Kirin Chinese Restaurant

I've been coming to Kirin with my family foryears. It's such a beautiful space and just an elevated experience when craving Chinese food. There's now a beautiful bar with seating if coming with a few friends or wanting to grab a book and cozy up for some me time.We always order the crispy Potstickers and the Pork Mu Shu with extra pancakes to-go. For entrees we love the Andy's Chicken (clean white meat chicken pieces in a sweet & sour wine sauce), egg fried rice (with sliced carrot and edamame), and last night we ordered the combination Hong Kong pan-fried noodles with chicken, beef, prawns, and beautiful pieces of Bok choy.We've known a few of the wait staff for a few years so it's awesome to be able to share baby news and have that neighborhood feel. On a Sunday there were multiple large parties which was exciting to see.I would say Kirin is not your fast-casual spot on a budget, but really a spot that takes dishes to a creative next step with a bit more of a price bump. A beautiful spot to dine and support. Other yummy dishes are the Wonton Soup and Hot & Sour Soup for these cold evenings, any of the house made noodles, the Minced Chicken in Lettuce Wrap, and the Sesame Chicken if that's your vibe.

The silliest dumplings I have ever had!!!The noodles and seafood were perfectEveryone was helpful, treated me like family!!I'll be back!!!

This is the best Chinese restaurant on Solano Ave and in the general area. It has delicious sizzling rice soup. The pork belly was just right. They make nice drinks with their full bar. Ambience, one of the best with large eating area but not too noisy and many tables to choose your spot. The waiters were attentive and kind.

This is one of our favorite Chinese dining establishments on our ongoing places to indulge. We've been here numerous times, and with each visit, we're pleasantly surprised with the scrumptious of our entrees. Always prepared to perfection.Service is always very attentive and courteous. We started off with the veggie soup, it was steaming HOT, the way soup should be, not lukewarm.My lunch partner (aka Hubby) had the Mandarin Beef. I had my 'usual' Happy Family. Rice and a small salad was included. As usual, there's so much food, we packed it up for dinner. On a side note, we celebrated my Father's 104th today.As always, we'll be visiting soon again. Try it, you'll love Kirin as much as we do.

Chinese food for Christmas? Kirin was my late mother's favorite restaurant. My parents passed away 10 years ago in their 90s. December 25, 2022 ordered take out from Kirin in Berkeley while at my sister's house just off of Solano Ave. Unlike our late parents, our family likes the food hot and spicy.Large hot and sour soup came with lots of tofu, pork, green onions in a very spicy soup. Would order again. Sichuan chili shredded pork came with spicy pork, bamboo shoots, scallions in heavy sauce. One of my favoritesRed curry tofu came with onions, peas, large chunks of tofu, in a red curry sauce just the way my wife like it. Another winner. Mushroom bok choy pretty ordinary must have been ordered by someone else, as not up to our spicy standards. Sichuan seafood noodle came with thick noodles, lots of huge mussels, squid, shrimp, and scallops in a delicious spicy sauce. We had turkey and all the fixings in addition to the food from Kirin. We were not the only ones with the idea of ordering Chinese food for Christmas. Two hour wait for food.

I discovered Kirin shortly after I moved to Oakland from San Francisco about 20 years ago. Two favorites for my family are (1) Cherry Pork, and (2) Any of the House Made Noodle dishes. My kids first tasted the Cherry Pork deliciousness when they were 3, 4, and 7 (they are now 21, 22, and 24). We recently celebrated my "baby's" 21st birthday (he chose Kirin to celebrate this milestone) and of course we ordered the Cherry Pork. I was at Kirin again this evening, with a friend, and we ordered the Black Bean Zha Noodles, asking to substitute pork for beef. House made noodles and a mouthwatering sauce you want to swim in. Nothing more to add here! Run, don't walk to try this soon! Our server, Neo, recognized me from my last visit at the end of May, and warmly welcomed me back. The overall service was attentive and genuine ensuring a positive dining experience every time for us.The place is large, yet intimate. They are able to accommodate large parties in their back room which has a patio space also. Definitely something to keep in mind. Three thumbs up!

I enjoy their food and service. Friends and I meet there regularly and are always well taken care of. So, I go again and again.

im sorry but this food was objectively terrible. Given their pricepoint and location, I figured it would be the kind of food you get at a place where the customer service is better than the meal. But I was surprised to receive my braised tofu and see it looked as though it had been sitting under a heat lamp for hours. The greens were overcooked and kind of dried out but with that slighlty gummy texture on the surface I associate with being held in a steam tray. The flavor was not appealing, and neither was the watery sauce.

Ate there with two friends last night. Very good food and nice service. We had dumplings, hot and sour soup and three entrees. All were nice.

Kirin has been the go-to Chinese restaurant for three generation in my family But no more. Totally unacceptable experience last evening. I placed a large delivery order for 6:40 pm, which was acknowledged. But by the time it should have been delivered, there had not been any update online -- nothing about preparing it, giving it to delivery person, etc. So I phoned them -- the person who answered seemed confused. Found our order but then mumbled something about a problem with their system. They had not even started the order. She said we would expedite it, and we would get it in 15 minutes. This was encouraging because we had kids who were getting increasingly hungry and restless. But guess what? We did not get our food until 45 minutes after it had been promised. But then the food ws just not up to their usual qualify. Much of it was bland, lacked any interest or complexity. I have noticed some decline in the qualify of their food for the past couple of years, but this was a more significant decline. It looks like others have reported this as well. Will definitely be looking for other options.