Golden Gate

Two words: Good Value
As others have noted, Golden Gate is strictly take-​out and delivery. They have a small waiting area with a few chairs, but no place to dine-​in.
I know of three Chinese take-​out restaurants along the ½ mile stretch of Bolingbrook Drive (Route 53). We have found the food at Golden Gate to be the best amongst them. The food itself if slightly above average, but what is impressive is the LARGE serving portions. You get a lot of food for a reasonable price.
We ordered the Sweet & Sour Chicken; General Tso’s Chicken; and vegetable egg rolls. The Sweet & Sour Chicken was good, but had a minimal amount of green pepper and pineapple. We prefer more vegetables in the stir-​fry. The General Tso’s Chicken, which is marked «spicy», was not at all spicy, just mostly sweet. Just those two entrees alone was enough for a large dinner, and leftovers the next day (lunch and dinner). Lots of food!
I have to say, the customer service on the phone and in-​person was great. The internet mistakenly notes the closing time as 10pm, but it is actually 9:30pm. As we all know, restaurants close their kitchens 30 to 60 minutes before store closing time. I called in my order at 9:05pm, telling them I would pick it up at 9:20pm. They were so nice to make our food, and kindly reminded me that they close at 9:30pm.
When I arrive at 9:20pm (10 minutes before closing), both the man and woman behind the counter were so pleasant and cheerful.
I would definitely go back to try some of their other menu items.

Terrible Service! I will never order from this place again! Their Customer Service sucks! I had place a order for delivery and it literally took them 2 hours to deliver my order! I only live 10 MINUTES from the place. The man who took my order said it would be 40 minutes. After 2 hours of waiting and 5 calls to them, I finally received my food, which I declined. Every time I called to check on the order they seem like they didn’t care and wasn’t really trying to deal with the issue. The food isn’t all that great to be dealing with such poor customer service. I’ll go and spend my hard working money some where else that’s worthy of it.

At this place you certainly get your bang for your buck, but I would advise not to order too much. The shrimp with lobster sauce does not seem to last very long refrigerated, you wind up with this goopy mess the day afterward that just doesn’t look very appetizing, even after reheating. I’m sure the beef with broccoli and other dishes not so dependent upon a sauce do not share this fate, but it was off putting nonetheless.
That being said, the food is good, and plentiful, especially for the price. By all means come to this place for lunch or dinner but don’t buy any more than you are willing to eat then and there, I would go somewhere else if you’re thinking you’ll eat the leftovers.

One word. Roaches!!! They will make people sick! It is disgusting what they are doing in there. Eww

When in doubt have Golden Gate. ;) Im going to get straight to the point with this review, because come on its fast food. For the price you are getting TONS of food, almost everytime we have food for like 2 days! I’ve has the egg foo young, orange chicken, and chicken cashew, all very good. Most def great place to have fast chines food on the go. One thing i will note is the place is so tiny and not quite appealing when you walk in. Most importantly it looks very clean in the kitchen area!

Definitely not. Nastiest pork/​dog I ever had. I felt sick for 3 days after eating at this filthy joint. Also, I called in my order and the little lady said «ohhh. be ready in 10 – 15 minute!». So I jump in the lowrider and go pick that shit up… and the whole Chinese crew is sittin’ there eating their food! Then they just started making mine. I was waiting there for another 10 – 15 minute while they made my nasty food.

Cheap Chinese food! But worth every penny you pay. Large amount of food I never finish my food (lunch/​dinner specials) when I’m in the mood for cheap Chinese this is def the place to go. Orange chicken and egg foo young are good!

This is the BEST Chinese food place around by far. My only qualm and reason for ⁴⁄₅ stars is it is absolutley filthy in the entrance. like REALLY filthy. From what I can see in the back though where the food is prepaired it is clean. What matters though. that food! It is DELICIOUS. My family through the years have tried just about everything they’ve got and nothing has ever disappointed us. It’s one of those little hidden gem hole in the wall places. You haven’t had chinese food until you’ve had Golden Gate!

I come here frequently, and im rarely disappointed with their food… It was only two times that the food taste disgusting, and for some odd reason this place is very stingy with the hot mustard packages. They really dislike parting ways with their hot mustard packages

I gotta say that their Egg Fu Yung was amazingly good. Their gravy isn’t salty and mixes great with their fried rice (also very good) I have a big appetite and the General Tso’s lunch special filled me up. It had just the right amount of heat. I can’t believe I have been passing this place for over a decade without having gone in and checked it out during my food scouting missions. The temptation is to get an order and eat it fresh to see how much better it might be. I really want to try their Singapore Rice Noodles on my next trip… and there will definitely be a next trip.

