1) egg drop wonton soup literally flavorless 2) cold sesame noodles were swimming in peanut sauce 3) not sure what the chicken in a basket was supposed to be. normally made with fried faro root, this was lo mein noodles uncooked and unflavored 4) regular lo mein was. edible read more

First time ordering takeout from Jani. The hot and sour soup was delicious, nice big mushrooms and all the other great stuff they put in there. The egg roll was very fresh, delicious and perfect ratio of crispiness/chewiness. The vegetable lo mein was phenomenal and the portion size was really big so I'll have two meals from it. Wow I'm so happy to have found Jani!!! read more

Could use a facelift. Delicious sushi, lovely staff. Very good sushi and delightful staff

I last reviewed Jani 10 years ago. We are still eating at Jani's once or twice a month and still enjoy it very much. We love the early bird special and the food has been excellent, read more

Food is awesome Ambiance is perfect Service is the mostest Owners are present and run the business better than most read more

Jani's is Back!!!! They had been slipping over the years but finally some new booths and a touch of paint and what a great experience. The sushi for Aps were perfect!!! We all shared. Drinks were fun and all in all well worth the trip. The Chinese for dinner was fantastic!!!! I would recommend this to all. read more

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Food and service is good . Old school Chinese place . Soup dumplings are great . Two items i didn't like were chicken low mein and the fried rice It was fresh but was jot seasoned. Besides that all other food was good read more

Im from NYC and meet my childhood friend here annually. The food is fresh- great lunch special, fun drinks and the atmosphere is really fun, very old school chinese restaurant vibe read more

Been coming to Jani for a very long time. Always happy with the food I have had. Absolutely love the wonton soup as simple as it is. Other selections are always cooked to perfection and served nice and hot. Service is good no real compl read more

Jani has been our go to take out for many years! We have always enjoyed the food. In the past we have had very small minor issues with delivery.....last night that changed For Valentines Day we decided to order Chinese with the kids. We ordered Several dishes, one being Kung Pao Chicken with extra peanuts. The woman repeated my order but said Kung Pao Chicken add Peanuts. I said yes kung Pao ( Sichuan) chicken add extra peanuts. She said ok. Very quickly the food arrived ( 15-20 min) I opened it up and everything was ok except the chicken. She gave me an order of General Chow chicken with peanuts on it. It was gross to look at. I immediately called back and informed her of the error. I asked that it be corrected. Instead of apologizing, instead of saying we will fix it, she said this is all your fault you ordered General Cho. She refused to correct the error. I told her very clearly no it was her mistake and why would anyone order extra peanuts on General Cho , it doesn't even come with peanuts much less to add extra? Aside from all of that I had mention Sichuan Chicken to clarify my order. She insisted I was wrong and told me no. That she said General Cho. I said clearly there is a language barrier here, and I asked to speak with someone else. As soon as I asked to speak to someone ,she said never mind I will just send out the new order. (This is after arguing with me for 5 minutes on the phone.) One hour later ( almost to the minute) the order of Kung Pao arrives. The deliver driver hands me the kung Pao , does not apologize and says please give us back our General Cho. So I went into my garbage and dug out the peanut covered General cho and gave it back to him. He grabbed it and left. So gross and very rude !!! Why did they want food back that was opened looked at and thrown in the garbage? Did they reserve this food? The world may never know!!!! What I do know is I will not be eating from there anymore read more

Was driving down the road and saw Jani's and have been to their other location I figured I should try this one. Inside was beautiful, the display case and terra cotta warriors was really cool. The food comes out quick and piping hot. Everything we had was very good except the XLB they where just average. I am a XLB snob and prefer the ones in flushing over many others but for Long Island they where solid. read more

Jani - Inside - Chinese Near Me - Wantagh, New York

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Not that pleased with our dinner from Jani. I've only heard good things about this place but all three dishes had an overwhelming amount of sauce. The flavor was good, but a lot of the food was overpowered by the sauce. I drained all the sauce from the 3 dishes and took a pic so you can see how much was there. The seafood dish had plenty of shrimp and crab, also some nice lychee and pineapple thrown in. The udon dish was good, I felt like it was mostly protein and not enough noodles though. And our last dish which was chicken and veggies was supposed to be spicy, never even came close. I would give it another try but definitely request light on rhe read more

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Customer for 25-30yrs. Food has always been great, friendly service and spotless......including restrooms. 5 stars from me. read more

Always great food and service. One of the best Chinese restaurants in Nassau and very reasonable prices. Never had a bad dish!

