The Yin Yin Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to The Yin Yin, a delightful gem nestled in Livermore, CA, serving up authentic Chinese cuisine in a vibrant and casual atmosphere. The menu is a treasure trove of flavors, featuring enticing lunch specials like the Mango Chicken and the fiery Szechuan Beef, perfect for those seeking a spicy kick. Each dish is crafted with care, ensuring a satisfying experience for both the palate and the belly.
Appetizers such as the Garlic Chicken Wings and Fried Prawns complement the offerings beautifully, while their range of soups like Wonton and Hot and Sour promise warmth and comfort. With catering options and accommodations for groups, The Yin Yin is ideal for family gatherings or casual meet-ups with friends.
The combination of tasty dishes and excellent service makes dining at The Yin Yin a memorable experience that beckons you to return.
Luncheon Special
Mango Chicken Special Lunch
Szechuan Beef Special Lunch
Braised, tender and juicy beef in a spicy chili sauce. Spicy.
Beef with Tofu Special Lunch
Beef Vegetables Special Lunch
Beef Broccoli Special Lunch
Stir fried tender beef and fresh broccoli in a ginger soy sauce.
Yu Shiang Beef Special Lunch
Spicy.
Mongolian Beef Special Lunch
Spicy.
Bell Pepper Pork Special Lunch
Twice Cooked Pork Special Lunch
Spicy.
Yu Shiang Pork Special Lunch
Spicy.
Sweet and Sour Pork Special Lunch
Lightly battered with pineapple, onions and bell peppers tossed in sweet and sour sauce.
Kung Pao Chicken Special Lunch
A Szechuan inspired dish with chicken, peanuts, vegetables in spicy chili sauce. Spicy.
Yu Shiang Chicken Special Lunch
Spicy.
Orange Chicken Special Lunch
Curry Chicken Special Lunch
Spicy.
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce Special Lunch
Almond Chicken Special Lunch
Stir-fry chicken breast in a house wine sauce, top with crunchy almonds.
Sweet and Sour Chicken Special Lunch
Chicken with Broccoli Special Lunch
Stir fried chicken and fresh broccoli in a ginger soy sauce.
Vegetable Chicken Special Lunch
Mongolian Chicken Special Lunch
Spicy.
Lemon Chicken Special Lunch
Pieces of chicken meat coated with a thick, sweet lemon flavored sauce.
Sesame Chicken Special Lunch
Spicy
Sweet and Sour Shrimp Special Lunch
Vegetable Shrimp Special Lunch
Hot Chili Sauce Shrimp Special Lunch
Spicy.
Three Ingredients Seafood Special Lunch
Kung Pao San Yang Special Lunch
Chicken Salad Special Lunch
Combination Vegetables Special Lunch
Vegetarian.
Honey Walnut Prawns Special Lunch
XO Sauce Beef Special Lunch
Spicy.
Black Pepper Beef Special Lunch
Sliced beef steak cooked with sliced peppers. Spicy.
Honey Walnut Chicken Special Lunch
Crunchy chicken tossed in honey sauce with walnuts.
Mandarin Fried Chicken Special Lunch
Spicy.
Tomato Beef Special Lunch
Cashew Chicken Special Lunch
String Beans Chicken Special Lunch
Asparagus Chicken Special Lunch
Stir fried asparagus and chicken.
Mongolian Combo Special Lunch
Spicy.
Garlic Chicken Wings
Chicken Salad
6 Pieces Pot Sticker
8 Pieces Fried Prawns
10 Pieces Fried Wonton
4 Pieces Spring Roll
Vegetarian.
4 Pieces Egg Roll
BBQ Pork Slices
BBQ Pork Spareribs
10 Pieces Foil Wrapped Chicken
Bao Bao Platter For 2
4 Pieces BBQ Pork Bun
6 Pieces Crab Cheese Puffs
Fried Noodle
Bag.
Fried Oyster
Crispy Tofu with Salt and Pepper
Appetizer
Soup
Wonton Soup
Wor Wonton Soup
Egg Flower Soup
Chicken Sizzling Rice Soup
Shrimp Sizzling Rice Soup
Assorted Seafood Sizzling Rice Soup
Assorted Seafood with Tofu Soup
Hot and Sour Soup
Spicy.
