Yin's Chinese Restaurant off Indian School is exactly the kind of local Chinese takeout spot you hope to find. You can tell they focus more on takeout than the dining room, but that didn't take away from the experience at all. The staff was super attentive, very friendly, and incredibly accommodating. The portions were fantastic, the food was fresh and delicious, and everything felt like a great value. We just moved down the street near Yin's and already plan on making this a weekly occurrence. Definitely recommend if you're looking for fresh Chinese food, big portions, friendly service, and great takeout near Indian School in Phoenix. read more

We're back up to 5 stars. I ate in for the first time since patronizing this place. Service is quick & friendly. She recognized me from all my to-go orders. The food was sooo good, I decided to order extra for my potluck event on Christmas. They were great with the timing, too. I paid for my additional food the day before and they had it all ready for me right as they opened on Christmas. She did confirm that they could do it, so I took a chance. I'm glad I did. The event in Avondale started at 1130, so I needed my food right away. They obliged and I am grateful Food was a hit! read more

I had to stop in here before leaving town to have once again my favorite dish from back in the day when I used to work in the area. The space is the same. The lady and her daughter were very nice and welcoming. If this wasn't a nostalgic visit, we would have left. It was unkept. The table wasn't clean, and the floors needed vacuuming. The menu is extensive. If you have questions about the food, there's a picture in the wall. The War Wonton soup had a good broth but the veggies in it were spoiled and came with very few wontons. I had to spit out the mushroom and avoided it from there. Broccoli , shrimp and celery were fine. My garlic chicken was good but of course we all remember it being better than it was. It wasn't the explosion of sweet and spicy as I remembered. No mushrooms and big pieces of zucchini. The lunch portions come with egg fried rice and spring roll. It was a fine lunch except for the poor veg in the soup. It was about $36 for three of us. Very affordable. read more

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Had a fantastic lunch yet again. Their hours seem to be inconsistent but the food is delicious. I would strongly suggest making a visit.

Food is great! I got the chicken with vegetables, house lo mein, and the beef and broccoli to go. All was so yummy. Staff was so nice!

I've been coming here for almost 10+ years! I know the original owners, their food was amazing! They sold it off and the food was never the same for a couple of years, that's why I think the reviews aren't up to date. But it looks like the sold it off again when I saw the " under new management " sign. Stopped by to check it out, let me tell you this Chinese food is so good! I've been stopping by at least once a week, when my family was over I ordered from here, my family were all saying this food is so good! The girl that takes the order is amazing, and recommended some amazing dishes to try out and they were all good! New management made a big difference to this place. read more

I've been a couple times before but this last time was the third strike. I ordered the walnut shrimp with is a favorite of mine elsewhere. It was super breaded like you would bread sweet n sour. Absolutely no walnuts. It was so terrible I had to spit it out. The sweet n sour vegetables had mold on them. The white rice was not white. It looked old. Never again. Save your money. read more

Okay. First off I don't think you should rate a Chinese restaurant experience until the food makes it all the way through (if you know what I mean.) Value was good 4.5 stars Heaping pile of orange chicken Piles of fried rice Egg roll Crag Rangoon $12.49 The food was good 4.5 stars All very tasty All white chicken was fire Fried rice was good Egg roll was 5 stars wish I had 10 of them Rangoon was good I did not get sick or get diarrhea. This Chinese joint passed. Don't get scared away by the dated interior. Worth a try. read more

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Years ago I visited this restaurant for lunch and was not so impressed, but now with my latest experience I have my new favorite Asian restaurant. Have they improved their quality or did I just have a poor experience? maybe it was just lunch or I ordered the wrong thing.. I dont know. I recently discovered another restaurant, George Yang's, which is very good fine dining experience. With my latest experience in mind, I nominally prefer the food at Yin's, and its much closer to my home. I normally take-out anyways. I ordered the Kung Pao chicken and the Beijing Chicken for dinner. Both were Excellent. Really Excellent. I am so surprised how fresh and amazing these courses tasted. I could taste the fresh ginger. I wonder if they use a different brand of oyster sauce or something. The aroma and taste was unlike and better than all the other Chinese restaurants in Phoenix. It triggered for me memories of the higher quality food from other areas of the country I have lived and visited. The place is very non-descript almost hidden in a poor neighborhood strip-mall, a casual dining restarant. Definitely a hidden gem, worthy of being in California where real good Asian food is required. My new favorite. read more

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I wasn't super impressed with the food here. The lunch specials are reasonably priced I guess for the amount of food you get, but it just didn't taste... good? Maybe I've been spoiled with good Chinese food at other places. I got the veggie lo mein lunch special. The noodles weren't very flavorful. It came with a heaping portion of "fried rice" that had no veggies and was incredibly undercooked. I didn't touch the shredded cabbage and egg soup. None of the food tasted fresh to me. My friend's tofu was pretty good though. I don't know if it was what I ordered, or the food just isn't good here, but I don't plan to return. And their non lunch special menu items are actually kinda pricey for Chinese food that isn't authentic. read more

