First time in 2 years and we finally tried Mings. We went for the buffet dinner. They have a big selection, including sushi. You can still order off the menu but the food in the buffet tasted fresh. The dishes we tried were tasty (low mein, orange chicken, bbq pork, fried rice, chicken wings, salad and won ton soup) and while I wasn't disappointed, I wasn't impressed by any dish in particular either. The won ton soup was tasty but the won tons itself were kind of thick and maybe not cooked enough. The service was great and both the hostess and server were friendly and always making sure we had everything we needed. The restaurant itself is clean and very open. Still looking for a great place to eat Chinese food. read more

Awesome place!! Great food, friendly staff, nice clean environment. We usually go here for birthdays everyone loves it. Can't wait to go back! read more

If you are in the area and looking for a Chinese buffet this is one option for you. They have plenty to choose from and including custom cooked order and sushi included with the Buffay price of $12 read more

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Let's start if you are looking for Chinese food, this restaurant will completely disappoint on ALL levels. There was NOTHING redeeming about any dish I ate. Every dish had been made to accommodate American tastes. There was not one authentic dish and how sad for that to occur just to stay in business. The Mongolian/sushi chef was the rudest person that I have ever encountered in a restaurant. I told the cashier about it and that person agreed with me. Ming's you might be the only sit down Chinese restaurant in McMinnville, but I will drive to Murfreesboro to eat Chinese food before I enter you doors again. read more

The food was really good, especially the coconut shrimp and Crab Rangoon . We will definitely be back.

Food is always good and tastes very fresh. I love all the new options on the menu! Only thing I would suggest is maybe to use shredded lettuce for the salad bar instead of whole pieces of lettuce. read more

The food was Awful!!! Too dry and crunchy to eat !!! They didn't have enough variety to choose from. The waitress was Excellent !!! DO NOT EAT HERE!!! OUR FAMILY WILL NEVER EAT HERE AGAIN!!! read more

DONT EAT HERE this place was atrocious nothing was good service was bad but omg the food was terrible if it has a 3 or less star it's for a good reason don't eat HERE lastly the ambiance was also you guessed it's horrific just don't eat here. read more

I've eaten here several times in the last 22 months. Everything is great: from the variety of hot dishes, to the sushi, to the Hibachi bar. Servers are very nice and helpful. And to that person who gave 1 star: It appears this person didn't eat here - no personal experience I found no mold or slime in the enclosed photos The "month" on the health certificate photo is etched out - can't tell whether it's expired Meat on the hibachi is supposed to be raw In the photo, there are one set of Tongs per meat I bless YOU to have a great time when you personally experience it!!! read more

We went for lunch. People, I think it was only like 7 friggin dollars. And they had sushi. All you can eat sushi for 7 dollars?! Enough said. And they had pretty yummy pizza too. The rest of the food...meh. Not too bad, not too good. I'll be back. read more

It's a Chinese buffet. Plan accordingly - if you go when it isn't a normal meal time you will most likely get food that might have been there for some time. But if you go when they are busy or during a normal lunch or dinner timeframe you will get good, fresh American Chinese food. They're crab Rangoon are great and good bourbon chicken. It's not a fancy place or even super nice but it's very reasonably priced for good food. If you want the freshest food try ordering to go especially if you like to eat late. read more

The food is good, hot and plentiful but I had a bad experience with the older chef at the grill. He whisteled at me when it was my turn at the grill. I'm not a dog? I asked which sauce was the spiciest and he said, "I can put spice on it." Not exactly an answer to my question and it was grilled without any sauce. He held my finished plate in one hand and used the other to gesture toward the tip jar and said "thank you". I was paying with a credit card and didn't have any cash but if I had, that behavior would not have encouraged me to make a donation. I left that restaurant feeling bullied. I'll go back to the restaurant but I'll avoid the grill if he's there. Hey, that may have been his long-game all along? read more

Average with very few food options. Good place for maybe a toddler to eat for the type of food available.

