This place has a weird vibe to it, it's very dated and stinks a bit. Clearly they don't care to…read moremake the place more inviting or cleaner. We came here because a friend said it's easy to park (it is) and it's less crowded than most Chinese restaurants in the center of Flushing. The food was okay, and the prices are low. I also saw a few kitchen workers coming in and out and their clothes were all tattered and dirty... that isn't a good sign if you ask me.

I usually like to list and review each dish individually, but this visit to Golden Palace was a…read morelittle different. I attended a lunch party here, and someone else handled all the ordering for the group, so I didn't catch the names of many of the dishes. I was told that most of the staff are Cantonese-speaking and speak limited English, which probably explains why I wasn't able to identify everything that came to the table. That said, I did recognize a few Cantonese restaurant staples, including Yang Chow fried rice, Peking-style pork chops, stir-fried assorted vegetables, and salt-and-pepper squid. Everything we tried was tasty, and the portions were generous. The prices were reasonable as well, making it a good option for group dining. The dish that really stood out to me, though, was something I had never tried before. It arrived as an appetizer and looked like a simple deep-fried item, but when I bit into it, the inside was soft, creamy, and slightly sweet. I couldn't figure out what it was until I asked a teammate, who told me it was fried milk! Honestly, I would have considered it more of a dessert than an appetizer. It was absolutely delicious and surprisingly addictive. I kept reaching for another piece and couldn't stop thinking about it afterward. Overall, I enjoyed everything we ordered, but that fried milk completely stole the show for me. I wouldn't mind coming back to Golden Palace at all--especially for another order of that fried milk!

- The valet parking situation was a nightmare--completely packed and overflowing with cars; we…read moreended up searching for street parking, which wasn't much easier in the surrounding area - We reserved a private room for a family event on a Thursday afternoon during lunch; the main dining room was nearly full, making it clear this is a popular destination for dim sum/lunch - The restaurant is large and spacious with plenty of seating to handle the lunch crowd; there's also a separate section dedicated to BBQ meats and bakery items, which is worth checking out - Service was fast and efficient: the dishes arrived quicker than we could serve ourselves, and the staff was attentive, promptly clearing and replacing used plates throughout the meal - The food was enjoyable overall: we had a family-style banquet, and every dish was well-seasoned and well-prepared; the standout dishes were the incredibly tender steak and the flavorful crab fried rice - Before leaving, we also ordered a few BBQ rice platters to go and picked up a couple of buns for the road: unfortunately, the roasted pig and roast pork rice dishes, and buns were all fairly average, and the ladies working the bakery/BBQ counter weren't nearly as friendly as the dining room staff - Overall, 4 stars for the dine-in lunch experience thanks to the quality of the food and attentive service, but 3 stars for the BBQ/bakery takeout

***This review is strictly for their banquet-style entrees, not dim sum***…read more THE FOOD ---------------- + Banquet-style platters were solid - Our group of 3 tables ordered the Five combination cold appetizers platter, Fried Tofu, Braised Fish Fin and Crab Meat Soup, Sliced Abalone with Mushrooms and Bok Choy, House Beef Short Rib with Broccoli, Lobster, Crab Fried Rice, Crispy Fried Chicken, Steamed Fish, Longevity Noodles were all decent. Highlights included: ++++ House Beef Short Rib with Broccoli - Meat was soooooo tender. It literally fell off of the giant bone in the middle. ++++ Steamed Fish - I wasn't sure what type of fish was ordered, but the fish was delicious. Fish sauce was tasty and the fish was silky smooth. ++++ Lobster - Can't go wrong here, although it wasn't the traditional Cantonese-style as it was drier, but, nevertheless, still excellent. THE SERVICE ------------------- = LIGHTNING FAST! Our entrees for our 3 table banquet came at a ridiculously furious pace. Before we could even pick up the community spoon to scoop food from the prior entree, the next one would come out. It was wayyyy, waaaaayyyy too quick. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------- + MASSIVE main dining room that is perfect for dim sum on weekends. + Private dining room - We sat in here for our small banquet. There were 4 large tables inside, but it was plenty spacious. - Valet only parking lot behind the restaurant was a nightmare and JAM packed, even on a Thursday afternoon at 12 PM. Can't imagine what it's like on a weekend during dim sum hours. Yikes! = The restaurant is located in a residential area, so you can potentially get lucky with a street parking space, albeit a few blocks away. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = There is a takeout area connected to the main restaurant. They sell dim sum, bakery pastries/buns and roast meats there.