I was here back in February and food and service were excellent. Went back a couple days ago and sadly no wheee near as good. When you order chicken with Cashews what would you expect to get? Sounds like a stupid question but what I got was 90 percent mixed vegetables and just over a teaspoon of chicken and cashews. Our server was just ok too. Was breathing over us after handing us the check. Kept coming over to see if we had paid yet. It was very uncomfortable to watch. read more

I can't speak for the Chinese food or the dine-in experience, as I got take-out sushi. But the sushi may have been the worst I've ever had. Salmon roll was a pale pink instead of bright orange- low quality and flavorless. The shrimp tempura was somehow chewy and overcooked. Probably the worst was the "ikura". Ikura is supposed to be salmon roe- large orange eggs. What they give you is straight up not ikura, it's a spoonful of tobiko (tiny eggs used as garnish) on rice and wrapped with nori. It's 100% false advertising, I guess they expect people not to know better. And the tobiko got all over the rest of our sushi. Just yikes. read more

Food was not particularly good Wrong order received on one item - 2nd item of Shrimp Tempura had no taste -& 3rd salmon teriyaki was off the mark - have had it before but for some reason this nite was really awful. Service was sketchy - server very hasty and impatient as it was really busy for this particular Sat nite -over 30 min wait and was totally not worth it. read more

GREAT LUNCH SPECIALS. this place is a great place to come for lunch, and there are so many good lunch options from both Chinese dishes to Japanese dishes. Everything is very good here except I am not a fan of the Salad or the dressing they use. The staff is very quick at bringing out your food and the amount of options make it a good option for big groups or people with diverse dietary needs. I only come here for lunch since the deals are so good, but I probably wouldn't come here for dinner to pay the same prices as some other very good Asian food places. Their presentation of their food is good and they start you off with fried noodles and this sweet sauce to dip them in. It is very quiet in here and could even be a good place to work from as they do have wifi. I would recommend this place for a weekday lunch to anyone. read more

Jani - Avocado roll Buddhist Delight with brown sauce white rice bento box - Chinese Near Me - Wantagh, New York

My favorite Chinese food! The best chicken and broccoli. Broccoli is always fresh and delicious!

This is probably the best Chinese food I've had in a very long time. So many restaurants have turned to strictly takeout so there's actually no atmosphere however here at Jani, they do it right. My dish which was the bean curd and vegetables was absolutely fantastic the portion was enormous I couldn't even eat a quarter of it. The sauce was exquisite. My husband and mother-in-law ordered from the luncheon menu they both ordered the chicken and black bean sauce. Once again magnificence the sauce was the best black bean sauce I've ever had. Service is excellent I highly recommend this place. If I could give a 10 stars I would. read more

Jani - Main restaurant seating area - Chinese Near Me - Wantagh, New York

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Took us 15 min for someone to come over to the table. Food came ordered 2 orders of Semese chicken. Asked for sauce and waited about 10 min. Had to get up and get it. The chicken was so dry had 2 pieces and told them to take it back. Worst experience. And I loved to come here. Bad food and bad service. The excuse was they were busy. Not good. read more

We first started going to the Jani in Hicksville and have done so for too many years to remember. Then we moved to the south shore and thankfully found Jani here in Wantagh and we've been coming here 7 years. We are always greeted as we walk in the door and seated right away. I always enjoy everything I've ordered which is most of the menu. I find each dish quite flavorful. My only negative is the wonton soup broth. I find it lacking in flavor but the wontons are good. This is my go to restaurant for Chinese food. read more

