Golden Port Dim Sum
| Address: | 105 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604, USA |
| Phone: | +1 585-256-1780 |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | Closed 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–10PM 4–10PM 4:30–9PM |
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Paul Cicotta
Golden Port Dim Sum Restaurant is the Winner in Rochester City Paper for best Dim Sum restaurant in multiple years. Does it live up to that expectation?, No. I can see it being number 1 for the value,quality, and quantity. For what you get, and what you pay for is a well balanced meal. I live right next to this restaurant, and I see it packed almost every-night. The main reason guests say why they would come back is, "The food is great, location is awesome, and the value is suburb." The interior reminds you of being inside a golden gong, everything looks GOLD. The service portion is that of a traditional Asian restaurant, "point and go." What makes Golden Port unique is when you get the menu, you circle the choices you want to tell the server. This circle your choice menu is a great communication guide for the servers, since most do not speak English. This is what makes your service go by fast. Speaking of FAST, the service here is way too fast. They need to slow there Kung Fu role down because my appetizers, and entrees all collided with each other. They need to have a backwards arrow on the circle choice menu for "slow down". The taste, and the portions of the food all had good flavor but were far from perfect. BAR DRINKS: I always get their traditional Warm Ozeki Sake, which always does the trick to getting any Asian meal started. You can taste the fresh rice grains in good sake like Golden Ports. The Infused Cold Sake w/ Asian Pear is a ripe cold sake to drink when it is on special. SUSHI: You do not get many rolls for your buck. I ordered the Eel Roll, which look like little miniature pieces of eel on my plate. The sushi pieces are so small I could barley fit the roll on my chopstick. It was hard to judge the cutting skills, because there was not a whole lot of roll to cut. DIM SUMS: Contrary to what people say, there Dim Sums are my least favorite food items here. The Shu-mai (port dumpling) were a little doughy, which took away from the flavor of the pork inside. The Spring Rolls lacked vegetables inside to make it more of a spring roll instead of looking like a fish-stick. The Gyoza tasted great for the fact that every dumpling was seared nicely on top. The beef inside was filled nicely to the ratio of dough. CHINESE ENTREES: The Szechwan Chicken was sizzling with the garlic, chili peppers, and ginger. The use of the Sichuan Pepper on top of the chicken was perfectly executed. Sichuan in Chinese means a tingly numbing sensation in the mouth, and thats exactly what this meal did to me. Portions for this meal are HUGE, like the Great Wall of China. THAI ENTREES: I like the create your own Thai Dish. I go for the Beef Thai Noodle with the Orange Roughy Thai Sauce. The Beef was seared nicely, never chewy in texture. I was hesitant about the noddles, but they tasted buttery with a hint of ginger. The Orange Roughy sauce completes this dish because it was thick in texture absorbing all the ingredients on the plate. Combined with coconut flavor and a dash of orange zest, being Roughy is the way to go. The Masamaum is another great yellow curry sauce with coconut, veggies and peanuts. The Panang sauce will also take you to the dark side. It includes red curry, creamy coconut and basil. I hope we get by now the sauces make the meal here, outstanding. Again you get so much food, you have another box to walk home with. Overall: Ozeki Saki, Mini-Sushi Rolls, Average Tasting Dim Sums, Flavorful Chinese and Thai Entrees. Amazing Thai Sauces, The Circle Menu, High Quantity of Food, and the Golden Gong.....I will be back.
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A Private User
We love it here. They have Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Sushi and more. Its been voted Best in Rochester in the D&C several years in a row - and we wholeheartedly agree with that assessment. If youre new to the Golden Port, try this: Start with a avacodo sushi roll as your first Dim Sum, then order Veggie and Noodle Spring rolls and crab ragoon. Then, as youre experiencing a culinary orgasm, order an entree you can split between you and your date. Just about everything is good, but we especially love the Sesame Chicken or Vegetarian Pad Thai. Yes, the service can be a little screwed up, but thats a part of the charm of the place. Dont worry, you wind up getting your food in a timely manner and if you have a problem, just ask. You wont be disappointed. Love this place!!
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A Private User
Outstanding service, outstanding quality. Two decors sectioned within one restaurant - Japanese Sushi and Classy Chinese. Guests can order any variety of delicious dishes from the varied menu. I have visited 8 times and consistently received great service and great food. I live in California and enjoy coming to Rochester for a variety of reasons including compline and great food. Your compline service at Christ church and your Geva theatre alone make the trip always worthwhile. Life is a joy and so is this little gem of a restaurant you have in Rochester.
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Steve R.
Really good food. Minor language issue when ordering (I felt They didnt understand, but the completely did). They assume you want to share vs everyone gets there own dish. Wide bill of fair with many options for a variety of palettes. Nice atmosphere. Cozy, quiet. Nice view of the Eastman district. Great location if youre catching dinner and a show.
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Matthew Ehlers
Whats with all the haters? G. Port is consistently good. Been going there since they were on Clinton. All you "Dim Sum Experts" who have apparently traveled the freakin universe in search of "authentic Dim Sum" (whatever that means) should get a life. Good family-run Rochester business, support or at least be fair in your review.
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A Private User
I go to this place fairly regularly. It is the best dim sum Ive had outside of NY or SF. The actual name of the place is Golden Port, and is right near the Eastman school of music. Has an associated sushi place with very good sushi. Lots of tasty options for vegetarians as well.
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Kayleigh Pedersen
Not open at time advertised...came to Rochester for the day from Ohio and found this restaraunt. We walked around for an hour looking forward to sitting down for dim sum. You. An imagine out devastation when we arrived 10 min. After open to find the place closed.
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Lee Foster
Always good. Its always dependable to be flavorful, well-plated, and delicious. It was good on South Clinton and even better here. I recommend to all my friends. Its an obvious fave for Eastman students as well as pre-RPO dinners.
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LAURA KNAB
Food was absolutely amazing! A little one the expensive side, but not terribly so and completely worth it! Service was great, not intrusive. Relaxed, calm atmosphere. Definitely coming back here again.
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Alyssa Sargent
The food is amazing here. I come here all the time. The waitresses are always so friendly but sometimes dont understand you very well. They never serve in courses but hey, the food is still very delicious.
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A Private User
The girl who served us would have gotten more things right if I would have blindfolded her . Oh, dont forget to try the sushi rolls with a dollop of cheese wizz on top of each piece . Im nt kidding .
