China Inn
2662 Cornhusker Hwy,Ste 8, Lincoln, NE, 68521
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Address :
2662 Cornhusker Hwy,Ste 8
Lincoln, NE, 68521 - Phone (402) 466-8242
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 2:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Very Loud
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Charles B.
Authentic Chinese, mostly Hong Kong style. Be sure to ask for what veggies they have off the menu, e.g., mustard greens, abalone mushrooms. Spicy boiled beef w/ cabbage, bok choy w/ black mushrooms, and spicy eggplant are our favorite dishes. Often Allison, the owner, is handling the room by herself, so be patient.
(5)David Y.
China Inn is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in Nebraska. I've had a lot of dishes here and some of my favorites are: Crispy Chicken- Chinese style fried chicken with a slightly spicy/sweet sauce and cilantro. Wan Za- variety of seafood fried in spicy sauce. Green Beans- (sounds strange to have this here) Green beans with tiny pork bits. Always really fresh and delicious. For more Chinese-American dishes, their general tsos is solid as well. Everything is relatively cheap and the portion sizes are plentiful. Highly recommended.
(5)Cheng J.
Chinese food is good. The lady in the front desk is nice. The only negative thing is that light is too dark.
(4)Todd H.
Rangoon was good. Kung Pao Chicken Flavor was okay but there was hardly any chicken in it and it was extremely greasy/oily. Floor was filthy and from what I could see of the kitchen, it was as well with dirty dinner dishes stacked around. Server was prompt and polite but they missed it on the food.
(1)Mick B.
Fun place to visit on a rainy night...provided it's 2001! Why is this place still open? Didn't that dysentery scare in 2003 ruin this place?
(3)Herb H.
This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in town. Cheap ($5.95 lunch includes drink), order at the counter, fast, good taste, good amount, CANNED pop instead of fountain, which I think is a plus. Family owned I'm pretty sure. Nice people too.
(5)Nathan C.
Not just some of the worst Chinese food I've ever had -- probably the single worst dining experience of my life. Note the date of the reviews listed here. Years ago, China Inn was hands-down the best Chinese (Americanized and authentic) food in Lincoln. The line during lunch hours was nearly out the front door. No longer. Now, you can wander in right after noon and get any table you want with zero waiting. In other words, other people have figured out just how bad the food has gotten. Unfortunately for us, it took two visits in mid 2012 to figure it out for ourselves. On both visits the food was cold, poorly timed (one person got their food 10 minutes before the other on both occasions) and simply terrible. On the first visit I opted for one of the authentic Chinese dishes. Bland and tasteless. On our second visit, I thought I'd go the safe route -- there is no way in hell anyone can screw up sweet and sour shrimp, right? After 20 minutes of waiting in the empty restaurant (and listening to some confused, angry bickering in the kitchen) my dish finally appeared. And let me tell you, we could not get out of there fast enough. The fried rice was simply a glob of greasy brown rice reeking of peanut oil. I tried one bite cautiously and nearly spat it out. The shrimp was hardly fried with tons of watery breading slimed onto it. But I am nothing if not persistent. Seeing as how we were starving and in a rush, I figured I'd drown this nightmarish concoction in sweet/sour sauce and gulp it down. But China Inn has apparently fallen into such dire straits that they are watering down the sauce and even the spicy mustard. Both were literally soupy and tasteless, as if they'd been cut several times over with water. Upon seeing this, I shook my head at my wife and then headed to the counter. I told the woman that the food was terrible and that we wouldn't be paying for it. She apologized profusely (but without any surprise on her face at all) and we walked out. We loved China Inn during its heyday. Very sad to see it has fallen so far.
(1)Joshua S.
Best Chinese in Lincoln. Peanut butter chicken and four seasoned green beans are a staple every visit
(5)Foe M.
The food was not tasty; not a good chinese restaurant. I tried the beef with garlic sauce and it was a disaster.
(2)emily v.
