Golden Dragon — Restaurant in Kannapolis

This was definitely an unexpected gem. Its appearance from the outside is most certainly deceiving. I have passed this place countless times and was almost amused by the thought of actually going in. The inside matches the outside. It seemed very clean but dated. Decor was minimal and there is no music blaring in the background.

The menu contains all the staples of Chinese food you see at almost any Chinese restaurant. The biggest difference is that almost all if not all of the food is homemade. None of this stuff looked like it was coming a refrigerated truck from a giant food distributor. The quality really shows. The egg rolls were some of the best I've had outside of more well known food areas. Certainly the best in Concord/Kannapolis. Everything we had that had been fried made it evident they were using very clean oil and cooking things for proper amounts of time. The egg rolls like everything else was crisp and perfectly golden. There was absolutely no discoloration or burned food particles from the fryer. All of the veggies and produce were brightly colored and fresh. I had the sesame chicken and it was fantastic. My wife tried egg foo young for the first time. Though it wasn't necessarily her thing we could tell the quality was on par with everything else we had. The fried rice was obviously made scratch as it was not your typical bright yellow rice with mixed veggies. It was colored by the soy sauce used in it instead. The prices were very reasonable, and the service was fantastic. Everyone was super friendly.

I cannot say enough good. If you're in the area and are looking for Chinese head over. You won't be...

My family has enjoyed the food at this restaurant for 20+ years. They closed to remodel, but nothing inside changed but the service and food. Excited to see the renovations and the excellent freshly prepared food we walked in to see a big woman at the cash register wearing a dirty Farmers Day shirt. What????!!! Our servers said the food was different now. What an understatement. Scallion chicken was gummy meat covered in simple syrup.. egg rolls are cabbage rolls. Poor little Charlie bucket would like them. Oh put watery duck sauce on it and it’s even worse. I quietly told the lady I paid the food was not very good and I left our sweet server a good tip. The new owners made fun of us as we left....

By far the worst in quality and in taste Chinese food. The lady behind the counter was friendly, but I literally threw away both meals- Generals Chicken and Sweet and sour chicken. The generals chicken tasted like old stale chicken with ketchup and red pepper flakes put on it, far from what it should be. The sweet and sour chicken was described as white meat chicken pieces in a sweet and sour sauce with pineapple pieces in it. Again the chicken was old or something, tasting like it was cooked a couple days ago and warmed up today ( just my guess). The sauce was acceptable at best and there were zero pineapple pieces. I would recommend you DO...