Really ordinary food. Bland, shades of beige over cooked over sauced veggies. Greasy egg rolls. You're not allowed into the restaurant. They bring it out to the car. read more

First and foremost, after I left a review on Google the owner CALLED ME. So, there's that. Second, the three items I ordered should have came out to $15.37 after taxes based on the website they have linked to their Google Profile! Sesame Chicken Lunch Combination: $6.95 Half Order of the Crab Macau $3.30 1 pt. of Chicken Fried Rice $4.25 plus 6% sales tax you get $15.37. He told me almost $24, which is obviously nearly $10 more than their website says. Multiple reviews have said they've experienced this so it's not an isolated incident. Also, replying rudely to the reviews online isn't appropriate. Apologize and move on, or don't respond. It will do your business good in the long run! I ended up getting a box from asian buffet with way more food for $17! read more

Ming's Garden - crab macau $3.30, chicken rice $4.25 - Chinese Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

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I don't understand the negative reviews. Our family likes the Chinese food from here. We have ordered from here for years and never had a negative experience. I only see the one guy there doing everything. Very strict on not going inside, but I don't mind not getting out of my car and having it brought to me. Food is good and so is the price! read more

I might be crazy, but this is the best Chinese takeout in TC imo. I've been going for years (ever since I was a kid) and they just don't miss. I'm on a constant rotation between the almond boneless chicken (did you know that's a Michigan only dish??? I didn't!!), chicken w/ mixed vegetables, beef w/ mixed vegetables, or the sweet & sour chicken. The hot and sour soup / egg drop soup is solid, but their egg rolls are perfect. It's all quick and easy and delicious takeout, what more could you want? The service is prompt (so quick!! your order will be ready in 15 at 5pm) and all done by a local family. All these negative reviews are super bizarre to me. None of that has ever matched my experience w/ Ming's Garden. read more

Rude service, I definitely do not recommend. No one answered the phone and when we showed up in person we were YELLED at because we did not call first. read more

Ming's has the best Chinese in TC. Always freshly made. We love their sesame chicken, lemon chicken and my husband loves their hunan beef. The won ton soup is to die for! All soups are good - we like the hot and sour and egg drop too! Spring rolls are so good! This is our go to for Chinese. Almond ChickenCrab Rangoon Egg RollHouse Special Chow MienSesame Chicken read more

Uh, no!!! Ordered Hong Kong chow mein and side fried rice. Both were some of the worst Chinese food I have had. Chow Mein had no sauce and is put in container atop the noodles, some of which was dry and not from stir frying. Very little meat and vegetables. All other preparations of this dish come in containers with sauce and noodles separate. Really Bad. Fried Rice was even worse. It had an odd chemical taste to it and no flavor. Sorry, Ming! Not my thing.. read more

Decent pork egg foo yung and crab Rangoon (they call it crab macau) with a great plum sauce. I can't wait to try more. I liked this a lot more than Fu Hua- a lot less sweet. read more

Ming's Garden - Pork Egg Foo Young lunch combo - Chinese Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Fast and friendly service and I like that the chicken fried rice doesn't have peas and carrots.

Awful. I ordered mine with shrimp and my whole plate smelled like hot garbage. It was so pungent we couldn't obviously eat it or the the other food we ordered there. The crab ragoons were tough to chew. I'm just waiting on the moment when I get sick from a few bites. Ugh. read more

I almost didn't try this place because the reviews seemed bad, but then I noticed that they're all really old. I'm so glad we decided to give it a try though! We ordered almond chicken, chicken egg rolls, veggie curry fried rice, and crab macau. Everything was SO good and obviously homemade. Not too greasy or weird textured or anything. The man who helped me was really nice and friendly too. I'm very happy and will be back!! read more

Ming's Garden - a plate of chinese food - Chinese Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

BEST SERVICE EVER! The employees were nice and friendly. Although there was a emo employee that scared my kids. Anyway the orange chicken was great and the fries were Magnificent! read more

This place is disgusting. The orange chicken didn't even taste like orange chicken for god sakes it had broccoli on top of it and not oranges. read more

This place is awful. If you're hungry for Chinese food get a Lean Cuisine. Awful costumer service. They are really rude. The food is slimy and gelatinous. Do not go there. If you want some good Chinese food, and you're in the Traverse City area, go to the mall. read more

Unacceptable. Bland and unpalatable dishes that steal the names of better fare elsewhere. That is to say, you can claim it's Mongolian Beef, but I've had Mongolian Beef before and this ain't it. Made with only the cheapest of ingredients that taste like they've been in the fridge too long, the food at Ming's Garden is unsettling at best. Even the bottles of pop in their dining area fridge feel dusty and untouched in what is longer than likely desirable. Even the staff is terse and cold, almost as if it is an offense or a bother that you've come in to place an order. Do them a favor - don't do it. You can get better eats anywhere else in town. read more

Ming's has been around for a decent amount of time in the TC area. This is the place I would always order take-out. Staples like sesame chicken, general chicken, fried rice, crab rangoon, and egg rolls are on par. We ordered what we thought would be good for four people for about $45. We had a ton of left overs. The parents enjoyed it and I had a fully belly. Win win. The fried rice was a little bland but the rest of the dishes passed. They have been consistent throughout the years in my experience. A good option for Chinese take-out. read more

