If I I could give this place no stars, I would. Service chaotic and terrible. I ordered egg drop soup. How hard is that? After 20 minutes I still was standing at the counter while people screamed at each other in the kitchen. I finally walked out after I watched the chef use his ungloved hands to cross contaminate vegetables and uncooked meat. It may be cheap but I certainly won’t go back.
Abbie R.
Tu valoración: 4 Philadelphia, PA
This is the shadiest looking place in town with the best tasting wontons in the world. You’re bound to see weird things in here and that makes it even more of an adventure: a moped parked in the dining area, a 7 year old ringing you up at the register, a Christmas tree that stays up through February. After marveling at these oddities, you can stroll out of there with a huge bag of delicious Chinese food for CHEAP! Pro tip: way better value to order the quart instead of the pint of everything. And if you order more than $ 20 you get free egg rolls. Free fried noodles come with everything. Go for the chicken and broccoli, spring rolls, wonton soup, and beef lo mein. Free moped parking inside.
Eric G.
Tu valoración: 2 Trenton, NJ
Well, I acknowledge anytime placing a delivery order that a minimum wait time is anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour, and sometimes even more. Most times it’s worth it, but tonight not so much. Placed an order for chicken lo mein and an order of orange chicken. What was delivered was barely deep fried fat. Unfortunately, it was inedible. Like not lower end Chinese cuisine that’s deep fried and tastes good drunk. This was not close. Quite a hungry individual, and I just had to dispose of it. Also felt compelled to let other people know that unless there is no other option presenting itself to avoid this establishment. Only reason I give it 2 stars, is because of the rice. For steamed rice, it was pretty good. It had an ususual amount of flavor for rice, or perhaps I was still too hungry that I just ate the entire container.
Amanda C.
Tu valoración: 4 Philadelphia, PA
I’ve only gotten delivery, so I can’t attest to the ambiance or service of the restaurant, but I’ve definitely found my go-to Chinese delivery place in Philadelphia. You know what you’re getting when you order from here, but it’s great for what it is – low-cost, unhealthy Chinese-American food. I ordered on Grubhub and despite being told it would take an hour for delivery, my order was here in 20 minutes! Everything was very fresh and the lo mein was done perfectly to our specifications. The sweet and sour chicken was pretty good, one or two pieces were a little hard but overall the dish was fine. I enjoyed the wonton soup; the broth was a little thin but the wontons were delicious. Only problem is they don’t give fortune cookies!
T R.
Tu valoración: 2 Philadelphia, PA
Basic. Lots good sauce on the boneless spare ribs. Egg roll sucked — cold and soggy. Beer and broc was classic version and generally tasty. Large portions. Place smelled like 10 year old frying oil.
Nazee Z.
Tu valoración: 5 Philadelphia, PA
Got some delivery from here and had a good night! Crab rangoons are especially perfect and delicious here. Highly recommend a small fried wonton of cream cheesy, crabby goodness. Always a go to. Also got the Szechuan chicken and black bean chicken. They were essentially the same veggies(carrots, broccoli, celery, mushrooms, onions, peppers, bamboo shoots… yea, it was awesome) but they sauces were different. Was a bigger fan of the Szechuan chicken because it wasn’t as salty and had a touch of spice. Substituted lo mien for rice and it was good, but let it soak in the sauce. Mmmmm. They’re smart, keep lo me in flavors minimum so you can flavor it with your own sauce. Giving it five stars cause they delivered my food on a bike in sixteen degree weather and I was about two miles away. So yea, service was excellent. It does take about 30 mins to an hr though. But worth it.
Fjafj f.
Tu valoración: 3 Collegeville, PA
I’ll start by saying that their food is great and delivery is quick. I’ve always gotten my food delivered until now. I decided to take the walk and pick up my food. I saw a few things that disturbed me. They have a kid no older than 8 taking phone orders. That explained some of the difficulty I had ordering food in the past. Then I notice two other young girls no older than 11 that are working in the back. At this point I was skeptical but I can understand having a family business… even though they may be breaking some laws. It wasn’t that bad until one of the girls did something wrong and the father just flips out on her right there in front of customers. I can understand the business and I can almost get having the kids work, but I don’t want to go to a restaurant and leave feeling like I should be reporting you to CPS. After all that my general tso’s shrimp was pretty good so they can get 3 stars, but please stop with the child labor.
