Chin Dian Kitchen — Restaurant in Minneapolis

I walked by this place a few days before and it smelled amazing. We only have one decent Chinese place in the Roseville area so I came back to try it. My wife was excited because they have a lot of gluten free options and having a gluten allergy can complicate eating out at times. She got the Moo Goo Gai Pan at a 3 spicy and she said it was too hot. She is generally fine with spicy foods. Regardless of the spice she wasn't overly impressed. I had the General Tso's which I've been searching for a good version of this in the Midwest, nothing beats the places I went to in Oregon and California growing up. At $13 for the entree I was hoping it would be amazing. Sadly the portion was small, the taste was bland and the meat quality looked a little low. Sadly this will not be the go to place I was hoping it would be. Might give it another shot sometime to see if we caught them on an off night. I should add we got takeout and there were only three tables with people in the restaurant. The cook was busy staring at his smart phone when I arrived, wish he'd spent more time focusing on the quality...

This was a good place for lunch and the food was pretty good. This was also the first time we went there so we weren't sure of the spiciness of their scale... If you're looking for spicy, go higher then you think. We both asked for a medium spice and since we were unsure I'm guessing they went conservative.

We had the General Tso Chicken, Yellow curry, and wontons... All of it was very good. The dishes were full of spice, but not as hot as we'd have liked but very good none the less. The vegetables were crunchy and cooked and were well matched with the chicken. The chicken in the yellow curry was very tender(amazing)!

They do have very short hours, only lunch time, but we didn't confirm that, just saw it on the door. The wait time was great for how good the food was but it was a Friday so maybe it's less busy. The wait staff were very nice and respectful, knowledgeable regarding the specific spices in each of the dishes and were able to explain the flavoring well! It was a little spendy for a lunch meal but it was worth it....

Genuinely love this place and was gutted when they had to shut down late in the pandemic. I relied on Chin Dian for lunches and dinners as it was on my 1.5 mile route to and from my former office, just blocks away from their location. We often ordered catering for business meetings and there were rarely leftovers. One of my top three favorite dishes EVER is their House Curry Chow Mai Fun with mock duck. My family will order it with shrimp or chicken at very different spice levels and it is always devoured. The owners, Nina & Thomas, were there nearly every time, handing us our take-out with a smile during lockdown. As a vegetarian/often vegan, I don’t know what I would have done without your curry noodles, spicy green beans and veggie samosas every week in 2020. My sincerest understanding as to why you had to close, but if you are re-opening... Please post your new hours so we can start coming in or ordering out again soon!!! I’ve never had a bad experience or meal here and hope you get enough support to...