Jin Wah Restaurant

10/19/09

Excellent Food

by GungaDan

I have eaten here three times now, and found the food quite good each time. Many of the employees speak little English, but enough to get the order right. There is one waiter who is quite surly, but it is well worth his coarse personality to get at the food.

• Pros: unique fried rice
• Cons: sometimes surly waiter

09/23/09

Save your money and go someplace else - ANYWHERE!!

by computerweasel

FIRST,

DO

NOT

EVER

ORDER

THE

BUBBLE

TEA.

It is the nastiest concoction you will ever swallow. Outside of that, it's the typical cheap asian food. Egg rolls are pretty blah and greasy. Some dishes are good (salt & pepper calamari), but not enough to make it an outstanding place. The service is so below par, I don't even know where to start. They either hound you by standing behind you until you decide what you want on the menu, or they can't be found at all. No smiles, no happiness shown in any staff's faces.

They are completely over-staffed and usually the mass amount of staff can be seen wandering around like a lost ant or they're all huddled around a round table shooting the breeze with the rest of the patrons.

• Pros: Salt & Pepper Calamari
• Cons: Everything Else

01/01/09

Super Soup, Bad Water

by FoodyAshley

My family and I are regulars at this restaurant, mostly because of their delicious Pho soups. They are priced right and are the perfect fix for cold and rainy Oregon days, fast too! We occassionally order from their "regular entree" menu, but service is spoty, you may get one dish only to receive the second and third 15 minutes later. Now that most of the staff know us they are nicer, but if they don't know you, you will get the rather impersonal stereotypical asian attitude. My main complaint about this place is their water, it is AWFUL!!!!! Bring your own, or plan on buying soda....I often wonder if they do it on purpose to get you to buy drinks. It taste like formaldihyde (if that is how you spell it) and bleach, I am surprsed that this is an ongoing problem and that is doesn't get fixed. My absolute fave is the Sate beef soup bowl.

• Pros: great soup, plenty of parking, no waiting
• Cons: water, inconsistant service

05/23/08

Horrible service and even worse food

by chuilee

I would never recommend Jin Wah's to anybody. We went to this place to try a new asian restaurant since the one's we've been to were great (ie Zab thai, pho hung, thai derm, hong kong 97...). We ordered a salad roll, chicken chow mein and the chicken trio, which came with lemon, cashew nut, and general tsao's chicken. The food was tasteless, oily, fatty, salty (outright disgusting). Seriously, how do you mess up on a salad roll or even general tsao's chicken?

Now the service - where do I start!!! We walked in to a rude hostess who didn't even greet us (probably didn't speak English! No offense!) We waited.... waited... waited... waited some more and finally were asked if we were ready to order. Once we got our food, nobody checked on the WHOLE time we were there until we asked for our check.

This restaurant was soooo badddd that we ended up going to a burger joint afterwards!!! I can't believe we even paid...

• Pros: Spacious
• Cons: Service, food - oily, fatty!

02/09/08

When it is good, it is very, very good, but when it is bad, it is horrid.

by grumpygirl10

Overall Jin Wah is a great place to enjoy some Asian food in a casual and relaxed atmosphere with plenty of tables and space. They are also open later then most restaurants in Beaverton. While most of the staff speaks little English and can sometimes come across as a bit abrupt during rush hours or on the phone while taking to go orders, they are friendly and efficient. The owner is a familiar face on the floor as he chats with his regulars and checks to make sure you are enjoying everything. I would definitely say they are a bit more attentive to their regular customers so becoming a familiar face will only enhance your experience. Now, the food. Talk about inconsistent. The only thing really consistent about the food is that it tends to be a bit oily, so ask for no oil. (If you ask for no oil, you will still have oil in the dishes; unless you ask for steamed.) However, I still gave Jin Wah high marks because the dishes that are good are positively delicious- plus the dim sum at lunch is delectable. With dishes you haven't ordered before, either split with a friend to see if you like them or try the lunch menu for smaller portions and lower prices. It is best to build a core list of dishes that are consistently delicious, then experiment with different dishes here and there. I would like to recommend a few dishes my boyfriend and I enjoy. The salad rolls are far superior to any we have ever had and are extraordinarily delicious. They are light and refreshing, yet can fill you up. The wonton soup is amazing--rich chicken broth with delicious and plentiful wontons. P_tstickers are very good, but what you expect from a good Asian restaurant. The #702, Noodle Soup, is flavorful and filling, but order the EGG NOODLES, NOT the rice noodles. The Scallop and Eggplant Clayp_t is divine--one of my favorites.

• Pros: variety, dim sum at luch, salad rolls, parking, casual atmosphere, inviting, space,
• Cons: inconsistant dishes, oily, heavy

05/13/07

Good and Cheap

by gshinji

Wide selection of dishes, not the best chinese I've had but better than a lot of restaurants out there. The staff is quick and attentive, and food, once ordered, comes out in a steady stream. Good quality for your money.

• Pros: Quick service and delivery
• Cons: Some generic dishes, not a place to take a date.

03/05/07

Great Food - and even better Calamari !!!

by wowfood

I was in on Saturaday and had the Pepper Salted Squid and the Tofu Claypot and it was delicious!!! The waitress also recommended something call fish maw soup, and so we ordered that too. It was a busy night so there was a little wait for the food but well worth it. I heard they have dim sum during the day and am really exicted to try it out.

• Pros: parking, food
• Cons: busy place

02/06/07

Dirty Restaurant, beware!!

by atnguy2

This restaurant is dirty and serves old food. Their staff is rude. Other than the relatively low prices, i would not reccomend Jin Wah. I have order several entrees with other foods stuck to the side of the plates. Then, i have had dirty spoons and forks given to me. When asking for a replacement, the staff was exceptionally rude; like they were being bothered and did not want to help us.

• Pros: cheap food
• Cons: dirty, rude staff, old food

12/29/06

Wah, Just Ok

by b00pi3flak3s

If you happen to be in the area, its not a bad place to enjoy a nice group meal or cheap eats in Vietnamese / Chinese fashion. The Dim Sum is supposed to be pretty decent, but my experiences here have all been average at best.

• Pros: Variety, Prices, Service, Ambiance
• Cons: Food (at times)

10/27/06

Authentic. Best in Beaverton.

by ford_driver

The new location is pretty nice, and the kitchen problems associated with the move seem to be a thing of the past. My wife, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law, (all born in Taiwan and raised in Asia), insist that this is the best, most authentic Chinese available in Beaverton. If out-of-town relatives are visiting, this resturant is *always* on the itinerary.