Golden Kitchen — Restaurant in Monticello

I lived in LA for 35 years and there were about 15 Chinese restaurants within a 5 mile radius of my home. We ate a lot of Chinese cuisine over the years, and what we had from the Golden Kitchen was about the worst, both taste- and value-wise, we ever had. We ordered three entree’s and an appetizer. Almost immediately after eating the take-out, both my wife and I were seized with cramps and headed for the bathroom. We unwisely gave about a tablespoonful to our 125-lb. Lab and he soon threw up. The fried won-ton was cooked to shoe leather. The three entrees were mostly vegetables, with minimal meat. We ordered the pint-size entrees and all three were packed in pint-size plastic containers that were filled about half with rice and about a cup of the actual entree, rather than the 2 cups that equal the pint we ordered. Most Chinese restaurants in our experience give you the entrees and rice packed separately so that you get what you paid for. There were no packets of soy-sauce or won-ton sauce included, and even the ubiquitous fortune cookies weren’t included. All-in-all, a bad experience - made us sick, made our dog sick, and we felt gypped with the quantity and quality. ...

We called to complain that we were not happy with the quality of our food ($40+ order). They refused to remake our food, but did offer a refund. When returning the food, the cook came out from the kitchen and stated that they “serve hundreds of people and never have any complaints.” Then, he scrutinized the few bites taken out of the dishes, asked for the phone number associated with the order, and banned us from ever ordering there again.

The food here has gotten worse and worse over the past 2 years, and they’ve become increasingly unapologetic in addressing...

A family owned business. Good food and family service. We've been going since they opened 6 years ago. They do take out and dine in. If you show up in the evening or weekend chances are you'll see the kids in a booth doing their homework. If you are looking for a romantic place to eat, this may not be that. But if you want a good, filling meal with a pleasant family atmosphere this is the place to go. PS our daughter use to work there and said thier kitchen was the cleanest...