Delicious, tasty, affordable, food service, great ambiance, great soup selection, many combinations and variety of fried rice. Small parking lot and narrow driveway, but at least it is a short walk past crab bucket and BC Spa. read more

Best Chinese Food in whole Salinas ! Most definitely recommend plate B. Service is amazing All the time!

Came today from Hollister first time trying place and it was super good! It was authentic chinese food and huge portions. read more

Golden China - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

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Excellent excellent surface. The servers all know what they're talking about, and they are both attentive and get the food delivered to you hot and quickly.. I had the Korean spicy chicken entrée and it was truly delicious. Best in town. Looking forward to a return trip. read more

Love this place! The food is amazing. You can taste the wok authentic flavors. Everyone there is nice. It looks like a stereotypical Chinese joint. If your craving a soup, their wonton and egg flour soup is bomb. read more

So so good!!!! I had the sizzling shrimp with golden rice and was very satisfied with the portions, taste and the incredible presentation. The food is served on a hot skillet and it creates this amazing sizzling sound as its being brought over and it made me very excited to begin eating. The service was fair I have no complaints. read more

Golden China - Sizzling shrimp with golden rice - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

Have been eating here for years.. the family owned business is super nice and the food portion are always good. Recommend this to all our family members. Service has always been great very nice and friendly. Food comes out always in 10-15 mins. read more

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We ordered fried rice, chow mein, walnut shrimp, sweet and sour chicken, and mandarin chicken. Everything was delicious and fresh. We took everything to go and it was ready fairly quickly on a Saturday evening. Packed super well, portions were large, and the staff was so nice and helpful. Sometimes Chinese food makes my stomach hurt due to the amount of oil or msg used, and I feel great right now : )Would 100% return. read more

I went there on a recommendation of a dish in Hawaii called "beef tomato." A friend of mine said it taste like how we make it at home. So I went, our waiter was super helpful and friendly. I'll also add that the menu items was what was familiar to me growing up. The egg foo young, beef chow fun, walnut chicken, egg rolls, were all delicious and reminded me of my child hood. What a great find while attending my daughter's softball tournament. Lol read more

I like coming here because its quiet and it seems to draw all sorts of people, including regulars so that was a good sign for me. Love the pot stickers and egg rolls. The rice actually stays a little moist as left overs for the next day unlike others whom dry up in sand bits. Had chicken and pork with veggies and is a good mixture. Seating is comfortable. Food came out hot and quickly. Portions are big and i like the value. I don't like to be held and waiting to pay so I go up to the front, pay, get some cartons to take my left overs and that's easy. read more

We need to made a stop at Salina on the way to SF so we are searching for chinese food dinner after 2 American style breakfast and lunch! Once I look at the Golden China food picture in Yelp I told my husband use must try this restaurant. First my husband was skeptical about the restaurant but once the dishes arrived our table he immediately change his mind. We order - West Lake Soup : this is a very traditional Cantonese style soup, minced beef, peas and carrot in a starchy egg white soup base, you can ask with or without cilantro garnish , or on the side. We usually will add tiny bit vinegar and pepper - Fried Chicken Wing - House Special Chow Fun - Walnut Shrimp ( should have order a veggie dish but we know that we won't be finish all and at can't it the left over since we are traveling) Their portion of each plate is HUGE! Every dish we ordered we enjoy it so much! Fast and friendly service, clean environment, delicious food ! One more happy and satisfied customer I am highly recommended for travelers or local! read more

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The food tasted good but it wasn't cheap it was kind of expensive but the chicken chop Suey was good

The food here is authentic and delicious. They actually make a Hawaii favorite, Beef Tomato, which I cannot find anywhere else locally. Family owned and family friendly. read more

I didn't expect much out of the area when it came to Chinese food but this place is now my go to? The food was great! The service was also nice because apparently regulars come here nearly every other day & chat with the friendly workers(not that I was being nosy at the time) but I understand why. Plus we all know how good this place is just by how much people are always present here so I'm pretty sad I barely trying it for the first time now. read more

