Golden Chicken

Food isn’t amazing, but I don’t think I’ve ever had a truly bad meal here. I come here often. I feel it’s slightly overpriced– I can get cheaper asian food at several places close by that tastes similar, but I’m in this shopping center often so I come here.
Tables are always dirty. No napkins at the table, you have to bring them yourself. Sometimes they give you utensils when they drop your food off, sometimes they don’t. I end up just grabbing everything at the counter because I don’t know what they’ll do.
And I gotta say, this place DESPERATELY needs some sort of server uniform. The cashiers that take your order and drop your food off at your table are allowed to wear whatever they want. Literally. And they’re young adults, so instead of dressing in appropriate work attire, you get guys in filthy, stained white T-​shirts, basketball shorts, and untied tennis shoes handing you your food (gross). One time the girl at the counter was wearing a low-​cut ripped belly shirt with no bra and ripped jeans (which kind of made me lose my appetite a bit, and I’m a young woman. Can’t imagine how male customers feel). Was shocked the first time I saw it, but after coming here for so long that appears to be par for the course. Gives the place a very low class feeling. Some polo shirts and khakis would go a long way towards credibility. Anything other than their ‘whatever you want to wear’ policy. I don’t think I’ve ever paid this much attention to what employees wear in a restaurant, but once I noticed it I can’t help but look every time I go. My coworkers and I joke about it every time we come here. I’m shocked the owner finds this acceptable, honestly. I’ve probably eaten in just about every dining restaurant in a 30 mile radius and I can’t think a single dining establishment that lets their employees dress like that. And with good reason– aside from being unprofessional, it’s pretty unsanitary.

Recently moved here from San Diego and it’s been a mission finding good cheap food (heck even the more expensive restaurants in this area has been disappointing). Came upon this place recently when my bf and I couldn’t decide (as per norm) on what to eat and this has quickly become one of my go to places for a quick bite. The food isn’t amazing but it’s good and I like that I have options. do I feel like Thai or some fried chicken? Maybe a rice bowl instead? They have a little bit of everything I love. I haven’t tried the sushi but it looks like basic sushi (nothing fancy). If you go for the fried rice be aware that it really isn’t fried rice, it’s regular rice tossed in a thick soy/​teriyaki sauce. which is ok with me. There’s a few Thai options as well (like curry and drunken noodle; both were good) as well as a random assortment of appetizers. The interior and service isn’t anything to write home about (when I order I half expect the cashier to roll her eyes at me) but I don’t come here for the ambiance or to shoot the sh*t with the workers, my goal is to make my belly happy and this place does just that. My bf says I’m too generous with my «ratings» of places so I took away two stars for the overall service/​interior, but still is on my list of quick food fixes in southern Maryland.

Ive phoned in a few Take Out orders and came in to order take out a few times. Every time I try this place I kick myself knowing that I could cook a better meal. Sometimes going in with a group of coworkers adds peer pressure. No matter if I phone a order or order in person I ALWAYS end up waiting. Its not a big deal to wait but sometimes Im limited on my time and don’t want to wait 15 – 20 minutes for my Tenderloin and Rice!!! When ordering for my group I ask them to mark the containers so they can be identified at the point of delivery saving the confusion of whos dish is whos and what dish is this steak or tenderloin? The request seems to be a tall one. This place seems to always be busy but I still cant figure out why.

12÷18÷14… I am a long time customer of golden chicken establishments. From what I have seen in about the last 6 months is that they are going way down hill from what they used to be. Smaller portions, not getting your complete order, dirty store front, dirty restrooms. This use to not be the case, but the norm now. I was in this location yesterday and walked up to the counter to a young man who just looked at me without saying anything. I order the special on the board, 6 wings, drink, biscuit, mashed potatoes. The associate looks as though he and everyone else that’s working there could care less that they are actually there. I go over to get yum yum sauce out of the containers and its a disaster, caked on sauce all over it. I look at the trash cans on the way to my table same thing. My order comes to me, 6 wings. No batter no sauce, no seasoning just 6 twice fried wings over cooked, no biscuit and a dumpling with gravy over it posing as mashed potatoes. I took the meal back up and got a refund… I ask the employee if the store is under new ownership. He says no the owners are in new jersey and took all the good staff with him to open more stores. Please do yourselves a favor and stay away from this location because they will eventually end up getting someone sick.

