We were craving good Hakka food but wanted to try something other than the classic places that we know - Tangerine/Federicks. Saw this place on Uber Eats and decided to go for it with the 4.8 star rating and it did not disappoint! Overall, the price point isn't terrible - pretty comparable to other Asian restaurants in the area. We ordered on Uber Eats so I'm not sure if there is a cash discount if you pick up. We had the chili chicken with gravy and that was excellent. We also ordered the sweet garlic chicken, chicken/shrimp fried rice, and the Manchurian chicken noodles. The sweet garlic chicken wasn't too sweet, but also had more of a tangy taste. The fried rice was yummy and the noodles were very tasty. The only thing was that I'm not sure if we got the right noodles or if they gave us the plain noodle, since it wasn't a spicy dish.. still delicious though! Thankfully, our Uber Eats driver was super fast so the food was still piping hot when it got here. I've never been to this spot before but from reading other reviews, it seems like it is a small family owned business, which I am more than happy to support. Would definitely recommend, and would for sure come back. read more

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This is my family's go to place to pick up Hakka take out during the pandemic. Every time I've gone to go pick up it's been pretty quiet even during the "dinner rush". The plaza has plenty of parking and the restaurant is easy to find with the bright and big neon sign. Best thing we've tried on their menu are hands down the chicken pakoras. They are HUGE! Like almost the size of my fist. Recently just tried their shrimp pakora's to change it up a bit and albeit good, I would still definitely would pick the chicken over the shrimp any day. The staple chilli chicken/fish dishes are pretty good too. I recently tried their hot garlic fish (mild) and that was pretty decent. Overall solid, affordable, and tasty Hakka food. Would totally recommend. read more

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I was really excited to try this place, but it missed the mark for me. I've tried their Pepper Chicken pakora before at dinner party and loved them, so when I was referred to the restaurant that made it, I was so excited to try the rest of their menu. I decided to try the following: Pepper Chicken ( pakora app ) Chilli Chicken with gravy Veggie Hakka Noodles Veggie Fried Rice Manchurian Mixed Veggies *free plain rice Our total came out to $59, but they do offer a 10% off cash discount. I was honestly a little disappointed in the quantity, quality of the food, as well as the timeframe it took to make. The food containers were all the half-size foam containers you would get for a lunch special. Normally with Hakka restaurants, most places give a full-size container for the fried rice and noodle dishes at least. Secondly, the noodles were pretty soft & soggy and the Chilli Chicken had quite a bit of cartilage, it was honestly not that enjoyable. Lastly, I called ahead to place my order around 5:30pm and they told me it was about a 25-30min wait, which is totally reasonable. After I waited about 30min, they said my food was not ready yet and asked me to go wait in my car, and they would call me in another 10-15min. They ended up calling me 30min later, so my total order experience took about an hour. This was a little frustrating because if I had known, it would be an hour long wait, I might've gone to do some other errands in the same plaza. I was also a little disappointed that the hot sauce they gave initially was the prepacked "hot sauce" you can get at every fast food place. I ended up asking if they have any house-made hot sauce & chillies in vinegar, and they eventually gave me some. Besides the food, the customer service was great! They were so kind, patient and lovely. Overall, it was just an ok experience, I don't think I'll be back. read more

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Been going to this place for lunch special, the food still is amazing since they started, the owner is the cook and very friendly, if you don't like saucy food but retains flavour then go for the dry version read more

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This little family run restaurant serves delicious Hakka food. Lunch specials are $6.2 which is a steal; portions are very generous too. Chilli chicken was quite yummy; good flavour and good amount of spiciness. Hot garlic chicken was spicy and garlicky. I like the food and will definitely come back for more take out. read more

