Solid Chinese American takeout spot. Note there is one table to sit at, so this is clearly a to-go spot. Placed an order for pickup from Uber Eats as I couldn't figure out how to order directly from their website. I got a large orange chicken and roast pork lo mein. When I pulled up about 10 minutes later, they were just wrapping up my order. The woman in the front was really nice and friendly even though they were clearly busy. I waited for about 5 minutes and then was good to go. The portions are MASSIVE. When I was handed the bag I was surprised by how heavy it was! The orange chicken (I got a large) came with a side container of white rice and side container of broccoli. It was honestly sort of a workout to lug it to my friend's. Eating it about 30 minutes later, it was still delicious. The orange chicken had the real orange flavor and the lo mein was cooked well too! I'd order both again. All in all this might be my new go-to spot for Chinese American takeout. read more

Been a long-ass customer. Food quality of wok dishes (not the fried stuff which is mid) varies depending on which cook you get Prices are greedily high. yes, nyc is expensive we all know...but to list prices on the menu that look reasonable...but when you walk up to pay you find to your effing shock that they are pre-tax is just uncalled for! Ok now for my deep, very deep disappointing purchase i just got to share. So i saw on menu that the large shrimp fried rice was same price as the beef one, and i ordered. Effing got dead, mushy shrimp!!!!!!! DUDE-WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! Was going to take it back next day to make a scene, but knowing i need to buy from them occasionally in future {though i'm a asian cook myself, but some days I'm just too tired to cook} i lowered my fists and decided to let it go....................this horrible purchase keeps me up at night from time to time, read more

Cheating. Ordered 8 dumplings, paid for 8, got 6. When I asked why, I was told: "Now it's six." Apparently, math works differently here. And yes, the food wasn't good either. read more

Golden Forest - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

I've come here a few times, as they are in the neighborhood and the food is solid. The selections are solid, for the Chinese-American classics in and around NYC. Staff is friendly and service is good. Note: This is a take-out restaurant with a single table and a bench for waiting patrons. read more

Golden Forest - Lunch egg drop soup - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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I had recently seen a video on Instagram about them- the influencer was featuring their fried chicken wings and I was LOCKED. IN. I stopped by on a weekday evening around dinner time- the small space was busy with folks eating at the one small table they had there, or waiting for their food, and all the while their delivery people were rushing in and out. This place is cash only! They have an ATM conveniently placed by the register. I got an order of fried chicken wings and also a dinner combo (roast pork with garlic sauce, which came with pork fried rice and an egg roll). Wait was reasonable, about 10-15 min? Took it home and it was still piping hot and tasty after my 30 min commute back home. The wings were exceptional- perfectly seasoned, nice and juicy, and the meat just came off the bone. The dinner combo was what you'd expect- nothing to write home about but still very tasty. Portions are generous, can definitely see why its a popular takeout spot read more

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*CASH ONLY* Authentic restaurant which advertises dine-in and take out, but takeout is really the only serious option. Offers all the staple dishes with little variance from the norm. Person who takes order does not waste time, for better or for worse, so be ready to order as soon as you walk the the "golden" doors. read more

I ordered on Uber eats. Fried chicken with shrimp fried rice with a egg roll on the side. The egg roll was great but the fried rice and chicken was not. No flavor to the chicken and the rice you could count the veggies and shrimp. Nothing tasty at all. Extremely bland. I have brought food from them in the past and it was great but tonight... they get a thumbs down. I paid extra for some thing that should have cost like $ 13.00 was over $20.00 because of delivery on Uber eats. Was not worth it at all. I threw away half the rice and wings. The wings were way very cooked and appeared to be fried in old oil. I had my mouth watering for this all day and I am so disappointed ! read more

Staple found in my food!! Chicken was old. I would never recommend. And the food is way over priced for the quality read more

