Came here on a cold day while running errands in the area. It is a small simple Chinese restaurant and very much reminds me of the one I grew up eating at. It was Saturday lunch so very few people and just a few staff. I ordered the eggplant lunch combo, which came with fried rice and an egg roll. The hot and sour soup had a thinner broth and a lot of visible black pepper, which was different than I've ever seen, but it was delicious. The eggplant was also great. Overall this is a great little lunch spot. Food is fast, and it's standard American Chinese food. I'll be back for sure. It's in the Publix shopping center so very centrally located. read more

Chin Chin - Chinese Eggplant with tofu lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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No frills, just great food at good prices! Look no further for your new regular place!

It's everything you'd want from a hole in the wall Chinese restaurant lolz. All the Asian comfort food you could want at an economical fair price. I always get the sweet and sour pork, egg rolls and fried rice, and everything was cooked to perfection. I sometimes have personal issues with the sweet and sour pork not being fried long enough but here they did. read more

Our to go spot for Chinese food. Great tasty portions, super close and local! My favorite is the Vietnamese roll!

The food was wonderful and the speed of getting the food was unbelievable. We had the beef and broccoli and general chicken

Chin Chin delivers! In all ways possible. The food is excellent. The Mongolian Beef and Butter Chicken are some of our family favorites. The staff are super helpful and delivery times are quick. Hands down this is our favorite place to order from. read more

Food was excellent! Eggrolls are good! My 9 year old loved the Spicy wings. Had to get her a order to go. read more

Chin Chin - Eggrolls are so good. As you see they barely made the picture - Chinese Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Good solid Chinese food, hot and not too expensive. Great neighborhood place, FAST!! Will be back!

I'm a college student that lives by the area, this restaurant was always so nice to me as they have there lunch box meal and Id get it from time to time. I would always call to pick up and it was usually a lady that was really nice. I started ordering it with white rice instead of fried rice and switched out the egg rolls for wontons and she would always say yes. This past Sunday I called and a rude man had picked up the phone. Since it was the weekend I asked if they still did delivery since I usually ordered during the week. He responded "YES WE DO DELIVERY" I after apologize for asking and start giving him my usual order. Since it was my first time talking to a man I asked if I could replace the egg rolls for wontons and he tells me "so no egg rolls" and I replied yes but could I get the extra wontons and he says YES SO NO EGG ROLLS and then I apologized just for him to yell and say he couldn't take my order. This guy was rude and from the reviews seems to be this businesses problem. read more

This was our first trip to this restaurant. My daughter recommended it and she was so right! We can't wait to work our way through the menu. read more

Tried the ChinChin last night and it was terrible. We have had food from here in the past and once it was excellent and once just ok. Last night the Shrimp a Chicken meal box had three shrimp but one was mushy (bad) and the chicken was grisly thigh meat. I ate the two shrimp and the mediocre fried rice and dumped the rest. The egg roll was ok but their "famous" cheese puffs had barely any cheese so was basically deep fried dough. My wife liked her lemon chicken but, I thought it was pretty dry. The saving grace with that is the quarter inch of batter and the lemon sauce. I am thankful we didn't actually get sick but the food was pathetic. Will not go there again and would not recommend. read more

I called Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 2:54 pm and asked if it was possible to still order a lunch box. The man answering the phone said, No lunch box. Then hung up the phone. I have been going here for many years. Yet this experience was strange. I can accept that it was close to 3 pm when they stop selling lunch boxes. Yet I was surprised that he didn't bother to ask me if I would like to order something else. I won't bother going to Chin Chin ever again. They lost a loyal customer. Poor service when calling them to make a pick up order. read more

The worst Chinese food I've ever had. (Remember the cans of Chun King? That was better!)

Old school American Chinese food- quick easy stop on a busy day. Takeout only a neighborhood favorite.