Upon entering, we found our way to a booth on the far end of the restaurant. The dimly lit space was welcoming on a cold, wintry night. Light flashed through the ceiling fans as if a film noir was being shot; if only a man in a fedora and trench coat had been smoking in the booth behind us! In all seriousness, the food is great. Fresh, crunchy veggies and succulent meat. The chicken we ordered was fried crisp without the inch-thick breading that comes on most other Chinese-American restaurant's chicken. Noodles had a great pan scorch on them that gave extra flavor. We ordered our dishes extra spicy, and they had a fantastic balance of flavor (as opposed to the burning your palate without delivering a modicum of taste). On my radar for the next visit is the crispy duck. Be sure to check out the back page for tasty authentic treats. My husband and I ate our fill and the bill was under $15. Definitely one to put on your list.
(3)YS Z.
I cannot believe this restaurant is still running. The only good point is cheap price. Other than that, crowded tables, tiny space, rude service, poor sanitation, terrible room decoration, and more are all terribly poor.
(1)Shirley P.
Lincoln Journal Star has listed China Inn as the best Chinese food in Lincoln. Every item is delicious on the menu. Everything is pretty cheap, but if you want to splurge, you can get a whole fish (steamed or fried) for $22. Favorite items: Duck (half a duck, peking style for $10), Wan Za (battered and fried sea food in a hot sauce), Triple delight with pan-fried noodles, Jum Bong (Korean seafood noodle dish). Crispy chicken, general's chicken and peanut butter chicken are favorites among the American guys I know. The restaurant is very vegetarian-friendly: Tofu mushroom, family style tofu, eggplant with basil, water spinach, chinese squash tofu, green beans w/o pork. The service staff is also very friendly.
(5)Amy C.
I love China Inn! My favorite item is the Spicy Boiled Beef. I also love many other items on their menu and enjoy trying their more authentic dishes. The prices are also very good. I wish I still lived in Lincoln so I could eat here more often!
(5)Kerry G.
We found this place probably about ten years ago when my brother was playing in a chess tournament in a nearby hotel. I remember being very impressed back then, and last night my mom and I were in Lincoln to go to a lecture and decided to refind the place. She remembered it being kind of close to Cornhusker and I remembered it being near some sort of grocery or big box store, and we both turned out to be exactly right. It's one of those really unprepossessing hole-in-the-wall sort of places that turns out to be really good. The menu is a mix of Chinese and Korean dishes, with the very authentic selection of Chef's Specials on the back. I was not brave enough to try the Spicy Intestine in Hot Pot and I don't have the faintest idea what Peppered Cattle Baiye or Shredded Luffein Tofu even are, but I ordered the Triple Delight with Panfried Noodles, which the waitress claimed was her favorite. When it came out, I could see why. A nice, varied mix of tender-crisp vegetables in a good sauce with plenty of seafood and meat and nice crisp noodles. The crab ragoon were also yummy, fried nice and crisp without being too greasy and well-stuffed with filling. The disappointment of the evening was my mom's dish. She was curious about the Pork Chop Noodle Soup and probably should have asked the waitress, but her English did not seem that great so she just ordered it and it turned out the pork chop was fried, like really thin chicken fried steak. Neither of us likes fried meat that much and the whole soup had a fried sort of aftertaste from the pork so it wasn't what we expected and wasn't to our taste. Otherwise, a very good experience and the other solid dishes we passed on the way out looked as good as mine, so we will definitely go back sometime when we're in Lincoln again.
(4)Nikki B.
I heard a rumor that China Inn is owned by the same folks that run Windchimes. I'm unsure if it's true, but they both have FANTASTIC Chinese food, & this place is cheaper than Windchimes. I highly recommend the Peanut Butter Chicken. My complaint: If you ever eat here in the winter, don't take your coat off, or get it to-go. The door opens directly into the seating area (no vestibule), and it's freezing!
(4)Xinrou T.
