Edible but could be better. On a late night hunt for Chinese food in Boulder area, I came upon their name on Hungry Buffs. I thought , why not? I really only wanted Wonton Soup- which I thought, before coming here, no one could POSSIBLY mess up. But lo and behold. They did what I thought no one could do. When we picked up the food, it came out to be just four measly wontons with hardly anything in them, floating in dark water (the broth). Really. Really?! Wonton + Broth does not equal wonton soup people! They could've at least put veggies in there. This was an utter disgrace to all Chinese cuisines. I don't know how this place has survived by just serving this poor excuse for a soup. It is an impostor. See picture. We also ordered chicken fried rice, which wasn't bad- it was a bit dry and by now I had lost my appetite for the night after seeing the pitiful soup. Needless to say, I now know why the place was empty when I looked in when we picked up the food. Do NOT go here if you want authentic asian cuisine or anything close to it. Their menu is cheap for a reason- because they're cheap too. In this restaurant you get what you pay for. Lesson learned. Trying to save you guys from the pain.
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Sea C.
Try the Szechuan beef.. it's really good. Nice service too.
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Patrick V.
Okay, so personally, I think it's gotten better. I mainly order it because of the deals on HungryBuffs. I think it's a pretty good generic, Chinese place. It's actually embarrassing how many times I do order from here... Just to be warned, if you do order delivery, the average waiting time is an hour. I usually place my order right before I leave school or work to minimize the time I'm waiting at home. In general, it's really good, cheap, Chinese food. Not the best in the world, but you get what you pay for.
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Parker S.
This is simply just bad Chinese food. Not like other bad Chinese places that make food that is horrible for you, but oh so delicious. Do not order food from here. Plain and simple.
They deliver until 2am, I ordered food around 10:30 and it didn't come until after 12:15am. I have the impression all of the food is previously frozen, it is dull and rubbery. I am really disappointed. I ordered the dumplings and the seafood pot, which was filled with an unidentifiable fish. Chicken and broccoli isn't that bad.
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Kelvin D.
I like the convenience of ordering online and paying with PayPal. The food was ready by the time I arrived for pick up. The fried rice was just day old rice that was stir fried with some soy sauce for color, no egg, no chicken or pork, no mixed vegetables. Go with the steamed rice option. At least then the rice would be fresh. The cashew chicken was more celery than cashew or chicken. The General Tso's chicken was breaded to death. I ordered the General Ts'so chicken spicy. It came with several while red peppers in the mix, but still fell short of what I would consider hot. That being said, their sauces were quite good. The portions are large. The $4.99 dinner special was a value purchase and the regular entree prices are fair. I did not need to order steamed rice separately. All in all, I will order from them again. It does sound as though they were a better restaurant a few years ago. Today, it was not bad. I have hope that they will improve and regain the reputation they had in those reviews from 2010.
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Dan W.
Very, very bad service. I placed a order for delivery with Hungry Buffs. I ordered hot and sour soup and miso soup. What I got was a vegetable soup and a inedible egg drop soup that smelled like rotten eggs. I wrote a note in the order to please include spicy mustard with the fried crab wontons but of course they "forgot". The delivery driver supposedly couldn't find my place (never had this problem before) and called me to come out to the street where he was nowhere to be seen. After a few minutes of waiting he pulled up infront of my apartment honking and honking (it was 1:50 AM) which I'm sure woke my neighbors. He didn't give a shit. I know this place is one of the few doing delivery until 2 but its no excuse for the bad food, wrong order and rude driver. I'd rather eat ramen.
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Wayne S.
Odor from the kitchen lingers in the dining room. And, not in a good way, but in a rancid, oily, yucky way. And, the last food I ordered was bland and boring. Used to be much better. What happened?
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Fomo L.
OK, my roommate and I have been ordering from here for years, simply because it is on the cheaper end of things. But the other reviews were right, tended to be a bit bland and flavourless. And the food always came in a bag filled with the sauce of the dishes all spilled out. Still did the trick for drunchies. However. Today. We notice the menu was different. My roommate went for his old favourite, and I tried a new item, red curry. Food was amazing, the new dish and the old. The crab cheese wontons now actually have flecks of krab. Before this order I thought they were only called that for shape. the food was not spilled all over the bag. And things weren't as terribly greasy. Well done, Golden Sun, reallllyy stepped up your game.
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Ricky N.
Nothing on the table when we sat down. No silverware, plates, napkin's, soy sauce or water. Guy who took our order was never seen again. Person who delivered food did not bring any silverware, plates or napkin's. I also asked for soy sauce which was never brought over. One of the dishes was terrible. It had way too many hot flakes like it was purposely done. Other dish was mediocre at best. I had to ask for water multiple times. Everyone in this place was not interested that we were in their. Terrible service. When I called over lady, owner, not sure, she did not care about us. Like we were a bother to be their spending our money and wanting some service and food. Do not go their!
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Bradley S.
Decent house fried rice, nothing was life changing. Dumplings are something you could pass on. Good place for general Chinese-American fare with competitive prices. Good lunch and dinner combo specials. Egg rolls on point.
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Andreena S.
Worst Chinese food I have ever had! Panda Express is even better. The low price is not an excuse because I have paid the same price point for awesome Chinese food in Boulder. Lo Mein is so bland and doesn't come with any veggies. This place is also NASTY (like the Honey Badger). I was hoping this would be some awesome hole in the wall where the nasty carpets and stained table cloths could be excused but OH NO. The buffet was scary; filled with lots of crusty dishes that look like they've been there forever. The food I ordered came out fast and the lady that helped me was nice so they get an extra star for that but I will never eat here again!
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Joseph V.
Fantastic Experience with Golden Sun! Very fast, excellent quality, great price, and large portions. My roommate and I made a call in order for 2 chicken specials. One General Tso the other Chile Pepper. The clerk quoted 5 minutes. We drive and it was ready when we got there (7 minute drive). We pulled up to find the hole in the wall that is Golden Sun, waled in, and were quickly greeted. We paid $7.50 each with tip and were out the door in minutes. The food was great! There was an appropriate spice level and well cooked fried rice with a crispy egg roll. Highly recommended for American classic chinese food.
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Ali A.
Just not good. The bag was leaking horribly. Mongolian beef was so dry, we threw away the entire container. The 4.99 deal is decent if you're alone and starving. Otherwise dinner for more than one isn't worth the wait or the small amount of money
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Tyler G.
