Chinah

The owner truly brought back traditional nostalgia and shares a piece of his own memories and culture through delicious food. If you are looking for a healthy balance meal that is prepped in under 5 minutes, this is it! Every bite brought me closer to my own heritage. The heritage I used to be so ashamed of growing up in America, but I grew older, I am learning so much my culture through Chinese food, I am reminded of how rich and healthy Chinese food can be. Especially at Chinah. Thank you for sharing your favorite, (Grandma's Favorite) with me. I consumed each bite with while thinking of my own grandma too. It was soo delicious! Similar to Chipotle or poké spots, you can customize your own bowls. However!! You will notttt be bloated and feel like you need to use the bathroom while at work or while at the most inconvenient times. Maybe it's just me, but dairy and raw fish can make my stomach feel uneasy sometimes... or all the time. However with Chinah, all the meat and protein is cooked and the ingredients are all farm fresh produce. There is so much love and effort put into each bowl, from how they sourced the ingredients to how they plated everything. I also highly recommend trying the forbidden black rice. I have no idea why I never had this at home before, if you never had it before, its a must try. The rice has the most antioxidants activity, and super nutritious. It also has anti cancer properties and may promote heart and eye health. ALSO reduces body fat. I was so mind blown by the texture, I may have done a little research on my own. Long story short, just try it! Trust me, it's delicious.

So delicious! Flavoring and ambience is on point. Food is fresh as well. The manager and workers were also very nice - they ran out of braised pork and they replaced it with another meat at my request and even gave me a free scalliburrito for the inconvenience. Definitely a must try!

Chinah! So happy to have come by and visit for a bowl. This cute new restaurant is a fantastic option to get some yummy Chinese cuisine and fast. I got the Signature Bowl with the pork belly. The pork belly enough is worth giving 5 stars. The 3 thick pieces were made to perfection. The fat wasn’t overly slimy. The meat was very tender. The rice was great - just enough. And cabbage and (substituted) green beans rounded the dish nicely. Loved the few Chinese drinks they offered - I got the sweet mum tea in a box. Clean and friendly :) A delicious homemade meal but fast! Great option in this area of NYC. Please visit if you’re around!

Thie Spicy Vegan Bowl is da bomb for me. Plant-based and reminded me of the authentic and delicious home-style food that has been cooked by my Mum. Good stuff guys! Will return again :) PS: It's not spicy, so if you like heat, ask them to load up on that hot sauce baby.

This place is a new addition to the culinary scene in the area and so has a lot of stiff competition to compete with. It claims the niche of a being a fast-bowl concept for Chinese food. I had looked at the menu beforehand coming in and had decently high expectations from their pre-constructed items. The location of the restaurant is off to the side of the main street, and can be a little harder to find. It also is currently covered by scaffolding. The layout of the restaurant itself is a little strange, with ordering being basically done standing right before some entry stairs. The service pick up area is also on the opposite side of the stairs up to where I assume is more seating. Overall, the staff are very friendly but it feels like they haven't gotten down a good system of building bowls fast and efficiently yet. The organization of their tiny bowl building area is within an enclosed square before the menus rather than an assembly line like Chipotle. Only two people can really fit there at a time, and the assembly seems a little awkward. The food was a bit of a letdown. I grew up eating Cantonese food and I really love the Szechuan variety restaurants around this area. Chinah unfortunately doesn't quite stand up to those restaurants. I tried the OG and the forbidden sesame from their summer menu. The OG features air fried chicken. This chicken was not really crispy and had soggy crust from the dousing of orange sauce that overpowered everything. The black rice was okay, but it got super mushy at the bottom due to water from the salad and corn. The forbidden sesame sauce was more tolerable, but the rice still had the same textural issue. I can say they felt healthier to eat, but I didn't pick up a strong sense of Chinese food from this due to lack of flavor.

With the Pandemic still not completely over, the desire for take-out and delivery focused eateries has gone up, in my opinion. This new spot is a welcome addition to that category. The inside had a good space for people to wait around for their order. The ordering counter is three steps up, and they have an elevator for wheelchair. No quick/easy access or ramp. The kitchen is behind the ordering counter. They offer Chinese food in the style of tasty bowls. Their ordering system feels a bit similar to Chipotle or Subway, but without the ingredients out in the open in front of you. You first select a base, then one green dish, one side, and then finally, one protein. They have some signature bowls, but if you want to customize your order, you can certainly do that with ease. We ordered 2 different custom bowls. The first one with Whole Grain Brown Rice, Taiwanese Cabbage, Homestyle Eggplant, and Black Pepper Beef. We also added Toasted Sesame, Crispy Garlic, and Fried Onion. For the sauce, we chose Mushroom “Oyster” sauce. The cabbage was a bit of let down, as it didn’t have much of any flavor. But, the eggplant was really good! It had a little kick to it, juicy and packed with flavor! Brown rice was cooked just right, and making this dish very filling. Pepper Steak was tender, and had a good seasoning. The second bowl with Whole Grain Brown Rice, Baby Bok Choy, Mapo Tofu, and Glazed Pork Belly. We added Toasted Sesame, Crispy Garlic, Fried Onion, and Five Spice Egg (+$2). For the sauce, we went with Sesame Aioli. Baby Bok Choy was tasty! Much better than the cabbage. Mapo Tofu was spicy! It was packed with flavor. Egg had good flavor to it, I am not sure about the additional $2 for one egg though… The amount of pork was really generous, almost surprising! They needed knife and fork, not quite fall of the bone. Could also be that they got slightly cooled on the way home. They had tangy and a bit sweet flavor, which we enjoyed. One of the pork pieces was almost 100% fat, which was a bit sad… Overall, we enjoyed our bowls. The portion was very generous. They were really, very filling! If you are not too hungry when you get this, it might be enough for lunch and dinner! The quality was high, and very tasty indeed.

