Honestly, the rice and hot sour soup wasn't that bad. Soup is too sweet for what the soup is suppose to taste like. Now let's get to the lunch special, The beef was horrible.. Probably worst I had! I had to spit out the beef cause it was literally chewing rubber.. wtf The best part is the rice lol honestly and broccoli.. I would go back just to get a veggie lunch an make my own meat... But besides that def not worth $14 lol when the beef was the worst I ever had... trust me, I go around all over Florida looking for best Chinese spots and Tampa has not one yet... I'll keep looking Update, food gave me food poisoning since last night and still going to the restroom this morning.. horrible af food read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - Beef Beef with Garlic Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Such a small hole in the wall Chinese spot but those seem to be the best ones. This is a mom and pop shop with super friendly staff. I was immediately greeted upon entering and when I asked them to customize my order with extra onions in the rice and extra spice on my protein it was no issue. The food was delicious and it felt like they took it straight from the wok and brought it out to me. Food was piping hot when I ate and that's with my ten minute drive back to the hotel. Ten out of ten. read more

Really hits the spot when you want Chinese take out. Huge portions, each meal easily turns into 2-3.

AMAZING FOOD! Large portions; highly recommend!!! I order by Door Dash.... Have never been to the restaurant. I have ordered five times now it is unbelievably excellent !!! If you have a question, they are SO helpful. 5 STARS read more

Been Coming here for several years always friendly and professional, Good price, consistently good quality. And fast turnaround times when ordering for pick up. read more

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Best Chinese food I've had in Tampa by far. Reminds me of many hole in the wall Chinese food restaurants in New York. Also extremely reasonably priced. Will be back! read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - C#. Sesame Chicken Combo Platter - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

This is the classic, hole in the wall, NY-style Chinese fast food restaurant. We ordered via Door Dash. The food arrived in the predicted timeframe, and it was well packaged for the ride. My husband wanted dumplings and pork fried rice. He said the dumplings were good, and the fried rice was fine. The portion size of the medium fried rice was very good, at least enough for 3 people. The fried rice was very basic, but it did have proper long grain rice and it wasn't soupy with soy sauce, which I've seen at many cheap Chinese restaurants in Tampa. read more

Fire ssa Chinese food and this is coming from a New Yorker and the size of the plates are insane

This is my FAVORITE Chinese place. Total hidden gem! I've picked up my order and also frequently Uber eats from here - my food has always been perfect!! Hot, crunchy and saucy is my preference. I haven't even tried other Chinese food after finding this place lol. It is a bit of a hole in the wall and don't be deterred by the outside. Service has always been friendly and quick when I pick up too! read more

Favorite Chinese take-out near downtown Tampa. Great portion sizes and quality at a good price

My husband and I live in Ybor and honestly have NOT found a good chinese place since we moved in. I decided to look on my community page of our condo association to see if anyone had any recommendations. There were like 6-7 people that had recommended this place on a thread, so we decided to give it a whirl. It was late Friday night after running some errands and we were both just too lazy to cook. We had a hinkering for chinese food and scoped out their menu online. YEP! This was it for the night. At this point the menu caught our attention, so we ordered an appetizer of krab ragoon, 1 egg roll, the Bourbon chicken, and shrimp chop Suey for pick up. We sat around for a few minutes and decided to head over. We rolled into the parking lot and this place was packed. I mean, like full parking lot. My husband went in and within minutes he was out with our food. When I tell you it was fresh, i mean it. We got home and ripped open the bag. Both of our meals were huge, so big in fact that we ate it the next day, too. The food was delicious, like definitely what we were looking for in the neighborhood. Also, if you ask for their hot chili sauce - know that it is RIDICULOUSLY hot, but still great. read more

Literally just placed my order at Around 3 PM I was really confused about the menu so I was asking a lot of questions the lady on the phone today literally hung up on me and said she didn't have time for me and she had other people waiting.. I loved this place and honestly I will never be back again, I'm a LOYAL customer that's been coming here for 15 years. This was hands down worst ever customer interaction. I tried calling back a few times and SHE didn't Even tried to pick it up.. , I had to hang up and try again... Still no answer No way possible this was accidental. read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - RUDE - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