Bout the best damn Chinese food I've ate in years 10/10 or 5/5 in this case but you better believe if I could add five more stars best believe buddy read more

Great expectations leads to ...BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!! It's sad to see that Ming's(the only buffet style Chinese restaurant in McMinnville) had 6-7 months to upgrade their restaurant during the COVID19 pandemic. They closed their doors and didn't do anything to this place! The carpet is nasty, the seats in the booth seats are terrible with a lot of them falling out when you stand up, or the cushioning in them is completely gone and you sit on a board with the seat all ripped up!! For as long as this place was closed it seems like they could have touched up some things in here but literally didn't even wash down the walls??!! Their nasty! read more

So disappointed. I used to love this place but the last two or three times, not what it should be. Buffet plentiful but lukewarm at best. And maybe change or at least clean the carpets. read more

The one star is there only because there isn't an option to give zero stars. This was the worst food I've ever seen. There was mold on the ice cream freezer, slime on the walls, raw meat sitting out near the "hibachi grill", the list goes on. When my family told the manager/owner? He became very hostile almost to the point of threatening us. When I pointed out that his health certificate on display was over a year old (which I took pictures of) he demanded that I delete all the photos I took of his "restaurant". Please do yourself a favor and don't eat at this place. If you do, don't be surprised when you get food poisoning. This place is a dump. read more

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My biggest regret in life is not reading the reviews prior to my visit. All I can say is do not eat here. Definitely one of the most poorly neglected establishments as well as the food is beyond terrible. The service was the only thing that was good. read more

I loooooved the clams and it was only $30 all of the food was good,but I wanted to get ice cream but they got rid of it so that was the only down side other than that everything was amazing! I do think you should add some real crab or octopus in the end I would really like you to get some crab. read more

I almost always enjoy Ming's (McMinnville, TN). The buffet is really good. The hibachi is a usual hibachi, nothing special. They have ready-to-eat sushi (which is good) on one end of the hibachi bar. The service is above average. The only complaints I have: the booth seats are sometimes sunk in or in an awkward position in relation to the table and the restrooms could use an upgrade. The prices (~$8/person) are about average. Ming's is your typical Chinese buffet - mostly everything you want to all-you-can-eat and usually no wait time. read more

The ONLY thing that's worth your time is the hibachi you get with the buffet price. The walls are filthy, our drinks were filled only once and the waiter, listening to music, only grabbed my cup. Not my wife's. I'm sure any other Chinese buffet you can find would be better by a mile. On another note, we get sick every time we have eaten here. Do yourself a favor, choose anywhere else. read more

Its one of the best restaurants in McMinnville they do serve the same thing and not everything is warm but it is pretty good for McMinnville because there is not many restaurants in McMinnville is quite good for a Chinese buffet. They could do alittle more to the restaurant but besides that everything is pretty good. read more

Service was terrible today. General so's was awful seems like the food is just going downhill anymore.

Unsure how this place stays in business. Utterly awful food. I moved back to the McMinnville area in 2011. I tried eating here with my parents at that time, it was terrible. I didn't eat here for 10 years and thought it would worthwhile to try again. That was certainly a mistake. The matter they pass off as food is just beyond comprehension. Sesame chicken for example should be a relatively straightforward dish. The pan they had is full of heavily breaded mushy...something. It may possibly be chicken or chicken byproducts. The pork and scallions was definitely pork flavored but super chewy/rubbery. The vegetable egg roll felt like biting off and chewing rawhide. The most edible options I found were the "bourbon chicken" and the veggies were almost good. I will certainly not be back to this establishment. I would not suggest this to anyone. read more

I used to love this place, but my most recent experience was awful. Almost all of the food I tried was cold. I won't be visiting again soon.

They have a very decent size food bar. They have sushi next to the hibachi grill. The salad bar is pretty fair. They have lots of items to choose from and a dessert bar. My son and husband love going there. I prefer a few more veggies but they do have some. The hibachi grill offers different meats, veggies and other items. They will combine sauce flavors for you. read more

I understand inflation is hitting everybody hard. That said, the food quality is now so low that with both of us barely eating, my housemate and I are now sick. I don't usually leave negative reviews for food places, but $30 to put two people (who ate completely different menu items by the way) in agonizing pain? Re-examine your business practices. Food should not feel or taste like EXTRA grease was added afterwards, and sushi should not be left sitting out long enough for the rice to start HARDENING. I shudder to think what would be happening to me right now if I'd eaten the sushi that appeared to have raw fish. (I say "appeared to" to give maximum benefit of the doubt, since leaving raw fish out that long for someone to consume would possibly constitute criminal liability.) Not to mention the "fun" we found in the egg drop soup. A disgusting grey lump where the egg was so overcooked, I was briefly worried someone had dropped fresh oyster in the soup. read more