Love the food, have been ordering from here for well over a year since I moved from Manhattan. However. When I ordered online I placed a small tip on the card with the intention of giving a larger cash tip to the driver based on timeliness, I do this often. However upon arriving at my house the first thing the driver did was to lecture me about not leaving a big enough tip because of the weather. Now I understand that driving delivery you rely on tips, I've done it myself, but never would I lecture a customer on how they tip. Especially not the first words out of my mouth upon arriving at the house. Needless to say I declined to provide the additional cash I had planned on tipping, same as if he'd arrived 2+ hours late. This resulted in the driver TEXTING MY CELLPHONE TO LECTURE ME FURTHER!! Below is a quote of the text "next time go pick up the food by u self. i will pay u $2.00 for the order." Never in all my years in customer service, food service, or any of the other jobs I've had would I have the gall to say something like this to a customer who merely declined to tip me as I felt I deserved.
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Freddie F.
Called in a order @ 10pm. My oder was hot, fresh, and very tasty. I got the general's chicken, better than your average. The prices online aren't correct.....It was cheaper when I arrived. Ask about the Combos.
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Matt J.
When I went to pick up my order, the guy at the front counter completely ignored me. The wonton soup was absolutely disgusting! It's decently priced but I guess you get what you pay for.
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Joe W.
Filthy place and they use last month's oil. I honestly think this is where Ebola originated from, so don't eat here unless you want to get free Hepatitis a to e. I really didn't think I would see a restaurant like this in America. A restaurant in south Africa in midst of civil war has better hygiene than this filthy place.
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Renate Z.
Nice food and nice service! Great value for your money. Cheese wonton is a must have. They are very pick-up/delivery friendly!
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Margaret C.
It's not ok for a customer to not receive a napkin and to not be able to find an employee of the restaurant anywhere to ask about a napkin, and I even would have been willing to get a napkin from the counter or the round table where there are usually some sitting out in piles. No such luck recently when I was there. On top of that the owner, who is usually very nice, was not nice, not even remotely pleasant. The food was decent. Generous portions. And prices, even at dinner, are quite affordable actually. I could see that people at other tables had napkins. I wasn't able to get a napkin until near the end of my meal. The family who run this restaurant are very nice people. It's not the end of the world to not have a napkin. I had an extra napkin in my purse that I used temporarily. What was worse was being treated like I didn't exist, when I am a regular and loyal customer.
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Elizabeth A.
Good Option for CHEAP Chinese food. There's usually a special on Hungry Buffs. Delivery takes upwards of an hour, so opt for pick-up.
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Allie I.
Good food but have had a delivery driver ask me for a tip and get mad when I didn't have any cash and didn't know I couldn't leave a credit card tip after delivery.. Delivery takes forever but it's worth it
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Michael J.
Within 20 minutes, everyone who had a bite of their food felt nauseous and close to returning what had been eaten. Never ordering from here again. The pork dumplings were cold and seemed to have just been thawed for our enjoyment. The pork fried rice tasted as if more than one ingredient had spoiled days ago. And the broccoli with garlic sauce was a watery soup of wilted veggies. Normally, places would get another chance for a better review but it's been an hour and I still feel overwhelmed with disgust.
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Ka B.
Greasy not that great. :/
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Soffiee B.
The food was ok but the service..... I waited 30 minutes AFTER my pick up time to get my food. If I ever order food there again, I'll make sure not to get there on time.
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Ben G.
Dirty, greasy and the service is horrible! Waited for my appetizers for 40 minutes and left.
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Jan L.
Oh My Gawd, this is hands down the filthiest restaurant I have ever eaten in and I have been at my share of greasy spoons in my life. Walk in and you are hit with carpet floors that are down and dirty, never been cleaned with bad stains. Tables were greasy and the bottle of soy sauce slipped out of my hand as they do not bother to wipe them down. The buffet food looked OK if you could get past the steam table of hardened grease and a white rice cooker for self service that was black ( yes black) on the top with scungy dirt. Nuff said?? !!
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Kyle A.
3 stars because it's good when you're drunk. Their deals on hungrybuffs are pretty good. Now it seems that their standard delivery time is at least an hour. Sometimes it's really good sometimes it's not good at all. But for delivery late night this is as good as it gets in terms of chinese.
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Jayme P.
I rarely give the dreaded one-star. A place has really got to earn it. I had some takeout from Golden Sun today. A friend said she had gotten a few good dishes there before. What I got was almost inedible. First, it is hard to mess up an egg roll. But, it was mealy, limp and tasteless. The soup (hot and sour) was neither hot nor sour. Rather it was a kind of hot corn starch broth with some tofu & egg in it. A packet of soy sauce made it palatable. "Garlic" Shrimp (quotes mine), was not very garlicky and had about four shrimp in it. Blessedly, they were not overcooked. But, there was no garlic in the sauce. In fact, it was more sour than the hot & sour soup (??!!). The rest of the veggies were large pieces of celery (?), some halved mushrooms and water chestnut. None of it was delicious. Never again.
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Sarah D.
DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE Besides the fact that the food is average AT BEST, the customer service is absolutely horrible. Not if, but when you have an issue with an order and try to call the restaraunt, you get an overworked asian girl who is in such a rush to get you off the phone that she doesnt understand what your trying to say, i think mainly because she only speaks broken poor english. She treats you as if you're the reason there is a problem, and then hangs up on you. My delivery time for some Pork dumplings (which should take about 7 minutes in the fryer) and a bowl of wonton soup (which is held hot) was 65 minutes. Oh, and I live about 1.5 miles from the restaraunt. I ordered at 3:15pm on a friday, not even during peak hours. I figured I would give them one more shot before i completely wrote them off, so I ordered between lunch and dinner hoping to have a delivery time of under 30 minutes for such simple items. No such luck. AND my order was COLD. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
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Alex T.
This place has the worst scallion pancakes and lo mein I've ever had in my life. I unfortunately was hungry late at night and decided to order from here despite the bad reviews. The delivery took an hour and fifteen and the food was horrific. Need I say more?
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Margaret A.
