Tucked away between Publix and UPS, this place is easy to miss--but to me, it's a hidden gem. HOWEVER, first things first: shoutout to Golden Phoenix for being the first place to give me all proper takeout utensils (plastic pho spoon). Not all heroes wear capes. Technically, this was my second visit. The first time, I wanted to write a review... but I tragically spilled our entire order in the car on the way home. (RIP, first impression.) So this round was my redemption meal. Everything was packed with care and precision, like a tiny takeout Tetris master handled it. Utensils, sauces, lime--all included. Not a single thing forgotten. A+ for organization. Chicken Pho: Loaded with tender chicken, flavorful broth, and enough liquid gold left over to sip the next day like a cozy little leftover gift. My 1-year-old shared it with me (tiny foodie in the making). I tossed in the hoisin, sriracha, fish sauce, and lime they provided, and boom: flavor bomb. Beef Drunken Noodles (Medium Heat): I ordered "medium" and they actually gave me medium--not "let us burn TF out of your mouth". Perfect balance. Again, the tiny foodie gave it 2 thumbs up! read more

Golden Phoenix - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Great place. I had drunken noodle, Vietnamese fish sauce chicken wings and tried the fresh pork spring rolls. Previously I have had the Vietnamese crispy spring rolls, with meat. Everything was great. Crispy rolls not pictured. This is the best drunken noodle with beef I have had in twenty years. Honestly I had given up ordering it because of prior disappointment. But it was great. Got medium spicy and may ask for hot spice level next time. The green pepper and carrot were perfectly cooked with a bit of crunch left but not raw. The beef was perfectly tender and a generous portion. The wings!! I have tried these wings wherever I can find them. These were perfectly crispy with a great carmelized fish sauce glaze. It was simple. Nothing fancy but perfectly done. Try them. Umami bomb! Not too fishy. Just flavor. Sweet, salty, crispy and juicy. The fresh spring roll was great too. I don't like when they are overstuffed with lettuce to make them look bigger. There was plenty of pork, vermicelli, cucumber and coriander (cilantro). Again, flavorful bites with the peanut sauce to round it out. The only thing I am upset about is I just found this place and it is just down the road from me.. so excited! The family that runs it is kinda and attentive. They have Chinese, Thai and added Vietnamese during covid when they took over. Everything is made with care. I tried their bahn mi on my previous visit and it was good but would go to a bahn mi place in norcross that specializes in bahn mi instead. This place is for great meals. Not just a sandwich grab. Hope you enjoy it read more

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"It's like a consensual sexual assault on the senses." "I feel like I got hit with tear gas. Flavorful, delicious, spicy tear gas." I was first introduced to pho when I was 22 and working at a Korean law firm. For the past 11 years, pho has been my go-to meal for everything: hangover, common cold, emotional comfort. I'd not be exaggerating to estimate I've been going to different pho restaurants at least once a week for 11 years. This is the very first one where a waiter or staff member has suggested something and said "that's the way we eat it in Vietnam." Our waiter suggested a sauce mixture (the base of which is his homemade recipe) that had my husband saying the two quotes at the beginning of this review. And an additional "it's like a Vietnamese holy water, purging the demons from my sinuses" I'd highly recommend this place. We'll definitely be back - hopefully we'll get more "back in Vietnam" recommendations too! It adds so much to the experience when someone shares their passion and homeland experiences with you - it is obvious food here is cooked with love. I took the picture when we were almost done because it was so delicious, I forgot to take a picture at the beginning. read more

Golden Phoenix - Beef V9. Pho Dac Biet - Special Beef Noodle Soup. - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Best place to get Pho in Buford! We are regulars there and have gotten to know the family! As a family owned business, the staff gives you the best service one can imagine! I love the vibe they have and the huge art work on the wall. read more

Lunch Service was quick and very tasty. I had the Singapore noodles with chicken. I ate half in the restaurant and took the other half for lunch the next day. It heated up nicely. read more

The seems fresh always because I don't go to places and eating left overs. I eliminate the problem by being proactive. The owners are great and never disappoint. I normally ask what is best on the menu. Over time I have tried most things on the menu all good. When they have the flame by the item once it was too hot not knowing what I asked would equate to a five alarm fire. Certainly give them a try. For ambience not the reason to go. Service is good wait times can be a few minutes longer due to peak time take out. Everything is made fresh read more

Please don't waste your money The food is not good at all the food is Bland They need a better chef read more

My experience with a simple Chinese dish of Beef and Broccoli was lack luster to say the least. I requested extra spicy, which was written on the order ticket. Nothing. For the price, I should have gone next door to Publix for a sandwich. It was flavorful, but there was Barely Any Beef in this dish. The portion was also light on the vegetables as well. I always give a second try to any restaurant and I will with this one. I can't recommend this specific dish. Next time I will do Pho and get a Banh Mi sandwich. read more

