Visited Golden Fork for a casual meal and had a pleasant experience overall. The atmosphere is calm and comfortable, making it a good spot for a relaxed lunch or dinner without too much noise or rush. The menu focuses on Russian and Armenian comfort food, which is nice if you're in the mood for something hearty and familiar. We tried the pelmeni and blinchiki -- both were clearly house-made and tasted fresh. The flavors were simple, traditional, and satisfying. Portions were reasonable, and the food came out hot and well prepared. Nothing overly fancy, but solid and comforting. Service was polite and straightforward, and the place felt clean and welcoming. Golden Fork is a decent option if you're looking for classic Eastern European / Armenian dishes in a relaxed setting. Would come back when craving this type of cuisine. read more

We love this place. We come here regularly. My husband always gets the chicken wrap. I've tried almost everything on the menu. I highly recommend it. The service is also great. They know us and what we like and how. They are awesome! read more

Golden Fork - The menu - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Golden Fork in Glendale is AMAZINGGG, and I recently found out it's because they are under new management! The food is fresher, the portions are better the taste is next level. Super friendly service and a totally upgraded vibe -- if you haven't stopped by yet you should!!! Everyone here is so friendly you feel like family the moment you walk in and food was exceptional. Totally worth it. read more

Golden Fork - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Like always Golden Fork saved the day!!! Needed a last minute Thanksgiving dinner and of course they had all I needed, from Turkey fully prepped to salads to appetizers. Amazing service and ambiance like always, and the team hooked me up with some extras like they always do!!! read more

Golden Fork - Blinchik and Mozzarella sticks - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

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My friend & I went here for lunch since it was on the way home and on the correct side of the street for easy parking. We were the only ones there and a nice hostess seated us outside. The waitress came to take our order but apparently spoke no English. We don't speak Armenian so it was a bit of a problem because she couldn't understand our questions. So we pointed to the chicken kabob on the menu to share. Very strangely she came back with a large plate that looked like sausage or ground meat of some kind. We just went with it and it was quite delicious! It was more than enough food for the both of us and we left with leftovers. I'm just not sure what I ate! It was a great adventure to try something different. read more

Golden Fork - Not sure what type of meat was in the kabob but it was delicious and more than enough food for us to share. - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Had to go back today to my favorite spot in Glendale - Golden fork for some house made blinchiks and pilmeni and like always it did NOT disappoint. The person taking my order was extremely nice and helpful, was patient since it took me a minute to figure out exactly what I wanted and ended up putting a couple more than what I ordered. They told me they make their blinchiks and pilmeni in house which is very refreshing since most places I have been to use frozen or store bought. I was surprised to see the remodeled patio with new and fresh creme colored walls making the place even nicer with very calming ambiance. I cannot recommend this place enough. Great job team Golden Fork 10/10 like always. read more

Golden Fork - Pilmeni Dumplings and Beef Blinchik - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

The food is so delicious! I got the chicken combo plate, and Seroj and Hrach cooked it to perfection! The staff were also very nice and attentive, especially Lucy. Overall we had a really great time and I would definitely recommend Golden Fork if you're craving Armenian food. read more

It was a quiet and unassuming place. I was surprised but happily satisfied by ending up here by mistake. The staff was nice and the food was delicious. The servings were generous and filling. Everything tasted so authentic. read more

The food tasted like it was cooked either in the morning or even the night before for Christmas eve pick up. It was COLD and disgusting.

When paying with Deb. Cards make sure you are not charged extra tips later other than that no complain about food or services ​

The food is excellent. The service is great, great Armenian food if ever in Glendale, the only thing is the prices are a bit high

First time trying this place and I highly recommend it. The food was just so good and the kebab was so juicy. It's a must try!!!

This place is a mom and pop operation, not a Michelin Star restaurant. Service is at times ok, at other times not so much, especially if you are not Armenian, it make come off worse than it's actually meant to be. I have had take out and sit down. Food is five stars always. Order either the fillet plate, pork rib plate, pork "chalaxach" plate, or chicken breast plate. Then add an Armenian salad with table greens. Boom, you are set, service is slow so BYOB a small grey goose double shot and relax. Come hungry because portions are generous. Go with the flow and you will like, pucker up and get uptight and you will hate it. Love you Golden Fork! read more

Golden Fork - Pork chops - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Araaaaa this is my place to eat. They know how to a treat a boss like me. They serve food on point threat kabob is to die for. Yummy :)

The food is excellent, having been there a couple of times. For the price, you receive more than enough. My only issue can be the language barrier at times. I recommend this place. read more

Golden Fork - Amazing flavors - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