Despite the other reviews, I really don't think this place was bad. If you're looking for traditional chinese food, inexpensive and quick than this place does the deed. I went on a cold weekend evening and it looks like most people do take-out instead of eat in. The decor was very traditional, with the place mats on the table that tell you your chinese zodiac. I had the Sesame tofu which was very good, the sauce was familiar but was something I've never had at other Chinese restaurants. It came with rice and cheese wonton or egg roll. The curry vegetables were just OK, but I wouldn't recommend it. There was even enough left-overs for a second meal later. I believe they also have a very inexpensive lunch buffet. If you're looking for a typical Chinese food restaurant to fill your General Tso's fix then this place will for sure satisfy that need.
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Jeremy K.
You've gotta order off of their "other" menu! It has items that I think they normally preserve for their own family/regular Chinese customers. It's more authentic and SO delicious. The owners are genuinely nice people. The atmosphere isn't what most Americans are used to...it looks like a hole in the wall, but it's actually extremely authentic and high-quality Chinese food. This is always my first choice for Chinese food in Boulder.
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Annie F.
Golden Sun is pretty standard Chinese fare... Not totally stellar, not totally terrible. It gets the job done cheaply in a jiff (especially with their deals offered through hungry buffs). I've eaten there once, did take-out once, and had delivery once. The delivery is definitely a bit slow (though the delivery man is really friendly). Take-out seems to be a much better option, probably no difference time wise, it just seems quicker because you can usually run an errand on the way. I love their lemon and lemongrass chicken. Amazing! Also, the people that run it are very friendly.
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Lainie L.
This is by far one of the worst Chinese restaurants I've eatten at in a very long time... in fact, dare I say, this might be the worst one yet! A co-worker and I decided to try their free delivery (without checking that their delivery time is between 45 min- 1 hour!) and we could've ordered the same thing (which we didn't!) becuase it tasted the same. You couldn't even see the difference between the orange chicken and the sesame chicken. Honestly, how could you possibly get sesame chicken wrong? It's a chinese restaurant staple right??? On top on the terrible food (which I ended up dumping), the delivery guy was just STELLAR (who busts out their cell phone and starts jabbering loudly in an office). I'm seriously surprised with food like this and their level of customer service that they are still in business! Needless to say, this was our first and last time eating at Golden Sun.
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Danielle H.
flew in from Cali and this place has better Chinese food than back home! A little spicy but very good hole in the wall place.
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Janna H.
So a friend and I ordered delivery from the Golden Sun on Christmas around 6pm. It took them almost TWO hours to get to my house. I live roughly one mile from the restaurant, and I understand that it was one of like five restaurants open on Christmas, but still. But I was half in the bag (mildly drunk) and didn't even notice until it had been over and hour and forty minutes. I was going to wait until it was two hours to call, basically because I was in no shape to talk to someone whose first language wasn't English. But when it finally arrived, it was still pretty warm. The beef fried rice was pretty good, although the chunks of beef were fairly big, I ended up cutting the pieces in half. The was also slivers of white onion, carrot and cabbage mixed in. There was also a lot of scrambled eggs mixed in it, which I enjoyed. General Tao's chicken was good, lightly spicy and fried to perfection. I think this was my favorite part of the order. It was a huge portion and came with a container of white rice. We also ordered the House Platter for Two, which came with two beef teriyaki skewers, friend crab cheese wontons (crab rangoon), fried pork dumplings, two vegetable egg rolls and fried shrimp. There was only one fried shrimp, which was decent, it tasted like every other fried shrimp I've had. The pork dumplings were small, but tasted alright, they were a little over cooked though. The crab rangoon was alright, although there was only a hint of crab, it was basically cream cheese in a fried wrapper. The veggie egg rolls were pretty good, nothing special though. The worst was the beef teriyaki sticks, they were completely dry and lacked any real flavor. I took one bite of mine and tossed the rest. Overall, it's decent drunk food, but I don't think I would ever order from here sober. Save your money on the House Platter, it wasn't worth the $10.50. You're better off just ordering a regular appetizer or two. But the fried rice and Tao's chicken was decent, I'd eat them again. It's also really nice that you can order online through their website, so you don't have to talk to anybody, and you and write out any comments you have. Because I know a lot of the time, order specifications can be lost in the translation. I don't know if I'd chance trying to order from here again, maybe if it was guaranteed that my food would be there within an hour.
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Lindsay S.
This place is GOD AWFULL! Some of the worst food i've ever had. How they can serve what they serve is beyond me.
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Michael S.
If you are used to Chinese food from the Northeastern U.S. I think you'll really like this place. No other resteraunt in Boulder can do food like they do here. I'm not exactly sure what makes it so good, but it does taste somewhat nostalgic. I'm a big fan.
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Hannah E.
I ordered sesame chicken for take out. I got home. There were chunks of chicken in there. Plain. With nothing on them. Just chunks of plain, unmarinated, deep-fried chicken. With a little side container of limp vegetables.
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Dean C.
its another good greasy Chinese food place, more expensive then some others but still a good spot to eat.
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Keighley V.
Okay--If I could give negative stars, I would. Maybe that should give you some insight as to how horrible my last experience with Golden Sun was. It's 8.30 on a Friday night....My boyfriend and I order a meager order of chicken lo mein and wonton soup....It's creeping up to an hour later and still no sign of the delivery guy. At 9.38, a delivery person called to ask what apartment number was ours, so I assumed he was close....15 minutes pass and still no sign of him. So we call in and ask where our food is to which the woman on the phone replies in broken english 'food on way' and hangs up. It's 10:15 when our food finally comes. They didn't even run my card right so we had to pay in cash anyways, and when the delivery boy realized we were not going to tip him, he copped a serious attitude and stomped off. When I sat down and opened my order, it was cold, and it wasn't even right. What they delivered were wontons and a bag of chicken. A BAG OF CHICKEN?! At that point we weren't even hungry anymore....examining the bag of chicken further (drenched in grease) and seeing what looked like hair fried in with the chicken...we had lost our appetites. We just wanted our money back, but when we called the restaurant (if you could call it that) the woman kept asking over and over again what was wrong with our order until we were sick of explaining and gave up. Needless to say, we'll never order from Golden Sun again. And even if their food was the best I'd ever had in MY LIFE(which it absolutely was not)....it would not even come close to making up for the appallingly horrible service.
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Arianne N.
