Golden Phoenix Restaurant - Columbus

An EXPERIENCE! Hi vibes strong drinks. Lights could be dimmed, but who am I to judge. Delish

Mike G. organized an UYE for locals that I haven't seen in a few months, and since he loves Chinese food, I wasn't surprised one bit when I saw he picked this place. I hadn't been to this Chinese spot just north of 161 on Cleveland Ave. There's quite a good bit of space inside; it was pretty much full when we arrived at 5:45 pm on a Saturday evening. I went with my usual Crab Rangoon and Sesame Chicken. Their Crab Rangoon was good, nothing special. I still have yet to try anything better than Fortune's rangoon (R.I.P.! . Golden Phoenix's was more savory flavor compared to some that use sugar and cream cheese (yuck , which is a personal plus. Excellent chicken in the Sesame Chicken dish. Very tender and easy to cut and chew. The sauce was a bit different, can't describe it, but it was decent. The menu here has several options of for appetizers, main dishes, proteins, and desserts. I'd happily come back and try more things. I thought I saw they have (did? a lunch buffet that reasonably priced and good quality. Our waitress did a fabulous job with our party of 10 drinks, food and bills were are correct and she checked in on us sparingly, but enough to keep an eye on us.

Good food, good service for a large group, and definitely had that classic, old school , Chinese restaurant vibe! My partner and I were invited to met up with some friends and acquaintances for dinner. I am so glad we were able to make it and had such a wonderful evening out. Good food and good conversations and the host picked this awesome spot. It made for a lovely Saturday evening and met some new friends. Parking appeared to be limited to the lot size. We arrived at the perfect time and found a spot while others took a bit more time to get a spot. There were 10 of us dining in total with about 6 different checks. The server did a good job keeping up with the orders but there was in mix up with one concerning the wrong order being charged to the wrong card. That was creatively fixed and it can happen in a large group with multiple checks. The food was absolutely delicious. I had potstickers $6.50), an egg roll $1.85), and sesame chicken $12.25). All very yummy with good flavor. Only critiques were that they chicken potstickers but we didn 't ask and nothing was said), and the sesame chicken only had sesame seeds on half my order. Wasn 't really an issue as the food was good. My partner enjoyed the Triple Delight $13.25) with chicken, beef, and shrimp. I would say The Golden Phoenix is great for single dining, two people, or a family. I would also add they handle large groups really well as in addition to our group of 10, there was also a 40th Birthday party at the same time, with a pretty full restaurant. I recommend grabbing a meal here and would come back for another visit. In addition to the good food, I also want to highlight that we did not feel rushed at all. We dinned there for roughy 2 1/2 hours enjoy the food and conversations and the restaurant and staff were truly accommodating.

Great garlic spicy chicken it's the best iv ever had. The drinks are good and they are strong. She seating is ok, if it's crowded it's a small wait but it's worth it. This is a nice laid back place with good food

I was a big fan of the old China Phoenix before it changed hands and the taste of the food definitely went down. They had the best General So Chicken, with many other dishes to enjoy. I stopped eating Chinese food since. Long story short I was told to check this place out as a good replacement. Let's just say I didn't finish my meal. I don't like to waste food but this was horrible. I ordered fried rice that seemed like an afterthought and the chicken tasted like rubber.