Golden Bull Restaurant

This is one of the authentic Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown. Unlike Chi Cafe or Joy Yee which now serves more “Americans” than Cantonese. Golden Bull restaurant serves classic such as salted fish fried rice, beef tendons, steam sea bass, pea pod leaves with “wok” flavor. Beyond the traditional cooking they are pricing their meals for the locals without the extra markup for tourists, just checkout who is eating here.

November 2023 The lobster 🦞 special $95 was an enticing draw for mi sis albeit the other two accompanying dishes were lack luster - stuffed tofu stew and taishanese cauliflower with cured meat. Of course adding salted yolk 金沙 for $16 put the lobs at a whole another level. SOOOOOO yum! 2023 : Eating our fav Cantonese food. Complete with 糖水❤ -Sole fish two ways - the crisp only happens dine in -Pot rices - soy seasoned rice topped with variety of meats slow cooked for about 30 mins -Bitter melon scrambled eggs -Hollow stem veggies in preserved tofu Ends with tarp and tapioca Always awesome 👏

Great Chinese food at an affordable price! The place was packed, but the staff was able to communicate their timelines well, and they actually stuck to them. It's best to make a reservation, though. The servings are more than sufficient, so we ended up overordering for our group of 7. By the end of the meal all of us were super full and satisfied AND still had enough to-go for everyone. I recommend pairing the salted fish and chicken rice paired with the tenderloin steak cooked in black pepper!

I really like this restaurant in chinatown. Been here a couple of times and the food is great! We got the dinner for 3 option which included beef with veggies, sweet and sour pork and the stir fried lobster. Everything tasted great, it was a little bit of work to eat the lobster but not too bad. Service was nice and quick, did not have to wait either (was a weekday late evening). Certainly would recommend, especially if you like cantonese food!

We came here for lunch, and the food was great! We got seated immediately after walking in, and the service was quick and attentive. We ordered the Chinese sausage fried rice in XO sauce, beef short ribs with black pepper sauce, chicken chow fun, and Szechwan chicken. We shared everything family style, and every dish was delicious! The portion sizes were large, and the prices were reasonable. Our only complaint was that the lazy Susan wasn’t working, so we had to physically move the plates around ourselves to share. Additionally, some of the dishes listed as spicy on the menu definitely could’ve been made spicier. Overall, the food and service were both good, and we will definitely be back to try other items on the menu!

This is my favorite restaurant in Chicago because it excels in the two core components of the ideal restaurant: great food and great service. Service — I don’t mean great service as in just asking “how are you as a greeting,” checking in halfway in the meal, and being pleasant. I mean seating you efficiently, saying “you must be hungry, just take a look at the menu and we’ll get it ready right away.” I also ordered ahead once on the way back from a road trip and when we got there to pickup, they noticed we were tired and hungry so they insisted that we sit down and served us like a sit down meal. Another time I went, there was a miscommunication in the waiting time so we left to find another restaurant, but the sever and owner came out to the streets to grab us because a table was actually ready. Every time I go to this restaurant, it feels like they genuinely care about their costumers and it feels like going to a big family dinner where your aunts making sure you have a good time. Food — This is the place to go for authentic Cantonese style Chinese food. The hand-pulled chicken is so flavorful and soft. You can’t go wrong with the leafy vegetables cooked in any style you like. They do have more American-Chinese style dishes if that’s what you’re craving. I’ve been to this restaurant multiple times and it has never disappointed. It’s feels home-style, cozy, lively if you want to go for Chinese comfort food or a celebratory meal any time of day. You have to experience it yourself!