01/13/2026 An update: I had been craving the kimchi jjigae since the last time I was here! It's a cold winter day, with *two* Arctic blasts predicted for later this week: No time like the present! My hot ginger tea was deeply comforting, and lunch specials are served 11:00- 3pm. Mine arrived quickly! Even though I had requested a spiciness 2 on a scale to 5, it was still very comfortable. There's something addictive about thin, soft glass noodles, crunchy bok choi, chewy rice dumplings, and gojuchang broth. So good! It chases the winter blues away! On the radio: Serious K-POP! read more

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First time here for late lunch. Small restaurant, with big menu! And very generous portions . Daughter is very familiar with Asian foods, so she ordered some appetizers, I had a chicken dish with rice, vegetables, kimchi , & medley of veggies. Service was prompt , entrees warm ,everything was very good. Lunch specials til 3pm, open til 9pm. We found another great restaurant in Kenmore, we will return! read more

This spot has been on my list for awhile to check out. I have seen so many good reviews that I knew I had to check it out. I met up with my friend here for lunch and we were the first ones here before the lunch rush. We ordered our drinks and food and the service was quick and friendly. My glass was a little dirty but I just drank out of my can anyways so not a huge deal. The food is the real deal here. HUGE portions. The pad thai towered over the plate and it was so good! I usually get chicken but I wanted to try the beef and I was pleasantly surprised. The beef had a really good flavor and tenderness to it. Everything was cooked and assembled beautifully on the plate. This place is tucked in a little bit and you could drive right past it. It is definitely worth the trip over and you'll have plenty of leftovers to take home. read more

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It's been a few years since I last visited Chin Hills, and that's a shame. It's even better than I remembered. The service, ambiance and food are top notch. I had a craving for those rice cakes in sauce and that's what I ordered. It hit the spot - I could eat that dish often. The tea leaf salad is one of the best I've tasted in the city. I understand the chef is Burmese but they prepare some killer Korean food. read more

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The food was very good. The service was great. The ambiance is... ok. Will definitely return. read more

We had the Korean food, my wife's favorite. Things were a bit slow over the lunch hour, including the service. But all in all it was a lovely visit. The Korean food is top notch, and authentic, from the kimchi to the side dishes and the jajangmyeon. Highly recommend. read more

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Excellent food would highly recommend, everything is cooked well with great portions. Great service too, we will be back.

The hot pot was delicious an all the food was amazing and so yummy. The service was so good and the workers were so nice. The restaurant was so beautiful and looked so nice. Loved it ! read more

Went here with a group of 3 others and everyone really enjoyed what they got. This is a casual place with amazing food. There are so many other things I want to try on the menu, so I'll definitely be back. Lots of vegetarian options. read more

Great lunch special (bento style) boxes that come with main course (short rib or bulgogi, for example)? salad, dumplings, rice AND Japche PLUS banchan! Speedy service and decent atmosphere, in a strip mall with other Asian restaurants and stores. read more

The restaurant is easy to driveby and lacks any draw. It sits within a small strip plaza of Asian restaurants and market. Inside there are quite a few tables and there were a handful of guests eating in. The cuisine is Korean and Burmese and the decor was Asian influenced with colorful string lights surrounding the room. We over ordered because everything sounded amazing and there were plenty of unique options we wanted to try. We are already planning to go back for lunch to try more dishes, especially because their lunch menu options were perfect. We started with a few appetizers: firecracker shrimp, spring rolls, and kimchi jun which is an egg based pancake with scallions and kimchi. Then we shared a Lahphet Thoke salad, which was cole slaw style Burmese pickles tea leaf tossed with crispy beans, peanut, sesame seeds, garlic, cabbages, onions, and tomatoes. First up for the main dish was the Korean BBQ combo platter with Angus Beef short rib, ribeye, chicken, and spicy pork. The short rib was a hit, as was the spicy pork. All very well seasoned and marinated. We ordered the hotstone jaeyok, which is spicy pork, rice, and fried egg. It was served surrounded by a sampling of all different side dishes that we honestly didn't quite know what they were...pickled cucumbers, fried seasoned potatoes, kimchi, a bean curd, a curry sauce, and vinegar brocolli. Kids are on a ramen kick, so the chicken ramen with kimchi, veggies, and egg was a must. We ended up wrapping up the pad see ew dish to go, so I'm excited for lunch tomorrow! Service wasn't anything special. He took your order and delivered the meal. We had to flag and ask for water refills, there was no small talk or inquiry on the meal. But, with how amazing the food was....Maybe he's confident enough in knowing we had no concerns! read more

