Golden Fountain Kitchen
“Basically the only downside is that sometimes delivery may take some time- not really surprising, they're the best by far in the area!”
“I moved back to Kew Gardens after a short stint in Brooklyn and I'm glad they are only minutes away from me.”
“I tried the Singapore Mei Fun and it was very spicy, but thats the way it is supposed to be.”
Golden Fountain Kitchen
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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Went here to get food for two of my clients who were extremely hungry from taking medication so I googled the nearest Chinese restaurant and this one popped up. The distance was 3 minutes so I said why not.
It was a busy strip on Metropolitan but it was after hours so I found parking and didn't have to worry about any traffic police which was great.
Keep in mind that I called about 10 minutes prior and it was a 3 minute drive. So to average it was about 15 minutes.
I ended up waiting a total of half an hour for the food and there were people in there who were waiting a long time as well.
As far as the setting: the outside of the store lit up nicely and the inside was clean. Not too many tables and chairs to sit and dine in if you're with more that 3 people. The staff is not that engaged in the customers but I guess. I will not return. It's too many chinese food spots in NYC to have such. Long wait for frenchfries.
When i moved to this neighborhood, I tried 3 different delivery places before i tried this one. The competetion (or lack there of) can not hold a candle to this place. The other guys have fried rice that falls short of the delicious mark. The other guys make Chicken with Broccoli with weak brown sauce.
But these guys, They get the job done and they get it done right! Delivery doesnt take THAT long… but its a popular place. They are about $1 more than the others but im willing to pay the price for the deliciousness.
I used to order from these guys at least 2x a week and suddenly i stopped. After a 2 month hiatus I needed a fix and I needed it badly. I called and placed an order and when the delivery guy dropped off the food he smiled and said "We thought you move! Nice to see you again!"
And then i died of embarassment.
Only $8 minimum to deliver—say whaaaaa? Maybe that is standard in NY but in Charlotte, it's usually $20 minimum so I was impressed. The food—not greasy at all which is great for when you want some quick Chinese but don't want MSG running througn your bod. I got the shrimp fried rice which had full pieces of shrimpies and a side of garlic broccoli which was just oustanding. I'm sad I can't try this place more often 🙁
Overall I think they are a 3.5.
I thought Golden Fountain warranted another try, so this time I ordered a few of my favorite things. I have to say their Won-ton Soup is excellent, very tasty and some of the best I have had in a long time.
The chicken with garlic sauce was good, more mild than others I have had, but quite enjoyable. They have a different take on General Tsos Chicken. Not the reddish color you would normally see and I tasted a hint of honey and orange, but again it was tasty. The fried rice was lovely and a bit addictive. The egg roll didn't do it for me, as the wrapper is a bit too thick and not crispy enough.
I enjoyed it much more than I did last time and will definitely be remembering the Won-ton soup for a while.
I used to like this place when I first met my boyfriend 13 years ago. We would order from here when they were in the corner if 118th & metropolitan. My boyfriend will loves this place because he grew up right next door abd has been eating it all his life.
Not me though. The last few times I've ordered they've taken over an hour almost two hours to deliver. When I called they asked if I wanted to pick it up because the delivery guy was busy. My food arrived cold.
Then the food isn't that good. The chicken with broccoli had no sauce and the texture and taste of the chicken was off. I ordered shrimp egg too young and that's a weird yellow color. Their lomein is oily and so was the chicken with vegetables. The shrimp mei fun had no flavor and the shrimp had a funny hate as well.
Reason why I gave two stars is because their general tsos chicken is ok.
Legendary local Chinese take out food for at least 25 years although much of the time they held the corner of 118 and Metropolitan Ave. The four star rating is given based on the fact that many Chinese food spots all have a hit and miss menu. Finding and separating out the better dishes takes time and money, which isn't a problem facing Golden Fountain customers, everything is very good to excellent.
This reviews focus is on appetizers as the offerings are worthy and review all to themselves, an update for entrees will follow.
Soups: I've witnessed the wife or mother of the owner stuffing and folding wontons in the kitchen area. The freshly made wantons are stuffed with pork and spinach to the weight just shy of a Beggars Pouch.
Sweet and Sour Soup redefines the real sweet meets real sour without that gelatin, out of bucket look and taste.
Dim Sum: if your thinking of ordering steamed or fried dumplings but have corridored off only an appetizers amount of space in your belly this is a must order item. Four rice coveted meatballs with much more meat than the wontons, coveted with a sweet soy sauce and freshly diced chives.
Boneless Rib Tips: Beautifully chunky tips of pork ribs cooked in a candied BBQ sauce and my favorite appetizer on the next level appetizer menu.