dennis andrulis

Visited in april 2024

Always our go to place when we visit Santa Monica. Hi to Anita who is such a great person who took good care of us.

Bryan Wright

Visited in march 2024

Food was excellent. Loved the crowded atmosphere. The cocktails were mediocre though.

Glen Kuniyuki

Visited in february 2024

Been coming here since they opened in 1980s. It’s a Wolfgang Puck classic and the innovator of Asian Fushion cuisine!

Lauren Michelotti

Visited in february 2024

I don’t understand how this restaurant has this many recent good reviews, especially in a city that has as many high-quality fine dining options as Los Angeles. The duck came out room temperature at best, the fried rice was bland, the cocktails weren’t good, the miso glazed sea bass was the best thing we ordered but the cucumber side wasn’t presented in a way that made any sense, the bao was just ok, the list goes on… The server also offered us no recommendations when we asked for them, telling us his favorite thing was whatever we were thinking of getting because everything was so good. Everything was definitely good, but that was it. It was just good…maybe even just ok. All of the servers were very nice but that was the only thing that kind of stood out. Confused by this restaurant’s 4.5 star rating and the fact that it got any recognition from Michelin. It wasn’t a fine dining experience. If you still choose to eat here, temper your expectations and brace yourself to pay a lot of money for an inequivalent amount of quality.

Lisa Pierson

Visited in january 2024

Been on our MUST DO LIST for 25 years. Mom's 80th birthday seemed fitting; It was phenomenal best meal in years!

Anja Schaar-Goldapp

Visited in november 2023

Weltbester Service!
Sehr freundlicher Empfang, so wie man sehr gute Freunde empfängt!
Speisen und insbesondere auch die Weine ein Traum!
Wiederkommen ist ein Muss!

Claudia Diaz

Visited in october 2023

This Asian-French fusion restaurant is one I’ve been wanting to come to for years and it was worth the wait! Amazing service. Still closed indoors but they made a cozy out door area with live music. I went on a Thursday. Fun area to be in overall. We order the soup that was Devine. The catfish was perfect with a little squeeze of lime and we got 2 sides. Veggies and stir fried rice. I was in food heaven! Their servings are all shareable sizes if you like to share with someone on a date. Perfect spot for a cute date. LARGE wine selection and cocktails were yummy.

Jean-Marie Evans

Visited in october 2023

A culinary experience. Worth every penny. Looking forward to going back.

Barb Kirtman

Visited in september 2023

Always excellent food and service. Short ribs and sea bass were phenomenal.

SethK -

Visited in september 2023

Fantastic! Best scallops and tuna that I could eat every night. We were lucky enough to there on their 40 th and I can't wait to go back. Great food and service. I can't say enough about the restaurant!

Scott Reiter

Visited in september 2023

Havent eaten there in 20years and did not disappoint. A little noisy for my liking for quiet conversations.
The crispy spinach was fantastic as in the past. Plenty for the vegetarian, also.

Nantaporn Wongkachonkitti

Visited in august 2023

Great food and services ???? ????

Emin Kursat Dogray

Visited in august 2023

I don't know if it was because I went with very high expectations, it was an experience that I was sadly not satisfied with. First of all, we were far from such an experience, considering that a restaurant with Michelin explains its dishes to its customers. We persistently asked ourselves what we would eat and how we would eat it. There was no narration. The presentation part was also poor unfortunately. There was nothing that surprised me in terms of taste. Was it bad, it wasn't. Was it good or not. The fusion side was successful. The capacity of the restaurant was tried to be fully utilized so it was very noisy. Tables were very close to each other. As an entry, we tried Tempura Ahi Tuna Sashimi. This was my favorite dish. We tried Sizzling Calamari and Rock Shrimp Salad as a salad. Its presentation was successful but tasteless. We had Shanghai Lobster as main course. Lobster was delicious. The rice was also good but the spinach was really greasy and not crunchy. It was a place I would not choose again. How did you find it when you left the restaurant and no one even said goodbye :)

Rukia Yosuf

Visited in august 2023

I was here while Wolfgang puck came to visit. Which was also really cool. But the food was amazing. So were the drinks + the atmosphere. Such a great experience. Highly recommend.

