Kim's Kitchen has been a personal childhood favorite of mine for years. It's clear the family has put so much heart into perfecting their family-style menu over the years--every dish feels like it's made with care. You can't go wrong with any of their staples: the shrimp egg foo young, beef and broccoli, lo mein, and chow mein are all absolute perfection. Always consistent, welcoming, and delicious! read more

I've been here twice now for the vegetable egg Foo Young and Kung Pao Beef lunch specials. Overall the food is good. Where I come from on the East Coast roast pork fried rice is always included in the lunch specials. Kim's Restaurant is too cheap to offer it with their lunch specials and just give plain basic fried rice with egg mixed in which is surprising. Instead of including a small cup of soup with their lunch specials they also decide to save money by giving you a mini spring roll and a could of miniscule fried wontons with nothing inside! Unbelievable! Aside from those cost cutting maneuvers the entrees I tried were very well done. The vegetable egg Foo Young is one of the best egg Foo Youngs I have ever had and the Kung Pao Beef was decent too. The portions are generous and the prices are extremely fair and probably haven't changed in 25 years or maybe more! Lunch specials start at only $9.50 and go no higher than $13. I must applaud them for the value. The service is nice and fast and the ambiance feels like you stepped into a 1950s time capsule, very retro Chinese restaurant feeling. read more

Kim's Restaurant - Egg Foo Young (lunch special) - Cantonese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This old school favorite has been a staple for many years. If you are missing Yee's, this gives similar vibes. I recently ordered pork fried rice, broccoli beef and sweet & sour chicken. Everything was divine and my taste buds were doing a happy dance. This isn't somewhere to dine in, just pick up and go. Call ahead and your food will be hot and ready when you get there. read more

This place has been around and family owned for 100 years so I heard. Food here is so delicious and flavorful. The service was very good and they are very nice. This place gives Chinese restaurant that you would see in movies when a person orders take out at night or late evening. I love it very home vibes and clean. read more

After Yees Chinese Restaurant on Slauson closed many years ago, ive been searching for a new spot to get that same taste from. It's definitely not Yees (oh how i miss that 3-in-one, or those fried chicken egg rolls) but it will do. The service is mid, the place used to let you dine in and take in the ambience, but after covid its just a "place your order at the door" spot now. The chicken chow mein and orange chicken is solid. It's a lot of stuff on the menu I haven't tried, but I'm open to suggestions. read more

The food is always been very tasty and smell very good and it is delicious. I like the shrimp fried rice with extra egg and I like the sweet-and-sour shrimp with the white rice and I like the egg flour soup and a little crunchy chips that you put in the soup. My family members they like the duck. The environment is very nice and the people that work there are very polite so you gotta go try this hitting gym. It's been a community before. I was even born great place to go have lunch and dinner at or just a snack. read more

We haven't tried this yet. Didn't have time to try before returning to our home in Washington but we are REALLY interested in trying their "pressed almond duck with brown gravy. It was easy to find 60 years ago at Cantonese restaurants but since it takes so much work to make, it's now hard to find. Will try next year... Am giving here 5 stars on the anticipation of the duck. read more

I saw this restaurant on TikTok and I have been looking for egg for young in los. Angeles in the valley San Bernardino, this is by far the best simply outstanding, so check them out. Go by, try their food yourself. read more

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It was said women owned, but a man served me. I've been there several times. He is very rude and I think he did something to my food. It was horrible this time not ever going back. Going to tell friends not to patronize with their money to people that are rude to them never had this kind of rude rude. Service !!!!!! read more

Kim's Restaurant - How much I spent there for my mom's lunch after Dialysis horrible experience from a man that waited on me and the food this time not good - Cantonese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love leaving reviews, but good ones only. This time I could not. Lived in Los Angeles all my life, but never ate here. I heard so much about it over the years but just never got to Kim"s. I did on Thursday and I am soooooooo dissatisfied and disappointed. I was craving an egg foo young bad, and I know there are so many places that makes a great one, but I said let me try Kim's. $55 dollars later everything was tasteless. If the egg rolls are bad usually the food is too, and that is what I got. No flavor in the egg rolls, garlic beef, shrimp foo young, not even the shrimp fried rice was good. I don't know how good you were years ago, but Thursday it was not hitting! Sorry, I will not be back! Sticking with what I know to be good authentic Chinese food, Kim's is not it read more

Chinese vegetable soup no flavor. Just water and veggies. No taste or seasoning. Serving size was ok my the not price worthy.