Great customer service! Seems like more people carry out, but we had a great dine in experience. Very welcoming, fast, and friendly service. It smells like you hope it would. You can smell the fresh seasonings, and curries cooking. We ordered the veggie egg rolls, a grilled pork Bánh Mì, and shrimp massaman curry. Everything was so fresh, not just freshly made, but also made with fresh ingredients. The egg rolls are fried, but they felt lighter than most places. The Bánh Mì had a little too much bread for me, but the massaman curry was so flavorful. Layers on layers of flavor. Overall, it was a great experience, and I can't wait to explore more of their menu. Next on the list is Tom Kha Soup. read more

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I no longer have to travel 45 minutes to an hour if I want delicious PHO as the GOLDEN PHOENIX RESTAURANT in Buford is much closer to me than Duluth is. The menu has both THAI and CHINESE items on their menu so you can get whichever cuisine you are feeling like. The PHO is perfect and their GENERAL TSO CHICKEN is cooked to perfection with a slight crisp and spicy level that doesn't make you quit Service is always great with an extremely quiet environment, at least when I've gone over. I always see people come in for pick up but I always prefer my food eaten right away If you've never had PHO... I beg you... Please stop by and order yourself a bowl and let me know what you think!! #rolieats #goodfoods #goodeats #thaifood #chinesefood #whynotboth #pho #generaltso #ricerolls #iorderedeverything #iwasfull #noregrets read more

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I love this restaurant! The people and the food consistently exceed my expectations. I love the Pho and the Bun but my husband tries something different every time. He almost always orders their chicken wings and spring rolls as appetizers. Absolutely my favorite meal out, hands down. read more

The juiciest , yummiest wings EVER!! If you don't eat wings like this . We are not friends. The sauce was really good. I tried the "Hot braise". read more

Golden Phoenix - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Thai, Vietnamese and even that stuff that Americans think is Chinese. Great food and great people and service!

Our first time ordering from Golden Phoenix. The staff was friendly but I think they messed up one of our 4 dishes, the basil fried rice. There was no basil and the dish had no flavor. My favorite was the beef lo mein, tasty and I would definitely order again. Shrimp as well as beef with broccoli were both ok, nothing super wow! I will try another place next time. read more

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Food was delicious. My kids love the lo main and the sesame chicken. Will definitely go back again. read more

Golden Phoenix - The pork Vietnamese sandwich - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Great service and food will definitely be back to try even more. Vietnamese Crispy Egg Rolls best I have had read more

This place is the best!! New Vietnamese owners are so nice and the food was amazing!! Try the Pho...or just ask them. They will help you find something you love!! read more

Great food and service. Pho was terrific and enough for 2 (ask for the special sauce), as was the Pork Bahn Mi sandwich. We'll be back for sure. read more

Golden Phoenix under new ownership! Now serving Pho, which I have been looking for a close spot for pho.. they also will be introducing Vietnamese dishes to their menu! read more

Golden Phoenix - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

In a pinch, this place is good. Crab rangoon is tasty, but there needs to be more filling! Mongolian beef is well prepared, but fried rice is lacking flavor. read more

Great authentic pho. Best pho in the area. We've tried 5 places and this one was the best

I don't really give bad reviews I usually just don't go back. But I will have to warn my Asian foodies about this place. I would have to say this is one of the worst Viet/Thai place I've ever eaten. The only people that say is good are non-Asian. This place is on my way home from work so I have stopped by a few times for convenience and tried several dishes. I gave them 3 chances to wow me. Never again. They all were cook wrong with wrong ingredients that don't belong in the dish. Whoever is the cook need to learn how to properly make these Viet/Thai dishes. I suggest YouTube. Lol read more

Excellent food. It's my second time here. First time had pho. This time had Thai noodles both are very delicious!! Good ! Good! read more

Golden Phoenix - Thai noodle and Tom yum shrimp soup - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Decided to try this out because a new owner (Vietnamese) bought it and was told they had Pho. I was skeptical walking up to it because it is located in a strip mall and looked dark from the outside. When I walked in my first impression was small, clean smelling, with a 96 health score posted on wall. I ordered the Pho, husband ordered Thai. He loves a good Drunken noodle dish. My husband said his dish was one of the best he's had. My pho was good, better than a lot of the restaurants in the area. We will definitely be back. read more

Golden Phoenix - V9. Pho Dac Biet - Special Beef Noodle Soup. - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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Clean comfortable restaurant. The Massaman chicken curry was really good, better than most, but the next day it came shooting out of me like the Japanese Bullet Train. Express. Worth checking out. read more

We ordered some Vietnamese dishes and appetizers. Pretty decent food, everything was fresh and the seasonings used were delicious.

Fast service !Food it's delicious!especially love their sandwich ,spicy and nice tasty!

