Jin Asian Cafe

“Friendly service; above and beyond every time I’ve ordered.”

Friendly service; above and beyond every time I’ve ordered. In Detroit I was obsessed with “Almond Boneless Chicken” or War Su Gai. And I was delighted to find it here in Chicago (aren’t we so spoiled with food here in the city?!)! The chicken was moist and lightly breaded. The brown sauce took me back to many comforting memories. Thank you for making this dish. It was everything I expected and the quality made it exceptional.

Morgan Schnell

Oct 2025

“Dined in and got great food for a great price.”

Dined in and got great food for a great price! Highly recommend

Viktor Köves

May 2025

“Almond Boneless Chicken.”

Almond Boneless Chicken! Michiganders can find it here. Yum!! 😋

John Lewis

Apr 2025

“Great Chinese food at a reasonable price.”

Great Chinese food at a reasonable price. The Governor’s chicken was tender and flavorful. The combo fried rice was flavorful.

Eric Lavender

Dec 2024

“Food tastes immaculate.”

Food tastes immaculate. Friendly and comforting atmosphere. Service is extremely welcoming and lovely. This restaurant is amazing and is a must try.

Qining Fang

Nov 2024

“Great service and amazing Lemon Chicken, tasted super fresh and good.”

Great service and amazing Lemon Chicken, tasted super fresh and good. Chicken egg rolls were also amazing. Saved on maps to make sure I go back.

chris fontana

Aug 2024

“Found out about Jin Asian Cafe from a local Facebook Group.”

Found out about Jin Asian Cafe from a local Facebook Group. It’s one of if not the ONLY place in Chicago that has ABC- Almond Boneless Chicken (War Su Gai) which is a Southeastern Michigan / Northern Ohio staple. I ordered it immediate and was blown away by how deliciously authentic they prepared it - just like what I grew up with in Michigan. Crispy breading, tender chicken, and mouthwatering gravy. Jessica the owner was so welcoming and recommended other specialities which I’ll try on the next visit. Definitely check it out!

Mark Allen Garzon

Jul 2024

“This is the best Chinese food in Chicago and it's not even close.”

This is the best Chinese food in Chicago and it's not even close. Pound for pound, for the price you pay, the amount of food you get and the quality is unbeatable. The staff are incredibly friendly and they make the experience that much better. I always feel good supporting this place with my business, I'll be back again soon!

Caine Wildeboer

Mar 2023

“I love this place.”

I love this place. I have been eaten this place for 8 years and still so good. I finished all food. Jessica is always sweet

EY M

Apr 2022

“Everything swimming in flavorless sauce.”

Everything swimming in flavorless sauce. The eggplants had a weird sour taste and the orange beef was saggy as heck. 1st and last time I try this place.

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Sep 2024

“Unfortunately not so good.”

Unfortunately not so good. Mapo tofu is our benchmark and theirs was abysmal. Ordered extra spicy, it was not spicy at all and zero ‘numbing’ mala Szechuan pepper. Tofu broken up into small pieces. Sauce was too thin and brown, not red… the list goes on. Beef chow fun was tasty enough, not bad. Szechuan eggplant also not good, watery sauce and no spice at all. Maybe decent for American Chinese food but for spicy or szechuan dishes look elsewhere. Quick and prices reasonable so they get two stars. Hoping a new spot would be good but we won’t return. Try Chengdu Impression instead.

Travis L

Aug 2022

“I recently visited this restaurant and was surprised to find it completely empty.”

I recently visited this restaurant and was surprised to find it completely empty. I ordered the chicken potstickers and the Singapore rice noodles, requesting that they substitute the thin rice noodles with lo mein noodles. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. The potstickers, while flavorful, were just dough with no chicken inside—as evident in the attached photo. As for the Singapore rice noodles, I specifically asked for lo mein noodles instead, but they left it as thin rice noodles. When I pointed this out, they insisted that the thin noodles were their version of lo mein, which was baffling. That would have been frustrating enough, but to make things worse, the dish was almost entirely missing meat—I eventually found one tiny piece of chicken buried in it. It’s frustrating to see restaurants receive high ratings just because they’re small businesses. Good food and honest service should be the standard, and unfortunately, this place didn’t meet either. There’s no way this deserves the high ratings it’s been getting.

Nitin Malla

Mar 2025