Golden Orient

It was like bus it yourself kind of style, with no utensils, no napkins, no plates. When asked for those, the waiters brought back dirty tea pots, tea cups, and soup cups. It was like haven’t been washed for ages. Aside from already traumatized experience so far, the food was simply too greasy and too salty.

The food here was horrible, and I am not that picky. No flavor at all. The tables around us had not been cleared from previous patrons, and never were cleared while we were there. We ate hardly any of our food… I just wanted out !

As a Taiwanese, this place hits really close to home! The lady that owns the place is just delightful as well! For students that come to Eugene from afar, this place offers great range of authentic Chinese cuisine!

Definitely the best place to eat. Best Chinese food in eugene and it’s a lot cheaper comparing to other restaurants!

I have lived in eugene for ten years, and had never been here before, and will not go back. The service was lacking, no utensils, no napkins, no chopsticks. The place has a strange hushed atmosphere reminiscent of a funeral parlor. I had a combo plate with shrimp and chicken… The food is not good, unless apparently you order off a different menu? I will never know…

What is it about Eugene and terrible Chinese? Greasy with phoney flavors. I couldn’t finish it it was so bad. If you must eat here don’t eat the fried food.
Follow up: several hours later still sickens my stomach … Need more Tums

Seems a lot busier than they usually are, waitress seemed pretty disorganized and my friends all got their food before me, which is unusual. Appetizer was not what we expected either

There are some dishes on the menu you won’t find elsewhere. Try radish with egg! I like the eggplant with scallion, too. The cook is Cambodian, so try a Cambodian dish!

Best homecooked Chinese food in Eugene! I was given the chinese menu instead of the american one, but I couldn’t read half of it anyway. The lady (methinks she’s the owner?) was nice enough to recommend us simple but tasty dishes; we had the fried egg with shrimp, some stir-​fried greens in garlic and pork rib soup, all of which were amazing. Definitely ask the server to recommend what’s on the Chinese menu!

The food was greasy and three different times we had to kill little flying gnats off of our table. On further inspection of the windowsills we found tons of the little creatures lying in the dust. We complained to the cashier when we paid and all I got was a half hearted «I’m sorry». I might have given them another chance if I would have gotten any kind of indication that they cared.

love their food! If you want to try real asian food, need to get an Asian to go with you for ordering. and you will get really good asian dishes.

I came here with my family after i saw the picture of the steamed fish with soy sauce but they ran out of it. However when the owner lady sensed my disappointment, she offered to make it for me with a smaller fish which she saved for her own dinner. It was so nice of her.
The food description on the menu did not look very mouth watering so I asked if they had one with pictures but they didn’t so I told the lady i liked spare rib dishes and veggies with tofu and she recommended braised pork ribs and tofu with chinese cabbage and vermicelli. All tasted so homemade and yummy.
Homemade chilli sauce was also good.
Definitely going back!

This is the best Chinese food in Eugene hands down! The chicken curry, egg flower soup, BBQ pork app all AMAZING. I’ve been here many times for the past 10 years and have yet to try something that I haven’t liked. If you aren’t someone who feels the need to special order everything and can appreciate a good chef (I feel special ordering things differently is sort of an insult to the chef, this isn’t a chain restaurant!). For dessert try the home made coconut ice cream. It is to DIE for. Egg flower soup is also the best I’ve ever had anywhere.

I love it. I read a review about bad customer service from one of the owners. Whatever, so they don’t make their dishes with a lot of accommodations. I don’t care. I just order what I mostly want like I would at any other restaurant. The lady who doesn’t speak English very well here is not trying to be rude, she’s trying to be assertive and efficient. I liked her, I thought she was cool. She paid attention to my order. The food satisfies my cravings and I’ve definitely wish I could come here more often.

My family just escaped to Eugene after being absent from Oregon for 7 years in Missouri (that’s pronounced ‘misery’). A little background on me: my wife is 2^nd generation Chinese-​American, we have been to China a couple of times both on the mainland and in Hong Kong. To be as snobbishly honest as I can, I KNOW what good Chinese food looks and tastes like. By good I mean authentic, no bamboo shoots, no deep fried anything (mostly). If your idea of good Chinese food includes the words ‘mar far, sub-​gum, general tso, pork fried, moo goo, chow yuk, etc., then you will not understand why I like this restaurant. To be fair I have not tried many of the other Chinese restaurants in town, so I will withhold my judgment of other restaurants reviews until I get around to trying them. I will tell you that the reason we went to this restaurant was because of the most negative review it received on Unilocal.The review said he heard Cantonese being spoken when he entered, and was disappointed when he tried to order kung-​pao chicken. The reviewer was the wrong kind of arrogant and, apparently, not very bright. Right away my wife an I knew that he had missed something: a place that draws a heavy Chinese audience is cooking something not on the regular menu. That is where we start.
First off, don’t order off the menu they give you, ask for the «other» menu (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Their main menu is full of the same American-​Chinese fare that for which most every «Chinese» restaurant is guilty. Don’t get me wrong, after a few drinks or a day of starvation, a dish of deep-​fried lemon chicken is delish. Your taste may vary, but try one of the spare rib dishes, black bean sauce done right is very good. They have various dishes with chicken, beef, and seafood, even some good soups. The best thing to do is ask what is fresh and good for the evening. If your looking for super friendly and flexible service then you don’t understand what is valued in a traditional Chinese restaurant, which is speed. Keep an open mind and look for different flavors. Real Chinese food has been developing for thousands of years, they probably have more variation in sauces and styles than any other cuisine in the world. Hell, they gave the Italians pasta! For Eugene this is a true gem if you know what to look for. I only wish they had more fresh seafood dishes, specifically steamed whole fish. Good luck to those who hunt for new food experiences, not just comfortable ones.

