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Golden Europe Restaurant
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
8 reviews for Golden Europe Restaurant
You know, there a very few reviews here on this restaurant. I have not gone for several months, but I grew up not far from the original in Riverside, IL. They moved here. My Czech Grandma used to go there (in Illinois) and took me one time. She spoke the language and so did they. It seemed the whole family worked there. And they did. According to Grandma.
Same here. I went there one day cause I was working in Arvada, and it was close. I went for lunch and it turns out that the owner's son and I had lived in the same town in Illinois. Went to the same school, even though a few years removed.
So, I am expecting good food. Grandma's food. I had the Pork Roast and dumplings and sauerkraut. Peas would have been nice. Can't remember the side.
Is it Grandma's? No. But damn close. Loved it and I brought my Mom for a night. (visiting). She agreed. Damn close to what we remember. Not quite, but that's why we stil have the recipes. Still very tasty. The sauerkraut is missing something, but still very good. My Ma thinks its apples and brown sugar. I think the sweeetness is there but it misses the beer. Course, I miss beer in anything. But thank god, they have beer.
Excellent food at reasonable prices and as authentic as Czech can be here without Grandma's recipes. Also have German dishes, but I don't know why. The Duck and Pork are really good. I guess it all melds into Eastern European food.
You may have to be a heavy food lover to enjoy, but eat! Enjoy a taste of "my old world."
Great food! You had better come here very hungry though because you will leave very full when you leave! The food is very heavy! I never had a dish I did not like here!
Our family's favorite traditional place. My wife, whose family is of Austrian descent, loves the traditional dishes and home cooked flavor. I love that they have Warsteiner beir.
Pseudo hubby and I went to Golden Europe for dinner last night. After years of driving by and wondering how the food is, we finally found out. Even though it looks like an old school Pizza Hut the inside is quaint and comfortable. A light wood paneling brightens up the place and makes it feel a bit more authentic. The selection of tables and booths are comfortable. We were greeted promptly and seated, however there seemed to just be one waiter for the restaurant so the service was a bit slower than normal. But I wasn't expecting fast, chain food service anyway, so all was good. I ordered a Czechvar lager and the pseudo hubby got a Spaten Oktoberfest. Both were very tasty. They come in small, medium, and large sizes ... the large being the .5 liter. I ordered the Jager Schnitzel ... lightly breaded veal with a mushroom gravy with sauteed onions on top, a side of spaetzle and sauerkraut. The gravy was rich and there were LOTS of mushrooms on top of the meat. The portion was ENORMOUS. Definitely big enough for two meals - or more if you eat small portions like me. The man got the 1/4 roasted duck with a side of the red cabbage. The duck was really crispy on the outside and tender and juicy inside. It was really tasty. Both dishes came with sides of either salad or ghoulash soup. I had the ghoulash soup which was flavorful with meat and potatoes.
I would recommend checking Golden Europe out if you're interested in trying some European food. I will definitely return. Unfortunately they aren't open for lunch during the week, only on the weekends. Entrees run about $15.
Spotlessly clean and bright place. Owners are Czech; not German. Great food, inexpensive and huge portions. Potato pancakes are very good.
Only gripe is they need to move downtown; can't enjoy the beer and drive home.
Had lunch here on a Saturday. Ordered the chicken schnitzel. It was OK, but nothing to write home about. My dad makes tastier schnitzels. I'll have to come here again to try a Wiener schnitzel (veal).
The restaurant looks and feels like a regular American diner, nothing particularly European about it. It was clean and service was prompt and very friendly.
This place is pricey for what you get. Entrees are between $15 and $21. You do get a lot of food, but its not the quality you would expect for the price. Despite the fact that they claim to make everything from scratch, it just seems like diner quality food to me. The dinner salad is iceberg lettuce, one baby carrot, one cherry tomato, one cucumber and a few shreds of red cabbage. They do not make any of the dressings that they serve. The fresh bread was good and Im sure their soups were good, but they didnt have any made without beef. I ordered the Jager Pork, which comes with sauerkraut and spaetzles. The roast pork was all industrially similar in shape (ovals) and smothered in a mushroom gravy. Everything tasted good, but was not great and I feel a bit ripped off by the prices. I will not be going back, as I much prefer the food at Sobo 151 (who's prices are also much more reasonable).
For all the genuine charm that this place does have, when you're listening to German Polka being played too loud over speakers that equate to loud speakers, all you can really think about is Nazis which is a shame, because the German food is really pretty good.