Golden Forest - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Sometimes you just want some American Chinese food. And when I do, Golden Forest is the spot. Is it authentic? No, but who cares. I love chicken and broccoli and moo shu pork. This spot is like all typical Chinese fast food spots, no where really to dine in, mostly a hole in the wall. They're cash only but prices are reasonable. The owner is usually there and he's the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Always down for a chat and super generous. I come back for the food and for him. Hospitality at its best. So read more

Wow so many years haven't been here. Quality hasn't changed. Lunch special $11.25 with soup. The hot sour soup has alot of ingredients. The wings are large size. The chicken brocolli has enough sauce, that I wanted to order another rice. Delicious read more

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Saw a guy on IG touting this place, how good the food is, and realized that my job was fairly close. Ordered crab sticks (4) and fried rice for $9.95, cash only, but miraculously it came to $10.85. (NY food tax isn't that high). Sat down on the bench and waited for the food. The inside is crowded with boxes, no tables to eat at, looked like an episode of hoarders. The portion size was good, but the food... The crab sticks were lightly breaded, and small. They tasted fresh. The rice was easily the worst fried rice I've ever had from a Chinese restaurant, BLAND AF. I did my best to eat half of it, 4 packs of duck sauce, soy sauce too, nothing helped. This was a terrible suggestion, never again. (Sidebar, it was so bad, yelp wont let me upload a picture of the food). read more

This has become my go to take out delivery place for Chinese American food. I order on grubhub and the food usually gets delivered without any hassle. I like their broccoli platters. I've gotten shrimp, chicken and beef before. They've all been very good. I also get their fried chicken wings, which come perfectly fried. The lo mein platters are not nearly as good as the ones I grew up eating so I tend to avoid those. Otherwise, a few times a year, I find myself ordering take out from here. read more

I have been using Golden Forest for about 2 years, never had a problem. Now, they do not take online orders, you can only pay with cash, and the food has gone down. After waiting 25 minutes to pick up my order that I phoned in and was told 5 min. the food was awful. Beef was chewy, and chicken was like a sponge. There was hardly any sauce. and the worker was quite rude. read more

The food was excellent and the service was just as good. They were accommodating and friendly. This is a cash only experience -- and well worth it. We had the Veggie Low Mein and Veggie fried rice and were very pleased. Would come back again if we're in the area read more

My go to for chicken wings and sesame chicken. I've been going here for 15+ years and I keep coming back.

This is the place to go for Americanized Chinese esp if you grew up in NYC or the burbs in the 90s and earlier. The place is take out or delivery via an app only. It's nasty looking inside with boxes and the like piled up and no seating at all in the spring of 2022. I ordered a boomer's meal of spare ribs on the bone , shrimp chow mein, pork fried rice and an egg roll. The egg roll was perfectly crispy and greasy with the perfect combination of cabbage and meat. One the the best in the city. Spare ribs where only slightly charred so I'd say Wo Hop still wins the best spare ribs for that. The fried rice is very yellow and has no scrambled eggs but it's sooo tasty !! The chow mein, as per my request with no bean sprouts, was very juicy and what I mean it had a nice amount of chow mein sauce which I love. Oh- and fyi , remember there's 2 kinds of chow mein, the veggie one with the crispy noodles on the side that is more prevalent in NYC. Then there's lo mein. They will ask you which one you want. The star off of bc of the extremely measly sized crispy noodles that were provided for my chow mein. It was about 15 crispy noodles in the bag. And a half star off for no scrambled egg in the fried rice. But still , it's a solid old school Americanized Chinese take out or delivery. The best In the LES and EV. read more

Golden Forest - Saucy and delicious shrimp chow mein. No bean sprouts as per my request. - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Ordered delivery. After trying to say I didn't receive my rice three times on a call the woman screamed at me that the rice was there. I tried again to explain that the rice wasn't there and she just continued to get louder and screaming at me that there was rice. There was no rice. Do NOT order from here, plenty of better options in the area for Chinese take out and will actually deliver your food properly. read more

