My boyfriend and I were looking for a good Chinese takeout spot with honey walnut shrimp and Mongolian beef and Golden Dragon totally delivered. Everything we ordered was delicious. The chicken chow mein, white rice, Mongolian beef, and honey walnut shrimp were exactly what we were hoping for. The owners and staff were so kind and welcoming and the restaurant was really clean. We were looking for Chinese takeout that tasted great but wasn't super greasy so we could take it home and have a cozy movie night, and this place was perfect. This will definitely be our new monthly tradition whenever we're craving Chinese takeout. Highly recommend checking it out. read more

Golden Dragon - chicken chow mein, Mongolian beef, honey walnut shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I had dinner last Friday with a friend. We ordered asparagus with shrimp and fish in black bean sauce. The food was bland, and the seafood was mushy. The waiter was unfriendly. I had a feeling this place probably wouldn't be good because we went at dinnertime. It was quiet and slow. I was thinking of leaving, but my order was still being processed. After my bad experience, I don't recommend going. I read that this place has seven violations from the Health Department. The food is bad, it's expensive, and the customer service is terrible. read more

Great food and great service. 2025 New Year's Eve was our first experience here. Their wait staff will work their fanny off for you. I'm sure we'll be back! read more

This was my third visit to Golden Dragon. It is not excellent food, but in my standards mediocre. It has a pretty good price point and the service what is good as well. We each had the combo meal that includes soup, rice and one main entrée. I had orange chicken and my friend had broccoli beef. We shared the two of the meals. read more

Not sure about the egg fried rice. Bright orange yolk, rice appeared to be steamed with egg throughout. Didn't try it. The chicken chow mein was fine.... No low sodium soy sauce available. Ms. Chi was very friendly and it seems like a lot of regulars. Just not for me. read more

From the moment I walked in I knew this place, the look, the smell , the staff. I have been eating in this exact Chinese restaurant since I was a kid, over 50 years ago. Not "this place" but one exactly like this place is in every American city. You know the food, you know the menu (you always want to go For the combo specials)! That's what we did. I got the Mongolian beef, I comes with all the "works"; Egg roll, Fried rice, Soup, Fried wontons My friend had the chicken chow mien, and the works. We both left with take out containers holding half our meal! It was delicious, I started eating and I forgot to take pictures of the menu or the food! Golden Dragon is my new fav read more

Golden Dragon - Chinese Delight! - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

They had the best service. From the moment we walked in we were greeted with a smile. They came to our table to make sure we had what we needed. We were treated with kindness. The shrimp rice was my favorite. The hot tea was good on a cold night. They had a variety of dishes to try. read more

Golden Dragon - Wonton Soup and egg rolls - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Always great food prepared well family owned and run I highly recommend the walnut chicken prices are fair for what you get and the egg drop soup is the best I've had and I have been a chef for 30 years read more

Terrible food truck. Ordered via text. Arrived 35 mins later when they said my order would be ready. The food truck guy said he never checked his phone and didn't start on my order until I stood by waiting for 20 minutes. Ended up cancelling and not ordering this unauthentic "Chinese food". Seek other better restaurants!! Don't waste your money. read more

Golden Dragon - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I've been coming for over 12 yrs! It's always good! The Aromatic Shrimp is Devine! I always try new and different things here and they never fail! read more

The food was terrible. Everything we ordered was old, dry and very overcooked. Extremely overpriced for the quality of food they served old. Never gonna eat here again. read more

Very good service for a party of 10. Good was good but basic Chinese fare. Tasty though.

Note: Place opens early for banquet group parties. They have a open and spacious banquet room that accommodates large groups. John is a great party coordinator and prices the per person package for corporate parties. We went with 55 staff and had karaoke in their private room that has natural lighting at 1130 am. read more

The best part of the meal was the free peppermint after my $50 meal to mask the gross taste in my mouth. I'm not sure what happened to this place but the quality definitely seemed off. We used to frequent this location about 20 years ago and it was so good! Last time we came here was probably about 6 years ago and it was good. Definitely not the experience we had the other night. The shrimp chow mein didn't taste good at all and looked like it was sitting for a while. All the fried appetizers seemed stale. Our chicken was okay. Nothing to brag about - It was edible at least .The waiter neglected to mention the soup just came off the kettle and was piping hot and burnt my tongue. There was only and another party in the restaurant at dinner time. Maybe that was a sign? There is a fly buzzing around our food while we were eating. I hate to say this but we should have gone to Panda Express. read more

Golden Dragon - Shrimp chow mein that tasted like feet - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Food is surprisingly good. I had it delivered. Generous portion and the beef and chicken were very tender!

