Golden Gate Restaurant

they offered to stay late to make sure we got our food and the serving sizes are absolutely large. both the quality and quantity of food are top-notch. i will absolutely be coming back. get the egg rolls.

What a Incredible Experience!!! The Food is So Delicious and Fresh! The Place,People and Food have this Wonderful Comforting Feeling!!!🥰 Even the sweet ice tea with lemon is Amazing!!!! GET THE CRAB RANGOON WONTON! 1 FOR $2.99 OR 6 FOR$16.99🤤

After reading several great reviews, I decided to give Golden Gate Chinese in Tulsa, OK, a try. This review is a tough one to write because Mary and her staff were incredibly friendly, and they’ve been running this restaurant for 45 years—an impressive feat. However, I have to be honest: this was some of the most disappointing Chinese food I’ve had in a long time. The experience started off on the wrong foot when they opened 15 minutes late, with staff casually strolling in from the parking lot to get things going. Inside, the restaurant felt unprepared for the afternoon rush and was noticeably cold. Mary greeted me warmly and took my drink order promptly, but the menu she provided was well-worn, with prices crossed out and rewritten by hand—an unprofessional touch that didn’t inspire confidence. While waiting outside, a customer enthusiastically recommended their famous large egg rolls, calling them “the best he’s ever had,” so I ordered them along with their well-known oversized crab cheese wontons. Based on reviews, I also went with the General Tso’s Chicken and fried rice, as it had been highly praised. The appetizers arrived quickly—within 10 minutes—and looked promising. Mary even warned me they were extremely hot. Unfortunately, both the egg rolls and wontons were lukewarm in the center, which was disappointing. The egg rolls lacked seasoning and fell flat in terms of flavor, while the crab cheese wontons were decent but would have been much better if properly heated. Then came the General Tso’s Chicken and fried rice. Visually, neither dish looked very appetizing, and the first bite confirmed my concerns. The sauce on the chicken had an odd, thin consistency, almost like fish sauce, and tasted off. The fried rice was just plain rice—no peas, carrots, onions, or even egg, which is standard in most places. I left quite disappointed and genuinely puzzled by the glowing reviews and the customer outside who swore by the egg rolls. Maybe it’s a matter of expectations—having experienced fantastic Chinese food in places like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Phoenix, and Honolulu, I couldn’t help but feel that Golden Gate fell far short. Perhaps locals who love it haven’t had the chance to experience truly great Chinese cuisine. Unfortunately, this is one place I won’t be returning to. Rob Score 3.0/10.0

Love the golden gate! I've been coming here for a long time, and the food has always been top notch. One of Tulsa's hidden gems.

Golden Gate in Tulsa is a true hidden gem! Their egg rolls and crab Rangoons are huge, crispy, and packed with flavor. The best part? They have that classic old-school pink sauce instead of the usual red. I had the sesame chicken, which was perfectly crispy and coated in a rich, flavorful sauce, while my husband got the General Tso’s chicken—crispy, slightly spicy, and just right. The portions are generous, and the flavors take you back to classic Chinese takeout before everything got too commercialized. It was $58 before tip for both of us, but was worth it for the Rangoons alone!

If you want a cheap affordable food for a big family portions yes this is your place. It’s a okay location for a date or two people to come. If your extremely hungry and want to eat good tasty variety food then come for buffet hours and if you are going to come as a small group share your plates. I believe they are very tasty with chicken anything that has to do with chicken that’s there specialty, beef they are okay it’s taste like something but it’s not the touch of taste. From soups the egg drop is so good. Egg rolls aren’t your usual kind size they are big enough for an appetizer. Price is manageable and location it’s as it was bought. It’s clean it’s friendly it’s gentle and good enough to eat.

Brandon the owner is amazing! Lunch all you can eat for $9.99 is hard to beat. Start with egg drop soup or chicken & rice soup. Then he brings out a plate of an assortment of different foods. Then you tell him which ones you liked and he brings you more if that. So good. Amazing service. Love the charm of the place. Big portions more than plenty to eat. Also food is so piping hot almost burned my mouth multiple times but would much rather have that than Luke warm or cold old food.

This is cutest little hole in the wall Chinese place I never knew existed. My BF took me here for dinner. Super sweet and friendly staff. The food was excellent, fresh and WOW sooo much! Best egg rolls (giant) I've ever ate. I had 2 left over meals. I'll definitely be coming back.

