Kirin Chinese Restaurant is one of our favorite places for delicious Chinese food! Whenever we have a family celebration, we love getting dishes from Kirin. They're consistently excellent, and everything we've tried has been fresh, flavorful, and delicious. It's so nice to have a restaurant we can count on for special occasions and family gatherings. We've enjoyed so many different dishes and have yet to be disappointed. Kirin has definitely become a go-to for our family, and we highly recommend them! read more

A friend and I ate lunch at Kirin today and it was wonderful. I had the Almond/Cashew Chicken with Pork Fried Rice, and she had Mixed Steamed Meat & Shrimp with Fried Rice with Mixed Meats. Really, I don't know the names of her dishes. Both of us loved our selections, the food was piping hot, service was excellent, and the restaurant was very nice. We have enough leftovers for two more meals. We definitely will go back there again! read more

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We have been going to this restaurant for 30 years, it has changed hands a few times but the food is still very good. I went with my kids and Grandkids and we ordered: potstickers, soup, sweet and sour chicken, Mongolian, beef, Mandarin beef, pork, fried rice, pork chow mien, white rice,and mu shu pork. It was all good and the waitress was very helpful and friendly. They also make a great Thai tea. The place is clean and decorated nicely. read more

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Kirin offers very gracious service with a delicate taste of Chinese food. The lack of heavy oils is evident and welcome. We enjoyed the Mu Shu Vegetables and the Mongolian Chicken. The ingredients were fresh and delicious. The small bean curd treats at the end of the meal were perfect. Thank you Kirin for the service and hospitality. We will be back! read more

Kirin Restaurant - Tasty treat at dinner's end! - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Kirin is by far our favorite takeout! Delicious, well packaged to take away, and includes all the sauces, condiments, and utensils needed. Yum! read more

The service here is excellent. And the food here is delicious. Their orange chicken is great, I always get the sweet and sour chicken. The egg rolls and crab won tons are delicious and are added to my order every time. 10/10 recommend! read more

Right off the bat- outstanding service, very kind and polite. Good etiquettes all around. Atmosphere, food, lighting and parking was a pleasant flow. We made a phone order and the order was ready in about 15-17mins. They have a lot of regulars, I heard the server called the customers by their names. Very good rapport. Definitely a place I would recommend for authentic Chinese food. The hospitality is no match to others. Thank you. read more

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Very delicious Chinese food with friendly staff! We came on for a Thursday dinner and the staff were very attentive which added to the cozy atmosphere. We ordered 4 dishes and their signature fried rice. They were all amazing and the portions were very generous. Glad to have found this gem in Santa Rosa and we will be sure to come back! read more

Great service from our server Moon She made my mom's birthday extra nice. We ordered egg rolls, Kirin beef, snow pea chicken , combo chowmein, edamame and walnut pineapple prawns . Good food and great service. Thank you Moon! read more

Consistent food quality, excellent and timely service! We're fortunate to have a great go-to Chinese restaurant in Bennett valley. Happy to support another local business. read more

The food was absolutely THE BEST I've ever had! Amazing!! Service and ambiance were great as well.

This is the best Chinese food in Santa Rosa! Szechuan beef is really good here. The owners are very friendly and make the dining experience pleasant. read more

I can't say how happy I am that this restaurant has made it through the pandemic! I know it changed ownership several years ago, but I remember in the months after the transition of ownership, I still found the previous owners involved, making sure their recipes were followed and standards upheld. It was a busy lunch hour today and there were two servers, but the service was speedy and the food came out hot and just the way I remembered it. Kirin Beef has some of the flavors of a Beef Bulgogi, but it's served with sautéed mushrooms on a bed of crisp shredded lettuce. It's such a tasty combination. And the fried rice is my FAVORITE. Truly. It's fluffy and the egg they mix into is the perfect finishing touch, rather than being overcooked, as egg in fried rice tends to be, it's like having bits of perfectly done scrambled eggs mixed into fluffy rice. The chow mein and crab wonton aren't my thing, pretty much anywhere, anytime, so I'm not going to knock them down for that. The whole meal offered a generous portion that left me with enough for lunch and dinner for $12.75. (Granted, I'm aware I have a smaller appetite than some.) I only had 40 minutes to catch lunch before I needed to be at a job interview, but I didn't even have to rush the staff along. Everything was attended to promptly. My only regret was that the container for my leftovers was styrofoam, which always makes me regretful. All the same, I know how much restaurants have had to struggle to manage costs and supply chains through this time and more than anything I'm just delighted to find their doors open! read more

