So far, so good! I only have had a few dishes, but they were tasty and portions were larger than most other restaurants for take out, I think it's because the square take out containers they use can hold more food than most other containers especially the take out box. When everything is getting smaller and more expensive, it's refreshing to get a good deal for tasty food, and size matters. read more

The food is not delicious. The fried pork is too hard to chew:( The service is good. The owner is quite nice. read more

Jin Jin Gourmet - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

They have a new dim sum pastry chef. Dumplings and dim sum frozen to go. No english labels. All in chinese. There is a refrigerator with glass doors near the entrance. Special order nanjing duck. They showed up on a Sunday when they were closed to prep the duck. Can order anything. Very reasonable. read more

Absolutely delicious, visually delightful, appetite satisfying, catered Shanghainese food trays! An amazing gastronomic indulgence! read more

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Only tried their Kung Pao chicken. Way too salty!!! Extremely ! I threw out the entire box. Felt so wasteful but I couldn't eat it. They were friendly and appeared to be a clean place. Food: negative one star Service: 4/5 Cleanliness: 3/5 Overall 2-3/5 stars Prob won't go back given the experience read more

Here is my two cents on my price size in case of my Kung pow chicken.... It was delivered by Uber eats in a semi timely manner... when following it, they had a number of stops along the way so my food did not arrive piping hot just more a little over warm!!! I also got an order of Shanghai, steamed pork buns .. I thought these were extremely good. They were about bite-size and very tasty.. They came with a somewhat dipping sauce, which I did not find very appealing. It was because it was a vinegar base... my personal opinion I do not like any hot sauces or anything that is vinegar base but that's just me.. I also paid for a small size of plain white rice, which cost three dollars... knowing how much rice cost and how easy it is to make. I understand this to be a high profit item for them to have... Kung pow chicken. I thought it was a well proportion. It was only $15 for it. ... There was lots of peanuts, which I found it impressive and the taste was just very good and they use actually the dark meat, the chicken thighs, which enhance the flavor overall.... There was not much compile in the chicken. I was expecting it to be much more spicier and hot. but for regular people, it was more than adequate... I failed to ask you to have extra hot sauce on side or make it spicy ... but you can always add your own hot sauce, kick it up or knot. But overall, I found this to be quite more than adequate if you're looking for the dish. read more

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My go to place My favorites: Shanghai sweet osmanthus lotus roots 上海桂花糖藕 Shanghai Style Bamboo shoots 上海油燜筍 Shanghai Style Smoked Fish 上海燻魚 Shanghai Style Braised Ducks 上海醬鴨 Lamb w/green onions 蔥爆羊肉 Beef pancake 牛肉餡餅 read more

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Jinjin Gourmet is hands down the best Shanghai restaurant in the area! Every dish we tried was absolutely delicious and tasted so authentic. We ordered about six different dishes, and each one came in generous portions, perfect for sharing family-style. The flavors were rich and true to traditional Shanghai cooking -- fresh ingredients, perfectly balanced seasonings, and that comforting homemade feel. Crab with rice cakes is especially worth mentioning -- it's a dish that's hard to find, and Jinjin Gourmet makes it superb. read more

They have DINNER BOXES now! They're basically lunch boxes but with different dishes at dinner. I'm so happy. I normally have to work until 6ish and my family gets hungry around the time I pick them up. Now I can just pick up boxes and go. read more

Looking fresh Shanghai dishes and 100% Shanghai style! Makes me think my Home town! 中国上海 read more

Very nice place and great food! Ernest was very helpful, took my order it was delivered timely and perfectly! There's a great atmosphere there in the restaurant if you want to sit down and eat and it's family and children friendly there as well! The broccoli beef is excellent and the chicken egg rolls! Awesome! read more

Came to this plaza to visit the Bank of America. Since I was making the trip out here we ordered ahead of time online for pick up so we will have lunch. Ordering online was easy. Received an email stating my order will be ready in 30 minutes. Plenty of parking in this plaza. Came over around 15 minutes after my BoA visit and was told one of my items was out. Bummer. Advised to return in another 15 minutes. I waited outside and returned in 15 minutes to a long line of patrons around 1145am. I went to the front. The man recognized me and reviewed the receipt with me since one of the items was out. Paid and headed home. I would like say that I had a pleasant interaction with this man and all the food was presented nicely with good quantity. Bamboo shoots: We order this whenever we see it on the menu. This place gives a lot and the shoots were braised well and soft with a slight crunch to them. Perfection. Pork Ball with brown sauce: 4 good sized balls with 4 bak Choy. We haven't seen this item before so we opted for it. It was delicious! We will be ordering it again! Presented very nicely in the togo box. Yang Chow Fried Rice: Ordered this to enjoy with the pork balls. This was probably our least favorite. Some of the rice was clumped together but overall good and we have leftovers for tomorrow. Seem like their lunch plates are very popular hence all these patrons lining up around lunch time. Some of their lunch box items look very appetizing (I grew up in SF where a lot of these places serve fried and oily items). They have a mix of typical Americanized items and also home-y items such as tomato egg. Given close proximity to our home, uniqueness of some of their items, delicious bamboo shoots we plan on returning. read more

