Very unpredictable when you will get a fresh batch of food or mediocre leftovers. Ordered the Chinese Special recently and not at all fresh. Very bland as well. Very hit or miss with freshness over the years. read more

Got orange chicken, sweet and sour chicken, chicken fried rice, wonton with meat and an egg roll. I opened one wonton and it literally had a pea size bit of meat in it. The orange and sweet and sour chicken were bland. The chicken fried rice had no flavor at all and the chicken was just teeny tiny cubes of boiled hard chicken. The egg roll had some strange seasoning inside that made it taste like pumpkin pie or something. Worst part... we both were stuck on the toilet afterwards. read more

Good Chinese food. Come here all the time. I like the lunch specials and prices. Family owned restaurant with good food. Try it out. Plenty of parking, Covid compliance. Eat in or take out for the price you cannot beat it. read more

Wow, what a surprise find. I needed lunch fast and a table to sit at and found this place. FRESH made to order Chinese. Cheap prices and really good food! Give them a try! read more

My go to take out place! Very good "Old School" Chinese food with authentic vegetables and ingredients!. They have three tables for those that want to eat there but primarily it is a take out and delivery place. Very delicious food and great inexpensive prices. I love the Pork Wonton Soup and Nim Chan's Egg Rolls! The Egg Rolls are the real thing (not the dinky spring roll type) and you get two large ones either whole or cut in sections for under $5.00! Great deal and a meal in itself! I also love the Chicken Chow Mein (includes been sprouts just like in the old days! ) over Pan Fried Noodles. Hard to find on most menus at other places. The noodles are not the soft mushy kind! They are wok cooked to perfection! I highly recommend this little gem of a place! These small family "Authentic old style" Chinese take out places are becoming harder and harder to find!! read more

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The egg rolls will knock your socks off! Be careful, go easy on the hot mustard, it is hot...real hot!

Wow! How this place stays in business with prices so low, is beyond me. The food is great quality and delicious. We order the house family meal that's $17 per person and it gives you, a few different types of appetizers consisting of fried shrimp, the best egg rolls I've ever had foils wrapped chicken omg! Then you get a massive war wonton soup full of vegetables, wontons and pork; Then onto the sides, chicken lo mein, pork fried rice, then some seared beef, I don't understand it because it's just a side of seared beef lol but it's delish! Chicken with cashew and peppers very light and yummy. Cantonese shrimp, which is a sautéed shrimp dish with veggies and egg in a light gravy style sauce and sweet and sour pork. So far we have made 5 meals out of this and probably have about 2 to go! So cheap and delicious! read more

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What?!! No reviews yet? There sure were a lot of hungry customers here yesterday. This lil place is at Western Ave. & 25th Street, conveniently right on my route home from Pedro. It's primarily take-out, however there are 3 booths if ya wanna dine in. They accept credit cards but no checks. I considered awarding 5 stars but I really don't eat Chinese food all that often, and I'm not sure how Nim Chan's would rate among those who know what they're talking about. Admittedly, I do not.............but: it was pretty darn good food & I got a whole big box of it for 12 bucks. See the photo. My take-out was handed to me in a big carton, haha! This is value, I tell ya. How the heck do they make a profit? 'Cause the meat portions were plentiful. I am still eating it! Haha it was last night's dinner, today's breakfast and lunch, and there's enough left for another dinner tonight..... I got chicken lo mein & house special egg foo young (w/shrimp, chicken & BBQ pork). I have never had such meaty egg foo young, and it rocked. The chicken lo mein was like orange chicken tenders, cooked to perfection with a slightly crispy breading. The menu had so many choices I pondered for about 15 minutes before ordering. Then I had to wait my turn for my food and there were several people ahead of me. That's when I discovered Village Pub Sunday par-tay time, hehe. Hell, Harbor Village Plaza has everything! Including a nice big free parking lot with easy access from both Western & 25th Street. I'll go back to Nim Chan's for sure. I look forward to seeing more Yelp reviews so I can see if other people like this cute place as much as I do. Service was excellent, btw, no nonsense & efficient. Now my leftovers are calling my name...... read more