Golden China - Lunch specials Oct 2017 - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This was our first time trying Hakka. As everyone else mentioned, the (dry) chili chicken was delicious. It really was the perfect amount of spice - barely got my nose sniffly. I would say it was the best dish. We also got schezuan beef. The dish was unique, but it wasn't for me. I am not a huge fan of super saucy dishes, and the flavour itself wasn't for my taste. On an unbiased note, it was definitely different and unique compared to regular schezuan beef. Lastly, we ordered the Hakka chicken chow mein. It was nothing out of the ordinary, tasted like regular chow mein to me. I liked it though. On an unbiased note, the dry chili chicken and the schezuan beef definitely stood out the most. On a personal/preference note, I liked the dry chili chicken the best, and also the hakka chicken chow mein. In terms of service, the waiter was courteous enough. I did notice a smile/smirk as we ordered food - did he think we were ordering too much? What's with the smirk? I wouldn't say it was a snooty smirk, but watch your expressions - some people know how to read facial expressions. Also, we noticed a 10% service charge on the bill. We did the calculations later and it was not 10% off for paying cash. We are not sure if it was because we took the rest the food to go, or if it was an automated 10% tip. Overall, the food was better than the service we received (mainly due to the smirk and the confusing 10% charge). We may come back for the chili chicken and try some new items, but overall, we will try other hakka restaurants to see what's out there. read more

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If you're looking for inexpensive lunch then this a good place. Lunch special is $6.20 plus a can of pop. I'll say the food is average (better than food court food), but for the price I think it's worth it. The portion is also huge! I had the General Tao Chicken lunch special. The chicken was tender and the overall taste was pretty good. read more

Golden China - General Tao Chicken - a little spicy - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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I've been going here for a long time the owners are super friendly you have to come here when the owner is here because when he cooks it's delicious. The lunch special is very reasonable with huge portion but it can't honestly compete with Federick but golden is very good such as their Bombay chicken with Indian flavour. I come here sometimes when Federick is not full read more

This Hakka (Indian/chinese) style restaurant is amazing! They are open 6 days a week, closed on Tuesdays. My family and I discovered this little - easy to miss- restaurant when it first opened.. and thank goodness for that, ever since we have been loyal customers. They have great tasting food, very fresh ingredients; We usually stick to our regulars (which are the best in comparison to other Hakka style restaurants in the area) Chili chicken, Manchurian fried rice/ noodles, hot garlic chicken.. The lunch deals are pretty cheap and they give generous portions. The regular dining prices are average. Golden China has super friendly staff; Charlie the owner, and his wife are awesome! They will often try to alter a dish if you request it (as I like my chili chicken less spicy than usual). This place is a must try if you want some delicious and spicy Hakka style food. read more

Golden China - hot garlic noodles - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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One of the greatest Hakka places in the GTA and surrounding areas. A real find of good food at great prices. Lunch special $6.20 + tax includes a soup and soda. Must try the hot garlic fish my absolute favorite! Words cannot describe how delicious this dish is. Pepper Chicken and even the chilli veggie balls are great. I now live downtown and have trekked through snowstorms to get here... ITS THAT GOOD. Don't let the decor scare you. read more

One of the many Hakka places you can get a decent lunch special at. It's a small looking place and very dated especially in the plaza surrounded by nearly everything else if you're feeling a food craving. There's lots of other Hakka places and chinese/Indian places like Hakka king across the street. There are lunch specials for between $5 to $8 wit your standard Indian spiced Manchurian stuff and Bombay chow Mein. Ended getting both and wasn't too disappointed. Would've preferred the crispy chow Mein noodles but that's fine. Lots of meat to go with the meal and that spicy but not completely overpowering flavour. Also not too too greasy but don't expect to make healthy choices coming here for lunch. They have dinner take out as well but my advice is go somewhere else that does a better dinner selection. Nothing against this and but really is a greasy spoon for lunch if you want that spicy flavour. read more

Really solid Hakka! I had the hot garlic beef and the Singapore chicken fried rice. The beef was tender and the sauce had just the right amount of kick. It was loaded with green onions, which really added something to the meal. The chicken fried rice was pretty good as well. It wasn't listed as hot, but it still had a bit of a kick to it. The restaurant itself is in a plaza and is nothing special. It's licensed, which is always a plus. Like most similar places, they have bottles of Heineken and Corona. The service was friendly. All in all, this restaurant is definitely worth checking out. read more

