Too bad to hear about Kirin downtown. Haven't been there in ages but enjoyed it the last time we went.
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My wife and I like to go to Lin's too to mix it up a bit every so often. I don't know if we'd call it great but we enjoy the selection with a lot of favourites. We also like the neighbourhood joint vibe to it when the area quiets down a bit in the evening.
My wife went without me recently when I was out of town and she said the XLB's were a bit light on the soup. Might have to drag her out there again.