Found this place on yelp in my neighborhood and saw how good the photos of the food looked, so I had to stop by and try for myself. Menu was so good, pics and everything. Waiter was no help to help me decide what to get since it's my first time. I decided to go with what a couple of yelp reviewers recommended, the vegetable stir fry with the egg on top! So yummy! I highly recommend, but the second dish I ordered with the fish and tofu and toasted bread was disgusting. The waiter wouldn't even take the dish back. It's literally like going to China here. Yes, food seems authentic but service is awful. I guess not anywhere else in the world do they allow you to try it and return it for something else except for America. I guess I'm being a spoiled brat. The fish dish had little bones all over so it was hard to eat and had vinegar taste in it! It was sour like it was spoiled. Do yourself a favor and don't try it. read more

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best authentic chinese food in Tustin. They are so friendly and the chef makes the food delicious and consistent each time. We love ordering takeout from here and dining in when we can! read more

This is a traditional old Beijing special home cooking. It tastes great! Must try！！The best northern cuisine in Irvine！ read more

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WARNING!! this business is run by people disrespect service member and their families!! The restaurant owner chased and yelled at me outside saying f**k off and do not come back and after I left the restaurant in peace paid in full with tips. I had no idea what happened so i went back in to ask him what happened and telling him that he was disrespectful towards a veteran. He then exploded talked shit about U.S army soldier and U.S military in front of all other customer and threaten to call the police. Eventually police came, and nothing happened to me. The restaurant is about 1mile away from U.S army reserve center, and I took many of my battle buddy there to eat. We never caused any trouble, ate in peace, never disturbed other customer, what the restaurant manager did to me today shows him that is a communist asshole that hate on U.S army and disrespect his regular customer. read more

Called to place an order for pickup and the gentleman who answered the phone was very dismissive and seemed like he didn't even want to take our order. When I asked if I can place an order for pickup he said if I could hold because he was in the middle of something. Sure, no problem, I didn't mind waiting. As I was placing my order I asked for orange chicken and he said they don't serve orange chicken so he offered two other options to which I asked if he could tell me what type of dishes they were and he seemed bothered and he then placed me on hold again. When he came back he told me that my order wouldn't be ready for 40-50 minutes as of to push me not to order. He hung up on me before I could finish speaking. I was. I was not rude to him in any way so definitely did not appreciate his attitude towards me. read more

Non-operating. The sign on the front door says no operating until April 30th, but hasn't been updated or changed up to today, May 31th.

I would t go here again. It was a bit over priced for portions and the service was lacking. I had to flag the server down each time we needed something read more

我和我的家人真喜欢这家饭馆 我觉得炒菜花 很好吃， 很嫩。我推荐烧茄子，很软！我也建议 你们吃重庆辣子鸡，很脆，也很有嚼勁。服务员很客气，上菜也很快。

I would say that this place and Sichuan Impressions are the 2 best authentic Chinese food in OC. This isn't american chinese food so it might not taste what you'd expect. Also this place doesn't use lower end materials. The quality is what I would expect in restaurant in the upper middle areas within tier 1 chinese cities. read more

The food is so good, and very clean Resturant with excellent service, specially the spicy shrimp, Lamb soup, fried egg white taste like tofu, and chai pocket read more

No recommendations the Beijing jajiang noodles for delivery, almost 2 hours waiting, and the jajiang sauce just come in a little container, can't wrapping up all the noodles read more

Min Chef - Little jajiang sauce can't wrapping up all the noodles Almost 2 hours wait for delivery not worth it - Chinese Near Me - Tustin, California

Sooooo good! The fried rice is amazing Ribs are good Egg drop soup The hot tea is perfect read more

Max points for the food. We ordered 6 dishes and all came out great. Some of the dishes are new variations of some traditional dishes we know, but they still were done well. When we dined, the place was very short staffed. Not sure if this was due to COVID or typical family owned restaurant, but you may need to be patient with the service. read more

I have been having a hard time finding a good chinese restaurant since we moved to Irvine.. was not very satisfied with the quality of food ..our fav Chinese place to eat was Bambo Bambo..in San Clemente.. I quess we will keep looking.. read more

Tast is very good! We wait for about half hour,but it is wonderful Chinese food,we will come again

The best northern Chinese food in southern California. The place is small with about 10 tables, but the food is spot on. Any poor reviews on here are from people who obviously don't know Chinese food. read more

Had been trying to try them for couple times and finally did. No bullshit, cut the shit. Just Go!!!!!!!! Sooooooooo goooood!!!!! Authentic!!!! Great menu, it's nothing ordinary you can find in just any restaurant!!!! Btw I'm born and raised in China and I know Beijing food!!!! read more

Amazing! It's the best Chinese food I ever ate in LA, last time was few years ago in New York. Nice food, nice service! Definitely will come back again! read more

very delicious yummy yummy recommend geda soup and Sautéed Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin

Delicious! We ordered a variety of dishes and each was excellent. The noodles and some dishes are very authentic. Service was fast and friendly. A must try location. read more