The best Chinese food I have had in Eugene. Great prices and very casual atmosphere. The potstickers and BBQ pork apps are TO DIE FOR! Seriously so good, we ordered two of each. The owner is sooo nice, she is like an adopted Chinese mom to the customers. Love this place! Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Came with a Chinese friend who recommended the place. First impression was that the facility seemed a bit old… but one should never judge a book by its cover. :)
We were greeted and served by the owner, a pleasant, elderly lady that conversed with my friend in Mandarin. When she noticed I didn’t understand, she was interested enough to ask about my ethnicity… Korean, Japanese, what could it be? Eventually she figured out that I spoke Cantonese and it was quite the surprise she did too.
The evening was very pleasant, as the service was quick and superb. The food was really yummy (we ordered as suggested by the owner: a squash and fish filet stir fry dish and a plate with chunks of bell pepper and delicious medium-​rare beef) in addition to the Canton-​style chicken soup that my friend insisted on ordering. Apparently the owner personally makes multiple kinds of soup every day, which is really awesome considering the time (hours) and dedication it takes for each batch. And it tasted so wonderfully of home. Excellent.
At the conclusion of our meal, we were given warm bowls of tong sui. Mildly sweet, creamy and comforting. It was really, really nice.
Kudos to the owner, her staff, and customers that keep this place open! I’m definitely going again soon.

Not the fanciest place, in fact it’s a little rough around the edges. But the food is great and comes in nice-​sized portions. The owner is also their only waitress it seems, and there are sometimes language barriers, but she is very sweet and welcoming. No different then the language barriers you would encounter ordering from a Mexican at Panda Express. While their neighbor down the street, Lok Yaun is the local factory of Chinese food, Golden Orient offers a more home-​style experience.

While the service is spectacular, the atmosphere and food were lacking. After dropping off my sister at UO, my parents decided that they wanted Chinese food and since Golden Orient was on the way to our hotel, we decided to stop by. They were definitely lacking in the décor area — it was reminiscent of the 90’s and very tacky. The owner was very friendly and suggested items of her menu that she thought we would like. we ordered the Chicken Soup, House Special Chow Mein, Fried Tilapia, Broccoli with garlic sauce and oyster sauce, and Fried Rice.
Chicken Soup — The broth was okay, but the chicken kind of freaked me out. They had whole chicken pieces in the soup. doesn’t really float my boat. They also had pieces of duck. what the heck.
Fried Rice — So have you ever heard of Chinese restaurants using their employee’s old rice to make fried rice? Yeah this Fried Rice plate tasted a week old. So gross!
House Special Chow Mein — This was really disgusting! Normally, at Chinese restaurants, I’m always the first one to finish the Chow Mein. I took one bite from this dish and put my bowl aside because it was just that bad.
Fried Tilapia — I can’t say much about this plate because I didn’t have it.
Broccoli with garlic sauce and oyster sauce — This was the only decent item, but it still did not satisfy.
We paid $ 50 for 4 people which is really pricy in my opinion. When I visit Oregon, I will never come back to Golden Orient.

I’m surprised that Golden Orient doesn’t have very good review on Unilocal… You really can’t judge this place by its exterior or interior.
This place is where you can get good Chinese/​Vietnamese food (please don’t compare to Chinese food in Portland or anywhere else, Eugene doesn’t have an excellent food scene) with decent prices. The thing is you have to order off the regular menu or tell the owner what you like, she’ll be sure to bring you a super delicious meal. If you want to stick with your salty Kung Pao chicken or General Tso’s chicken, just go to Panda Express because it’s not REAL Chinese food. I’m Vietnamese and I usually have high standard for Asian food, but Golden Orient really treats me well. This is the kind of Chinese food that I love, not salty, not oily. Everything is just right.
The owner is a very nice and sweet lady. She’s like a grandmom. Whenever my group goes there, she will ask what we want to eat that day and serve a meal of our liking. FYI, you can’t find those stuff on her regular menu.
Golden Orient is a mom and pop shop, so it’ll be good if you understand Asian culture before going in. Again, she speaks broken English, so you can’t really expect customer service like in PF Chang (PF Change is not even a real Chinese restaurant). Please be patient and nice with her. You will walk away with a food baby.