Cuisine: 7 Service: 6…read moreDecor: 6 Value: 9 Overall: 7 This restaurant specializes in Cantonese cuisine, as well as some dishes from Wenzhou. Interesting enough, while the owner is from Wenzhou, their main chef is from Fu Zhou. Hence I definitely see some Fukinese influences here as well, such as their famous Buddha Jumped Over The Wall Soup that requires advance notice. Anyway, the reason I first visited this restaurant was because they have a great lunch special from Monday to Saturday. You can choose three items and a soup for $8, or four items and a soup for $9. I gave that a try a few months back and thought the food was solid. Due to my first experience, I decided to come try their dinner offerings with my family recently. We ordered a bunch of dishes and was overall please. While the best dish of the night may have been the Salt & Pepper Pork Chop, it's hard not to enjoy Ginger & Scallion Twin Lobsters for $29.88 right? The Shi Li Xiang Stir-Fry (Mixed Seafood w/ XO Sauce) and Wenzhou Style Dried Tofu w/ Smoked Pork were pretty good too. Unfortunately, the cold appetizers were not as satisfying. While slightly overcooked, the Boiled Pig Kidney was still decent. The Fried Belt Fish was okay, and I did not really like the Jelly Fish & Cumcumber or the freebies they gave us. As a whole, I thought the dinner was not bad and I would return to try more dishes. Nothing here really blew my mind, but the prices are so inviting.

$12 LUNCH SPECIALS W/ SOUP!…read more Really good dine in deal. Relatively new spot next to skyview under the hotel ground floor. Cheapest cantonese/wenzhou style lunch special that's dine in! They offer soup with a baby abalone in it too!! Very underrated. The soup was well received. The dishes were good. Ordered seafood casserole, fried squid, and wenzhou fried noodles. All non noodles dishes comes with rice. The wenzhou fried noodles is interesting as it comes with their version of braised/dried "lap yuk". They also offer a 4 choice & 1 soup lunch selection for $9 (M-Sat 11 to 3pm)($8 for 3 choice). MUST TRY! I will come again!

Cuisine: 4 Service: 3…read moreDecor: 8 Value: 4 Overall: 4 What a beautifully renovated space ruined by its below average food and service. Their signature beef would have pretty decent in the hot pot if it weren't for such bland soup base. Everything else was standard but priced slightly higher than most places around Flushing. We also got two claypot rice, which were pretty big in size. Unfortunately, the balance of the ingredients and rice in thrown off with a higher ratio of rice. This made the claypot rice dishes less flavorful and not as enjoyable. Also, the preserved meat one was okay, but the eel version was extra dry. Servers were nice enough overall. However, my issue is that the space is so large and the waitstaff never seem to be around. I had to get up several times to find our server, or any server, to come and help us. It got annoying after the third or fourth time looking for more water or napkins. Anyway, I have been here twice and they are always relatively empty. I hope they can turn it around soon. Maybe they need to overhaul the menu. They definitely Otherwise, it's game over imho.

This spot is a MUST if you love fresh, hand-cut beef Chao Shan-style hotpot. The beef here? Always…read morefresh, never frozen. We went for a half-and-half pot with two different soup bases--so good, Not only is the food amazing, but the space is huge and beautifully decorated, perfect for parties or a cozy meal with friends. And if you order takeout , their Lunch special is super affordable too! We also tried the clay pot rice and beef rice noodle dishes, they are so yummy. Take out 718-878-6566 Delivery available on Doordash, Hungrypanda. Open 11 am - 2 am Daily Follow @spinx17 for more NYC food recs!

I've been coming here for ages and for the first time, I left dissatisfied. Nothing really was…read moretasty. The sushi, hot food, soups and salad were underwhelming. Not sure if anything had changed but I didn't leave happy. If the name of the game is quantity, then this is your spot. If you're looking for a good meal that's quality, then look elsewhere.

I remember I first came to Mizumi my first time over 10 years ago, but my last visit was 2 years…read moreago. Coming back this time, I still enjoy it! But I do recommend coming earlier, otherwise they have a lot less food later at night. I really like their wide variety of buffet and they have quite a bit of sushi options. If you don't like sushi, they also have a pretty extensive cooked food as well as desserts as well!

What a surprise! We stumbled into this wonderful rice noodle hot-pot-like restaurant. Packed it was…read morethis evening. Luckily a table became available in their bright and cheerful dining room as the five of us entered! Making a selection of what to order was a challenge. Though very friendly, I wish the server could have help us more with the menu. Still ... so fresh were my chosen ingredients to be mixed into Deng Ji's delicious piping hot broth. Flavorful yet clean tasting was their "House Special Guo Qiao Rice Noodle"! Already looking forward to my next time back. Trying their spicy broth it'll be then! CHEERS!

This is the original Deng Ji, while their newer location is in Levittown. Although this is the…read moreoriginal location, I have to say I prefer the newer location for the newer and nicer decor and also the food tastes a tad better. The service was fast. Only issue is parking, it can be a little tricky to find since its street parking only.