Stay clear. Charged me more for nearly every item on my 7 item order compared to how it was listed on menu, was argumentative when questioned. Portions are exceptionally small. Used a ton of plastic packaging with unimpressive portions to say the least. No problem driving an extra 5 miles for decent Chinese after 1 order with them read more

Truly awful. Dinner for two was thirty two bucks, had my wife taste the fried rice with her eyes closed and she was certain it was poorly cooked white rice. Absolutely no flavor. General Tsao's chicken tasted of burned gordon foods orange jelly with hard as a rock dry flavorless gordon foods chicken breast with overcooked brocolli. Schezuan beef tasted like grocery store brown gravy with gristly meager portion of beef. I've eaten here occasionally over the last 25 years, my usual place on the east side of town was closed. Just a horrid overpriced meal with rude service. read more

Am from Asia traveling to this town. Surprise to see a reasonably authentic Chinese food. House Special Chow Mien is close to our familiar Cantonese hometown taste. Chicken noodle soup is not as salty as other Chinese food we tried in this town. Beef and vegetable is decent portion. Overall a good value for money choice. Friendly boss and family run joint. read more

We ordered the Mongolian Beef and the Sesame Chicken. The beef was bland and really chewy. The sauce for the sesame chicken is just sweet - no other flavor to it. The chicken itself seemed reconstituted, very chewy as well. On top of that, the service is very cold. The woman behind the counter did not smile at all, or even say a word other than our total and confirmation of our order. There are better places for Chinese food in this area. read more

Kinda just a regular Chinese place. Nothing special here. We order two sweet and sour lunch combo plates that come with fried rice and an egg roll. Wouldn't make a huge effort to come back and there's more unique places to go in Traverse city...but if you're craving Chinese not bad for the price. read more

This place always provides consistent tasty food. It's quick Chinese. Satisfied. We usually do take out and they are best at that.

Hoping to find a spot to get a taste of quick Chinese take out I stopped in Mings for the first time. The counter is close to door or I probably would have looked around before ordering and decided my choice wasn't such a good one. Two tables for seating and eating your food served only in take out containers and a couple chairs by the door for waiting. The floor was nasty and the rugs even worse. Grunge was on all chair and table legs, very evident dirty mop tracks on counter base and walls. You can only see the sink area in the kitchen and colanders were stacked on the shelf next to dirty wall where floor squeegees , brooms and mops hung. The ceiling in front was in need of cleaning as there was black-like soot on many of the tiles. No public restroom but there was a container of hand sanitizer on the counter. The table where pea pods were being prepared for cooking was not in the kitchen but directly behind the cashier counter. I can't tell you what the food tasted like. It didn't make it home and went in the nearest trash. Not seeing in the kitchen I questioned the quality of the food just by what I did see. No excuse for dirty!! read more

I don't understand why everyone said bad about here...but they are serving some real CHINESE food that might not taste good for you but really good for me. Great lunch place! read more

Ordered normal dinners... orange chicken etc. and a couple of sides. They didn't give us any soy sauce and the amount of rice was pitiful! Not even enough to fill half a coffee cup. (White rice is cheap to make last time I checked!) Also the chicken was tough as leather and riddled with grisle! I called and asked about these issues and the guy started raising his voice and asked me how much rice I'd like! "At least enough to feed a hamster" I replied. He then started yelling at me. Don't waste your money here. Everything about this place sucks. read more

It's been a week plus since I've eaten here. I am pretty sure I ordered sesame chicken, it was ok to my memory. If I return, I shall need to try general's chicken or broccoli tofu, or sweet and sour, my other chinese go-to's. It was affordable, dinner was less than 10$, again, I think. Mmm, chinese. read more

I'd give zero stars if possible. Found a toothpick in food. Food is terrible. The mall Chinese is better. What happened Ming's? Time to start over or it is over. read more

Wouldn't plan on eating in- but these reviews are harsh- they have the best almond chicken - always pleasant, fast and efficient

Best Chinese in TC. Eat there weekly. I recommend the chicken lo mein and the lemon chicken. Can't beat the lunch menu for quick and cheap lunches. Just note it's carry out only... For the most part. read more

We have ordered from Mings for years and has been a decent experience until a few days ago. We picked up our food of which we waited to be prepared, drove the 5 minutes home only to find everything cold (not room temperature, cold). We rang them to let them know that maybe there was something wrong with the stove but that we were disappointed and the lady yelled and said it was because it was cold outside and we put it in our car and on the trip home it got cold. How else were we meant to get it home but by putting it in our car lol. We will not be giving them our business again. read more

Possibly the worst food I've ever attempted to eat!! Disgusted I even gave this place a chance!

Have been going to this restaurant for years. Amazing food!! Very authentic and always is so fresh and delicious every time. Their fried tofu is out of this world. Egg drop soup is probably my favorite though. The best in town. Great place for lunch. read more

this place is awesome, the chicken is white, egg rolls aren't squishy.... fucking fantastic is the best i can say!!!!!