My boyfriend and I order from Golden Sun a couple times a month. they are open late and deliver (always a plus for busy night owls) and i have never had a complaint about their service or food. I've never eaten inside and always done delivery. The people on the phone have always been nice and helpful and the delivery driver also pointed out to me once that campus food charges a fee and if i just order through them there is no fee! very helpful! the food is some of the better chinese style food in boulder and we usually order our favorites. our food is delivered hot and always tastes good! they have great coupons and deals as well! The food is pretty basic, but the meat never has a questionable texture and the veggies always taste fresh. They also have inexpensive prices and a lot of variety to choose from!
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Liz V.
Yes, the lunch buffet is only $6.99, but it's still overpriced. Honestly, after eating here for a second and final time yesterday, I can tell you that none of their food is good. There isn't any real distinct taste between their dishes, and their egg drop soup seems old with tofu and egg that disintegrates rather than being really eatable. Instead of making a fresher version of a dish on the buffet line yesterday, they actually just added raw vegetables to the existing overcooking meat. It's also not a clean restaurant, especially by the rice cookers. There was a bowl of water in which the rice spoon was resting that looked like it might contain water from the past week, and yes, the kids still play on the floor and elsewhere throughout the restaurant. I don't understand the plywood booths with no cushions either, or the dilapidated Chinese wall hangings. Everything about this place needs a makeover!
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Molly C.
The food at Golden Sun is really pretty average. On the buffet, there are a couple of dishes on par with other cheap Chinese places, and a couple of dishes I don't care for. It's certainly nothing fancy or special in most ways. However, the staff (which consists of who I can only guess are also the owners, since they're always there) are exceptionally friendly. Their two kids have an area of the restaurant where they play with their toys quietly and, though this may be a drawback for some, it's a huge plus for me. I have a 2-year-old and they let her share their toys so she is always well entertained and it winds up being a nice relaxing lunch for me and my husband. The kids are very well behaved and quiet, so they don't bother everybody. And the place is usually pretty empty when we go for lunch, so they have plenty of room to themselves without playing right next to someone who is trying to dine in peace. Sure, it's not the best Chinese restaurant in the world, but being able to eat lunch out and not have to worry about my kiddo flipping out before I'm done really is worth the extra stars.
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Jennifer M.
Kind of run of the mill Chinese food. Nothing extraordinary, nothing horrible... the menu could probably be for any Chinese place. They do deliver quickly, so my patronage they will get when I'm in the mood for some greasy Chinese junk food!
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JL G.
Have ordered from here several times over the past few years and and over all very satisfied with the food and service. We have always had it delivered, sometimes they take forever, half the time they do not want to have us buzz them in, but want us to walk down the three flights of stairs to them, but food has always been very good, and they have always been at least friendly, snd usually apologize for not knowing how to use our buzzer system. Their prices are very fair for what you get. We have not liked their lowmein everytime, and sometimes the chicken is dry, but otherwise everything else has been very good
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D A.
Total Disappointment! My roommates and I ordered food from here today to celebrate our day off from work and a Lazy Snow Day. We were excited to hear of a place close by that would deliver for free, and we had a 15% off coupon. Sure, it came to us fast, but the food was not good. My Hot & Sour Soup was cold and bland to the point of being inedible, my Crab Rangoons were not warm (I ordered 8 and got 6 instead), they forgot to put curry on my roommate's curried vegetable platter, and they put the wrong type of noodles in my roommate's Chow Fun. We had to put our food in the oven and then we had to put our own spices and curry on it to make the food edible. Needless to say, this was the most boring meal I've had since Ramen. No good, Golden Sun! Every other Chinese restaurant I've eaten at has tasted gourmet compared to here, but maybe living on the East Coast spoiled me. Maybe I'll order more crab rangoons from here if I'm drunk and desperate (but next time there better be EIGHT, and they better be HOT!), otherwise don't expect us to order from here again.
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Mary J.
HOLY FUCK THIS PLACE SUCKS! Why do I even have to give this place a star? My mother fucking delivery took 2 hours but thats totally besides my point. THIS FOOD IS CAT SHIT!!! So fucking bad people... I want my fucking money back because everything was BAD TASTING. ewwwwwwwww. Some was clearly not cooked all the way. How can a chinese restaurant even fuck up rice? BULLSHIT! this place is motha fuckkin phony.
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Cynthia T.
Apparently, there's a new-ish chinese restaurant on the block that also delivers....ridiculously quickly. By the time I realize I'm hungry, it's already too late to order delivery from most places. However, Golden Sun only takes 20 minutes before the food is at your door. It's amazing. The free delivery is available on orders over $12.00. The menu is your standard Boulder chinese restaurant fare. If you've got a "favorite" dish at another chinese restaurant, try ordering using the same dish name here. I bet you'll get something similar enough for it to be tasty. :)
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Damian M.
The food was completely bland and not well cooked (either over or under). I got the lunch buffet and there were 5 kinds of chicken dishes but they all tasted the same. We got there when they were first opening, and the owners kids were still playing on the floor and wandering around. Cute, but probably not to sanitary for a restaurant... My girlfriend is a vegetarian and they at least gave her a 50 cent discount on the buffet, but that was the only reason this review is getting 2 stars instead of 1.
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Stan G.
This place has to be the worst Chinese Restaurant in Boulder. My experience there the other evening was a disaster. After sitting down we couldn't help but notice that only one other table had patrons. Two little boys were running around like it was their personal playground. They were very disruptive and after sliding on their bottoms on the floor, jumped up on a table and sat on the table. Not very hygienic. We waited and waited for our soup which didn't make it out to us. Finally a waiter brought our main courses but by then we had had it with the rowdy kids and told him to pack it up we would eat it at home. When we got it home the food was possibly the blandest Chinese food I ever tasted. The Hot and sour soup had no meat in it at all and did not taste like Hot and Sour soup. All in all a very bad experience. There are so many good Chinese restaurants in the Boulder area I don't know how they will stay in business.
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : No Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Quiet Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
Krisanne N.
