Good food at a reasonable price. I love the sweet and sour soup, so I always get two cups. The service was fast and friendly, the lemonade was good. I had the sezuan chicken and chow mein. Excellent. read more

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On our way back from Tahoe, we found this spot on Yelp and decided to give it a try. We ordered the lunch specials, which came with a choice of hot and sour or egg drop soup, and were happy with all our dishes. The service was quick, and the staff were very friendly. The restaurant could use a bit of an update, but that didn't matter, the food was outstanding! read more

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Literally one of those Chinese restaurants that's good enough to eat at, but you wouldn't brag about it to your friends or take foodies here. All the Chinese restaurants around these parts remind me a lot of panda express quality, if you have a craving for Chinese it will definitely Satiate that, but it certainly nothing to write home about. I have noticed that the chow mein noodles taste very gummy, almost like they're not cooked fresh? And all of the fried chicken dishes like lemon chicken, orange chicken seem as though they are these little uniform fried pieces, like they were previously frozen like that and then deep-fried. The food always comes out super fast, the fried rice doesn't have a lot of the normal goodies that you would expect, and obviously none of the soups are fresh. Not awful, but not great. I think three stars is perfect rating. I would be very surprised if most of these dishes were made fresh or homemade, but I admit I've only tried a couple of different dishes here as I've only been here two or three times. Maybe something more vegetable heavy is fresh and made to order? read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Bonus soon lunch date! Food was good - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

This place is consistently good and very affordable. It's been one of my go-to lunch spots for years. The owners are super nice and remember my regular order. Giving it 4 stars because the interior could use some updating but the food is great. read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

Good middle of the road Chinese food. Would love a bit more veggies in the chow main. Wanted thinner noodles in the chow main and they were happy to accommodate. We ordered take out, was happy with the food and happy with the cost. Staff great. read more

We were driving through stopped in for dinner we found them on yelp very friendly they were very tentative and the food was good I definitely recommend read more

Nicely remodeled inside Accommodating as I was short on time and they allowed me to order 1/2 size appetizer Food was very good! I ordered chicken chow mein and orange chicken and chicken was so juicy and tasty. (Thighs, but good for me) Priced quite reasonably read more

Wow!! What a surprise. Absolutely nailed Pork with Garlic Sauce, Fried Rice and Hot sour soup lunch special $11.80. Is it 1991? Huge menu, serious looking cooks, and damn! This is Family Style Beancurd , Mongolian Beef, Chicken Mei Fun kinda place. Old school, not catering to the Crab Rangoon folk. Or the " fusion" ninnies. I'll go back for Dinner and review that. It's 3 seconds off the 50 and if you are headed to Tahoe stop and get a great meal with the proprietors on site before you pay 3x the price for 1/2 the quality served by a stoned ski bum. read more

My absolute favorite hot and sour soup! The ingredients are just to my liking. No veggie mix tossed into this one, I really have a disdain towards soups that clearly have the frozen peas and carrots mix thrown in. Good sized cuts of tofu, the mushroom they use is black fungus, overall feels like this stuff was made for me. The orange chicken is also very lovely, something about it stands out against the rest. Chow mein almost tastes like it could be cooked with olive oil, which is actually quite pleasant in my opinion. The crab and cheese turnovers are just like crab rangoons, but they're folded in a way that actually makes them manageable to eat. I'm looking forward to coming back to this place to keep trying more of the menu. So far very good! read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Crab and cheese turnovers - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

General chicken? Nah, this is straight up bread. The chow fun tasted like it was cooked in Dawn soap. Beef was oh so questionable, with a weird color to it. Wonton soup tasted like straight up toilet water. I cope with humor but Jesus Christ. Prawns were mushy and not crispy in any way, shape, or form. The rice was mediocre at best, and my stomach is left growling. 1 star, at best, never eating again. Had to add seasoning to every dish to make it edible. I am not happy and neither is my stomach. Farewell, and hope to never be presented with this food again read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Wonton soup? - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

