*Womp womp* (sad trombone music) We were in the area last night for a concert, and had a little bit of time to grab a bite to eat before the show. Not a ton of time, but at least 50 minutes. We'd originally planned to eat at another Chinatown restaurant that unfortunately, we discovered was cash only. Double Chin's name drew us in, in addition to the menu tacked to the outside window. It was relatively busy--- this is a smaller restaurant and, as others mention, it's a wee bit cramped but nothing ridiculous. We were seated right away; the host was very friendly and said that if we had any questions, our waitress would be right over to help. So far, so good. Their menu is bright, funky, and slightly "pop" with over-the-top, interesting, and downright bewildering (to me) dishes. Don't worry, though, there's quite a few staples in there for those who are less adventurous. The desserts (cube toasts) look like something off of that uber-hip chick's Instagram feed. Our waitress came by after a couple of minutes with our waters. The were dropped on our table without so much as a word, while we smiled and kept looking through the menu. 5, 10 minutes go by. I'm watching her flit about the room, picking up tables' tabs, making change, bringing waters to other tables, wiping down tables for a 4-top that just walked in from the cold. All the while, we're watching the clock, realizing that we may not be able to order our food and finish in time to make the show. My husband and I briefly, and quietly, make the decision to leave after having sat there for close to 15 minutes without any drink orders-- let alone food order-- taken. Neither the waitress or the host seemed to notice or mind. Double Chin is, most certainly, a young teen to mid 20s eatery, "in the know" when it comes to creating dishes (especially desserts) that are eye-candy and "Instagram worthy", an icon they plaster on every page of their menu. And while their macaron ice cream sandwiches and cube toast certainly are pleasing to the eye, the lack of attentiveness to their patrons leaves a lot to be desired. Better staffing (more than one waitress) would be a terrific start. Go if you have the time and want cutesy food. You'll definitely find it here. Skip if you are on any type of a schedule. There's obviously a plethora of good, quick restaurants in Chinatown. read more

Not the greatest service we waited forever to be given menus and to have someone take our order, people who came in after us were taken care us before us. Hope that was just a fluke. On to the food- It's fun Asian fusion with a drinks menu. Great for hanging with friends and sharing plates. I'm happy to find a tofu version of chicken satay it was pretty good but hard to mess us deep fried tofu on a stick. The kimchi poutine is good but not really poutine, there isn't really any sauce aside from the very little liquid from the kimchi, comes with waffles fries tho which are fun. We also shared a big salad that was good with cabbage, edamame and had good textures and crunch. Cocktails have flavors like lychee and ginger. I liked my lychee drink but it was really sweet. Beers were Sapporo, etc. For dessert we got green tea ice cream between fried dough. The dough was hot and fresh but I'm sad I had no room in my belly to try their many more extravagant and large desserts. The decor is fun with a swing chair and books. It's connected to the bakery next door too in case you want to get any breads or buns. read more

I came back years later. Everything was fine, until I went to use the restroom. The ladies' room door was open wide and there was no one inside. There were two stalls and it was pretty unkempt. I used one of the stalls and when I came out, there was a guy in the ladies' room. Startled, I checked the sign on the bathroom door that was propped open and it was clearly of a person in a triangle skirt. He smiled at me, and said, "I'm sorry." But he didn't leave. I started to wash my hands, and the guy stood next to me by the sink, asking me where I'm from. I was pretty creeped out at this point, and didn't answer. I went to dry my hands, and this guy walks over to the towel dispenser and pulls the handle, then invited me to take the piece of towel while smiling the whole time. I was really creeped out at this point and quickly walked out of the bathroom. They probably shouldn't prop their doors open. That guy turned out to be another patron in the restaurant, sitting with 4 or 5 of his male friends. This was a very bizarre and semi scary experience. I'm really not sure what to make of it since. They should clean their bathrooms better and shut the doors. read more

The food was good here. Tasted authentic. Not a fancy restaurant and had to wait a bit to be served. read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I not ashamed that I ended up at Double Chin twice last weekend between the hours of 1-4am. The food and drinks were creative and tasty. My friends and I ordered the poutine fries and "mac" and cheese and the double chin sandwich. We also ordered a drink in a pineapple before 2am. The service was also good. Each waiter we had was nice and attentive. I'd go again to pregame and dinner next time. read more

Yum yum and yum! The drinks are fab and their dessert is even better! Also everything they make is very instagram-able ;) read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