Edible but could be better. On a late night hunt for Chinese food in Boulder area, I came upon their name on Hungry Buffs. I thought , why not? I really only wanted Wonton Soup- which I thought, before coming here, no one could POSSIBLY mess up. But lo and behold. They did what I thought no one could do. When we picked up the food, it came out to be just four measly wontons with hardly anything in them, floating in dark water (the broth). Really. Really?! Wonton + Broth does not equal wonton soup people! They could've at least put veggies in there. This was an utter disgrace to all Chinese cuisines. I don't know how this place has survived by just serving this poor excuse for a soup. It is an impostor. See picture. We also ordered chicken fried rice, which wasn't bad- it was a bit dry and by now I had lost my appetite for the night after seeing the pitiful soup. Needless to say, I now know why the place was empty when I looked in when we picked up the food. Do NOT go here if you want authentic asian cuisine or anything close to it. Their menu is cheap for a reason- because they're cheap too. In this restaurant you get what you pay for. Lesson learned. Trying to save you guys from the pain.
(2)Sea C.
Try the Szechuan beef.. it's really good. Nice service too.
(5)Patrick V.
Okay, so personally, I think it's gotten better. I mainly order it because of the deals on HungryBuffs. I think it's a pretty good generic, Chinese place. It's actually embarrassing how many times I do order from here... Just to be warned, if you do order delivery, the average waiting time is an hour. I usually place my order right before I leave school or work to minimize the time I'm waiting at home. In general, it's really good, cheap, Chinese food. Not the best in the world, but you get what you pay for.
(4)Parker S.
This is simply just bad Chinese food. Not like other bad Chinese places that make food that is horrible for you, but oh so delicious. Do not order food from here. Plain and simple.
(1)Chi Z.
food worth the price i payed for
(4)Lauren B.
As someone else wrote, I would also give this place negative stars if I could. I don't write reviews very often but will do so if I had a particularly unique experience - be it good or bad. I ordered delivery and though the food came quickly, it was hardly palatable. The wonton soup was flavorless and super dark (see picture), the crab wontons were super greasy and had little filling and the sesame shrimp were by far the most foul entrée I have come in contact with in quite some time. As you can by the picture I attached, the shrimp were also super greasy, with lot's of batter and NO vegetables. Please do yourself a favor and order from Golden Lotus and steer very clear of this place; it was by far one of the worst meals I have ever had
(1)Rom S.
They deliver until 2am, I ordered food around 10:30 and it didn't come until after 12:15am. I have the impression all of the food is previously frozen, it is dull and rubbery. I am really disappointed. I ordered the dumplings and the seafood pot, which was filled with an unidentifiable fish. Chicken and broccoli isn't that bad.
(2)Kelvin D.
I like the convenience of ordering online and paying with PayPal. The food was ready by the time I arrived for pick up. The fried rice was just day old rice that was stir fried with some soy sauce for color, no egg, no chicken or pork, no mixed vegetables. Go with the steamed rice option. At least then the rice would be fresh. The cashew chicken was more celery than cashew or chicken. The General Tso's chicken was breaded to death. I ordered the General Ts'so chicken spicy. It came with several while red peppers in the mix, but still fell short of what I would consider hot. That being said, their sauces were quite good. The portions are large. The $4.99 dinner special was a value purchase and the regular entree prices are fair. I did not need to order steamed rice separately. All in all, I will order from them again. It does sound as though they were a better restaurant a few years ago. Today, it was not bad. I have hope that they will improve and regain the reputation they had in those reviews from 2010.
(3)Dan W.
Very, very bad service. I placed a order for delivery with Hungry Buffs. I ordered hot and sour soup and miso soup. What I got was a vegetable soup and a inedible egg drop soup that smelled like rotten eggs. I wrote a note in the order to please include spicy mustard with the fried crab wontons but of course they "forgot". The delivery driver supposedly couldn't find my place (never had this problem before) and called me to come out to the street where he was nowhere to be seen. After a few minutes of waiting he pulled up infront of my apartment honking and honking (it was 1:50 AM) which I'm sure woke my neighbors. He didn't give a shit. I know this place is one of the few doing delivery until 2 but its no excuse for the bad food, wrong order and rude driver. I'd rather eat ramen.
(1)Wayne S.
Odor from the kitchen lingers in the dining room. And, not in a good way, but in a rancid, oily, yucky way. And, the last food I ordered was bland and boring. Used to be much better. What happened?
(2)Fomo L.
OK, my roommate and I have been ordering from here for years, simply because it is on the cheaper end of things. But the other reviews were right, tended to be a bit bland and flavourless. And the food always came in a bag filled with the sauce of the dishes all spilled out. Still did the trick for drunchies. However. Today. We notice the menu was different. My roommate went for his old favourite, and I tried a new item, red curry. Food was amazing, the new dish and the old. The crab cheese wontons now actually have flecks of krab. Before this order I thought they were only called that for shape. the food was not spilled all over the bag. And things weren't as terribly greasy. Well done, Golden Sun, reallllyy stepped up your game.
(5)Ricky N.
Nothing on the table when we sat down. No silverware, plates, napkin's, soy sauce or water. Guy who took our order was never seen again. Person who delivered food did not bring any silverware, plates or napkin's. I also asked for soy sauce which was never brought over. One of the dishes was terrible. It had way too many hot flakes like it was purposely done. Other dish was mediocre at best. I had to ask for water multiple times. Everyone in this place was not interested that we were in their. Terrible service. When I called over lady, owner, not sure, she did not care about us. Like we were a bother to be their spending our money and wanting some service and food. Do not go their!
(1)Bradley S.
Decent house fried rice, nothing was life changing. Dumplings are something you could pass on. Good place for general Chinese-American fare with competitive prices. Good lunch and dinner combo specials. Egg rolls on point.
(3)Andreena S.
Worst Chinese food I have ever had! Panda Express is even better. The low price is not an excuse because I have paid the same price point for awesome Chinese food in Boulder. Lo Mein is so bland and doesn't come with any veggies. This place is also NASTY (like the Honey Badger). I was hoping this would be some awesome hole in the wall where the nasty carpets and stained table cloths could be excused but OH NO. The buffet was scary; filled with lots of crusty dishes that look like they've been there forever. The food I ordered came out fast and the lady that helped me was nice so they get an extra star for that but I will never eat here again!
(2)Joseph V.
Fantastic Experience with Golden Sun! Very fast, excellent quality, great price, and large portions. My roommate and I made a call in order for 2 chicken specials. One General Tso the other Chile Pepper. The clerk quoted 5 minutes. We drive and it was ready when we got there (7 minute drive). We pulled up to find the hole in the wall that is Golden Sun, waled in, and were quickly greeted. We paid $7.50 each with tip and were out the door in minutes. The food was great! There was an appropriate spice level and well cooked fried rice with a crispy egg roll. Highly recommended for American classic chinese food.