Olivia M.
Tu valoración: 3 Philadelphia, PA
Typical Chinese, nothing to rave about but you get a lot of food for not much money which I’m a fan of.
Elton T.
Tu valoración: 4 東京都, Japan
Your typical Chinese food take out place. Their tofu dishes are tasty though! Especially Orange tofu and General Tso’s tofu! They don’t have the fastest delivery times, but it’s generally okay!
Johnny G.
Tu valoración: 3 Oceanside, CA
Typical fast food Chinese take out place. Probably bad for you but tasty.
Elisa F.
Tu valoración: 5 Philadelphia, PA
This is my go to place for AmeriChinese food delivery. It’s always delish! The sesame noodles are the best and I love the rice upgrade options. For just a little more, I order vegetable fried rice instead of regular white rice. Food came on time, I received a free eggroll and the portions were generous.
Rachel M.
Tu valoración: 1 Manhattan, NY
The food is horrendous. I wish I could give them zero stars. I ordered delivery for general tso’s chicken and lo mein. The sauce was incredibly sweet and not at all spicy and the chicken had entirely too much breading. The lo mein was plain, just noodles. The delivery service took an hour longer than it was supposed to, it was over two hours until I actually got my food. I am speechless because I have never had American Chinese this bad.
Pat R.
Tu valoración: 1 Philadelphia, PA
May have been one of the worst Chinese food places I have ever eaten at, and they are usually pretty standard. Watered down sauce, flavorless food and expensive for what it is. Get your Chinese food somewhere else.
Charles T.
Tu valoración: 1 Drexel Hill, PA
Mediocre on a good day. Food is bland, bland, bland.
Rich C.
Tu valoración: 1 Philadelphia, PA
Awful food. Avoid this place if you can. General Tso’s was cold, as was the sauce and the lo mein was in one big block. Had to exert serious force just to get some strands of noodle out. Delivery driver was rude. Nice free delivery, but there’s so many better options for chinese food. Forget this place.
Chrissy R.
Tu valoración: 1 Philadelphia, PA
Maybe I ordered the wrong things(steamed dumplings and crab rangoons) but this was the nastiest chinese food I’ve ever had. I should have gone with a place with a higher minimum order and saved some for lunch.
Mary Anna R.
Tu valoración: 5 Philadelphia, PA
Ok, yes, you have to walk by an adult movie store to get to this place… but its worth it. The food is cheap and comes hot and in big portions. Their Wonton Soup is DELICIOUS and perfect every time. Great place for quick, cheap and delicious Chinese food!
Karen F.
Tu valoración: 1 Media, PA
Pretty awful. I have tried it twice — once back in abour 2008 when I worked nearby and got overly doughy steamed dumplings for takeout(filled with a greasy mystery meat). YUCK. Aside from the grotty digs and crappy location — next to the XXX rated theatre, I ventured in again. And I will never do this again. I played it «safe» with chicken and brocolli. I have had better food from a cart. Never again!
Lauren S.
Tu valoración: 2 Philadelphia, PA
On my way home from class one night, I was jonesing for some Chinese takeout, and my regular spot had just closed. Despite its proximity to The Forum and general atmosphere of dirtiness, I gave Golden Lake a shot. I ordered pork fried rice, which suffered from onion overload: onions made up about a third of it, and they were all I could taste. I’m surprised at all the good reviews, so maybe I’ll try again sometime, but based on the fried rice fail, I feel there are much better Chinese places in the area.
Jen R.
Tu valoración: 4 Philadelphia, PA
I have ordered delivery from here several times now and it always arrives piping hot and delicious. I’ve had the sesame chicken, which I love, the wonton soup, eggrolls, and the pepper steak. I wasn’t too keen on the pepper steak, but maybe that’s because the sesame chicken ROCKS! I order at least once a month. Also, for certain amounts spent they will throw in a freebie like a soda, eggroll, or wonton soup. I think I’m going to start requesting my free item however, because they always just give me the soda when I want my darn free eggroll or soup! Generous portions too!