We came here early after work on a Friday night. The restaurant was quiet when we got in, however we were seated by a very nice woman. As the night progressed the place was packed with people looking for some yummy comfort food on a cold night. We got the fish 'n chips, cola wings, and scallion pancakes. This restaurant is a fusion of east meets west. The menu has a dish for everyone. The décor is bright and sunny. This is exactly what you need for the dead of winter. We will be back!! read more

My friends and I came here for drinks only. We ordered their capri suns, alcoholic boba, and soju. I recommend getting their alcoholic boba only if you like sake because it was really strong. I got the honey dew alcoholic boba and it was slightly tough to finish because of how strong it was. The capri suns are more fruity, which is always a plus. They have a good variety of soju flavors too. We got the lychee flavored soju and that was my favorite. Double chin ends serving drinks at 2am, but you can still get food there until 4am if you have the munchies. read more

First off I love the name and if you eat here to regularly you will definitely develop a double chin. We shared the Portuguese chicken fried rice and it did not disappoint. It was savory and filling from the coconut milk Curry base. There was a really odd odor in the restaurant though, which is the only reason I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars. The service was super friendly and on point and you have to love the check-in special which is where you get one free high five, love it! read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - HK milk tea!!!! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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We ordered the Hong Kong style milk tea, scallion pancake, salt & pepper calamari, beef chow fun with gravy and Cha siu crispy noodle. The Palmdale and calamari were the best of what we ordered. The noodles were so so. The beef chow fun was a tad bland while the Cha siu crispy noodle was a bit too salty. The calamari was perfectly seasoned and fried. The scallion pancake was also pretty good. Not sure what the shipping sauce was but it tasted pretty good with the pancake. The milk tea was pretty good. My sister lines hers not to sweet while I like mine really sweet so it was perfect that it wasn't too sweet and had sugar available. I do plan on coming back to try their wings and desserts. Those looked good as well but we already ordered way too much this time. read more

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I'm a huge fan of Double Chin - definitely my favorite place in Chinatown and a real hidden gem in Boston. I've had dinner several times here but just tried their brunch this weekend and it was incredible. They have some really interesting and unique flavor combinations that really make them stand out. The place isn't fancy but it's great for a unique and delicious meal! read more

I've only came here for dessert and have tried their shaved ice and cube toast. Shaved ice is good but sometimes they go HAM with their syrup so it would ended up extremely sugary. Cube toast is just like what you would get in Asia, a cube brioche carved and filled with ice cream, red bean, and mochi. Corn flakes added a nice crunch. The portion is quite generous, I would recommend share it with 3-4 people...Or eat it by yourself - I won't judge, you do you. read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

We went and had one of the biggest toast dessert I've ever had. No regrets. #treatyoself read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - So good! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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This was some of the best Chinese food I've ever had. I definitely recommend stopping by if you are in Boston. The ramen in particular was exquisite. read more

This restaurant was one of the best I have been to in Boston. The Double Chin Fried Rice is great and the boba drinks are amazing!

Interesting is the best word I can use to describe this quite confusing restaurant. As our group entered, I heard the background music of an Illenium remix, one corner you saw board games, and you turn your head and there is an entrance to a bakery (hence interesting). The lighting was not great but the atmosphere seemed lively. Our waitress was welcoming and considerate. The food, though, was mediocre and a bit disappointing. The menu is cluttered with attempts of fusion but no set cuisine; foretelling of how the food would taste. Our table ordered the Siracha Honey Popcorn Chicken, Skillet Mac n Cheese, Singapore Rice Noodles, and Portuguese Rice with Chicken. Each dish lacked depth but had an acceptable taste similar to a local take-out spot. There was no spice to the Siracha Honey Popcorn Chicken, which was reminiscent of a General Tso's without the crunch. The Singapore Rice Noodles used what seemed like noodles from an instant noodle pack. The Skillet Mac n Cheese was fairly decent but the bacon overpowered the tasty sauce. The best dish by far was the Portuguese rice with chicken, which was something like I've never tasted- delicious. If you are in the area, there are much better options. If you are looking for a casual spot with friends and want some spontaneity in your life, swing by. If not, go a block down and find a place that suits your cravings. read more