Chicken and Corn Soup
West Lake Beef Soup
Pork Noodle Soup
Pork, Bok Choy, and green onion with noodle in broth.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Beef Noodle Soup
Spinach with Tofu Soup
Chicken with String Beans
Crispy Chicken (Whole Chicken)
Addition of 20 minutes for the whole chicken to be fully cooked
Kung Pao Chicken
A Szechuan-inspired dish with chicken, peanuts, vegetables in spicy chili sauce. Spicy.
Yu Shiang Chicken
Spicy.
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Chicken in Curry Sauce
Spicy.
Chicken Lon Dow
Vegetables.
Moo Goo Gai Pan
Sliced tender chicken sauteed with mushrooms and Chinese vegetables in white sauce.
Lemon Chicken
Boneless chicken mixed with fresh lemon sauce.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
General Hot Chili Chicken
Spicy.
Sauteed Minced Chicken in Lettuce Cups
Broccoli Chicken
Chicken with Three Kinds of Mushrooms
Hunan Chicken
Tender chicken in chef's special Hunan sauce with a variety of vegetables. Spicy.
Asparagus Chicken
Stir-fried asparagus and chicken.
Mango Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Stir-fried chicken with onions and peppers in black bean sauce.
Princess Chicken
Spicy.
Szechuan Chicken
Spicy.
Orange Chicken
Chicken tossed in a sweet and orange sauce.
Imperial Chicken
Spicy.
Mandarin Fried Chicken
Spicy.
Sesame Chicken
Chunks of tender chicken lightly fried with sesame sauce. Spicy
Honey Walnut Chicken
Heavenly Chicken
Sweet rice wine sauce. Spicy.
Roast Duck
Almond Chicken
Chicken
Pork
Pork with String Beans
Sweet and Sour Pork
Spareribs in Black Bean Sauce
Szechuan Pork
Yu Shiang Pork
Spicy.
Twice Cooked Pork
Tender slices of pork with cabbage, bell peppers in a savory spicy plum sauce. Spicy.
Spareribs with Salt and Pepper
Spicy.
Bell Pepper Pork
Ginger Pork
Garlic Pork
Pork Lon Dow
Vegetables.
Peking Style Spareribs
Spicy.
Hunan Beef
Tender beef in chef's special Hunan sauce with a variety of vegetables. Spicy.
Ginger Beef with Oyster Sauce
Kung Pao Beef
A Szechuan-inspired dish with beef, peanuts, vegetables in spicy chili sauce. Spicy.
Mongolian Beef
Spicy.
Beef with Green Onion
Yu Shiang Beef
Spicy.
Beef Lon Dow
Vegetables.
Beef Broccoli
Stir fried tender beef and fresh broccoli in a ginger soy sauce.
Beef with Mushrooms
Stir-fried beef with mushrooms, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper.
Beef with Snow Peas
Beef with Tomato
Bell Pepper Beef
Beef with Tofu
Beef with String Beans
Stir-fried beef with string beans.
Orange Beef
Tangerine Beef
Sesame Beef
Chunks of tender beef lightly fried with chef's special sauce and sesame sauce.
Szechuan Beef
Spicy.
Chef's Special Beef
Spicy.
XO Sauce Beef
Spicy.
Black Pepper Beef
Spicy.
Asparagus Beef
Mongolian Combo
Spicy.
Beef
Seafood
Kung Pao Shrimp
A Szechuan-inspired dish with shrimp, peanuts, vegetables in spicy chili sauce. Spicy.
Yu Shiang Shrimp
Spicy.
Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
Shrimp Lo Dow
Vegetables.
Sweet and Sour Shrimp
Sauteed Shrimp
Shrimp in Curry Sauce
Spicy.
Shrimp in Black Bean Sauce
Shrimp in Lobster Sauce
Garlic Shrimp
Shrimp stir fried with garlic sauce.
Yu Shiang Scallops
Spicy.
Kung Pao Scallops
Spicy.
Mandarin Fried Prawns
Spicy.
Szechuan Prawns
Spicy.
Prawns with String Beans
Sweet and Sour Fish
Asparagus Shrimp
Hunan Calamari
Tender Calamari in chef's special Hunan sauce with a variety of vegetables. Spicy.
Lover's Prawn
Spicy.
Crispy Scallops with Salt and Pepper
Spicy.
Crispy Calamari with Salt and Pepper
Spicy.
Crispy Fish with Salt and Pepper
Spicy.
Shrimp with Salt and Pepper
Spicy.
Hot Chili Sauce Shrimps
Spicy.
Honey Walnut Prawns
Crunchy shrimps tossed in honey sauce with candy glazed walnuts.
