Jin’s fine Asian cuisine sushi bar — Restaurant in Brookline

If you’re looking for a solid, tried-and-true Chinese and Japanese spot, you have to check out Jin’s.

Jin’s is a modern and upscale establishment that offers a massive menu filled with Chinese and Japanese Food. The menu is massive, so be sure to take time to soak it all in.

If you love Chinese food, they have you covered. You’ll find a huge selection of starters and dim sum. They have a large selection of soups- such as Wonton, Hot and Sour, Miso, and more! They do have salads on their menu as well!

For the main course, they have a massive selection of Chinese favorites. You’ll find classics like beef and broccoli and happy family. They have multiple preparations of dishes made with shrimp, beef, and/or chicken. There truly is something for everyone.

The portion size is LARGE. You can easily split an entree. Otherwise, the rest makes solid leftovers! Be aware the entrees DO NOT come with rice if you order delivery.

If you are leaning more towards Japanese, you won’t be disappointed! You’ll find a solid selection of starters such as edamame, shrimp and vegetable tempura, spring rolls, gyoza, and more!

Jin’s has a solid selection of fresh sushi. You’ll find a wide selection of fresh sashimi and nigiri. If you like maki rolls, they’ve got something for you! They offer everything from a basic California roll to an exquisite $20+ maki roll.

They offer multiple sushi combos, sushi plates, and samplers. If you plan to dine in with multiple people, they do have a “boat” of sushi with sashimi and other assorted sushi.

We stopped into Jin’s on a late Sunday afternoon before the dinner rush. The atmosphere is modern, relaxing, and peaceful. You can dine in the main dining room, or you can park yourself at the sushi bar if you’re coming solo.

We started with an order of the Wonton Soup. The soup came out piping hot and the aroma of the broth was incredible! The wontons were incredible as well. They were the perfect size.

Next, we decided to order some steamed edamame with lime and the “Beijing Ravioli”. The edamame were steamed and salted perfectly. I strongly suggest a generous squeeze of lime over the top!

The Beijing Ravioli is some of the best I have had in a long time. I would compare them to a traditional pork “potsticker”. They were pan-fried to perfection, not too greasy. The dipping sauce served with it hits just right!

After the Beijing Ravioli and the Steamed Edamame, we decided to order the Seared Ahi and the “Snow Mountain Maki”. They both were incredibly fresh and flavorful.

The Seared Ahi tuna was seared perfectly and served in a mustard sauce. The portion size was phenomenal for the price! The “Snow Mountain Maki” is a shrimp tempura roll topped with king crab and mayonnaise.

I’d highly suggest Jin’s if you’re a fan of Chinese and Japanese cuisine. The sushi is phenomenal and reasonably priced for the portion size and quality of ingredients.

I’d recommend dining in if you can. The service is incredibly attentive and the food does come out QUICK. If you like to eat at a slower pace like I do, just stagger your orders appropriately.

They do offer delivery in-house and via UberEats/DoorDash. I noticed they do a TON of delivery and takeout orders. Everything is always packed incredibly well and all the condiments and accoutrements are in the bag. They always get it right!

My only complaint would be the dessert menu. I found it to be very disappointing. I would suggest they offer mochi or something more fit to...

Take-out order on 11/9/23: Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts $16.95 + Steamed White Rice $3.00 +tax $1.24 = $21.19. A bit more than I usually pay for Chinese food, but it was good so on 12/30/23, I returned to their website to confirm the same prices for the same food items on their current online "Holiday Menu". However, when I got to the restaaurant to order in person, an Asian-American guy with bleach blond hair told me the order would come to $26. He claimed the prices went up 25% in the past 7 weeks, contradicting their own current published online menu. It seems many restaurants weren't content with the existential threat of the pandemic; they now risk their business through price gouging/incompetence/poor service/added fees and other self-defeating measures.

Thanks for your prompt reply to my review. Three points in response to that reply: 1) If you are the owner, you should see that your Holiday Menu lists KungPao Chicken with Peanuts as $16.95, not $15.50 as you claim in your reply. 2)If Kung Pao Shrimp is an option, why is it not listed on your menu anywhere with its own price? (I looked under the headings of Seafood and everywhere else, not finding it.) 3) Most germaine here is that on 11/9/23, I was charged $16.95 for Kung Pao Shrimp (it WAS shrimp, not chicken), so apparently I was undercharged at that time without realizing it. I'm at least gratified to learn that the $5 extra cost was for the food itself, not a "kitchen appreciation fee", a "delivery fee" for something not delivered, etc. I only suggest your menu should be explicit about the cost of Kung Pao Shrimp.

Self-Correction: Upon further reflection, I may be mistaken about my 11/9/23 take out order. I now think I wanted to order Kung pao Shrimp with Peanuts, only saw Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts and ordered that instead, which was quite good. So I apologize for my part in the misunderstanding. However, It would have been helpful if the person tasked yesterday with walk-in take out ordering was familiar enough with Jin's menu to recognize from my quoted price that I had ordered and received Kung Pao Chicken last month. Yhen he would have explained that the shrimp version--not listed on the menu--costs more for the reason you mention. As a consequence, I would not have been led to think that the dish I ordered then had gone up in price 25% in 7 weeks. His response was: "Yes, it did (increase in price). I'm sorry." This also reassures Jin's that I was not undercharged for my...

Let me enlighten you about this incredible restaurant called Jin's. It's an absolute gem, especially when you have guests with conflicting preferences like Chinese and Sushi. Jin's is just the epitome of a logical choice. Their food is "very, very tasty and good," so you'll obviously be blown away. Seriously. And hey, if you happen to not care much about the prices they charge, ordering takeout from there is a fantastic option.

Now, if you dare to eat at Jin's and experience their exquisite dine-in service, brace yourself for an unforgettable encounter with their truly exceptional waitstaff. I mean, who wouldn't want to be treated with utter indifference and incompetence? Let me share a delightful anecdote: on one occasion, my wife specifically requested a dish not to be spicy, and guess what? It arrived incredibly hot, with chili peppers floating around as if it were a delightful surprise! When we dared to bring this issue to our amazing waiter's attention, she graced us with eye-rolls and suggested we should have ordered something else. How thoughtful of her! I even had the audacity to ask if they could remake the dish, to which she begrudgingly agreed, rolling her eyes yet again, snatching it away. And lo and behold, in less than two minutes, she returned with the dish, claiming that they had made it "less spicy" by - you guessed it, adding water. Because, you know, who needs flavor when you can have blandness galore?

Naturally, as we bid farewell to this unforgettable experience, I decided to generously leave a 10 percent tip to express my gratitude for the remarkable service we received. Typically, I'm a fantastic tipper, mind you, regularly leaving over 20 percent. But as we were leaving, this lovely waitress sprinted after me, desperately attempting to explain in her charming broken English how she desperately craved more tips and how ungrateful we are. Truly heartwarming.

So, even though we'll still subject ourselves to ordering takeout from this delightful establishment, because their food is typically very good, I fail to comprehend why anyone in their right mind would choose to dine in and endure such lackluster service. It's truly...