(201) 963-1788

  Full halal menu

  Alcohol-free

  $ out of $$$$

   accepted

  Available to-go

  Designated prayer area

  Adequate restrooms

  Parking available

  Mass transit nearby

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★★★★☆ Good food. Kind of a dingy place though. I like the chicken wings. The other items like sesame chicken, lo mein, fried rice is ok. Posted on November 13, 2016

★★★★★ a one of my favorite Chinese food restaurant. good portion size and delicious food. Only drawback, street parking and you will be lucky if u find one near by. Posted on May 22, 2014

★★★★☆ Visited this restaurant after about 5 years, the black pepper chicken is still awesome, kids loves the nuggets, fires, lomein and we enjoyed spicy fish as well. Good food at a decent price. I will definitely stop by when I visit Jersey again. No plastic, cash only place. Posted on April 1, 2013

★★★★☆ Dingy looking place, but the service was incredibly quick and accurate and the food was plentiful and great! We ordered for 3 kids and 4 adults. Dishes like Chicken wings, chicken fried rice, orange chicken, szechuan beef and beef lo-mein all for under $50. Everything was great and everyone ate to their fill. Not really why this place is called Chimere when the sign say something else. Located in a really grungy area as well. But very satisfied with this place. Posted on March 12, 2013

★★★★☆ Awesome chinese food! tempted to go there every time I visit Jersey city. Love the sesame chicken, black pepper chicken, general tso. Wished the place was a bit cleaner. Prices went up a bit but still decent. Posted on August 28, 2012

★★★★☆ Can somebody post their menu with prices? They do not have a website and its hard sometimes to decide what to order. Posted on October 3, 2011

★★★★☆ GREAT Chinese food. I always get their hot and sour soup. The sitting area is spacious but decor is ordinary (owing to the low prices I assume). The waiting staff seems to rush you a bit but I tend to ignore that because I like their food too much. The sometimes bring all three courses out at the same time! The service is a hit or miss. Sometimes it’s great and on other days it leaves much to be desired. BUT they are still the best halal Chinese restaurant in town. On that note, stick with the Chinese food. Their chicken nuggets and fried chicken are overly greasy and unauthentic. Posted on September 16, 2011

★★★☆☆ We stopped by here on our road trip for takeout. The food was prepared quickly and the pricing was cheap. We ordered chicken corn soup, orange chicken and chicken beef broccoli , all food lacked flavor. Probably won't come back. Posted on June 11, 2011

★★★★☆ A friend of mine recommended this place. When I got there, I noticed many people ordered take outs and only two families (including mine) had our dinner in the restaurant. We got two dishes (sesame chicken and beef with broccoli). I haven't these two dishes before so, not sure it was authentic or not. However, both my husband and I thought the food was pretty good since Chinese food is somewhat hard to come by where we we live. It was also very nice to see that there is a praying space made available for the patrons of the restaurant. In general, the restaurant was clean and the service was pretty quick. The only downside of this restaurant is that they only take cash (if I'm not mistaken) and there are limited parking spaces. Posted on March 21, 2011

NR Food was good and service was gas and adequate. Would frequent in the future. Posted on January 24, 2011

★★★★★ I went to Amin's today with my wife and I ordered: 1- Chicken corn soup 2- Shrimp with garlic sauce 3- Sesame shrimp 4- Vegetable Lo mein 5- shrimp egg rolls 2, 3 & 4 was REALLY really good 1 was OK 5 was really bland The whole order cost less than 25$ The only issue is Parking spaces, not enough. Best Chinese restaurant I've ever tried in Northern NJ so far. Posted on November 12, 2010

★★★★★ Great Chinese dishes, good portions, VERY affordable. Only drawback, street parking & not enough of them. Posted on November 12, 2010

★★★★☆ Amin halal is in our neighbourhood and serve great food. We usually take out the food to home. A few times we ate over there, but the service is not very good. You usually get your soup while you are staill eating your appetizers and food when eating soup and check when ur not even done eating. Thats why we prefer the take out. Posted on October 26, 2010

★★★★☆ Its definitly open, I've been going there frequently. Food is the same as it would be at any local chineese spot, it just happens to be halal. Totally worth the trip from Manhattan if you ask me. Posted on August 3, 2010

NR There is a rumor going around part of the community that the meat here is not really halal; ie. Egyptian-style "halal" where you just say bismillah before you eat. Somebody please confirm whether or not this is true. Posted on June 27, 2010

★★★★☆ this was once closed but has now re-opened. i live in jersey city and eat there some times. the food is good. Posted on October 13, 2008

NR Heard it shut down. Rumors going on. Posted on November 2, 2007

★★★★☆ Anybody know what happened to this place. Is it still open or closed? Posted on September 6, 2006

★★★★★ As-salaam-u-alaikum, We went there a couple of days ago and ordered 1) Sweet and sour soup 2) Fried Chicken 3) Chicken roll 4) Sesame beef + Yellow rice 5) Kum Pao Chicken + Yellow rice. Food was excellent except for nos. 2 & 3 which were average. We prayed our Asr prayer in a designated area. Overall a very good restaurant. Posted on July 3, 2006

★★★★☆ This restaurant is great. Except the food doesn't taste as good when you order. So it's better to sit there and eat it...they make it better.... Posted on May 28, 2006

