Golden Leaf is a cozy spot serving authentic Taiwanese dishes bursting with flavor, where the brimming portions and nostalgic tastes make it a must-try.
"San Gabriel’s Golden Leaf serves Taiwanese comfort food that’ll combat any cold, and probably also have you inventing fake illnesses so you have an excuse to go here. Their specialty is vermicelli soup—we like the beef one because it’s rich and has huge, tender pieces of short rib, but not so heavy that you won’t be able to get any work done if you have it for lunch. The minced pork belly over rice and oyster pancake are also highly worth your time." - Brett Keating
"Our Favorite Dishes: Vermicelli Soup, Pork Chop San Gabriel’s Golden Leaf serves Taiwanese comfort food that’ll combat any cold - and probably also have you inventing fake illnesses so you have an excuse to go here. Their speciality is vermicelli soup - we like the beef one because it’s rich and has huge, tender pieces of short rib, but not so heavy that you won’t be able to get any work done if you have it for lunch. The sliced pork chop with rice and oyster pancake are also highly worth your time." - jess basser sanders, amy clark, brant cox, brett keating
"Dish: Beef Vermicelli Soup Golden Leaf is a remarkable diner in a San Gabriel strip mall, with excellent ground pork chow mein and oyster pancakes. But our number-one draft pick here is the beef vermicelli soup, with heaping portions of green onion, suan cai (Chinese pickled cabbage), and spinach, in a marrow-rich broth. Golden Leaf also has their takeout game figured out, with everything individually packaged so nothing gets soggy on the drive home." - Brant Cox, Kat Hong, Dakota Kim, Nikko Duren
"In a week where my anxiety was (is) at an all-time high, I needed a more comforting food option than stress-microwaving a ham and cheese quesadilla at 1am. So I went to Golden Leaf. This Taiwanese cafe in San Gabriel is perhaps my favorite place to eat noodles in the SGV (where there is no lack of competition). I always order the beef noodle soup - there’s beautifully marbled sirloin, lightly fermented cabbage, and wheat noodles in a rich, deeply aromatic sweet-and-salty broth. It’s actually pretty light on noodles, which is good, because it lets me save some room for their incredible ground pork chow mein; salty, heavily spiced pork served over tender handmade noodles and a heaping portion of bean sprouts. And while Golden Leaf is takeout-only right now, the food holds up incredibly well during the drive home. - BK" - The Infatuation Los Angeles Crew
"Golden Leaf is a remarkable diner in a San Gabriel strip mall, with excellent ground pork chow mein and oyster pancakes. But our top pick here is the beef vermicelli soup, with heaping portions of green onion, suan cai , and spinach, in a marrow-rich broth. Golden Leaf also has their takeout operation figured out, with everything individually packaged so nothing gets soggy on the drive home. Call (626) 289-8377 to order." - Brant Cox