Mixed feelings about this one during a recent visit back to Long Island. All of the dishes we ordered that were supposed to be spicy (from menu) were not at all...that really detracted from the dish. Our to-go order was missing several items (too far for us to drive back to retrieve) and finally the staff at the register were very impersonal. We also thought they could do a little better, compared to other local restaurants, with their noodles for the soup. Maybe the dine-in experience is better...the room certainly looks opulent. read more

It was such an amazing experience while going to Jani. When you walk into the establishment you see such amazing detail and beautiful artistic designs that make the place so luxurious and exquisite in so many ways. The food was outstanding got the generals chicken the classic. It was amazing, I also I had duck and the duck was very good very tender very good. I would definitely go here again all the time to get my food. Such an awesome an amazing experience!!! read more

Jani - Amazing - Chinese Near Me - Wantagh, New York

Disgusting tempura that smells like the freezer and soggy as a wet rag. Sushi was dry as paper and didn't taste fresh. Should've looked towards where they kept sashimi on the way in. Pity I looked on the way out and the way they maintained sashimi was absolutely ridiculous (had them out with no wrap over them no wonder they dried out). If you plan on coming here just order Chinese food. read more

Ive eaten at Janis a bunch of times but this is the first time i have left a review. Janis is the prototypical 3 star restaurant. I have never eaten inside only take out. But inside looks clean and staff seems pleasant everytime i go in to pickup my food. General tsos chicken and the egg rolls are decent. My wife got the chicken and broccoli and she liked that as well. Janis food is good enough to eat but not good enough to go out of your way for. read more

Jani - Shrimp Ragoons - Chinese Near Me - Wantagh, New York

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What can I say... how to start....ok start positive...I wasn't that hungry so I added the early bird special to my sons entree. Early bird gives a glass of wine, An app, and soup. Lukewarm or cold. The service was torturously slow, not nice, no recommendations, no soy sauce on the table anything we asked for took forever. Not going back... read more

I've been going to Jani's for about 20 years and have been loving it all this time. I've chosen Jani's for graduation celebration dinners, birthday dinners - any special occasion, I voted to bring my family to Jani's. On nights we aren't celebrating, my parents love to order sushi from Jani's for dinner. I now have my boyfriend hooked on picking Jani's for date nights. The wait staff is very friendly, approachable, courteous, and efficient. You are greeted with a smile and given water and green tea upon being seated. The tables and booths are spread out very nicely and the mirrored ceilings give the room an even larger look. After you give your order, you are given thick wonton chips, duck sauce, and spicy mustard (you CAN ask for more). In regards to the Chinese food, I have enjoyed the following: miso soup, duck soup, sesame chicken, general tso chicken, lo mein. I've also enjoyed their California roll, spicy tuna roll, and Philadelphia roll. The portions are generous, especially for the Chinese food; I always end up bringing chicken home. Meals at a great price and the check is always accompanied by a complimentary treat. Dessert is always a fortune cookie per person, orange slices, and a cherry. As you can tell, Jani's is my favorite spot for Chinese and Japanese food, and I've easily convinced others to share the same appreciation. Hope you enjoy it there! read more

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Out of all the Jani locations around Long Island, I like this one the most. They are the only location that offers an early bird special Monday-Friday, 4pm-6pm. The early bird special includes: - choice of soup - choice of appetizer - choice of entree - soda or wine - dessert. It's a pretty good deal, just make sure you order by 6pm! For my meal tonight, I ordered miso soup, veggie dumplings, Szechuan chicken and red wine. Everything was delicious and full of flavor. My mom got egg drop wonton soup, egg roll, sautéed spinach with chicken and shrimp and white wine. I had a piece of her meal and it was amazing! I still have to mention that they put shrimp in their pork egg rolls. This should be marked on their menu for people with a shellfish allergy! My stepdad had miso soup, pork dumplings, mango chicken and red wine. He finished everything...so I'm pretty sure he enjoyed it! The service was great. Our waiter was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed and made sure our water glasses were full. Everything was delicious. Everything is always fresh as well. read more