They were very friendly and upbeat. Food is good as always, just wanted to offer up their current menu as every other one I've found is a bit dated read more

Chin Chin - 2024 Chin Chin Menu - Chinese Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Great food. Same for years. It's home. It's in a great location. Definitely try the Chow Mein. Egg rolls are amazing too! I always get the same thing. But trust me try whatever you normally would and it will give everything you want it too. read more

One of our favs :) everything is delicious! The menu has lots of variety, portions are generous, and they offer take out and delivery.

My favorites are the Vietnamese-style egg rolls and Hot and sour soup when I've got a cold. It's a takeout joints so it's not one for ambience, but food is always ready within 15 min. Our other family go-tos are the Chicken Chow Mein, Beef and broccoli, Steamed dumplings and the cream cheese puffs. read more

I have been buying from them for the last 3 years and never had a problem until now. Had company over last weekend and he called to place an order based on the menu online but when he was given the total amount it was way more than what was on the menu. When he asked about the prices he was told to keep his money and the old man hung up the phone. I was too outdone, I will never order from them ever again and will tell everyone how my friend was treated. He gave my number so they knew who I was, if this is how they treat faithful customers they will not keep customers. read more

This used to be a great spot on the West Side of Saint Paul. But the quality of the food has gone done and the price up! I hope they can work on the Quality of their food as that would be the only reason I'd try them again. read more

Chin Chin is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. They have one of the best hot and sour soups and I'm almost a hot and sour soup connoisseur with how much I order it. I also love their Kung pao tofu, egg rolls, and fried rice. Pick up or delivery only. read more

Old school Chinese food. Edible? Yes, if you haven't eaten all day. Interesting, remarkable, craveable? Not in the least.

Updated. Cream cheese puffs are still the best in the biz. The BEST. It's been a few years since our last food order from here (damn COVID) and...meh? I had kung pao tofu and it was legit flavorless. The most Minnesotan of kung pao. Wife had chicken and broccoli. Flavorless. Kids had sweet and sour chicken, sauce was, yup, flavorless. I will eat the cream cheese puffs all day. But likely not anything else for a while. read more

Really liked the Vietnamese style egg rolls, and also cream cheese puffs; sweet and sour chicken was good; mixed reviews on the beef and potatoes, but generally positive! Vegy fried rice was super! Total hole in the wall treasure for quick take out. Definitely will try this again soon. read more

Chin Chin - chinese cuisine take out and delivery - Chinese Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

AMAZING FOOD! The best cheese puffs I've ever had. I always get the Minnesota chow mien as well, I highly recommend!

Best Chinese food in the Twin Cities hands down! We drove to West St. Paul today from Cottage Grove to pick it up. We used to live in Mendota Heights and had it all the time. We miss it! The best cream cheese wontons I've ever had!! read more

Chin Chin - Kung Pao Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Let me start by saying that I use to LOVE this place. I recommended it to so many friends and family. I had been out of state for a long time travelling for work, and when I got back to MN this was the first place I wanted to eat at. I brought a group of people with me that I was excited to share this place with. However, I can tell you that after last night, I will never return to this place. I've completely erased it from my favs list. The experience: that piece of shit manager is rude as fuck! Back when this place was (and still is) a shit hole in the wall, they were desperate for customers. First, he hung up the phone on me when I was asking him questions. Then when I showed up in person he treated me and my colleagues like shit. He was so rude that even my colleagues vouched and said he is crossing the line with us. So we left. Well fu-k you mister you are clearly fu-ked up in the head. I hope you lose all your business because of your rude piece of shit self. Be grateful that you even have any customers, but especially loyal ones like me who everytime I dare of stepping for in your crack head busted ass shack looking restaurant I have to worry about my safety. Never allow anyone to treat you like shit especially when you're giving them business. Not worth it! read more

I really liked their egg rolls, and their food is pretty good. There certainly is better Chinese food in the Twin Cities, but as someone earlier wrote, this is the best Chinese food in West Saint Paul. The staff wasn't the most pleasant to deal with, but all I really had to do was order over the phone and then identify and pay for my order, so no big deal. Whomever is cooking the food is doing a good job :) read more

I'm pretty picky about my Chinese food and this is my Go To. The house lo mein, Vietnamese egg rolls and hot & sour soup are my favorites.

