Mr. BoBo: Golden House
The illustrious chef, Mr. BoBo, (as I fondly call him) also known as Chef Danny Ting, has moved again. First Wan Lai. Then Bo Bo Garden. Now, Golden House. Mr. BoBo is a star chef among the Chinese. He’s like the Linton Hopkins of Cantonese cuisine and the talented version of Peter Chang minus the “wide-eyed” groupies and the New York Times. I was told he’s been around since the early 80s, starting at the very first Chinese restaurant in Atlanta. His new venture — yes, he has a financial stake — Golden House, is aimed to be the best Cantonese restaurant in the south.
Mr. BoBo went all out in creating his restaurant. Not only is the place humongous, it is grandiose. It is an exact replica of a fancy Chinese hotel restaurant, complete with the 95% Chinese clientele, 5% tourists, an army of servers, bowed chair covers, round linen-topped tables, huge chandeliers, red carpet, and fountains everywhere. As my eating buddy said, “Wow, it feels like we’re in China!” Its grand opening was held on September 10th. A momentous date. It coincides with the Chinese Mooncake Festival. It was also a Chinese public holiday.
my favorite mooncake (served during grand opening): with salted duck egg in the middle
The menu — and the food — is an exact replica of Wan Lai and Bo Bo Garden with one exception: dimsum on weekends in the coming weeks ahead. I have visited twice since its grand opening and Mr. BoBo’s food is as exceptional as ever. You can read more about his food here and here.
Go now and taste real Cantonese cooking from a highly-experienced, brilliant chef. Trust me, it’s worth the drive.
P.S. FnS was also there during opening day. You can read his impression here.
Golden House
1600 Pleasant Hill Road
Duluth, GA 30096
(770) 921-2228
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Robert // Sep 15, 2011 at 8:32 am
I’ve been reading too much about him lately so I guess I’ll need to make a trip over to Pleasant Hill. His food sounds really tasty – 8:30 in the morning and already I’m craving Chinese food. However, there were plenty of Chinese restaurants in Atlanta waaaaay, waaay before the early 1980′s. Shoot, I remember my parents going to eat Chinese food in the early 1960′s (Engs’s on Roswell Road south of Wieuca. A big Chinese Palace restaurant)…dang I’m getting old.
Thanks.
2 daeywi // Sep 15, 2011 at 3:13 pm
oh finally! a good Cantonese food nearby!
no more driving down buford highway for new paradise or trek over to roswell rd for canton cooks. used to go to wan lai a lot when i went to college and buford hwy was still the destination for asian food, not duluth. haven’t tried bobo garden tho. super excited about dim sum. let us know when dim sum starts there! ^^
3 Tripper // Sep 30, 2011 at 8:58 am
I have to know, is house deliberately misspelled “Housr” on the chopsticks?
4 Fung Mei // Sep 30, 2011 at 4:45 pm
[...] — you ought to see the huge aquariums that double as dividers. However, with the opening of Golden House nearby, I’m sure the clientele will shift to the new Cantonese [...]
5 Lilian // Oct 16, 2011 at 11:31 pm
It was a long wait, the time i spent waiting was probably longer than the time i spent to eat. The dimsum was okay, kind of poor . I enjoyed the tea though . I ordered jasmine tea
6 Golden House « Review Atlanta // Dec 5, 2011 at 10:25 am
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