Lin’s Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Lin’s Kitchen, a delightful hidden gem nestled in Orange, CT, celebrated for its authentic Chinese cuisine. The menu elegantly showcases a range of offerings that pay homage to northeastern Chinese flavors while still incorporating beloved American classics.
- Appetizers: Dive into cold offerings like Poached Tender Beef seasoned with 5 spices and Sliced Beef in Red Chili Oil, perfect for sharing.
- Soups: Signature soups such as Dongchu Seafood Soup and West Lake Thick Soup warm the soul.
- Dumplings: The Hometown Style Tapas section delights with Pork Soup Dumplings and Chengdu Dumplings in Red Chili Oil, each prepared with loving care by the husband-wife duo behind the counter.
Every dish reflects dedication to quality ingredients and flavor, ensuring a memorable experience that keeps patrons eagerly coming back for more.
Cold Appetizers
Poached Tender Beef with 5 Spices
House Special Pig Feet with 5 Spices
Sliced Beef and Tripe in Red Chili Oil
Sliced beef, beef tendon, beef tripe, cilantro, chinese celery, peanuts and sesame oil.
Sliced Pork Belly in Fresh Grinded Garlic and Red Chill Oil
With bamboo shoots, peanuts & scallions in a cold spicy chili sauce.
Bean Curd Sheets with Black Fungus
Bean curd sheets, black fungus, scallions and sesame oil.
Smashed Cucumber in Fresh Garlic Vinaigrette
Tofu and Century Eggs
With century eggs and soft tofu, condensed soy and sesame oil.
Mixed Mung Clear Noodle with Shredded Vegetables
Sliced mung clear noodles, carrots, cucumber, black fungus and egg strips.
Dongchu House Special Seafood Soup
Seafood Hot and Sour Soup
West Lake Thick Soup
Fish Fillet and Pickled Vegetable Soup
House Special Lamb Soup
Lamb haggis soup.
Special Soups
Hometown Style Tapas
6 Pork Soup Dumplings
4 Egg Yolk Custard
6 Steamed Shrimp Dumplings
6 Pan Fried Dumplings
Pork, shrimps, and chives.
6 Chengdu Pork Dumplings in Red Chili Oil
Pork Wontons in Red Chili Oil
Scallion Pancake
8 Pork Wonton in Chicken Broth
Dongchu House
Special pork stew stewed sliced pork belly with pickled.
Stewed Pork Belly
With pickled cabbage in brown sauce.
Sliced Crispy Pork with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Sweet and Sour Pork
Salt and Pepper Soft Fried Pork
Crispy Pork Hock
Braised Pork with Bean Curd Threads
Braised Pork with Chinese Cabbage and Jelly Sheet
Sauteed Shredded Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce
With scallions and bean curd sheets.
Stir Fried Beef with Oyster Sauce
Shredded Beef with Scallion and Onions
Cumin Lamb
With onion, green pepper and chili pepper.
Stir Fried Bean Curd Sheets with Green Chili Pepper
Chinese Steamed Eggs
Braised Tofu with Shrimp Paste
Sauted Potato, Green Pepper and Eggplant
Sauteed Pork Liver
House Special Gourmet
Spicy Dishes
Sliced Beef with Vegetables in Hot Chili Oil
Sliced beef, celery, leeks, and bean sprouts in a peppery red chili broth.
Sliced Central Beef with Pickled Cabbage in Special Hot Sour Soup
With beef, bamboo shoots, vermicelli, bean sprouts and pickled cabbage.
Sauteed Pork Intestines with Green Chili Pepper
Deep Fried Chicken with Dry Chili Pepper
Fish Fillet with Vegetable in Hot Chili Oil
With yellow bean sprouts, chinese celery, leeks and napa cabbage.
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce with Ginger and Scallions
Chicken with Leeks in A Spicy Black Bean Sauce
Dry Sauted Pork Intestines with Spicy Sauce
Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce
Shredded Beef with Green Chili Pepper
A Double Sauted Sliced Pork Belly
Pork belles with leeks and green chili peppers in a black bean sauce.
Dongchu Special Crispy Beef
Ma Po Tofu with Pork
Tofu with leeks, chili peppers, and minced pork, also excellent without the pork.
Ma Po Tofu without Pork
Tofu with leeks, chili peppers, and minced pork, also excellent without the pork.
Sauted Pork Kidney in Spicy Sauce
Dongchu Special
With peanuts, green or red pepper.