Jin Jin Gourmet - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

I never heard of the Tong Sui place until my niece wanted to go there. I looked at the menu for the first time and just knew I had to try the Durian Pudding. It was great. I never tasted Durian before but now I know love it. read more

An excellent mom and pop Chinese restaurant in a quiet location near the Apple campus and Tong Sui! The owner is an elderly man who is super sweet and always ready to help answer questions or suggest things for your order. Reasonably priced and always a HUGE lunch line for their two/three item combo. Our staples are the hot and sour soup, broccoli chicken, sesame chicken, and the fried rice. They're super quick, food comes out nice and hot and makes it to your dinner table (despite being take out) well. Portions are also fairly big and we usually have plenty of leftovers that keep well for the next day. read more

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My car was at the shop nearby and I came here to pick up some lunch while I waited. The food was surprisingly good. The set up is similar to Panda Express where you can order a combo and choose from the pre-made dishes. I got fried rice with green beans and tofu. I liked it a lot and it went fast. I would have been happy to not have had the conversation with the person in line ahead of me who wanted to talk about WW2 and the effects of the nuclear bomb on Japan. Totally random and uncomfortable. read more

Jin Jin Gourmet - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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With the vast number of Shanghainese restaurant options in the Bay and also having tried most of them as a Shanghainese-food snob, I never thought it was this inconspicuous 3.5 stars restaurant with barely over a hundred reviews that would end up capturing my heart. IMPORTANT: Do NOT get the xiaolongbao or soups here - The XLBs are pocketed with little meatballs inside that come with an unnaturally smooth surface texture one can only assume was pre-frozen for ages - Soups come in big portions for the price but mostly taste like big buckets of water Then whyTF do I like this place so much if they don't even have good XLBs, aka THE signature dish many use to assume a Shanghainese restaurant's quality? Well, I too was very misled by the shitty (sorry jin jin) XLBs during my first visits and didn't want to come back except I was lazy and JJ was the closest proximity-wise when I craved Shanghainese food, so I started trying all the obscure-sounding dishes from the huge menu as well as daily specials and whatever they recommended each time. That's when I started to fall slowly in love with this place, because it was those other dishes that drew out a sense of my hometown with every taste. In retrospect, I also realized that our habits of evaluating the quality of a Shanghainese restaurant based on its XLB (or assuming the quality of an ethnic restaurant using few "signature" dishes we know of) isn't that rational, because authentic ethnic home cuisines is so much more than just a few well-known dishes natives often only eat during special occasions, just like how my family rarely if ever made XLBs back home. In fact, I didn't even like XLBs until I got unintentionally brainwashed by all the associations between XLBs and Shanghainese restaurants in america. Damn I just spewed so much food philosophy lol... Anyway, I've been here so many times now that the old shanghainese uncle who owns the restaurant (and slowly reminding me of my dad) recognizes my voice every time I call from some sketchy number. Come here and try something from their daily specials or whatever the owners recommend that's reminiscent of their hometown. read more

Jin Jin Gourmet - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

This is my 2nd time eating here. We had the twice cooked pork that came with tofu, cabbage and onions. I do not like tofu so I picked it off. It had a delicious savory flavor. I would def order again. We also had beef and broccoli and the garlic cucumbers that were also delicious. The service was good and friendly. They have a big dining room that can hold larger parties. They also have precooked food behind the counter that you can grab & go. It's a little pricey for chinese food but you get quality food. read more

LUNCH SPECIALS TO GET YOU RIGHT! I can on a rainy day got a lunch special for fried rice, orange chicken, Bro Olli beef, and hot and sour soup. The fried rice was good and had lots of toppings, but it was nothing special! However the orange chicken was really good with it still being crunchy even after being out for a long time it was crunchy and sweet and extremely tasty, however the broccoli beef was extremely mid with the servers giving me mostly broccoli and the beef tasted a little too gamey. The hot and sour soup was also all right, but it didn't have much flavor either and the toppings inside didn't have any texture. OVERALL I would not come again as it wasn't too special, however if you want a cheap meal it would be worth it if you know what to get! read more

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Disappointed. Gave it multiple chances. They don't put a lot of chicken in the "chicken" entrees. The chicken is also very rubbery. Not satisfying. read more

