Golden Dragon — Restaurant in Collier Township

I moved to South Hills in 2009 from the Washington DC area, and am accustomed to great Chinese cuisine. It took a long time for me to find a Chinese Take Out / Restaurant in this area that I could consider adequate. Great or Outstanding seemed beyond any imaginable possibility. That includes 14 restaurants from Beverly Road, Scott Township, Washington Road from Mount Lebanon past Upper St Clair, Bethel Park and Library Road, and South Park Road to Library itself. In fairness I found three that, if my arm were twisted, I would consider adequate. That is to say, little more than mediocre. They were in Hillcrest Shopping Center in Bethel Park, Caste Village, and one that I consider to be in Mt Lebanon but may actually be in Dormont. At Golden Dragon I have enjoyed at least twenty different menu items from appetizers and entrees to the additional Thai selections they offer, and have never been disappointed. Some of my recommendations would include the Lo Mein, the Hunan and Szechuan dishes, the Singapore Mei Fun, the Moo Shu choices, and the Pad Thai. Aside from our family's mandatory get togethers at P.F Chang's, Golden Dragon is my exclusive Chinese Restaurant on this side of...

Shrimp were dirty. Strange skinny slivers if chicken were gristly. But wait, why was there shrimp and chicken in my veggie pad thai?!!! On that note, don't order Thai food from a Chinese restaurant. Oddly sour sauce, like too much lemon juice. And ew what are the fishy smelling fried flakes doing heaped on there??!!

Woman at the register was neutral to me while I paid with a tip looming; but rather rude to the gentleman who came in, prepaid, and politely said he was looking for "an order for _" (some last name) - she barely looked at him, barely gestured at an unobvious bag on the corner of the table, and barely acknowledged his question as to that being his order. When my order was ready, she was slightly less than neutral but did at least hand my order to me.

The veggie fried rice was flavorless, typical (probably) frozen peas and carrots, over cooked broccoli, with undercooked large pieces of white onion.

The Sweet & Sour fried chicken with white rice was very sour (similarly sour to pad thai, tho I'm not suggesting they were the same). The chicken was unremarkable, much like others Ive had. The rice was undercooked, with the center of each kernel still...

My boyfriend and I got dinner from here for the first time tonight. He got the General Tso's chicken, and I had a lovely little dish called "Hawaii Five 'O'." His chicken was delightfully tangy (and while we wouldn't have minded it being a little spicier, it's not a problem at all) and my dish consisting of crab meat, scallops, pork, chicken, and veggies was just delicious. The vegetables were fresh and flavorful, the meat tender, and seasoned perfectly.

The woman running the front was super nice too.

We will absolutely...