A favorite since moving to Mendota. Vietnamese Egg Rolls Best around. Chicken Chow Mein Home Run ( But order extra Crispy Noodles). Very Good Good! AAAA++++ read more

Really the only thing worth getting here are the dumplings, meh on the rest of the menu but 10/10 on the dumplings and sauce.

When we want Chinese (American) food, or don't feel like cooking, we always order Chin Chin. Their "Anytime Meal in a Box" are the best, with 16 different menu choices. For roughly $7, you get: 1 entree, chicken fried rice, 2 cream cheese wontons and an egg roll. You can't beat it, especially you get free delivery over $15 of food. It's such a good deal, we end up getting 3 boxes for the two of us. :) Food for thought: Highly recommend the C4 Box: Kung Pao Chicken. The Orange Chicken, Sesame Chicken and Lo Mein (regular menu) are also good here. I love beef and broccoli, but sadly that is one item on the menu I tend to avoid now. The beef, while ok, is a little below average quality. Still, the best Chinese place to order in the Mendota Heights/W. St. Paul neighborhood. read more

I have never eaten here. I'm just writing to pass along a great story a friend told me about their delivery service. We're getting a decent Minnesota blizzard today. We've been spared most of this Winter, but now King Boreas is exacting his revenge for the Eagles victory yesterday. My friend ordered delivery from Chin Chin, and the driver showed up with a plow on the front of his truck. Not only did the driver show up (always a dodgy thing during a weather event), but he plowed my friend's driveway! Chin Chin - you're not very far from my house, and I would like to patronize your restaurant at some point, just on the testimonial of my friend's experience with your delivery driver. Maybe after the city plows have gone through. read more

We have ordered many times from chin chin over the last 10 years. I have to say the guy that answered tonight and in the past is the rudest man i have ever talked too. He answers YEA WHAT DO YOU WANT.. RUDE. And we got an order of Sesame Chicken and again used to be amazing the last 4 times keeps getting worse, so old and tough you cant chew it. I am say right now we are done with CHIN CHIN and there terrible phone treatment and their terrible food over the last 4 or so times last ordered. IM Done! read more

We get food delivered from Chin Chin regularly. Great egg foo young (breakfast!). We always get fried rice & general tao. Cheese puffs & pot stickers are fab. Food blogger JDHovland (Instagram) raved about the twice cooked pork, so we gotta try that. When my daughter comes to town she requests Chin Chin takeout. read more

Never again. First time here I was very pleased with my food and service. Not today. Today I ordered Mopo Tofu, and waited in the unheated pickup area (December) with another woman. She commented that she could smell cigarette smoke and asked if I could. I could. She asked the staff if someone was smoking in the back and was told the staff were smoking by the back door with the back door open. My Mopo Tofu took only a few minutes (bad sign), and when I got home it was a big disappointment. It was tofu in water thickened with cornstarch, red pepper flakes, a tiny bit of tiny scallion pieces, and a couple tablespoons of ground pork. It was way too hot (too many pepper flakes) but had not been seasoned other than that. A bad combination of hot with not flavor. I called to complain, expecting to be offered a refund. Too different women spoke to me and insisted it was delicious food. I will never go to this place again. read more

Good food but their main phone/counter guy is so crabby and unfriendly that I don't want to support them. I called for delivery. No one answered so I went there to order. I asked him about delivery. He completely ignored me. I ordered and left. He's like the soup nazi on Seinfeld. read more

Food was really good! I had it delivered and it was hot and came when they stated it would. There was different a language barrier when order BUT my order was correct so I dont care at all! People where very friendly as well and called prior to arrive to let me know that they were out front. read more

Staff very nice and friendly. Potstickers yum yum! Crab Rangoon delicious. Everything chow mein and Friday rice very good . Looking forward to try other items on the menu. read more

Always quick and courteous delivery. Food consistently good (only one "off" night) Our standard order is the chicken low mein, Sweet and sour chicken, fried rice and cream cheese wontons. read more