Ordered the large sweet and sour chicken to pick up. Chicken was nice - crispy batter and juicy not overly oily but the sweet and sour WSS basic and not flavorsome. read more

Golden Forest - Sweet and Sour Chicken - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

They are amazing also food super delicious. Their service is outstanding and respectful in what they do for customer service. They are very ambiance great place to order love you guys. read more

I can't believe I haven't ordered from here before. I was craving egg rolls last night and decided to pop by and grab some takeout, so glad I did because the food here is absolutely delicious. It's a bit more expensive than I was expecting but this is the perfect Chinese takeout spot and everything I ate was exactly what I was craving. I got an egg roll, crab Rangoons and general Tso's with white rice. The egg roll was filled perfectly and just fried enough, not overly oily. The crab ragoons were the triangle shape (my least favorite) but still had enough flavor and were filled up nicely. I even ate the crust! I do wish that it came with some sort of dipping sauce, that's my main gripe. The general Tso's was top tier. The rice was sticky, yummy and the perfect consistency. The chicken was expertly fried and coated with thick delicious sweet, tangy sauce. Service was super friendly and fast. Overall the best type of take out. I look forward to grabbing to-go from here again. 4.7/5 read more

Quick delivery. Food arrived hot in temperature. This time i ordered the chicken with garlic sauce.. so good!! Also beef lo mein.. yummy. Always dependable. read more

Though over the years the prices have risen the food portions and quality have not changed. Anything I order is done to perfection. My favorite is the orange beef. I can't find it anywhere else and if I do it's never done as good. Here the beef is crispy, full of orange flavor and even has pieces of orange zest. read more

Fantastic lunch special! It came with rice and soup and was a good portion and quality for the price. I also got an egg roll. Delivery was on time and food was hot. read more

Golden Forest - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

My go to takeout for Chinese food. I always get sesame tofu and veggie fried rice. I will always order from them! They're very quick too

There's no glamour here, but the service was friendly and fast, and the shrimp with garlic sauce combo met its primary endpoints for quantity and quality. The ingredients were fresh, with decent snap for broccoli and other vegetables, while the sauce was strong enough to overpower a stuffed nose. read more

My stomach yearned for a greasy Chinese takeout spot. As I made my way towards Chinatown there was a surplus of Chinese takeout spots. I'm usually bold enough to arbitrarily pick one with a classic eeny, meeny, miny, mo, but I wasn't that bold today. I needed delicious Chinese takeout. I found out about this place through Yelp. And it surely satisfied my appetite. As I walked in I noticed the classic Chinese takeout items: general tso's, orange chicken, chow mein, etc. A great sign. I ordered the chicken with green bean. The food was cheap and quickly provided. As expected from a takeout spot, the portions were sizable. There was a good amount of chicken, a large number of green beans, and enough fried rice to replace every grain of sand on Manhattan Beach. So this place actually threw me off guard a bit. It actually didn't taste very unhealthy. It wasn't inordinately salty and the grease wasn't overbearing. Despite that, it still tasted delicious. The chicken tasted very tender and fresh; I can imagine a chef beating the meat with a mallet prior to cooking. The green beans were thoroughly cooked. They didn't have that annoying chewy texture where it never feels safe to swallow so you endlessly chew them. Naw, just a couple chews and down it went. Overall. Great spot. read more

Golden Forest - Chicken with green beans - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Very easy pickup and nice staff. Chicken lo mein, beef and broccoli, and Chinese broccoli were very good. Perfect for an American Chinese craving. The white rice is also pretty good for just being white rice. read more

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Solid American Chinese food. General Tso's was okay, pretty bready. Reasonable price, cash only but they have an atm in store.