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My go to for bulgogi beef. Their kimchi cabbage is to die for. I definitely want to try something else from there but those are my go tos.

This place is the real deal!! We spent three years in Korea and have been looking for the OG flavors and this is it! Everything was spot on perfect. Jjapche was a smidge greasy but it's stir fry noodles so no complaints especially when the vegetables were so crisp and fresh. Spent $38 on everything here and will ABSOLUTELY be back!! !! read more

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The lunch here is one of the best lunch specials in Buffalo. All of this pictured was $12. It's spectacular food and such a good value. Highly recommend giving them your business! Lots of low-gluten and vegetarian options here read more

Chin Hills - Vegetable tempura lunch special - Korean Near Me - Kenmore, New York

Don't let the exterior dissuade you from coming here to eat. The food is pure perfection. We spent under $40 for tofu pad Thai, kimchi fried rice, fried Mandu, and vegetable Kim bap. It was so good!! We were so happy to find this place and them actually being open. We called in to place our pick up order and it was ready in about 30 min. read more

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I've been here once but never had the chance to review it. Came in recently because I was craving Korean food. The gentleman taking care of us was attentive and friendly! Ordered a seafood pancake, Migoreng (Indonesian stir fried noodles) and chicken japchae. Everything was delicious! Portions were also huge for the price. The food also came with banchan which are small side dishes that come with your food. This included odeng (fish cake), kimchi, potato, broccoli, and cucumber. I recommend this place and would come back! The restaurant was empty when I came and they're doing great with social distancing the tables. read more

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Fresh & Authentic! It's a joint; nothing fancy. The food is delicious. Prices are reasonable. A mix of Korean, Thai, Burmese and a bit of Japanese. We love their Bi Bim Bap, Dol Set Bop, Pajun- several to try depending on your palate, Nokdojun - is a fabulous vegetarian one (not vegan). The Bibimbap is typical but there are options including tofu. Very fresh and plentiful! The Dolsot Bibimbap (hot stone) is a favorite! Try the Kimbap - vegetarian sushi! The various soups are plentiful with lots of choices, and there are salads! They are open for lunch too! read more

Food is very flavorful, affordable, and plentiful. The service was great given it was busy. I love the cozy ambiance. read more

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To put it simply, a thousand times yes. I had such a great time eating out here. The prices are very fair and the food was delicious. We got two appetizers, and both were fantastic. For dinner, I chose bibimbap dolsot and I have been craving it ever since I had it. Easily my favorite Korean place in the Buffalo area. read more

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We ordered too much food for 2 people so we end up packed the rest to go. Samgaetang: The portion is big. They put sweet rice (sticky rice) and jujubes inside the chicken. It's really good comfort food with white rice specially if you are sick. Seafood pancake: Crispy and cost-effective. Budae hotpot: The portion is not big as I expected. The pot was wide but shallow. It's a little bit pricy with the amount of food. The service was good. The area next to the window were dusty and I saw some dead bugs there. We were sitting right next to the window so I was kind of losing my appetite. I hope that they'll notice this issue because it's easy to fix. read more

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Family owned Korean - Burmese Korean restaurant. The place is a bit run down and when you walk in you step on a very stick mat which gave me a negative impression. However, once I sat down and tasted the food it was worth it. Too bad we missed the lunch specials but it was perfect. The tofu stew had a lot of flavor while the bimbimpap was just perfectly cooked with seasoning. The pad see ew was delicious. Just everything was so good and I would revisit this place. read more

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Excellent! Tasted authentic, lots of lil sides.chin hills never disappoints - food is always good!!!

