Busy on a Friday night! Parking can be tough he but it does share a plaza with a few other restaurants and shops. They serve your classic dishes and speciality items you would find at any other chinese restaurants. Family style dishes that are traditionally shared. We went with the classic shrimp fried rice and the broccoli beef dish since we were near. Nothing too spexatacular but not bad at all! The wait time is the big one for me, otherwise it's a great place to dine in with a large party

This restaurant is one of my parent's favorite Chinese restaurants in San Diego so we came here for my mom. Their food selection is quite varied with a lot of choices. The place was quite busy for a Saturday evening. We ordered the chicken and corn soup, chicken fried rice, fish fillet with vegetables, and the tofu with scallops dishes. The server was patient as we were trying to decide and she recommended the tofu entree. The portion sizes were generous for all the dishes and we had leftovers for everything. The recommended tofu with scallops was very good. The sauce tasted good on rice as did the fish fillet. The fish was cooked well and was nice and tender. The soup was okay. Kinda on the bland side. The fried rice could have been better if the rice didn't have occasional crunchy grains. I like that this restaurant has a lot of seating and can accommodate large tables. Our server was very friendly and helpful. As long as my mom likes this place, we will be back.

Food is great and great service. Definitely recommend!! The food is really good especially the lamb!

My favorite Chinese restaurant near work. Great section and everything I have had has been fabulous. Service is great and friendly. Recommend it.

I'm always on the lookout for really good Chinese food that evokes memories of places like Panda Inn, Panda Country and Chins. It's been years since we've gone to Golden City and I'm so glad they are still in business and serving really good, tasty Chinese food. We started with the sizzling rice soup - the broth is light and tasty, the meats are cooked to perfection and the sound of the hot sizzling rice hitting the hot soup is wonderful. The clams with ginger and green onions wee so tasty and delicious. The beef with onions and green peppers so tasty and the crowd favorite shrimp with honey glazed walnuts were what we were looking for. The restaurant is large and spacious. We got there early in the evening and the wait staff were welcoming and helpful. I'm so glad we rediscovered Golden City. If you reminisce for the this kind of Chinese food, give Golden City a try.

Golden City is the OG of Chinese Restaurants which has been in San Diego for decades from my parents generation. We had a family gathering with two tables of 10. We had to video call those who couldn't attend. GC offered free wifi that I was able to use on my iPad. The kids table ordered mainly fried foods but our adult table ordered the below. We ordered too much that the lazy Susan ran out of room and had to use the empty table next to us. -Braised yee noodles w mushroom - much chewier than chow mein, mushroom sauce was yummy -Vegetarian chow fun - choice of dry or wet (gravy). I like dry but decided for gravy and never again. I like the char not drenched in sauce. -Mu shu vegetable - it's like a burrito wrapped in thin flour tortilla. Came in 4 which was filling after one. -Salted fish fried rice w chicken - a must whenever at a Chinese restaurant -Honey walnut shrimp - a must -Fisherman style crab - only had one level of spice -Crabmeat & fish maw soup - very little crab and lots of maw -Peking duck lettuce wrap two course: first course came with crispy thin duck skin with baos and the second came with lettuce -Egg plant w spicy garlic sauce - had onions, bamboo shoots and green bell peppers, not spicy Overall, a nostalgic place for the elders. Food was average and came out quick. Service was exceptional. 3.5 rounding to 4.

Traditionally, my family eats out on Christmas Eve/Day and we've decided to celebrate at Golden City on Christmas Eve. They are very accommodating to large parties and gatherings as I've attended many grad dinners here as well as some family dinners. Peking Duck (5/5): Served with hoisin sauce and sliced green onion. The crispy duck skin is marvelous with the warm steamed bun. Steamed Fish (5/5): The waitress recommended us the striped bass and it was delicious. The dark sauce was not too salty, and the striped bass had enough fat to make it taste buttery. Fish Maw & Crab Soup (4/5): The fish maw was minced finely and we had a couple pieces of crab in each bite. So heartwarming and one of my favorite Chinese soups. Dried Shrimp/Scallop Chinese Broccoli Fried Rice (3.5/5): This fried rice is flavored from the dried seafood. I didn't really enjoy this one as much because I prefer the other style of fried rice better. They were short staffed but provided great service for my family. The restaurant hasn't changed its looks for the past several years, but it definitely hits with their food!