Very disappointed. I have had Chinese food from more than thirty restaurants from the West coast to the East coast and this by far is the worst I've ever had. I apologize and I know you may being doing your best but the orange chicken did not taste like orange chicken. It was over done and tasted like it was cooked in very old oil. The fried wontons were extremely stale and kind of rubbery to chew. The fried rice also tasted like it was prepared with old oil that had been previously used. The wonton soup was ok and the shrimp and vegetables were also ok but that's it. Again, sorry for the bad review but this was just a bad experience. read more

This new place opened up close tommy home and I haven't had a chance to try it until now, and boy am I glad I did. This place is literally the best Chinese food in the area by a wide margin. I ordered the House Special Lo-Mein and it was phenomenal (I mean if you can't get the basics down then your sunk AIR?!). The meal tasted fresh and the ingredients were legit. The shrimp spring rolls were also fresh and crispy on the outside, not mushy like lots of pretenders in the area. The dining room is small but inviting and cozy. You can tell they actually made the effort to invite people to dine in. In my opinion it's this place and Oriental J that are head and shoulders above the rest! I will definitely be coming back. Keep up the good work folks! read more

Golden Phoenix - Thai Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Had high hopes, but just wasn't very good. I was in between 2 and 3 , since I'll likely never go back even though it's 8 minutes away and neither of sublimed it, I gave it 2. Definitely a to-go spot. Friendly counter service. The food was just either bland or too spicy. Both of our soups, Tom Yum and Coconut were really spicy neither of us could finish them. Ordered "normal" which is Medium. We also had the ginger chicken (add shrimp) and it just didn't have flavor. Maybe I'm just too used to the amazing flavors of Tani Thai but this version of the garlic chicken and shrimp was just bland. read more

They have mixed reviews but I've always been happy with them. Both before they changed their name and after. Food is good, employees are friendly, and delivery is fast. We've tried 4 or 5 others in the area and there is no better Chinese delivery in the area. It's not on the menu but I LOVE the Mongolian chicken and the crab rangoon. The only disappointing thing I've ever had was the steamed pot stickers. Outside of those, I give this place a 5 star! read more

Walking in this restaurant won't wow you with decor, but true to the grapevine their food is fantastic. A little pricy for basically a take out place but again, the curry is fresh the service is great (if not a bit overworked), and the location is convenient, (just off 985 on friendship). read more

Where do the 5-star reviews come from for this place? It was awful! The Tom-ka kai soup was nothing more than pieces of chicken and canned mushrooms in straight coconut milk, thick and cloying. The Larb smelled like the onions had spoiled and they used them anyway. The spring roll was under cooked. The Basil roll was the only good thing I got. read more

The food is incredible and the service is great, as well. I had the best pad thai and panang curry I have had in Georgia (and maybe ever) seriously so delicious and I will definitely be back. read more

Chicken was slimy and smelled like fish! Nasty food and smelled bad too. Do not waste your money or your time. I do not recommend this place. read more

We have ordered take out from Golden Seven twice now and really liked it both times. The only dish we weren't totally in love with was the Phad Tai- not that it tastes bad. Just was a different take on the dish not what I was craving. I would highly recommend this place. read more

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We ordered delivery service. A few minutes past the delivery time, the manager called to say there was a screw up and the food would be to me shortly. He apologized and even offered to send me an appetizer. I let him know that was not necessary. Not even 15 min later the driver was here with my food..and potstickers! I received another call from the manager just to make sure that I got my food and that everything was good. This type of customer service is not seen very often these days. Things will happen, even to the best of us, it is how you react when these things happen that shows your true character. Golden Seven has my loyal service not only because of the service that they provide, but also because the food is some of the best I have had!!! Keep up the great work guys! Thanks again for a truly great customer experience read more

We did our first carry out from here. We ordered basil fried rice (delicious flavor - highly recommend) and Massaman Curry (very good - they definitely use peanut butter, as was noted on the menu, to give it the sweet flavor I was looking for). We also ordered crab rangoon- which did not disappoint. The egg rolls, however, did. (Can't win 'em all). There's a spice or something in them that leave an unpleasant aftertaste so we did not finish them. We will definitely return for a future visit/carry out order and leave off the egg rolls this time. A great excuse for me to double up on the crab rangoon or explore more on the menu. read more

Garbage! $2 each for egg roll?!! $2 each for Spring Roll literally 3 inches by 1/2 inch, two bites??!! And the Shrimp w/ Lobster sauce ($14??!!!) was 6 SMALL shrimp, probably farm raised in a sauce that looked like glue. Hardly any veg, bamboo shoot or waterchestnuts. I was sick to my stomach at night. My son's sweet and sour Chicken came with a tub of red goo. YUCK!!! Almost went back Sunday to demand a refund. $55 for 3 people. NEVER AGAIN!! read more

This small business serves some of the yummiest food. My husband loves pho & thinks their pho is one of the best around the area. I've also had some of their Thai + Chinese dishes & have not been disappointed yet. I love grabbing the food togo, perfect for those dinner nights when you do not feel like cooking. read more