Chicken with Hoisin Sauce
With onion, green or red pepper, mushrooms, and snow beans.
Shredded Chicken in Garlic Sauce
With sliced black fungus, bamboo shoots, and red pepper.
Chicken Stew with Ginger and Wine
With ginger, minced garlic, onion, and basil.
Chicken Stew with Chestnuts
Half Roasted Duck
Poultry
Sizzling
Sizzling Beef Tenderloin with Oyster Sauce
With sliced onions and fresh mushrooms.
Bean Sauce Sizzling Chicken in Black
With bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and broccoli on a sizzling hot plate.
Sizzling Shrimps and Scallops
With broccoli, mushrooms, sliced bamboo shoots and pickled chili peppers.
Sizzling Vegetables with Tofu
Fried tofu with mixed vegies garlic sauce in white garlic sauce.
Braised Roasted Duck with Napa Cabbage and Tofu
Chicken with Hazel Mushroom Stew
With potato, vermicelli, in house special sauce.
Spicy Rib Tips Stew
With bite-sized spare ribs with potato, carrots, and diced bean curd.
Braised Beef Stew with Brown Sauce
With bamboo shoots and carrots.
Pickled Cabbage and Braised Pork Belly with Vermicelli
Cooked Brisket Beef with Tomato
With onion in a tomato sauce.
Hot Pot and Casserole
Seafood
Kong Pao Shrimps
Crispy Shrimps with Salt and Pepper
Crispy Shrimps with House Special Red Chili Oil
Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet
Fish Fillet in Black Pepper Sour
Stir Fried Shrimp with Scallion and Ginger
8 Fried Jumbo Shrimps with Salt and Pepper
Crispy Fried Whole Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce and Pine Seeds
Boneless deep fried whole fish w. green beans in sweet and sour sauce.
Crispy Fried Whole Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Dry Sauted Whole Fish
With diced greenor red pepper, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms.
Home Style Braised Whole Plain Fish
Braised Whole Fish in Brown Sauce
8 Kung Pao Jumbo Shrimps
Heart Cabbage with Chinese Mushrooms
Stir Fried Cabbage with Dry Chili Pepper
Stir Fried Cabbage with Dry Fresh Garlic
Dry Sauted String Beans with Pork
Also excellent with minced pork, string beans with yi bin sprouts.
Dry Sauted String Beans without Pork
Also excellent with minced pork, string beans with yi bin sprouts.
Stir Fried Shredded Potatoes with Green Chili Pepper with Dried Chill Pepper
Stir Fried Shredded Potatoes with Green Chili Pepper with Vinegar
Edamame Sauteed with Mustard Greens and Bean Curd Sheets
Home Style Tofu
Fried tofu, sliced bamboo shoots, mushrooms, carrots and snow peas in brown sauce.
Vegetables and Vegetarians
Seasonal Vegetables
Stir Fried Chinese Asparagus with Wood Ear Mushrooms
Stir Fried Baby Bok Chou
Stir Fried Asparagus
Dongchu House Special Fried Rice
With pan fried egg.
Shredded Chicken with Hoisin Sauce Fried Rice
House Special Seafood Fried Rice
Double Sauteed Pork Belly Fried Rice
Young Chow Fried Rice
Stir Fried Rice Flat Noodles with Beef
Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Szechuan style.
Braised Pork with Five Spices Over Rice
2 Steamed Sweet Bun
Brown Rice
White Rice
Dumping, Noodles, Rice
American, Chinese Soups
Hot and Sour Soup
Pork Wonton Soup
Tofu and Seaweed Soup
General Tso's Chicken
Chicken Broccoli
Chicken in Garlic Sauce
Chicken Mixed Vegetables
American, Chinese Poultry
American, Chinese Seafood
Jumbo Shrimp Mixed with Vegetables
Shrimp with Broccoli
Beef with Broccoli
Orang Beef
Pepper Steak
Stir Fried Lamb with Scallion and Onions
Cumin Beef
American, Chinese Beef and Lamb
American, Chinese Fried Rice and Lo Mein
Dongchu Seafood Fried Rice
Double Cooked Pork Belly over Rice
Vegetable Lo Mein
Chicken Lo Mein
Beef Lo Mein
Pork Lo Mein
Shrimp Lo Mein
Vegetable Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Beef Fried Rice
Pork Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Yang Chow Fried Rice
Dongchu Special Fried Rice
With pan fried egg.