Lin Chinese Cuisine and Tea House

1537 W Broadway, Vancouver - V6J 1W6
153 reviews
Chinese
(604) 733-9696

Great value for their $11.99 lunch specials, which includes soup, rice and a small main. We ordered honey prawn and sesame beef, both if which we'd order again.There aren't a lot of northern Chinese food in the area, but this is one of the better places, especially for the price. While the restaurant isn't fancy, it is clean and the staff are very nice.

I usually pick up my order 3 blocks from home. Today delivery guy came back and told me I had to tip. It was more expensive for regular order and thought tip was added. Never again and did not get my side of sweet n sour sauce! Put a bad taste in my mouth.

They gave me the wrong item with my takeout order that I did not order so I paid for a more expensive item but was given something cheaper. I ordered the pumpkin pastry, they gave me dumplings instead. The Tan Tan noodle was very average, the best dish was Beijing style chicken fenpi.

Friendly staff, felt like we were served by a very kind grandma.Decoration is old-fashioned Chinese restaurant style, which is soothing when you just want a quick meal with no fluff.The tea duck was delicious! Tasted like filet d'anvers smoked with juicy texture, crispiness of the skin was great. The buns were perfect to balance the dish.Wonton soup and grilled buns filling were too meaty for me, the flavours were not so balanced.

? THIS PLACE IS RUNNING A SCAM, BE CAREFUL! ?They work with a Chinese lady standing in front of this restaurant acting she’s poor and needs food, and asking you to buy her food.It's a trap!She will order a noodle or something and total bill would be around $17-18. (I suspect the restaurant and this lady split the profit)Both parties make money this way but what a horrible and dirty way to make money! She can repeat this throughout the day and many people will fall for it.Read through the reciews, 2 more people had exact same thing happened to them within the last month.Since they go after people's kindness, there's nothing you can do about it.BE CAREFUL of this chinese lady!DO NOT support this business!!!

Food was delicious. It impressed my friend who is an easy critic. There is also a friendly atmosphere because the banter in the restaurant is obvious the staff are dear to customers. They do accept Credit Cards.

Great food. Port chop noodle, xlb, corn soup all taste traditional and delicious! Will come again.

Dropped by for lunch and ordered beijing style fenpi, beef wrap and xiaolongbao. Soooo yummy. I couldn't get enough of the fenpi. The sauce had a delicious nutty flavor, slightly sweet and sour and savory. Combined with the chewy noodles and refreshingly crunchy cucumber this dish was a real winner. The beef roll was so delicious as well. The xiaolongbao was very similar to others I've had at chinese restaurants; juicy, flavorful and full of meaty goodness. The service was very friendly and prompt. I'm definitely bringing my family and friends here to try other dishes!

I used to come here for lunch specials when I was living in the city. My favorite dishes there were the Honey Prawns (one-of-a-kind shrimp dish that I love and you won’t easily find elsewhere) and their fresh XiaoLongBao. This is my go-to restaurant when I come back to Vancouver :)

They have the best Northern Chinese breakfast food items in Vancouver!