Ultimate comfort food and authentic! A friend introduced me to this place and now I'm hooked. It's a pretty small place with maybe like 7 tables? but you're less likely to get a line if you go on a weekday or after lunch hours. They have a clip board for a waiting list if a line starts forming. I've tried a couple of things on their menu but my favorite is the braised diced pork belly plate. It reminds me of home cooking but they do it so well. It's the perfect balance of flavor. So they have both a bowl and a plate. A bowl is just a bowl of rice and pork with veggies but if you get the plate it comes with two sides and they are so big! What we normally do is order one plate and one bowl and share the side dishes from the plate meal. The side dishes always change by the way. I've had everything from green beans, tofu, cabbage, etc. All very tasty. I'm also a huge fan of their braised ground pork noodle. This is a dry noodle dish. The size of this dish is also large. If you're an intestine person you'd probably also love it here. I'm not that kind of person haha but I did try it because I'm open to it. Everyone orders it and my friends love it. Lastly, the staff is fast, kind and it's easy to pay!

Solid Taiwanese food in the SGV! The oyster vermicelli is filled with good sized oysters -- some places skimp out! And the popcorn chicken was juicy and crispy -- I wish it was a bit cheaper. This is one of those chill and quaint Taiwanese restaurants with not a huge menu but a ton of heart put into the food. Service is great -- our waters were constantly filled throughout our meal. And better yet, they took credit card (which is sometimes a rarity for these 626 establishments). Definitely a restaurant you need to try!!!

Came here for lunch! The oyster vermicelli was really good and really reminds me of the food we ate in Taiwan. The popcorn chicken actually had chicken and was not all batter. I'm not sure the extra $8 for the plate was worth it tho, but if you want more variety in meats, you gotta do what you gotta do! Service was attentive!

Golden leaf is one of our go to for Taiwanese food. They were only doing take out for a few years and recently opened back up the dining room. You can't go wrong with the minced pork rice, pork chop rice and the intestine noodles. Everything comes out quick, and is always consistent. We also really like the fried intestines, it comes with a big portion that we never finish the entire order. The restaurant is quite small so I wouldn't recommend dining in for larger parties.

Came to try this place bc I was craving the flour rice noodles. It really hit the spot for me and makes me miss Taiwan so much. My other favorites were the minced pork belly rice dish. I loved that it comes with little sides like tofu and veggies. The sausages were also delicious. I was really hoping they had stinky tofu. Hopefully they could bring it back in the future. Place is tiny but it wasn't crowded so plenty of seats! Server was very nice and accommodating :)

I literally went back the next day to try the pork belly plate because I couldn't stop thinking about it. I wish they made this as a bowl but unfortunately they only offer if it for the diced version. I'm not the biggest fan of fatty meat but they cooked is so well and I actually ended up loving the fatty part more than the meat. It was gelatinous and complimented the saucy pork very well. I wish they added more sauce because the rice was a bit bland but it was still good. I appreciate that it came with some sides so I could balance out the meal with vegetables. I ordered it to-go this time and the process was very smooth since it was already prepared.

They finally have indoor dining again after all these years. It's an authentic and delicious Taiwanese food place. The place is small but it has many yummy food. My mom ordered the fried pork chop plate with rice and 2 side dishes and I ordered a braised diced pork belly rice bowl. They both tasted very delicious and I especially like my brasied diced pork belly bowl. It was very flavorful and addictive. They are always busy and have many takeout orders. Service was okay because we only saw one Taiwanese lady working there and she was busy with all the phone orders and dine-in orders. You won't be disappointed with their food, but I will order takeout orders next time.

Dine-in experience! I have been ordering takeouts from Golden Leaf countless times. They can do large party trays too. But, sometimes you just want to sit down and enjoy the food right away served piping hot so I am very excited that Golden Leaf is open for indoor dining. We arrived around Sunday lunch 12:15, and we were lucky that one of the handful of tables was available. The mom and pop restaurant has simple decor with a good curated menu serving their top authentic Taiwanese dishes. Here are my favorites (I recommend getting the rice plate to get the 2 side dishes for best value and more variety): Diced pork belly rice Pork belly Taiwanese sausage Popcorn chicken Turkey rice Squid Oyster pancake Oyster or intestine vermicelli Stir fried ground pork noodles Fried pork intestine This long standing restaurant is reasonably priced. The service was attentive with our waters being filled, and food came out quickly and fresh. I highly recommend this tasty local establishment serving affordable food and quality Taiwanese dishes. One of my favorite restaurants.

MENU HAS CHANGED - April 2024. They no longer have my favorite beef noodle soup so that was disappointing. I've been coming here for years specially when they closed the dining room and it was take out only. They've finally reopened the dining room! The vermicelli with intestine is always good but 1 out of 4 times the flavor has been off (not as flavorful). Still, it's one of my go to orders. $8.50. Lu rou fan or diced pork belly rice plate $14 is great. Very filling, obviously very rich from the fat, flavorful and personally I would share this. The side dishes are tricky, if it's late they run out and give you boiled corn or half an egg, otherwise they're pretty good like eggplant or other cold appetizers. Very sad they changed their menu and no longer have the beef noodle soup. They were one of Yelps top beef noodle soups in SGV. They do have an alternative with diced pork but nothing will ever be as good. Easy parking, tap pay and friendly staff.