This review is strictly for the new Golden Dragon Chinese takeout within the Newman Food Store.
Located right off Fresno Street in Downtown Newman, the Golden Dragon is newly installed within the grocery store, and rivals nearby Good Times.
This place is like a condensed Panda Express, with chow mein, fried rice, orange chicken, kung pow chicken, and broccoli beef as their mains. There are egg rolls and chicken wings as well as a variety of boba drinks. You can order plates (one entree + two sides) or you can even order catering.
We ordered:
- Plate of chow mein with double orange chicken
- Taro and mango smoothies with boba/mango popping, respectively
The SO is a chow mein faithful. Unfortunately, this version was not up to par (compared to PandEx). He also said the orange chicken was only OK and very saucy/less meaty. I tried a bit of both and was underwhelmed. The drinks we had were great! Boba had a good chew.
Service is really nice! They do move like concrete, though. Currently, if you purchase a plate, you can either get a bottle of water or a toy (I suppose for the kiddos). We got both LOL!
Overall, glad Good Times now has opps because they're terrible, but this Chinese food place is only slightly better than them. I am giving 1 extra star for being in a really well-stocked grocery store. The food itself gets 2 stars. read more