Very unique place. It's a build your own bowl style of Asian Cuisine and I gotta say there Creamy Sesame was my favorite sauce. I got the "open sesame" it was phenomenal.

Like the food presentation, service and VI design, but as a Chinese the food unfortunately does not “Tastes Like Home”. Flavor was okay but overpriced. ——— Update ——— Owner’s response just made the experience worse. I have no issue paying extras to get the best items on the menu as long as it tastes good. The flavor/texture is not worth $17.41 that’s all what I’m saying.

Decided to try a bowl here. Got the sesame chicken bowl and was definitely disappointed. Everything is one big pile of mushiness. The broccoli, rice, chicken are all severely overcooked like they've been sitting under a heater for a very long time. The bowl didn't have much flavor and I'm thoroughly disappointed in this $14 meal, most of which I threw away. On the plus side, the staff was really nice and I enjoyed interacting with them.

I passed by this place on my way to another lunch spot. I wanted to check it out as it's fairly new. They advertise to go on their app. However, the app doesn't even work for this location. I'm not sure when the app will start working. Maybe some kinks have to be worked out still. The restaurant has a dine-in area and a nice outdoor area setup to eat at, too. I did see an upstairs area, but I'm not sure if that's for the workers only or for the customers. I decided to just take it out. There weren't that many ingredients available by the time I went by. I had to pick from what was leftover. I got the tofu and chicken with some sides. There was a lack of seasoning when I ate it, too. I would like to go back earlier when they have more options and when they start using the app as the first order is $10 off.

Great addition to the neighborhood. Tried build your own bowl mix and it was pretty tasty with healthy ingredients too. Service was prompt and there are plenty of seats upstairs if you want to catch up with a colleague. Prices are pretty reasonable. Am happy to have a new lunch spot option to add to the list.

LOVE this new lunch and bowl location on E 40th and Madison. The OG Bowl I had with black rice, crispy chicken and salad was healthy and fresh. Amazing value! Go and enjoy!

**i was invited to their grand opening event** i've been a long-time fan of chinah since discovering them in jersey city and was so excited to check out their grand opening event! the team did a fantastic job with the interior - there is limited seating on the first floor, and then a lot more seating upstairs on the second floor. the first floor is also where you'll order food from. there is a restroom in the back. all the servers at chinah are always very quick to help and love to give you their recommendations - so don't be afraid to ask for what their favorites are! fun fact but chinah actually revamped their menu over the last year to make it CHEAPER for folks. each bowl is around $12 and contains so much food. you can ask for as many toppings as you want so it's kind of like a chipotle/qdoba bowl situation, except make it modern chinese and AMAZING during this event, we tried a new menu item (scallion pancake burrito) and honestly it was really good! i can't wait for them to come out with the real deal on their menu :)

Race to the bottom! Chinah answers the question, "Where is an Americanized chinese fast food exist that's worse than Panda Express?" I got the OG Bowl, which, by its name, I assumed might be what they do best. In reality, I suppose OG means "old gamey" chicken. Gross tough chicken bits covered excessively in batter and the entire dish slathered in sweet sauce. More of an unappealing dessert than a lunch. May this chain close forever and never open again. TOTAL waste of an appetite.

i remember going to the jersey city location a long while back and the food there was very good but the service was abysmal. fast forward a year or two and it looks like they've expanded and also completely revamped their menu! i ordered the og. the sauces were good but the chicken was too breaded. service was pleasant and efficient. may come back to try something else for work lunch.

Spent half hour trying to place an order both on the website and the app. Couldn't process the payment, therefore couldn't use the $10 promo. Went straight to the store and used the physical 15% off coupon to order instead. The place is new but does not seem very tidy and organized. The staffs, obviously new, seemed adequately trained. They were waking back and forth and appeared overwhelmed but not much physical actions. I was the only the third in line but it still took about 15 minutes to get my order and another 5 minutes waiting to pay. The food seemed pretty mediocre at best. Soba noodle tasted bland and the pork was dry and cold. They didn't give me any sauces with my order, which might have helped with the flavors. The best was probably the black rice and the bokchoy which is not too hard to get right. Overall, a disappointment from the online order experience to the service and the food.

I really enjoyed my first experience at Chinah. The food was fresh and tasty and while the line was long, it moved very quickly. I really enjoyed a great deal and will return promptly.

Ever Heard Of Healthy Chinese Food ? This Is Your Place . Food Is Great , Vibes Are Off The Roof , Bowls Are Delicious , Customer Service Is 10/10 Smiles , Laughter , Very Welcoming And Homey . I Got The OG Bowl , Love The Sauce Added Presentation Is Beautiful . Met The Owner Says The Place Opened About A Week Ago Feels Like A Real Home Cooked Meal , Work Around The Area We Definitely Needed A Chinese Restaurant Around Here ! Shoutout To The Owner !