After reading some positive reviews about the Egg Foo Young, I thought I would try it. The other 1-star reviews are accurate. It was tasteless and they used the tiny baby shrimp. Even after dousing it with soy sauce and salt, it still tasted like cardboard. read more

The quality of the food used to be good. It isn't anymore. Today I ordered house fried rice. There was no beef and the shrimp were tiny freeze-dried shrimp, exactly like you get in a Cup-of-Noodles. I called from home once I saw the rice, and the woman said,"alway like that." I was dog-tired but I got in my car and brought the food back for a refund. The woman wanted to be argumentative. I came for a refund, not justification for this nonsense. The rice was full of peas and carrots, and very little chicken and no beef at all. They said they no longer put beef in their house-fried rice. And they attempted to justify charging me a full entree price for sub-par ingredients you find in a cheap instant ramen cup of noodles. Those freeze-dried shrimp are tiny and not meant to be used in a fried rice dish in a restaurant. Very disappointed in the food and the service. Also, initially they lost my order and I sat a long time waiting. Once I came to the window to inquire, the guy realized they'd dropped the ball, They slapped something together quickly and gave it to me. I will never go to Kim's again. Also, I gave up on the egg rolls a while ago. The shrimp egg rolls are bland now flavorless, and the food overall has fallen off --just subpar. I did get a full refund. read more

Went to Kim's last night and was very happy with the food. With so many Chinese places closing, I've been searching for a new place and have found it. It was Super Bowl Sunday, the BEST day of the year to go out to eat, everyone is at home watching the game. Even traffic was really light. My wife and I got the bbq fried rice which was better than average, chicken and green beans (chicken was a tad salty) and shrimp chow mein. Overall it was a 4.5 star meal, rounded up to 5. We will definitely be back to explore more of the menu, especially the almond duck and egg fu young. read more

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Nextdoor lied to me. I will never listen to my neighbors again. Had seen Kim's brought up repeatedly when people were looking for good Chinese food in the area. My husband wanted Chinese. He always wants Chinese but probably doesn't get it often enough. We need more of "What Baby Wants, Baby Gets." But anyway. I looked at the pictures on here. Really wasn't impressed, but ignored myself and hoped for the best because they were close, we hate eating past 6:00, and it was already 7:30. But anyway. Ordered. Picked it up. As soon as I opened the containers, I knew it was going to be disappointment like going with the wrong person to prom. Like that level. It doesn't matter what we had because none of it was good. I'm sorry. I want more for us in this neighborhood. I'm giving two stars because there were large portions and I try to reserve 1 star for something extraordinarily bad. read more

I go here often when I want some egg foo young and the shrimp egg rolls. I also ordered the won ton soup when I felt under the weather, it was good though. The Staff are nice and always get your order to you. Everytime I've gone inside, it was pretty laid back and it is consistent read more

I've been here twice. The food is just gross. The sweet and sour pork didn't look cooked. Ambiance is Crenshaw plaza. read more

I tried them for the 2nd time. I thought I would go for some egg foo young I let the man talk me into getting a combo plate. He. Should me a combo. It had shrimp, egg foo foo yoong. I thought it would be goog. They brunt t my egg foo young and covered up with the gravy. I tied to call them back but the phone was off the hook. Was to tired to go back. Very disappointed. read more

Kim's Restaurant - The burt Egg foo young. Covered up with gravy after I got it home. - Cantonese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The amount of food that you receive is worth it. The taste is good, nothing spectacular but if in the area I would return. The place it self is spacious. We ordered to go so the waiter that toon our order stood and stared the entire time from the moment we arrived til we left. That was weird. Overall decent. read more

Very consistent quality. Good value for the money. Pick up is super easy. It's my go-to local restaurant for Chinese food at least once a month. read more

The ribs were excellent! Meaty and tasty!!! I stopped after work to pick up and they were still hot when I got home. Kim's did not disappoint. read more

Love, love, love this place! Pro tip - park in the back rather than on Crenshaw Blvd, mainly because there are more spots there. This is the Chinese food that I'm most used to and it is a comfort food. The salad was great and the fried chicken even better. I always get take out since it looks like there is minimal seating in the restaurant, but that's okay. The ladies working there always seem happy and aim to please. Great place! read more

Kim's Restaurant - two takeout containers of food - Cantonese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food is fresh and tasty. I order delivery online. Online menu doesn't offer combination plates.

Food is always delicious, packed high on the plate, arrives hot and never incorrect. I love this place! Whenever I have a cold or under the weather, I get the chicken noodle soup and I always feel better. read more

We got this delivered so maybe the in restaurant experience is much different. For American Chinese food it was very bland. The noodles had good texture, but I couldn't really taste anything. When the orange chicken arrived it was in this very gelatin like sauce. So we needed to reheat it to make the sauce consistently a sauce again. The one thing I will say is that it comes with rice. We didn't have to pay for extra rice, so that was a plus. read more

For some SUPER GOOD OG Chinese food, this is THE PLACE. Reasonably priced, too! One of the best hole in the wall establishments around!

Got the chicken fried rice. No vegetable what so ever and chicken tastes bad. I wouldn't recommend it. Panda express serves better food. read more

Kim's Restaurant - Cantonese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Well.. The lack of cleanliness and the chef smoking cigarettes outside it's a NO for me.

