Chin's Kitchen
{{Short description|Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| street-address = 4126 Northeast Broadway Street
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Chin's Kitchen is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2017-11-08|title=Chin's Kitchen is Portland's best new Chinese restaurant|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/11/chins_kitchen_portland_review.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520002143/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/11/chins_kitchen_portland_review.html}}
Description
The Chinese restaurant Chin's Kitchen is located in northeast Portland's Hollywood neighborhood. A neon sign is displayed on the exterior.{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Heather Arndt |last2=Garcia |first2=Krista |title=15 Old-School Portland Restaurants That Have Hung On Through the Pandemic |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-classic-restaurants |website=Eater Portland |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-date=March 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307113347/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-classic-restaurants |url-status=live }}
History
Chin's Kitchen opened in 1949.{{Cite web|last=Damewood|first=Andrea|date=November 1, 2017|title=After Six Decades, Chin's Kitchen Is New Again|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/last-supper/2017/11/01/19436360/after-six-decades-chins-kitchen-is-new-again|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815165033/https://www.portlandmercury.com/last-supper/2017/11/01/19436360/after-six-decades-chins-kitchen-is-new-again}}
Sisters Chang Feng "Wendy" and Change "Cindy" Li purchased the restaurant in 2017.{{Cite news|last=Korfhage|first=Matthew|date=August 15, 2017|title=Hollywood's 67-Year-Old Chin's Kitchen Is Suddenly Making Some of the Finest Chinese Food in Portland|work=Willamette Week|url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2017/08/15/hollywoods-67-year-old-chins-kitchen-is-suddenly-making-some-of-the-finest-chinese-food-in-portland/|access-date=May 18, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519234923/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2017/08/15/hollywoods-67-year-old-chins-kitchen-is-suddenly-making-some-of-the-finest-chinese-food-in-portland/|url-status=live}} In November, the restaurant closed temporarily for a kitchen renovation and other upgrades.{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Michael |title=Chin's Kitchen closes temporarily after surge in business |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/11/chins_kitchen_closes_temporari.html |access-date=May 18, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |date=November 15, 2017 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520002651/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/11/chins_kitchen_closes_temporari.html |url-status=live }}
Chin's closed briefly during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last2=Jackson-Glidden|date=February 26, 2021|title=Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-chinese-food-restaurants-szechuan-sichuan|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Eater Portland|language=en|first2=Brooke|first1=Seiji|last1=Nanbu|archive-date=2021-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520001511/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-chinese-food-restaurants-szechuan-sichuan}}
The restaurant has been featured on the Food Network series Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.{{Cite web |last=Turnquist |first=Kristi |date=2023-07-07 |title=Guy Fieri visits Oregon food cart on tonight’s ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/07/guy-fieri-visits-oregon-food-cart-on-tonights-diners-drive-ins-and-dives.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811192254/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/07/guy-fieri-visits-oregon-food-cart-on-tonights-diners-drive-ins-and-dives.html |url-status=live }}
Reception
In Eater Portland
See also
{{Portal|Food|Oregon}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://chinskitchenpdx.com}}
- [https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/or/portland/chins-kitchen-restaurant Chin's Kitchen] at the Food Network
- [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/pacific-northwest/portland/restaurants/chins-kitchen/a/poi-eat/1594106/362093 Chin's Kitchen] at Lonely Planet
- [https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2018/12/04/chins-kitchen/ Chin's Kitchen] at Willamette Week (2018)
{{Hollywood, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:1949 establishments in Oregon
Category:Chinese restaurants in Portland, Oregon