Go China

Pasadena, United States

3.3

Open now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 626-793-3888
Website:
gochinarestaurant.com
Address:
136 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91101
Pasadena
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miLake
0.2 miFoothill Transit 187
0.3 miFoothill Transit 187; Pasadena 10
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Pasadena) 12:00 Monday, 2 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Go China is an American-​Chinese restaurant in the heart of Pasadena serving a variety of Szechuan and Mandarin dishes.

Serving Chinese food is our passion. Since 1999, we’ve been delivering great service and quality food to the Pasadena community. We are committed to providing you an enjoyable, dining experience.

All of our food is prepared in-​house. From our meat and seafood to the rice and vegetables, all of our ingredients are carefully picked and thoughtfully prepared by our chef.

Join us for lunch or dinner. Can’t make it in? We offer take-​out, delivery, and catering! Call Go China today!

History

Established in 1999.

Serving Chinese food is our passion. Go China has been operating since 1999 with a promise to give our customers great service and quality dishes. We hope to add you to our long history of happy customers.

Meet the Manager

John H.

Manager

The entire staff at Go China wants to provide the best, dining experience for you. Thank you for your business; we hope to see you soon!

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20 reviews of Go China

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Place rating: 4
Alhambra, Los Angeles, CA
The gf and I went here after a long day from a museum. And boy, did we made the right choice. This place was not only beautiful in settings and has a great warm of ambience, but they also had great food!
We had ordered the Indonesian fried rice in medium spice, which we should have gotten the more spicy one because medium was not spicy enough. But then again, I can take spicy. Be warned, don’t try to mess with a hot level of spice if you cannot handle the heat. For our second dish, we ordered the fried salt and pepper calamari and it was umami! A random enjoyable fact about this place was that we can get unlimited fortune cookies that were provided all over the resto.
Place rating: 3
Whittier, CA
Don’t even try to pay separately here! They do not let you pay with two card as well. BOOOOO. But the food is good.
Place rating: 1
Saint Louis, MO
Be sure to mention you need a chapstick when ordering… they SAID they don’t include chapsticks unless you special request it…
I order food as we do not have any kitchenware delivered here yet and guess what happen?!
Never had any restaurants who delivered food without utensils so far.
So anal. Bye bye Go China.
Place rating: 5
Pasadena, CA
This is the highest quality Chinese take out I’ve ever had. The spare ribs are as large as a small pig. Portions feed several small families for days. I’m sure the restaurant part is just fine, stop complaining about everything that doesn’t look as nice as Boa.
Place rating: 1
Pasadena, CA
Two of my friends and I placed our order on the Go China website. After an hour and 20 minutes we still did not receive our food so I called the restaurant and the person who answered the phone told me the driver is out and we should receive it any time. After waiting another 20 minutes I called back as our food still had not arrived. After checking, the guy who answered the phone found out they weren’t receiving the faxes from their own website letting them know they had an order. So, they never go our order and they guy on the phone unsuccessfully tried to make an excuse for it. My entire lunch hour had come and gone and our food showed up over 2 hours late. They did not offer a discount, a refund of the delivery fee, or a free meal. Mind you I included tip when I paid online and all I got was «I’m sorry, we’re backed up» and mediocre food. I will NEVER order from this place again.
Place rating: 3
Pasadena, CA
Ordered the Happy family. They showed up when they said they were going to, and delivery guy was very nice. I would try something else too. Good, and easy Chinese food.
Place rating: 5
Burbank, CA
New to the area… tried this place out for the first time for delivery. So good! An hour wait, which wasn’t totally bad, and food arrived hot and not overcooked. Delivery man was friendly. All of the food was fresh and delicious! Big enough portions for a second meal. Will definitely order again. The only dishes tried were the aromatic shrimp, kung pao combo & bbq pork buns… but will definitely order those again! Thanks GoChina :)
Place rating: 1
Pasadena, CA
Ordered a Wonton soup and it had a weird smell and the taste wasn’t good either. I also ordered lunch portion of broccoli and fried rice, the rice had no flavor. I was so disappointed!
Place rating: 4
Walnut, CA
Food– so good. Have to try Indonesian fried rice.
Price — not bad for the amount of food you get.