Yin's Chinese Resturant - Bland veggie lo mein and fried rice lunch special. $7.33 - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I love coming here for some delicious Chinese takeout. I really recommend trying the house lo mein if you decide to stop by. Very friendly staff, just not a lot of staff but it's a small business so I don't min read more

Yins is lit yo. Go check it out. Ambiance is lame af, but food is bomb. Just take it out

Came here this past Labor Day weekend craving Chinese food. I ordered the Kung Pao Chicken combo (w/ egg roll & Rangoon). I thought it also came with the egg drop soup, but it does not, unfortunately. The food was alright but could be better, the rice seemed over cooked or old. The food was also served in a to-go box rather than a regular dish plate. read more

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Won't Disappoint This was my first visit to Yin's and the food and service were great. On this visit I was with a small group. However, we were seated immediately, our menus were given to us promptly, and our drinks were served quickly. All the dish's that we ordered were flavorful and well-seasoned. I ordered medium spice and it was perfect; just what I expected and hoped for. The Crab Rangoon and Potstickers, were delicious. The prices are extremely reasonable, the service is amazing, and the food is delicious, what more can you ask for? If you're ever in the neighborhood stop by you will not be disappointed. read more

Yin's Chinese Resturant - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Waiting here for 15 minutes no staff just sound of dishes but nobody greeting so now leaving,

The food overall was pretty good for a small restaurant. Service for dine in was fast and employees were nice as well. General vibe that the dining area gave off was very secluded, if you are looking for a place to get away from the large crowds of society, then look no further. Would recommend to anyone who knows what to expect from small shops like this fine establishment. read more

One star just for huge servings. Meetings running long. Starving. Craving Chinese. Ooh look at this place on UberEats! May as well get dinner while I'm at it... Ordered teriyaki chicken noodles, bbq beef rice, 2 veggie egg rolls. Egg rolls had very little veggie stuffing. Plum sauce was plum sauce flavored water. Entrees have no veggies in them. Parts of the teriyaki chicken tasted like soap. Noodles were clumped together. BBQ beef had almost no sauce. Just some dried-up glaze. But both entrees were huge. I was expecting a panda-sized bowl, but both were big square styrofoam containers that were packed full. At least I got about 6 pounds of food, lol Wasted money on a lot of food, most of which will go in the trash. Good thing it's garbage night! read more

The food is phenomenal! hands down some of the best and for the price!? amazing deal. each time I've come in, it's always only been the one lady (I think she's the owner) and she is so kind and is doing EVERYTHING herself. this place I feel as though is more take out heavy as there havent been people sitting inside when I come get my food. such prompt service and such a kind business. 10/10 everything! read more

Came by a few days ago, I was definitely not impressed by the cleanliness look of the establishment. We ordered Mongolian Beef why was more sauce & onions than anything and Pan Fried Noodles (BEEF) which had a weird taste to the sauce and the noodles were clearly not fried .Disappointed! read more

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absolute buss down worthy chicken lo mein and fried rice mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

-1 stars nasty, taste rubby.. Ordered from here the first time & it was good & ordered here a second time & food tasted refried/reheated. Odd random sharp pieces in the Mongolian beef. Never again read more

My husband and I were craving some good sit down and dine in Chinese food. Our search was a challenge due to COVID and most places were not not doing dine in. We found Yin's and the rating were decent so we popped in, wow were we disappointed. Here are the reasons: Decor - We should have taken pictures but the decor in this picture does not look at all like the picture in Yelp. Tea - We asked for tea, as it is one of our favorite parts of the Chinese dining experience. We poured our tea and it was like water and no flavor. After a few minutes we notice it getting darker. We also notice the Lipton tea tag on the tea bag. They also charged us 2.50 for the tea. I have never been charged for tea like that before. We ordered our food and was told, "we are out of egg flower soup". How does that happen at a Chinese restaurant? We Ordered the Twice Cooked Chicken and the Teriyaki Chicken Combos and some hot and sour soup. The hot and sour soup had an overpowering sweet taste to it. Meals - Our sauces had, what we felt, a hint of maple syrup. Very syrupy consistency as well. The fried rangoons inside did not taste like cream cheese, It had a consistency between Alfredo sauce and Bavarian cream. I am not sure what the taste was even comparable to anything I have eat. All in all I would not recommend this place for Chinese food. read more

First Chinese restaurant I've been to where I ordered white rice with my order & got no rice at all

My old review was when it was previously owned by the family. I went back not knowing yet that it was under new management and it was horrible. The hot and sour soup was super goopy and the beef in another plate we ordered was iffy. I was told that they had kept the same ingredients as the last owners, but that is not true at all. It was a bad experience. Would rather have Panda Express. read more

The food was not good at all. We ordered chicken and broccoli that had a few pieces of chicken and zero flavor. Very disappointing

