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Kirin Restaurant

Name: Kirin Restaurant
Address: 1767 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94707, US
Telephone: (510) 524-1677
Price range: $$$

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Michael Page

May 5, 2018

Over the years I've had many great meals at Kirin. The food is always excellent, very well prepared. I particularly love the soups, but everything seems to have just bit more flavor than the same dish anywhere else. I like seeing the kitchen in the middle of the room, especially when there's a flame up. The decor is nicely dark without being difficult to see, which gives the place a more intimate feeling. And the waitstaff are quick and attentive, without being intrusive. Kirin would be a great place for a date, now that I think about it.

Tosca Necoechea

Apr 20, 2018

Really tasty in my opinion. Solid understated service.

Ernest Brown

Feb 25, 2018

Great Spot. We go there a lot. We have traveled extensively in China and they always deliver a great meal.

B. Hurley

Sep 16, 2017

I was disappointed. I had not been there before. It looked like an elegant place, so I expected the food to be good. On the waiter's recommendation, I ordered the steamed scallops. And while the presentation was very nice, the dish lacked subtlety, and substance. There were six scallops served in six tiny glass bowls, each on a bed of vermicelli rice noodles. They were over-cooked and totally overwhelmed by garlic. The promised scallions showed up as one small piece in only one of the three that I ate. The cilantro garnish was fresh and really the best thing about the dish. For 19$, I recommend to go somewhere else, or order something else. This is not the thing to get if you want decent meal or like vegetables with your seafood.

Sylvia E

Mar 4, 2018

Too bad the service is so indifferent — the kitchen deserves better support, especially at Kirin’s premium prices. Our server overlooked us for the adjacent couple, who arrived after we did. My salad came before my (delicious gin basil) cocktail. My companion’s second beer was ordered but never delivered, yet it appeared on the bill. Their website says happy hour is 4:30 to 6:30, yet our server said the cutoff was 6 and charged me full price even after I politely pointed out the advertised timeframe. The food, as always, was great. (Garlic lamb had no spicy heat — maybe we have to ask for that?— but the chili oil on the table corrected it.) I had my favorite ceviche which is superb and unlike anywhere else, and the wonderful Chen’s chicken salad, another dish only at Kirin. Even so, it will be a long time before I return. Given the poor service we experienced, it’s ironic that Kirin’s website discourages patrons from ordering carryout. In their house, I sure didn’t feel the love.

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Opening Hours

Mon:4:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Tue:4:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Wed:4:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Thu:4:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Fri:4:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Sat:4:30 pm - 9:30 pm