My honest rating for Double Chin would be 2.5 stars. I rarely write reviews, but I've been here on 4 different occasions and finally felt the need to write an honest review about the place. The first time my husband and I tried Double Chin, he ordered the Portuguese chicken rice and scallion pancake and liked both. I only had a bite so can't say much. The second time, I ordered pan fried noodles and pineapple fried rice to go. Both were solid dishes that I'd order again. The third time, I ordered the Cola wings and at the recommendation of the cashier, a middle aged woman who I assumed may have been the owner or manager, the beef brisket chinwhich. She said it was one of her favorite items on the menu, many Americans order it and like it, and that if I didn't like it, I can order something on the house at my next visit. With those comments, it seemed like a clear winner. The Cola wings were just plain sweet and lacking in other flavors and not crispy on the outside. The beef brisket chinwich was a huge disappointment. There were probably about 4 very small, very thin slices of chewy, tendonous beef inside. When you take a bite of the sandwich, the scallion pancake was so dense and the meat so thin you couldn't taste the meat at all. I never went back to claim my free item because I definitely did not like the chinwich. This past weekend, my friend wanted to try their brunch after seeing all of the instagram-worthy dishes online. I'll admit, I also wanted to try their brunch because the dishes are really creative and photograph really well. First, my friend went to the bathroom and when she walked out, she said the condition of the bathroom was horrendous and the only way to describe it was to compare it to a public bathroom you'd find at a national park. On to the food. We ordered a few dishes to share: the spam and taro fries, skillet mac & cheese, kimchi & pork belly alfredo, and the katsu 'n eggettes waffles. The spam and taro fries taste exactly how they sound- nothing special and not something I'd order again. The skillet mac & cheese was the best dish we had but also not something I'd order again. The kimchi alfredo really had no flavor. But here is where we were appalled: in the menu photo of the katsu 'n eggette waffles, the katsu is BIG and is the entire size or larger than the eggette waffle it's served in. When the dish was brought out, I couldn't even see the katsu. When we lifted one side of the waffle and egg, there was a piece of katsu roughly the size of a credit card hiding underneath. As my friend described it, it was katsu for elves. The description also said the dish comes with black sesame butter. Well, we didn't even notice the black sesame "butter" on the waffle because there were 4 small, random blobs of black stuff on the waffle that we thought were burnt ends of the waffle until we tasted them. One of the reasons we came to Double Chin was to try the desserts, either the massive cube toast loaded ice cream and goodies or the donut ice cream sandwich but we were so disappointed in our meal that we couldn't handle anymore disappointment and decided to forego the desserts. Maybe I've been ordering all the wrong dishes, but after trying this place four times, I won't be coming here again. Hopefully after this review, they'll be serving people-sized katsu with their brunch items. read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - there it is.. katsu for elves. and the four black specks? the black sesame butter we thought were burnt pieces of waffle. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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The drinks here are good and inventive, but they are strong. The food here is also different from what you would find in a typical restaurant in Chinatown, but in a good way. read more

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Come one night and get rude services and a long face. I have been here for several times and I'm pretty satisfied with this restaurant before. And today's experience ruin my night. Probably never come back! And their foods are pretty expensive. read more

I don't even know where to start...this is an amazing restaurant for a late night snack, but I will NEVER come here again. I came here with a group of friends after a night of fun and a random white man comes to sit at our table and we welcomed him. He was talking with us and as soon as one of my friends stands up to adjust his seat, the kid pulls my friends chair and he falls on the floor. Embarrassed as he is, he becomes angry and speaks to the man, and the white man taunts him by giving him the finger and making the masturbation motion. A fight was going to begin, but the store said they would call the cops if things got out of hand so they separated us from the kid. The amount of racism and disrespect given to my friend was unacceptable and what angers me is that the store still gave the customer food and let him walk out instead of telling him to leave for angering customers that were already eating at the establishment. I would never recommend eating here. TL:DR: Racist white customer comes and taunts customers and is still sold food without any discretion by the store owners when clearly the customer disrespected other customers. read more

I have been here several times for a quick dinner option (takeout). I am impressed every time. Amazing chicken fried rice!

Good service! Went here on a Friday night and the 6 of us were seated quickly. Food came out fast as well. The poutine, chicken popcorn and rice cakea were delicious. The rice dishes were alright. Only disappointment was the watermelon bomber soju we got which was very sweet and although large, was quite pricey ($32). They didn't serve it in a watermelon either and only told us once the drink had been served. Came here the next day for desserts. Shaved ice was refreshing on a hot day. Matcha creme brulee was creamy and luxurious. Besides the drink, this place is fun and definitely Instagram-worthy. 10/10 would visit again. read more

Funky mix. Noodle dumpling was great. The Rangoon is ridiculous - it didn't come with a sauce but I think with the cranberries, no sauce is needed. Enjoy! read more

Food was good, service is a little slow but ordered mac and cheese and cube toast. Highly recommend the toast, so big and tasty. Different variants. Their online menu shows the exact prices, stuff ranges from like $7-$15. Went as a group of four, total came to $54 ish. It was good food! read more