My girlfriend and I ate here on Wednesday night after a recommendation from coworkers at lunch time. We both had orange chicken and fried rice combos — mine «extra spicy» and hers standard. I also had fried cheese sticks and she had the seafood cream cheese filled wontons. Everything was good. The fried rice was just rice so it was kinda plain, and there was some kind of a snafu going on with the waitstaff when we arrived (I think they had a scheduling issue) but they resolved this sufficiently to get us our food quickly and serve the heaps of folks that were coming for dinner. Seems like it’s big with the high school crowd as well. We’ll be back.

This is one of my favorite quick and easy food places. I usually get the chicken and shrimp bowl, but their fried chicken is really good too. Had the biscuits the other day and they are really good and buttery. Easy, cheap and really good.

Man this place has gone downhill faster than a runaway tire. I just came back from lunch and my dish of mixed veggies and shrimp was the worst ever. The rice had hard kernels mixed in with the fresher rice and the shrimp tasted and smelled old and i was not able to finish it. So instead of complaining to the management, I take my rant to Unilocal and hope others see this and jump ship to somewhere else. This will be the last time I will come to this place and urge other to do the same.

My son first went when they just opened. He came home and swore he would never eat there again. A year or so has passed and we decided to try it again at a the suggestion of my sons buddy. He swore the teriyaki bowl was money and claimed it was his favorite. My first impression when walking in was «this is a nice dump»! The place had style potential but the layout was not really thought out and not very practical. The three of us ordered Teri bowls to be safe. Now, I spent the last 8 years in Hawaii and the Teri bowl can be found everywhere and they are all really great. In fact anything teriyaki, especially chicken, is a real treat in Hawaii. I don’t have high standards though. In the end, i just want something that tastes like food. Well the Teri bowl here tasted like old lizard with some used motor oil drizzled over it. Honestly it tasted like and had the consistency of dirty carpet! The rice was dry and immediately started to battle the chicken for possession of the teriyaki! Both warriors died on the battlefield that day leaving the teriyaki behind to morn this tragedy alone. A real disgusting treat!

When they first opened, I wasn’t impressed. Actually, I stopped going for months and would write it off as another nasty chinese place in a town that has a few too many. During lunch, a coworker suggested trying it again and I will admit that the hibachi to go has grown on me. I’ve gone a few times over the last few weeks. Only real complaint is that you have to request and pay extra for ginger sauce with steak dishes and even then, it’s pretty watered down.

This review is solely based off of the hibachi items they have on the menu. Im always too nervous to venture off and try something different because I enjoy the hibachi too much! Its nice to see my meal being prepared infront of me. Pretty good customer service. Yum yum sauce to go is always a plus

This is my boyfriend’s favorite place to eat. He loves the hibachi chicken or shrimp with vegetables drowning in a pool of yumyum sauce. I’ve grown to like it too after making some adjustments.
This is a place where you have to dodge a few dining landmines. I like to think we’ve got it down to a science and the golden chicken defeats us no longer. One tip is to call in your order in advance. We place a carry out order when we’re on the way home (15 minutes or so away) to avoid the wait. You must do this if you want hibachi or you will wait forever. Secondly, be careful when ordering combos or asking for substitutions. As noted by a previous reviewer, the staff speaks limited English and can’t always understand… English. To put it in perspective, we once asked for fried rice instead of white rice and got both. And were charged for both. I usually stick to white rice because the fried rice isn’t up to par, it’s just white rice with soy sauce. No fried egg or veggies added to it. My home made fried rice is better and I’m not even ethnically qualified to say that. Also was defeated by the chicken the night I tried the eggrolls. Eggrolls were not good at all.

My only issue with this joint was the service was s l o w ! Other than that I enjoyed the food restaurant. The portions were a little small but thats probably a good thing considering its not the healthiest food to eat!