Kirin Restaurant - Hot & Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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The food was all stellar! We got the hot and sour soup, garlic pork, Kung pao, lemon chicken and sweet and sour and each was amazing! The restaurant staff was super attentive. Clean and well run. Also amazed at the generous portion sizes for the price. Highly recommend them. read more

Service friendly. Food was made with fresh vegetables and good sauces. The restaurant was very relaxing. read more

Had not been to Kirin's in a while. Impressed tonight with the food quality and tasty preparation. Good local Chinese restaurant that's perfect for a casual night out. Attentive service, fair family prices and nice atmosphere. Will return next week. read more

Not bad, not great. Westernized. Very kind and attentive servers. But the food is just average and boring. I am spoiled from living in Vancouver and having authentic Chinese food. I won't return. read more

ordered orange chicken to go, and upon arriving home found out we got a container of plain tempura chicken pieces. No orange chicken sauce. No sauce of any kind, and the tempura wasn't fried all the way through (i.e., soggy batter next to chicken). If you want orange chicken, go somewhere else. read more

Food is good and consistent. Our go to when we don't feel like cooking :) we've tried a variety of items on their menu and have liked it all. Definitely recommend. read more

What's good here? Literally everything! We have been fans of Kirin since moving to the neighborhood back in 2017. Why are we fans? Obviously for the food and friendly service, but also appreciate the super fresh ingredients that (unlike other establishments) wont leave you feeling bloated. Kirin also is accomodating with special requests and/or modifications to your favorite dish. Speaking of favorite dish, if I had to choose one it's their incredible kung pao chicken which is cock full of crunchy water chestnuts and peanuts. Let's be real here, most Chinese restaurants skimp on peanuts, where not here! And you know you love peanuts. Really though, as I said earlier - everything is amazing. We make a point of ordering something different each time and no dish has ever disappointed. Take out travels well, and leftovers reheat to near perfection. read more

Service was very attentive The food unfortunately disappointed. Those who like what we consider old school California Chinese food are probably happy with the menu. Probably not a good opinion from us as we like the "real thing" as we see it. read more

Per our annual tradition of Chinese food on Christmas, we were excited to be able to order from Kirin this year. It had been many years since our last visit, yet, after yesterday, not sure why we waited so long! We ordered online around noon and the earliest pickup available was 4:50, which was perfect for us with 2 little ones who usually eat dinner around 5. When I arrived, there was a line almost out the door, just for pickup orders, however, I was in and out with our food in less than 10 minutes, a testament to the extremely busy person alone on to go orders. The poor person running take out was receiving call after call, and working through the immense line of folks coming to pick up, but they did it quickly, and well. Upon returning home and finally sitting down to eat (almost an hour after pickup) the food was fantastic, some of the best in Sonoma county. Despite their beyond packed restaurant and myriad of pick up orders, the quality was still fantastic, and the amount of food, for the price, was reasonable. I recommend a visit to Kirin the next time your Chinese food craving hits, the fact they only have 3.5 stars on Yelp is a shock to me, especially when other local spots are rated higher but their food isn't even close to the quality Kirin produces. Give it a go! read more

I must give them a five star, of course, because we keep going back for more. I usually order the almond chicken. We got into the habit of doing takeout ever since Covid and we should probably change our ways. They have a very friendly decor inside and maybe we should stay a while. The kung pow chicken is good, but I'm never sure how strong it's gonna be. How much POW is it going to be in there? You just need to tell them. We will be back. read more

We haven't been here in probably 10 years but our memories of this place were very positive. Since my favorite Chinese restaurants are not operating during this time of Covid-19, we decided to give Kirin a try. Hubby ordered pork fried rice and wor wonton soup. He declares it's the best fried rice of any other local restaurants around. Excellent flavor, pork was tender, and the rice was very fresh tasting. The soup was abundant with wontons and the broth had good flavor on its own. Me - all I wanted was hot and sour soup and was very disappointed. It significantly lacked the "hot/spicy" and there was a sweetness I have never experienced. I did not like it at all. Aside from the usual suspects (bamboo, green onion, egg, tofu, black mushrooms), there were frozen peas and carrots, tough mushrooms, shrimp, pork and like I mentioned, the broth was syrupy sweet. I just couldn't. Anyhow, there's no balance for my impressions as service was obviously nonexistent. I can only base it on the food and well...good thing my hubby loved his dishes. :) read more

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Great restaurant, great service, good location!! You will definitely enjoy the food and the staff!