So my family and I have been going to this restaurant for years. Every birthday....Every celebration...and every time they never fail to provide the best customer service and delicious food. I highly recommend coming here if you are looking for high quality Chinese food with generous portions. My favorite dish is the Hong Kong Chicken Noodle and Honey Walnut Shrimp. The egg rolls are a must try too! read more

I always like the Golden Dragon bin going there for 50 years when it was just a little old house and grandma still cooked.

We had lunch here today on my lunch break. I had not been to Golden Dragon in awhile. The food is FIre here. Love the Chinese food here. I ordered some Teriyaki pork, Marinated Fish and Chowmein. They have a big menu of selections here. Food is inexpensive, but it all depends what you order and how much you order. Been coming here awhile now. Food is delicious. read more

Golden Dragon - Nice plate of food. Chowmein, Teriyaki Pork and Fish - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

This is "the place" for excellent Chinese food! Take out portions were generous. Amazing quality. Reminds me of old school, Chinese takeout... But don't let that stop you from eating in a magnificent restaurant setting. They do it right. read more

Great service and delicious food. Very friendly and reasonable. Traditional plentiful choices.

It was our first time here tonight and we came for dinner. We came in with our 2 year old and 4 month old. It's hard to find family friendly spots around here that don't turn up their nose at a toddler. Our son is well behaved but of course got food on the ground. The owner of the restaurant came by and was so nice about it when we apologized! The service was wonderful and our waiter even advised us that we initially ordered too much food! Usually I feel like you get up charged all the time... We LOVED the chicken fried rice! My husband got the kung pao chicken and ordered it very spicy...beware...it's very hot! He said it was good though. I got the lettuce wraps and the chicken mixture was a little too saucy for my liking. Regardless, we enjoyed our time enough to come by and try other dishes! Don't sleep on this hidden gem! read more

My wife was out of town. Needed a quick and quiet dinner after a long day babysitting my 1-yr old grandson. I found it here. Service is great. They're right on top of things. I ordered the chicken fried rice, which was delicious along with the garlic broccoli/spinach vegetable. This place has been here for a while and I have come here often. read more

Golden Dragon, you complete me! I've finally found the perfect Mongolian Beef south of Monterey Park. My first two fortune cookies were empty, which was unfortunate.....but they were kind enough to give a me a third one.... hope those 6 numbers on the fortune are lucky lotto numbers too! Will be back :) read more

Food was excellent and the servers were actually nice. Everything we ordered was delicious especially the Hot and Sour soup. read more

Some people like this place. I am not one of them. Cleanliness: 0 stars. Service: 1 star. Food: 1 star.

There's something about this place I keep going back for!! The vegetable fried rice is supreme, go to order every time and order enough for leftovers. read more

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Great service, delicious food, classic ambiance. Ordered the appetizer platter, beef and broccoli, walnut shrimp, chicken chu mein and shrimp fried rice. Highly recommend. read more

My my my. How should I describe my visit here. This is a blast from the past-a gem. It's like walking into a 70s or 80s styled Chinese restaurant. Broad menu selections and generous portion sizes. Service is great and the owner personally came around to check on us. She was full of smiles and a delight. I even saw her gently take the arm of two customers to guide them in. Truly this is a family-run business that showers warmth and care. Perhaps the biggest surprise was that the waiter deftly wrapped our entire moo shu pork dish for us with just serving tongs and a spoon- pure magic with his speed and skill. They also have a banquet hall. Highly recommend this place particularly for its nostalgic quality. Also I think this place has been here for fifty years and has garnered many awards. read more

Well I finally got a chance to experience the famous Golden Dragon in Costa Mesa that has been there well over 30 years. My friend that I've worked with now for about 4 years has been wanting to take me there and we finally were able to dine there last night. We were greeted very welcomingly upon arrival and were seated immediately. I allowed my friend to order her favs and I included the bbq spare ribs because those are one of my husband and my favorite Chinese dishes; and if I didn't mention it Chinese is one of our favorite cuisines and I'm a little partial to Cantonese style Chinese. Nonetheless; we also ordered snow peas and shrimp (I love Chinese snow peas), Walnut Shrimp, the house fried rice and pork moo shu with plum sauce which was a first time try for me! They already had me at the final preparation of the moo shu at the table (I love a presentation) but I did like the onion, pork, egg, carrots and bean sprout mixture wrapped in a pancake crepe topped with plum sauce; very tasty! All the dishes were good but I will say that some of the pieces of the ribs were a little dry and not as tender as most but the sauce made up for it. I'll have to give that another try! We also ordered a couple of rounds of 7 and 7 cocktails and they were made very well and were a good compliment to the night. Other notes about my experience last night was that parking was easy and accessible, service was very attentive and it's not too often that a matriarch of the business is still visibly attentive to the business and all of the guests; yes she came around to greet everyone and she was kind enough to take a picture with me. I ordered a pepper steak to take to my husband to try with the rest of the leftovers and to say the least he and I will be returning to try some of our favorite Chinese dishes. After he ate the leftovers we agreed that it's better than our number 1 spot in Corona but the verdict is still out on our all time favorite spot from 40 yrs ago; the original Tin Sing Restaurant in Gardena that is no longer open but I did find a lot of similarities in the ambiance and overall quality of Chinese Dining! It's a blessing that this restaurant is still open and I would highly recommend it if you are looking for a good family Chinese restaurant/dining experience! read more