We stopped in on a Sunday evening, after our unfortunate experience at Okada Japanese Steakhouse. My husband just wanted some orange chicken with fried rice and a drink… advertised on their menu for $ 6.99. I went to the restroom while he placed his order, and after I returned he informed me that it was almost as expensive as Okada, and I was confused. so I looked at the receipt. They charged him for the combo meal, and an additional order of chicken fried rice. I went to the woman at the register and explained to her that he only wanted the combo meal, that we didn’t want the order of chicken fried rice. Perhaps if there wasn’t such a language barrier she would have been able to understand what he was ordering. I explained we did not want it, nor would we pay for it. She then brought another woman over, presumably the manager, who only spoke English slightly better than she… The woman tried to argue with me and was very reluctant to take the chicken fried rice off the bill… even though we didn’t order it, and it hadn’t even come out yet. She said, «We don’t want to waste our food»… Um, well, then perhaps you shouldn’t operate a restaraunt in America without first learning the language. Finally she removed the item from the bill, and we continued to wait for his orange chicken. The menu clearly states that it comes with fried rice and a drink. Well, when we got home and he sat down to eat, we noticed it was steamed white rice and frankly, the food was not very good. We will not return here either. Terrible food, terrible service.

I like the hibachi chicken. The grilled vegetables are great too. The service is pleasant. It does take a little while to get your food, but its a good place for lunch. I would recommend.

STICK WITH THE GOLDEN CHICKEN!
I’m usually against places, especially Asian, that try to sell several different Asian ethnic cuisines in one place since that would not typically happen in an authentic Asian restaurant. But the family wanted to try this out. We (4) happened to order a dish from each ethnicity represented: Thai yellow curry (Thai), miso soup (Japanese), General Tso’s chicken (chinese-​american), and the Golden Chicken tenders meal (American, I guess — since it came with fries and mac and cheese).
omg! OIL! The curry and the general tso’s was about 60% oil. I am not exaggerating and I will post a pic when I get a chance. You literally could stick a spoon in there and have it fill up with oil and have tons more to go back. I could barely eat a quarter of the meal neither could the other. (The kids had a lot of fun seeing how much oil they could pull out of it with a napkin or a spoon. So at least the rest of the meal was entertaining.) The review on the miso soup was that it was super hot and had a strong fish taste. We all ended up helping finish the golden chicken meal — which was a really good deal for the price. It could easily feed 3 people. And, it was yummy! Surprisingly, not oily at all — in fact we used it to get rid of the oil taste and feel. I would only go back here for their chicken. And that is the only reason it gets 2 stars and not just 1. I would actually go back to this restaurant… but JUST for their Golden Chicken.
I guess that’s a lesson learned — when a restaurant names themselves Golden Chicken, and it’s on the menu. stick with that!

The food was great. And the service was awesome.
I ordered the shrimp/​chicken hibachi and it was delicious.
No wifi. No table service. Will be definitely visiting again.

I am a fan. I love deliciouness and I found some deliciousness here. Granted, not everything is great. Their biscuits are to be skipped. They are a waste of carbs.
The combination of foods is interesting as stated by Rob. But I disagree with sentiment that it is somehow a negative. I enjoy variety and there is a good mix of foods.
Spicy Chicken:
You have to order this in advance… like 15 minutes in advance. It is not on the menu as far as I know but I asked for it and got it. That taste pretty good.
Regular fried chicken:
Not bad. It is a fair alternative to KFC and Popeyes. I enjoy Popeyes the most and would rate this next in line before KFC. KFC does have the best spicy wings though.
Biscuits:
Pass… they are dry and unflavorful.
Thai Panag curry:
This was a pretty good dish. I prefer it than the stuff at Thai Inter (I have not been to Thai Inter in a long time.). I have had far better Panag but this is good for the area.
Thai Green curry:
Not bad but not great. It needs more flavor. I think they were short on the green curry paste or something.
Roti and curry appetizer:
Absolutely delicious! My favorite dish by far.
That sums up my experience at this location. I am really in the middle of A-​OK and Yay! I am a fan. 3.5 is adequate. ‘Nasty’? Robert, come on. Scott, how could you rate a place 1 star when you said it was ok and would recommend it? Fix your rating and try the Roti appetizer… I have been there twice and so far I am satisfied.

First time here. We had the Hibachi chicken and the Hibachi steak & shrimp, Veg tempura. For a fast food joint and just opening it was ok. Jerrys in Lexington Park is 5 stars in comparrison. The food was boring to say the least, the so called fried rice was stickey and tasted blah, along with the rest of the meal. I will probably go back and try somthing else off the menu, but it wont happen for a long time. Would I recomend this place? Yes I would, you would have to taste for yourself. I was not impressed.

Not good, food was subpar and bordering on nasty. For the price this is not worth it!