I went here for one thing, CRAB RANGOONS! I saw a review for them on TikTok, and needed to see for myself. They are HUGE. Literally as big as my face in length. The filling is so good as well!!! Not to sweet, but sweet enough, love the lumps of imitation crab, and LOVE the tiny bits of water chestnut inside. The best Rangoons I have ever had. They are $2.99 a piece, but so worth it! My boyfriend picked it up and said the workers were kind and even gave him some free candy to try.

If you want a food galore then Golden Gate Restaurant is your place. Everything here is abundant. They have the largest egg rolls which are the highlight of the restaurant. For me, it was alright. It was filling but lacked the crunchiness that makes egg rolls great in the first place. Their combo dinner can feed 2 people. The Hawaiian shrimp was good. I liked the pineapple in it. Obviously, they were canned pineapple. The garlic chicken was okay. Each chicken tender was covered by a large amount of batter. By the time you've finished the egg roll and 1 garlic chicken, you're full. No public restroom hinders customers from dine-in. As a result, all orders were to-go. This is sad considering the restaurant is not too shabby and the tables and chairs are nice. Golden Gate Restaurant definitely has the quantity. If this is what's important for you, then look no further. If you value quality, look elsewhere because this is not it.

I don't understand the appeal. The food is greasy, as in, VERY greasy and oily. The flavor is dull. I really do not appreciate the pressure to tip that is stated on the tacky boxes mounted to the wall. I will always happily tip for good service, but this is off-putting. It's also tiny and the decor could use some major updating. For those of you checking this place out based on a recommendation, please remember that just because it's been here forever, doesn't automatically mean it's good!

I've always gone here and got their incredible eggrolls, which I still say are the best in town. But for the first time, my friends and I ate there for dinner, they only had one person serving The entire restaurant so service was slow. It was difficult to get a refill and we decided to try their buffet plate. I should've asked what was on it because it was a lot of fried not so great tasting things, I'm sure maybe some of the other food is actually good and we should've tried some thing off the menu but we did the buffet plate and it was a mistake. I would not recommend it, nor would I eat it again. It's a small restaurant and it was definitely busy. There were people who had to wait to sit and eat and they also had a lot of takeout orders so the food is probably good but I will have to go back and try some thing off the menu.

This was hands down the best food and customer service I've ever experienced. From the moment I called to place my order, I knew I was in for something special. I didn't even need to look at a menu--I knew what I wanted because it was Chinese food. I ordered Orange Chicken, and let me tell you, it was perfection. Lightly breaded, perfectly crispy, and somehow still juicy. The sauce? Next level--made with fresh oranges and light in both color and texture. YUM! It came with white rice, and I decided to add what I thought was "Chicken Teriyaki on a stick." The owner kindly corrected me, explaining that it was actually beef on a stick but similar to what I was describing. He even walked me through the price of each item. When I got to the restaurant to pick up my order, I was asked politely to wait since everything is made fresh to order. While waiting, I struck up a conversation with the owner. He shared that he and his team have been running this place for 43 years--WOW! That level of dedication really shows. He even asked if I liked Egg Drop Soup, and when I accidentally shouted "YES!" a little too enthusiastically, he surprised me with a huge container of it--for free. Amazing customer service, so friendly and genuine. When I got home, my wife and I offered a prayer to thank God for the meal, and then... we dug in. And let me tell you--my taste buds were NOT ready. The Orange Chicken was sitting in that fresh, zesty sauce, soaking up all the goodness. Then I tried the beef stick... HOLY CRAP. I dunked it in the Egg Drop Soup, and my mind was blown. It was chaos at the table--our hands were colliding as we fought for more, the sounds of chomping, moans, and groans filling the room. I was so impressed that I had to call the restaurant to let them know they just changed my life. I mean, the food was THAT good. If you're looking for incredible food and even better customer service, this is the place. 10/10--I'm already planning my next visit.