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Me and my parents went here for nostalgia but the only thing we found was cold rice chicken with no chicken in it and terrible atmosphere no music just nothing the service was good but other then that it was not good we won't be returning read more

Friendliest service I've ever had. Host, an elderly lady welcomed us and took my wife by the hand to our table. Food was delicious and the serving is pretty huge. Highly recommended if you want a family experience from a restaurant that's been family owned for 30 years or so. Enjoy read more

Golden Dragon - Mongolian beef Orange Peel Chicken House Fried Rice Egg Rolls - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Always a pleasure to dine here. Restaurant team very attentive & accommodating to large groups. Food is consistently great/authentic & large portions. One of my favorite OG spots in Chinatown -- most grateful they are still there! read more

Great food and staff is so nice. Always get the hot and sour soup when I'm under the weather. There's is the best.

My girlfriend and I had just had a very hectic and sad day laying our canine companion to rest after fourteen and a half years . We hadn't eaten and needed something to fill our tummies and hopefully lighten our spirits. We actually drove several miles to get to this restaurant because their website made it look very comfortable and appetizing. We were wrong, dead wrong. The orange peel chicken was a little tiny piece of chicken with so much breading on it you had a hard time finding the meat. The war wonton soup had very little flavor, and looked like something that was ladled out of the bottom of their dishwasher. There were absolutely no condiments on the table, salt, pepper, soy sauce, or any other condiments you might expect in what is billed as an upscale Chinese restaurant. I wish I lived locally so I could actively boycott this place. The only saving grace about the joint is "Grandma" took my girlfriend by the arm and led us to our seating. never again! read more

My family and I were in the area and hungry. We felt like Chinese food and looked that up on Google. This was the first place that came up and it had high reviews and we liked that they had been around for a long time. The service was very nice and homey. Very kind people. There were lots of choices on the menu. We had the appetizer sampler, house fried rice, chicken chow mein, and orange peel chicken. The portions here are decent and enough to feed multiple people. Everything was good. What I particularly loved is that they make true eggrolls here. They are made like the way they are made in New York. Large with lots of shredded cabbage and a little meat. It's an old skool Chinese restaurant but really charming with great food. If in Costa Mesa again, I'd return. read more

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Ordered Wor wonton soup, terrible, and so hot (covering for something) you couldn't eat it for at least 10 minutes there were exactly 2 shrimp, old looking wontons , some low quality meat, and veggies chopped small, little flavor broth. Didnt eat it. Husband ordered cashew chicken, and house fried rice he liked them, nothing to rave about though. Wont be back. read more

If your sick of panda express and want authentic Chinese food from a family owned restaurant, here you go. Ive been going to this place for years and every time it's the food highlight of my day. The hour and sour soup is what I usually get, it's think and savory filled to the brim with top tiergredients. The wonton soup is also amazing, the flavors are rich and the wontons are cooked to perfection. The orange peel chicken is usually a table order, a must have. I used to not be a fan of crab rangoons, but this has converted me. The filling is creamy without an cream cheese flavor, the skin is crispy and golden brown. All of their food is served to the table piping hot, this restaurant is cozy and warm. Please pay a visit to the Golden Dragon in Costa Mesa. read more

Golden Dragon - Orange Peel Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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We've eaten here twice with family friends. Both times were excellent. I've had to go gluten-free recently. They went above and beyond to modify 2 dishes that weren't gluten-free. They made the Mandarin Hot Beef without the soy (my favorite dish). We never even knew it was gone. The Aromatic Shimp was made without the breading (so yummy). The Chicken with Snow Peas was gluten-free. I really appreciate how accommodating they were. Excellent food and service! read more

Quick service but the food had been cooked long before making the ingredients in the won ton soup break apart

Best Asian food in the area Good service Good atmosphere Good location Easy parking I especially enjoyed the hot and sour soup read more