(212) 941-0911
18 E Broadway
(at Catherine St.)
New York,
NY
10002
40.7137
-73.9968
Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown
Years in business
Established in 1988
Hours:
Daily 9am-10:30pm
Price:
$
Last updated 8.16.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Brunch, Private Rooms, Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Live Music, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
What People Are Saying About Golden Unicorn
Featured Review
Allison Austin
Contributor
Mammoth and multi-storied, the restaurant's decor consists of pink upholstery on glossy black chairs, tables for two, four, six and more scattered about, and the centerpiece--two golden dragons with light-up eyes set behind a stage. During weekend brunch, carts are pushed around the tables non-stop; weekday dim sum service is less frenzied. Although a standard Chinese menu is offered, most diners come for dim sum. Carts here have pictures on them--handy when a language barrier rears its ugly head. Be sure to stop the steaming carts for pork shu mei and fresh fish balls. Don't miss the…
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- On the weekends, when dim sum is most popular, it's best to get to the restaurant before noon, when the rush picks up steam.
| drinks | 66.66999816894531% positive |
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| food quality | 92.30999946594238% positive |
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| menu variety | 100.0% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| return potential | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 52.3799991607666% positive |
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| value | 80.0% positive |
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| wait time | 0.0% positive |
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Dim Sum?
by YvetteR
Went here for after the New Year's Parade. Don't know if the timing was off or they were just worn out. At first we had our pick of the offerings. The rice & pork in the bamboo leaf is delicious. The shrimp balls are also very good. After maybe 30 minutes, nothing new was coming out. My husband even tried the chicken feet just because he felt bad for the woman going round & round. We left before dessert because no dessert carts were coming out.
Glad we tried it but would try another place next time.
Another great Dim Sum contender.
by gaiamcraft
This is a great Dim Sum place. I would have to pick this one over Jing Fong as far as actual taste. There is cart service, and the waitresses either speak English or will get someone who does.
The roasted duck is excellent - but I wish it didn't share the plate with pork. The sweet buns and the "specials" fried dim sum are a great treat here. The dim sum is very standard but all good. Once in a while they will bring out some special dish, but run for it because it disappears fast.
Really, you need to spend at least 2 hours here I'd say between 11am and 1pm on the weekends in order to taste a little of everything since they tend to switch up the carts around noon.
- Pros: dim sum, carts, price
- Cons: lines, small choosing
Great dim sum
by gepp
Every thing was fresh and delicious - staff was very friendly- can recommend and will go back when I visit NY again.
Service was actually great!
- Pros: all fresh and hot - good selections
- Cons: may need to wait to get in
Reliable dim sum, a little expensive
by nobananas
Golden Unicorn is a great place to go to for fresh dim sum. The line can be a bit long on the weekends, and the service can be overwhelmed. However, the abundance of food is worth the trouble and wait.
- Pros: Food, prices, seating
- Cons: Service, prices
Decent Food and Attentive though Rude Service
by lexislee2002
I went here last night with my best friend and boyfriend. While the food was very tasty and served in huge portions, the service has made me not want to return. When the waiter brought the check, he stood there for me to write in his tip and take it away at that moment. I tried to buy time by putting away my card but he stood strong, with his hands behind him, just staring at the table. This flustered me. I normally ask my friends for input in calculating a respectable tip but with him staring at me I just doubled the tax and wrote that down. So he immediately takes the receipt and doesn't just walk away, but stands at the table and inspects the tip right in front of me! I just found this ridiculous. That aside, the food was good and the other servers were wonderful. Perhaps I just got the bad apple but that's all I have to go on.
- Pros: Value, Spacious Dining Room
- Cons: Rude Service
The Details on Golden Unicorn
Place Categories:
- terrible service
- good rude service
- good great dim sum
- great dim sum place
- cold food
- very friendly wait staff
- rude waiters
- not best reliable dim sum
- overly friendly courteous
- quite reasonable price
- disappointing recent experience
- bad apple
- like shrimp
- wonderful other servers
- great treat
- good nothing
- big hall
- rude was
- great dim sum contender
- good chinese tea
- excellent roasted duck
- huge portions
- great experience
- quite good people handing food
- authentic chinese food