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Two words: gimmicky and dirty. The "instagrammable" dishes can't make up for the hygiene problem here. The entire restaurant smells like a bathroom. Scratch that - it smells more like a port-a-potty. I don't know if they've got a leak or what, but as soon as you walk in the door you smell...well, you know. Flies buzzing around. Greasy surfaces. Cute food, though. Will not be back. read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

HUGE fan of Double Chin! The price is great and so is the taste. Beware of service though. A couple of favorites are the dry beef chow fun, portuguese chicken rice, salt and pepper chicken wings. The protuguese rice is pretty unique and something I've never tried before. It has a great kick of taste and is made with coconut and tumeric and toasted with cheese on top. Just an overall great dish. Recently I went with my friend and we ordered the creamy seafood spaghetti which was good but not something I would crave like I do with the portuguese rice. We also ordered the salt and pepper calamari and it was really strange because it came just warm and not hot and not crispy. It felt like it had sat our for a long time before being served. We also waited an obscene amount of time for our food to arrive. So beware, be prepared for some iffy service. read more

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I really wanted to like this place but my first impression was very poor. The number of flies flying around is alarming. Maybe one fly I could excuse in a restaurant but 5+ is not excusable. Besides that, I went for just dessert and I felt like it was overly priced for small portions and poorly tasting. I paid $5 for just egg puffs that were undercooked and so dense! I would consider giving their food and brick dessert a chance which is why I give 2 stars but the flies are so deterring, I don't think I want to step foot back in this place. read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - Undercooked egg puffs for $5, such a rip off - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Pros: This place is good for youngsters. Great place to hang out. They are connected to a bakery store next door. A playful vibe. They also have great price and a lot of food to choose from. You can also customize almost all your food. Cons: The food is not best quality. But if you're going to hang out with your friends with out spending too much dinning this place is good choice. Its call double chin for a reason. If you eat here a lot, you will get a double chin because the food is not healthy kind of food. If you are health fanatic, this isnt your kind of place. read more

Double chin? More like triple, quadruple chin. This place has some great Asian fusion cuisine, and if you re looking to eat somewhere at 3 in the morning while very drunk, Double Chin is the right place. They also offer large format alcoholic beverages, and they have a soju roulette! Large portions, ordered the softshell crab vermicelli pancake, seafood crispy noodles, and Chinese sausage kimchi rice cakes. Would come back again!!? read more

I love food creativity,..there's a big menu...we order wayyy to much food but we are happy to take some home...I loved the waffle fries with kimchee n an egg on it..the atmosphere is chill, nice music, games to play like cards against humanity...great spot in China town read more

Late night Chinese food at its worst! I ordered the kimchi fried rice and Tom yum noodle soup, both came out cold and bland. The service is not great either. If you're looking for late night Chinese food, go around the corner to the other Chinese restaurants. read more

In light of recent feelings and sleeping on this review for about two weeks, I feel that the newly opened double chin deserves this one star rating. When me and my party of three were waiting for a table to open, there was a very cute bench that was a a sign that that was probably going to be the last nice sight of the night. After we sat down, we noticed the prices were rather steep for Chinatown food (apps hovering around 6-8$ and rice plates being around the 10$ mark). We each ordered different drinks while looking around to see how the front of the house was handling everything. The answer was not too well unfortunately. A couple next to us ordered some good looking salt and pepper wings but when they came out, they were dark red still and that turned my group off really fast. For drinks, the milk tea and coffee was pretty good, nothing wrong there. What did go wrong was that my green tea matcha drink did not come out until halfway through our meal and the glass still had the stained milk tea from the previous user because it was not cleaned properly. My friend ordered beef chow fun that had enough gravy to cover a kfc famous bowl but it was okay. What really made the night unbearable was the noodle soup. My mate and I ordered two noodle soups with wontons and chicken and when it was brought out it had neither! Our waiter apologized profusely before correcting our order. That unfortunately did not make up for the broth that reminded me of a Luke warm combination of MSG and water. I'm pretty sure I can have a better soup if my little cousin read the back of a shin noodle pack. Not only that, the head of the restaurant heard my dissatisfaction about the soup before asking me how to improve the soup. She waved to meal and have our table a nice dessert on the house. That was a very nice gesture only if, and only if I did not catch her cursing me under her breath as she left the table. I have very good hearing big sorry :) The only reason this place is getting two stars is that the waiters and waitresses were super attentive and made sure they corrected any mistakes. They were very frustrated as well from their expressions so that night must have been a rough one. I would probably return if this establishment did what their neighbor "crave mad for chicken did" and fix things up from their initial opening. Because not only did the term MSG and water was coined that night, I was very disappointed give the hype that double chin received that is why I give double chin 1/5 chins :) read more