We had the Bombay Chicken at the recommendation of the server, they may have a good lunch special but $11.50 for take out dinner puts it above-average in price. The decor was typical, the place looked clean and the servers seemed attentive while we waited. I also wanted to eat this in the car but they didn't provide any plastic forks or napkins on a takeout order, really?? Isn't that pretty standard? It was a very painful ride home as the whole car smelled like spice & everything nice. Low and behold it was very spicy! I haven't had to drink a glass of milk when I order 'spicy' for a while now. A nice kick to the sinuses. The flavour was pretty good from what I could tell (with my mouth being on fire and everything). The portion size was huge, and it had a lot of chicken which I appreciate although I missed the caramelized onions that usually come in a dish like this. The rice was dry, how do you mess up rice? It's so easy! The chicken was also a bit dry, which is an obvious sign of being reheated (aside from the 5 minutes it took to "cook" my order) All in all it was decent but unfortunately didn't sooth my melt-in-your-mouth this-is-why-i-love-hakka craving. read more

They're lunch special is very cheap. Similarly, their food quality is very cheap. Golden China keeps your wallet fat, but makes your stomach fatter. read more

Golden China - Lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I love this place. I can honestly order this every week (I usually do)! Chilli chicken is a lot better than its competitors. Great pakoras too!! Thanks Golden China! read more

My husband and I really love the food here! We often have cravings for it and drive all the way from Vaughan to this location. That's a huge testament to how yummy their food is. We always get the same items. I'm a vegetarian, and I get Manchurian Balls (its a veggie fried ball with delicious gravy) and my husband always get Hot Garlic Chicken. We also get the Schezwan Noodles which are red in colour and very tasty. We highly recommend this place (and secretly wish they'd move to Vaughan so we can eat here more often) read more

The best manchurian sauce for meats and vegetarian option I have tasted. Just down right good food and unpretentious ambience. Lunch combo comes with soup and drink. read more

My husband and I have been to this restaurant on several occasions. I have only had their vegetarian options and absolutely love it. My personal favorite is the Manchurian style vegetables with steamed rice. They do not have a lot of staff as it is a small place, nonetheless the service is good. I have only dined in 2-3 times as this restaurant is close to home i usually order to go. read more

$6.20 lunch special includes pop and soup with your entrees. It was my first time here, and Markham has quite a handful of Haka restaurants. Though the decor was very plain, and needed to be redone, the food was actually good. The chili chicken had a nice extra-garlic flavor to it. Their Chicken Hakka chow mein is delicious as well. The food was tasty, not oily, and the portions were definitely worth it. The service was satisfying, and overall good experience. read more

Golden China - Chicken hakka chow mein - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Delicious spicy hakka food! Came in for the lunch special, 6.20 for a pop, a spice veggie soup, and a generous plate of food. Spice is key here! Coming back again for sure. read more

Placed an order on the phone and they told is to pick up in 25 minutes. We went to the restaurant and the food was not ready as promised. We were told to come back in another 15 minutes to pick up. We went back to be told that the food will take another 15 minutes. I would not go near this place again for take out as they cannot deliver on their promise. One of the worst experience I've had with any restaurants in the area. read more

Very bad costumer service/very crappy! Food isn't all that good. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Sometimes the food is so blah and very chewy like uncooked or they use cheap meat. I went there a few times and my experience has always been crappy. Makes me wonder how they cook peoples food!? Hey, Hot Wok all the way and Chop Sticks two of my fav. - Awesome service very friendly kind people and food is great go there and stay away from this place Golden China. Sorry I take customer service and my food very seriously :) read more

Their chilli chicken is amazing. Too bad their service sucks. What can you expect from a Hakka place? Lunch special prices are good. Owner does not crack a smile. Not the best place to dine. Decor is below mediocre. Has a lot of flies in the restaurant during the summer. I was bewildered when she tried to hand me the fly swatting instrument (whatever it's called) to swat the fly that was hovering around my table while I was eating. That's bad service in my books!! Food - 4/5 Service 1/5 read more