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Nim Chan's on Western in San Pedro is my stand by for late Chinese take out. Came here a few weeks ago for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. The place is very small (like three tables small) but it's about take out so no biggie. Noodles and fried rice here are totally solid, noodles could use a touch more soy but not complaining because I just dump more on at home. Owners are friendly and they are open till 9pm. Parking is tight but manageable most nights. Overall solid Chinese grub for decent prices, do it! read more

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Best Chinese food in San Pedro, and best that I've personally had outside of Beijing. The key is that every order is made to order, everything is fresh. Most of their business is phone in orders for carry out, so the dining facilities aren't for an intimate date encouter. They are pretty much red Subway tables. The food is great, but I know some of the menu items are better than others. I love the Chow Mein, Hong Kong style. It is only $6.75 and it is enough for two people easy. Tons of shrimp, pork, chicken, snow peas, noodles, and veggies. Did I mention it was made to order? Prices are reasonable for what you get. I mean, seriously, where else can you pay $6.75 and get a bunch of shrimp? A little hidden gem in Pirate Town. read more

Our mainstay take out local Chinese restaurant. My Ohana has been supporting this place over the years and many ownership changes. The joint delivers quality, fresh food at a reasonable price.We like their War Wonton Soup and Barbeque ribs, the Egg Foo Young is also a must try. The owners are nice and always polite, service with a smile, the way it should be. Give them a go you won't regret it and as usual always remain Feral. read more

Nim Chan's Kitchen - It speaks for itself - Chinese Near Me - San Pedro, California

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Really clean and small mom and pop shop. Decided to go order in person since its my first time. Didnt smell the usually grease or "chinese restaurant" as I was expected. To me thats a good thing lol. (As i walk out thats when i smell the "wok" air haha) Very affordable prices as most combos are $6.00. And dishes range from $6-9.25 max!! Ordered the Beef chow fan (干炒牛河) $8.00 And two combos- sweet n sour pork/ kung paochi ken They were fast about my order, only took 10 mins after i placed it. And they kindly place my togo in a box! No mess! Now to taste... Its pretty good for the price. Except the fried rice in the combo...its just rice with soy/flavor. Not even the frozen veggies lol But minor details.. I would still come back when I have the craving for chinese :) read more

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Stopped in there on the way to point Vincent'e lighthouse excellent idea super reasonable nice people outstanding Kung pao chicken lunch special. Enough for dinner later. Will be back to try any other items on the menu. read more

If i could give zero stars I would. Worse service ever. Called my order in and was told 20 minutes. When I arrived the lady said wait a few minutes. 40 minutes more and the order is ready. I ordered 2 items. Soup and sweet and sour pork chicken. When I get home and open it the order is fried lemon chicken. The food was wrong and the soup was luke warm. NEVER GOING BACK. read more

This is old school Chinese food . Not fast food Chinese food. The egg rolls are the best. If you want fast food Chinese food with all the msg or panda style... don't try it. Best place. Love it. read more

Tried Nim Chan's for first time. Small hole in the wall "old school" Chinese take out place with good & tasty food. Reasonable prices & big quantity. Our new go to place for Chinese. read more

Ordered last week and everything was amazing! Everything was fresh and cooked perfectly. Treat yourself to some Nim Chan's soon! read more

This experience was horrible, the egg rolls were so soggy, I had to use a spoon to eat it like stew. The soup was just water with bocce coy and wontons, and the rice was more like chewing tiny rocks. read more

so unique and authentic chinese food love their egg rolls that would be their most unique item on the menu the wonton soup is the best so clean yummy and healthy read more

This is the place I've been looking for . I've tried almost every Chinese restaurant around and this one is the best. love the Singapore rice noodle very spicy with curry. Mongolian beef spicy has a beautiful sauce. on the American side, the sweet and sour chicken has an excellent pink sauce- very hard to find in the South Bay -most have the atomic red sauce . Owner is very nice. :) read more

Price is great taste is good Finally find good restaurant near me My favorites is bbq pork Fried rice and House special chow main read more