I AM SO HAPPY THIS EXISTS. Authentic Chinese food in Crenshaw. Lots of parking and friendly service. Has all of the OG dishes you'd find at a Chinatown restaurant. My new go to nearby! read more

If you're craving authentic, flavorful Chinese food with generous portions and warm hospitality, Kim's is an absolute gem. From the moment you walk in, you're greeted like family, and the service is both friendly and attentive without ever feeling rushed. read more

I'm from the Midwest and the Chinese food i grew up with was usually deep fried and covered with gravy. I have spent YEARS being disappointed by the LA version of Egg Foo Young consisting of a dry egg omelette with peas and carrots. I was recently introduced to Kim's Restaurant and they brought Shrimp Egg Foo Young with actual bean sprouts fried to spongy perfection and served with brown gravy into my life and I love them for it. I have ordered egg foo young from this place 10 times and expect to order it a minimum of 10 more. The other menu item I highly recommend are the shrimp egg rolls. The only caveat about these items is they don't clean the baby shrimp. If you're the type to get the ick from seeing a line in the shrimp then this is not the place for you. I'm giving this place 5 stars ONLY for the two items I like. I can't recommend anything else I've ordered because there's nothing I would reorder. read more

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The best food around town l love everything about them and food a favorite Chinese food in LA

Food is AMAZING I always come here for my fresh cooked meals everything is perfect . I definitely recommend this restaurant if yall love Chinese read more

Wow. I grew up in Vancouver, which has absolutely incredible Chinese food. I was transported back to childhood ordering takeout from this spot. I can't describe how perfect this place is. The portions are incredible, the walnut shrimp is crisp and creamy, the orange chicken was both sweet but pleasantly tart, the chow mein was phenomenal. I didn't have any but my husband LOVES pork fried rice and kept going back for more. If you want to be like the main character of a 90s movie with leftovers from the iconic containers for DAYS... order from here. Even the fortune cookies they give you transported me back. The ones with the faintly vanilla flavor that aren't super hard! Will be ordering all my LA Chinese food from here for the rest of my days. read more

Careful at this place. Their food could be acceptable on one day and vomit worthy the next. I experienced both. I went back there after boycotting them, in my own way, by not spending my money there, for approaching 4 years. It was a hit and miss. God bless food sellers to step up their game and stop taking advantage of the public. I quit, again. The quality of their food should be consistently good, not good one day and bad the next. They should enforce and demand hygiene and food handling classes of each of their employees and call them out when rubbing their face/nose, sneezing or coughing over or around food and digging in their ears, eyes, nose or mouth when they don't realize customers are watching. Help!! Just check out Chef Ramsey's shows showing deadly food being improperly retained or prepared and then given to people to consume. That's kind of wicked. Help Food Inspectors where are you? read more

Kim's is great and has been our go to Chinese spot for some time. We always order for pickup and it's ready within 15mins without fail.

Kim's is a Chinese takeout restaurant in the Crenshaw-Baldwin Hills neighborhood. I was missing the tasty Chinese food back home in Baltimore and was looking for a delicious Cantonese takeout in the area. And Kim's was the first click on my Yelp page. I scanned the menu, looking for anything familiar. Instead of lo mein, there was chow mein. Now went here twice, so I'll describe both entrees. During the first visit, I got the beef chow mein. It was pretty good- nothing extraordinary- sliced beef, noodles, onion and a bit of cabbage if I'm not mistaken. I did add a bit of my own seasonings when I got home, but no complaints. The second time I went, I tried the combination of shrimp chow mein with a side of fried rice. It came with a little shrimp roll. This time around, I was a bit disappointed. Everything was a bit on the oily side, and lacked ALOT of flavor, which is the best way to explain it all. The egg roll was a bit spongy/greasy. The chow mein wasn't as good as the first time and the rice that came with the meal was so BORING! Literally fried rice with a bit of onion. No bean sprouts, no egg...barely any soy sauce! It was kind of sad because the portions are pretty large. I think that was the first time that I can remember in recent history that I didn't finish all of my Chinese food- that's saying quite a bit because I love Chinese food. I believe LA/Cali is known for their Thai restaurants, not so much their Chinese restaurants. And that's okay! The business seems to do pretty well & it just probably wasn't what I was used to. If you're not from the area and were looking for the restaurant on the main street, you'd probably overlook it. It sits behind the Eddie's and York & Orleans restaurants. If you parked on the back end of the restaurant, you'd see it much better. On the backside, it's a walk up kind of deal. The owners do well to limit customer and worker interaction (for Covid purposes, I'm assuming). You can walk into the front part, and even sit inside. It was neat and quiet from what I remember. If you're in the neighborhood, try them out. I gave them three solid stars because the food wasn't terrible, it was just under seasoned, a little oily and a bit boring. read more

Kim's Restaurant - Beef chow mein- pretty good for my first time. Needed a lil extra soy sauce. - Cantonese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Really fresh and flavorful. We had the House fried rice and the shrimp egg foo young. Will order again.

Have only ordered delivery and do they deliver the food quick!!!! The food comes piping hot and fresh. The flavors a pretty delicious. I love the wor wonton soup , fried rice, and egg foo young. It's no wonder it's a neighborhood staple read more

Fast delivery and takeout. Good food, vast menu choices. Established neighborhood business. read more