Golden Sea Chop Suey

Edward Davison

My wife an i have been eating hear for over 25 years, And it was the best Chinese food we have ever had. Unfortunately since the new owners have taken over quality and tast have consistently declined. My Wife and i will now try to find a new place to get carry out.

Carl H

Golden Sea used to be the best Chinese restaurant around. I've been going there since I was a kid back in the early 90s. I grew up a few blocks from there. I now live on the west side of Aurora and have made the trek across town to Golden Sea for years because even though there are closer Chinese restaurants, none of them compared to Golden Sea. Well unfortunately the original owners recently retired and new owners took over. I had ordered from there several months back under the new ownership and the food was still as good as always, but yesterday that wasn't the case. The new owners must have changed something. They either changed to new food suppliers or new recipes or new cooks. I can't say the whole experience was bad. It was still somewhat decent. Just nowhere on the level that it used to be. The lady who took my order over the phone was pleasant. My order was ready for pickup when promised. The order was correct and the food was warm. I almost always get the sweet and sour chicken. The chicken still seemed to be ok, but they definitely changed the sweet and sour sauce. It was kind of bland and watery. The fried rice was also different. They used to have small pieces of pork in it. Now they changed to beef which was chewy and gross. My wife said her egg drop soup was bland. She also said her sesame chicken tasted different. She didn't like it. The fried wontons and beef teriyaki sticks were still good. I hate to say it, but I may not be going back to Golden Sea anytime soon. I hope the new owners read these reviews and realize that something needs to change. The original owners had something special. They had perfected all of the items on their menu. It would do the new owners good to go back to the original recipes. If possible, it would be smart for them to consult with the original owners about what worked so well for them for so many years. If not, then maybe they should change the name of the restaurant because this definitely isn't the Golden Sea restaurant that my family and I have always loved.

Therese

Food seemed old. Spicy combination rice has not seen any type of pepper, spice, etc, was also old...too clumpy. Egg drop soup almost made me a bit queasy? The General Tso's chicken seemed re-warmed, chewy, soggy. I am very disappointed. I threw away the Salt and Pepper Fish, because although pricey, was soggy, unseasoned and old. I'm angry and sad. We spent so much money here on one order (well over $60.00). I used to frequent this restaurant before I moved overseas a few years ago and I bragged to my husband about how wonderful it is. I was disappointed to introduce my husband to this, I'm sorry. I have read, that the restaurant has changed owners. I'm relieved to know that this isn't the people I once knew, but disturbed to have encountered this.

Sonia Hikes

Here visiting from Southern California. I moved out of Illinois 4 years ago. This place was my go to Chinese spot before I moved. So I had to come back and get some food stuff. I was happy with the meal for sure. You cannot find good Chinese in California where I am.