New Golden Gate does 2 things well - dirt cheap lunch and niche Cantonese dishes. Their lunch special menu has sub $10 items, and many of those items cost sub $15 if you want the full sized dish. The vibe here is definitely "neighborhood Chinese restaurant". Aunties chatting in Cantonese in back table, office workers (like me) getting lunch, and employees prepping plastic crates of vegetables on a large unused dining table with a lazy Susan. On this day, I opted for something in the part of the menu that was written in sharpie, Mandarin only. This was the 鹹魚蒸肉餅 ($19.95), a steamed pork patty with small salted fish. This is a savory, funky, and homely dish. It took about 15 minutes to make, given the need to steam it. Note that, if you order the lunch special, the establishment requests payment by cash only. read more

New Golden Gate - 新州炒米粉 / Singapore Style Stir Fry Vermicelli - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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General Gau lunch special. 9.50 with rice and broccoli. Tasty and a great cheap lunch in Chinatown. Service was quick. Ambiance feels like a hole in the wall but don't let that fool you. Food is great. read more

New Golden Gate - General Gau's Chicken Rice Plate - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

A bit oily and oversalted, but still an oldie and goodie. The pea pod stem leaves are good, with a good bit of leaves and softness, though as usual a bit oily. The dried salted fish with chicken and eggplant was also excellent, if also having too much sheen on the oil. The pipa tofu was a little disappointing, as the sauce didn't add to much to the dish, and was a bit coarse conceptually. The fry on the pipa was good though, and retained a lot of heat in the tofu. The clams with bitter melon and preserved vegetable was really effective as well, if the vegetable ingredients were a bit hard. It was nice that it was a soup. read more

We ended up talking to get some Peking duck, but instead I went a eww like Homer Simpson as they had lobster salad and the king crab caught my attention. My wife wanted the lobster sticky rice. We ended up eating here. This place is a little run down, but that is okay. The bathrooms were dirty as well, but I needed to go wash my hands after eating it. The lobster is you will need to spend as we spent $85 dollars for the dish. Our waiter showed us the live lobster to eat. The food was great and enjoyed it. It was messy. My wife wished they kept the head however. We had a hard time figuring out the name however as it is on the tarp, but hard to see. there is no paint on the shop as well and the sign above is in Chinese too so hard to translate. Overall, this place was great. They have lunch specials that were cheap. read more

New Golden Gate - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Bless this restaurant because I have been going here for years. When I say years, it goes back to clubbing nights to just lunch daily. This spot is PERFECT for lunch if you work around the area. For $7.99, you get over 20+ option dishes. I'll be honest, I probably tried 90% of everything off the the lunch menu already lol Highly recommend going here. It's good for lunch or dinner. Great service too. The workers there are always nice and attentive. read more

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One of the few late night canto style Chinese spots open late still: i think since rona most close a lot earlier now. Was craving some quick takeout after a long shift and popped in. Quick phone order, ready in 15minutes. The chicken they use for the pan fried noodz is breast, so it was a bit dry was hoping for shredded thigh. Probably go with beef or pork next time. The calamari was crispy and fresh, definitely needed more salt pepper seasoning or spicy jalepenos, whoever fried up this batch must have been super light handed. However, it did its job and fed the hunger haha. They've been around forever and still cater to the post club crowds. Late night stop for sure the owner is chill and usually remembers regulars old and recent. read more

New Golden Gate - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Very good serving sizes and very good pricing. Great bang for buck location. 100% recommend! The steak lo mein noodles were great

Is this the best restaurant in Chinatown? No... but they do have a great lunch deal (great portion size for the price). Lots of options, too! You can tell it's not the best quality ever, but it's the type of Chinese food you might crave after a night out. The service and ambiance are fairly mediocre, but to be expected. Come by if you're looking for something a bit greasy and tasty. read more

