Lin’s Kitchen

Lin's Kitchen has been, without a doubt, the most authentic Chinese restaurant I've come across during my many years in Connecticut. Whether it's for birthdays, anniversaries, or special holidays, this is always my top choice. The dishes here are truly authentic, far beyond the level of typical takeout places. I genuinely love the food here, and it's the reason I confidently recommend it to friends.

I must say, I love Northeastern Chinese dishes, but my visit to Lin's Kitchen was beyond disappointing. When we got there, the door was locked, and it took a good five minutes for the owner to let us in. I was surprised to find out that we were the only customers there that night beside another part of two. It was hilarious watching the owner sending away another party trying to eat there claiming that "they were too busy" lol. Northeastern Chinese people are known for being generous, easy-going, talkative, and funny, not pretentious and cold like some people. The food, aight the food. Northeastern Chinese dishes are seemingly easy, but they really require care to details to make. Welp, the chef certainly had not mastered those details. Sweet and sour pork was way to sour, marking a dispr

Excellent restaurant. The best and most authentic I've tried in the area. It is a mom and pop restaurant where the husband makes all the dishes himself. Owners said he has many years of experience cooking in China and here. 10/10 overall.

Although the food here was actually very good, I'm not sure I'll dine here again. When you come to the front door you have to ring the door bell for them to open it for you. Once inside the room was so gloomy and dark that you're not sure if they really are open for business. We were then told that the prices of the menu were all incorrect, and the prices are higher now as indicated on their website...!? The Taiwanese beef stew noodle soup was good, but should just be called beef stew noodle soup. A few of the soup dumplings were stuck together that as you pick them apart so goes the soup. The beef ho fun was very small in portion. So.. yeah.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but the service at this restaurant was unacceptable. The room was cold, and when we asked to move to a table farther from the door, the server refused, claiming the table was “reserved.” This was clearly untrue, as the table remained empty for our entire visit which lasted over an hour, right up until the restaurant was close to closing. While the food itself was tasty, the service was extremely slow. On top of that, the restaurant is overpriced, and the menu prices did not match what we were charged. The staff said we were expected to check prices online instead of relying on the menu, which is just absurd. Why did the staff even hand over the menu then?! To make matters worse, an 18% tip was added to the bill without our consent. This practice is unprof