Had GG many years ago, and we tried it recently as it's been featured quite a bit on local social media pages. And it's been quite heavily favored. We ordered a garlic chicken and sweet sour pork dinner special and a combo meal of sweet and sour chicken and pepper steak. Various accompaniments included a huge egg roll, fried rice, an onion ring, and a fried wonton skin. The order took 45 minutes which they disclosed upfront - not an issue, but note it does take time during peak times. Pepper steak was not peppery at all - it was a generous portion and the onions were really well cooked. Fried rice was blah (technical term)... sweet and sour chicken was like a sliced up chicken katsu - it was good and glad it was not the usual massively breaded chicken chunk. The egg roll is nice - large and very traditional. The best part was the real hot mustard!! Talk about it a wake up call - I give that 5-stars on its own. The garlic chicken was so-so; lacked flavor - but tender. Fried pork was typical over breaded pork chunk - veggies such as broccoli were good and had nice color. I can see where GG is popular - it's decent traditional Chinese, but it's not spectacular. However perhaps we need to try to some other dishes. Will report back if we do!!

This place sucks. The food is bland, nasty and it is BEYOND overpriced. Will never eat here again.

I ordered the General Tso's Chicken and fried Rice. The chicken tasted ok and my food came out in a timely manner. I had an egg roll. It was huge! It tasted ok. The fried rice was bad. The service was not good. There were 3 of us. My sister and I received our food quickly, but the waitress gave the table next to us (that came in after us) my Mom's food. She finally got her order after we were finished. Mom said that it didn't taste fully cooked. There was only one waitress and she was not very attentive. It is a small location. It's advertised as a buffet. It is not. They have one "special " that is all you can eat. We were informed that it was not all you can eat tonight. I do not recommend this place at all.

Don't know why it took so long to get back here. Things just slowed after Covid. . . Hubby & I stopped in for lunch. With limited experience here and such a vast menu and knowing it's all awesome; starving, we decided on the buffet. I'd heard good things from a friend about it but didn't quite understand. Remember the place is so small there's no space for a "buffet". I thought from said friend that it was hidden in the back :-) No. They bring you everything on a big plate and promise to bring you more of anything you want. You start w/ soup. The delivered plate is huge and has, I know, 1/2 a chicken in the different dishes. The garlic chicken is to die for. Everything's not fried and is tasty as can be. Also pork. Little broccoli on plate. And it's all topped with an onion ring. But not just any onion ring. I don't know how they batter/fry it but it's huge, fluffy and tastes like heaven! Writing this just makes me want to dash over there! Don't listen to bad reviews. And if you find little plexiglass tip vessels odd, it is. So? Don't use them. Put your tip on your cc. We did both :-) Promise I'll take pix next time.

Check out the insane portion size. The egg roll is nearly as big as my fork and the crab ragoon was even bigger. First time ever trying Golden Gate and I will definitely be returning. The staff was so kind and you could tell anyone who came in to pick up food were regulars. The owner knew everyone's name and they all spoke to each other like friends. Back to the food, this turned into 3 meals. I've never had Peking Beef before but the flavor was outstanding. I went in wanting something spicy that had meat and vegetables. This absolutely hit the spot. The crab ragoon even had crab pieces in it, I was surprised. That was the biggest egg roll and crab ragoon I have ever seen! I would have like to have a little more sauce for the meal, but that would probably be my only complaint! I cannot wait to go back and try other dishes!

My wife and I first went here in April 2023. It was then, and is now, consistent in providing hot and tasty food - with a side of kind conversation. Brandon and his wife are the owners. They are both very kind and will ask about you and your family...and they will recall previous interactions. They're nice people. The food is very good. Their egg drop soup with chicken is excellent and I'd recommend it. They also, as others have mentioned, have AMAZING egg rolls. That's probably my favorite thing there. They offer a buffet. It is handled in a fashion where you first order it and then they come back to the table and ask if you'd like more of any of those items. This buffet includes a soup (again, if recommended the egg drop). We have never had a meal here that was anything less than excellent. The service is also very attentive and they'll bring you anything you need...just ask. The interior of the restaurant is nice. They have Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling and it's peaceful inside. It is a smaller restaurant with a cash register to the right side. Sometimes, when they're super busy, there will be a line through the restaurant. This line is comprised of those picking up takeout orders and those who are paying for their sit-down meals. I would highly recommend you try their restaurant. Definitely the egg rolls and egg drop soup!

-$11 lunch special fed three of us. It was like a chinese buffet cooked to order, with sweet/sour pork, garlic chicken, noodles, fried rice and a seperate entree of battered chicken and veggies. Its within the chinese takeout genre but a LOT of food per buck. I'd totally come for that again and particularly liked the fried goods and the pork. Interesting spot!

