Visiting the Niagara area and the only thing our kids could agree on was chinese food, but it turns out it is hard to find so we had to travel into Buffalo based on Yelp reviews. The food was pretty good and very close to what I experienced in Hong Kong. A little confusion when we walked in as most locals know to just sit down if they plan to eat in. After that was cleared the menu was pretty basic of most chinese restaurants on the west coast with a lot of choices. They did have many "combination" plate options as well. Prices were excellent for those on a budget. I had the Lemon Chicken which was very good. I love dark meat so it suited me well, there was also a hint of Chinese 5 spice in the meat. The steamed dumplings were exactly as I had them in China and the Crab rangoon hit the spot too. My only suggestion to the business is to keep the tables clean as soon as the customer leaves. Some tables appeared to be waiting for clean up service when we walked in though only two other tables had patrons sitting at them. They also charge 5% service charge for using a credit card which might not be legal to do in New York. The food was good overall but I have a very high standard for getting a 4 or 5 star rating and I have had that at other chinese restaurants so I can give it to them here. read more

Food is good but the horrible service ruins the experience. One cook in the back. Takes over an hour to make three entrees when the restaurant is not busy. One server. Tables are never cleaned when we arrive because of lack of staff. Oh yeah, if you paid with a credit card, they add a certain percentage on top of your final price. Never going there again..not because i'm graduating...but because i graduated by the time the food came out. read more

I really can't say enough about this place. Love it. Real fried rice! (not that yellow rice that most Chinese restaurants pass off as a fried rice.) You have to get a boba smoothie while your there. I love love love the almond flavor. And if you ask you can get the boba that has liquid in it rather than the chewy boba. Both are good. The last time I was there I had the wing platter - never had chicken wings that were cooked perfectly - crunchy on the outside; juicy on the inside. Had a slightly buttery flavor, but OMG they were so good. If you want something a little different try the Ox Tail Soup. She gives you LOTS of ox meat. Just about anything can be made with tofu instead of meat. My wife is a vegetarian so she gets the sesame tofu, or the garlic tofu, or you can order things with just vegies and no meat. And they make their own sauces. None of that over sugared glaze that most Chinese coat their sesame chicken in. This place is AUTHENTIC! Oh, and I really don't understand what some other yelpers mean when they say they got bad service. They are always very nice when we go there and service is as quick as it can be, considering how fresh things are made. read more

Two words... Food poisoning. Twice. I don't think I need to say any more... but because Yelp has a minimum word count, I'll tell you this is my least favorite Chinese place. Everything I've ever eaten here has always felt like I was eating rubber sauteed in whatever sauce your dish is served with. Not a fan, probably won't be back anytime soon. read more

Gin gin has THE BEST Chinese food- i love the scrambled eggs with shrimp on rice. It takes a while for the food to be cooked- this is because she just has her family helping her, not tons of staff- but the wait is 100% worth it. read more

No other Chinese food tops this place in the Amherst/Williamsville area. Don't come here for typical Chinese fare like General Tso's or beef with brocolli. Get the garlic wine spare ribs, or the salt and pepper chicken chop. Authentic and great. Worth the short wait. read more

Disappointing food and service. Local favorite has an intriguing menu of authentic Chinese items, but the hostess seemed to be on strike, with no water, no table set-ups, and a menu recommendation of Cantonese items that were just beyond the range of their northern Chinese cook. Our order of Chinese broccoli ended up chewy and stringy - even after we asked if they had tender shoots. An order of potstickers showed up in a strange dark sauce. Only the wontons were tasty although they were not actually wontons, but northern water dumplings. The entire meal would have been more satisfying except it took almost 30 minutes to get our lunch. read more

Good Chinese, one of the better ones in the area! Combination dinners are good, come w/ an egg roll. Ordered from there a few times now, never received a bad meal. read more

I've been here twice and I have had both a good and bad experience. The first time was on a slow night. I remember getting the Salt and Pepper Pork Chop. It had great flavor, but get another dish with it because you're going to want some contrast. I also remember the bubble tea was underwhelming, the tapioca balls were still hard and dry on the inside. The second time was on a Friday night. They were quite busy. The service really suffered. Our food took forever to come out, we though they had forgotten about us. What we got in the end was so poor that we left most of it at the table. There is also a structural issue with their menu. They have over 300 items. Think of a matrix of protein, starch, veg, sauce, spicing. Then imagine a menu with all possible combination. There are so many options and so few descriptions. I'd be much happier with 30 options and usable descriptions; "brown sauce" really isn't that helpful. read more

