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| - Although I have yelped Mings Pagoda several times over the past few years for whatever reason I've never been able to find a single review. Considering that in the 3 years we've lived in the area we have never seen a single person at Mings I wasn't about to order with a recommendation'... didn't even know how they were still in business.
After perusing the following reviews we went with the egg rolls, wontons, Broccoli and Beef, veggie fried rice, and terryaki chicken. As a former New Yorker who has never actually visited china I can tell you that our meal was the best Chinese food I've eaten since moving here 11 years ago!!! As mentioned below each portion is an ENTIRE clam shell of meal! I should also disclose that I was super hungry so everything probably tasted better, right?
Egg rolls were good, nothing special but then again not gross which may sound odd but you probably know what Im talking about. Wrapper was crisp and not at all soggy. Stuffing was exactly what you would expect. Would order again!
Wontons...so so. Just basically fried puffers but that's kind of what I was expecting. Nothing special, wouldn't order again. They had something on the menu called crab angel somethings? Might have to try those next time.
Terryaki chicken......AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS! Ok so maybe not enough to rock your world (off its axis) but very tasty ala panda express Mongolian chicken without the weird fatty bits in between chunks. All white meat and delicious.
Beef with Broccoli's! The flavor was spot on, the broccoli may have been slightly over cooked but I might just like broccoli crisp. It wasn't limp and my boyfriend seemed to enjoy it! The meat was tender and sliced thin which is what I prefer in my beef and broccoli :)
Veg fried rice was superb. I was expecting frozen veggie style mini chunks but the vegetables were actually whole vegetables! Zucchini, corn, carrots, it was really great! I added a little soy and easily called the fried rice the best part of the meal!
+ Of course, white rice which did not disappoint.
$26!!!!! $26 dollars delivered!!!!!
The only thing I was 'bummed' about was the 'duck sauce'. My boyfriend calls it sweet and sour? I miss east coast duck sauce :( I'm so excited to have found an alternative to fast food style americano chinese food!!!!! I'm never stepping into pai wai or its more expensive big brother ever again
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