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We are new to this area and noticed this restaurant, with it's tired looking building and usually nearly empty parking lot so we never even considered going there until a friend that lives in the... More
We are new to this area and noticed this restaurant, with it's tired looking building and usually nearly empty parking lot so we never even considered going there until a friend that lives in the area convinced us to try it for lunch one day. The lunch menu offers complete meals for $5.95. The portions are just right. The food is fresh tasting and colorful. Not outstanding but good, tasty and nicely presented. On one vist we arrive at a time that turned out to be after the lunch rates are over and found the menu to be much more expensive for dinner. Now here is the puzzling part. Aside from the fact that the decor is tired, boring, and uninspired....why, given the excellent prices and decent food...are there never more than a few diners there???? We are wondering if there is something that locals know that we don't know. And why don't the owners freshen up the interior and exterior? Every time I go there I think about how some new paint, nice wall art, a new rug and better lighting could make such a huge difference. Image is everying and theirs is just awful.
Pros: Excellent prices for Luncheon Specials
Cons: Awful Decor, Suspiciously low patronage
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We have been eating at Chin Chin for about 10 years and have been delighted with the food and service.
Staff is extremely friendly and attentive.
I have tried the other Chinese restaurants in the... More
We have been eating at Chin Chin for about 10 years and have been delighted with the food and service.
Staff is extremely friendly and attentive.
I have tried the other Chinese restaurants in the Newburyport area and keep returning to Chin Chin.
In fact we are waiting for home delivery as I write this review.
Give it a try.
Pros: Good parking, large restaurant with plenty of seating. Has bar with good fish tank
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Tends toward rather pedestrian food--- though, did not become ill as others have indicated. If you wish authentic Chinese look elsewhere. Has also tended to join the bandwagon of increased prices... More
Tends toward rather pedestrian food--- though, did not become ill as others have indicated. If you wish authentic Chinese look elsewhere. Has also tended to join the bandwagon of increased prices in concert with media publicity. Amusingly, they charge extra for white rice, which 99.9% of all other Chinese restaurants treat as a staple with their special dinners----not here (chuckle chuckle). They give you an indirect warning of the absence of white rice by asking if spreading one of their goopity goop special entrees on your lo mein would be sufficient to satisfy your starch requirements
Pros: Close by
Cons: Fills you up
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WELL FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT WE HAVE EATEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES WHICH MAKES ME MORE SICK THAN I CAN IMAGINE, WE FIRST LOVED THE PLACE FOOD IS GOOD I WILL SAY THAT , BUT AFTER GOING THERE A FEW... More
WELL FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT WE HAVE EATEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES WHICH MAKES ME MORE SICK THAN I CAN IMAGINE, WE FIRST LOVED THE PLACE FOOD IS GOOD I WILL SAY THAT , BUT AFTER GOING THERE A FEW TIMES WE STARTED ORDERING MORE AND MORE FOOD SO THERE FOR WE HAD MORE TO TAKE HOME , IT WAS STRANGE AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE MY HUSBAND HAD GOTTEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND EATEN SOME LEFT OVERS SO I BRUSHED IT OFF WELL AFTER TALKING TO HIM ABOUT IT HE SAID NO AND I SAID WOW WE HAD ALOT LEFT AND ONLY GOT A FEW SMALL CONTAINERS TO TAKE HOME IN A BIG BAG, SO WE WENT AGAIN LAST NIGHT THINKING THAT MAYBE THEY JUST FORGOT AND MAYBE MIX UP OUR FOOD WITH SOMEONE ELSES, WELL AFTER SPENDING A 120 DOLLARS , WE WERE DONE EATING WE COUNTED WHAT WAS LEFT WE HAD 8 CRAB RANGOONS BUT YET THIS MORNING WE HAD 3 , WE HAD 12 PIECES OF CHICKEN FROM MY SONS GENERAL GHOS AND THERE WAS 5, WE HAD 8 PIECES OF STEAK TERRYIKI AND THERE WAS 3 WE HAD A HUGE ORDER OF PORK FRIED RICE AND THEY GAVE US A SMALL ONE , I HAD HOUSE RICE AND AGAIN A SMALL ONE , WE HAD 5 CHICKEN WINGS AND THERE WAS 2 , WE HAD 9 CHICKEN FINGERS AND THERE WAS 4 , IM SAD TO SAY THAT I BELEIVE THAT THEY ARE KEEPING FOOD AND PUTTING IT BACK AND SERVING THESE APPITIZERS TO SOMEONE ELSE , HELLO CAN YOU SAY HEPITITIS , I CALLED THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND IM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM , DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DONT GO THERE....
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Excellent Habachi! Good delivery service, delicious food! The one thing they need to change is the person taking orders on phone!!!Please hire someone that speaks clear English- a major problem... More
Excellent Habachi! Good delivery service, delicious food! The one thing they need to change is the person taking orders on phone!!!Please hire someone that speaks clear English- a major problem with correct dishes! Otherwise great....
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The restaurant took 20 minutes to seat a group of my hsband and our four children. When we came in the restaurant was not full. They were low on staff. The food was warm not hot. The only thing good... More
The restaurant took 20 minutes to seat a group of my hsband and our four children. When we came in the restaurant was not full. They were low on staff. The food was warm not hot. The only thing good was the value and the parking.
Pros: value, parking
Cons: service, food
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