The staff was very nice and friendly. We were quickly greeted. While we were there they were cranking out the orders. Pick up after pick up and online order after online order poured in. I thought were might have found our new spot. The portions were GIANTANIC. We ordered two combo dinners (under $12 each) and a side of steamed veggies. The bag of food was so heavy I could barely carry it. $33 out the door with tax and tip and enough food to generously feed a family of 4 -5. One star for staff and one for portions. Our mistake was going inside the establishment. It had to be the filthiest restaurant I've been into....ever. I'm not sure how the health department allows them to be open. I'm not afraid of a dive or hole in the wall, but this was down right disgusting. Food on the floor, grease and dirt caked on the front of the fryers, food visibly sitting out. Door wide open allowing flies in. Cook wiped his nose with his bare hands and then proceeded to grab food. We got home, opened the containers, took a little on a plate from each container, tasted the food and after about 5 bites agreed we just couldn't eat it. Packed it up and drove out to find some unhoused folks and made their night with piping hot containers of Chinese food. If I had not visited the restaurant, it likely would have been just fine, but yall, it's really, really, really nasty inside. The place desperately needs a good scrubbing, sanitizing and visit from the health inspector. read more

I got food poisoning here on 5/18/25. The place is sketchy, gross, and I will never be going back. I ordered beef lo mein, and haven't felt the same since. Do not recommend this place. read more

Food and portions here are fantastic. Great quality and generous huge portions. My go to is a general tsos chicken combination meal with shrimp fried rice and a side of hot and sour soup. Hidden gem is that needs to be protected at all costs read more

Great quantity and clean restaurant they have not let me down yet. I have had seafood and party platters everything is always to my satisfaction thanks so much read more

The definition of don't judge a book by the cover i left and came back 2 times refusing to order until i tried one of my friends orange chicken cause i didnt wanna order first and i really should have 4 stars is a understatement highly recommend. read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - Chicken amazing and you have to have the lemonade - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

They give you plenty of food. However, the food was very marginal. Not much taste to the Moo Goo Gai Pan or the Sweet n Sour Chicken. We will not go back. read more

Our new go to for take out Chinese food. Others are filled quickly, price is reasonable, variety is good. Great vegetarian options. I'm glad this restaurant is here. read more

Is the parking lot clean? No. Is the building new? No. Is the food good? Yes. Is the food fresh and hot? Yes. Five stars from me! Look people, you're not here to judge a restaurant based on whether or not they have flowers out front. You're here because you're hungry. Review the food, not the building. read more

Ming has the best New York Style chicken wings in Tampa. I haven't been here in years and wanted some wings, fries and Cheesesteak Egg Roll. They did not disappoint. Chicken wings were hot fresh and crispy. The cheese steak roll was a nice touch, I wish it had more cheese for that pull action, but I won't complain. Can't wait to go back!!! read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - Fried Chicken Wing Lunch with French Fries - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Inside if restaurant ; employee . Great customer service knowing that there isn't a lot of people working here . Food is good and service was quick . Hard to find food late when you been working behind a bar most of the night . So thank you . read more

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most of the time takeout is very good. sometimes it's overcooked. don't let the exterior and neighborhood scare you away. no problems in the past two years I've lived near here. read more

Food is solid. Portions are huge. Price is great. Don't let the sketchy exterior of the restaurant detour you. Super nice staff. Highly recommend. read more

Hate to leave this review but I absolutely have to. I ordered lo mein and got a side of bug. Never coming back but they did refund my order. It also looks very dirty inside I cannot believe my boyfriend even ordered this food for me once I went back to see it for myself. Not to mention the time I had to cancel an order I just placed 3 minutes ago and the owner kept a note of it on my number so the next time I called back they questioned me if "I am sure I'm going to pick it up because they see I have done a cancellation in the past" Very weird of them. read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Was really good. Ordered through Uber Eats and delivered hot. House Special Lo mein and fried wings were great! read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - House special lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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Exactly what you expect from a go to Chinese spot. Service was fast and nice! Great options

