Golden BBQ

This space has seen restaurants come and go the last few years. Most recently was Coco's which was sub-par and I was waiting for them to close up so another sucka could take over and now another sucka has taken over the semi-cursed location. Golden BBQ is now serving dim sum, BBQ meats and classic Cantonese dishes. Every time I see the name, the word shower should be in there somewhere because I have a dirty mind. Let's take a peek if this place is solid gold or just plated garbage. 

Dim Sum. I like that all the dim were made to order. The bad part is that the dim sum was below average. The soup dumplings were just plain bad, the broth was almost non-existent in flavor and actual liquid inside, the meat was tough and chewy, the skin was too thick but it was wrapped nicely. Siu mai was decent but the har gao was falling apart and flavorless. The tripe was not cooked enough, chewy and sauce needed to be a lot more spicy. The beef in the cheong fun was like ground up chicken white meat, so strange. The rest was forgettable and regrettable. I would not come back here for the dim sum. I'm spoiled now from Best BBQ's seriously amazing dim sum at the Great Wall food court.

Congee, pork, 1000 yr old egg. This was velvety and pretty tasty. The consistency was very nice. I would get this again and the price is cheaper than most places.

Whole BBQ chicken. Skin was just right, a little crisp to it and flavorful. The meat was a little tough.

Salted fish and chicken with eggplant. This was decent but the salted fish pieces were so small, almost like a fine dice that got lost in there.

Their version of shaking beef. This came out sizzling hot which was nice. The smell was amazing when it came out. The beef was nice and tender, cooked perfectly. Bad part is that they don't give you enough to share with entire table because I'm fat and greedy.

Fried Capelin with Roe. Yes, these delicious little bastards are fried whole and they have a ton of roe inside. They are like chips, can't eat just one. This is a must get dish.

Beef chowfun. Looks decent but it was just ok, the beef was a bit overcooked and dry tasting. Ming's version is still one of my favorites.

Fried Pork Chops. Nice crust and sauce. Some pieces are tender and others were a bit chewy. Still pretty good to gnaw on.

Squid with mustard greens. The squid was tender but a bit on the small side. The mustard greens were mostly the stalk, I prefer more of the leafy part. It's an ok dish, Hong Kong Harbor does a killer version.

Scallops. Can't complain about scallops. It's a nice dish but the flavors were kinda boring.

Overall, this wouldn't be my first choice but it's not bad either. They just need to work on some dishes because the flavors were lacking. The service was good and the menu does have some interesting dishes on there, it's pretty extensive, too. Go with a group, then you can try more dishes because if you go solo and order a crappy dish, that will put them on your shit list. The roast meats looked pretty decent. The brought out a freshly roasted whole piggy but I was too stuffed to get some. I will try if there is a next time... Ok, most likely.
 
4897 Buford Hwy 
Ste 104 
Chamblee, GA 30341