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We were so hungry at 2am and didn't feel like cheffing up anything at home haha. Now, I haven't been to New Golden Gate in YEARS... literally since I was a kid! We called in our order for takeout & drove to pick up. It was packed at this time, likely since clubs let out at 2am. Food was ready within 10-15min, even with it being so busy. We ordered the usual two dishes we get for takeout from Chinese restaurants: pan fried noodles w/ chicken & salt + pepper squid and asked for chili oil. In terms of tastiness of these two dishes compared to other establishments in Chinatown, it's definitely not as great in my opinion. Typically, chicken breast is used for their chicken option for the pan fried noodles (in general) but we found it to be extra dry and didn't touch the chicken at all, just the noodles. I wish more of the noodles were crispy rather than soft. I don't know what it was missing for flavor other than salt... it was missing something though. The salt & pepper squid was missing salt, as well. Still, portions were nice and actually came with a good amount. OMG, we asked for some chili oil and to our surprise, it had a nice kick lol. Overall, not the best food but one of the only Chinese restaurants open still at this time, other than Jade Garden... couldn't get ahold of Jade Garden so we decided to try New Golden Gate for this reason! Still did the job ;) read more

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Love coming here late hours (open till 4am)!! Always quick service and it's packed cause it's good :) cheap eats but still maintains a traditional Chinese menu! This time we did takeout and it was ready in 10 minutes. Only thing is sometimes they rush you out cause it's so busy they want to open up the table read more

New Golden Gate - General Gau's Chicken Rice Plate - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Was craving Chinese food and came here for dinner. The interior was clean but old. Service was great and most of the food was pretty good. We ordered the small minced beef soup (we had leftover soup with 4 of us), lobster, sweet shrimp, pea sprouts, seafood chow fun, and house special clay pot. The sweet shrimp and the dipping sauce were really delicious. The pea sprouts were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The seafood chow fun was dry but maybe they misunderstood us and forgot the gravy. Food is pretty authentic Chinese cuisine. Would come back next time we are in the area. read more

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I saw this place on a YouTube channel and had to try. They have the cheapest lunch specials in Chinatown ($7.95 and there so many choices). It was pretty good and we went here twice in a week. My favorites were the fish and veggies, beef chow fun ($9.95) and the tofu with veggies and gravy. Definitely bang for your buck... coming from LA, they don't have prices like these. We were lucky and found metered street parking. Service was ok... similar to any other place is Chinatown. If you're hangry and looking for a deal, come here. read more

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Good authentic Chinese restaurant find in Chinatown Boston. Stepped in from the heat of the day into this cool place. Lots of menu options to choose from but I had to get the lobster and salt and pepper squid. I added the noodles on suggestion from another dining patron. The lobster was cooked perfectly and the salt and pepper squid was exactly the taste I was looking for. The shrimp with noodles could have used a little more seasoning and spices. Lobster 9/10 Salt&Pepper Squid 10/10 Shrimp noodles read more

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Honestly the cashier is mad rude ... they stop taking orders at 3:20AM and food honestly is not even that good to be dealing with their bad attitude. I WILL NEVER DINE HERE AGAIN. It stinks in there and the tables are alway dirty it's really not worth the money you're better ordering from somewhere else they have zero customer service. Go somewhere else in Chinatown. Stinky place dirty tables and terrible attitudes how are they even still open I guess availability is lacking. read more

"After wandering the city for hours, I was too hungry and too tired to think straight. Finding this place open until 4 AM saved my life. The food was amazing--especially the bitter melon with black bean sauce--but honestly, I wish they had beds. Eat. Nap. Repeat. That's all I want in life. I'll be back, but next time, I'm wearing stretchy pants." read more

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Got a little hungry after a measly meal earlier in the evening so I ventured out into Chinatown to find something quick. I wandered into this restaurant and the was a couple of tables with a couple groups that just beat me in. This is a very small restaurant and problem sits about 45 patrons. However scanning the menu I did find a couple dishes I was interested in so I opted for 2 dishes. I picked the beef lomein honk Kong style and a stir fried lister in sticky rice. The beef lomein was a disappointment, it had too much moisture. They add liquid to the lomein and it should have been a dry. The lobster and sticky rice was pretty good they did a good job on the stir fried glutinous rice but the lobster was a small weak lobster. The restaurant needs a good douching out, it's very dated and unkept. I would never bring a date here and the wait staff needs work with personality and needs to clean themselves up as well. read more