We came around 45 minutes on a week day before closing. The first question they asked was "Are you guys picking up?". I mean you wouldn't expect something else from a place like this. If you are expecting staff there to be nice to you - that is very rare. But everything still was fine and we ordered our food. The place inside looks pretty bad and cheap. I didn't feel comfortable there. At least you don't have to stay there and there are a lot of tables outside. But outside it is great! Just informing, this is SMOKE-FRIENDLY at this place, if you hate the smell of cigarettes. We didn't wait for too long and the waitress was nice to us. She was friendly and she was the last one who stayed there. I understood that she wasn't very happy about it, but she stayed anyway and served everything to us. We got Hinkali and salads. I enjoyed the food. It wasn't perfect, but it was definitely good and fulfilling. The prices weren't bad either, so overall I liked what I payed for. Again - you won't find great service here, but the food and pricing are good, while it is a smoke-friendly restaurant over there. read more

Golden Fork - two men sitting at a table with plates of food - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

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PLEASE BE AWARE NO ONE OFF THE STAFF WEARING MASK!!!! I ordered the food from here and what I was surprise over is none off the staff was wearing mask plus customer service they giving us is meeeh. Plus funny thing they do is putting the sign saying Please wear mask when they don't do it themself. read more

We loved the food - I just wished we had received what we ordered. It still was so good that I can give the four stars - and if they give us someone who speaks our language and can add small numbers on the check, we may even give five stars ;-) read more

Golden Fork - Adding small numbers can be a challenge at times ;-) - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

The WORST FOOD eveeeer!!! The food is gross, the service it's horrible, the restaurant in dirty, everything is bad. I never saw in my life someone as rude as this women who was serving. She had such an attitude with the customers and she was kind of bother with people who came there and were not Armenian. So if you are not Armenian, you are not welcomed there so you better don't go because you will be highly disrespectful read more

This the best bar none! Authentic Armenian and very high excellence in quality and taste! Very moderate pricing and very generous portions! Amazing and I highly recommend this restaurant! They have a great patio for outdoor dining! If you haven't been here, don't pass it up! Better than most expensive places in town! read more

Golden Fork - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Food is incredibly fresh and delicious. Place is clean and service is great . Only reason I don't agree with 5 stars is that prices will vary with hidden fees and there is never an itemized receipt not sure if this is intentional or maybe the ladies are not charging correct. If you are looking for traditional Armenia this is it . read more

I'm revoking my previous statement after only one year. The service has been really bad, and there have been several times where the staff members were unmasked and not following COVID-19 Guidelines. Last time I ordered food from this place was about a month ago and my mom got sick. My loved ones and I have decided to find better options in the area. read more

Very unprofessional and awful costumer service.I cannot believe it is happened, when I showed the staff the meat that is a blue color on my kebab she took that part from my plate and told us I think the meat is not washed well and it is blue color of stamp . Costumer service was horrible, they force us to pay cash and told we do not have a merchant ...how it is possible for a business with no merchant ? Hardly recommend DO NOT TRY , because it is gonna be the worst experience for you. I called and talk to manager she told me I will follow but no respond from her. It was the worst experience of my life. read more

Golden Fork - Blue colors all on my kebab - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

I love the food here and my and family always go but when we called few days ago at 7:05pm to make sure they're still open they told us "eh jame 7:05 a el galisek ek inch anek" translation: it's already 7:05pm what's the point of you coming now we close at 8:30pm. This is the second time the same Lady said this to me. The first time I didn't want to write a review but I'm so fed up. I'm sorry I hate to do this to my own community and people but I'm really upset and not that satisfied with the service read more

I been buying food here at this location I gave them 5 now a chang it to 1, its because I was here last Saturday and when I picked up my food the people who works behind the counter and prepping your food they DIDN'T WEAR FACE MASK its unsafe, you guys need to be more responsible with that. read more

Golden Fork is a good place if you want to eat Georgian food. Staff was pretty friendly but after we got our food every 5 minutes a staff member was asking us to eat faster and leave the restaurant which I personally find rude. Anyway, I would go back to this place because Khinkali were really delicious! read more

Golden Fork - Some Khinkali for dinner can lighten up your evening! - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

My mom and I come here practically every time we're in Glendale (every Saturday's). I get really upset when I pull up to the parking lot and it's empty. This place is amazing and worth every penny. The food here is always fresh and delicious, made to order so the wait time might be a little longer than your used to in this area full of fast food cheap eats. It's not cheap, but it's good. Portions are humongous, will definitely fill you up, and if it doesn't, there's always more good food you can order. Workers are very friendly, very accommodating. I always get the chicken kabob with pilaf and hummus and my mom always gets the lamb chops with chicken kabab, pilaf and greek salad. I mentioned earlier, the portions are huge, so the plates are big enough to be shared by two people, but my mom and I are greedy when it comes to this place, so we always over order, which is never a problem, great leftovers. Meat cooked to perfection, seasoned very well, condiments on the side really make the dish. Everything is delicious here, but recomment the chicken kabab for first-timers. Highly highly recommend this place read more