So I've ate here twice now... I'm a VERY picky eater when it comes to Chinese food! First time I had Kung Pao Chicken. Nothing to brag about.. I tried their egg drop soup.. NOT FOR ME. Big Hengs still has THE BEST EGG DROP SOUP IN TOWN! Like NO JOKE! The Second time, I ordered one of their House special items. Orange Chicken!! I usually don't like orange Chicken from the more authentic Chinese spots cuz they use a real tangerine/ orange sauce and the flavor to me on Chicken is not all that great or flavorful..(I guess thanks to Panda Express for my comparison on why I don't like it) BUT HERE.! At Yins! Their Orange Chicken is THEEE BEST I've EVER TRIED in town (in my opinion)!! I highly suggest it if you eat here. You won't be disappointed. The sucky thing, it's not offered on the lunch special. At least I didn't ask... either way you won't be disappointed. Definitely come for lunch rather dinner. It gets pricey if you be ballin in a budget like myself. read more

Yin's Chinese Resturant - Egg drop soup that comes with the combo plate. I put hot chili oil and pepper in it. - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Chicken vegetables in brown sauce was not good. I cant pin point what it was but something in the brown sauce was to strong. Maybe vinegar or starch. read more

Awesome food. Great value. Attentive service. The decor is kinda basic but no matter. They also have carry out. You should eat here. read more

Very yummy southern chinese food. They cook as you ordered. Will definitely come back read more

Yin's Chinese Resturant - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Super friendly service and delivered to our door exactly as ordered ... except ...they gave us FREE SOUP as a very nice surprise!!! Ordered Vegetable egg rolls and sweet and sour chicken and shrimp! Best sweet and sour sauce ever! (Ordered sauce on the side so the chicken and shrimp batter stayed crispy)... will definitely order this again. read more

Yens has some of the better Chinese food in town. The staff has always been great. They are now open on Mondays so I am able to eat there more often. read more

I've/we've been going to Yin's for at least 15 years and have enjoyed EVERY meal. Sad to say that this favorite of ours is closed - at least to the previous management. There is a sign that Yin's will reopen under new management. I hope it will be as good. I'm willing to give it a try, but I will miss the fine dishes that were lovingly prepare. read more

Just happened to be working on some equipment in the plaza and decided it was time for lunch. Yin's was staring me right in the face and my stomach insisted that we visit. Inside is painted pink of all colors and has several cheesy pictures of koi and other Chinese items on the walls. There are booths and some table with chairs and you can usually sit where you want. This is some very Americanized Chinese food and they do a good job of creating some heavy and flavorful sauces. The portions are large and the prices are very reasonable. So far we have tried a few of the lunch specials. I normally get mine extra spicy and my crew usually orders something on the tamer side. Even got a great suggestion from brother Laz C on my last visit and went with the Curried Chicken. Yum! Service is kinda tricky and takes some effort to get them to your table. They seem to be in a zombie like state and appear somewhat preoccupied. Nothing like a little "Psssst or Yoohoo" to get their attention. Going to play it safe and go with a A-OK rating for this place. Maybe I just like the authentic versions more than the typical Americanized stuff. But don't be surprised if you see me here again when we are working in the area. ORDER UP! 3.25 STARS read more

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Went for dinner on a whim, just drove by and figured I'd give it a shot. The girl inside was super friendly and helpful but the inside was kind of blah. It's never good when there's nothing but giant posters of the food on the wall..... I ordered the curry chicken which was very average. Tons of peppers, not much chicken and ok curry (it wasn't the best but I've had worse, I think panda Express is actually better). 5/5 service 2/5 food 3/5 experience Probably won't go back read more

I was the only one there and I ordered orange chicken and fried rice. I got white rice and orange beef.. The lady at the desk had an attitude so I tipped a bit more thinking she was having a bad day. Shouldn't have even come in though. read more

this is the second time (2 out of 2) that my order was wrong when i called to let them know, they just hung up on me She spoke VERY little English The thing is, I paid extra for fried rice, got truly bad/dried out white rice Should have just gone to Panda Express my bad read more

The food is amazing! I've been coming here since I was in grade school. The hot & sour soup is great and the portions are big. That being said, this place is a literal hole in the wall. I've been coming here since I was 8 yrs old and the decor has not changed! Lol it's super out dated, kind of gross/dingy. And If this was my first time coming here I'd probably walk right back out. BUT the food is bomb so I ignore the rest and grub lol read more

Myself and 3 others came over for a quick lunch break. We heard they were remodeling so we wanted to see the updates. SO NICE! When you arrive it lots small from the outside but when you walk in it's actually pretty big. We were seated by the hostess and our server's name was Joe. He was awesome! Attentive. Prompt. Friendly. I ordered the chicken lettuce wraps. I ate them before I could take a picture lol. So good and large portions!! I couldn't finish it all. I'm glad we have s new lunch spot we can frequent now. Yum. read more

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I've only been here for take out and my bf always picks it up so I have never been inside. That being said this place is A-OK. Good food, fast service and they always get my order right. The Yin's dinner is more than two people should eat in a sitting but we always seem to manage. I love the beef and broccoli and the mongollian beef. The crab puffs are stellar. Just make sure to plan a big work out after to burn off all the calories you are sure to ingest. read more

Excited to randomly find this spot while running errands. Portions were huge (not mad about leftovers) and the items we chose were delicious. The Singapore noodles with a mix of proteins and spiced with curry tasted delicious next to the sweet and crunchy sesame chicken. Excellent service as well, answered all of our questions and gave great suggestions. read more