Golden Shopping Mall
“Each dumpling is delicately wrapped in a perfectly thin skin, and there is a perfectly-seasoned amount of broth inside each one.”
“Stall across, the hand pulled noodles, the beef noodle soup has a good broth but the star is in the noodle, nice, chewy, springy, yum..”
“Also the Lanzhou handmade noodle shop has great hand-pulled noodles AND they do dao xiao mian!”
Golden Shopping Mall
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Tianjian all day, son.
Also the soup place, and maybe Xian.
But serious, Tianjian veggie dumplings, all day.
Flushing Appreciate Day, Stop 1 –
The venue: Golden Shopping Mall
The DL: Claustrophobia-inducing, hard-to-find-grimy "mall" located on Main Street Flushing containing delicious food stalls that serve some of the best Chinese noms around. This is about as authentic an experience as you can get without having to travel to China – annoying tourists included!
The must try: Honestly, every stall is a worthwhile experience, though my two personal favorites are Tianjin Dumpling House and Lanzhou Handmade Noodles (haven't tried the hot pot places yet, but they'll undoubtedly be on the list when I do).
The verdict: 4/5. Cheap, fast, delicious, authentic. Not good for large groups, germaphobes, claustrophobes, or people who want to sit.
Coming here feels like a small trip to Taiwan or China, a place where Mandarin is spoken, small stools, and a quick bowl of noodles or dumplings are consumed.
FOOD: There are a lot of choices but we ate at two places: Lanzhou Ramen and a Shanghainese place. The Lanzhou places is downstairs and the Shanghainese place is upstairs. The Shanghainese place we got soup dumplings, "old duck noodles" (lots of duck organs like liver and blood), and pan fried dumplings. The Lanzhou place I had sparerib noodles but ramen style, by accident. All was good.
Keep the appetite up. Don't let the language barrier get you. This is the real Chinatown of New York, not Canal Street. Find somebody to help translate or speak slowly and clearly, and you'll be well rewarded!
It's been like two years since I was introduced to this place and it's still one of my favorite spots in NYC. Since then, I've discovered two things about this place. One, there is actually a bathroom in the mall stationed by the exit near the dumpling place, but I don't know why you'd risk using it. It's probably dirtier than a Starbucks bathroom.
TWO! Lamb Burgers are the most divine and heavenly thing to ever be created in this world. They are amazing. Seriously. Forget Shake Shack. Forget In and Out (not that I've ever tried it, but it's compared to Shake Shack so it must be good). If there's only one burger I could eat for the rest of my life it'd be a Lamb Burger. My bowels wouldn't thank me, but my taste buds would.
My tip would be to check for green peppers and pluck them out if you're not used to heat from spice. If you don't, your mouth will be burning by the time you're done. The lady that makes these is a little crafty – sometimes the amount of green peppers she puts in these is fair enough, but then there are times when the burger seems loaded with it. Usually they're spread out but today it was as if all of the green peppers were hidden in the back.
I think she's trolling me.
The basement stalls is a perfect place to experience a third world country street food!
If you ever want to visit Asia, first visit here as a test to see if you can survive and not go hungry. You are required to stay 20min to pass your test.
Go with your sanitizer, wipes, and and your language translators.
The street level part of this "mall" has clothes and shoes and stuff.
The food suppose to be good so good luck!
Many of you have heard of New World Food Court and I think it justifiably desires a visit for both the variety and quality of food. In fact, it would be my go to place for delicious Asian food packed into one space when coming to Flushing…Until I visited the basement of the Golden Shopping Mall.
Packed into a unassuming basement off Main St, this food court holds the first Xi'an Famous Foods, the famous Tianjin Dumpling House, as well as a $19 all-you-can-eat hotpot place and a savory Chinese crepe shop. Every one of these places would merit a visit on their own so all of them packed into one tiny basement makes this food court a destination.
Tianjin Dumpling House is one of the best dumpling experiences you will find anywhere. Lots of interesting combinations such as seabass, chicken and broccoli, pork and turnip. Also has a board with all of their ingredients where you can choose up to three ingredients to make your own dumpling. The taste is amazing.
There is also a new savory Chinese crepe place in the food court which churns out amazingly tasty crepes. They only do a few versions of their signature crepe which basically includes egg, onions, sweet Chinese sausage, and a crispy wonton. They aren't shy about adding sriracha sauce so if you want some spice it's there for you.
Haven't tried the aforementioned hotpot place but at $19 for unlimited food it'll be pretty hard to pass up if you're looking for a deal.
Minus one star for the surroundings. It's a little small, dark, and dingy but that's no reason to consider missing out on this food paradise.
This review is for the AYCE hot pot only located in golden mall
No frills AYCE hot pot for 20 bucks flat. Its also unlimited soft drinks too, soooo ayce and drink?
anyway when i say no frills this place really is no frills. located in golden mall this stall turned hotpot restaurants consists of tables beat up looking couches, a tiny counter with a mishmash of sauces and condiments, and garnishes and a dingy looking hot plate with a pot of ma la tang put on top of it. The selection is pretty standard as well. Beef, lamb, tripe, fish, shrimp, crab, along with vegetables and a variety of processed meats. The staff here barely speaks english so pointing and gesturing maybe the best way to communicate if you don't speak any chinese. with all that being said, the no frills attitude of this restaurant equates to you saving money on your bill, 20 dollars for ayce hot pot in flushing is pretty much as cheap as it gets here. the quality is not bad, beef and lamb are pretty flavorful and consistent.
if you're not in the mood for ayce, the original xi an famous foods is located here as well
I've been told that this was a secret hidden underground snack place and it was! Pretty cool to explore here as I would never guess this place exist. They have a large variety of sushi, skewers, noodles, rices, and bread. The bubble tea is only $1.00! I haven't try it yet but I definitely would when I come back. The portions are small but the prices are cheap so I guess it makes up for it. Pretty cool place to grab a snack but I wouldn't recommend here for a meal.