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- Xuan L.Oakland, CA015Feb 2, 2024
I have been living in northern China for 20 years, and I like crepe very much. I have tasted crepes from many different countries including France and the United States. The crepes in An's Canteen combine the fragrance and soul of traditional Tianjin pancakes, as well as the taste and proportion of French crepe. In particular, if you don't add fried dough sticks in the crepe but something called fried cracker, which makes the texture and flavor of the whole crepe better. Just looking at the crepe from An's Canteen you can smell the great flavor of spring onion and egg combined with the sauce(all the ingredients A used are very good). I also tasted the chicken soup wonton and tea eggs, which are awesome as well. In An's Canteen I not only feel the taste of home, but also the temperature of Chinese food. The new owner An is a young handsome guy, he may let more people know and love traditional Chinese food.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - David L.Downtown Core, Long Beach, CA101Jan 3, 2024
Note: Score is only for food.
I was searching for places open in the morning, found this place, it looked unique (haven't seen anything like this), and gave it a try...and oh boy, I loved the Tian Jin Crepe (with sausage); Chinese donut and sausage wrapped in egg with a little hot sauce. I rarely give anything full marks, but this was so good, I have to give it 5 stars.
The place is fairly hidden and you can pass by it thinking that it's closed. Only indicator that identifies it as open is the "open" light sign and the open window with the flaps swaying in the wind. The posters that line the glass windows...are all faded to oblivion...should probably reprint those.
You can pay either in cash or venmo.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 695178542Jan 21, 2024
This is a to-go style restaurant. It has an order window to order and grab food.
The wait was about 10-15 minutes with no line. We had ordered the Tian Jin Crepe with sausage, chicken bun bao and hot/cold soy milk.
I was pretty disappointed in the crepe, it was super soft and the Chinese donut was cold and not crispy at all. The crepe itself didn't have a lot of flavor or sauce.
We had also gotten the hot/cold soy milk. We asked to get them both sweetened but was not sweet at all. We get fresh soy milk all the time but the hot soy milk tasted like hot pasta water.
The best thing was definitely the chicken bun bao. They were perfectly sweet and savory. I would definitely come back just to get the bun bao's!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 4288196Jan 9, 2024
Jian bing - it was HUGE and it came with a crispy layer of egg wrapping a sausage and youtiao (Chinese donut). The youtiao was thick and not oily. And the szechuan sauce gave a nice flavor to it, not too numbing nor spicy. I wish there was more sauce on it tho.
Tea egg - hard boiled egg, very cooked that I could see the green ring around the yolk. The flavor itself wasn't as earthy, but glad it wasn't too salty.
Jian bing is made to order so it will take a while for it to be ready. Their menu is limited. Other than jian bing, they only offer tea eggs, wonton soup, and soy milk. It is also located in Oakland Chinatown, there are two street parking spaces in front of the store. Basically there is only a small window opening where you will order from. Although there are a couple of chairs outside that window to sit down and wait, there is no table available to dine in.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 56109305Nov 2, 2023
One of my FAVORITE place in the east bay. Every time I go it's the same consistent quality and deliciousness. It has everything I look for in a breakfast because I'm a savory gal.
I recommend just getting everything on the menu and sharing with friends. The crepe is a must though!! It's thin and flaky, with the savory egg/sauce/pickles and the crispy youtiao (Chinese donut), you get ALL the textures. The tea eggs are great and if it's a chilly morning, I recommend getting a hot soy milk! It's not sweet, so just be aware!
They only have two little tables with chairs so most people just pick up to go. The lady behind the window is always kind and they're always quick. So perfect for a quick breakfast or if you want to sit and chat with friends, you can do that too!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Awei D.CA, CA025Feb 3, 2024
Dropped by this chill Chinese crepe (煎饼 jian-bing) spot in Chinatown, Oakland, and it's my new fave. The flavors are on another level - spicy, savoury, and delicate. The crepes here are next-level good, and the craft behind them is legit flawless. I like the crepe with the fried crackers (薄脆 bo-cui) more than with the old-fashioned fried dough (油条you-tiao), giving it a more interesting crunchy texture. Thin and crispy, but they hold up like a champ. You can tell the chef know their stuff.
Menu's got a cool mix of classic and creative. If you're around Chinatown and craving something tasty, hit up this spot. You won't be disappointed.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 1 - Aug 13, 2023
I really wanted to love Tian Jin, with their "street food" aesthetic and no-frills Chinese breakfast energy. Let me tell you why they fell short.