Love coming to this great hidden gem. Classic Chinese Cantonese food. They make great party trays and are so willing to customize for you too. So fresh and affordable. They make their own bbq pork charshu on premises too read more

I lived in San Pedro in the 1970's and remember how good the food was at Nim Chans Kitchen. I always wanted to go back so I did today and brought Chinese Food over to my Aunt in SP. The Food here is still delicious. The egg rolls are the best I've ever eaten and you can't find them like they make at Nim Chan's anywhere else. It's no wonder they've been in business for a very long time. I will definitely be back. Nim Chan's Kitchen does not disappoint. read more

NOT GOOD. JUST, NOT GOOD. I've lived in the neighborhood for a long time, but I had never been to Nim Chan's until this week. Unfortunately, I wish it had remained that way. I ordered the "Special Combination," which comes with sweet-and-sour pork, chow mein, and an eggroll. The word "special" seems to refer to the two special ingredients, which are grease and celery. All three items were glazed with a shiny film of grease, and all three items tasted like celery more than they tasted like anything else. How do you even get sweet-and-sour sauce to taste like celery? Whatever the case, I have developed a handy user manual for anyone considering heading there: NIM CHAN'S INSTRUCTIONS: If you're standing in front of Nim Chan's with some money in your pocket, turn right. Walk about 20 feet, and then turn left and go into Pronto's. Literally anything you order will be better than what you would have had at Nim Chan's. read more

This little place has become one of my favorite Chinese food restaurants around San Pedro. I usually called my order in and they deliver it for free. The only thing whatever you order to pick up or delivery, the food does take time to be cook, in part for the amount of orders they receive, and in another good part, they cook the food as it is order! Overall, it is a great little restaurant, great food, and even thou the owner's English has an accent and I have an accent too.. we try to understand each other and I have always received exactly what I ordered, they have a great attitude, never rude! I will keep on ordering from them! read more

I think i like Lucky Star better. This place is getting to be a hit and miss too often

HIDDEN JEWEL/EXCELLENT PLACE: One of my favorite places ever! GREAT FOOD, REASONABLE PRICES, VERY NICE PEOPLE!!! "a Mom & Pop place": Note: the Mom is VERY SHY... so do not interpret that as rude, or short of words.... She is self conscious of her English, and knows enough English to take orders, etc., but gets shy if you try to get too complex. the Pop speaks more english!!! (and either of the sons if they happen to be there are totally fluent) "Pop", (to continue my Mom & Pop metaphor) is in the back cooking, is very very friendly, and will explain the food or cook special order and they still give very reasonable prices. the place is focused on ordering out, and have only three or so booths for sitting and eating there, but i like the vibes: very real, not pretentious. NOT FANCY: BUT REAL. I always special order/request Steamed Bok Choy with Steamed Rice Steamed Tofu or fish or chicken.... they special cook it without sauces or msg as i'm allergic and i put my own (Olive oil and salt) sauce on everything. they accommodate my weird diet requests, with a smile, and friendliness. read more

I love it but my wife for ill. Was it wrong for me to continue eating after I put her in bed? Nope. It's neglect your loved ones good.

The food is very good, But They're very stingy with the condiments like soy sauce or hot mustard you'll get 3 of them for 6 containers of food. They might as well said! Go to the store and buy your own soy sauce....I had to pay an extra dollar just to get 4 packages of soy sauces. They're nice people we're good food but very stingy read more

Terrible food. I ordered the paper wrap chicken, kung pao chicken and egg rolls and had no clue wtf it was. Kung pao Chicken was slimy and served in like a soup....(ya a soup, like I needed a fucking ladle to pour that crap over rice)with huge chucks of green bell pepper. Paper wrapped chicken was cooked half way, so gross biting into a undercooked chunk of chicken. The egg rolls came pre cut and jammed into a Chinese food container. They smelled and tasted liked cinnamon or nutmeg was present? They put up a wall between the cashier and the kitchen so the can smoke crack and make wack food that's hella sketch. I'm a block away and I came home with soggy egg rolIs I had one bite of everything n threw it away. Way over priced and disgusting food. Panda Express would knock them out of the fucking water if you took the Pepsi challenge with their kung pao chicken. Fortune cookies were delicious! read more