Golden China - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

If you have taste buds do not go there. I ordered fried rice and that was it, no vegetables or eggs were in it only and soy sauce no meat 4 pieces and the egg rolls were so oilly. Never again. I had to put a star to finish but no stars at all read more

Oh how I miss good Chinese food. I used to eat here all the time, until I moved to Palm Springs. Just cannot seem to find good authentic Chinese.. .I really loved the Mongolian beef dish So good. And the sweet and sour chicken.was delicious. In fact, everything is delicious. And the staff really know how to make you welcome. The place was always so clean. Really miss it read more

The lunch menu option has a good variety and was well priced. The ambiance was low key. In addition to the main dish, it included rice and soup. We had Broccoli Shrimp and pork chow mein, both very yummy. I would do lunch here again when I'm in town. read more

Golden China - Pork Chowmein. - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

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Food was good and cook very well good customer service and the place was nice and clean

Absolutely recommend this place, my parents and I got the chicken and shrimp egg foo young, egg fried rice, and steamed vegetables and all of it was so good. Definitely THE best Chinese food place in Salinas read more

I've been around the whole city of Salinas looking for great chicken chow mein, and fried rice. For me, this place has the best tasting chow meins and fried rice choices! The rice is always slightly caramelized, and the chow mein has perfect noodles and ingredients to make the best flavor.....but not over done! My only complaint is that they cut their pork pieces into these really small pieces and add it to the food. I always pay for extra pork and have them cut larger pieces for the dish. If they are worried about saving money then I would highly recommend that they cut their BBQ Pork into some large bite size chunks, and just add less of it to the dishes! Their small little pieces just don't work. Over the years iv tried other dishes here with really bad experiences, so I just stick to what I know!! Good luck folks!! read more

Sorry to say that this place has slipped to our number two go-to Chinese place in town. I don't know what happened but the quality has declined. It looks like the same folks cook and run it, but what comes out of the kitchen feels and tastes different. The big thing for us was the change in the Chow Mein, it's gummy, mostly noodles, and the flavor is bland. The rest of our family meal was also pretty lackluster. It didn't used to be and we're sorry it was. Still number two so it will get another chance. I hope next time is better. read more

Best Chinese food in Salinas! The owners are the chefs and the dishes are delicious! Really good service as well! read more

I was so happy with my bowl of War Won Ton. I had my eyes roll up and I had happy memories of eating at Golden Star. I swear I could hear Sandy talking away asking about momma and the family. Memories went flashing through my head. Ratatouille? Yea ,food, flavors, memories. Anna was cheerful and made our family of 10 feel like she had been waiting for us, even though we just showed up without any reservations. Sweet and sour chicken was flavorful. Fried Chicken appetizer evaporated. Kung pow chicken packed a good amount of Chile. Chow main Fried rice. Five star rating from everyone at the table. We are all fans now, and can't think of anyplace this good here in Salinas. read more

I first ate here in 1995 when I first moved to Salinas. Work took me back there 2 weeks ago. The food remained as I remembered it. I ordered the Happy Family and it was fresh and tasty and a good sized portion. read more

The food its super good for a very good price, the owners are the ones who take care and waitresses the place thats why I guess they have the best customer service and attention to every detail We love this restaurant! read more

We were in town for a day and wanted some Chinese food. I did a search on yelp and decided to give it a try. It was DELICIOUS to say the least. Large portions and it was fresh. I have to say the best Chinese food I have ever had. I wish they were close to my home in Ontario read more

Always looking for good Chinese food! Haven't been to this one in a long time. Parking is in the back or curbside off a busy N. Main Street. The dining room is spacious, service was quick and friendly. My favorite Chinese restaurant in Salinas changed ownership and stopped serving my favorite egg foo young. I was told this restaurant still prepared it the way I like it and I definitely was not disappointed! I enjoyed a large serving of three foo young patties topped with lots of gravy. Five stars because my old favorite is back! Their menu also included many other dim sum favorites. For good old fashioned Chinese food check out Golden China! read more