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Food was ok but the veggie blend on my kung pao chicken tasted of being a little expired. And the color of my bell peppers should have been greener if they weren't almost expired. read more

Incompetent and rude. My parents ordered sweet and sour chicken, and orange chicken, with extra sauce. Instead, they put NO SAUCE on anything, when no one orders these dishes without sauce, and the receipt clearly said to add sauce (pictures provided) When my father called to have the problem aleviated, rather than comping the meal like they should have, they first tried to argue with him regarding what happened, and eventually tried to tell him that he could come back to the restaurant to get sauce, when he could not do so because of the unreasonable distance, and bad road and weather conditions. This restaurant is neither the best, nor only chinese food restaurant in town, so due to our disappointment we will no longer be eating here, and we recommend that you don't either. 1 star, and these people earned it. read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Receipt thay clearly says "Sauce please" - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

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I have not been here in years. It is no longer a restaurant that I can recommend. The food was not edible. It was incredibly uncomfortable due to no air conditioning. The server was not pleasant. Overall it was really disappointing. There was a time when this was our go-to Chinese in the area. read more

Great restaurant authentic Chinese food! Great service people! Very reasonably priced. They have an orange calamari that's not on the menu. I highly recommend as long as you don't buy too much and I don't get any. read more

This is by far the best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to. I was in town for business years ago and this was recommended to me by the locals. I happened to be in the area again and made a special trip to get some food to take home with me. I ended up getting about seven different dishes and was not disappointed!! And I didn't have to wait long either, so a plus. I've only had takeout here so I don't know how the table service is, but I'd bet it's worth it knowing how yummy the food is! read more

Second review here. I haven't been here in years because the first time was bad, real bad. I figured I'd give it a second chance years later just because. Then, finding out after the pandemic, they got new owners. I only just found out.These new owners know what there doing! Food was amazing! Price was good. Portions were big. Chicken was crispy thank god, not like last time. Also unlike a few years ago, I was able to get fried rice and chowmein with my lunch special and that has to happen. I've been telling people this place is the real deal and I have no reason to drive further to Hong Kong in. I'll be back soon for sure read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Lunch specials - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

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The Golden Dragon restaurant is my go to you for Chinese food in Placerville. For this visit, I decided to get my meal to go. I only waited 15 minutes for quite a few different items. When I got home, the food was piping hot, the eggrolls were crispy, and everything was delicious! I'm sure there are some other very good Chinese food restaurants in Placerville however I have to keep coming back to Golden Dragon. If you have never tried it, I would like to recommend the Daily Chicken, it is amazing! read more

Lots of positive here. They're open on Sunday. Staff is super friendly and helpful. The food is good and they give you tons.

Although we have at least two other excellent Chinese restaurants in Placerville California, Golden Dragon has the best Egg Foo Young anywhere . . . especially the House Special with the dark sauce! The service is excellent and the prices are reasonable, too. They have therefore been awarded the coveted "Ben & Gigi Gay Seal of Approval"! Tell 'em Ben & Gigi sent you! read more

We stopped here while road-tripping through Northern California and were stricken with a craving for Chinese food. It was the best I've had in a while. The wife and I both ordered lunch specials. She had sweet and sour shrimp and I had Mongolian beef. All the lunch specials come with pork fried rice or chow mein and egg rolls and are preceded with soup, either egg flower or hot and sour. Honestly, it's a lot of food. And the price is extremely reasonable. Altogether lunch for both of us cost slightly over $21 before tip. And I left a healthy tip because the service was outstanding. So, next time you're anywhere near Placerville and you find yourself jonesing for Chinese, The Golden Dragon is your answer. read more

Sadly looks to be permanently closed. No one answers phone. Drove there today. Door locked and a seal on the door from equipment company stating that dishwashing equipment inside belongs to them. Looks like they just walked away read more

great food and service. I will definitely eat here again. If you want to try the walnut shrimp with pork fried rice it is so good

Great restaurant! We stopped here on the way back from Tahoe. Wasn't busy and the service was great. We go the chicken noodle soup (huge), sizzling rice shrimp, sweet and sour chicken, and the orange chicken. Everyone liked their entree and couldn't finish their large portions. read more

Been going here since I tried their dishes back in '21. Always good and pleasant folks working the front store.

