07/28/08

Great Chinese!

by citilivin

I've been going to this place for years and it has never disappointed me. The place is beautiful with a chic atmosphere. The service is always excellent and the food is absolutely delicious. It might seem pricey, but the portions are quite large and the quality of the food is great. I definitely recommend giving Chin Chin a try!

05/12/08

Nothing special

by myla35

Food is mediocre at best, and not sure what the hype is about the dining room. Far from elegant food or dining room. So many better places with authentic chinese without French and Italian music playing.

• Pros: Close to my apartment
• Cons: Atmosphere, food and did not get the Italian/French music playing

05/05/08

Boo!

by Helenic

I have eaten chinese food at different restaurant so many times and i can say that this place is not a place to eat fine chinese cuisine.go somewhere else.

02/17/08

Good chinese food. Good service.

by ChristinaRay

Went there on a Saturday in Feb 08 and the service was very good. Everyone was extremely nice, and the food did not take long to arrive at our table. I had a good time, and was able to carry a conversation without them trying to rush you out of the restaurant. The taste and quality of the food were good as well. The food doesnt have excesses amounts of oil. If you want good chinese food where the quality and service of the food are great then go to Chin Chin.

• Pros: Good food, fast and friendly service.
• Cons: Price, although its not that bad for the quality.

02/08/08

Good food, semi-friendly staff, a bit pricey

by lizzyred8

We made last minute reservations for a table of 9 during Restaurant Week. Staff was accomodating allowing us to be seated before the entire party arrived. The options on the pre fixe menu were broad, but I must say the food was up to par with what you would find at any standard Chinese restaurant, and probably for less $ (even w the pre fixe). We ordered 4 bottles of wine throughout the night. The staff was less than enthusiastic about serving us, and definitely took their time with attending to our table. At one point the waiter spilled a glass of water across the table, and proceeded to soak it up without the mention of an apology. Crossing this off of my list of places to return to.

• Pros: food was ok
• Cons: service, price

01/18/08

Perfect, even in a holiday rush

by scotts

Went for dinner Christmas evening. The place was jammed but service was excellent. Food was even better.

The best meal we had this time around (except Grimaldi's which was transcendent, but that doesn't dount cause it's pizza not upscale dining)

• Pros: Service
• Cons: crowded

11/14/07

CHIN CHIN IS AMAZING

by fdr17

Lets put it this way if you have money to burn and you love Chinese food this is the PLACE to go. Their sesame chicken is to die for and the atmosphere is pleasent and upscale.

• Pros: ATMOSPHERE AND CUISINE
• Cons: EXPENSIVE

07/13/07

REALLY RIDICULOUSLY GOOD CHINESE FOOD!!!

by queen_v

seriously. best in the city. i go here all the time and the service is always super fast and polite too. every dish is super tasty and they have an interesting menu for a chinese place. my faves are the shrimp dumplings, shark's fin soup, and peking duck or duck a l'orange. i really don't understand why the reviews below mine are so bad, everybody i know loves this place.

plus i've seen derek jeter, mariah carey, and david/victoria beckham (to name a few) having low-key dinners here. if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me!

• Pros: good food, good service, celeb spotting
• Cons: bathroom could use update

07/11/07

Over-priced, bland food, rude service

by mrgnyny

Would never eat here again. The food and the service are no better than the cheap joints in Chinatown. This is supposed to be a high class restaurant ? Who are they kidding?

• Pros: Empty - easy to get a seat
• Cons: Food and service

04/16/07

Horrible, horrible, horrible service...

by lladyllilly

It started out pleasantly enough - we walked in on a Sat night without reservations and were seated with no problem. The place had a nice, upscale feel and pretty flowers on the table. Then, our server came... He was clearly put out that we asked for a description of some of the dishes on the menu. Then we couldn't get him to bring us anything to drink (not even water) until after we'd gotten our appetizers. He was surly throughout the evening, never once coming to our table without being flagged down (which he assiduously avoided btw), and it completely detracted from the food, which wasn't half-bad (actually the crisped orange beef was pretty good). What made it even more bizarre was that he was very attentive to to the loud, drunken folks (I hope, since one of them would spontaneously burst into song at random intervals throughout the evening) at the next table. I spent $100 for dinner that night, no alcohol (perhaps that would have made the experience more tolerable?), for Chinese food that was moderately better than what you'd have delivered to your apt for $10 - shouldn't that price tag include decent service, at the least?

• Pros: good, not great, Chinese food
• Cons: horrible service, prices bordering on hwy robbery considering the quality