Golden Gate Chinese

Today for lunch I went with some friends to Golden Gate Chinese, located in a strip mall on Tudor (same mall as Thai Kitchen and one of the Taco Kings). We have been there several times, and I've tried a couple of different meals. A bunch of their lunch plates are combos - with more than one type of entree per plate - as well as rice and an egg roll. Lunch comes with tea and a bowl of a vegetable and egg soup, which come more or less as a matter of course. I have had a couple of beef dishes, Szechuan vegetables and a sweet and sour chicken - all have been good! Today's lunch was Hunan beef, which was good, although I could not finish. This leads me to a side comment. Word to the spicy heat sensitive - when you say spicy, prepare to burn. The proprietress asked how spicy I wanted it, and I shrugged offhandedly and said "Spicy, I guess". I knew I was in trouble when it came out and looked like a plate of hot pepper fragments and seeds. It was only by dint of vigorous excavation that I got to the layer of beef and vegetables. It was so tasty that I ate about half of it even though it was hurting me. I was sweating and my mouth was burning like crazy. What I got of the flavor, before my taste buds died, was very tasty - the beef was tender and flavorful, and the vegetables at that perfect state of crisp-tenderness. Although today's meal hurt me, I haven't had a bad one yet. They have a good selection of Chinese-American standards, all of which they prepare really well. Add a nifty decor and a friendly proprietress, and you have a good place to eat!