I ate them then I got sick. I don't think the food is agree with my stomach. I will not go there again. read more

Pleasure to meet the chef, he suggested sea bass and it was definitely good, heres to our go to Chinese restaurant. read more

Golden Phoenix - Sea bass - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Golden phoenix is an every week staple for my sister and I. Obviously has been redone inside, new owners (?), but for the last two years we have gone frequently. And when we don't go in a week we are definitely back the following week. I have had numerous items from the luncheon and dinner menu, all very tasty. Currently am in a Mongolian Beef kick but also mu shu pork, spicy chicken dishes. Too many to mention. read more

I am stuffed!! Very pleased with our food tonight. I LOVE the Walnut Shrimp but hated paying $20+ for the little bit of small ones I'd get. NOW my shrimp were huge and it came with a little slaw, a strawberry, and orange slices as garnish. Very, very, delicious and I'm full! Excellent service as well. Very pretty inside, but we did take out. read more

Golden Phoenix - Walnut Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Consistently delicious cuisine. The owner is amazing and he's very concerned about her customers experience. read more

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Hard no.....on a scale of 1 to 10....a 4...... $16 for mediocre pork fried rice, and they act like a packet of soy sauce is their biggest freakin' expense......probably the worst fried rice I've ever had.....very little pork (boiled or something, certainly not roasted) nothing else to speak of....no vegetables, no egg, no anything.......really bad! Panda Express does a better job, and it's not $16 bucks! read more

Golden Phoenix is my go-to restaurant when visitors come to town. Everyone has been pleased with their meals. The food is fresh and delicious. The new remodeling project puts it in an elevated high end look, but without the high prices read more

It had been a very long time since I had been to Golden Phoenix. When you walk in you find a table yourself and a server will bring you the menus. The food was delicious. I ordered Mongolian Beef and it had the perfect amount of spice. My Mother-In-Law ordered Moo Goo Gai Pan and she was pleased with her dish. The service was slow. They had one friendly server working the dining room. You had to wait patiently for refills and the bill. I will visit again to try some different dishes. read more

Golden Phoenix - Mongolian Beef with steamed rice. - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Servers are always friendly, the restaurant isn't very large so tables fill up fast during dinner hours, especially during winter (snowbird season). Often times I just order and pick up to dine at home during the busy season. Best chinese food in town, IMO. It's a casual atmosphere. The food is tasty, but sometimes inconsistent with ingredients. Once there was very little chicken and mostly chow mein, the next time there was adequate chicken in my order. I now stick with the shrimp with lobster sauce and it's consistently very good. Hubby usually orders the curry chicken. Tip: park in the back if there is not room to park in front. read more

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My mother has lived in Havasu for quite some time and has dined here many times over the years. She'd experienced some lacklustre meals awhile back and stopped coming but had heard that some recent changes at the restaurant were showing much promise. Our recent excursion proved that feedback to be more than accurate. Our dinner was some of the best Chinese food I've had. (and we have much to choose from in California's Bay Area!) The broth in the Wor Wonton soup was spot on - flavourful and balanced packed with bright vegetables, tender shrimp, chicken, and beef. The appetiser platter that we shared was beautifully presented and the eggrolls delightfully spiced, with everything crispy and tasty. Each of our entrees were uniquely flavoured and delicious - accompanied by fluffy fried rice. Note, we chose the Golden Phoenix Dinner for $24.95 per person which included the Wor wonton soup, appetisers, fried rice and your choice of any entree on the menu (except duck). An excellent value for this quality and the freedom to choose from a large selection of entrees. This experience was a marvellous surprise and my Mom was absolutely delighted! Service was thoughtful and gracious. We will absolutely be back on our next visit to Havasu! This Phoenix has risen!! read more

Golden Phoenix - Appetiser platter - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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Our first time here - Good, friendly, efficient service. I ordered General Tso's chicken and it was cooked perfectly and had great flavor! I would order it again. Husband had Mongolian Beef I thought it was so-so. Prices were average. Clean restaurant and busy! read more

Golden Phoenix - General Tsao's chicken - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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This place has a horrible service . The main hostess is very rude . We waited for 30 mins for placing the order and the. Most of the food came after another 30 minutes . They forgot one main entree and I had to remind them and still they didn't come to give and update on it and the main hostess came and gave some random reason that we asked for no beef so it took 45 mins !! The fried rice said it will have carrots and peas and it had nothing and it felt like soy cause only friend rice and scarce eggs in it . The spring dish was also horrible . The only thing that was decent was the pan fried noodles The ambience is okie but experience is dreadful read more

Golden Phoenix - The appetizer platter - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

I hadn't been to the Golden Phoenix since they remodeled it. All I have to say is oh my gosh, it was beautiful in there such a beautiful remodel job. The food was fabulous. The presentation on the place was unbelievable. The food was I can't even describe how good it was. We had four different types of food the lemon chicken, the walnut shrimp, Sasquatch, beef and sweet-and-sour pork. All four dishes were out of this world. I would highly recommend this to anybody if you like Chinese food you'll like this it was excellent. I'm just I can't get over. The service was good smiling faces. It was nice. read more

The food was pretty good but not the best. The service was slow and the prices were expensive.

