Not NYC Chinatown quality, but a good basic restaurant. Far superior to many others I've eaten in on this coast, and a mostly Chinese clientele tells me there's something there which I need to explore further. Wait staff wasn't friendly initially but they do respect good food choices and warmed up.


Went with a group of friends who ordered American-Chinese dishes, Lemon Chicken and the like. Not authentic Chinese fare and it was typically bland and disappointing, but everyone else enjoyed it. The duck I ordered was very tasty although a bit dry, but my order of string beans was huge and cooked superbly, deep fried tender and tossed with just the right amount of Szechuan preserved vegetable. I had hoped to find Cho Tofu but was told that it's not served in this area.

Although Portland has a super small China town, The Golden Horse is authentic and worth a visit. I've come here in a large group and had great service and enough food to take home. They have specialty items like pigeon that you can order if you call ahead. I like to stick to the basics. The fish porridge is delicious!

I do tend to be picky when it comes to Chinese food but I thought this was horrible. I am NOT a fan of greasy, saucy, fried foods and that's all they have here. The restaurant itself was not very clean and appealing and the food was even worse. Even the tea tasted like dirty water. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone!!

The place was full of people, so we guessed it had to be decent food. Unfortunately we were wrong. I ordered the Sesame Chicken and my hubz ordered the General Tso's Chicken - and he asked for it extra spicy. The hot tea was very bitter. The service was curt. Both of our dishes looked and tasted exactly alike - except mine had sesame seeds. The General Tso's was not one bit spicy. Both dishes had sliced jalepenos on them. Really? In chinese food? The chicken was burnt on the edges and every bite began and ended with overly crispy, burnt flavored yuck. I definitely don't recommend this place.

Although I may be picky, I don't think anybody should eat here. In my General Tso's Chicken was a squishy ball. Out of the squishy ball squirted liquid. Um, ewwwwww. Also, our server was really crabby. After 20 minutes of waiting (trust me, she seemed allergic to the normal "flagging down") she finally came over and was like, "What?" So I asked her if I could please have some more rice. Well, I really had to go to the bathroom*, so unfortunately, I was gone when she came by with the rice. Instead of leaving the rice, she took it back with her. At the end, I told her the potstickers were good, and she glared at me and spoke rapid chinese to the two hunched over figures peeling beans. Unless you're really adventurous, DO NOT EAT AT GOLDEN HORSE.

*Upon the toilet is a small sign and it says, "For maximum quality flush, take top off of toilet and take rubberband off of flap."