If you're in the neighborhood and want Chinese food and don't care if it's good or not this is the spot for you. I will say that the portions are large which is good so you have something to take home for another meal. I like the way they serve the drinks with a tall glass with ice and then bring the beverage for you to pour yourself. The food is basically average Americanized Chinese fare. If you've never had good Chinese food then you might like this but for those of us who have eaten in Chinatown in San Francisco or gourmet spots like the former Omai restaurant in Santa Cruz, then this is probably a pass. This review based solely on the #3 dinner that my wife and I ordered. There may be some dishes that are their specialty so it may be a good idea to ask what those are. Don't let the outside facade fool you, the place is open and it's quite spacious inside and service is good but this is not a place I would return to. read more

I Love the Fried rice on My combination plate as well the shrimp chop suey but I feel like the chicken chicken mien had no flavor as well as the Kung poa chicken it was just to bland for my taste. But our waiter was amazing and attentive read more

Golden China - Shrimp chop suey - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

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We just ordered for our annual Christmas Eve dinner, and it did not disappoint! Pork fried rice was great and yummy. Sweet and sour chicken was ON POINT. Mu shu pork was slightly confusing, but good. I think the only thing that needed more flavor was the Beef Lo Mein - it was cooked well, the noodles maybe just needed some more something. Otherwise, I'd give 5 stars. For trying a new place, this place was legit. OH! And the egg rolls! I haven't had such golden, perfected, crunchy and stuffed egg rolls since I was a kid. The egg rolls were perfect. read more

Golden China - Mu shu pork, egg rolls, pork fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and beef lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

I usually order the family dinner for 5. There's a lot of food in big take home containers. The total comes to $90. (Seems more pricey now? Maybe due to economy) The only downside is that we aren't able to change out foods. My family doesn't eat 'egg foo young' - so that just sits and goes to waste‍. - beef was a little chewy in beef and broccoli read more

In a town where Chinese and Mexican restaurants are in abundance, it's hard to find a good one, that provides good food and service. Well the search is over for me. They have a banner that says "8th best Chinese restaurant in the USA" I don't know how long ago they received the accolades, but I think they are well deserved. I've been here twice for lunch, both times I've been pleasantly greeted. Today I had the beef brócoli with fried rice. It came with 2 crispy won tons and egg flower soup. The plate arrived cold, but the food was steaming hot and piled high! This is not your P--a express or any other express restaurant. This may have been the 8th in the USA, but it's #1 in my book, but don't take my word, come in hungry, and leave in a food coma. You won't want to frequent any other Chinese food restaurant in town. read more

Food was super delicious! Will be defiantly coming back to eat here soon. It was nice and clean as well!

Not a bad place but definitely not the best Chinese spot I've been to. The food was very bland but great service.

Food was great. My fist time there. We got our food to go. Nice cashier and service was quick.

So I'm giving two stars. 1 for being somewhat budget friendly (although I still spent 20 bucks on not a lot of food) and 1 Star for tasty sweet and sour chicken. Why two points were deducted: the egg flour soup tasted like they watered it down like how places water down whiskey to make more money ie. They scooped in a couple spoonfuls of soup and then added water. The cup was only filled half way filled too so it was 1/4 soup 1/4 water 1/2 air. The second star was deducted because I purchased an order of wontons and received fried square sheets. The pictures on yelp show actual wontons so I'm not sure why I got something else when I paid for wontons. Wontons are pulled to the middle with a filling. Not cool man. Unfortunately I won't be back. read more

Golden China - Sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

I love coming here, 10/10 recommend they do serve big portions so come hungry, everything was delicious and the wonton soup was great with the siracha they put on the side, try their lemonade too! read more

Golden China - Orange chicken, house noodles and wonton soup :) - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

This place was delicious with HUGE portions. Wait staff was very friendly and prompt. We ordered the #3 Dinner for 2. So much food we needed a box for our leftover boxes. read more

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Not good watery no flavor on rice hard broccoli chicken isn't good don't mind the price just isn't good. read more

Golden China - two take out containers of food - Chinese Near Me - Salinas, California

How have I not left a review for Golden China yet??? This place is great, fast and friendly service, CLEAN, and great tasting food with a lot of variety on the menu. Everything I've tried is great, their egg fu yung is the best I've ever tried and the pork won ton soup is a meal on its own. read more