Found this on yelp while we were in town. Located in a strip mall along other asian restaurants and market. Simple place with small staff. Server was nice enough. Food was quite good. Dumplings were great and crispy. Seafood pancake was great. Kimchi selection was amazing that came with the Chin Hill special soup. Was pho like but tasted like it had kimchi in the broth. Was very tasty. Only negative was that the sauce that came for the pancake and dumplings tasted like it was straight soy sauce. Was way too salty. Would go back again. Recommended read more

Chin Hills - Chin Hill soup Seafood pancake Dumplings - Korean Near Me - Kenmore, New York

Delicious food. I'd be nice if they would wash the windows. Burmese chef. But authentic Korean food who knew?

While visiting Buffalo for Thanksgiving, I asked my best friend for recommendations on restaurants. She use to live down the street from the restaurant and said it was cheap, filling and really amazing. I know my best friend who got me into Elite would never steer me wrong. Sure enough this place is a hidden gem. I didn't know what I wanted to eat but everything looked/sounded/smelled so good. I got the Dolsot Bibimbap bowl. The hot stone bowl caramelizes and make the rice on the bottom crispyyyyy. It is so good. I have never eaten fern before but now I have. The scallion pancake was more than enough for two of us. The Mandu-gui were amazing. I love the simplicity of pot stickers. My favorite aspect of this restaurant is that the owners are a refugee family from Burma who arrive in Buffalo in 2008. I spoke with the daughter (I forgot her name!), who is trying to become a doctor and applying to medical school. Their story and their food is amazing. I will be back around Christmas. read more

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WNY Winter gives me chills But the local food provides cheap thrills And when you are freezing There's nothing more pleasing Than Korean Soup made by Chin Hills I eat a little bit, then more Then I keep coming back here again, more It's way better than Arby's And while I love my Barbies They love me, but I think they love Kenmore. Chin Hills is a really excellent Korean restaurant that was surprisingly good, and I wasn't expecting how much I was going to enjoy it. Located near Kenmore/Tonawanda on Military, in a spot which isn't really well known for having top notch restaurants - but this is a top-notch place if it's anything. Oh, how their food and soups are delicious, and they're underrated and spectacular and pretty cheap as well. Now that Seoul Garden is closed down, top Korean food is at a premium in WNY. The best in town is Woo Chon in Williamsville, but this is right up there, and great value too... and it has really yummy Burmese food too, like the Burmese beef curry. Be very sure to try it. And if I eat here every day and don't order healthy, I'll end up being known as Double Chin Hills. read more

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This was our second time ordering take out during covid-19. We ordered the scallion pancakes which was a large serving and was perfectly crispy and flavorful and came with a nice dipping sauce. Probably my favorite item of the order, and great heated up the next day in the airfryer. We also ordered the bibimbap with chicken. That was fantastic, though we did not get any sauce with it. I'm not sure if that was a mistake or if it just doesn't come with a sauce. We heated it up for lunch as leftovers and added some of the awesome sides that they provide and that was super yummy. We also ordered the pad see ew with tofu which was good. I love how they give you five or six cups of sides. Great restaurant, highly recommended. Perfect timing on their prediction of when it would be ready as well. There's a little Italian deli next door if you want to stop in there check to it out. read more

Chin Hills - Tea leaf salad with unexpected sides! - Korean Near Me - Kenmore, New York

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Good restaurant with quick service. I was really looking forward to the kalbi but it wasn't as great as I would of like or expected from the other reviews. The side dishes were really good though. The fish cake and kimchi were my favorite. Nice portions as well. read more