Hands down the best Chinese food in Havasu! Rivals any Chinese food in CA or AZ. Also, the prices are very reasonable. The new chef is from a renowned restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco. Tonight we had the Seafood Soup, House Chow Mein, Salt & Pepper Pork Ribs, Sea Bass Hong Kong Style, While waiting, the chef sent out Glazed Mushrooms & Eggplant and Fried Tofu for us to try. Everything was amazing! read more

Hit and misses won't be back Only great hit was food was incredibly good. Remodel was very nice other then that the service was terrible. Wife and I ordered dinners received mine they forgot to cook my wife's we asked several times same answer we will check on it finally after I finished mine hers came out. The table behind us never got their appetizer same situation. I even saw a Asian female staff eating in view then handled orders no gloves had to ask several times for water waitress had zero customer service the gentleman that took over our table never did get a good pass down from our waitress she left him incomplete orders no team work visited on 3-8-26 approx 3:30pm read more

Food was generally good but service lacked many things. It took a very long time to be recognized as a table needing menu's our tea was cool and weak, our dinners were slow and they forgot to serve us rice. Rice for gods sake. Find another restaurant for Chinese food. read more

It has been well over 2 yrs since we have been here. Back then it had just stopped being good food. (IMO) My mom really wanted to go there so I relented. I'll admit I was reluctant. Right away I noticed some changes to the decor inside along with better looking menus and staff. Let me tell you I was not disappointed!! What ever the owner did has worked!! Food arrived hot, full of different flavor, not over cooked, generous helpings. Our waitress was excellent, had great feed back of what certain dishes were and how prepared and taste(pretty spot on for our dishes) I will definitely go again. Mom will be happy! If you haven't been in a while, give them another try! I think it's definitely worth a return visit. Good Eats Everyone!!! Ps, totally failed to get pics. Had Gen Tao Chik and Combo crispy noodles w beef, chik, shrimp. read more

The food was great and the presentation was wonderful. I would recommend this Chinese food location to anyone. Very reasonably priced. We had the walnut shrimp, Bo Bo plater and War wonton soup. It's was great. read more

Golden Phoenix - Walnut chicken and Bo Bo player. - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Hadn't been here for a while and was pleasantly surprised. They got a new chef and the food is delicious along with a beautiful presentation. Very friendly staff also. Highly recommend if you want fresh Chinese food! read more

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It was clean and we received great service. Maybe we're a little spoiled with excellent Chinese food so we just felt this was average. It was bland and not authentic crisp fresh tastes we're used to. It got an extra star just by how nice everyone was. read more

We were on vacation and wanted some Chinese food. Not a lot of options but we were glad to pick Golden Phoenix. The food was absolutely delicious and appropriately priced. We had take out but the place was charming and inviting. read more

There has always been good food here but now they have a real Chef and the food was phenomenal. read more

Golden Phoenix - Honey Walnut Shrimp. - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Being Vegan has been so challenging in LHC but not with Golden Phoenix! The food was so yummy the best I've ever had. The servers so kind, friendly absolutely amazing! read more

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1st time but, not the last. Excellent service and great quality. Nice change from prior visit.

2nd time eating here. I ordered Mongolian Chicken and it was delicious!! I love Mongolian Beef but sometimes it can be too heavy. The chicken dish was really good! Definitely will return to try something else from their giant menu! read more

Terrible food, fried rice was not tasty. And the chicken tasted odd. I had the Kung Pao chicken and the water chestnuts tasted bad. I almost threw up in my mouth. read more

Very authentic Chinese food. All the dishes were good and good sized portions. The service is good, takes a while for food but it's all made to order and worth the wait. read more

Food is extremely expensive and overrated. Overwhelming use of peanut oil causing everything to literally drip grease. Can't imagine a Chinese restaurant creating tasteless spring rolls and burnt paper chicken. Just a small sample of their horrible food. read more

You wouldn't assume that Chinese food in lake havasu is any good, but this place is solid. I probably come here a few times a year and every time it seems to get better. 5 stars would recommend read more

Great new dish, pineapple seafood dish served in half a pineapple was excellent. Fish, scallops and shrimp done to perfection, sauce was great, not sweet like sweet and sour but savory and just enough garlic. I had the leftovers the next day and it was just as excellent as the day before. read more

Golden Phoenix - Dinner menu special - Chinese Near Me - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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We have gone here in the past, although have always thought their food was a bit salty. Last night we noticed a face lift remodel. It was a pleasant change. We tried some new items. Everything was very good, service was very good, prices not bad. I saw they had a Peking duck special I would like to try in the future. This place knocks the other 2 Chinese places out of the park. read more