Ming's Cafe

I love Ming’s Cafe on Guadalupe. Every time I’ve been there, I’ve had a good meal. Their dumplings are the best I’ve had. Their egg rolls are divine too. When you bite into one of their egg rolls, the vegetables inside of them are “crisp-tender” instead of soft and mushy.

We went to Ming’s yesterday for lunch. We were greeted by the owner, Fai who saw us and took time out to cook our lunch for us himself. Fai is an awesome chef. He makes all his own sauces, and everything is always fresh, or he won’t serve it.

I ordered the General Jow’s Chicken. He makes a special version for me. Instead of battering and frying the chicken, he stir-fries the chicken with lots of veggies and the sauce. Not traditional, but healthier and very delicious. My partner had the Moo Goo Gai Pan, which is what she usually orders. She was very happy to see that he remembered how much she loves garlic and happily munched on the extra bits of garlic slices in her dish. The kid had the Special Low Mein (another of my favs) and the Hot and Sour Soup. We all shared dumplings and Crab Won Tons.

Have I mentioned the dumplings? Well, they deserve mentioning again. They have both chicken and vegetable dumplings, and either are great either pan fried or steamed. I think I could almost drink the dumpling sauce, yum! Other menu favorites are the Coconut Soup, Orange Chicken, and the Curry Shrimp.

Ming’s has a beautiful patio area. Wednesday nights are bike night so you will see motorcycles lined up on the sidewalk in front of it, depending on the weather. It’s my favorite Asian cuisine restaurant and the prices are very reasonable. They always make me feel like family and I know it’s one place I can go and get a consistently great meal.