Golden Fork - Enjoying the nice breeze - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

This restaurant is located across the street from Antique Car Wash. I understand that there's one in North Hollywood as well. It has a quaint outdoor seating. It specializes in catering. Most of the dishes ranged from $8.99+. The portions were gigantic. It uses natural charcoals to cook its meats. read more

Golden Fork - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

I was spending the weekend down in LA for my girlfriend's birthday. We decided to grab a bite here for lunch before my flight back home. 4 stars for the food - delicious salads and super good BBQ. Overall, I would give this place 5 stars no brainer BUT the service is soooooo slow! When we walked in, we sat ourselves down and then maybe 20 mins later a waitress came to take our order. Overall, food is good but patience is a virtue read more

This food at this place is pretty darn good! My group of five each ordered a separate dish and we shared them together, which was good because I don't think I would be able to eat one whole plate by myself. We ordered the beef lula, pork chops, a greek salad, and two other things. This place is definitely worth a try! Down side was that there was only outdoor seating and the other group was smoking quite a bit so :/ Also they spontaneously turned on the leaf blower in the middle of our dinner, which was really weird and made our conversation a tad more difficult. Otherwise, great food and good service. Oh and I don't think they accept credit cards, only debit and cash. They also charge you extra if you use your debit too... read more

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I called and placed an order, when I went to pick it up they said that they forgot to place the order. Awful service.

Amazing taste! Perfect seasoning! Everything we ordered was delicious! I recommend this place for anyone looking for Armenian BBQ in the Glendale area. read more

Excellent food at reasonable prices. We got the chicken beast plate which is #10 on the menu. It was delicious. I even ordered it to-go for the family to try. The service is excellent, everyone is so nice here. Recommend this is place 100% read more

Golden Fork - #10 tastes great - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Gross! The place has a very strong and overwhelming smell of cigarettes. Service is horrible. Staff seemed bothered by my order, almost as if they had to stop smoking cigarettes in the kitchen to take my order. Food was gross to the point where I ended up leaving after a few bites and grabbing fast food instead. I came, I tired, It was gross, next! read more

Service was terrible, and my food was mediocre. I said thank you a handful of times and never got a response. Food is super bland! Pita bread was so dry and flavorless read more

I've driven by this place a couple times and finally pulled up to eat. Big mistake should have kept on driving. I read reviews after I ordered and it's true the most unwelcoming restaurant in Glendale. There was four people that made eye contact with me when I walked in and not one said a word. Instead they were mad dogging me. I felt like I walked in to enemy territory. I was running late and needed to fuel up so I still ordered food. Ordered a meat rap, the worst rap I have ever had anywhere. The wrap it self cold and hard, is was stuffed 1/4 meat 3/4 onions. So many onions after the first bite my eyes watered and the wrap was out the window. read more

Golden Fork - WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER - Russian Near Me - Glendale, California

Customer service is minus 1000. Font expect even a hello if you walk in here. You see some thick ladies, a few grungy old dues doing some amazing food. If you're not a snow flake, you wouldn't mind their straight forward attitude. Make sure your get the BBQ d potatoes with your meats. The entire family liked their food. The quality of food is fair also. Don't forget to try the tarragon green soda. read more

This was my first and last time in Golden Fork Glendale. We ordered food for New Years Eve gathering. BIG MISTAKE!!!! OMG everything was horrible, from customer service, the smoked smell in store and I don't even want to talk about my order. First of all it took them 15 minutes to figured out which one is my order, after finally they brought my food it was not what I ordered but they keep saying no this is the correct order. Anyhow me and my sister took the cold meat home and was hoping at least it will be yummy since it looked really pretty, but our happiness was cut in short once we tasted the cold meat and not cooked potatoes. I didn't know what to do or what to say to my guest. We just ate our home made appetizers and pretend that we don't have any order from Golden Fork. What a waist of time, money and Embarrassing New Year party !!! read more

Horrible place with horrible customer service! I was so ashamed to take my foreign (not Armenian) friends there! They were out of half of the menu and I don't even want to start speaking about customer service. Definitely not recommend! read more

Delicious. We ordered the chicken combo and the beef combo. Excellent. We sat outside on the patio and enjoyed the wonderful flavors of the food. We asked if we could bring our own wine, they allowed it. Very generous portions and the prices are very affordable. Will go back to try other dishes, especially the pelmeni and khinkali. They also had trout and sturgeon and salmon. Please rate the food, not the fact that there is a language barrier. Be kind and patient. read more