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Chin's Kitchen, Portland's iconic Chinese restaurant and located within Hollywood District side streets is run by sisters Wendy and Cindy Li who specialize in Dongbei cuisine from far northeast China's Rust Belt region. Since July, they have taken ownership.
Their food is delicious, yet they don't shy away from discussing racism, gay rights and other social justice issues.
Chin's Kitchen provides delicious Chinese cuisine made from scratch daily to guarantee maximum freshness and consistency in flavor and texture. In fact, they even create their own noodles and dumplings so as to provide consistency across their menu items.
Cindy and Wendy Li reopened their restaurant during the pandemic after briefly closing it during its peak, serving their signature Northeastern Chinese cuisine that blends anise, cumin and fermentation from China with Russia's fermentation-related gut-fortifying properties. It offers comforting cabbage-and-pork plates on potato starch noodles or their signature dumplings during Portland's wet seasons - something Cindy Li's sauerkraut and pork delight is certain to do just that!
Google users report that the staff at this restaurant offers prompt service at reasonable prices, making this an attractive dining option. They offer delicious pepper chicken, lo mein and fried prawn dishes to their guests; plus takeout menu items for those on a busy schedule!
Before, Manhattan Chinese restaurants could generally be divided into Chinatown (voir-dire lunches with authentic chop suey and perfect chop-suey; scallion pancakes under duck feet); and uptown (bar cocktails and Peking duck served on white tablecloths). With regional dishes like braised cod tongue and crunchy fried chicken skin becoming available across Manhattan Chinese restaurants, that divide has narrowed considerably.
At Chin Chin, a nearly 70-year-old restaurant in Hollywood's Hollywood neighborhood, an elegant server nods and welcomes each diner as they step through the door, before leading them into their dining room. While not flashy in appearance, its food is deeply flavored and unexpectedly toothsome - creating a satisfying dining experience. Harbin cuisine (geographically China's Maine; culturally Michigan) features aromatic stews, braised meats, fermented vegetables and hearty dumplings perfect for cold climates; unique dishes include garlicky minced squab in a lettuce pocket served alongside noodles - something only Mother would allow.
Chin Chin Chinese restaurant is an intimate dining experience - calm, polite servers bring food directly to each person in small dishes such as minced squab in lettuce leaves topped with garlicky mince, or golden pork dumplings with deep red centers that deliver sweet and fiery flavors in equal balance. Chin Chin earned two stars from New York Times back in 1992 when its then owner Jimmy Chin wore his suits and welcomed you in just as you might find in any Beacon Hill townhouse before Mother said grace.
After being featured by Oregonian last week, the restaurant closed for short while due to a staff expansion, kitchen upgrades, and repair of front door which got kicked in during Halloween by some misguided trick-or-treaters. Now open again with more limited menu, still offering sweet-and-sour pork and other classic dishes - you can order online or at the counter. Takeout or delivery orders available.