(5)Ali A.
Just not good. The bag was leaking horribly. Mongolian beef was so dry, we threw away the entire container. The 4.99 deal is decent if you're alone and starving. Otherwise dinner for more than one isn't worth the wait or the small amount of money
(2)Tyler G.
Love the food, have been ordering from here for well over a year since I moved from Manhattan. However. When I ordered online I placed a small tip on the card with the intention of giving a larger cash tip to the driver based on timeliness, I do this often. However upon arriving at my house the first thing the driver did was to lecture me about not leaving a big enough tip because of the weather. Now I understand that driving delivery you rely on tips, I've done it myself, but never would I lecture a customer on how they tip. Especially not the first words out of my mouth upon arriving at the house. Needless to say I declined to provide the additional cash I had planned on tipping, same as if he'd arrived 2+ hours late. This resulted in the driver TEXTING MY CELLPHONE TO LECTURE ME FURTHER!! Below is a quote of the text "next time go pick up the food by u self. i will pay u $2.00 for the order." Never in all my years in customer service, food service, or any of the other jobs I've had would I have the gall to say something like this to a customer who merely declined to tip me as I felt I deserved.
(1)Freddie F.
Called in a order @ 10pm. My oder was hot, fresh, and very tasty. I got the general's chicken, better than your average. The prices online aren't correct.....It was cheaper when I arrived. Ask about the Combos.
(4)Matt J.
When I went to pick up my order, the guy at the front counter completely ignored me. The wonton soup was absolutely disgusting! It's decently priced but I guess you get what you pay for.
(1)Joe W.
Filthy place and they use last month's oil. I honestly think this is where Ebola originated from, so don't eat here unless you want to get free Hepatitis a to e. I really didn't think I would see a restaurant like this in America. A restaurant in south Africa in midst of civil war has better hygiene than this filthy place.
(1)Renate Z.
Nice food and nice service! Great value for your money. Cheese wonton is a must have. They are very pick-up/delivery friendly!
(5)Margaret C.
It's not ok for a customer to not receive a napkin and to not be able to find an employee of the restaurant anywhere to ask about a napkin, and I even would have been willing to get a napkin from the counter or the round table where there are usually some sitting out in piles. No such luck recently when I was there. On top of that the owner, who is usually very nice, was not nice, not even remotely pleasant. The food was decent. Generous portions. And prices, even at dinner, are quite affordable actually. I could see that people at other tables had napkins. I wasn't able to get a napkin until near the end of my meal. The family who run this restaurant are very nice people. It's not the end of the world to not have a napkin. I had an extra napkin in my purse that I used temporarily. What was worse was being treated like I didn't exist, when I am a regular and loyal customer.
(2)Elizabeth A.
Good Option for CHEAP Chinese food. There's usually a special on Hungry Buffs. Delivery takes upwards of an hour, so opt for pick-up.
(3)Allie I.
Good food but have had a delivery driver ask me for a tip and get mad when I didn't have any cash and didn't know I couldn't leave a credit card tip after delivery.. Delivery takes forever but it's worth it
(3)Michael J.
Within 20 minutes, everyone who had a bite of their food felt nauseous and close to returning what had been eaten. Never ordering from here again. The pork dumplings were cold and seemed to have just been thawed for our enjoyment. The pork fried rice tasted as if more than one ingredient had spoiled days ago. And the broccoli with garlic sauce was a watery soup of wilted veggies. Normally, places would get another chance for a better review but it's been an hour and I still feel overwhelmed with disgust.
(1)Ka B.
Greasy not that great. :/
(2)Soffiee B.
The food was ok but the service..... I waited 30 minutes AFTER my pick up time to get my food. If I ever order food there again, I'll make sure not to get there on time.
(2)Ben G.
Dirty, greasy and the service is horrible! Waited for my appetizers for 40 minutes and left.
(1)Jan L.
Oh My Gawd, this is hands down the filthiest restaurant I have ever eaten in and I have been at my share of greasy spoons in my life. Walk in and you are hit with carpet floors that are down and dirty, never been cleaned with bad stains. Tables were greasy and the bottle of soy sauce slipped out of my hand as they do not bother to wipe them down. The buffet food looked OK if you could get past the steam table of hardened grease and a white rice cooker for self service that was black ( yes black) on the top with scungy dirt. Nuff said?? !!
(1)Kyle A.
3 stars because it's good when you're drunk. Their deals on hungrybuffs are pretty good. Now it seems that their standard delivery time is at least an hour. Sometimes it's really good sometimes it's not good at all. But for delivery late night this is as good as it gets in terms of chinese.
(3)Jayme P.
I rarely give the dreaded one-star. A place has really got to earn it. I had some takeout from Golden Sun today. A friend said she had gotten a few good dishes there before. What I got was almost inedible. First, it is hard to mess up an egg roll. But, it was mealy, limp and tasteless. The soup (hot and sour) was neither hot nor sour. Rather it was a kind of hot corn starch broth with some tofu & egg in it. A packet of soy sauce made it palatable. "Garlic" Shrimp (quotes mine), was not very garlicky and had about four shrimp in it. Blessedly, they were not overcooked. But, there was no garlic in the sauce. In fact, it was more sour than the hot & sour soup (??!!). The rest of the veggies were large pieces of celery (?), some halved mushrooms and water chestnut. None of it was delicious. Never again.
(1)Sarah D.
DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE Besides the fact that the food is average AT BEST, the customer service is absolutely horrible. Not if, but when you have an issue with an order and try to call the restaraunt, you get an overworked asian girl who is in such a rush to get you off the phone that she doesnt understand what your trying to say, i think mainly because she only speaks broken poor english. She treats you as if you're the reason there is a problem, and then hangs up on you. My delivery time for some Pork dumplings (which should take about 7 minutes in the fryer) and a bowl of wonton soup (which is held hot) was 65 minutes. Oh, and I live about 1.5 miles from the restaraunt. I ordered at 3:15pm on a friday, not even during peak hours. I figured I would give them one more shot before i completely wrote them off, so I ordered between lunch and dinner hoping to have a delivery time of under 30 minutes for such simple items. No such luck. AND my order was COLD. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
(1)Alex T.