Definitely a hidden gem. Given the small, family-owned nature of the restaurant, service was a little slow when we came in during the lunchtime rush, however it was certainly worth the wait. The food is very reasonably priced and serving sizes are generous. We ordered one appetizer to share and one entree per person and it was almost too much to finish. The meal also came with a good variety of banchan. Having lived in Los Angeles for the past few years I've struggled to find good, authentic Korean food living in the DMV area, however this was some of the best tasting, most authentic food I'd had in a long time. The interior is a little old, but don't let that stop you from experiencing some truly amazing food. The price and taste are too good to miss. read more

Definitely was happy with our order and the serving size. Food was hot and very tasty. Everything sounded tempting so I'll be going back read more

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This place is FINALLY RE-OPENED! I discovered hidden this Korean gem right before the pandemic, and was devastated when they closed "until further notice." I just happened to drive by and they were open again so I couldn't resist. Good Korean food is honestly hard to find in Buffalo. This place serves authentic Korean dishes and friendly service. The owners are always willing to offer their suggestions, as you journey through the diverse menu. I ordered the Kimchi Jun and Kimbap. Each dish was presented beautifully, even in the take out containers, and was packed full of flavor. The kimchi Jun was nice and crispy on the outside and nice and fluffy on inside. Kimbap was fresh and the rice was cooked and seasoned just right. I would have like to see some ham or sausage in the filling but I enjoyed it either way. Each meal comes with authentic Korean sides to cleanse your pallet in-between each bite or just to enjoy. Can't wait to come back and work my way through the rest of the menu This business offers takeout through a safe socially distanced manner. Along with delivery through Door Dash read more

Chin Hills - Kimbap - Korean Near Me - Kenmore, New York

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Best korean food in buffalo! They also have thai, burmese, and japanese as well. Get the seafood pancake and the soups (dukmanduguk, kimchi jigae, soondubu). The jumuluk kbbq is good too. read more

I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for Korean BBQ without the high prices of going to a specific Korean BBQ joint. Vegetable dumpling 5 dollars - see picture, the inside was moist, cabbage and onion with dipping sauce with sesame and chilli gyoza. Maybe fifty cents over priced for what you get. Pork belly Korean BBQ 14 dollars - a plate of pork belly and veggies served with rice and BBQ sides like radish, cucumber, fish cake, kimchi, broccoli, and potato. My favorite was the kimchi. It didn't taste super duper fermented and still had a nice not too mushy texture. Bulgogi bibimbap dolsot 11 dollars - I actually ended up adding many of the Korean BBQ sides to this dish to add some brightness and acidity since it was, for the most part, just meat and rice. Served in a super hot bowl so that the bottom of the rice gets a little crunchy and your meal stays hot. My only criticism is that I wish it had a veggie or two in the actual dish or a little side of kimchi for that sharpness that I felt it needed. read more

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Just ordered the scallion pancakes, pad Thai, and the bibimbap - DELICIOUS!!! And all of the yummy little sides or palette cleansers. YUM! Everything was so delicious and flavorful. I only wish I took pictures before I inhaled it in. I ordered it to go - and everything was hot and delicious. Next time I will dine in person for the full experience. Can't wait to go back! read more

Chin Hills by far is the best spot for dolsot (hot stone) meals in Buffalo! The restaurant staff is really nice and the interior is beautiful. At first, I was a bit put off by the outside of the building as it looked very run down. However, when I entered I was amazed, they had decorations hanging from the ceiling, a piano, and a giant fan that was beautiful. The inside was also very clean and had a lot of seating as well and nice lighting. When I came there was no other customer, but by the time I had finished eating, there were about 4 other tables occupied. The waitress was friendly and very attentive as she came out to check on us about five times. We also received the check without having to ask which was really convenient. We were offered complimentary chickpea soup in a tiny bowl, which was pretty good. I would definitely recommend trying their soup. As for the banchan, we had cucumbers, broccoli, pickled radish, and kimchi. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have fish cake, but they meal the pickled radish was delicious as well. They have the main dolsot meals that I would always eat at home, such as the Bibimbap, Bulgogi, and Jaeyook Dolsot. My friend had the Ojinguh Dolsot (spicy squid) and I had the Jaeyook dolsot (spicy pork). I liked the spicy pork more, but they were both good and the crispy rice on the bottom was perfect. As someone who is addicted to spicy food, it was not spicy at all. However, my friend my does not eat spicy food as often said it was spicy but edible. If it's too spicy, you're allowed to ask for additional rice to make it less spicy. Thanks Alex for the recommendation! Tl;dr - Best dolsot (hot stone) and try the complimentary soup! read more