Princess Prawn
Spicy.
Sauteed Scallops
Clams with Black Bean Sauce
Spicy.
Kung Pao San Yang
Spicy.
Three Ingredients Seafood
Hot Chili Sauce Fish
Spicy.
Fish in Black Bean Sauce
White fish, green peppers, onions and carrots in a spicy black sauce.
Sauteed Happy Family
XO Sauce Seafood
Spicy.
Fried Fish with Szechuan Sauce (Whole Fish)
Spicy. Addition of 20 minutes for the whole fish to be fully cooked
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
Vegetarian.
Book Choy with Garlic
Vegetarian.
Combination Vegetables
Vegetarian.
Yu Shiang Broccoli
Spicy and Vegetarian.
Dry Sauteed String Beans
Spicy and Vegetarian.
Yu Shiang Eggplant
Spicy and vegetarian.
Shitake Mushrooms with Tofu
Vegetarian.
Family Style Tofu
Spicy and vegetarian.
Mapo Tofu with Pork
Spicy and vegetarian.
Snow Peas with Water Chestnut and Black Mushrooms
Mixture of fresh snow peas and stir fried. Vegetarian.
Snow Peas with Water Chestnuts
Vegetarian.
Sauteed Asparagus
Vegetarian.
Spinach with Garlic
Vegetarian.
Sweet and Sour Tofu
Vegetarian.
Vegetable
Iron Plate Sizzling
Hot Pepper Beef Plate
Beef and Scallops Plate
Stir fried beef and scallops.
Pork Plate
Shrimp Plate
Assorted Seafood Plate
Lambs with XO Sauce Plate
Spicy.
Mongolian Lambs Plate
Spicy.
Bird's Nest Seafood
Bird's Nest Sliced Beef
Bird's Nest Chicken
Bird's Nest
Mu Shu
Pork Mu Shu
Chicken Mu Shu
Beef Mu Shu
Shrimp Mu Shu
Combination Mu Shu
Vegetable Mu Shu
Vegetarian.
Egg Fried Rice
rice wok fried eggs and green onions.
Pork Fried Rice
Beef Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Yin Yin Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Seafood Fried Rice
Yang Zhou Fried Rice
Fu Zhou Fried Rice
Vegetables Fried Rice
Vegetarian.
Steamed Rice
Fried Rice
Chow Mein
Pork Chow Mein
Beef Chow Mein
Chicken Chow Mein
Yin Yin Chow Mein
Shrimp Chow Mein
Tomato Beef Chow Mein
Vegetables Chow Mein
Vegetarian.
Almond Chicken Chow Mein
Chicken Crispy Pan Fried Noodles
BBQ Pork Crispy Pan Fried Noodles
Beef Crispy Pan Fried Noodles
Combination Crispy Pan Fried Noodles
Shrimp Crispy Pan Fried Noodles
XO Sauce Seafood Crispy Pan Fried Noodles
Spicy.
Hong Kong Style Chow Mein
Chow Fun
Pork Chow Fun
Beef Chow Fun
Chicken Chow Fun
Yin Yin Chow Fun
Shrimp Chow Fun
Black Pepper Beef Chow Fun
Chow fun noodles with stir fried beef, assorted vegetables and green onions. Spicy.
XO Sauce Beef Chow Fun
Spicy.
Singapore Noodle
Spicy.
Vegetable Egg Fu Yung
Vegetarian.
Pork Egg Fu Yung
Chicken Egg Fu Yung
Beef Egg Fu Yung
Shrimp Egg Fu Yung
Yin Yin Egg Fu Yung
Egg Fu Yung
Chop Suey
Pork Chop Suey
Pork cooked with bean sprout, onions and mushrooms in thickened sauce.
Chicken Chop Suey
Chicken cooked with bean sprout, onions and mushrooms in thickened sauce.
Beef Chop Suey
Beef cooked with bean sprout, onions and mushrooms in thickened sauce.
Shrimp Chop Suey
Shrimp cooked with bean sprout, onions and mushrooms in thickened sauce.
Yin Yin Chop Suey
Yin Yin cooked with bean sprout, onions and mushrooms in thickened sauce.
Special Dinner #1
Pork fried rice, pork chow mein, fried jumbo prawns, fried wonton, tea and cookies.
Special Dinner #2
BBQ spareribs, fried prawns, chicken almond ding, fried wonton, pork fried rice, tea and cookies.