The Golden Fang — Restaurant in Redding

Visited Golden Fang for the first time today but was anxiously waiting for the someone to open after the last place closed. Joshua, the owner and head chef, greeted us graciously and invited us to "let him know if anything on the menu interested us". While we thought on lunch we had the chance to be a "fly on the wall" we listened to Josh speak with other patrons. He spoke excitedly about the new restaurant and the menu that they were "making for us". This phrasing stood out to us because, well, we believed him, he was making this for us, both literally and figuratively. The menu is crafted with care and the food is prepared fresh daily. We had the double smash burger and the "Top Gun". The burger was killer... The patties were perfectly cooked, the well executed char was nice with the pickles and sauce. The top gun brisket was also, very, very good. The meat was smoked perfectly and well seasoned, the creamy horseradish complimented the meat well. We look forward to future options and will surely be back.

*Edit: Forgot to mention the chips... They, again, along with all the other food, are made daily and too, are killer. We liked the chips so much that we got some to go. ...

My husband and I had brunch this morning. The dish today was a bowl of caramelized papaya, Kailua pork, rice, fig and micro greens. There were more tasty bits but you get the gist. So fresh and an amazing combo of flavors. I feel silly admitting that I did hesitate with the whole "one dish today" idea. We'll be back and I will literally eat anything they put in front of me from now on. Also they don't mind the dogs on the outside patio and there's...

Would have loved to give a good review, but the hours aren't accurate and the phone doesn't work. If you're gonna run a fancy restaurant, maybe get a phone that works and a schedule that’s not picky choosey. Its not like the restaurant is in the center of town either, for it to be that out of the way with wrong hours posted online and a phone that doesn't work doesn't read as “high class”… Will be taking my money to Trendy’s, they treat us...