This place has the worst scallion pancakes and lo mein I've ever had in my life. I unfortunately was hungry late at night and decided to order from here despite the bad reviews. The delivery took an hour and fifteen and the food was horrific. Need I say more?
(1)Margaret A.
Despite the other reviews, I really don't think this place was bad. If you're looking for traditional chinese food, inexpensive and quick than this place does the deed. I went on a cold weekend evening and it looks like most people do take-out instead of eat in. The decor was very traditional, with the place mats on the table that tell you your chinese zodiac. I had the Sesame tofu which was very good, the sauce was familiar but was something I've never had at other Chinese restaurants. It came with rice and cheese wonton or egg roll. The curry vegetables were just OK, but I wouldn't recommend it. There was even enough left-overs for a second meal later. I believe they also have a very inexpensive lunch buffet. If you're looking for a typical Chinese food restaurant to fill your General Tso's fix then this place will for sure satisfy that need.
(3)Jeremy K.
You've gotta order off of their "other" menu! It has items that I think they normally preserve for their own family/regular Chinese customers. It's more authentic and SO delicious. The owners are genuinely nice people. The atmosphere isn't what most Americans are used to...it looks like a hole in the wall, but it's actually extremely authentic and high-quality Chinese food. This is always my first choice for Chinese food in Boulder.
(5)Annie F.
Golden Sun is pretty standard Chinese fare... Not totally stellar, not totally terrible. It gets the job done cheaply in a jiff (especially with their deals offered through hungry buffs). I've eaten there once, did take-out once, and had delivery once. The delivery is definitely a bit slow (though the delivery man is really friendly). Take-out seems to be a much better option, probably no difference time wise, it just seems quicker because you can usually run an errand on the way. I love their lemon and lemongrass chicken. Amazing! Also, the people that run it are very friendly.
(3)Lainie L.
This is by far one of the worst Chinese restaurants I've eatten at in a very long time... in fact, dare I say, this might be the worst one yet! A co-worker and I decided to try their free delivery (without checking that their delivery time is between 45 min- 1 hour!) and we could've ordered the same thing (which we didn't!) becuase it tasted the same. You couldn't even see the difference between the orange chicken and the sesame chicken. Honestly, how could you possibly get sesame chicken wrong? It's a chinese restaurant staple right??? On top on the terrible food (which I ended up dumping), the delivery guy was just STELLAR (who busts out their cell phone and starts jabbering loudly in an office). I'm seriously surprised with food like this and their level of customer service that they are still in business! Needless to say, this was our first and last time eating at Golden Sun.
(1)Danielle H.
flew in from Cali and this place has better Chinese food than back home! A little spicy but very good hole in the wall place.
(4)Janna H.
So a friend and I ordered delivery from the Golden Sun on Christmas around 6pm. It took them almost TWO hours to get to my house. I live roughly one mile from the restaurant, and I understand that it was one of like five restaurants open on Christmas, but still. But I was half in the bag (mildly drunk) and didn't even notice until it had been over and hour and forty minutes. I was going to wait until it was two hours to call, basically because I was in no shape to talk to someone whose first language wasn't English. But when it finally arrived, it was still pretty warm. The beef fried rice was pretty good, although the chunks of beef were fairly big, I ended up cutting the pieces in half. The was also slivers of white onion, carrot and cabbage mixed in. There was also a lot of scrambled eggs mixed in it, which I enjoyed. General Tao's chicken was good, lightly spicy and fried to perfection. I think this was my favorite part of the order. It was a huge portion and came with a container of white rice. We also ordered the House Platter for Two, which came with two beef teriyaki skewers, friend crab cheese wontons (crab rangoon), fried pork dumplings, two vegetable egg rolls and fried shrimp. There was only one fried shrimp, which was decent, it tasted like every other fried shrimp I've had. The pork dumplings were small, but tasted alright, they were a little over cooked though. The crab rangoon was alright, although there was only a hint of crab, it was basically cream cheese in a fried wrapper. The veggie egg rolls were pretty good, nothing special though. The worst was the beef teriyaki sticks, they were completely dry and lacked any real flavor. I took one bite of mine and tossed the rest. Overall, it's decent drunk food, but I don't think I would ever order from here sober. Save your money on the House Platter, it wasn't worth the $10.50. You're better off just ordering a regular appetizer or two. But the fried rice and Tao's chicken was decent, I'd eat them again. It's also really nice that you can order online through their website, so you don't have to talk to anybody, and you and write out any comments you have. Because I know a lot of the time, order specifications can be lost in the translation. I don't know if I'd chance trying to order from here again, maybe if it was guaranteed that my food would be there within an hour.
(2)Lindsay S.
This place is GOD AWFULL! Some of the worst food i've ever had. How they can serve what they serve is beyond me.
(1)Michael S.
If you are used to Chinese food from the Northeastern U.S. I think you'll really like this place. No other resteraunt in Boulder can do food like they do here. I'm not exactly sure what makes it so good, but it does taste somewhat nostalgic. I'm a big fan.
(4)Hannah E.
I ordered sesame chicken for take out. I got home. There were chunks of chicken in there. Plain. With nothing on them. Just chunks of plain, unmarinated, deep-fried chicken. With a little side container of limp vegetables.
(1)Dean C.
its another good greasy Chinese food place, more expensive then some others but still a good spot to eat.
(3)Keighley V.
Okay--If I could give negative stars, I would. Maybe that should give you some insight as to how horrible my last experience with Golden Sun was. It's 8.30 on a Friday night....My boyfriend and I order a meager order of chicken lo mein and wonton soup....It's creeping up to an hour later and still no sign of the delivery guy. At 9.38, a delivery person called to ask what apartment number was ours, so I assumed he was close....15 minutes pass and still no sign of him. So we call in and ask where our food is to which the woman on the phone replies in broken english 'food on way' and hangs up. It's 10:15 when our food finally comes. They didn't even run my card right so we had to pay in cash anyways, and when the delivery boy realized we were not going to tip him, he copped a serious attitude and stomped off. When I sat down and opened my order, it was cold, and it wasn't even right. What they delivered were wontons and a bag of chicken. A BAG OF CHICKEN?! At that point we weren't even hungry anymore....examining the bag of chicken further (drenched in grease) and seeing what looked like hair fried in with the chicken...we had lost our appetites. We just wanted our money back, but when we called the restaurant (if you could call it that) the woman kept asking over and over again what was wrong with our order until we were sick of explaining and gave up. Needless to say, we'll never order from Golden Sun again. And even if their food was the best I'd ever had in MY LIFE(which it absolutely was not)....it would not even come close to making up for the appallingly horrible service.
