GOLDEN DRAGON, Topeka - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number

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PRICE RANGE

$5.00 – $10.00

CUISINES

Chinese, Asian

Meals

Lunch, Dinner

FEATURES

Takeout, Buffet, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service

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3.5

22 reviews

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8

Very good

6

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4

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4

cupcake7356

Tecumseh1 contribution

Take-out order not correct

Oct 2023 • family

Ordered online for pick-up. One of the three combination plates was supposed to be Beef and Peppers. When my husband got home and opened up the sack, his meal was Beef and Broccoli...and he HATES broccoli. Very disappointed to pay good money and not get what you order. With that said, the food was really good.

Written October 23, 2023

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Gayla K

189 contributions

average buffet

Sep 2018 • couples

Average chinese buffet. Not always full buffet, not always hot items. Service is fine. Large dining room=short wait.

Written March 19, 2019

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IndianaMark2018

Bloomington3 contributions

Mixed Review

Oct 2018 • family

We noticed the Golden Dragon while eating at McDonald's across the street. When we returned for dinner hours later it was apparent the customer base was lacking. Therefore it is expensive to keep a buffet stocked because of wasting food. It is obviously family operated and when the husband came out of the kitchen because he heard us talking to his wife, he politely said, "One moment, I'll bring out food." If he had not done that we probably would have left because the quality of the food sitting in the warmers was obviously not up to par. I understand how difficult it must be to build a customer base while running a buffet. Some of the food needed to be tossed before we ever entered. As in it was unquestionably past its prime. Nonetheless, he whipped up general tso's chicken, teriyaki chicken, and beef broccoli within minutes. The fried rice and white rice was standard fare, but the crab rangoon was excellent. I only grabbed a couple, but I wish I had just piled it on...it was good. I have no doubt that if more people used the buffet the quality would skyrocket. You can tell they are not lazy, they just need the customer base. Dinner during the week the buffet is like 6 bucks and on Sunday evening when we stopped in it was 9 for takeout. As in, you can stuff yourself for 6 bucks during the week...not bad.

Written October 21, 2018

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jamesag2016

Topeka280 contributions

Excellent Chinese Food

Dec 2021 • couples

We had never tried this restaurant and had heard good things about their food. Our daughter was visiting from Indianapolis so we decided to give it a try. We ordered pork fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken and beef and broccoli (around$35). Very pleased with our order. Large servings and very tasty. We will definitely eat here again and probably try their buffet. We did takeout and our home is over a fifteen minute drive from the restaurant. Our food was still hot (not just warm) but steaming when we opened it. If you haven’t tried this restaurant you really should as the food is so much better than what you get at Dillons or Hy Vee in my opinion.

Written December 30, 2021

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Sharon R

6 contributions

Dirty

Oct 2018 • none

Visited this place during lunch and had their buffet. The floor was sticky and the food was awful. It smelled of pine sol and grease inside of the restaurant and the bathroom had random cleaning supplies laying around in open view.

Written September 13, 2019

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Katherine H

122 contributions

Favorite Take Out

Jan 2018 • friends

My favorite place for take out! They have good lunch specials daily, and a buffet. The menu is extensive and has some really unique dishes like Dragon and Phoenix and Broccoli Cheese. The staff is always friendly and there are perks that come with big orders!

Written May 1, 2018

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MKTBE

Topeka4161 contributions

Good Value Lunch Buffet, Very Mediocre Food!

Mar 2018 • friends

The Golden Dragon is not a Topeka restaurant that I frequent. It was close to a friends work, so we met for a late lunch. We were seated promptly and the server soon brought our drinks to the table. The lunch buffet is very reasonably priced and had many choices. The bill totaled $13 for two people. The only negative about our experience at Golden Dragon - was that it was buffet food! Average at best! If you enjoy a lot of mediocre food, reasonably priced, the Golden Dragon Restaurant would meet your needs.

Written March 22, 2018

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Darrell V

1 contribution

Terrible Food!

Mar 2018 • solo

We used to get this to go every Sunday and take it home to eat. I changed jobs and it is out of the way so we hadn't eaten here for a few years. It was very obvious that the food was terrible compared to what we were used to getting from here. Then I go online to find it was sold a few years back. We will NEVER eat there again, disgusting! We got 4 different things off the menu and all 4 were terrible. We threw it in the trash and fixed something else to eat.

Written March 15, 2018

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Joseph B

Topeka94 contributions

Worst Service, 'EVER'!!!!

Mar 2017 • solo

This restaurant was bought by a new owner, a couple of years ago, I have eaten at the Golden Dragon, for years, and the previous owners, were always very friendly and attentive-but I know businesses change hands, and I continued to go there. My first visit, right after the new owners took over, was good, the second was ok. On my 3rd and 4th visits, I was seated, given my drinks, and the server 'Never came back to my table'! Not to ask how everything was, to see if I needed a refill on my drink (which I did), and not to see if I needed anything else! They were not even busy, either time. She was standing near their cash register, basically doing nothing at all. Even when I left, she looked at me, and did not even thank me for coming! Seriously!!! I will 'NEVER' go back!!!!!!!

Written July 10, 2017

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timturner2016

Topeka1 contribution

We're not high class people and appreciate the smaller things in life but I dont think beggers would eat here

Aug 2016 • family

We walked in to rude kids about 8 yrs old dressed in playground clothes, laughing and talking into our drinks carrying them close to their mouth. The smell was a little strange, NOT a food smell. I wanted to walk out but wanted to support (what appeared to be a lower end family trying to make it). Then, the food selection was so bad, a couple came in, had their drinks served, went up to food bar and walked right out. I tried to tell my family not to be rude and not to waste food but it was hard to do when the chicken made their veins pop out trying to bite into it. It was dry... EVERYTHING was dry.. Rice..noodles..chicken, everything did not taste good. the only thing that wasnt dry was watermelon and water.. Then after wasting all the food we get a $40 bill. I paid and just waked out without a scene. We did look at reviews before and it would have been nice if people were more honest about it.

Written August 11, 2016

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Midwest_Sunset

Topeka54 contributions

Downtown Chinese

Aug 2016 • friends

Best Chinese buffet in town after the one on Wanamaker closed again. Easy walk for people working downtown. The food and service are both good.

Written August 9, 2016

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NickS1940

Earlysville111 contributions

Building isn't much to look at but don't sell it short because their buffet has really good food!

Jun 2016 • solo

Right downtown and not very attractive from outside but has plenty of easy parking. Offers carry-out and has a small buffet with really fresh food! Very fairly priced. Pleasant staff made me feel welcome!

Written June 18, 2016

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272Paul

Topeka48 contributions

Good Chinese Food

Jul 2015 • family

Good food, great selection on the buffet, meats, soups, etc.. Nice eatery, hot food, reasonable cost , free parking.

Written December 15, 2015

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Gloriamays

31 contributions

Golden Eats

Jul 2015 • friends

A plethora of Asian/Oriental food establishments populate our town, but there are four that are quite good an Golden Dragon is one of them. Their buffet is by far the best of those available. Haven't ever had anything here that was not good.

Written August 12, 2015

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jakh58

122 contributions

Very Good Food

Jul 2015 • couples

This buffet is a bit smaller than most. All of the food was extremely good. The price was also reasonable, under $20 for two of us. We will eat here again when in Topeka.

Written July 2, 2015

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