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I'd say three stars is pretty spot on! Came for my mothers birthday. Food overall was average. We had wonton, egg drop and miso soup, Egg roll, edamame, and Steamed dumplings...all were good. Rainbow roll was ok, shrimp and chicken over spinach was kinda flavorless but ok. Udon noodles with chicken, shrimp and beef was good but kinda sweet. Service was good. Overall, your average Long Island Chinese restaurant with average food. read more

This place is great! Chinese and Japanese food both done beautifully. The service is sometimes on the slow side (you have to ask for things multiple times sometimes), but the food itself is worth the 5 stars! read more

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Had a take out order. One dish Tufu Broccoli and Cashews. They forgot the cashews. I call and they tell me a two dollar credit. The dish is ruined and $ 2 the price of the cashews. The dish was bland as well as the spare ribs. Spare ribs were burnt For now on Jen's in Massapequa and Jami can keep the $2 read more

I find it hard to believe Yelp only has this restaurant at a 3-star rating! Come on people, start putting in some good reviews. We go here about once a month and they are the best Chinese restaurant around these parts. I like a nearby competitor but Jani is better. I love getting Chinese and Japanese together. I love their Shumai dumplings and the Shrimp Wonton soup. read more

Raw wonton meat and poor customer service. The guy on the phone told me he would not refund me $10 for the raw wontons. I offered to send a picture and was told I had to bring it back. No chance im driving back 10-15 mins each way in rush hour traffic, I'll just make sure never to come back here again. I normally don't believe on putting down a restaurant for one mistake but it's the rude treatment that earned them this. If you want to get sick and be treated poorly then this is the place to be. read more

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The food is good, but it can get crowded on weekends. Wait staff is pretty gruff and tries to rush you. They also try to hand you one plate of rice and tell you to share with the whole table of 4 people. No way, if we're all paying for meals, we are each getting our own rice! No point in being cheap with customers if they're paying. Overall clean, good food, and if you can ignore rude waiters, then come on in. read more

Not my thing. I didn't like any of the food. The decor is nice but there is something off about the food. I order chicken & broccoli, pork fried rice, general tso and some other dishes but nothing was as good as other authentic restaurants I have tried. read more

We were looking for a sitdown Chinese place, which isn't the easiest thing to find. Most places are take out with a few tables mostly used to wait for your order. Not Jani. They have a large dining area with tables and comfy, maybe outdated booths. There were a few larges parties going on when we got there if you have a good sized group. We three simply were living the booth life. While we crunched on the deep fried noodles and dunked them in the duck sauce and mustard, we looked over the menu. We had some crab and cheese. We had some pork buns. For my meal, i went with the General. My standard. Didn't need to go crazy, but they had a good size menu. The wife had the duck, which was good too. I plan on going back again. The place has a certain charm to it. The food was good. The seat was comfy. read more

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I'm sorry that I have to write this over two dollars but it's the principle of the thing. I have bees regular at the Wantagh location for at least 5 years and it has been my go to restaurant for Chinese food. I'm really ticked off over what just happened. I ordered the egg foo young special from the menu and pointed to it in front of the waiter. It is listed at $17.95 and shows pork, chicken, and shrimp. When I received my check, it showed the price at $19.95. I questioned the two dollar discrepancy and was told that they charged extra for the pork! No mention of an up charge or price increase in the menu. You would think that a smart business man would acknowledge the error and satisfy the customer. Nope, they insisted that I somehow made the error. ???? Losing loyal customers over two dollars is just plain stupid in my opinion. read more

Worst service ever, the waitress was rude and the food was even worst . The Entree was cold and when returned heated it was still cold. Hawaiian sushi roll was discusting I could barley eat one piece. The Chinese noodles were stale and when we asked for new ones we were told they are all the same. The edinami was old and wilted. When we went to leave the waiste deliberately checked to see if we signed the bill. To be fair we have been to this location several other times with good results but this was in unbearable and we would never return even if someone paid us to go back Stay away Read less Written June 26, 2023 read more

Such a delicious dinner from Jani. Everything was fresh hot and awesome. We have been going to Jani's since it opened at this location. It's always consistent and always delicious! Just wanted to post this review as not to take them for granted. The best food... read more