I went here several times since they started. The interior is bleek and is this awkward green color. The restaurant is oddly furnished with so much unused space in the middle of the restaurant. The music selection here is also off. I understand that people play fast paced music to get customers to eat faster so they can flip tables quicker and thats fine, but this selection of edm isn't like club music that makes you want to dance its just unfitting of the mood in the restaurant. The food here is just meh and so bland. I went here and my friend got the Hawaiian fried rice and another had got this rice dish with some type of thick chicken curry looking sauce on it, I cant recall the name. The fries were just piled high but lacking of salt and any flavor of the kimchi or cheese and other toppings on the fries. The fries were just warm as if they were just microwaved up. The desserts are on the smaller side and are extremely sweet. My friend had gotten the fried baos with condensed milk and I got the herbal jelly dessert cup which was deceptionally overpriced for what was actually in my glass cup. Honestly, I would go here again but having heard from the employees about the rats that were roaming and killed in the kitchen. I am going to do my best to stay away from double chin and Bao Bao bakery altogether. read more

Double Chin is Triple Phun. Crazy, madcap and zany food on the menu. Almost a spoof on American food -actually a total spoof. Waitress spoke the "Engrish" perfectly and was charming and fun. Food was cooked to order -lobster 'goons were great. Everything was great. No use explaining -but it is phun phood! Total recommend. Wacky and great!!!!!! read more

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This place was a nice fusion spot in Chinatown. We had the spam and taro fries which were super good and I had one of the lunch specials which I think was the fried rice. The prices were good as well. read more

Double Chin Modern Asian Restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Aight, here's the run down. Came here with two friends after AYCE BBQ in search for dessert. So because none of us had been here before, and the hype with place prevalent, we decided to check it out strictly for sweets. This place I believe used to be the old Apollo BBQ joint that no one really ever went to, and it's kinda crazy to see old establishments being flipped. Nonetheless, the interior decor is pretty nice, clean, and very modern. Even has it's own bench swing which is really hip. Opening up the menu, there were many many choices but we figured the three of us can tackle it's more popular item: the matcha toast thing. lol So upon receiving it, we were pretty overwhelmed. Simple, it was a colossal heap of diabetes, but ain't nothing but a thang. A few scoops of green tea ice cream, fruits, cereal bits, and a bunch of warm, sweet toast. My only gripe about this desert was that there was too much toast, and the balance between ice cream and toast didn't sit too well with me. Nonetheless, it was good. What I like a lot about this place is that it's open to 4am on a Friday and Saturday. So now, after raging and getting smashed at the clubs, there are more options besides the standard Chinese affairs, aka Peach Farm, Golden Gate, etc. I will be back to try more of the menu - and hopefully not after post-clubbing hours. read more

The donut bomb is delicious beyond words. Probably the greatest dessert in this universe. The rich custard filling inside the warm donut flows in your tongue with the strawberry ice cream. It's your loss if you don't try any dessert from here. Having tried all sorts of desserts around the world, I can say that this restaurant has the most creative and delicious desserts that no other restaurant can compare with. read more

Food smells awesome but the bathrooms are icky and makes me concerned. It's also concerning when you put an order in over the phone and end up waiting an additional 30 mins then normal. I might as well had grabbed a seat and dined in. Customer service could be way better as no one informed me of the confusion with my order at all. Come on guys read more

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I would just like to start off by saying that my friends and I were pretty excited to try this place after seeing all the pictures... We went this past Saturday in the freezing cold, and the place was pretty quiet; us plus 3 other tables. Our service was terrible! We had to ask for everything twice and flag a waiter down when we needed anything. Everything felt like it took forever! At one point, we wondered if they even got our drink order... Not to mention, they appeared fully staffed. Additionally, there was a huge fly (or flies) that would not go away. I know the staff saw us continuously swatting it away, but they acted as if it were normal for it to be there. Gross. Also noteworthy is that it smelled like live poultry every time I leaned back in my seat at the booth (and I was not the only one who noticed the smell). Double gross. The food. We all ordered sandwiches, drinks, and a cube toast to share. Once the ice cream was done on the cube toast, nobody wanted the rest of it. Overall, it was okay. Nothing that makes me want to return. Service changes the food and the experience! read more

The place is good! It's pretty fun and lively atmosphere, quirky and lovely. We had some drinks and they were delicious! Some authentic items too, such as the toast and ice cream, which you can't get easily in Boston. Service was also very speedy AND they're open late! One downside is that it sort of smelled like old books or cats. They can definitely clean up a bit. read more