Horrible food. Horrible service. They are totally under staffed and served us old fried rice. The chicken was slimy but the broccoli and zucchini were pretty good. I won't be back. They raised the prices. Fried rice and pork is now $18. Wow. And they don't even have the onion rings

We've been customers for years. The food is always fresh and great quality. The lunch buffet is wonderful and the Egg Drop soup is the best I've ever had.

Absolutely amazing food. Tried the sampler, or the "all you can eat buffet" and everything on it was very tasty and well prepared. The service was amazing as well. We had Brandon serve us several times, but the other waitress also helped us very periodically. Very small space, but they do make it feel homey and it's well lit. Perfect date place!! This truly is a Tulsa Gem.

Great take out and ample portions. Staff is very helpful and polite. The ambiance is good for lunch

Have been going here since I was in the womb!! They have the best food, great prices, great portions. The service is always fast, and they remember you by name when you come in often, will sit and talk with you and catch up, not the best place for a 20 person dinner party but such a cute little place to go eat lunch or dinner with some family! I'll be coming here as long as they're here!

The food is always amazing, friendly staff my go to place. I love the egg rolls and egg foo young

We've put off eating here a few times due to the price of the entrees. We finally gave in and are glad we did. It was amazing. I had the general tso's chicken, it was amazing and spicy. My boyfriend had the sesame chicken and was great, the only down fall was not enough sauce. Both came with fried rice, in cute little containers. The rice was just okay. The chicken was in styrofoam containers and then wrapped with Saran wrap to keep hot, sauce provided in different containers. We also got two egg rolls that were huge and delicious, we could have a split one. All in all next time we will just order the general tso's and get sauce from the store to split an entree. The family or employees working were super nice, they made sure to use my name to add extra an personal touch! Total before tip was $49 and change.

Stopped for dinner and ordered the special. It includes sweet and sour pork, garlic chicken, broccoli and carrots and a small egg roll. Great food and friendly owner.

Been here more than a few times. Haven't had a bad experience yet. Authentic delicious tasting food every time. Service is great and the atmosphere here is warm and welcoming.

Just tried Golden Gate for the first time after reading several good reviews and it did NOT disappoint! Had the Moo Goo Gai Pan, Shrimp with Lobster sauce and an egg roll. The owners were very nice and personable and have been there for almost 40 years! Only reason for only 4 stars is that there is no public restroom.

Always delicious. Huge egg rolls, amazing! I love the egg drop soup! Service is friendly and quick!! I have never left disappointed. I have dined in and done take out for up to 10 people! Never had an order messed up, always had hot and delicious food.

We decided to try it because the reviews were great! It's a small Chinese restaurant that does more take out than eat in orders. The food was fresh and abundant! They didn't skimp on their shrimp! Everything was so good! We had a meal for another day! We definitely recommend this restaurant!

When you walk in for the first time, this place may throw you. It is great, though! Staff and owner are super nice and very personable. Food is awesome! If they're open they're usually packed. Highly recommend!

We ordered the chicken and broccoli, general tso, and an egg roll. The chicken in the general tso was just a box of breaded chicken and the sauce was on side. Even when added together, the sauce was way too spicy. Then the egg roll was too big. You don't need an egg roll that big. Lastly, the chicken and broccoli had little sauce that tasted weird. It had a full bone in one of the chickens. Unfortunately overall, we were left unsatisfied and hungry for something different & better. :(

Freshest Chinese food I have ever had in my life. While it may take them a bit to make your To Go Food, it is well worth the wait. Portion sizes are very large. One order of a main meal could feed 2-4 people depending on how hungry you are. The egg drop soup, skewers, chicken fried rice (I would opt for vegetable next time because I like my chicken in smaller pieces) and the general tso chicken were what we ordered and we ate on it for three days.

They have really good old school chinese food here. This is the kind of chinese food I grew up eating. They have huge egg rolls and Crab rangoon. The egg drop soup is very good too. I had the Peking shrimp on my latest trip here. It was tasty!

Never greeted us. We finally sat ourselves. My tea cup aka coffee mug was chipped. There was only one guy but he seemed to be handling things well. He was going to get a 1 star but then the food arrived really fast! Delicious!

Food was top knotch! Cashew chicken was amazing. Crab Rangoon was the best I've ever had! I'll always get another beef stick when I go there. Fantastic! Cashew chicken had yellow squash, zucchini, onion, mushrooms, lot and lots of chicken. a reasonable amount of rice broccoli...just off the charts good! It was my first time there and I brought it from their location all the way to Claremore, OK and it was all still hot. 10 out of 10. I'll be back soon! Zero complaints, all good!

