It's been a long week, y'all, so I definitely didn't feel like cooking. Chinese takeout it is!…read more
As I'm working my way through Carson City places to find my new regular spot, I decided to hit up Golden Dragon.
And I'm glad I did!
My wife and I each got a "daily special" combo, which came with a standard-size Styrofoam clamshell of rice or chow mein, and a single item from their list. It also comes with a small side of soup and an egg roll.
I got the General Tso's chicken, extra spicy, and chow mein. My wife got kung pao chicken and fried rice.
We also got a side of egg rolls and a side of crab cheese Rangoons.
All of that was only $36.
Let me say again -- in the year of our Lord 2026, we found an affordable Chinese food place where you can get a bunch of food for under $40!
And... it's really good!
Was it perfect? No. But most takeout rarely is.
The chow mein tasted amazing, had great texture, and had that nice char flavor you want. The General Tso's, though not exactly crispy, had great texture and flavor, with a little extra kick I was asking for!
My wife loved her fried rice as well. I snuck a bite -- perfectly cooked, with a good amount of egg and veggies to it. A little soy sauce is all it needed. Her kung pao chicken? Perfectly cooked veggies, great-tasting sauce... what more do you want?
Egg rolls? Best I've had in the Reno-Sparks area. Perfectly crispy, perfect amount of filling, tasted exactly like what you want it to.
The only things I wouldn't exactly call "downsides" were the crab cheese Rangoons and the egg drop soup. I liked them; my wife did not -- because they actually tasted like crab. She's used to more cheese, less crab, so the creamy filling balances out the crispy texture. These were mostly crab filling, not a lot of creaminess... but I liked it, she did not. So if more crab/seafood flavor is your thing, you'll like them. If creaminess and less crab is your thing, you might not.
And the soup? I loved the flavor -- kind of sweet, kind of corn-flavored, perfectly salted. But it was really thick, which I did not mind. My wife, though, could not tolerate the texture.
That's fine -- more for me.
All in all, I was very impressed with the flavors, textures, and prices at Golden Dragon in Carson City, and I will be back for more!
4 out of 5.