This place is like a decent spot if I want some cheap Chinese. As for as the Resturant goes u can't really go inside. The place appearance can turn people off but they have been a good spot for the neighborhood for years. Depending on the day ur food can be really good or just to greasy to even enjoy. Egg rolls are decent pork fried rice is nice and fried chicken can sometimes be to greasy to enjoy. Price is decent and is not to bad on the low end of spending. Lunch combo: pork fried rice/ fried chicken 6.5 All Egg rolls:6.9 Noodles:6.0 read more

Food wasn't horrible. I ordered the chicken and broccoli. I was reluctant to purchase after I saw the establishment. Super disgusting inside. Dirt and grime everywhere. read more

My fav go-to spot for chinese food! Very good food and nice service. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a new spot!

Ming Gardens is a solid spot for Chinese take out in Tampa. My orders have always been delivered super quickly and everything tastes fresh. They have some of the best egg drop soup that I've ever had, and have some funky fusion options on the menu, like cheesesteak egg rolls. Their broccoli dishes are wonderful too. Despite the low price point, portions are massive, so keep that in mind when ordering! read more

This place hits the spot! I ordered via uber eats and it was still piping hot when it arrived. Love that. I got the Mongolian beef combination and crab rangoons. The Mongolian beef was delicious and had a little kick which I loved. I was expecting more veg but it was mostly onions so be aware if you're not big on onions. The pork fried rice was pretty average but it went well with the beef and had lots of pork in it so I enjoyed it. The crab rangoons were sooo good! Only thing is I wish they had more filling because a couple of mine were nearly empty which was a bummer. There was also a pork eggroll that was yummy too. Overall, delicious food and big portions so you get your moneys worth. Definitely recommend if you're in the mood for Chinese food. read more

Great food and people who work here! Food is always great and hot. The lady who works the front is always super friendly and nice. Coming from New England I have high expectations for Chinese and this is the best in all of Tampa! read more

These folks need to come up with a system. There aren't many Chinese carryout places nearby, so these folks don't really try as they have a corner on the market. Placed an online order on a busy night. The projected wait was 45 minutes. I arrived right on time. There were tons of people standing around for carryout. There was a young boy at the counter who was more interested in his phone than in being helpful. Bag after bag of food was placed on the prep table. Out of space, it started going onto the front counter. Oddly, no one took the food. There were a dozen people standing around waiting for someone to give order to the chaos. After 10 minutes and overflowing tables, I went up front and said, why are you not calling out these orders? The kid looked at me like I had 3 heads. He picked up a bag and called a name and the customer stepped up and took it. He said, "Sorry, I didn't know." Kid, this isn't rocket science and maybe one of the grownups in the back bringing up the food could maybe do something too? I finally found my own bag and left. Got home -- no napkins, no chopsticks, no mustard, no fortune cookie. Just food that was, by now, lukewarm. SMH. I won't be back. read more

Decided to try a new place so ordered vegetable lo mein, boneless spare ribs, and general tso chicken. The lo mein was ok at best. General tso had good flavor but chicken tasted like this was the 2nd time frying. The boneless spare ribs looked, smelled, and tasted old/borderline rotten but mixed with newer pieces. Will not be saving any leftovers. Will not be back also. read more

Best chinese take out in Tampa Don't let the location or appearance fool you The food is awesome, the portions are huge and the price is unbelievably reasonable. read more

We came across here because nothing was open. I was surprised in Tampa not a lot of things open during Thanksgiving being it's a tourist area and the airport is not too far. This restaurant came to the rescue, it doesn't look much from the outside but great quality Chinese food and fast service. The employees there worked their butts off seems like lots of people ended up there bc nothing else was open. read more

The delivery was 20 mins faster the food was worth every dollar and more thanks so much Ming Gardens read more

Ming Gardens Restaurant - My money well spent and I drove by there and the inside clean - Chinese Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Favorite Chinese spot in Tampa! We order for lunch and dinner and the food is always fresh. I always order the sweet and sour chicken and it's been my favorite. read more

I've been eating here for years and I'm still obsessed. I've always had amazing food and the workers are the absolute sweetest! I'm surprised they don't have 5 stars because the price abs quality of food is unbeatable. Probably the best Chinese I have had in my entire life I recommend to everyone! read more