Todd Campbell

Visited in july 2023

We shared the short ribs, salmon, sea bass with crispy spinach and potstickers and were blown away with the flavor of everything but not overwhelming flavors, just subtle and quite surprising. Also, the server, manger and owner were so friendly, warm, accommodating but not arrogant. We had a great experience. Thank you

David Solinger

Visited in june 2023

STILL THE BEST RESTAURANT EVER!!! Having been fortunate enough to dine at Chinois on Main when it 1st opened almost 40 years ago and we continue to patronize to this day. While traveling back to California from our new home out of state we dined at Chinois 2 nights in a row. In fact we scheduled our trip to allow us to eat at Chinois as many times as possible.

Chinois never disappoints!!! Having eaten over the globe at some amazing restaurants we always return to Chinois ranking as our favorite and top of the list for fine creative and delightful dining. Bella is delightful as always and has been able to retain staff that exceeds even the most particular of patrons while at the same time maintaining a warm and welcoming ambiance. Waiters and bar tender Victor always remember who we are and our favorite dishes as well.

My favorite foods are Ahi with uni sauce for a truly taste explosion combined with the finest quality of ahi. I always order a side bowl of the uni sauce because it is so truly wonderful. Exquisite grilled Lamb chops exceed any lamb found anywhere. Shanghai Lobster with fried spinach remains a true extravagant presentation of lobster at its finest. Chinois chicken salad remains a delightful staple as well.

All is all Chinos remains our favorite restaurant in the world!!

A MUST RESTAURANT FOR ANYIONE LIVING NEAR OR VISITING THE AREA!!!

K Nag

Visited in may 2023

We had a really good dinner at this my favorite Chinese restaurant in santa monica. I think this is the best Chinese in LA . You can get best service and highest quality food . I love Chinese Chicken Salad and fried rice. Sweets are also good

Dylan Williams

Visited in april 2023

Flawless

Tony Y.

Visited in april 2023

Restaurant seems to be frozen in time since the year 2000. The interior and exterior retain their vintage charm and the menu features simple dishes made with quality ingredients.
While the food was excellent, the service could use some improvement. Although the staff was friendly, it seemed a bit chaotic and disorganized at times, which made the dining experience a little less enjoyable. However, I was happy to be back at Chiona on main after a long time and would definitely recommend it for the tasty food and vintage charm.

Edwin Chen

Visited in april 2023

Good food, but pricy

Faraz Ghadooshahy

Visited in february 2023

They make it rain 10/10 dishes

Marlon Rechberger

Visited in february 2023

Amazing dishes! Nice and competent service!

Ariel Schwartz Chang

Visited in february 2023

We were in town for the weekend and found this gem of a place! Being a person familiar with authentic Chinese/Asian flavors, I had my hesitations entrusting our evening with Chinois on Main because of general distrust of “Asian fusion” restaurants…. But BOY was I pleasantly SHOCKED by how great our meal was!! I also think we order well with classic flavors and a today’s special with a dish we know we’d enjoy. We loved loved loved the Chinois chicken salad (aka the OG Chinese chicken salad), the duck fried rice, and a crab cake/scallop with lobster lemongrass sauce. Everything was superb and honestly this is a place you come and enjoy their creation without any prior idea of what you’re getting. We would 100% come back here again for a meal!

We were also really happy with the service here, they’ve got the old school respect for service and even with the full house, every staff person did they job and more! Really a great experience and I feel silly having any doubt just because they have been around for while. I mean, this place is an example of a well run business with a well designed menu, and a trained staff that can have succeed for decades and maintaining their regular customers and still impressing new ones like us.

Make your reservation and come here to go home happy!

Mehdi Merai

Visited in february 2023

5 stars! I highly recommend!

Charles Freericks

Visited in february 2023

Chinois is a neighborhood institution for those of us in the Ocean Park area of Santa Monica. The food is exquisite. I've never had anything bad. The staff is exceptional. They are the kind of people that they teach customer experience courses about. Where else are you going to go for French/Chinese fusion?

fute_71867

Visited in october 2019

Sublime déco et cadre sympathique. Bonne adresse à Los Angeles.

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