Among the highlights of my meal were the Spicy Chicken), Braised Belt Fish and 烤麸 Braised Wheat Gluten). Each dish was a masterpiece in its own right, and I can't wait to return for more. read more

My fiance and I dropped by late Sunday night to order some takeout. We ordered the eggplant with garlic sauce, duck with bamboo soup, and beef chow fun. The eggplant with garlic sauce is so good!! The eggplants were soft and silky, the bell peppers and onions were slightly crunchy, but that sauce it came in was absolutely amazing. They were out of most soups but they recommend the duck with bamboo soup and that turned out really good too! There are little bone pieces within the soup but the meat and bamboo are super tender. The beef chow fun was alright, it didn't have much wok flavor but the pieces of beef were really tender. Overall, i'll definitely be back for the eggplant with garlic sauce and I can't wait to try out their other soup options! read more

Difficult to find parking during busy weekday lunch hours. The plaza that the store is located does not have sufficient parking spots. Food quality is good and tasty read more

I get the 3 item lunchbox a lot when I come here. It's a lot of food for roughly 15 bucks. The owners are friendly and are very generous with the servings. The cold meat selection is all pretty good but I'm not a fan of the fish. The vegetables are good but some of them, like the eggplant, are a bit salty. read more

Fair price and food is average. But with this price I don't expect too much. Will come for daily lunch read more

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This is our new go-to Chinese restaurant having moved in the area. The chow mein is exceptional! We also really enjoy the Shanghai dumplings, mixed mushroom with beef, and sautéed pea sprouts. Knocking a star because we ordered the braised duck but it was cold, which was disappointing. The service is friendly! read more

The wife and I walked in for a late lunch around 1:30pm Friday. We've been there before and it was a good experience. This time, they still had some pre made food from the lunch crowd remaining behind the glass but the wife preferred to order off the menu. There was no line and only four other people in the seats, all eating out of the styrofoam boxes from the pre made selection. The server approached us at our table and said the pre made would be quicker. My wife responded in a pleasant voice that she really wanted to order off the menu. The server then scowled, literally flipped *one* menu onto the table and walked away. We looked at each other and walked out. Business must be really good for them, but we're not going back. read more

We were picking up desserts next door and decided to try this place because there was a long line. As all foodies know, a long line usually means good food! Lol We ordered chow mein, beef with broccoli, chicken with vegetables, pork with tofu, and hot and sour soup. Out of all of the dishes the beef with broccoli was my favorite. The ingredients were fresh and not overly salty. In my opinion the food overall was decent, but I wouldn't go out of my way to drive here to get food... read more

They said food would take 20 mins. Had to wait 50 minutes to get it for a to-go order. If you had to wait 50 to get food while sitting down, that would be unacceptable. They weren't even busy and it was not during peak hours (8pm - 9pm) read more

This place serves authentic Shanghainese food. The wait might be long when it's busy, but it's WORTH the wait. I grew up in Shanghai and their food tastes like what I ate in my childhood! read more

Jin Jin Gourmet - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

They will tell you your food is ready in the app, but tell you you still need to wait another 30 minutes when you go in there I think they do it to make them look quick in those take out apps. Also the people here clearly don't want to talk to customers read more

Great reasonable lunch place with good tasting authentic Chinese food at affordable prices. Dinner here had their shrimp ... but it isn't that fresh and had a strange taste. Other than that the marinated pig ear as well as their tofu was the bomb. read more

If I could give this place no stars I would, they took our order at 1:44 PM and after over an hour they still haven't finished it. I had to ask twice. We didn't come here directly anyway, we were just in the area. There was another guy waiting the same amount of time as me and he was fighting with the guy in Mandrian and after back and forth he got his order (yup before ours). The last time I asked, the guy told me that they are short handed and there's only one chef at work BUT they have a really big order that needed to be done by 2:30 PM... It's already almost 3 PM. Bro you should've told me that you were in this situation before you took my order. My girlfriend even wanted to leave, just take whatever was done, cut our losses and gone home. We waited 15 mins more so in the total they took an hour and 16 mins for 3 items. Hope your place recovers from this shortage and get more efficient in the future but we likely will not return. read more

Very nice little store. Typical Chinese restaurant. Come in on a Thursday night and got seated right away. Ordered three cup chicken, honey walnut shrimp, string bean, and stir fry lamb. Everything was tasty, especially the honey walnut shrimp read more

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Jin Jin is both a Chinese Fast Food and Dine In Restaurant. Their fast food section is freshly made and they have a lot of items to choose from! I ordered from their dine in menu today. I got the salted meat with vegetables fried rice. It's a traditional Shanghai comfort food and tasted pretty delicious and authentic. read more

