The cauliflower is super delicious. The Fish flavored shredded pork is so so, too sweet
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Valerie Siu
Min chef is traditional and nice food. Local chinese must go place in orange county.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fiona Liu
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ooo ooo
Delicious, authentic Beijing cuisine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ziping Liu
It’s super delicious. Even though it’s home-cooked, it’s still much tastier than what my mom makes! The fat intestine is absolutely delicious, fat but not greasy, the taste is very clean, and it is fried with laba garlic, which is very good at removing the fishy smell.
I went there for the comments, but I was fooled! Except that the garlic-fried large intestine tastes good, it’s hard to say anything else. It has neither taste nor appearance, and the portion is very small. I really don’t know how you get those reviews that say it’s so delicious that it makes you cry. ! The service is even worse ?. When the food is served, you just put it down on the table or in the corner and turn around and leave. You are cold-faced and ignore me. It’s not worth even one star!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sean Yu
I came from Xiaohongshu. Stealing tips is an act of theft, regardless of the amount. I have done this before and found it very shocking. For reference.
This restaurant changed the tips without permission from customers, it’s illegal activity! Also the dishes not delicious for me when I visited last time. For all of you guys information.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Coral Guan
Most authentic northern Chinese food I have in south orange
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
bobo fung
The place was only 50% occupancy when they crammed 5 of us to a four persons table..the waitress had a way to turn down any requests. I.e. my guest asked for a fork or knife to serve the whole pork hock , she refused and said it’s tender enough that will fall apart. The whole time the dishes were crowded on this tiny table. Very nerve racking that something would fall off the table. The meatballs were like starch balls. Other foods were average.I do not recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
李琴
I rarely comment online, but I couldn't help but do it today. I searched it on Google and saw many people commenting on the authentic Beijing cuisine. I went there with the intention of giving it a try. It really lived up to my expectations. The two of us ordered the sweet and sour pork loin, garlic sausage, and fried cauliflower recommended by others. They are all really delicious and the portion size is just right. This is the first time in the 5 years since I came to the United States that I have eaten stir-fry that I want to come back to eat again.
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
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
Delicious, authentic Beijing cuisine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s super delicious. Even though it’s home-cooked, it’s still much tastier than what my mom makes! The fat intestine is absolutely delicious, fat but not greasy, the taste is very clean, and it is fried with laba garlic, which is very good at removing the fishy smell.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very authentic dishes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I went there for the comments, but I was fooled! Except that the garlic-fried large intestine tastes good, it’s hard to say anything else. It has neither taste nor appearance, and the portion is very small. I really don’t know how you get those reviews that say it’s so delicious that it makes you cry. ! The service is even worse ?. When the food is served, you just put it down on the table or in the corner and turn around and leave. You are cold-faced and ignore me. It’s not worth even one star!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I came from Xiaohongshu. Stealing tips is an act of theft, regardless of the amount. I have done this before and found it very shocking. For reference.
This restaurant changed the tips without permission from customers, it’s illegal activity! Also the dishes not delicious for me when I visited last time. For all of you guys information.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Most authentic northern Chinese food I have in south orange
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The place was only 50% occupancy when they crammed 5 of us to a four persons table..the waitress had a way to turn down any requests. I.e. my guest asked for a fork or knife to serve the whole pork hock , she refused and said it’s tender enough that will fall apart. The whole time the dishes were crowded on this tiny table. Very nerve racking that something would fall off the table. The meatballs were like starch balls. Other foods were average.I do not recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
I rarely comment online, but I couldn't help but do it today. I searched it on Google and saw many people commenting on the authentic Beijing cuisine. I went there with the intention of giving it a try. It really lived up to my expectations. The two of us ordered the sweet and sour pork loin, garlic sausage, and fried cauliflower recommended by others. They are all really delicious and the portion size is just right. This is the first time in the 5 years since I came to the United States that I have eaten stir-fry that I want to come back to eat again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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