Jeff's Kitchen

Soup dumplings were pretty good. Everything is wrapped and cooked fresh. Must make reservation and order ahead of time. Otherwise menu is limited. Food is expensive.

Make sure to call ahead to order as their menu is made fresh daily and they don't take walk in customers. Totally worth it as they serve very authentic traditional Shanghainese cuisine. Probably one of the best I've had outside of Shanghai. The owners are very efficient and they will recommend dishes and portion sizes. The xiao long bao was amazing and full of rich soup in each dumpling. The salted egg yolk tofu dish was a favorite for everyone. The lions head meatball was hearty and full of flavor. The sheng jian bao were fried well. The breading was a little thick for my taste but the meat inside was good.

What I was most excited about was the salted pork bamboo shoot soup - Yan dun xian. It's my favorite and I've never found it outside of Shanghai and this restaurant made it very well. So satisfied! The sweet sour ribs was different than what I was expecting. It wasn't bad. Just wasn't what I wanted to order and a little dry. Unfortunately that dish was a miss for me but everything else was great!

Service at Jeff's Kitchen is a super straight forward and authentic Chinese restaurant.

You need to book an appointment with them before you eat there. As you can read from other reviews, it is so he can prepare in advance by buying fresh groceries. When you call, know what time you would like to request and know what you would like to order.

For a place with food on the pricier end, you'd expect a fairly fancy feel and design to the interior of the restaurant. But nope! It is your typical no frills, simple and functional designed Chinese restaurant. I didn't mind - as long as the seats, tables, and floor are clean, I'm a happy gal.

We ordered the soup dumplings, lion head meatballs, braised pork belly (with eggs; you get to choose to have the pork belly with eggs or pancakes, so I decided to go for... more protein!), and the shredded pork/pan fried noodle.

All these dishes, I would recommend.
Soup dumplings - 6 Xiao long baos. they were so cute and plump! They were definitely the fattest XLBs I ever had. They came out piping hot. They were good! 4/5. They are clearly homemade. I've had more flavorful ones, but these were still really good.
Braised pork belly- really good! The meat was pretty tender and had a good balance of meat and fat to it. The bok choi was really well cooked, and the eggs were great.
Lion head meatballs - really good! Slightly on the salty side (but it's only personal preference to have if less so) but still soft. Each meatball was huge and is enough for one person.
Noodles - good! Dish is on the heavier side, but if you don't mind slightly oily dish, this is worth a try. Noodles were nice and squishy and I liked the balance of the dish with the veggies.

All that came out to around $114. So yeah, pricey. But I guess you are paying for the love and care that went into it.

Jeff and the other waitress were super nice and friendly. A+ for customer service!

Great place if you like Shanghai/Jiangzhe cuisine. Make sure you call to order before you go!

This place is always amazing. The food is the best traditional Chinese around. It is always fresh and hot, and served family style in courses. Remember to call ahead to reserve your dining experience - no walk-ins are allowed because they shop for ingredients the day of your reservation. This makes for the freshest and most delicious food.

Spent $80++ for 4 menu items (pork soup dumpling, pork sticky rice shui mai, pork belly with bokchoy and egg, shredded pork noodles). Was it worth it? I would say expensive for the same kind of meal you can order elsewhere.

No server around. Only the owner himself Jeff will be the one to serve hot tea, take order, cook and bring the food to the table. We do hear the wife from the back kitchen.

Anyone must make reservations a day or two ahead. They want to know first what you want to eat. Oftentimes, we hear the say "no" or "not available", or "too much order". The reason for that is they only buy the ingredients needed, then they are cooked fresh to order.

Inside, there was only us dining in. Mostly we saw neat empty tables with paper sheet as top cover. No music but the tv was on with no sound. Completely awkward moment eating there with such silence. We appreciate the chef sharing stories however sharing too much information about the business can be too much.

There is no salt, pepper or chili sauce dispenser on the sides. I assume the chef would say his meals are perfect that no additional ingredients needed to enhance the flavor.

Highly recommend the pork soup dumplings, and braised pork belly with baby bokchoy and boiled egg.

When it comes to uniqueness of menu items, i doubt it. Most Asian restaurants serve fried pork chop, shrimp and chicken. The most peculiar I could point out is the way customers are accepted to dine in or what items to order for take outs.

Jeff's kitchen is the best authentic Chinese in Michigan. walk In is not taken only reservation for the fact it is only Jeff and his wife and all ingredients are picked up fresh daily. 10/10 recommend to anyone who likes authentic Chinese. soup dumplings are awesome, also got an order of the pork shoulder, giant wonton soup, pan fried pork dumpling, 1/2 duck, fried ginger pork chop and fried chicken with special sauce. Everything was to die for for sure my new go to spot. very quiet and private as Jeff Only seats one table at a time giving you the place to yourself

The food here was soooo good! Jeff elevates authentic Chinese dishes to another level. We got the xiao long bao, fish fillet in white wine, and the braised pork belly with egg. All 5/5!

I suggest calling ahead and placing your orders ahead of time!

I have had great Chinese food and Jeff's Kitchen is up there with them. In terms of Detroit and Michigan, this is the best I've had and is on par with din tai fung in Vegas.

The soup dumplings are extremely large and very well priced. (11$?). They are the best dumplings I've had with a unique taste to the soup. The remainder was good but not as amazing as the soup dumplings.

Only complaints. It's pricy... But you pay for the quality. But they also didn't come with rice for the mapo tofu. It's mapo tofu , it needs rice.

I'll be back but next time it'll be to splurge only on soup dumplings.

Wow! I have heard about this restaurant before and I had built up an anticipation before coming here. And it did NOT disappoint. Food is incredible here.
You have to make a reservation in advance and order the food when you reserve a table. We preordered many different dishes and all the dishes were so good. This is the best Chinese restaurant in Michigan.

I read about 20 reviews and scoured the Internet for every food photo I could find before calling Jeff's Kitchen to make a reservation and also place my order. Jeff and the other woman who initially answered the phone were lovely and very accommodating, and setting up our dinner for the upcoming Saturday night was a breeze.

When we arrived, we were seated promptly, served hot tea, and waited for the parade of food that would soon begin.

Each dish was just as good as all previous reviewers had raved about! It was a truly enjoyable dining experience. I also noticed that about the time that my table was finishing up our meal, Jeff emerged from the kitchen and went around to talk to each group, asking them how everything was.

I have no recommendations for my fellow Yelp readers, because every single item we ordered was fantastic and I'm guessing that's true for the whole menu! Will absolutely be back to find out.