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Located in a small complex on Elmwood, I was pleasantly surprised to have such a nice experience here. I agree with the 16 previous yelp reviews who all gave Chin Hills a well deserved 5 stars. I had a wonderful time here for my birthday dinner (party of 10). Our waitress (and her parents) were so accommodating (especially since people from my party were trickling in even 30 minutes after we sat down). Attentive, they always checked on us to make sure that we had everything we needed, without being overbearing. There's a decent amount of seating: 5-6 booths + many scattered tables. Wasn't sure it could hold my large party at first since a yelp and google search prior to my visit did not yield many pictures of the interior. Food wise, the menu has a good mixture of korean (majority), thai, and burmese cuisine. See attached pics for some of the dishes we ordered. I recommend all of them! There is something for everyone here. Can't wait to return and try their other dishes! read more

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If I could urge you to try one new place before the winter ends it would be Chin Hills. Don't get me wrong, I love this place year round, but I highly recommend treating yourself to one of their soups while the weather is chilly. This evening I ordered the Ramen Noodle Soup with seafood and it was outstanding! Loaded with noodles, a variety of seafood (shrimp, clams, and squid), the broth was flavorful and the hearty portion filled me, even leaving leftovers to take home. I cannot believe I only paid $10 for that meal! The spice level was perfect. But as I discussed a different [spicy] dish with my friend, a woman emerged from the kitchen concerned that our dishes were too spicy. We explained that we were talking about something else but she seemed concerned. Just to be clear, my soup was incredibly satisfying and just perfect! The last time I came I enjoyed the Sabutee which is their signature dish. The owner was excited for me to try this dish and tell me about it. Sabutee is a Chin traditional corn soup served with beef or pork. The corn is not as you might expect but more of a puffed variety [see pic]. It was unique and filling. I enjoyed the dish very much. The two times prior to that visit I tried the Chicken Udon soup and the Vietnamese Pho. These were also very enjoyable. I have also had the Gaejjigae, which is a spicy crab stew. That one was a little spicy for me but quite impressive. When I wrote my previous review I was longing for them to spruce up the place a bit so that the ambiance would better compliment the wonderful service and the outstanding food. They have done this, adding pictures to the walls and other decor to create a warmer, more inviting atmosphere. It is impossible for me to name one favorite restaurant but Chin Hills would certainty be on my list of contenders. read more

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Wow! I can't believe I'm only finding out about this gem now. Korean is food is one of my favorites. I had always driven by this spot and finally decided I was going to try it today. I had the lunch special spicy bulgogi box and I ordered an extra side of Mandugui to go! This is a huge portion for lunch I still have tons of left which I plan on chowing down for lunch tomorrow. If you like Korean/Thai food and haven't been to the Hills then you need to quit trippin and get your tail down there! read more

Chin Hills - Mandugui - Korean Near Me - Kenmore, New York

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Wow! Spring rolls and spicy shrimp w. Veggies.... Absolutely stellar! It came with a circle pasta which reminded me of a traditional Chinese noodle... ill absolutely be returning! read more

Ordered the vegetable hot pot ($34.00) and a tofu noodle dish. Both were great, and the prices were very reasonable. The hot pot was large enough for leftovers the next day. read more

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