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Disclaimer: I got price tag shock. Most items are priced between $15 to $30. Maybe I should have expected this price level based on the decoration, but I didn't. Hence, I must confess that, food wise, this dinner might not showcase the skills of the chefs, because we only ordered the least expensive items.
We ordered a Sweet and Sour Chicken ($11), a Baby Boy Choi Stir Fried with Salted Fish ($11) and a Steamed Tilapia Fish With Soy Sauce (daily special $11). Everything tasted average. Nothing stood out as impressive or bad. The portion was reasonable. The batter of the Sweet and Sour Chicken could be thinner. The Baby Boy Choi was well made, fresh and tasty. i recommend the Tilapia daily special because it is an exceptional deal.
I must sing praises for the services. Not only was it prompt, it was extended in manner beyond what i would expect from a family dining restaurant. For example, each diner had a plate. The plates were replaced twice with new ones because there were some fish bones on them. We were maybe half way through the fish when they replaced the plates the first time. The plate that held the fish itself was removed within a minute after we were finished with the fish. The teapot was quickly refilled.
I have an impression that Ming Kok Chinese Restaurant aims to be a middle-high end restaurant. This observation is based on the decoration, the services level and the price point. The food quality didn't stand out in my visit, but it could be because we didn't order anything that required finesse.
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