The wait. I know good things take time, but sheesh we waited 30mins for our TWO jian bings. We didn't get anything else. Luckily there's a tiny table and a few seats on the street so you can sit while you wait, but there's no indoor seating since it's just a window shop--buy it at the window then walk away. Also their jian bings were so...dry!
Let's talk about why I would come back again. Holy heck, the ingredients were fresh and the portions were huge. The menu is kind of confusing, but basically if yo look under "Jian Bing Crepes" aka their namesake, you have the choice of what goes in your jian bings: we each ordered the #1, 1 dough stick and 1 sausage, thinking we'd just get one crepe. Nope, you get TWO delicious goodies. The crepes are made with sesame, basil, egg and flour as far as we could taste. THE BASIL is heavenly, gives it the perf light flavor. The dough is fried perfectly without being oily, and the sausage is just your typical meh hot dog/frank-style sausage (can you tell I'm not a sausage kinda gal). You know what was missing? SAUCE. There was no sauce, so our mouths were hella dry. Happy with the combo of flavors, but too dry. Good thing we got boba at Golden Tea Shop (also a favorite, check them out).
I do love that you can pay via venmo, and it goes directly to the owner. And they have other items on the menu from tea eggs to soy milk, which seem to be the popular items. But $1.25 for an egg was kind of not my kinda thing. In all, I'm glad I finally got a taste of the famous Tian Jing. Wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but if I was in Chinatown and looking for a snack without the dine-in part, Tian Jin would be on my list.Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 3Oh no 2 - 2498355Jul 11, 2023
I would recommend this place if you like authentic Tanjin pancakes. It's quite different from the northern China style.
Service is really good. The owner is really friendly and helpful.
This is more like a hole in the wall kind of place. They serve to go food only, really limited selection of food too. But when we are waiting in line, we heard other customers saying that they drove from far away to get this pancakes.Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 1Oh no 1 - Sarah J.South San Francisco, CA04124Feb 23, 2024
Unsweetened hot soy milk is perfect. Jianbing was solid, crispy and eggy and a little spicy. It's not actually a Chinese doughnut on the inside though, it's a skinny fried cracker. Not much pickled veggies either. I think for $10 I wanted it to be a little more generously packed. I'll try with sausage next time.
It's just different than the pictures online so I was missing the Chinese doughnut. Maybe they ran out of them and had to substitute? $15 for breakfast is not really that cheap. Especially considering all the inexpensive places in Chinatown.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Lionel H.Venice, Los Angeles, CA0303Feb 17, 2024
Frustrated and conflicted.
1) really glad this place and style of Chinese breakfast sandwich / snack exists.
2) their prices just keep on rising and rising. First bought it at less than $6 a few years ago. Today I paid $11. From when I bought last one 15 days ago, prices rose from $9 to $11. That's 22 percent inflation over less than one month. In a period where inflation is supposed to be falling.
3) they sometimes put in a sausage which is delicious and I love it, but it's so inconsistent. This time i specifically asked if there was a sausage inside. He said yes, and when I got to car, no sausage. Maybe 1 in 3 times we get one.
The combo of 20+ percent price hikes and missing ingredients is so infuriating. I could not think of a better example of suckflation, where prices rise while the food also gets cheaper and suckier. Such a bummer.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Markus A.
Feb 17, 2024
I apologize for your experience.
1) Sorry about the confusion, but the jianbing crepe has always been a vegetarian friendly item, as the description and picture shown, the default jianbing crepe does not come with sausages. Sausages, ham and shredded dried pork are the optional add on items one can choose when ordering.
2) I might have misheard you, as you are aware, when you were here, it’s very windy out and you had trouble hearing me too. When I was bagging up the finished product, I recall you were asking me “do you still have the option of adding the sausage?” And my confirmation was toward that question. My apologies if I misunderstood you.
3) In an ideal world, the inflation would be nonexistent. However the price of everything has been rising. The eggs alone has gone up a whooping 120% in the past 4 months. The struggle is real for a small business owner trying to provide better product yet to survive in this economy.
4) The minimum combined 2024 sales tax rate for Oakland, California is 10.25%. The price of crepe did went up 10%, the other 10.25% is the mandatory state, county and city sales tax.
I appreciate your understanding, and hope you have a better rest of day.
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