The Bombay chicken is literally the bomb. This dish reminds me of both tandoori chicken, and chilli chicken. Although, there are no chillies. I also recommend the chicken and shrimp Singapore noodles. They give you a generous amount chicken and shrimp pieces. Looking forward to trying something new on the menu. read more

wow! this is the most amazing place for hakka! if you like spicy food, if you like flavorful seasoned dishes, if you like indian food or chinese food.. you GOTTA eat here! i've been searching for a nice hakka restaurants in the GTA for a while. So when a co-worker mentioned about her favorite place I made it a priority to visit. oh-my-gawd am i glad i did! here's what i ordered: 1) fish pakora - i alway order this dish in EVERY hakka place, it's always made differently and some places have an issue with freshness of the fish. but not here! the pakoras are spicy, crunchy on the outside, soft and savoury in the inside. they were in fact, little pieces of heaven! 2) vegetable Manchurian balls - they look like little meatballs that would come with spaghetti, and they are soaked in garlicky sauce. eat them with plain rice - mmmm 3) bombay chicken - (dry), so we didn't know what else to order and the waitress recommended this dish. they're like a mix between tandoori and masala chicken. lots of spices, lots of flavor, 100% satisfactory. i think this comes with a bowl of rice. we walked away with most of the bombay chicken and some rice for lunch tomorrow... and ofcourse filled tummies and big big HUGE smiles on our faces. it's a little far from my place, about 30 min drive.. but it was sooo worth it! now i gotta go thank my co-worker for her recommendation. five thumbs up! you gotta eat here! read more

Not good service at all. Asked for a thick noodle dish and the server gave us very thin noodles and didn't even try to replace the dish. The chicken and shrimp was on top of the noodles and I'm pretty sure it was maggies noodles. Not a good experience and I'm sure to only go to lucky Lin's. read more

While the food is mostly good, their service is terrible. It is like pulling a tooth trying to get a little extra hot sauce. Every time I order takeout, it is a struggle to get them to give you three containers of hot sauce on a four-five dish order. Even after you offer to pay extra, they will not give you any hot sauce other than just one. read more

I went there last week. The owner recommended me to try their Bombay chicken with rice. The chicken was a little over cooked and the rice didn't tasted fresh. I could not even finish my meal. read more

We Have been coming here last 6 years. I am a foodie. We try out new restaurants every weekend. This has been our favorite Go to Hakka place. The quality has been consistent. Food is amazing. Portions are good. We have even done party trays from Golden China. Must haves are Chilli chicken dry, Bombay Shrimp, Hot garlic chicken & Hakka noodles read more

Pakora!!! Chicken and shrimp both. The oven has enough firepower to do noodles justice, but the choices aren't all that interesting. Still, the pakora redeems this place. read more

Omg .. A FOOD FEAST. Very tasty, huge portions. Only downside not a large place so if it gets too popular, there's going to be a wait because it's that good !!!! My husband who's never had CHINESE Hakka and turned up his nose at first, gave it two thumbs up. Would we return you ask, YES. Good food, good service and great price. Sorry did I not mention what a great price it is as :) Bonus read more

I have eaten at golden china years ago, we decided to try it again today. We called to place pickup order from the lunch special. We both ordered the sweet n sour chicken with white rice. Felt very rushed off the phone while placing the order. When my friend went to pick it up it only came with bottled water. You need to pay for pop. But on the website it says it comes with a free pop. When friend came back with our food, I called to Golden China to find out why we don't get a free pop with the meal as it states on the website. Owner answered and her response was very rude saying " we haven't updated website" then hung up on me. My friend tried calling back and spoke to her she then said "other line is calling" and hung up on her too. Very rude and unprofessional. Customer service is #1 in the restaurant business and that was horrible service. We then went to eat our food. It was terrible, very bland with no favour. Rice very mushy and chicken was terrible. It was much better years ago but this was the most disgusting sweet n sour chicken I have ever had anywhere. I DON'T recommend going there. Go to somewhere that has great food and treats customers with respect. read more