New Golden Gate - Lobster w/ Sticky rice - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Save your money & go get a slice of pizza or something. This was far worst than one of those hole in the wall spots in the ghetto. Price high, quality low. I'm helping you dodge a bullet here trust me. read more

The new golden gate is part of Chinatown history tracing back to its original days as the "golden gate". When they added the new, it wasn't quite the same but they still do one thing well, is cooking Chinese style roast beef. Other restaurants sell roast beef, but they don't do quite as good of a job. Chinese roast beef is sliced rib eye that is quickly seared in a wok with a brown sauce. You can customize it and have it over rice or in black bean sauce with pickled vegetables but my go to as pictured is roast beef and tomatoes chow mein in black bean sauce. It's something you wouldn't find on the menu but if you ask them to make it, well at least in Chinese as I've never tried in English, they'll be able to make it. read more

New Golden Gate - Roast beef with tomatoes in black bean sauce over chow mein (custom order) - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Stopped here at about 1 am with my wife after exploring downtown Boston. I'm not exaggerating when I say this restaurant changed my life. As a native Texan, you can't find Chinese food like this just any day. We walked in and were greeted politely by our server. He let us look over the menu and answered a few questions we had. We had some sesame chicken, beef brisket noodle soup, and some sort of sampler plate (I can't remember the name). Everything was absolutely tremendous. We were visiting Boston for the weekend and this restaurant alone made us consider moving there. Incredible vibe too. I felt like I was in an episode of Seinfeld read more

Be aware of the market price seafood, could be very expensive. The lobster with sticky rice is not that good and expensive, not worth it. The rice without any lobster flavor, and the lobster is not as good as any lobster dish alone. They would tell u the price are depend on the size of the lobster, meaning could cost $200 or more. They don't really answer until you meal is over read more

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Better than expected. The roast duck was very good, and the family agreed that it was better than other places in Boston's Chinatown that supposedly specialize in roast duck. Sliced Pork with celery and fungus was probably the overall favorite dish. The ginger scallion lobster had pretty good flavor but as the lobsters were small, it was pretty hard to eat as most of the chopped up pieces were light on meat and heavy on the shell. The black pepper beef fillets were also another favorite. Great flavor, pretty good cut of beef for the price. Beef chow fun was meh. Kinda bland. The mapo tofu was an insult to the name and shouldn't even be called that as the flavor, to me, was totally wrong. Mapo tofu should be spicy with peppers/peppercorns. This was just tofu in salty gravy. The flavor and texture was nowhere close to what I was expecting. Granted, this is a vegetarian version which is already a bad sign. Anyways, don't get this dish. read more

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Recommended by the hotel and eat one of the few places open at midnight. It was surprisingly busy for that time of night, but was close to the theater district. Ordered Chinese Ravioli's, which were dumplings. Not sure what the meat inside was, but lets just say there were NONE left over. Also order a cashew nut shrimp. No rice was included, but it was MORE than enough to feed both of us with that and the dumplings. Not super fancy, but authentic and stop by if you can! read more

I used to come here all the time and after they switched management, I haven't as the food went downhill. However, this time around, we went because there was no wait and was surprised how good the food tastes now. The food came out quickly and hot. The ingredients were fresh and prepared in perfection. I would definitely be coming back here more often going forward. read more

New Golden Gate - Salt And Pepper Squid - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Ambiance: the waitstaff was a bit rude but that's how you know it's good dimsum. It was pretty easy to get seated, honestly there just weren't a lot of people inside so there was pretty much no wait. Food: ordered the siu mai, custard bun, congee, chang fen, pork bun, chicken feet, and hot and sour soup. Would recommend everything we ordered -- the dimsum was pretty authentic and flavored. read more

New Golden Gate - siu mai, custard bun, congee, chang fen, pork bun, chicken feet, Hot And Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Excellent Cantonese Seafood place with very tasty and well prepared standards I highly recommend them right on Beach st open till 4 AM 7 days a week. Chan is the man he saved me from getting a parking ticket. read more