(1)Arianne N.
My boyfriend and I order from Golden Sun a couple times a month. they are open late and deliver (always a plus for busy night owls) and i have never had a complaint about their service or food. I've never eaten inside and always done delivery. The people on the phone have always been nice and helpful and the delivery driver also pointed out to me once that campus food charges a fee and if i just order through them there is no fee! very helpful! the food is some of the better chinese style food in boulder and we usually order our favorites. our food is delivered hot and always tastes good! they have great coupons and deals as well! The food is pretty basic, but the meat never has a questionable texture and the veggies always taste fresh. They also have inexpensive prices and a lot of variety to choose from!
(4)Liz V.
Yes, the lunch buffet is only $6.99, but it's still overpriced. Honestly, after eating here for a second and final time yesterday, I can tell you that none of their food is good. There isn't any real distinct taste between their dishes, and their egg drop soup seems old with tofu and egg that disintegrates rather than being really eatable. Instead of making a fresher version of a dish on the buffet line yesterday, they actually just added raw vegetables to the existing overcooking meat. It's also not a clean restaurant, especially by the rice cookers. There was a bowl of water in which the rice spoon was resting that looked like it might contain water from the past week, and yes, the kids still play on the floor and elsewhere throughout the restaurant. I don't understand the plywood booths with no cushions either, or the dilapidated Chinese wall hangings. Everything about this place needs a makeover!
(2)Molly C.
The food at Golden Sun is really pretty average. On the buffet, there are a couple of dishes on par with other cheap Chinese places, and a couple of dishes I don't care for. It's certainly nothing fancy or special in most ways. However, the staff (which consists of who I can only guess are also the owners, since they're always there) are exceptionally friendly. Their two kids have an area of the restaurant where they play with their toys quietly and, though this may be a drawback for some, it's a huge plus for me. I have a 2-year-old and they let her share their toys so she is always well entertained and it winds up being a nice relaxing lunch for me and my husband. The kids are very well behaved and quiet, so they don't bother everybody. And the place is usually pretty empty when we go for lunch, so they have plenty of room to themselves without playing right next to someone who is trying to dine in peace. Sure, it's not the best Chinese restaurant in the world, but being able to eat lunch out and not have to worry about my kiddo flipping out before I'm done really is worth the extra stars.
(4)Jennifer M.
Kind of run of the mill Chinese food. Nothing extraordinary, nothing horrible... the menu could probably be for any Chinese place. They do deliver quickly, so my patronage they will get when I'm in the mood for some greasy Chinese junk food!
(3)JL G.
Have ordered from here several times over the past few years and and over all very satisfied with the food and service. We have always had it delivered, sometimes they take forever, half the time they do not want to have us buzz them in, but want us to walk down the three flights of stairs to them, but food has always been very good, and they have always been at least friendly, snd usually apologize for not knowing how to use our buzzer system. Their prices are very fair for what you get. We have not liked their lowmein everytime, and sometimes the chicken is dry, but otherwise everything else has been very good
(4)D A.
Total Disappointment! My roommates and I ordered food from here today to celebrate our day off from work and a Lazy Snow Day. We were excited to hear of a place close by that would deliver for free, and we had a 15% off coupon. Sure, it came to us fast, but the food was not good. My Hot & Sour Soup was cold and bland to the point of being inedible, my Crab Rangoons were not warm (I ordered 8 and got 6 instead), they forgot to put curry on my roommate's curried vegetable platter, and they put the wrong type of noodles in my roommate's Chow Fun. We had to put our food in the oven and then we had to put our own spices and curry on it to make the food edible. Needless to say, this was the most boring meal I've had since Ramen. No good, Golden Sun! Every other Chinese restaurant I've eaten at has tasted gourmet compared to here, but maybe living on the East Coast spoiled me. Maybe I'll order more crab rangoons from here if I'm drunk and desperate (but next time there better be EIGHT, and they better be HOT!), otherwise don't expect us to order from here again.
(2)Mary J.
HOLY FUCK THIS PLACE SUCKS! Why do I even have to give this place a star? My mother fucking delivery took 2 hours but thats totally besides my point. THIS FOOD IS CAT SHIT!!! So fucking bad people... I want my fucking money back because everything was BAD TASTING. ewwwwwwwww. Some was clearly not cooked all the way. How can a chinese restaurant even fuck up rice? BULLSHIT! this place is motha fuckkin phony.
(1)Cynthia T.
Apparently, there's a new-ish chinese restaurant on the block that also delivers....ridiculously quickly. By the time I realize I'm hungry, it's already too late to order delivery from most places. However, Golden Sun only takes 20 minutes before the food is at your door. It's amazing. The free delivery is available on orders over $12.00. The menu is your standard Boulder chinese restaurant fare. If you've got a "favorite" dish at another chinese restaurant, try ordering using the same dish name here. I bet you'll get something similar enough for it to be tasty. :)
(3)Damian M.
The food was completely bland and not well cooked (either over or under). I got the lunch buffet and there were 5 kinds of chicken dishes but they all tasted the same. We got there when they were first opening, and the owners kids were still playing on the floor and wandering around. Cute, but probably not to sanitary for a restaurant... My girlfriend is a vegetarian and they at least gave her a 50 cent discount on the buffet, but that was the only reason this review is getting 2 stars instead of 1.
(2)Stan G.
This place has to be the worst Chinese Restaurant in Boulder. My experience there the other evening was a disaster. After sitting down we couldn't help but notice that only one other table had patrons. Two little boys were running around like it was their personal playground. They were very disruptive and after sliding on their bottoms on the floor, jumped up on a table and sat on the table. Not very hygienic. We waited and waited for our soup which didn't make it out to us. Finally a waiter brought our main courses but by then we had had it with the rowdy kids and told him to pack it up we would eat it at home. When we got it home the food was possibly the blandest Chinese food I ever tasted. The Hot and sour soup had no meat in it at all and did not taste like Hot and Sour soup. All in all a very bad experience. There are so many good Chinese restaurants in the Boulder area I don't know how they will stay in business.
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