Very very poor service. Ordered $250 worth of food for a dinner party 2 weeks in advance. Dinner was at 6pm, had to wait til 8pm to pick up food. Food tasted great but awful service. read more

This place is the greatest frugal gem in the city. Pretty dang good breaded and grilled chicken options. Two entree combo under $6, heck yes. The people are incredibly friendly as well. read more

The food is cheap, tasty, and the portions are enormous. I personally recommend the chilli chicken and Bombay chicken with fried rice. I have been going here for 2 years now and have never been disappointed. The decor is nothing spectacular, but if you simply want good food then this is the place to go! read more

Food is great! Owners are super nice! Service is on par! Highly recommend this joint. Go to dish is szechuan chicken!!

I am from the same place as these owners are from, Calcutta and I have to admit that in the 5 years I have lived here, there is no Indian Hakka restaurant that comes this close to what this restaurant has to offer in terms of authenticity and taste. These guys are basically imports from India. There are many restaurants that try to conjure up this type of cuisine, but fail horribly. The problem is that they try to hard but they take little heed of where they are going. Cutting to the chase... over the few visits I have had shrimp fried rice, seafood soup, chicken pakora, sweet corn soup, chicken chow mein, hot garlic shrimp, chilli chicken, shrimp with mixed vegetables, chicken with vegetables. All were unbelievably perfect. Honestly, as I was jotting down those dishes, I could hear my stomach murmur!! The flavors were bold and full of taste. There is no such thing as mild here. Everything has so much energy that when you put the food in your mouth, it explodes with such flavor that you have never tasted before (of course, unless you are from Calcutta).. it kind of rejuvenates all of your senses. The fried rice had the same memorable texture from India, flaky and soft. Its like you are chewing on numerous clouds of goodness in your mouth. The seafood soup was very simple with not too many spices, to let the seafood shine through the dish. The chicken pakora was really basically a spice filled fried delicacy, which was a little mild for my taste. Put some chilli sauce and some chilli vinegar to take it home. I dont remember this dish, but it was some kind of appetizer called Golden China .... chicken? it was the best, much better than the pakora. Shares the same mouth feel but a whole lot more flavor. The sweet corn soup is the only dish which is supposed to enjoyed mild, made with chicken strips and cream of corn. Since I feel that you got a sense that all dishes were excellently catered.... I am not going to keep going about all the other dishes. I can simply close shut eyes and pick one, and there would be a high probability that I would enjoy that dish. This is possible because these guys do not play around when it comes to food, they know their stuff. Hakka cuisine is simple to cook but these guys are truly masters of their art. The service was not too pleasant. The food came before the plates and bowls! It seems like they are always short on staff. I dont think they even have waiters. They get their kitchen people to do the front end work too. I think if they hire even one waiter, the service could improve trifold. The service lacks, I can sympathize that cuz this is just a hole in the restaurant hakka joint which serves the best Indian hakka food in North America. You dont come here to be pampered with maitre-d's and waiters, you come here to revisit your favorite Hakka Chinese restaurant in Tangra. They do not deliver but they give you 10% off when you take out, which is a pretty sweet deal. Did I mention that the lunch specials are dirt cheap about 6 or 7 bucks? though it has a limited menu...you get what you pay for. I would also highly recommend the dinner menu, where you can order most of the stuff which I tried. Yes, I am culturally Hakka and lived in India for 16 years. read more

OK experience. Soups are not great. We tried hot and sour, it was not great at all. Bombay chicken was good and Hakka chow mein was good also. Service was fast too. read more

Best chilli chicken on the planet! It is worth buying their dinner size chilli chicken, as they are very generous. I've been a customer since 2010 and have always been more than satisfied. read more

Loved their chicken Hakka chow mein and the garlic chicken ! Awesome and friendly service !