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Hours
Sun
11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Mon
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Tue
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Wed
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Thu
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Fri
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat
10:30 AM - 10:00 PM
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3.5
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CUISINES
Chinese, Asian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Wheelchair Accessible
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China Lin Chinese Restaurant offers authentic and delicious tasting Chinese cuisine in Collinsville, IL. China Lin's convenient location and affordable prices make our restaurant a natural choice for dine-in, take-out meals in the Collinsville community. Our restaurant is known for its variety in taste and high quality fresh ingredients. Come and experience our friendly atmosphere and excellent service.
CUISINES
Chinese, Asian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Wheelchair Accessible
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3.5
15 reviews
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Terrie H
Collinsville30 contributions
Jun 2017 • family
Affordable food chinese in nature and good ... also located in a mall setting so it is a small place ... not a good place to sit and eat ...take out is better
Written August 16, 2017
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Katie H
Collinsville44 contributions
Jan 2017 • family
Quick delivery and this is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the collinsville area . You can order online and they will handle it as quickly as a phone call. I always get the General tso chicken and my daughter always gets the sweet and sour . When you order as a combo you get a very large portion, about two meals in one large carton.
Written January 29, 2017
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F3394JGkarenh
Collinsville66 contributions
Jul 2015 • solo
Rather pedestrian food. Busy restaurant but fast service. Good crab rangoon. Rather dirty bathroom and dining floor. Sometimes the General Tsoas chicken is tough and overcooked so it's a crap shoot.
Written March 28, 2016
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lr5472
10 contributions
Mar 2018 • family
Was good until my husband found a Bug in the rice. I will attach a picture. And on top of that took 45 minutes to get meal. We will never eat here again.
Written March 24, 2018
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LindanGeff K
41 contributions
Jul 2016 • family
We just love this place. Normally, don't eat in, but they do deliver and delivery is usually fairly fast, the food will still be hot. Crab Rangoon are the best around. Shrimp in lobster sauce is awesome. Hubby's favorite is the General Tso Chicken. Get a combo dinner and you definitely got your money's worth.
Written July 27, 2016
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Justin C
2 contributions
Sep 2015 • solo
One of the best Chinese delivery restaurants around, I've been ordering from here for years. They never get my order wrong and the food is always hot. the delivery man (usually a man) is super nice and friendly. They even deliver to my work!! prices are ok for the amount of food you get. The fried pork egg rolls and chicken rice soup are #1 in my book!
Written September 26, 2015
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IdoraTrip
Collinsville6 contributions
Mar 2015 • couples
Solidly good food. We've been ordering from China Lin for a couple of years and never have been disappointed. Best delivery service in the area. Always fast and friendly. Hot portions are always delivered hot. If dining in, expect more of a fast food atmosphere.
Written June 4, 2015
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Lynne F
18 contributions
Oct 2014 • friends
One of my favorite Chinese dishes & the worst Black Pepper Chicken I have ever eaten. It was swimming in BBQ sauce. I don't like BBQ sauce. I, also, don't like "wet" Chinese food; the "sauce" is important for flavor, but I don't want my food taking a swim in it.
My friend had Garlic Chicken & she said her food was fine. She also took a bite of mine and agreed it was BBQ sauce.
They had no hot tea. I have never been to a Chinese restaurant that didn't serve hot tea.
I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Written October 8, 2014
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Wano16
Plantation788 contributions
Aug 2014 • family
We ordered takeout to be delivered and it was at the house in less than 20 minutes. Arrived hot and order was totally correct. Very reasonable prices. I had sesame chicken whose flavor was very good, but the pieces of chicken were cut very small so they were a bit too crunchy. Pork fried rice was very good. General Tso Chicken was also very good, but again, small pieces of chicken. Pork egg rolls were only average. Crab ragoon was excellent! Bring them on!
Written August 25, 2014
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Shayne S
Collinsville64 contributions
Jul 2014 • solo
A great place for take out only. Not the best place for dine in. The fried dumplings are the best in the world. The rest of the food is very good. The friendliness of the service is so/ so. I order from this establishment appox 10 time per month. I like it.
Written July 27, 2014
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Bingo47
104 contributions
Feb 2014 • friends
Yes, we had a little bit of bad weather today but nothing that bad. I had people over and for the first time asked for delivery. It took so long that I called and eventually pulled out frozen pizzas to feed the group. At 8 pm when food showed up, one guest tried the crab rangoon. It was cold. The rice was cold and clumped. We tossed out all of it. China Lin is off my list of places for food. I live less than five minutes from the restaurant and. It would have been smarter to leave people here and pick up the food. Customer service could, in my opinion, use some work.
Written February 14, 2014
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Ben H
Collinsville1 contribution
Dec 2012 • solo
Very good Chinese food. They speak Chinese a lot, but I don't mind because as long as the food is good and cheap I'm happy. Also I don't think they act rude on purpose it is just there custom.
Written December 29, 2012
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Michelle T
Collinsville6 contributions
May 2012 • couples
Let me first say that I used think this was the BEST Chinese Carry Out in Collinsville but after a new owner took it over the food and customer service is TERRIBLE. For example the "new owner" has a very poor attitude and is very rude. My mother went in there to pick up food and was going to take my sister to the nearby park (Woodland Park) to eat and then play. As she was getting soy sauce and napkins she grabbed two paper plates the owner (female) had the nerve to grab those plates out her hands and say "no take plates!!" because she wasn't eating it there. Two paper plates may cost her 5 cents at the most and I have to say she made a very big mistake because I will not patronize this restaurant anymore. She will find out real fast that Collinsville residents do not like to go to an establishment and be treated in this kind of way.
Written May 26, 2012
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lancealucard
Collinsville1 contribution
Jun 2011 • none
Has awesome food with large portions at a decent price. Only downside is that it's small so I wouldn't bring more than three other people with you. Other than that I love this place, it has a friendly family environment. If your racist against people being multilingual don't bother coming you can expect to hear chinese when your not being talked to.
Written June 24, 2011
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Paul M
Collinsville
Average take-out. Large portions. Pricier than others.
Written July 31, 2008
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