★★★★☆ The first time I went the food was really good (I ordered chicken lo mein). The second time I went my husband didn't like the chicken (it was not the white meat he ordered and it wasn't cooked well enough). The french fries were TOO oily for my taste. I liked Amin's in Newark better. Posted on December 17, 2005

★★★★☆ Great food, excellent price. Food is a little too salty. Parking problem, best to take out food. Ok service. One of the best chinese food places in NJ. Worth a vist. Posted on August 3, 2005

★★★★☆ Asalam-o-alaikum: its nice to have a chinese halal food in my neibourhood.The food is almost always tasty somtimes chicken is bit raw.Their beef sticks are wonderful.They lack dishes.I love their oranges they serve at the end.Overall nice place to eat their. Posted on August 1, 2005

★★★★☆ Pretty good chinese food. Definitely better than the counterpart in Newark. Don't go for ambience, but enough seating to fit a medium-sized party. A little out of the way, but all in all good quality food. Posted on April 23, 2005

★★★★☆ ASalam Alikoum: Parking: NO WAY AHMED The Look: LOOKS RUN-DOWN The Price: I Have Extra Money Left The Food: CHINESE FOOOD Is GREAT! Delivery: Pick It Up Yourself Overall: This is the best place for ordering but you got to pick-up =(... food is great, and once your regaluar customer they always cool with you! =) Posted on January 17, 2005

★★★★☆ It's super cheap with nice portion size but very stingy with sauces. The decor and sitting area are lacking owning from it's takeout nature. I'll go again, hey maybe today. The staff is nice but it's a little difficult to communicate with them. Still worth the trip for their beef and general tso's. Parking can be a hassle. Bottomline get it to take out and enjoy it at home. Posted on December 27, 2004

★★★☆☆ Food is ok to excellent, sometimes the chicken can be a bit tough though, I Guess they microwaved it. Posted on July 25, 2004

★★★★★ awesome chinese food. Probably the best chinese food I've ever had and that's saying a lot because I used to eat non-zabihah before Posted on June 14, 2004

★★★★★ Compared to other Chinese restaurants, it is one of the best. Good portions of food and great taste. And best of all it is Halal. Posted on April 13, 2004

★★★★☆ been going to amins for a few years now, service if great food is even better than other halaal chinese places Posted on April 13, 2004

★★★★★ Very tasty food. The owners are Chinese Muslims. The food is really very good. I can't wait to go back to New Jersey to eat there. Posted on February 16, 2004

★★★★★ Authentic Chinese with Halal meat, excellent. Posted on January 18, 2004

★★★★★ Amin's Chinese tastes just like regular Chinese food. The difference is that it is halal. The food is great, but the parking is bad. Posted on January 12, 2004

★★★★☆ Food is great. Posted on January 2, 2004

★★☆☆☆ At first I was excited about chinese hala food because where i live you can never find a halal place and we had finally found one. But when i tried it didnt taste like chinese. It tasted very desi. I think the best part of having halal chinese is for it to taste chinese. I ould not recomand this to people who like the real taste of chinese. But if your a very desi person then try it. Posted on November 7, 2003

★★★★☆ Great Food, tastes better then regular chinese restaurent. Parking is a problem Posted on April 17, 2003

★★★★★ Best Halal Chinese I have ever had. Service is good. Only problem is parking and space. I am sure you will also appreciate it. Price is average. Posted on March 6, 2003

★★★★★ Very good food, better than non-halal chinese places. Probably the best halal chinese restaurant in Metro area. They use MSG though and it is tough to find parking. Posted on January 13, 2003

★★★★☆ The food is great, informal atmosphere, good for casual meal with family/friends. Try their Mongolian Beef and/or their sesame chicken. Parking is horrendous, and the location is a little tricky. Overall thumbs up for this place! Posted on January 10, 2003

★★★★☆ Great service, parking can be an issue. Prompt attention...more eating space than convential Chinese Food places, prices are reasonable. Try it if you are in the area. Posted on January 3, 2003

★★★★★ "I've been going to Amin's for years now. It was the first Chinese halal restaurant in Jersey City..so it is well known in the community for it's GREAT FOOD. During Ramadan, they offer free Iftar and there is always a place to pray at the side of the room. " Posted on October 27, 2002

★★★★☆ Very good food, better than non-halal chinese places. Probably the best halal chinese restaurant in Metro area. They use MSG though and it is tough to find parking. Posted on October 27, 2002

★★★★★ Best Chinese I've ever had. Has great selection and service. Food is prepared promptly and is very good. I recommend this to anyone who wants good Chinese food. Posted on September 16, 2001

★☆☆☆☆ "Once Amin's (of Jersey City) had served non-zabihah chicken. This was brought to their attention, and they did agree that ""once"" they had served non-zabiha meat. Their explaination as to why they had done this was that, they had run out of zabiha meat that day. The Amin's in Newark seems fine. The best chinese place in NJ thus far however seems to be China Pagoda in Wayne, NJ." Posted on August 5, 2001

★★★☆☆ "This is a Chinese restaurant, and the food is very tasty. There is also another Amin's on Chancelor avenue in the Wequaic section of Newark. They also have almost all the Chinese dishes that you would find anywhere else, without the pork. Try either of them - I am sure you will like them a lot." Posted on September 10, 2000