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Nina and Thomas created Chin Dian Café in order to share their flavorful Asian cuisine, a unique blend of Chinese and Indian cooking techniques with hints of Malaysia and Vietnam. The diverse menu features local, organic, grass fed and free-range meats and vegetables when in season, accentuated by NinaWong’s signature sauces. Ask your server how you can take Nina Wong’s signature sauces and syrups home to use in your own kitchen!	Website: chindiancafe.com 1500 East Hennepin Avenue, Mpls. 55414 Phone: 612-676-1818 Fax: 612-676-1819 Hours of Operation: MON-FRI: 11:00AM - 8:30PM SATURDAY: 5:00PM - 9:00PM SUNDAY: CLOSED
Sample Menu MENU Starters Chicken & Chive Dumplings - $6.00 8 dumplings fried or steamed Spring Rolls - $6.00 2 spring rolls with shrimp, pork, rice vermicelli, fresh herbs, bean sprouts and romaine lettuce Shrimp Toast - $7.00 5 pieces of toast drizzled with ginger mustard aioli Spicy Peanut Noodles - $6.00 Rice noodles, cabbage, carrots and scallions 5-Spice Calamari - $8.00 Lightly breaded calamari tossed with ginger and scallions Egg Rolls - $4.00 2 rolls with chicken, carrots and onions Cream Cheese Wontons - $6.00 8 wontons with a hint of peanut Sassy Edamame - $6.00 Soy beans with a sweet and tangy soy vinaigrette Chin Dian Vegetable Samosa - $6.00 6 pastries served with house-made mint sauce Sweet & Tangy Wings - $7.00 8 pieces of Nina's creation Soup Indian Hot & Sour Soup - $3.00 Tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, curry leaves, mustard seeds, dry red chilies and rasam spice Red Curry Noodle Soup - $7.00 Rice noodles, shredded cabbage and sprouts, fresh herbs with your choice of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp or tofu Salsa Mai Fun Soup - $7.00 Rice noodles, tomatoes, onions and jalapeños in a clear broth with your choice of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp or tofu Salad Vietnamese Noodle Salad - $9.00 Cucumbers, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, fresh herbs, crushed peanuts, with your choice of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, tofu or mock duck Rice Fried Rice - $9.00 Chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, mock duck or vegetable 8 East River (chicken, pork, and shrimp) 9 Chin Dian Fried Rice - $8.00 Made spicy with dried chilies and curry seasoning with your choice of paneer, chicken, pork, beef or shrimp Wok Noodles Wok Noodles are served with your choice of chicken, pork, beef, tofu or Singapore-style (Chow Mai Fun only). Chow Mai Fun - $11.00 Gluten-free, fine rice noodles, onions, bean sprouts and scallions in a house curry spice Lo Mein - $9.00 Wheat noodles, celery, onions, carrots and sprouts Chow Fun - $11.00 Wide rice noodles with scallions and bean sprouts Entrées Curry Chicken - $12.00 Potatoes, carrots, onions, pea pods, bamboo shoots, coconut milk and yellow curry Sesame Chicken - $12.00 Water chestnuts, tree mushrooms, bean sprouts and scallions Kung Pao Chicken - $12.00 Carrots, broccoli, peanuts, water chestnuts, onions and dried chilies General Tso’s Chicken - $12.00 Breaded chicken, carrots, onions and celery Chicken Pea Pods - $12.00 Carrots, onions and pea pods Garlic Ginger Chicken - $12.00 Breaded chicken with onions and a tomato-garlic-ginger sauce Madras Chicken - $12.00 Carrots, onions, pea pods, dried chilies, curry leaves and Chin Dian sauce Chili Chicken - $12.00 Breaded chicken, red chilies, bell peppers and onions Moo Goo Gai Pan - $12.00 Carrots, water chestnuts, mushrooms and pea pods Sweet & Sour Chicken - $12.00 Breaded chicken, pineapple, onions and Nina’s Sweet & Sour Sauce Mock Duck Broccoli - $10.00 Zesty Green Beans - $8.00 Tossed over a high flame with Nina’s Black Sauce and garlic Fried Tofu Shitake Mushrooms - $10.00 Carrots, onions, scallions and bamboo shoots Fiery Prawns - $15.00 Red onions, red chilies and tomatoes with Thomas’ special tomato-base sauce Shrimp in Black Bean Sauce - $15.00 Bell peppers, carrots, onions and ginger Five-Spice Shrimp - $15.00 Shelled on shrimp, ginger and scallions Tilapia Ginger Scallions - $13.00 Tilapia fillet with onions and carrots Scallop Black Bean - $15.00 Bell peppers and onion in a black bean sauce Squid Basil - $13.00 Jalapeños, onions and fresh basil Beef Green Beans - $13.00 Beef Broccoli - $13.00 Mongolian Beef - $13.00 Scallions and onions Beef with Mustard Greens - $13.00 Pickled mustard greens, tree mushrooms, bamboo shoots, pea pods and onions Pork Mixed Vegetable - $13.00 Broccoli, carrots, pea pods, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts Chin Dian Manchurian - $12.00 Tomato-garlic-ginger sauce, sliced garlic, jalepeño peppers, and dried chilies with your choice of chicken, paneer or gobi, garnished with cilantro Goat Curry - $13.00 Thomas' specialty made with bone-in goat Malaysian Dishes Nasi Lemak - $9.00 Coconut rice, fried chicken, pan-fried egg, peanuts and anchovies sambal Indian Fried Noodles - $11.00 Wheat noodles, chicken, tofu, eggs, sprouts and scallions, garnished with a lime wedge Kwe Tieu Goreng - $11.00 Wide rice noodles, shrimp, tofu, bean sprouts, egg and scallions in a garlic chili sauce Sambal Chow Mai Fun - $11.00 Gluten-free, fine rice noodles, sprouts, onions, scallions and shrimp with Thomas’ special tomato-base sauce

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