Good service but bad food. Sesame chicken was dry Chinese chicken fingers. No sauce on it what do ever. And the crab ragoons were huge, making them about 1/2 cup of cream cheese. Would be better if they were about half the size tbh

Ordered take out right before closing & I was honestly amazed with how nice staff was, I'm assuming he's the owner. I got the chicken fried rice & egg drop soup, both really good & the portion sizes are large. I will definitely be back to try more items on the menu.

I love this place. The good is good but Brandon makes the whole experience outstanding. I have gone to this restaurant for at least 25 years. I get the lunch special/ I love their chicken and rice soup. It is especially is good when fighting a cold. I am retired now so I don't go there as much I have in the past.

Delicious, great price and value! Family ran I believe solid spot that offers consistency

Yes, yes, yes! Sooooo much food with your meal. Eggrolls are very big and so good! I always have leftovers for 1 or 2 more lunches. Had the fried rice once sent to our office and 4 of us at one serving. We also had an eggroll each but there was so much food. It's close to work but there are days I don't want to get out. There is a reason they have been serving for 40+ years.

Always great food! Best Chinese in Tulsa. We do takeout. I always get the Moo Goo Gai Pan and it's seriously the best. My boyfriend gets the Peking Beef and it's very flavorful. Their steamed dumplings are amazing. We will keep continuously coming back.

Worst Chinese Food we have ever tasted. We did not eat. Anything but the soup. The rice tasted like tobacco and burnt beans, terrible. We paid but left the food on the table.

Was so happy to learn that the rumor of their closing was incorrect. The BEST egg rolls anywhere in this area and the egg drop soup is sublime. Also the sweet n sour chicken is large in portions and large on taste. Like very much that their s&s is not in a sauce but it's on the side. That way it was so much crispier without a heaving coating.

I dropped in late on a cold Saturday afternoon for hot tea and something smallish. I ordered 2 egg rolls and they were the best i've ever had, large! The small place was nearly full and the owners are so very friendly. The food appeared fresh and delicious, i'll be back soon to try more. I had to take more egg rolls home. I'm so glad to see this place is still going strong.

Excellent buffet. Excellent service. Egg rolls and garlic chicken are my favorite. Vegetable dishes are wonderful.

I'm not sure why I have never heard of place because this has to be the best Chinese food in town. I had the sweet & sour shrimp, it was wonderful. The gentleman who helped me has one the best spirit, just so nice. Go eat at this place!!!

Love this place! Prices are a bit high but the amount of food you get is worth it! The crab cheese wontons are HUGE and worth every penny. LOVE the gentleman who always is behind the register. He is funny and very welcoming.

So my husband and I love this place. Normally when you get Chinese takeout it taste like it comes from a bag, or has been on the buffet line for to long. This place is by far the best, it's always fresh and you can tell that they actually make everything there from scratch. They also give you a lot of food. My husband is usually the person to pick up our food and he says it's always clean inside, which is a really bug deal to me. He also says the owner is very nice and always remembers him, which I think is really special. This is the only Chinese food place that we really love!

Golden Gate is a wonderful place to get good Chinese food. And the proportions are HUGE they do not disappoint. So much flavor to each bite. And the service is always friendly.

literally the best Chinese ive ever had in my entire 25 years of life. We got a lot of things and tried a bit of everything. It was all more than perfect. Crab Rangoons, beef on a stick, egg rolls, pepper steak, sweet and sour chicken and pork, and sesame chicken. even down to the fried rice was exquisite. plus the customer service was unmatched.

Best Chinese restaurant in Tulsa by far. Great service. Great people. All around a great experience. Everything was very top tier. I would recommend GG to anyone.

HUGE portions and SO tasty. First time here with two friends and had the 10 egg roll appetizer and rangoons, followed by chicken fried rice, ginger chicken, and kung pao chicken. I've never seen bigger eggrolls in my life. Owner and wife have been here for 39 years and are very hospitable and kind!!!

Absolutely amazing food. I can't even say what is better as it is all good, but I can say the crab rangoons are so tasty, you need to have this added in your order every time.

We came to visit Tulsa for business and read the yelp reviews for this place and let's just say they did not disappoint!! This has been one of the very best Chinese food places I have been to... The portions are family sizes(huge) I will definitely come back when I am in town