Keep supporting local small businesses. Especially now, they still need our business! Definitely will keep Jin Jin in our rotation. Friendly staff. We've tried a variety of items and they've all been good. I was desperate a few weeks ago for some good Chinese takeout, and called them several times in a row like a Stage-5 Clinger, but they didn't pick up. It's hard to know actual business hours right now with all the shelter-in-place changes to businesses. We made change of plans and got something else for dinner that night. But he saw my missed calls, and called back to see if I still wanted to order. He said they were out doing a Costco run and it ran late. Maybe for now they're closed between lunch and dinner(?). Anyway, I thought that was really nice and told him I would order from them the next time we planned for Chinese food. Last order there was a mix up. Either my order on the phone was misunderstood, or one of our items got mixed up with someone else's order. We ended up with some salt and pepper fish, and it was really tasty! If someone else got our order of Schezwan Chicken, hope it was still enjoyed by you. read more

When I found out about Jin Jin Gourmet , I was excited to try it out . Jin Jin is not that far from where I work . So I jumped into my Work Whip and rolled to Jin Jin . They are located in a Brand Spanking New Strip Mall , Bank Of America is right next store . There's plenty of parking in their parking lot . I stashed my Whip in the Parking lot and rolled in. Jin Jin is a Pretty good sized Restaurant . There's lots of tables to Dine at . They have a Large Steam Table that they stock for Lunch and Dinner . That's great if your in a rush or time is an issue. They have 2 Restrooms and Men and Woman's . I used the Men's on my visit and found it to be Clean . There's also 2 LCD TVs for Entertainment . I seated myself at a table and a Server brought me a Double sided laminated menu to peruse and took my Drink order. The Steam table was being restocked for Dinner on my visit so I didn't order from it . When my Server returned with my Beverage . I tried to order several items off the Menu Ala Carte - but they did not have the Items in stock to Cook or Serve.. Their Menu is quite large and rather impressive if they had all the items to serve. So I finally ordered the Beef Chow Fun . Beef Chow Fun is a Standard Chinese Dish . I waited 10 Minutes for my Chow Fun . My Server delivered it to my table . First thought when I saw my Beef Chow Fun was "Where's The Beef ???" Instead of Chunks of Beef there were Silvers of Beef . WTF ??? And instead of a lot of Noodles there was more Bean Sprouts . And the Portion Size was disappointing and on the Small side . The one Positive thing about the Chow Fun was the Flavor it tasted great . After eating my Chow Fun . There was a Thick Film of Oil left on the Plate . The Server and the Counter Help were nice . They accept most Major Credit cards . I paid by Credit Card and Rolled out . read more

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Decent Chinese restaurant. Came here because of the ratings and I wanted to try a local Chinese restaurant. I chose the spicy chicken, the soy sauce chicken, and another chicken which I don't remember the name. It's decent but I think it was a soy sauce chicken that was extremely salty. Thankfully I can handle and enjoy salty foods. They also provide soup with the combo meals. I can see why this place has a mediocre rating. Will I return? When I feel like having cheapo Chinese food, yes. By the way, they're not so cheap. For three item combo cost me $13. I could get three item combo at Panda Express for only $10. read more

Not bad for lunch. 1-3 item steam tray combos with rice/noodles and choice of egg flower or hot & sour soup starts at ~$6.50-8.50. You can request half/half fried rice/chow mein/steamed white rice. I saw photos of the chow mein prior to my visit and assumed I wouldn't like it, but gave it a shot. Yep, won't be getting that again. Bland with some veggies. Fried rice was ok, plump not too oily grains adorned with scrambled eggs, diced carrots, and peas. I knew I'd walk away feeling only slightly satisfied after ordering barely any meat: beef & broccoli, sautéed green beans, and braised tofu with eggplant. I asked for more tofu than the latter; the lady kindly obliged. The green beans looked so good! I finished all of it, wok tossing them with a bit of chili is genius. Hints of spiciness go a long way. Wish it had shrimp in it like at Asia Express in Union City though. Beef and broccoli didn't have much beef, plus they weren't the meatiest cuts either. Love braised tofu! No complaints. My coworkers let me try their salt & pepper pork chop and salted fried chicken pieces. The pork chop was good, less fat, more meat. The small chicken pieces were of course, salty but had easy to swallow bones if not careful. Egg flower soup was kind of sweet? Probably because of the corn. Lots of seating available in a brightly lit space. Various items on the steam tray or you can order from the vast menu for cooked to order dishes. Quick service, pour your own water near the cashier. read more

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Good food, but the portion is getting less and less. When I brought the issue to the owner, who is the cashier, he said "it depends on the people (who pack the lunch box)" The item in the picture is a $10, 2 item lunch. I did not include the picture of the complementary soup. The worst thing is, they just raised the price recently. read more

Jin Jin Gourmet - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Only one word to describe this place...AMAZING They created a dish for me and they were able to make something even better than imagined. read more