Absolutely awful, total waste of money. General Tso's and Beef w/Broccoli were bland, and featured tough, overcooked chicken and beef. Pork eggroll and vegetable spring roll were overfried, hard as a rock, and contained the grossest fillings I've tasted to date. Ate three bites of my dinner before I decided to grab something from my own fridge instead. Save your money, or better yet, donate it to a worthy cause and cook for yourself. One last note: watch when they cash out your order. They don't actually ring your items through the register, so perhaps they're cooking their own books...I just hope they do it better than their actual cooking of food. read more

Gin Gin's is the first thing I think about when I think about Buffalo!!! I went to SUNY Buffalo so this was our #1 delivery place!!!! Late nights while eating gin gin's was the best! Even our late nights at capen library, we would order gin gin's and they would deliver it to campus. That was awesome. I LOVE everything about this place. Salt & pepper chicken chops, chicken/beef eggplant, house special chicken chops, crab ragoon, and they have the best hot and sour soup!! My goodness, I miss this place SO much. I think they made really good business so it used to be in a dinky, dark, scary area but they opened a new restaurant style on sheridan, which looks much cleaner. Their portions are large so its especially good for college students who are starving! The lady that owns this place is super cute and nice also...everyone loves her! Best chinese fast food place EVER. I highly recommend this place. read more

Like China King I've gotten take out to this place way more than I'll admit to. The lady there is super nice (unlike Uncle John's). I think I've only sat down to eat once and for some reason I find the food tasted better in the comfort of my own home. Maybe its a habit thing. The food is a little bit more expensive than the surrounding chinese places but I feel like I'm getting my moneys worth. The chicken chop with garlic sauce on rice is one of my favorites, and so is the Shrimp Wonton & Roast Pork Pan Mein. The Shrimp wonton soup is also very good for those really cold nights. I must say the only thing I ordered and regretted is the salty fish fried rice. I couldn't get over the smell and the $14 price tag for fried rice is kinda steep. read more

Wasn't happy with the food. We ordered what we usually do at chinese places. General tsos and chicken broccoli. My chicken tasted like paper. Wasn't much chicken , pretty much fried and sauteed dough. The broccoli chicken was very bland. The owner herself was great. Very friendly and welcoming. The food however, wasn't enough to get us back in there. read more

I am not going to lie. This restaurant has the longest menu I've even seen in my whole life. Almost seems like matrix to me. A lot of options for us consumers, no fear of not having what you want :). Like any other reviews have stated, there isn't really a lot of good Chinese restaurants in Buffalo. When I first came to Buffalo, this restaurant at least made a good impression. Gentle and courteous services there. The clerks lady there is very gentle, kind and talkative. While I was waiting for the order, I had a conversation with her. A very kind lady. Food is beyond decent, at least on a scale in Buffalo. If you came from New York, Brooklyn area, you will notice the price of the DIM SUM in GInGin's a little bit over the standard price. But it's Buffalo we're talking about, so it's natural. I've noticed some of the Chinese restaurants in Buffalo had VERY few chefs in the kitchen, so It is definitely a smart idea to order the food in advance, via phone. The chef can only single-handedly cook your food. Definitely will come and visit this place soon for the great food they provide. read more

I have literally been going here for over 10 years and for good reason. This place is amazing! The staff is so nice and always asks how you're doing, especially once they recognize that you're a repeat customer. The food is always good and the portions are decent. I highly recommend this place. Plus, it has bubble tea! read more

Place was not clean. Food was too oily and OVER priced. Don't waste your time and money. Find another place down the street with better tasty food. DISAPPOINTED read more

I think the caveat here was that I was in this place on Christmas Day, along with quite a few other people. This review is for takeout. I ordered Hong Kong dumplings and Three Stars with pan fried noodles. Both were pretty disappointing. The noodles and the dumplings were overcooked, to the point of being burned for my noodles, and the main dish was just .. really bland. For $25, that was quite a disappointment for me. Service was nice, although the wait was long due to the holiday. I was just really let down, because everyone I know insists that this is a great place. read more

Craving Chinese last night. This was my first time ordering from here. I live in the city, but staying near by so I figured I'd give it a try. The amount of food you get is crazy. I thinks its enough to feed 3 people. I ordered the sesame chicken. It was a bit different then any other I had. It wasn't or horrible. We both had combos so it was accompanied a heaping pile of pork fried rice and giant egg roll. The rice was meh, but the egg roll was amazing and HUGE!. My friend had the cashew chicken combo and he said it was just alright. The lady that cashed me out we very friendly. I'm not from this area so, I probably wouldn't come back.... read more