I am a Chinese Gourmet, seldom write comment on Chinese restaurant but this one, Min Chef, because it is the best I ever had in Orange or may be in Los Angeles area. My friend from Beijing now live in Beverley came to visit me for 90 min drive and recommended Min Chef to me. It is a hidden gem in Tustin. Never judge a book by its cover. Min is one of the most authentic Northern food even in China. The material is fresh, seasonings is perfect and present in precise temperature, it need Kung Fu !! I ordered Stir fry Cauliflower, pork with Romano beans, sliced prime beef with scallions, spicy shrimp and pan fried chives pocket. So delicious!! Especially Chives pocket, you can only find it in heaven! The lady called Miss Chiang delivered best service , she know the food well. Ask her if you come based on your appetite. I went to several Michelin restaurants before, but Ming let me feel home sick and flavor like from Mom kitchen. So delicious and versatile! I am currently treat Ming Restaurant as my back yard kitchen, go several times a week and I still have passion on it. I highly recommended! It will eat you heart out. read more

I swore off writing reviews for the past few months because I am working on some short stories and didn't want to dilute my writing time. However, I am going to allow myself to write a quick note about this restaurant. My girlfriend is Chinese from Malaysia by way of Monterey Park to Rowland Heights - the USA Silk Road. She has taken me to every Chinese place imaginable, half of which no one speaks English. This is a family business that takes great pride in the freshness and authentic flavor of their Bejing food. You will truly notice the difference. If my Italian mother was Chinese I could swear she was cooking in the kitchen. This is just a little strip mall place, but as I said to my girlfriend when she wanted to go to an Italian restaurant in Southcoast Plaza with 30 foot high ceilings: "Oh, no. I'm not going to any Italian restaurant that doesn't have red checked plastic table clothes and straw basketed Chianti." I am so tired of the next big thing that overcharges me and serves me up five courses of pure mediocrity. The entire family - which appeared to be the wait staff - were the perfect hosts and should be given a big hand for making small, modest and attentive seem so big. read more

Visited several times. Very good Beijing local cuisine. We family love the restaurant so much.

Next to Sichuan Impression, no wait no long line, but in the same tasty level. More home cook style, their spicy short ribs taste so good! read more

Min Chef - Spicy short ribs 青花椒 - Chinese Near Me - Tustin, California

So I ordered the pork hock and Kung pao shrimp to go and it was a hit and miss. The pork hock was flavorful, but the bones turned out to be half the portion, that was pretty disappointing. The Kung Pao shrimp tasted pretty funky... I like the numbing spices, but it appears to have ketchup or something else that didn't mesh well with the dish. Overall, the pork hock was good, would recommend, but hope they would select a better piece next time. I would not recommend the Kung pao shrimp. read more

Holy s***, this place remind me of Beijing so much. This place is 100% authentic. Zero western influences. They straight up brought Beijing cuisine to America. 如果你是看的懂这个，一定要来哦 read more

Min Chef - Chinese Near Me - Tustin, California

Everything was delicious. The manager was very friendly and thanked me for trying them out. The dishes are not all typical Chinese fare. The family enjoyed the chive pockets and kung pao chicken. read more

Very good northern china restaurant! Strongly recommended! Very convenient location and good taste.

Min Chef is an authentic northern Chinese (Beijing) cuisine restaurant that has home style cooking food. A lot of dishes remind me my grandma's cook! Bring back my childhood memories! I loved the scallions beef, stir-fried egg white that looks like tofu but it's made with egg white! I gotta come back more to try their other dishes! I'm also glad that they don't use MSG! read more

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It's such a surprisingly great place! Awesome family style food, this is my all time favorite place , will come back again and again. Highly recommend to everyone! read more

Tried this restaurant unexpectedly since the restaurant next door was closed until afternoon. However, I loved this place due to high quality dishes and good service. read more

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I had the shrimp fried rice for a solo lunch. It was good but not so much a stand alone dish. I think normally it's gotten with other dishes. Next time I will try something else. read more

Got Sichuan cold noodle and shrimp fried rice to go a few nights ago. Like the noodles so much we ordered 2 more noodles portions the next day. The shrimp fried rice was light, I was ok with it. They should have included a couple of soy sauce packets in to go order in case it's needed. And they do take quite a bit of time to get the food done. Overall, I'd come back and try other dishes. read more

Really traditional Beijing style cuisine, nice chef, quiet and clean environment, have good service also.

Delicious and authentic Chinese food, we come here every week,highly recommend this place

One of the best authetic Chinese restaurant in OC! Been coming here every week now. Highly highly recommended. Every dishes amaze me.

Very delicious, this is the most delicious Chinese restaurant I have ever had. Service is amazing, all people are nice and kind assisting customers. Great experience! read more

Crazy slow. Waited nearly 2 hours for 2 simple dishes. If they can't handle the order then stop taking orders. The place wasn't even very busy. Bunch of other customers were complaining read more

I drove really far away to taste the food it is really worth the drive. I really like the food. Service is good, staff is very nice.

THIS IS A TAKEOUT REVIEW! My GF ordered togo and brought it home, so it was my first time eating from here. However, the dishes were so good I felt compelled to write a review! As a background I'm half Chinese but I've never been to Beijing so I cannot attest to it's authenticity & my GF is native 中文, but she's not a Beijinger either, so we can't comment on their representation of the cuisine. Ok, now that's out of the way; let's get to the food already! Fresh, well balanced and seasoned, cooked well and not greasy; delicious! 4 stars; perhaps higher if we'd eaten there. We had: Pan-Fried Chinese Chives Pocket 韭菜盒子 Braised Pork Noodles 红烧肉卤面 Vegetables Stir-Fry Assorted 炒合菜 Go. Now. What are you waiting for? read more