Golden Unicorn Restaurant Inc
(212) 941-0911
18 E Broadway
New York,
NY
10002
40.7137
-73.9968
Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown
Reviews & Ratings for Golden Unicorn Restaurant Inc
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Reliable dim sum, a little expensive
by nobananas
January 18, 2009
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
Not as good as it use to be by Mary I. at InsiderPages
Contributor
January 11, 2009
Had a recent experience that was disappointing. Very few offerings - only two or three carts with the same food cirulated. Service was not good - difficult to get water. I rated it at three stars because previously had been good - but wanted to make you aware of recent disappointment
dim sum by Cecilia C. at InsiderPages
Contributor
November 21, 2008
If you're ever craving dim sum, you can find some here. There's nothing really special about the place, but it is there if you need it. The egg custard dessert is pretty good so I recommend you get that if you ever go here.
Decent Food and Attentive though Rude Service
by lexislee2002
August 16, 2008
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
Dim Sum Paradise! by Anne R. at InsiderPages
Contributor
March 23, 2008
This restaurant has waiters that go around with trays of dim sum and you point out what you would like to try. It is a great experience to try different types of food, and the portions always end up being just right. The wait can be long and the price is on the high end but it is all worth it!
Re: The best in Dim Sum/ terrible service.
by elgrano
February 29, 2008
Great Dim Sum, the people handing food in the Dim Sum carts are pleasant, the animals are the people in suits that bring you the check or grumble if you ask them for water. Particularly, stay away from an anorexic b i t c h by the name of SANDY PAN(name tags located on suit)...you'll make her day if you literally ask her for anything, and she yells too!
Dont get the shrimp
by Kay85
February 21, 2008
I took a friend out to dinner last night he like Chinese so we decided to go to the Golden Unicorn. We were seated right away, I am not sure who was our wait staff our order was taken by a guy in a suit, then their was another guy serving us, then their was a lady and another lady. I had the Shrimp Szchen style; my shrimp was not de-veined which I find to be very gross. Since I only eat Shrimp I couldn't order anything else. So I eat the rice with the sauce. Once we got our check the guy in the suit came back stood over us until we put the credit card in, he took the bill promptly then return and once again stood and waited for us to sign the check. Them giving us our bills and waiting for the payment was the promptest part of our service, we waited for ever for our drinks and then some soy sauce. So if you like shrimp with the vein in it then this is the place to go.
chinese tea and dim sum is good
by takru
September 20, 2007
i went there last week, i very enjoy on drinking chinese green tea with delicious dim sum. i look at on their web, i like menus the most
Best steamed pork buns
by jbfshn
July 28, 2006
This place is consistently great, with fast service and so inexpensive. But the real pull is the pork bun. They have two types that are worth trying - the steamed pork buns and the sticky sweet pork buns. Seriously amazing.
- Pros: Cheap, Fast Service, Tasty
- Cons: Not a beautiful dining experience
A Chinatown Legend Doing What Legends Do. . .
by mekit8
June 15, 2006
Resting on laurels. The food at the Golden Unicorn is quality and the crowd is steady which is why they don't and wont go out of their way to be courteous overly friendly or otherwise spectacular. They don't have to, the business will come regardless. With that said, the food is quite good and it's not overly crowded during the week. This establishment is a Chinatown institution, I'd bring people here if Jing Fong was too crowded.
- Pros: food, atmosphere
- Cons: service, mediocrity
