10 Jin’s Empire Asian Cuisine
10 Jin’s Empire Asian Cuisine
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Good place if you want all you can drink sake and Coors Light for $35 with a couple of friends.
But if you want to eat AYCE sushi, I would suggest going elsewhere. I know of many AYCE sushi buffets in Brooklyn for less than $20.00 per person (ie: Sake and Daizen).
I went there for a friends Birthday celebration and although it was completely empty on a Saturday night around 7ish. It started filling up with large parties shortly.
On the AYCE menu, they only offer a small selection of sushis and special rolls. No sashimis, or appetizers, or soups. Service is also quite slow.
If it came down to service, I would give them one star. The waitresses here barely speak English and sometimes we had a hard time understanding them. But since it's cheap and I left very full, I give them three stars.
I came in for lunch and they're actually very busy. They do this lunch special that's less than $10 for soup or salad + 3 sushi rolls. That lunch special also applies to Chinese dishes and Thai dishes. The Boyfriend got an entire Bento Box worth of food for less than $10. The salmon was lukewarm but it tasted like your standard takeout Japanese bento box.
I have to say, they do pretty well in their Chinese dishes. The shrimp in lobster sauce tasted delicious with a bowl of rice. I can't say that it was amazing or phenomenal but for the price, I can't complain.
They were a wild hit on Seamless but I was less than impressed. The sushi was actually the most edible thing, or maybe the curry puffs (I've never ordered these from a non-Thai restaurant but they were not terrible here). I got the spicy popcorn shrimp bento box and the shrimp were neither 'popcorn' (huge, greasy, non-crunchy tempura shrimp, more like) nor spicy (but came with spicy mayo). The shumai and CA roll it came with were edible, but the salad and soup looked pretty gross and remained untouched. Stupidly we had ordered an appetizer of fried rock shrimp, but these turned out to be the same size and style of shrimp as my entree.
If you're in the area, head to Sun Cafe for your sushi needs (or Takahachi if your price point is higher) and maybe just hoof it to Chinatown to avoid these shrimp. I'm sure somewhere better will deliver to you.
Yes, Jin is a bit too ambitious. The owners probably had BIG plans for this establishment judging by the decor and menu. Jin wants to be the Jin of all trades but turned out to be the master of none. The Thai and Japanese dishes are not remarkable or authentic. However, the Chinese dishes are actually above average. Then again, if you want really authentic Chinese food, go to China, not Chinatown. Of course, Chinese food in Chinatown is generally better compared to Jin's.
Jin is the only nice Chinese food restaurant in the area. The decor is modern, clean and spacious. I think the lunch menu specials are reasonably priced. Portions are not too bad. The food tastes delicious – as one would expect for Chinese food in NYC. Obviously, the prices are cheaper in Chinatown but if one doesn't have the luxury of going there – Jin is a safe bet.