Golden Crown Restaurant - Chatham

As a child my parents used to take us here for special occasions like birthdays. The food was always the best and this place became the place I compared all other Chinese restaurants to. I am still doing that as it is still my favorite local Chinese restaurant.

We go here on a regular basis. It's fairly small and not overly fancy, bit the food is great. Based on the traffic, their take-out is at least as busy as those dining-in. We typically order 3-4 dishes a-la-cart, which include SooGuy (sp) as well as Golden Crown Fried Rice.Another favorite is Yic-A-Min (sp). This is a meal in itself. Noodles, broth, chicken topped off with a boiled egg. They quarter the egg and position it as a flower petal on the top. You need to ask for this and it takes a little longer, but its well worth the wait.Highly recommended.

We hadn't been to the Golden Crown for quite some time so stopped in for supper on Saturday. The special dinner for two was excellent, everything had a great taste and was hot when served. Soup was especially good. Service was quick and they came by the table several times to refill water glasses. Phone was ringing a lot for take out orders so that was a bit distracting. They have a large menu that includes non-Chinese dishes so everyone will be happy. Overall price of meal was surprisingly low.

Recently we ate in this restaurant instead of take-out. We discovered that the same meal we take out has extra items when we eat in. A drink is included as well as both won ton soup and egg rolls. We feel that their Chinese food is the best in town. They also have several Canadian food items.

I have mixed feelings due to a couple visits. I went there in late summer. The bathroom was cleaner than I had ever seen it! The staff treated us like royalty (there was also an older man but he was very quiet/almost shy. I think it's his wife owns it and he just fills in sometimes? She's certainly the boss.)! Even with the bathroom so much better, it was short lived when I heard the woman yelling at someone, I couldn't see who. I went back in last month still good to us. Good food. Good prices. When I went to the bathroom though it was horrible again! I don't know what happened? I Hate dirty bathrooms! Makes me wonder what the kitchen is like?