Surprise Me - Raleigh

The food looked like it had been sitting out for hours. I ordered chicken lo mein. Nothing about the food was flavorful or desiring. Thumbs down for me!

Food is always hot and delicious! We usually share a large Chicken and Broccoli in garlic sauce with a large fried rice! The serving is enough for two and then some. I can't wait to try other entrees as well. The staff is polite and work diligently to ensure you have a great experience although this is primarily a take out spot. SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS!

What you want what you pay and what you expect, it is. Not sure I'll eat here again just because of location and where I live but if I lived closer I would do it again. Ordered takeout and it was a little weird on the check up process with her makeshift plastic shield. But whatever.

The only reason why I didn't give you a 5-star rating is because of two things and you should make these corrections immediately! 1. Egg rolls are horrible. 2. The atmosphere looks like a storage area (Front entrance and kitchen area.

I recently moved into a new home at Renaissance Park and as you can guess when you're moving, cooking doesn't make a lot of sense given how busy you are. You rely on a lot of fast food and take-out to minimize fuss and muss so I've started exploring the neighborhood. In the mood for some Chinese-American eats to supplement Taco Bell and Cook-Out, I spy Jin Jin China right around the corner from me. I head on over to a slightly run-down plaza and inside it's super basic. I mean, beyond basic with all seating cordoned off and some extra plastic shields for COVID-protection. I put in my order for a couple of dinners (beef-broccoli and garlic-chicken) along with some wonton soup. I wait outside, per the directions and head back in after 15 minutes. They hand me over a nicely packed bag of Chinese-American eats and I head home. At home, I dig through the nicely packed eats, I've got some fried wonton noodles for the soup, a large quart container of wonton soup along with two white containers for each meal. Now given how basic this place is, how can I give it 4 stars?!? Good question but I basically ate the food over four meals so for value, Jin Jin is delivering it. For Chinese-American eats, I look for the little hints of going above and beyond. The soup wontons were huge and well-stuffed with meat. For the meals, the veggies included: green pepper, zucchini, mushroom, baby corn, snow peas and more. Onions, carrots and broccoli are pretty basic but Jin Jin adds some better veggies. As a Chinese-American guy who has had a couple of restaurants in his family line, I can say that Jin Jin does it right. They've got a chef in back with a huge black wok over a roaring fire making your eats to order. They don't skimp on the little basics around veggies and higher quality ingredients. They do it all for a really good price and do it lickety-split. And I have to think that they will be my go-to spot for Chinese American eats moving forward. While the decor may be below-average, what they're cooking up is excellent. And while it sounds basic, I NEVER found the same type of eats living in downtown Raleigh for TWELVE plus years. So appreciate Jin Jin China for it's awesome Chinese-American eats, you're not going to find it just anywhere....