Delicious food. Generous portions (took a lot home). Excellent service. My favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Recommend the shredded pork in garlic sauce. read more

Okay I've heard about this place for years but this was the first time we tried it. Food was bland. Sweet and sour sauce was runny and tasteless on chicken. The chow main was okay. Fried rice okay. The biggest problem we had... the next day we all felt absolutely drugged. Like our bodies felt like a million pounds and soooo tired and could barely make it through the day. That was all 5 of us. My 13 year old was passed out on the couch at 4 in the afternoon. Does this place seriously still use MSG???? We normally eat Chinese at the place in Calistoga shopping center and never ever feel like the crap the next day. Do not recommend. read more

They have a new cook and completely changed how they make the general chicken. Now it is mostly fried batter and no meat. It used to be so good. I hope they go back to making it how they used to. read more

Im sure what happened to the quality of food from this restaurant. I came back recently and the food was nothing like how it use to be. Sadly, it just wasn't good. read more

Went there for lunch. Ordered the Generals Chicken. It came with a cup of hot a sour soup, one crab lagoon along with chow main and a fried rice. All in all I thought it was a great meal and reasonably priced. Definitely going to lunch there again. read more

Best Chinese in town! Love their hot and Mongolian beef, plus their service is always awesome! Clean and nice establishment. Only wish they had more locations! read more

I had a large order for a birthday dinner, I called around 215 so I could pick up the order at 5 PM. Staff was amazing. Food was delicious, hot and ready at 5 PM as I had hoped. They also threw in a on the house, dessert! My favorite dish Was the pineapple walnut prawns, and hot and sour soup! Thank you, Kirin! read more

Absolutely love Kirin! I have been a loyal customer for 15 years and also deliver for a food delivery service regularly. They are always super efficient, friendly and the food is amazing. Best in Sonoma County. Thank you Kirin. read more

Food is good, consistently slow service, friendly service. Wish I could give a better score but slow service really killed my mood on several trips to this place. read more

I've been eating here for years and always loved this place. The last couple times haven't been as good, but but last nights dinner was just awful. I had pre-ordered but the food wasn't ready when I arrived so they brought me water while I waited, the water tasted like dirty dishwater and there was something black in my ice. As for the food: Chicken chow mein and pork fried rice flavorless, chow mein beyond greasy. Orange chicken dry as a briquette and rock hard. Sweet-and-sour pork soggy with breading literally falling off and very greasy. The other couple items were just OK I will say the potstickers were terrific but unfortunately none of us felt well after eating here so I think this was my last time dining at this establishment. read more

Consistently good American-Chinese food. Very friendly staff. Nice location. Parking gets tight sometimes.

This used to be our favorite Chinese restaurant in Sonoma County. It compared well with the ones in San Francisco. However, since the origin owners sold, it has been hit and miss but never as good as before. Dishes often have the same sauce whether they are Cantonese, Szechuan or Hunan. Service is generally good. Ambiance is ok but nothing special. read more

The customer service was very good. The food was delicious. The portions were very fair for the price. I would definitely come here again.

Kirin is the best Chinese restaurant in southeast Santa Rosa. I really enjoy going for lunch and sitting outside. My favorite dish there is vegetables with shrimp. I like it spicy! The veggies are fresh and plentiful, the "shrimp" are BIG and also plentiful. The ladies that serve are very nice and efficient. I can't think of anything that's not great! read more

The signature Kirin beef alone is reason to go here! The walnut prawns and lemon chicken are pretty delicious also! And portions are very generous great for sharing! Highly recommend this neighborhood fave. Service for our few pick up orders has always been perfect. They're bit pricey but so is everything so we deal with a few extra bucks to help the next hard working neighbors. read more