Sometimes when a place is so popular you will hear about it through the grapevine from different…read moresources. This is one of those places. Went to the no frills quick take it section that provides seating if you wish to dine in. I didn't check out the menu since I already had in mind what I wanted to order by word of mouth. Decided to eat in-ordered the lamp soup. Apparently you have 2 choices-one with just meat and one with meat and a mix of internals. I opted for the second one. I don't eat much lamp at home. The soup is light. I definitely needed some salt but they probably keep it this way so everyone can adjust the saltiness to his or her own preference. Each soup comes with a freshly made bin (Chinese bread). I have heard from a friend that the bin is amazing especially when it just comes out fresh from the oven. They offer hot sauce on the table so I used it for dipping the meat from the soup. One downfall is I'm one of those people who think cilantro tastes like soap water and didn't realize they would top the soup off with a bunch of cilantro so I spent a good amount of time trying to pick them all out. The buns here are literally famous-maybe for the price. I do heat it sells out quite often. 6 for $5 is a good deal. I ordered the pork one to go and tried one when I got home. Great texture and the filling was very tasty. I've tried the vegetarian one on a previous occasion and I prefer the pork one. If you dine, they have an app station where they offer two cold dishes. I see people taking huge plates of the marinated shredded potato and they kept going back for me so I asked the lady if I could take some to make sure it's free and she said sure. I took a little of each to try. The shredded potato was actually amazing. Very addicting to eat and the texture had a little crunch to it. The other item was preserved veggies which was a nice addition to alternate bites after the soup. The place got pretty full. There are a few parking spots outside if you're lucky.

Stop by for breakfast, had pork and vege buns, lamb soup, all very tasty. Service is good and…read morequick, quite efficient. End of packing some take outs. Will definitely return for more authentic Chinese food. This is very authentic northern Chinese restaurant, offer breakfast as earlier as 6 am, and lunch/dinner/late night BBQ. So authentic that I don't even see an English menu, lol. Food is great, visited again next day to try the beef bun and congee, all tastes good. $5 for 6 medium-large tasty bun, nothing beats that! Cash only!

Found this spot on a whim and decided to try it out! I ended up dining in here. It's not ideal…read moresince it's small inside with about 3 tables. I love love love the classic Taiwanese dishes that were on the menu here. I couldn't help myself but to order to my stomachs content. Of course, the stinky tofu! Not as stinky as I'd like (IYKYK). But the flavor of the sauce with the hot sauce that it comes with matches perfectly. I also ordered a trio appetizer of braised intestines, pig foot and tofu. They were all delicious! Nicely warm and all melts in your mouth. Good flavor! Pairs well with rice. My main was the chicken set. Delicious! And I love how they did the chicken 2 ways. With all the little side apps that it comes with as well. Everything was great. I didn't give a full 5 stars and this one negative may break it for you in coming here but while I was sitting I did notice small baby roaches strolling along the walls. Not a good sign and like I said might turn you away. I'll probably just order to go from here BUT that stuff doesn't phase me as long as it wasn't in my food. Let me know what you think!

We stopped in for lunch on Saturday. The restaurant is quite small, but thankfully the…read moreair-conditioning was on full blast, which was much appreciated on such a hot day, especially with a bowl of beef noodle soup. Whenever I come across Taiwanese beef noodle soup, I usually have to try it. Overall, it was pretty good, the broth was tasty and the meat was tender. They offer both beef and beef tendon noodle soup, which I always appreciate since not every place does. However, when my mother requested just beef tendon due to dental issues, we were told it couldn't be accommodated because the meat is pre-portioned. That was a bit surprising for such a small establishment, as I would have assumed it was ladled from a larger pot like many similar places. I ended up ordering the same bowl and giving my mom all the tendon while I kept the meat although I'll admit I would have preferred to keep the tendon for myself. My cousin ordered the spicy beef noodle soup, which she really enjoyed. I tried a taste as well, but it wasn't really my preference. The spice had more of a Sichuan-style profile, leaning toward that mala flavor that I don't personally enjoy. Aside from that, the soup was enjoyable, though not the best I've had, but certainly nowhere near the worst either. We also ordered stinky tofu, which unfortunately didn't have quite enough soy sauce (I could have asked for more, but didn't bother) and ended up tasting a bit under-seasoned. It also wasn't as pungent as one would hope. Service was minimal, with one server who I believe may also have been the owner. While everything came out correctly, there wasn't much flexibility with requests, which made the experience feel a bit rigid. Prices were also on the higher side for a small, off-the-beaten-path spot. Overall, it was a decent meal with some good flavors, but a few inconsistencies kept it from being a standout.