Nim Chan's has been in South Shores forever, it seems and is the best, authentic Chinese food that I've ever found - in 59 years (if you count years when I wasn't old enough to know what I was eating). Since we moved to Las Vegas over six years ago, there's not a week that goes by when I don't say "I sure miss Nim Chan's", or "I'm craving Nim Chan's right now so much I'd drive there to get it, if that were possible", or "Too bad Nim Chan's doesn't deliver (to Las Vegas)". I miss being able to get authentic Chinese food at affordable prices and in the way, I'm used to - all my favorite menu items on one Chinese Special plate! YUM Made to order, not sitting in a warming pan hoping someone orders it, the food was always prepared fresh - if you don't believe me, you can stand there and watch the chefs prepare it right before your eyes (from the customer side of the counter) NOTE TO OWNERS: If you ever move to Las Vegas, please let me know. Let me know, also, if you ever start delivering Chinese food - to Las Vegas. Thank you. Love you, miss you! read more

Worst Chinese food I have ever had. Everything tasted the same, Flavorless. The fried rice was barley fried, the shrimp lomein Had 3 little bay shrimp, the Orange chicken was mostly vegetables, etc. A wast of money. Never again. read more

4 stars for the food. Old school Chinese American being served here for take out. Prepared to order and ready fast. I'll take this over Panda Express any day. Solid spot for Classic Chinese Take out. read more

The Sir & I were on a mission to find Starbucks. But u know what Starbucks doesn't serve?? Chinese food son! The wonton soup and pot stickers hit the spot. We needed to pregame eat before a wedding so that we wouldn't be hangry. Good job Nim. You did it. read more

Best Chinese in San Pedro; used to get Lucky Star delivered but their quality declined in recent years.. so we tried Nim's, and it's SO MUCH MORE DELICIOUS. Totally worth driving to pick it up (since they don't deliver). Orange chicken is completely on point, crispy and never soggy. Nice big potions too! The fried rice is perfect. Plus they give you everything in a cardboard box instead of a bag so no leaky sauces all over the place! We love Nim Chan's :) read more

I really wanted to love this place since it's so close. But it's just ok if you really have a craving. Prices are decent, portions are healthy, and taste is ok. I would agree with others that this is a take out place. There's no ambiance or reason to eat at the place. Since the food is cooked fresh, it'll still be piping hot by the time you get home. read more

I continue to support this mom and pop restaurant that feels like it has been here forever.... I normally order the bbq pork, Shrimp fried rice and broccoli beef. Good place for take out, but not to dine in....but that's okay. Good lunch combo for $6.00 and food is made fresh to order. Located in a busy strip mall, but if you don't come at peak times, there are plenty of spaces. read more

Nim Chan's is one of those old San Pedro staples that is good " not the best" but they're right there and convenient so you go and find a few things that end up being comfort food. I'm always greeted by the same sweet little old lady who adds my total up without the aid of a calculator or register! That in itself is a bit of a comfort. Definitely not a place to go out of the way for but cool to have in the neighborhood if you know what I mean. read more

Pros: they seriously hook it up with the quantity & it's cheap Cons: it doesn't taste the best... food is bland. I'd rate the food 2.8 stars Eating here once was enough... Don't know if I'd go back. Maybe for the fried rice... It's OK, but they hook it up with so much. I'd probably throw it in my own wok at home and add more to it. Definitely a take-out place. There are a few tables & chairs inside... But sit-down is definitely not the vibe. I suggest you get takeout and eat by the bluffs at white point park. The view will be better than the food, that's forsure. Oh and it's definitely not authentic... It's super Americanized. Anyone that says different doesn't know what they're talking about. read more

Ok, here is the deal with Nim Chan's... EGG ROLLS!!!!!!!!! The other food-- not that awesome The prices-- meh...not "dollar Chinese" by any means... But I still give this place a five star review because it's owned by the sweetest people in the entire world...and they have egg rolls that WILL change your life. read more