Dined here in May 2014.
Overall Rating: ⁴⁄₅
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Atmosphere: 2.5÷5
There are chairs and one small table. However, this is more of a take-​out establishment.
Food: ⁴⁄₅
You get A LOT of food for very little money. However, the food isn’t that great.
Service: ⁵⁄₅
The woman at the cash register was extremely nice, and she got me my food really quickly

This is by far my favorite chinese food. I have never been as satisfied with any chinese restaurant as much as I am with Golden Gate. I lovvvve BBQ pork fried rice. Veggie eggrolls are pretty damn good. Not the best eggroll Ive had but very good. I enjoy the Moo Goo Gai Pan. I often order Lo Mein noodles with varieties of meat or veggie to choose from. I have been loyal to them for about 8 or 9 years now. I have lived in Bolingbrook for 24 years and this is still my favorite Chinese in OR out of Bolingbrook. Sometimes the woman on the phones seems to be short with you but dont be offended. They are simply prompt and efficient and well… get used to it because its worth it. I think one of the delivery guys, named Jack, may be the cook and owner. He does everything. Jack always remembers me by name, and most importantly he brings me piping hot beautiful BBQ pork fried rice. I promise I have never had a single bad order or poor quality food. ALWAYS FRESH!

Service: Moderately busy because of their lunch special. Call before picking up to avoid waiting for your food. Very friendly Chinese family owned establishment.
Overall Taste: Everything is made to order and you can watch them do it as well as they have nothing to hide. You can taste the effort. Joking aside, they give you a serving for two people in a single lunch special and a mediocre eggroll, but comes with a can of Pepsi. The taste is similar to most Chinese American food, but instead of heating their food using a heating lamp and waiting for the masses, they cook it as they hear it so the food (even the fried rice) is fresh and steaming hot.
Ambiance: Nothing but an ordering window and maybe 6 chairs against a folding table and a menu on the wall for lunch. They remember people and their orders. Don’t be alarmed at all the chaos going on in the kitchen, they know what they’re doing, but yelling it in Chinese.
Price: Competitive enough and good bang for buck which is why I gave 4 stars. Need to feed a family of 4? Order before 3pm pick up later and feed them 2 lunch specials for just over $ 11.
Assessment: True hole in the wall and diamond in the rough.

So good! Don’t let the outside turn you away. The food here is delicious. We ordered two orange chicken and one Mongolian chicken lunch specials, and an order of crab rangoon; $ 21.00. They serve you a lot of food, could easily split a lunch special with a friend. The crab Rangoon is amazing !!!

Absolutely LOVE this place! We did pickup the first time and was a little put off by the tiny, grubby little waiting area. But, the kitchen (which is in full view of the waiting area) looked clean and the food smelled great. It tasted great too!
Today we called for delivery. They were really fast! And the shrimp egg fu young was possibly the best I’ve ever had! Plus, the lunch specials are huge & really cheap. This is definitely my new favorite Chinese take out joint!

Horrible! I’ve never had such poor service and poor quality of food. I checked this place out based on the good reviews and soooo disappointed. I called in our order went to pick it up and still waited 35 more minutes… and I wasn’t the only one. Their shrimp fried rice was incredibly greasy with only rice and very few shrimp. Egg rolls were burnt. Hot n’ sour soup, cold and bland. Kung Po shrimp semi decent. I will definitely not be going back. I will stick to my usual place Sesame Chinese, their quality of food is way better. Never again golden gate. never again (shaking fist in air)

OMG YES!
Someone mentioned crab rangoon’s and now I know what I’m having for dinner tonight. Great selection and reasonably priced. Watch what you order or you’ll be eating leftovers for a week. Happens to me every time. Don’t let the location shy you away. Tucked away in a crummy strip mall.

Average Chinese food. My entrees could have used some more meat in them, even the fried rice was lacking in meat. The crab rangoons were good, though. Going to try some other places as this wasn’t the greatest.

Takeout only.
Great prices.
Very tasty.
We split a $ 8.95 entrée and it was huge. We got full but finished off as it was really good!

Someone had asked me for a good recommendation for a «hole in the wall» Chinese carry-​out in the Bolingbrook area. I personally didn’t have a recommendation, so I jumped on to
. Based on the reviews I found, I decided I needed to try this place out myself.
Wow, I am impressed. For $ 5.80, I got a Mongolian Chicken lunch special, complete with shrimp fried rice, an egg roll and a can of Pepsi. You get a lot of food for your money. The food is really good and the perfect amount of spice was added.
Don’t hesitate stopping at Golden Gate… I know I’ll be back!