Nice people, Great food, Good price!! And Dim Sum on weekends!! What more is there to say =] read more

The thing that stuck out to me first is that service is terribly slow. The shortest wait time I've had from time of order till the food actually comes out is about 35 minutes; longest was 1 hour and 30 minutes. Food is definitely not bad but I wouldn't say its good either. In my opinion, if you're in buffalo and you want to try some good Chinese food, there are better options nearby (besides, you could have driven 15minutes to another place and still get your food before Gin Gin's can dish them out). My 2-cents is that if you're looking for good Chinese food in the Buffalo area, there are better places you can visit. read more

The food wasn't great. I ordered the typical Tso's lunch and the chicken was very dry. The bubble tea was awesome though! Best i've had in the area. I waited more than an hour and a half to get my burnt chicken. People were being served before me that I got there before. The place wasn't busy at all so I have no idea what was going on there. Unfortunate read more

First time trying this place out. I ordered chicken lomein, fried rice, and wonton soup. The soup was very good! The lomein has way too many bean sprouts and veggies (more of these than actual noodles!!) I was very disappointed with that. I spent more time picking out the extra veggies more than actually enjoying my meal. The noodle taste overall was ok. The rice was kinda mushy, but not too bad. read more

Atmosphere in the dining area is nice for this local spot with many customers coming. It appears they have some regulars that come there often. They knew the names of some of the customers. Customer service was pleasing however they are understaffed and as a result there was a 45 minute wait for chicken lo mein noodles after about a 15 minute wait with customers lined up. Food was alright I will probably try another dish and give an update only because of the number of customers there so something must taste good. read more

This place is absolutely delicious! Great place for bubble tea and everything Chinese. They're clearly an authentic family owned restaurant and their food shows it. They're not big on "American customer service" I guess I would call it. But the family tries to serve you and make you feel as comfortable as possible in their restaurant. I had the boneless ribs with fried rice today. My roommate had pepper steak with onions. Both AMAZING. Their food is made to order so you might be waiting a little longer than usual because its not like other restaurants that throw everything in the microwave and/or fryer. So sit back drink some bubble tea and wait for some amazing fresh food. (Or call before) read more

Gin Gin Restaurant - Pepper steak and onions - Chinese Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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i go here once a month and they never disappoint. large variety on the menu and even large portions make for the perfect take out spot! and the staff is always very friendly and helpful! best chinese in amherst/tonawanda area hands down read more

Don't go for the dim sum..... That being said, we will be returning for more of their regular menu. Very big portions!!! Good flavor, not too greasy. Slighty expensive for chinese food, but again, they have huge portions. Got their cold sesame noodles.... soooo tasty. Actually, all of their noodle dishes are pretty decent.... Beef noodle soup was good... Will be getting that again as well. Next time I crave chinese food, I am coming here!! read more

Ok, the Salt & Pepper Chicken Chop is the real deal! Just watch out for the hot peppers as the ratchet up the heat really quickly. They give the dish a great kick and can picked out - just be careful if you are sensitive to heat. Overall Gin Gin is very authentic. As other reviews note - this is as close to a NYC Chinese restarant as you'll get in Buffalo. Don't expect a lot of flash - it appear when I was there at lunch that there was only (1) woman taking orders AND doing the prep/cooking. Either the take out dish I had was a 10! Crispy, spicy chicken over a bed of white rice with scallions and a fiery fresh red pepper all chopped up. Looking forward to try other dishes. Not cheap - but not your ordinary Chinese restaurant. read more

Merely adequate dim sum, compared to other dim sum places I've had in NYC. We got a sampling of most popular things, as we were taking an elderly family member out to eat who wanted to eat here. Given that Buff doesn't have too many Asian places and/or grocery stores, I was impressed at the variety of dishes served at this establishment (we were able to order things like chicken feet, layered tofu skin, soft breaded pork, and different shu mai/har gows). However, everything was a little bit greasy and didn't seem quite as fresh as I know dim sum can be. read more

