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    New Golden Gate

    3.3 (386 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 4:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
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    Chris T.

    One of the few late night canto style Chinese spots open late still: i think since rona most close a lot earlier now. Was craving some quick takeout after a long shift and popped in. Quick phone order, ready in 15minutes. The chicken they use for the pan fried noodz is breast, so it was a bit dry was hoping for shredded thigh. Probably go with beef or pork next time. The calamari was crispy and fresh, definitely needed more salt pepper seasoning or spicy jalepenos, whoever fried up this batch must have been super light handed. However, it did its job and fed the hunger haha. They've been around forever and still cater to the post club crowds. Late night stop for sure the owner is chill and usually remembers regulars old and recent.

    Chicken Curry
    Adina S.

    Is this the best restaurant in Chinatown? No... but they do have a great lunch deal (great portion size for the price). Lots of options, too! You can tell it's not the best quality ever, but it's the type of Chinese food you might crave after a night out. The service and ambiance are fairly mediocre, but to be expected. Come by if you're looking for something a bit greasy and tasty.

    Chicken Pan fried noodles
    Lizzie Y.

    We were so hungry at 2am and didn't feel like cheffing up anything at home haha. Now, I haven't been to New Golden Gate in YEARS... literally since I was a kid! We called in our order for takeout & drove to pick up. It was packed at this time, likely since clubs let out at 2am. Food was ready within 10-15min, even with it being so busy. We ordered the usual two dishes we get for takeout from Chinese restaurants: pan fried noodles w/ chicken & salt + pepper squid and asked for chili oil. In terms of tastiness of these two dishes compared to other establishments in Chinatown, it's definitely not as great in my opinion. Typically, chicken breast is used for their chicken option for the pan fried noodles (in general) but we found it to be extra dry and didn't touch the chicken at all, just the noodles. I wish more of the noodles were crispy rather than soft. I don't know what it was missing for flavor other than salt... it was missing something though. The salt & pepper squid was missing salt, as well. Still, portions were nice and actually came with a good amount. OMG, we asked for some chili oil and to our surprise, it had a nice kick lol. Overall, not the best food but one of the only Chinese restaurants open still at this time, other than Jade Garden... couldn't get ahold of Jade Garden so we decided to try New Golden Gate for this reason! Still did the job ;)

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    Jeffrey H.

    Love coming here late hours (open till 4am)!! Always quick service and it's packed cause it's good :) cheap eats but still maintains a traditional Chinese menu! This time we did takeout and it was ready in 10 minutes. Only thing is sometimes they rush you out cause it's so busy they want to open up the table

    Minced beef soup
    Jade F.

    Was craving Chinese food and came here for dinner. The interior was clean but old. Service was great and most of the food was pretty good. We ordered the small minced beef soup (we had leftover soup with 4 of us), lobster, sweet shrimp, pea sprouts, seafood chow fun, and house special clay pot. The sweet shrimp and the dipping sauce were really delicious. The pea sprouts were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The seafood chow fun was dry but maybe they misunderstood us and forgot the gravy. Food is pretty authentic Chinese cuisine. Would come back next time we are in the area.

    Regina W.

    I saw this place on a YouTube channel and had to try. They have the cheapest lunch specials in Chinatown ($7.95 and there so many choices). It was pretty good and we went here twice in a week. My favorites were the fish and veggies, beef chow fun ($9.95) and the tofu with veggies and gravy. Definitely bang for your buck... coming from LA, they don't have prices like these. We were lucky and found metered street parking. Service was ok... similar to any other place is Chinatown. If you're hangry and looking for a deal, come here.

    Lobster
    Foodie A.

    Good authentic Chinese restaurant find in Chinatown Boston. Stepped in from the heat of the day into this cool place. Lots of menu options to choose from but I had to get the lobster and salt and pepper squid. I added the noodles on suggestion from another dining patron. The lobster was cooked perfectly and the salt and pepper squid was exactly the taste I was looking for. The shrimp with noodles could have used a little more seasoning and spices. Lobster 9/10 Salt&Pepper Squid 10/10 Shrimp noodles

    Mmmmm Meeee Soooo Hungweee
    Carlo O.

    "After wandering the city for hours, I was too hungry and too tired to think straight. Finding this place open until 4 AM saved my life. The food was amazing--especially the bitter melon with black bean sauce--but honestly, I wish they had beds. Eat. Nap. Repeat. That's all I want in life. I'll be back, but next time, I'm wearing stretchy pants."

    Lobster w/ Sticky rice
    Daniel Y.

    Got a little hungry after a measly meal earlier in the evening so I ventured out into Chinatown to find something quick. I wandered into this restaurant and the was a couple of tables with a couple groups that just beat me in. This is a very small restaurant and problem sits about 45 patrons. However scanning the menu I did find a couple dishes I was interested in so I opted for 2 dishes. I picked the beef lomein honk Kong style and a stir fried lister in sticky rice. The beef lomein was a disappointment, it had too much moisture. They add liquid to the lomein and it should have been a dry. The lobster and sticky rice was pretty good they did a good job on the stir fried glutinous rice but the lobster was a small weak lobster. The restaurant needs a good douching out, it's very dated and unkept. I would never bring a date here and the wait staff needs work with personality and needs to clean themselves up as well.

    Roast beef with tomatoes in black bean sauce over chow mein (custom order)
    Shaun L.

    The new golden gate is part of Chinatown history tracing back to its original days as the "golden gate". When they added the new, it wasn't quite the same but they still do one thing well, is cooking Chinese style roast beef. Other restaurants sell roast beef, but they don't do quite as good of a job. Chinese roast beef is sliced rib eye that is quickly seared in a wok with a brown sauce. You can customize it and have it over rice or in black bean sauce with pickled vegetables but my go to as pictured is roast beef and tomatoes chow mein in black bean sauce. It's something you wouldn't find on the menu but if you ask them to make it, well at least in Chinese as I've never tried in English, they'll be able to make it.

    Bitter Melon in Black Bean Sauce
    Winnie C.

    Be aware of the market price seafood, could be very expensive. The lobster with sticky rice is not that good and expensive, not worth it. The rice without any lobster flavor, and the lobster is not as good as any lobster dish alone. They would tell u the price are depend on the size of the lobster, meaning could cost $200 or more. They don't really answer until you meal is over

    Black Pepper Beef Filet
    David T.

    Better than expected. The roast duck was very good, and the family agreed that it was better than other places in Boston's Chinatown that supposedly specialize in roast duck. Sliced Pork with celery and fungus was probably the overall favorite dish. The ginger scallion lobster had pretty good flavor but as the lobsters were small, it was pretty hard to eat as most of the chopped up pieces were light on meat and heavy on the shell. The black pepper beef fillets were also another favorite. Great flavor, pretty good cut of beef for the price. Beef chow fun was meh. Kinda bland. The mapo tofu was an insult to the name and shouldn't even be called that as the flavor, to me, was totally wrong. Mapo tofu should be spicy with peppers/peppercorns. This was just tofu in salty gravy. The flavor and texture was nowhere close to what I was expecting. Granted, this is a vegetarian version which is already a bad sign. Anyways, don't get this dish.

    Salt And Pepper Squid
    Mimi C.

    I used to come here all the time and after they switched management, I haven't as the food went downhill. However, this time around, we went because there was no wait and was surprised how good the food tastes now. The food came out quickly and hot. The ingredients were fresh and prepared in perfection. I would definitely be coming back here more often going forward.

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    My late night seafood kitchen! Always fresh always good! The owner is such a nice guy! Love the taste and not expensive. Love here!

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