Chin Chin is so whitebread.Just like PF chaings(ughhhh)
Great chinese can be found at the Empress in Chinatown(dim sum during lunch-very high end Cantonese at dinner)VIP sefood in west LAand a new place right across from the masonic auditorium in San Gabriel-Mission 888 or something like that.
If you MUST have "white folk"chinese then the Plum Tree on Hill,or Buhddas Belly on Beverly are very good choices.Fat Duck can be Great-If you hit it on the right night,otherwise just OK.
Oh and Ocean Star is pretty good also.
If you would tell us what part of town you live in and what type of Chinese dinig experience you are looking for we could narrow it down a little.
And I second Yujen Kang in pasadena-Just leave yourself in the chefs hands,he is an artist and loves to impress.