Typically, when we eat or dine at Asian restaurants, it usually is on Convoy Street. However, sometimes you can have a hidden gem somewhere else. One such Chinese restaurant is Chins Gourmet, which is located in El Cajon, California. Chins has a wonderful selection of Chinese food on their menu. The restaurant is spacious, and there are several seating areas. It is beautifully decorated. We have dined with them before, and the food has always been delicious. I a. Especially fond of the noodle soups. The food was delicious tonight, and the dishes we ordered were great. The portions are large, and they are easily sharable. Even the noodle soup I had for dinner this evening was large and full of pork ribs and noodles. It's great when the restaurant staff remembers you from your previous visits. This happened tonight, and we haven't been there for several months. They are very friendly and helpful. They can help you with recommendations if you need help. The staff members are also very friendly. Overall, we were very satisfied with our dinner and dessert. The staff are all so kind. Each time we have dined with them, we have had a wonderful experience.

The restaurants was beautiful and the staff were lovely, but the chicken... wasn't chicken. As long as I've been eating chicken, I've never came across chicken meat that was spongy, rubbery and just bizarre like this. My gut tells me, it wasn't chicken. Sometimes restaurants substitute meats to lower costs and that's what I think they're doing here. Or it has to be some heavily GMO'd chicken. It was my first time visiting Chin's and sadly, I won't be back. I ordered the Cashew Chicken Lunch Special. The flavor was great, so I picked out the peppers, celery and cashews, but the "chicken" was an absolute no. They also forgot my soup with my order.