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    Golden Kitchen

    4.2 (14 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Sweet and Sour Chicken, low mein, fried rice, general tso's chicken
    Anthony C.

    Let me briefly paint the scene for you... "woosah" You're in Monticello, IL for your first time.. You see nothing but long stretches of flat earth in every direction.. Its like the sky never ends.. Then all of a sudden things turn for the worst.. YOU CRAVE CHINESE FOOD BUT YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! This cant be happening! my favorite chinese restaurant is 7 hours away via jet and the first time I want some classic Chinese to pig down on Im hundreds of miles away from home.. But thankfully Golden Kitchen saved the day! I had expected very little from the small Chinese restaurant because not only was it the ONLY Chinese restaurant in the surrounding area but it was one of the few options available for our weekend stay. But lets talk about the food.. cause it was goooood! We ordered: General Tso's chicken, low mein (Obviously), fried rice, egg drop soup, egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, shrimp low mein, sweet and sour chicken, and dumplings- that I promise you almost vanished off the table. All of the food was fresh made, tasted good, came with an adequate amount of condiments, hot, juicy, basically everything you would want your chinese to be. The MVP's of the meal go to the General Tso's chicken and dumplings because Im telling you they were cooked to perfection lmao! I ate my dumpling in one bite and it fit perfectly in my mouth and delivered a package of savory delight to my taste buds. I was very pleased with the meal overall. But this is the kicker. Why am I going the next step to give a 5 star review? Because like I said previously, the Monticello area really doesn't have a VAST amount of options to dine out and if you're looking for some good food that might suprise you during your stay in flat earth Illinois, stop by Golden Kitchen. Cheers!

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    Jim R.

    The amount of food is crazy for the how cheap it was. We had two 5th graders split the chicken nuggets and they still had leftovers to take home. It was less than $7 for it. I got a veggie dish that was better than anything I've had in Champaign. Make the drive to Monticello, it's worth it.

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    Pretty standard Chinese fare--good food and lots of it, decent prices. No delivery available. Nice to have this available in Monticello!

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