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This review is going to be for their late night service... And I mean LATE night. Possibly early morning. Which is awesome because this is one of the very very few restaurants in the Boston/Cambridge area which are open past midnight. After leaving a nearby club at 2am, 4 of us first tried going to Peach Farm, which is also in Chinatown. Unfortunately the line was a bit long so we came here instead. The place was pretty packed but we were seated immediately. They take credit card, and the menu is huge (similar to many generic Chinese restaurants which will have a big variety of poultry, seafood, beef, pork, rice, and noodle options). The fried rice was less than $10 which is so refreshing to see on a menu in Boston. We ordered the orange chicken and the beef fried rice. The orange chicken was crispy and had a nice kick to it. The citrus flavor was strong. The beef fried rice was pretty standard but it was seasoned nicely. The beef pieces were small but tender-- not dry at all. The servers continually refilled our water cups and were very quick with the service. Our food arrived within 5 minutes of ordering. I think this is a great place to go if you're eating with a picky crowd! Around 3am when we called an Uber to go home, the restaurant staff asked us if we wanted to sit at one of the empty tables to wait for our driver. It was completely unnecessary but I appreciated it! read more

New Golden Gate - Beef fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Plenty of tables for small and big groups alike in this Chinatown gem of a restaurant. I visited with 5 other people and there was plenty of food leftover with its large portions. The menu is expansive and quite intimidating (there's a bit of everything-- meat, seafood, rice, casseroles, noodles) with pretty much all types of traditional Chinese, Cantonese, and other Asian foods offered. The servers do speak English, but it is best to come with someone who speaks Cantonese as they do not understand Mandarin well. Service was efficient and there were many servers around that we never has to flag someone down. Overall, we enjoyed a delicious and filling meal & would 100% come back for an authentic meal in Boston's Chinatown! We ordered: *scallion pancakes - good! *peking ravioli (aka fried dumplings) - yummy & comes with dipping sweet soy sauce *Imperial pork ribs - sweet ribs, perfect with rice! *salty rice with chicken & fish - honestly was hesitant to try this but it is so good & a great base to serve with the other dishes *singapore rice noodles - fried noodles with some sort of curry taste. Yummy! read more

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Usually not too busy and located right next to the Chinatown gate. The standout dish for me was the duck tongue. I can't remember exactly what the full name of the dish was, but the duck tongue was crispy, salty and sweet. The center was chewy, and the tip had a little bit of cartilage. Definitely take a look if you're in the area and in search for a late night snack! read more

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This place has been around for decades. In fact it used to be just Golden Gate and it has been a staple of late night dining up until 4am. This is a truly authentic Cantonese Seafood restaurant with the focus on super fresh live from the tank seafood. High end items like Abalone and more is available and the chefs know how to operate the wok to near perfection. They do have a prime rib special that is one of a kind around here but be adventurous and try anything you see on the menu or on the special postings with pictures and price on the wall. read more

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Menu is sooo large couldn't really take all them pics however I notice they had a lunch menu we missed by just 10 min ,, the server was nice but couldn't really communicate well with us leaving us to chance in the selections how ever we had some delicious veggie rice and a side of wings , also some chicken egg rolls and hot tea , lots to see in China town wish I had more time there , this particular location wasn't busy at all at 3pm but had a large to go following the Togo phone was ringing of the hook and I hear the "peppered" shrimp is a popular thing ok have to bring someone with me next visit that can taste for me read more

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My late night seafood kitchen! Always fresh always good! The owner is such a nice guy! Love the taste and not expensive. Love here!

This spot is a great place for families and friends to have a nice meal. The food is extremely cheap and the portions are big. The staff is attentive and very friendly. When I went there, I got the beef and eggs and walnut shrimp. The shrimp was perfect and had a great glaze and the beef was good too. The only complaint I had was that the beef was not seasoned too well and that the walnut shrimp had more broccoli than shrimp. Overall, I would recommend this place if you want an authentic Chinese experience in Chinatown. read more

New Golden Gate - Walnut shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Went here after a long night with friends. VALUE, FOOD COMES FAST, AND PAIRS WELL WITH ALCOHOL Slay new golden gate - salt and pepper pork - shrimp fried rice - all tha veggies read more

