Golden Sun Chinese Restaurant

Only giving one star because zero isn't an option. My husband has ordered Chicken Fried Rice from Golden Sun multiple times, but tonight's order will be the last. He was very sick & in & out of the bathroom many times before he could even finish his meal. He said he's not even sure that the chicken was actually chicken... it had a very odd texture & flavor. I called to ask if he could get a refund (full or partial) & I was rudely told by the man that answered (bless his heart), "that's bullshit... go to the hospital & if they say it was my food that made him sick I'll give him his money back," to which I replied, "I'll solve the problem we won't be back to get sick again & I'll let the rest of Athens know this isn't the same Golden Sun we've been used to for years." As I was posting this review, I saw other reviews speaking of the bad food & bad new management... & I couldn't agree more. This isn't the only restaurant in town & is far from the best but it's convenient so we overlook some lesser issues we've had with them in the past, however after tonight's issues we will go elsewhere. Management needs to wake up before they are out of business. *They also need to update their online menu prices because they're charging nearly double what the menu says & the meal description says it comes with choice of soup & egg rolls but it doesn't. So if you want to pay too much to get sick from questionable meat & disrespected when you attempt to share the issue with them, then by all means hurry to the Golden Sun off Lexington Hwy.

I recently rediscovered this place after writing it off years ago as an also-ran Chinese buffet. Their business model is totally different, the menu is huge, and the food is great. Pick up and delivery only, with a tiny no-frills waiting area fronting the biggest Chinese kitchen in town. Atmosphere? Um, no.

Very to the point with them, the donuts and the orange chicken are so addictive for me. Simple place, kinda wish they had more. They're pretty quick with the orders, never had to come in and wait even longer

New ownership has reduced the portion size. Quality overall is down. Do not recommend. Overall review score is only high because of previous owners. New ownership is getting low scores.

I hadn't been there for a couple of years but this past weekend I went to get a pick up order of $60 worth of food. As I pull up I was shocked of the lack of care of the exterior when, at night time, only about three letters of the name of the restaurant were illuminated and I saw a lot of scumbags walking around out front of the various shops nearby. The entire area has totally deteriorated and seems unsafe, compounded by the broken sign this business tolerates to advertise their restaurant. Now let's talk about the food. I got a chow mein and when I got home I was disappointed to see only one bag of crunchy flat noodles was in the bag. They've always provided two bags. Not sure if this is intentional or if they just weren't paying attention when they put the food in the bag. And the chow mein had a taste of onion powder. Somebody got a little heavy handed in the kitchen with it. The General Tao's chicken was pathetic. The sauce tasted the same as I remember but the actual chicken pieces were not real chicken. It was some type of chicken like substance that seemed to have some type of filler or breading in it and they were all shaped the same in little round balls as if this were the type of crap you get outta a big plastic bag and would feed kids at daycare for lunch because The low quality food is the cheapest option. Even the Hibachi Grill buffet uses real chicken thighs in their food! I wasn't aware they were under new management until I read a previous post. This had been a go to place for Chinese take away for decades, but no more!