Golden King Restaurant — Restaurant in San Francisco

Chinatown has three Golden restaurants all within a five-minute walking distance from each other. I mean there is the Golden Flower Vietnamese Restaurant, Golden King Vietnamese Restaurant and the Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant all close to each other. After trying Golden Flower, I decided to give Golden King a try. It is located on Clay & Walter U so it's in the heart of Chinatown and almost opposite to Golden Star.

At the peak lunch hour on a Saturday the place had only 2 tables full, so it seemed pretty empty. I decided to get the Vietnamese style beef stew noodle soup ($9) to-go. As expected I had to pay in cash as it was cash only. After ordering it was a short 10-minute wait and I was on my way.

I got two containers, a container for the broth and another small Chinese takeout container for the noodles. The broth was really good and the noodles were fine. Overall this was pretty good.

Price-wise it was in-line with what you would pay at other Golden restaurants in the area. I'm going to have to come back and try some stuff of their menu as I liked what I got. A strong 4 stars is how I'd...

Love the prices here and how quick the service is! I came here on a Thursday night with no line at all and the food came very quickly!

Food: I got the vermicelli with pork and imperial rolls and really appreciated the flakiness and crunch of the rolls in addition to the fish sauce! I also tried the standard pho bowl which was quite average but the vermicelli had a great portion size and great flavor!

Service: The waiters let us stick around for a long time which was super nice of them and we stayed for about two hours!

Ambiance: Super casual, felt like an eatery and was very much a quick cheap place to eat!

I enjoyed my experience and would go for huge portions...

I have been here many times, usually when I am in the area where I need a quick bite or this would be a place for dinner after a basketball session. They offer authentic pho, Vietnamese dishes, rice plates, shareable items and much more. The staffs here are very welcoming, well trained and understanding where I never encountered any issues during any of my visits. Everything is made to order which is just the way I like it and I never mind the wait since I am a very patient person. I recommend this place to all pho lovers, if you need a quick bite just like me or for anyone on a limited time. I definitely will be back to tryout the other delicious options they...