hostess watched us eat and threw the check at us in ten minutes. Offered no refills nothing. Watched her absolutely bend over backwards for these white older folks so I think the only difference was that my party was black. Proceeded to obviously talk shit about us in a language we didn't recognize. Maybe they weren't talking about us but they were looking right at us at the corner of the section the whole time glancing over like we wouldn't notice. Tell whoever to quit smoking in the back. The customers can smell it . Food was straight terrible but it was Christmas Eve and I'm not expecting a lot from this place on a regular day. I am not trying to get treated like it's the sixties when I'm being perfectly polite. They sat us as far away from the white folks as possible like I'm not kidding y'all this shit was ridiculous. If y'all don't want black folks in the store just put a sign up. It's not like anyone is going to do a damn thing about that shit in McMinnville. Fire that short haired server and her little friend if you care about your servers being openly and blatantly racist to your customers. (ha , I know y'all don't). If I wasn't with my younger siblings and not being Christmas I would have raised hell and left without paying. that's how bad the experience was. Just blatant racist bullshit. Black folks deserve to get to eat in peace if your damn store is open. Buzzed in the back multicolor hair girl can take a short walk off a long pier. Those white folks don't like her neither and she'll be better off the quicker she learns that. read more

This is reasonable for McMinnville. I know people that aren't familiar with the area expect a meal of royalty. In all this is a great place for a sit down buffet with great food. The variety is great , but if you're vegan or vegetarian you're limited. The hibachi is great and so is the sushi. read more

For McMinnville this is good. There are very few good restaurants in McMinnville it is a small city. I am giving it 5 stars because it is the best McMinnville has. Great prices good value. read more

It's a Chinese buffet, in McMinnville, Tennessee. Need I say more? However, going in with low expectations, I was pleasantly surprised. It was alright. As with all buffets, go during peak lunch or dinner hours, so there is a faster turnover of the food at the steam table. With Ming's, there's a good variety with the buffet offerings. There's a fair amount of seafood; the soups were good; and they had Mongolian grill. read more

Where are the vegetables? The hubby and I ate at Ming's recently for the dinner buffet, and while the food on the hot bar was fresh, the vegetable choices are pitiful. Broccoli, onions, and an occasional carrot were included in the dishes, but that was it. Most Chinese buffets use a variety of things like snow peas and green beans in their hot-bar dishes, but MIng's offers nothing like that. If you like starches, though, this is the place to go - I counted four different kids of potatoes: butter-sauteed potatoes, crinkle fries, curly-spiced fries, and hash-round/tater-tot-looking things. They also had onion rings and two varieties of "donut." For an inexpensive, small-town Chinese buffet, it's not horrible. The food is fresh, and things always seem clean. Just know that half the stuff in their three steam tables is crappy, processed, freezer-to-fryer stuff. read more

Three out of four items that I got from the buffet we're cold. They refused to change out the sushi tongs, which were cake in avocado, mayo, spicy sauce and rice. And lastly there was plastic in my lo mien(also cold). read more

Great food, had no problems with heat. Sushi was great. Not the prettiest place in the world, styling ended in 1950. Food is tasty,and their tea is amazing. read more

This is the only Chinese buffet in the McMinnville area and honestly not the best. The food is good if you go early But, after 4pm your eating the daytime leftovers reheated, Not to mention the service I mean I've never been to happy about hearing talking and giggles in a different language directed towards you, Very rude waiters. read more

We have been going to Mings for 10 years. It used to be great, but every year it has gone down hill. Tonight we ate the buffet and decided we would never go back. It was 5 pm and everything should have been plentiful and fresh. It was not. Most of the trays were empty, the meat was dry, flavorless. Mings, you got my last dollar you will ever get. And no froglegs. Froglegs on the weekend was my favorite thing. read more

MINGS is one of the best Chinese restaurants i have eaten in in many years. the food is great the prices are even better and the people are really friendly. Try it and you'll return. read more

It's OK. I always have to have Hot & Sour Soup when I eat out at Asian dining establishments and their's is NEVER good. Plus, they're a little pricey. They DO have a hibachi station and sushi though! read more

I'm a vegan so the choices are very limited. The food I can eat is poor. If you complain, the little Asian manager is very rude and told me if I didn't like her food-not to come back. When I told her that she had a bad attitude, she told me she hopes I never come back. This isn't the way you handle customers! read more

It took ten minutes to seat us even though they weren't busy at all. We stood at the podium to be seated and couldn't find a person to seat us. The staff wasn't friendly at all, and everything I got to eat was cool, not hot at all. I won't come back. read more