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Gracie Nguyen and Chad Newton built East Side Banh Mi into one of the most respected Vietnamese sandwich operations in the city before opening Golden Prawn #3 as their take on classic Chinese-American takeout. The hot bar format is the right call — orange chicken with real orange zest, Mongolian beef with actual depth, Kung Pao chicken with heat that registers, chow mein and fried rice as honest supporting players.
The fortunes in the fortune cookies are written by the team. One read: 'Your lucky numbers are 615-964-7467. Oh wait, that's our phone number.' That's the energy of the whole operation — a kitchen that's genuinely having fun while doing the work correctly.
Michelin recognized it on the Bib Gourmand list, which acknowledges excellent food at accessible prices. That's exactly what this is.
The fortunes in the fortune cookies are written by the team. One read: 'Your lucky numbers are 615-964-7467. Oh wait, that's our phone number.' That's the energy of the whole operation — a kitchen that's genuinely having fun while doing the work correctly.
Michelin recognized it on the Bib Gourmand list, which acknowledges excellent food at accessible prices. That's exactly what this is.
Classic Chinese-American takeout done by people who actually cook — Mongolian beef, Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour pork off a hot bar that moves fast. The format is honest and the food is better than you expect.
Golden Prawn #3 is a mostly-takeout Chinese restaurant in Riverside Village, East Nashville, from Gracie Nguyen and Chad Newton of You Are Here Hospitality. Hot bar format with a short menu of Chinese-American classics. A few counter seats, online ordering, no delivery. Michelin recognized.