Wow, very disappointed. Ordered the house special garlic spareribs. The quality was ok - nothing special. The main problem with this meal was that the ribs were bone-in and cut up into one inch pieces. Bite size. Sauced up the bones weren't visible and every bite was a choking and tooth chipping hazard. I'd say about 80% of the pieces had some kind of bone or bone shard. Some of the bone pieces were the size of the entire bite but some of the bone shards were very small - maybe 1/4 inch. The cost of this take-your-life-in-hands meal was $15.00. read more

Good place. I would rate 3.5 stars but not worth 4 stars. Good place, decent ambience. Extremely friendly customer service. Good thing is that it is open late till night. read more

Great quality, huge portions & very easy on the wallet. The food was well worth the long wait.... read more

I decided to try gin gin because it is close to my house. First I waited 45 minutes and there was only one other person there who ordered. I didn't mind that too much, because I figured it was freshly cooked. The food was ok, but I probably won't be back. I don't care for how they make their fried rice it looks like wheat rice also I didn't like the general tos chicken it tasted like barbecue chicken. Maybe some of the other food is better ? Also a bit more pricier then the place I usually go to on young read more

One of the best in WNY and a UB favorite. If they get swamped by a large order (often for parties), their restaurant takes a while to get back into regular gear. On busy nights, expect a wait for food to come to the tables... same goes for delivery or take-out. The wait is well worth it though as any local will tell you. The house specials are simply to die for... I had the house special chicken thigh and leg as well as the salt and pepper squid years and years ago and both are really still great dishes today. I also tried their General Tso's chicken and it too was tasty and done right. As for bubble tea, it's a hit or miss. read more

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The food was delicious and we would definitely take the time to go back. We ordered the salt and pepper chicken with vegetable fried rice, chicken lo mein, and that's it! Made to order, nice sized portions, and not a long wait at all. Loved the experience! read more

Gin Gin Restaurant - Chicken Lo Mein, Salt n' Pepper Chicken served with Vegetable Fried Rice! - Chinese Near Me - Buffalo, New York

I haven't been here in a while My favorite dish reminiscence of SanFrancisco are the sweet pork buns Chinese eat them as a dessert I used to eat them for breakfast lunch dinner or just a snack Pork is slow cooked in a savory barbecue sauce popped into a steamed rice bun. What's not to love? They have the basic Chinese fare but go one better My awareness of many Asian people in attendance kept my eyes roaming their plates Foods I've never had before Soups there are the bright side from basic wonton to exotic crab based egg drop soup True enjoyment without eating up everything in ones wallet Do explore the chalk board always has some nice surprises too GinGin. Indeed!!!! read more

Beware, the prices on their menu online are very misleading. I thought it was so strange when I called to place an order, the woman on the phone asked where I was from since the area code for my number is from out of state. When I finished ordering I asked for a total and she said she had to calculate and would let me know when the food was picked up. Based on the online menu, the total would've been about $45 before tax. When we picked up our order, it took a few minutes for the tab to be tallied and the total was a whopping $83.... When we asked for clarification, she indicated the prices from the website were from 2007... On top of that we were charged for using a debit card. The food was ok, but the prices were outrageous for takeout. Had we known, we would have not kept the order and went elsewhere. read more

Been going to this place for quite a while from my college days. It remains one of my favorite places to go. Their food portions are good, and the service is excellent. Although not everything is well cooked but nonetheless a solid place to eat for most occasions. read more

The food is of exceptional quality, but be prepared to wait for it. It took over 40 minutes for a phoned in take-out order. Compared to a few other local Chinese restaurants I've tried, Gin Gin's food is fresher and less greasy. The individual flavors of the vegetables come through distinctly. The Sesame Tofu is exceptional. Each piece is fried just enough to form and firm, golden outside. Try the Sautéed Ka Le. It's a type of broccoli with a leafy top instead of florets. Huge chunks of garlic make this dish also perfect on any Italian table. Vegetable Chow Fun is another fave. read more

I've been coming here for years. The food is great. I especially recommend the "House Special Chicken Chop" or the "Salt and Pepper Chicken Chop". Great for lunch, they have pretty well priced lunch combinations. read more

Gin Gin Restaurant - House special chicken chop - Chinese Near Me - Buffalo, New York

went to Gins again and we are still very happy about the food. we ordered the boneless spare ribs, I'm a workaholic and man these were the best even better than some of the Chinese places in Manhattan. The service was still a bit slow but well worth it. we enjoyed the bubble milk tea again and actually ordered 2 for the road. we bothe had chicken dishes G TSO and Sezchuan both above par and ample portions. Next time we're ordering the dim sum. read more

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