Service –friendly service.
Place — fun decorated with fortune cookies
Overall — good experience and will go back there again.
Place rating: 3
Rosemead, CA
Was craving Chinese food one night so decided to take it to Unilocal to satisfy my cravings. Surprisingly, this place was actually pretty good! I have to admit the orange chicken had to be one of the better dishes here. The fried dumplings I got were soft by the time I got home :(but I guess it’s one of the down sides of getting to-​go. Definitely planning on coming back when I get that urge for Chinese food.
Place rating: 4
Pasadena, CA
I love Go China! My boyfriend and I live right around the corner so it is our go-​to Chinese take-​out spot. I don’t think it is a super fancy restaurant, but how on earth can anyone say this place is the same as Panda Express?!! Go-​China has a way better selection and their food actually has flavor.
As for the food, we love the combination lo-​mein, the szechuan beef, the house chicken, and the Kung Pao chicken. They all have a good meat to other ingredients ratio.
Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
Came here for a dinner meeting. Ended up finishing a pot of tea all by my self. It was the sodium. I always order pot of tea at Chinese restaurant but never this much.
Five stars for the variety and excellent service though.
I went twice in 5weeks and these are the items I had:
Salt and Pepper Pork Chop, Pork Hoison, eggplant w/​garlic sauce, house chicken, walnut shrimp, Broccoli Beef. Exception of walnut shrimp, everything was on saltier side. Ended up asking for hot water to dilute the salty sauce.
Place rating: 5
Calabasas, CA
Had a party for my birthday here last night and it was amazing. We had Singapore noodles, fried rice, dynamite chicken, orange beef, fried calamari, walnut shrimp, szchewan chicken, and Indonesian fried rice. The food was absolutely delicious!!! Each dish was tasty on its own and the quality of the food was consistent even though we had a big group of 22 people. The manager Tommy and the other staff were so kind and pleasant to deal with and truly made our dinner special. We will definitely be making this our go to Chinese restaurant.
Place rating: 5
Fontana, CA
Update on my review
What can I say I’m never unsatisfied with this establishment.
Best place and always recommend others to try it. great job you guys!
Place rating: 1
Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA
Strike 1. Bland food
Strike 2. Poor service
Third times the charm right? Wrong.
Strike 3. Poor service
Won’t be back.
Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
Have only gotten food to go. Only because it is walking distance from my office. But then I realized so is Panda Express (Which is basically the same restaurant). I promptly decided I ought to visit neither places any more because both are unnecessarily heavy gut-​bombs with kinda sad flavor.
Place rating: 4
Pasadena, CA
Good authentic hot chinese food. Good for people on the run. Theyre quick and fresh. The help is not overly helpful but who cares. They have good lunch specials for a well rounded lunch. Kung pao shrimp is great
Place rating: 4
Burbank, CA
After the car wash, I waited for takeout at GoChina. No boba drinks on the menu. So, I sipped a Shirley Temple and read up on George Clooney in Boulevard Magazine. What else do while waiting for vegetable lo mein?
Hmmpppt. I dunno… Read about John Hardy?
Well, my aunt ate a beef dish with shrimp fried rice. Something was really spicy, however, completely delicious.
The servings were generous. The place was clean. The staff was friendly.
Place rating: 4
Pasadena, CA
Love that I can Chinese food delivered to me with only $ 3 delivery charge. I’m in east pasadena, so I’m glad they could deliver from Lake. They delivered very quickly!
Here’s what I ordered:
— BBQ beef spare ribs. It comes with 4 HUGE ribs! Not only are they giant, but they are really tender and tasty. Definitely recommend.
–Triple flavor pan fried noodles. This comes with shrimp, beef and chicken. I like how they put the sauce on the side so the noodles don’t get soft before you get to crunch on them. Really nice flavors going on in it.
–Fried pork chop with salt and pepper. This was really good! The only thing is there wasn’t a whole lot of meat. There was a lot of fried batter. Very flavorful though.
All in all, I will order again when I’m too lazy to go anywhere.
Place rating: 2
Pasadena, CA
This is an average Chinese restaurant, there is really nothing special about it. Our server was great, but other than that the décor needs a face lift and they need to update their menu to include brown rice and less fried cuisine. This reminds me of a classic Chinese restaurant from the ‘80s deep fried msg laden and about the same or less quality as Panda Express. I would rather grab Panda Express for the flavor as opposed to this bland cuisine. If you want more of a sit down experience then come here but don’t expect much in the way Of quality or flavor