Absolutely love this place. They make hands-down the best chow mein I've ever had. Also the sesame chicken is bomb. They closed down for covid but can confirm, they're open again! If heading to/from tahoe, call 10-15 min in advance and your food will be ready for pickup read more

Delicious fresh food. The crab cream cheese wontons are a huge hit. They are very crispy amd yummy. The food was very fresh and yummy. We had leftovers because we could not finish it. We ordered it to go to enjoy at home after doing errands all day. The food was so good. Definitely hit the spot. read more

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Today's meal was really a disappointment. Poor service. Soggy chow mein, tasteless vegetable delux, sub-par walnut shrimp, mediocre pot stickers and crab/ cheese turnovers... the hot/sour soup was OK. No dessert offering which was a bummer for our birthday celebration. Not worth the $102 bill at all. read more

Excellent food and prompt friendly service, always. I recommend this place as the best Chinese food restaurant in the Placerville area.

I had high quality American Chinese food and will definitely be back to try more. Everything I ordered was good, which is honestly a nice surprise. The Mongolian beef had large pieces of tender meat. The sweet and sour pork was good, without excess breading. The vegetable Chowmain had lots of veggies just like the picture in another review. Lastly, you can taste the ginger in the pot stickers and its nice they come with a dipping sauce. read more

So good!!!! We go often, the serving size is large and everything tastes delicious! We are so happy to find this hidden gem!!

I commute to Placerville every week for work and it's hard to find Chinese food around here. Golden dragon has deals for lunch specials and the food comes out fast and steaming HOT! Kind've cool how they gave me an option of which soup I wanted with my lunch special usually they just give you soup of the day at Chinese restaurants. You guys have made a regular out of me :) read more

Golden Dragon Restaurant - Shrimp with xo sauce - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

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So much wok hay. Hot, fresh, fast. Never disappointed when I eat here. Esp if it involves the wok.

You can ask for asparagus chicken for lunch special or other combinations. The food is full of flavor. The asparagus has a black bean sauce. Incredible. Best Chinese we have had anywhere. read more

I am never disappointed with my order. It doesn't matter if I dine in or out the food and portions are wonderful. The staff are always prompt and friendly. Highly recommended. read more

Greasy, just okay, the fried rice wasn't terrible, decently priced..................................................:

Stopped here on the way to Tahoe. My wife insisted on Chinese food so we found this place which I could tell just by looking at it was not going to be a great experience and it wasn't. The owners are definitely from China but puzzles me why they can't serve the authentic cuisine from their own country. Very much Americanized. We ordered one of the dinners. War wonton soup was good enough and so were the appetizers. The entrees were mostly the vegetables that they were cooked in and it wouldn't be so bad if those vegetables were good ones. These were mostly onions. Left hungry and disappointed that my wife talked me into this place. read more

We really enjoyed the food, it was ready fast and the staff was super friendly. I definitely prefer this place over the one down at Main St.

Very good old-school Chinese place. This is the kind of place I went to as a teenager and throughout my 20s and 30s but sadly the kind of place that doesn't exist much anymore. Big plate of food, nice service, what kind of restaurant that looks like it's been around for a long time. read more

Great Service, Tasty and Fresh Food ! Will definitely come back when ever we are around Placerville !! Special thanks to the ladies who were waiting on us in the afternoon of 07/07/19. They did a great job in handling a big group like ours. read more

My family has been coming here since I can remember, over 20years. Favorite Chinese restaurant to go to and staff is always super friendly!