Mings Cafe

The Scene – Don't be surprised if you have to wait for a table at peak times--flip through the good reading material or gaze at the television for a spell. The utensils are plastic and the parking is tight at this pint-sized quickie, but the large portions and low prices make up for it. – – The Food – Made to order and never greasy, these crispy chicken or vegetarian marvels are the best in their class. The soulful wonton soup is certainly no slouch either, with handmade wontons as large and fluffy as a cloud. Expect clean-tasting, crisp veggie stir fries with every…

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ambiance	75.0% positive	“No chi chi ambience and you have to order at the front and then pick up your food and eat it on plastic plates and forks, but that's certainly little discomfort for such great food.” “place is small, but that's the charm of this comfortable little spot.” “rat traps surrounded the building where as all the other surrounding restaurants had nothing like this in view of public and the service was NASTY too.” “The service and decor were part of its interesting character.”
food quality	82.34999656677246% positive	“my FAVORITE crab/cheese puffs and dumplings.” “ming's cafe is a great place to eat because its not too expensive, the food is tasty, and the ladies there are very polite.” “Ming's doesn't look like much from the outside, but don't let that discourage you from sampling the many fabulous dishes that they offer.” “After getting precooked BBQ chicken, squash, corn, tomatoes, and potato salad for my dinner guests at Central Market, I ended up making a fast run to Mings.” “love their fried rice and their Won Ton soup is the best I have ever had.” “No chi chi ambience and you have to order at the front and then pick up your food and eat it on plastic plates and forks, but that's certainly little discomfort for such great food.” “They make some of the best fried rice I've ever tasted and they have wonderful specials every day.” “If you really want great Chinese food that is not saturated in sauce try Ming's, just don't go with me or you might have a bad experience.” “Ming's' sauce was flavorful, and there was enough to go around, but not so much that your food is swamped.” “the crawfish fried rice was creative too.” “Ming's is the best quick Chinese food in Houston!” “used to hate chinesse food, but Ming's changed that!” “The food was prepared promptly but it's definitely not the best mongolian beef I've eaten.” “The food is outstanding, made fresh to your order.” “you wont believe the food is so fresh & good in this tiny restaurant.” “When I saw the restaurant from the outside I thought, "where is my sister taking me" but the food was awesome and you get so much of it.” “My favourite fall backk meal is just a nice big plate of their unbeatable chicken fried rice with an eggroll.” “The food at Ming's was always fresh and delicious and the dumplings & wonton soup were out of this world.” “my favorite Chinese food place!” “The shrimp fried rice is fresh, never greasy.” “The shrimp were nice and fat, and didn't have that strong shrimpy taste that lower-quality shrimp has.” “Fresh food and a freindly staff make it a Montrose favorite!” “The food is delicious and the people that work there are very nice!” “Service was horrible and the food was very below average.” “get the dumpligs pan fried, and the sauce with it is so good.” “Mings is one of the best food places here in the montrose area, especially for college students around rice or st. thomas area other than fast food like mcdonalds and burger king its relativly close to everythign in montrose, its an awsome taste, its not ” “there is a little dry erase board that shows the day's specials (take a look), but I always go back for the Gen. Tso chicken combo.” “think they have good fried rice so i would recommend that.” “The vegetables were crisply fresh: this was the first time I tasted sweet red bell-peppers in the Shrimp w/Lobster sauce dish!” “The food was not necessarily bad but it wasn't good either.” “Huge dishes, low cook times, great prices and FANTASTIC food!” “The wonton soup is superb!” “absolutley love all of their food, and, by this point, I think I've worked through all of their chicken dishes, having yet to find one that had a bad taste.” “they use white meat in the chicken, it's not painfully spicy (pleasantly tingly I suppose, since not a huge fan of spicy food), and nice medley of jullianed”
overall	100.0% positive	“read about how great this restaurant was and everything, so thought I would give it a try.” “ming's cafe is a great place to eat because its not too expensive, the food is tasty, and the ladies there are very polite.” “With great shade, the patio is an inviting place to eat!”
return potential	0.0% positive	“can now understand how people will try a restaurant, and have a bad experience and not go back.” “there is a little dry erase board that shows the day's specials (take a look), but I always go back for the Gen. Tso chicken combo.”
service	62.5% positive	“Mings is one of the best food places here in the montrose area, especially for college students around rice or st. thomas area other than fast food like mcdonalds and burger king its relativly close to everythign in montrose, its an awsome taste, its not ” “Fresh food and a freindly staff make it a Montrose favorite!” “rat traps surrounded the building where as all the other surrounding restaurants had nothing like this in view of public and the service was NASTY too.” “can now understand how people will try a restaurant, and have a bad experience and not go back.” “But, the service is terrible.” “The service and decor were part of its interesting character.” “The wait isn't long and the service is good.” “The food is delicious and the people that work there are very nice!”
value	75.0% positive	“Mings is a YUMMY and inexpensive quick bite!” “ming's cafe is a great place to eat because its not too expensive, the food is tasty, and the ladies there are very polite.” “they use white meat in the chicken, it's not painfully spicy (pleasantly tingly I suppose, since not a huge fan of spicy food), and nice medley of jullianed” “Huge dishes, low cook times, great prices and FANTASTIC food!”
wait time	100.0% positive	“Ming's is the best quick Chinese food in Houston!” “The wait isn't long and the service is good.” “Mings is a YUMMY and inexpensive quick bite!”

03/21/12

Does anyone know if Ming's is still somewhere in Houston?

by blueyes89148

I'm trying to find where I can purchase the mint green tea that they had at the cafe on Montrose at Westheimer?

If you know where I can get in touch with the previous owners or someone please contact me. I live in Las Vegas now and still miss that mint green tea.

Thanks!

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09/03/08

Very dirty

by beenaroundmanyX

I just don't get it! How could any TRUE AMERICAN want to eat there.... Seriously horrible eating area and everyone rating the food as great...SURE IF YOU CRAWL OUT OF THE SEWER!!!!!!! The food is cheap and I saw why.....rat traps surrounded the building where as all the other surrounding restaurants had nothing like this in view of public and the service was NASTY too. I asked for the soup of the day and I saw the cook Wipe his nose goo on his hand and then grab the pan and then pour iy on the plate....F'ING NAsty!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sure you nasty Bastar#% crawling out of the sewer that can't wait to visit them in Austin which have nothing else going on in their life just go eat there and mabe the next name on the menu will be Scruffy.....hint hint!!!!!!!!!! U IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!

Cons: Never know what you are getting

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08/28/08

An inner loop Chinese institution - sorry to see it go!

by astrosfan33

The food at Ming's was always fresh and delicious and the dumplings & wonton soup were out of this world. The service and decor were part of its interesting character. Wish I had prior notice of their closing, I would have stocked up and frozen some of my favorite entrees. We will be checking out Ming's Austin as soon as we can!

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08/25/08

Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by eye2eye

Service was horrible and the food was very below average. The dining area was nasty ( floors are falling apart and falling in ) and I am dying to see what is going in there now that Mings is gone.

Pros: Dining in the Montrose area
Cons: waste of money

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08/15/08

Yuck!!!!!!!!!!!

by euro1

The food was so artificial tasting and I was always bloated.....Thank Goodness they are closed!!!!!!

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03/21/12

Does anyone know if Ming's is still somewhere in Houston?

by blueyes89148

09/03/08

Very dirty

by beenaroundmanyX

08/28/08

An inner loop Chinese institution - sorry to see it go!

by astrosfan33

08/25/08

Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by eye2eye

08/15/08

Yuck!!!!!!!!!!!

by euro1

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