Golden Inn Restaurant: Flood Re-Opening – 10% Off Your Bill

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by fotze

It is amazing how there seems to have never been any sort of variation or fusion chinese places in this city. Go to New York and there are some killer places with modern takes on the cuisine. I like chinese food but god I feel like crap afterward, it tends to be so oil ridden, I would love some sort of new takes on it.

Let us know when new things are on the menu.

For what it's worth, "real" Chinese food, ie: the stuff that's not catered to western tastes and is only in the chinese menus doesn't leave you feeling sick or unhealthy afterward.

It's can be sophisticated and also rustic but very foreign to western cuisine. That said, I'm not a fan overall and the taste takes getting used to. I still prefer Ginger Beef Express!

I get what you mean by fusion or modernized traditional Chinese food though. There are a lot of things they could do to make some awesome dishes but you never see it in this city.

[SHOGUN]

Still think this place has the best chicken fried rice and chowmein.

[manwiches]

Originally Posted by fotze

It is amazing how there seems to have never been any sort of variation or fusion chinese places in this city. Go to New York and there are some killer places with modern takes on the cuisine. I like chinese food but god I feel like crap afterward, it tends to be so oil ridden, I would love some sort of new takes on it.

Let us know when new things are on the menu.

Go to Tea Pot in the North West. It's got really good variations and urban take on a lot of traditional dishes.

Not saying anything bad about Golden Inn either OP. My dad and your dad are close actually, and he still goes there often. haha. I like the traditional meals myself, and don't order greasy stuff unless it's a 2am run... haha.

[Wormius]

T. Pot is decent. They have basically filtered out from authentic Chinese cuisine what most Westerners would find unpalatable. I don't think they have created anything new though or adapted food items to Western tastes. One particular thing they do that is bad in my opinion, is dousing the crispy noodles with a lot of sauce, making it a mushy glob after a few minutes.

Not to derail from Golden Inn. But if GoFlamesGo wants members for a new menu focus group, count me in!

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by GoFlamesGo

Opening for lunch was actually the first thing I suggested we do.

Yeah I frequent Chinatown regularly for lunch and could use another place to add to our rotation, especially with MBA dropping the ball on quality and Gee Gong being closed permanently after the flood. My current Chinatown rotation includes:

- Chong Fat (amazing salt and pepper pork chops and cuttlefish balls)
- Happy Valley (solid chicken and duck noodle soup)
- Pho Hoai (Their sate is best in town IMO)
- Calgary Court (though super infrequent now post-flood. Their prices sky-rocketed more than anyone in that area)
- Ho Wan (dirt cheap fried noodles)

If you serve good fried noodles and get some good congee going, I'll be in there like white on rice... or is that Asian on rice...? Yeah that's it.

[secol]

imo, it might be difficult to have fusion and traditional at the same time since the two kind of conflict. there might be a market for it, but makes more sense to do one thing well instead of expanding when the two markets aren't really aligned. mission and vision alignment haha (CMA case reference here)

[GoFlamesGo]

Golden Inn was one of many businesses severely impacted by the catastrophic flood that hit Calgary in June 2013. There was a lot of blood, sweat and tears to bring the restaurant back to life again. So in turn, we are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Calgary's flood recovery efforts on Thursday, June 19, 2014 with an evening of food, drinks, music and more. We hope that you can come join us for this joyous event. Everyone is welcome.

A Golden Affair
Calgary Chinatown Flood Recovery 1 Year Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 6pm
107 2 Ave SE, Calgary, AB

A golden celebration of the resilience of Calgary's Chinatown community following the 2013 flood. Join us as we mark the one year anniversary with a special event in honour of those who supported the recovery efforts. Despite suffering heavy flood damage which forced many residents and businesses to evacuate, an incredible collective effort helped the community get back on its feet.

Tickets are only $35 each and includes food and 1 drink ticket. Proceeds to Chinatown Flood Recovery.

Tickets can be purchased at:
Golden Inn Restaurant
goldeninnrestaurant.eventbrite.com
goldeninn.ca
facebook.com/GoldenInnRestaurant

Thank you for your support and please spread the word!

[GoFlamesGo]

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