China Inn is one of the best Chinese restaurants with close-to-authentic Chinese food. I am a Chinese from Malaysia and I really miss the food from back home. Thus, I am always craving for good Chinese food, the closer the taste is to the food back home, the better. The price is very reasonable for the food quality. Even though the food tastes good, the cleanliness might be a little lacking. I remember a friend and I getting a horrible stomach pain after eating at that place during lunch one day. (Note: we did not eat breakfast, and it wasn't food from the night before, because we felt pains right after dinner, which meant it couldn't be dinner we just ate. And we eliminated all other possibilities.) One more downside about this place is the hospitality and service. Not the best I know of all the restaurants I've been to. To me, I'm quite used to this unfriendliness and "strictly-business-attitude", because quite a number of restaurants back in Malaysia have that sort of attitude. But China Inn's main boss can be quite unfriendly and mean, and could care less about me (because I've worked there before for a short while and couldn't take the stress and unfriendliness). Other than that, the food is pretty awesome for Chinese cuisine. I say that because even though I've been treated really badly before by them, and do not enjoy working there, I still go there often to have my fix of Chinese food. That does say something about the food there, I suppose...
(4)Amanda G.
China Inn is probably my favorite restaurant in Lincoln. Don't be fooled by the first couple of sections on their menu which is the typical syrupy American stuff. Go for the specialties and the dishes on the back. Their green beans are my favorite and my husband (normally the kind to go for meaty stuff) will kill for their tofu and black mushrooms. (And I agree with the previous poster about the kim chi--excellent!) Best of all, this is a family-run business and if you go as regularly as we do (about once a week) they really get to know you. The friendly woman who runs the restaurant recognizes us now and always goes above and beyond to make our visit great. They have completely secured our loyalty.
(5)Jules T.
I found this restaurant during my college years. It's one of the best things I did during this time. They have the best chinese/asian food when the korean woman owned it. I used to get plenty of free kim chee. Not just one kind, but several variations of kim chee. Cold, spicy, sour kim chee, yum makes my mouth water. The best foods to order here are from the chef specials, they are unique and delicious. Spicy string beans, korean bbq ribs, salty shrimp, just order from the specials. The space is small, a bit dirty, it's constantly busy, the bathroom is gross. It is now owned by a chinese family and I'm not sure if the menu is quite the same. You can't get kim chee for free anymore which is a big disappointment. They serve beer and wine. Good for kids Good for large groups, but just plan on waiting especially during busy lunch dinner hours.
(3)Andy M.
Absolutely THE BEST CHINESE in Lincoln. I was introduced to this place by friends years ago, and I still can't get enough. The location is unassuming and the decor is a bit "hole in the wall," but the food is always great. This is not Chinese-American food like many people think of when they think "Chinese" (though those dishes are certainly available and great), but honest, authentic Chinese food. Some favorites for the less adventurous: Crispy Chicken (fried whole bone-in cutlets cut up and served in a sweet mild chili sauce), Peanut Butter Chicken (fried bite-size pieces). Moderately Adventurous favorites: Ma Po Tofu (spicy and flavorful with ground pork), Peking Duck (on Fridays and Saturdays), Stewed Fat Pork (pork belly in a sauce of pork fat and soy), Fish With Crispy Bean Sprouts. ...and my absolute favorites, for the true foodies: Salty Shrimp (eat head-on and shell-on, as they come), Spicy Intestines in Hot Pot (half tofu, half intestines, all delicious). Really, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Everything on the inside of the menu is traditional Chinese-American favorites you'd find on menus everywhere else in town. These are well-made renditions. But by far, my favorite dishes at China Inn come from the back page of House Specialties. Be adventurous and try one (or see my recommendations above)! I'm still working my way through the list - for the adventurous eater, you can't go wrong. Perhaps most importantly, YOU WILL FEEL GOOD HOURS AFTER YOU EAT THIS FOOD! I guarantee you can't say that about any other Chinese restaurant in town. Go ahead, take the challenge. They use restraint in their use of oil, salt, and starch, so the food is healthier and you feel better. My stomach is always happy when I leave, and this feeling continues throughout the day/night. Service is friendly (if a bit scatter-brained) and prices are incredibly reasonable: under $15/person for a great, filling meal with leftovers to take home. Meals are served family-style, so go with a group to experience the most variety. You seem to get bonus points for using chopsticks and ordering the more adventurous dishes - these things will only enhance your meal. I have introduced probably 20 people to this place in the last year. After you have a great meal, be sure to tell your friends and post another review on here. They could always use the business, and they deserve great success. If you have any doubts, take a look at the clientele and tell me it's not a sign that the food is really, really good :)
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