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Golden Empress Garden

Golden Empress Garden

618 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, United States

Soup • Asian • Pizza • Chinese


"So, I decided that today was a Chinese food day but South Street has gone downhill and the majority of restaurants on the street have gone out of business or limited the quantity and usually the quality of their food. Golden Empress Garden has decided tobecome a take out only restaurant even though the residents of South Street, around 7th Street, are desperately in need of asitdown Chinese restaurant in this area. Golden Empress doesn't care. They don't have to. They did allow me to sit and eat buteverything was served in take out containers at the table which is a disappointment in itself. I've realized that you can'treally depend on Golden Empress anymore. One month it's great food and the next month it's bad. Maybe they keep changing chefs.Today was a mix of both. The wonton soup was ok , but the broth was basically tasteless. The spring roll was horrible. Verysmall with a gooey meatless center. The hard noodles were stale. The pork fried rice was surprisingly good with a lot of porkand decent amount of flavor, except that it was better the last time I had it a couple of weeks ago. The hunan chickenactually contained a lot of real chicken. Not that rubbery stuff you usually get pretending to be real chicken at many Chineserestaurants these days. The only problem was that it didn't taste like hunan sauce and I had to add salt and plum sauce to makeit taste more authentic. All in all, it was a mediocre experience and I don't think I'll be back for awhile. Especially sinceit's sad to sit at a take out only restaurant."

Mr You Chinese Food

Mr You Chinese Food

4770 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, United States Of America

Bbq • Food • Meat • Cheese


"Wow, they give you A LOT OF FOOD in the order, so this was excellent for me when I had a 3 Item Combo. I actually had enough food for 2 days, and this still tastes great after refrigeration and 3 minutes in the microwave. I dont care for rice in general, so I asked for only noodles, and they gave me a double standard serving of noodles to make up for the excluded rice. They have done this for me twice, so they do pay attention to notes made in the order, unlike some other places Ive tried. The noodles are thick and tasty, not dry and skinny like at Panda Express. The pieces of meat are huge, so I had to cut them in half. Ive had the following items in several consecutive orders so far, and they were all delish!! With the Spicy Orange Chicken, the flavor was sweet and thickly layered, and the added jalapenos and onions are of significant size too, cut by layers about 1" wide, not diced rings, which make as an excellent side. The Green Bean Chicken was remarkable, and the best green beans Ive ever eaten, and Ive always liked them since I was a kid. The BBQ Chicken is extra sweet and tangy, cut in strips, and very tender. The Teriyaki Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken were also above standard with the right amount of flavoring and spice. I have noticed however that Doordash does not have their full menu available compared to being there in person and their online menu seen on Google. However, youre still bound to find everything you want, as its still a good selection. They also give fortune cookies too."