Kim's Chow Mein

Best Asian Restaurant in twin cities so far. The staff was so nice.

Former food writer/professionally trained cook here. I don 't often leave reviews and I hate writing negative ones but I ordered takeout last night and a friend picked up on his way so I can 't speak to the service or atmosphere but in terms of the food itself I was really disappointed in the chicken chow mein. (Chow mein is in their name so I was thinking I should try it, ya know? The chicken looks like some sort of processed chicken with an almost spongy texture. My friend and I both gave the chow mein a fair shot and both of us stopped eating it after the first few bites. The sauce was too gelatinous (too much cornstarch? and it was literally just chicken and celery. Maybe it was an off night or they ran out of some ingredients but I tossed basically a full container of the chow mein. The kung pao beef was barely spicy and there were no whole dried chilies in it like most preparations call for, and even the kung pao photo on their online ordering menu shows dried chilies in the mix. The veg low mein was the best out of the three dishes but the noodles we got weren 't lo mein noodles; they were more like thread noodles/rice vermicelli like in Singapore noodles. It 's kind of misleading to use completely different noodles than what is called for. I don 't think I will be back. If it were just one bad entree I wouldn 't be writing this review but the chow mein was pretty unappetizing, the kung pao was so so and not what you 'd expect from kung pao, and the lo mein was decently flavorful but also kind of disappointing because it 's not the right noodle? Personally I get low mein because I like the density/chew of those noodles and these weren 't it. It was a very weird rendition of all three dishes and I don 't eat out/order take out often so it 's just pretty disappointing when most of the meal just isn 't what one would expect given what the dishes are supposed to be, and there are mostly good reviews online. Sigh.

Kim's is exactly what you want from American Chinese take-out: fast, tasty, reasonably priced, and portions big enough to enjoy for several meals. The atmosphere is covid-era take-out with a big plexiglass barrier in front of the cashier and a room full of abandoned tables chairs. But who cares, it's take-out and they let you sit and wait inside. It's on an interesting block so worth going for a stroll while waiting.

Da bomb dot com !! Fav Chinese food in Midway area by far

Been going here for years and have never once been disappointed! Some of the nicest staff and amazing food!