Tian Jin Dumplings

I am so grateful I can get this made to order here in Oakland. The wafts are too strong to resist and I'm sure the single staffed man knew I was trying to stick my head in the window to get more sniffs! These could take some time to make, but are fresh and crispy and delicious. It is just a street window, but it is perfect hand held street food. Highly recommend.

Great to see jianbing guozi available in a "street food" style format. I really do like how it's like a little kiosk you order out of. Really brings back memories of having it back in China. The staff was very friendly, and appreciate the service. Although it was solid, it was nothing too stand out. Price was a bit much at over $10 with tax for what it was, and parking is a bit tricky in the area.

This is a to-go style restaurant. It has an order window to order and grab food. The wait was about 10-15 minutes with no line. We had ordered the Tian Jin Crepe with sausage, chicken bun bao and hot/cold soy milk. I was pretty disappointed in the crepe, it was super soft and the Chinese donut was cold and not crispy at all. The crepe itself didn't have a lot of flavor or sauce. We had also gotten the hot/cold soy milk. We asked to get them both sweetened but was not sweet at all. We get fresh soy milk all the time but the hot soy milk tasted like hot pasta water. The best thing was definitely the chicken bun bao. They were perfectly sweet and savory. I would definitely come back just to get the bun bao's!

Jian bing - it was HUGE and it came with a crispy layer of egg wrapping a sausage and youtiao (Chinese donut). The youtiao was thick and not oily. And the szechuan sauce gave a nice flavor to it, not too numbing nor spicy. I wish there was more sauce on it tho. Tea egg - hard boiled egg, very cooked that I could see the green ring around the yolk. The flavor itself wasn't as earthy, but glad it wasn't too salty. Jian bing is made to order so it will take a while for it to be ready. Their menu is limited. Other than jian bing, they only offer tea eggs, wonton soup, and soy milk. It is also located in Oakland Chinatown, there are two street parking spaces in front of the store. Basically there is only a small window opening where you will order from. Although there are a couple of chairs outside that window to sit down and wait, there is no table available to dine in.

I really wanted to love Tian Jin, with their "street food" aesthetic and no-frills Chinese breakfast energy. Let me tell you why they fell short.The wait. I know good things take time, but sheesh we waited 30mins for our TWO jian bings. We didn't get anything else. Luckily there's a tiny table and a few seats on the street so you can sit while you wait, but there's no indoor seating since it's just a window shop--buy it at the window then walk away. Also their jian bings were so...dry!Let's talk about why I would come back again. Holy heck, the ingredients were fresh and the portions were huge. The menu is kind of confusing, but basically if yo look under "Jian Bing Crepes" aka their namesake, you have the choice of what goes in your jian bings: we each ordered the #1, 1 dough stick and 1 sausage, thinking we'd just get one crepe. Nope, you get TWO delicious goodies. The crepes are made with sesame, basil, egg and flour as far as we could taste. THE BASIL is heavenly, gives it the perf light flavor. The dough is fried perfectly without being oily, and the sausage is just your typical meh hot dog/frank-style sausage (can you tell I'm not a sausage kinda gal). You know what was missing? SAUCE. There was no sauce, so our mouths were hella dry. Happy with the combo of flavors, but too dry. Good thing we got boba at Golden Tea Shop (also a favorite, check them out).I do love that you can pay via venmo, and it goes directly to the owner. And they have other items on the menu from tea eggs to soy milk, which seem to be the popular items. But $1.25 for an egg was kind of not my kinda thing. In all, I'm glad I finally got a taste of the famous Tian Jing. Wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but if I was in Chinatown and looking for a snack without the dine-in part, Tian Jin would be on my list.

One of my FAVORITE place in the east bay. Every time I go it's the same consistent quality and deliciousness. It has everything I look for in a breakfast because I'm a savory gal. I recommend just getting everything on the menu and sharing with friends. The crepe is a must though!! It's thin and flaky, with the savory egg/sauce/pickles and the crispy youtiao (Chinese donut), you get ALL the textures. The tea eggs are great and if it's a chilly morning, I recommend getting a hot soy milk! It's not sweet, so just be aware! They only have two little tables with chairs so most people just pick up to go. The lady behind the window is always kind and they're always quick. So perfect for a quick breakfast or if you want to sit and chat with friends, you can do that too!

I would recommend this place if you like authentic Tanjin pancakes. It's quite different from the northern China style.Service is really good. The owner is really friendly and helpful.This is more like a hole in the wall kind of place. They serve to go food only, really limited selection of food too. But when we are waiting in line, we heard other customers saying that they drove from far away to get this pancakes.

Very authentic and delicious Chinese crepe - my go-to place whenever I crave for this specialty street food. It brings back childhood memoies.

Yummy jianbing (added sausage), iced soy milk (didn't need the sugar), and tea eggs. I called to order beforehand so it was ready to pick up

Really glad I found this place! I only tried the jianbing but it's pretty solid. Def not the best I've had by any means but the flavors pretty good. It also tastes really clean and there was a good balance between all the different ingredients. There wasn't any line and I waited around 10 minutes for my order. This spot is pretty small and is togo only.