Chin's Gourmet

Food: 5* Service: 4* Ambiance: 4* Enjoyed a dinner here after Shen Yun at the Escondido Arts complex. My family and I enjoyed Honey Walnut Shrimp (5*), Beef with broccoli (5*), Seafood crispy noodles (5*), Soft Noodle Chow Mein (5*), Schezwan Shrimp, (5*), and House special fried rice (5*). This Chinese-American restaurant, which apparently has 3 locations, was actually a very pleasant surprise. The honey shrimp were delicious, lightly sweet, plump, amply portioned, and very tasty. The beef with broccoli was very good with crisp tender broccoli and good pieces of beef in a dark soy sauce based sauce. The seafood crispy noodles was fantastic, full of different types of seafood (scallops, shrimp, fish fillet, and calamari) in a light but tasty sauce served over wok seared crispy noodles. Over time, the noodles soften as they soak up the gravy to a great texture, crispy bits and chewy bits. Very satisfying. My dad ordered the chow mein, as he loves veggies, and it was very good. The noodles with kissed with the breath of the wok, as they should be, and plenty of lightly sautéed vegetables. The Schezwan shrimp were in a deeply dark sauce with a little spice, but very little. It was mostly white pepper. Lots of water chestnuts added a good texture to the dish. Lastly, the house special fried rice was great. Lightly smokey from the wok with chicken, beef, and shrimp. Excellent all around. The service was a little slow and we had to ask a few times for things as they were busy. But otherwise, the staff were friendly, helpful, and relatively attentive. This is a great spot to have some excellent Chinese-American fare which is centrally and conveniently located. Next time I am in the area for any of their locations, I will make sure to stop by and enjoy again.

Adding this as one of our favorites. The hot-n-sour soup was actually HOT and the atmosphere was soothing. We LOVE soup dumplings and these are some of the best. Also a favorite are the braised string beans - tossed with ground pork with a tender yet snap consistency. I dont usually rave about eggrolls but these were the bomb, served with the perfect sweet n sour hot mustard sauce. Will defiantly repeat!

The food was great. My only problem is that after I paid, i did not leave a tip because my daughter was to tip cash. The waitress stopped me as I'm walking out and asked me what the total was after I had already written it in. Explained that it was the total of the bill because my daughter had left a cash tip. The waitress asked me to wait while she went to look on the table for the tip. She immediately came back and stated that my daughter had not tipped. I asked her to wait while I ran outside to get the tip off of my daughter. As I was walking to my car, the waitress came outside to wait for me to return back to give her the tip. As I closer to the car, my daughter comes waking towards me on her way to go pay the tip and asks me why the waitress is waiting at the door. I explained to my daughter that she was waiting for me to bring her the tip. I daughter turns and walks back to the car and states that a tip is a thank you, and not to be demanded, and she refuses to give a tip to someone that asks for one. We will not be back.

always loved eating here. but this experience was not as enjoyable. food was cooked, but barely cooked. meat seamed mushy and lacked texture?? ordered online for pickup. 10-15min. longer than the pick up time estimate. not too bad. very packed for a Sunday evening!!

Went for lunch since we hadn’t been in a long time and it was fantastic! Service was great, they honored an old coupon and when they asked us to sign up for bday discount they gifted us with a little gift certificate since my birthday was a few days ago. Food was delicious and hot tea was amazing. So much better than last few visits will be back soon! Thank you!!