This place serves incredibly delicious Northern Chinese cuisine! The portions are generous, the flavors are authentic, and every dish has that comforting, home-style taste. The highlight, though, is definitely their signature sesame sweet pancake. It’s made fresh to order and comes out perfectly warm and crispy—so flaky it practically falls apart at the touch. The light sweetness paired with the rich sesame aroma makes it absolutely irresistible. Overall, a fantastic dining experience, and I’m already planning to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Catherine Huang
Food is authentic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ray Kwan
Omg. Authentic Chinese food. The quality was next level.
My regular dine in place for 6 years since they opened, great authentic northern Chinese food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mapo Tofu, Braised Eggplant with Soy Bean Paste烧茄子, Lamb Bones Radish & Vermicelli Soup, Stewed Winter Melon with Pork Baby Back冬瓜小排汤 Rib Soup, 手抓大排, Stewed Sea Fish in House Brown Sauce, Stewed Frozen Tofu with Cabbage and Dried Small Shrimps
Angie Li
We frequently come here for lunch on weekdays, and the experience never disappoints. The northern Chinese cuisine is truly authentic and packed with flavor. Highly recommend for anyone seeking genuine regional dishes!
Xu Lei
**Min Chef Review**
Min Chef is amazing! The food is super tasty, with fresh ingredients and flavors that really hit the spot. Every dish feels like it’s made with care, and the specials are always a treat. The service is awesome too—everyone is friendly and makes sure you’re taken care of. It's one of those places where you feel right at home. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite or celebrating something special, Min Chef never disappoints. Definitely a place I’ll keep coming back to!
5/5 ⭐
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ke xiao
Beijing cuisine around Irvine. It can be considered to be second to none. There is nothing wrong with ranking in the top three.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 糖醋里脊, meat pie千层肉饼, yuxiang shredded pork 鱼香肉丝, deep fried house meatball干炸丸子
an yuanyuan
The beef noodles, meat patties and cold skin are all authentic in taste, reasonably priced, and a very good Chinese restaurant.
This place serves incredibly delicious Northern Chinese cuisine! The portions are generous, the flavors are authentic, and every dish has that comforting, home-style taste. The highlight, though, is definitely their signature sesame sweet pancake. It’s made fresh to order and comes out perfectly warm and crispy—so flaky it practically falls apart at the touch. The light sweetness paired with the rich sesame aroma makes it absolutely irresistible. Overall, a fantastic dining experience, and I’m already planning to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is authentic!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Omg. Authentic Chinese food. The quality was next level.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beijing restaurants?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
reminds me of home (I grew up in Taiwan)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food, attentive service, noisy dining hall.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great big portion sizes. Specialty rice variety. Food was tasty and not too heavy
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chinese Chives Pocket
Solid spot for Beijing style Chinese food! Everything was delicious and staff were nice. Also appreciated that the menu have pictures for every dish.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The cauliflower is super delicious. The Fish flavored shredded pork is so so, too sweet
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Min chef is traditional and nice food. Local chinese must go place in orange county.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
My regular dine in place for 6 years since they opened, great authentic northern Chinese food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mapo Tofu, Braised Eggplant with Soy Bean Paste烧茄子, Lamb Bones Radish & Vermicelli Soup, Stewed Winter Melon with Pork Baby Back冬瓜小排汤 Rib Soup, 手抓大排, Stewed Sea Fish in House Brown Sauce, Stewed Frozen Tofu with Cabbage and Dried Small Shrimps
We frequently come here for lunch on weekdays, and the experience never disappoints. The northern Chinese cuisine is truly authentic and packed with flavor. Highly recommend for anyone seeking genuine regional dishes!
**Min Chef Review**
Min Chef is amazing! The food is super tasty, with fresh ingredients and flavors that really hit the spot. Every dish feels like it’s made with care, and the specials are always a treat. The service is awesome too—everyone is friendly and makes sure you’re taken care of. It's one of those places where you feel right at home. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite or celebrating something special, Min Chef never disappoints. Definitely a place I’ll keep coming back to!
5/5 ⭐
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beijing cuisine around Irvine. It can be considered to be second to none. There is nothing wrong with ranking in the top three.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 糖醋里脊, meat pie千层肉饼, yuxiang shredded pork 鱼香肉丝, deep fried house meatball干炸丸子
The beef noodles, meat patties and cold skin are all authentic in taste, reasonably priced, and a very good Chinese restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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