This may be one of my favorite Chinese-American fast-food restaurants to order take out in the Lower East Side. I legit love that they are super fast, the food comes super hot and it actually tastes pretty good for a great price. Fried dumplings - huge portions and so juicy, the bottom is crispy and works well with the dipping sauce. The meat inside each of the dumplings is so juicy and delicious - I was really happy there was a great fried dumpling place nearby. Singapore Noodles - I have had this dish in almost every single restaurant, the amount and tastes are honestly so delicious that I have ordered a number of times as a late-night snack. This dish comes with a large variety of meats, like roast pork, shrimp, and vegetables. It is so filling and I am typically able to have this dish over the course of a few meals - since there is so much quantity but honestly it is definitely a dish that if you have not tried it yet, you should try. It's made with curry power, not spicy, and just so delicious. Have ordered tons of their other rice and noodle dishes, but the top two are honestly my favorite and go-to orders when sharing with folks. Deliver is so fast and great, make sure to tip well! read more

Best Chinese food spot in the entire LES no comparison. Anyone complains is a yuppie from OT and doesn't know how things are done out here.

Best General Tso's Great noodles and fried rice too Don't sleep on the beef read more

One of the better Chinese take out spots in the local area. They always, always make their orders fresh and they give a generous portion unlike some other places that'll literally give you a few pieces of poultry and then stuff the container with cheap veggies! The food here is legit tastier than other take outs. The owner is husband and wife and they are always at the counter to greet all the customers and make sure your orders are correct. I've lost count on how many times over the years I've gotten food here. Prices are reasonable and the orders come out fresh! They have at any given time 3-4 chefs cooking. That tells you that this place gets a ton of biz. Thanks and will be back real soon! read more

Golden Forest - Beef with scallions over chicken fried rice - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

It seems that there are a plethora of traditional Szechwan cuisine options in the neighborhood...but sometimes you just want good old chinese takeout, and this place scratches that itch amazingly well! I ordered takeout and sampled a few entrees all of which were excellent, but was just as impressed by the fried rice which was flavorful and delicious (usually is mushy and tasteless). Definitely won't be the last time I order here! read more

The service is great and the food is delicious.if you use a credit card you can order through their website.my favorite foods there are the Singapore mei fun, chicken mei fun and the young chow fried rice.salmon is good also baked or steamed. read more

Unfortunately, it has closed. Hoping it will return but not looking good right now as it has canceled all delivery services permanently and their phone does not take messages (some weird "pow pow pow pow . . ." recording picks up after several rings). Aw, too bad! The food was good. read more

I've been in the neighborhood for at least 8 9 years once in awhile I have a problem with this restaurant I know it's busy but when I call and they don't tell you you have to wait an hour that's wrong then when I call and ask the manager and tell him why that I have to wait so long that I don't live far I'll come pick it up he had no real explanation so then I said to him I always give your guys$5 $6 for delivery because they always come quick he told me tonight he don't care what I tip even if it was 50 bucks this restaurant is going down food is getting bad but the prices are going up higher you make a choice I don't think this restaurant's any good anymore Is crazy when someone tells you they don't care about what you pay them delivery guy because he's the owner And this happened at Golden Forest on Grand Street I have no reason to lie I spoke to the manager on the phone for him to tell me that he didn't care about my tip read more

Good food, reasonable prices, timely delivery, nice staff...overall great, reliable Chinese food. I order from here regularly!

Solid, well-priced takeout! Chicken and string beans are good. A classic neighborhood spot to check out.

Food is tasty and affordable. The portions are very generous in this day and age. The combo is my favorite, comes with a side.

Alright, I'm not gonna lie, I ordered delivery here cuz I wanted an authentic NYC experience: eat unauthentic Chinese food such as general tso's chicken with broccoli and a thick crusted egg roll. Sweet and tangy chucks of mildly crispy chicken over a bed of fried rice. Not bad. It's like orange chicken without the orange haha. I also ordered the beef chow fun. It looked good but lacks the "wok hay". Overall portions were huge. Meal didnt disappoint and my gut wanted to explode from the large portion sizes. Good comfort meal indeed. I had this order delivered and everything went well. read more

Golden Forest - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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