I have never been to any other restaurant where a server can scream at a customer with the manager watching and doing nothing. This goes beyond rudeness. The server was in an apparent rage - screaming at us with his face red and neck veins bulging. What triggered the rage? We asked to have all 6 members of our party to be seated at 2 tables next to each other. Even worse was when we called out his appalling behavior , the server screamed even louder that he did not care!!! This place needs a major reboot as in it needs to be put out of business. Unless you are a masochist, go somewhere else!!!! read more

TLDR: This restaurant offers authentic Chinese food, but it's pretty typical and there's nothing outstanding. I was only able to comment on the vegetable dishes, so who knows, maybe their seafood dishes are better considering that they are a seafood restaurant. * * * First time in Boston and first time here in this restaurant. I came here with some of my family and had dinner. Food: They have authentic Chinese dishes. Since it's my first time in Boston, I can't really compare to anything else in this area. However, the food is comparable to other Chinese family-style dining in Flushing, NY. There's a good selection of seafood, vegetable, and meat dishes. I can only comment on the vegetable dishes since I don't eat meat and seafood, but the vegetable dishes were okay. They were on the blander side, but the food overall was still okay. Service: It's pretty standard for Chinese restaurants. They serve you tea in the beginning and then you order dishes. Dishes take a while to prepare, but once after the wait, the rest of the dishes come out fairly quickly. Ambiance: Its comparable to other Chinese restaurants. Inside is bright and bigger tables have a lazy Susan. There's nothing too fancy. Price: It's comparable to the prices of Chinese restaurants that I've been to in Flushing and the rest of Queens area in New York. Seafood is obviously going to be more expensive whereas vegetable and meat dishes are less expensive. Overall, this restaurant offers authentic Chinese food, but it's pretty typical and there's nothing outstanding. I was only able to comment on the vegetable dishes, so who knows, maybe their seafood dishes are better coknsdiering that they are a seafood restaurant. read more

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Go to spot for the family takeout. $100+ cash paid orders get you a free lobster, stir fried scallion ginger flavored or deep fried. Walnut shrimp, sweet and sour pork, longevity noodles, scallion pancakes, salt and pepper squid, sauteed peapod stems, chicken with ginger and scallion, seafood and tofu in pot, and silver fish stir fried with vegetable are good. Don't recommend the seafood chow mein. Instead of the usual fresh seafood with large shrimp, scallop, squid pieces, it was tiny seafood from frozen. There's a beef and tofu rice dish that's not bad but order it if you're feeling the combo. The restaurant smells it's age. Pick up is quick but double check your order because I've had an instance they gave away our order and had to track down the last customer to rectify the situation... read more

New Golden Gate - Stir fried pea pod stems, scallion pancakes, seafood tofu pot, longevity noodles, sweet and sour pork - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Crazy lunch special from 11am-3pm, 7.95 for a heaping portion of rice meat and vegetables. Can't get a meal for this cheap anywhere else anymore. I had the beef and string beans over rice and there was enough food for 2 people, came out fresh and good flavor. Would definitely be coming over again. read more

Ew. And rude. We got forks while everyone else got chopsticks bc we're white. Dirty table. Dirty teapot. Dirty forks. Bland food. Don't even step foot inside. There are sooooo many cleaner tastier spots steps away. read more

Haven't eaten in Chinatown in awhile. But met up with friends before Good Friday service. Ordered flounder filet on dry fried fish rack, salt and pepper fried calamari, seafood tofu casserole, chicken and corn egg drop soup, roast beef cubes with Chinese string beans and kon sue yee mein for six. More than enough food. All fresh and enjoyed by all. Classic Cantonese and Toisanese flavors. Only complaint is that the roast beef was a little overdone. The whole flounder carcass was fried perfectly and enjoyed by the fingers and mouths of all. We got in early before it got really crowded. read more

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Well fed for a hungry group of 5, every dish was delicious. During lunch, we ordered lobster, prawn, beef, clam, fried rice, and veggie dish (see pics). Service was very attentive, prob because we came right after the lunch rush. Go for the food, true hole in wall experience in heart of Chinatown read more