Ming's Noodles

Location	Ming's Noodle on South Clinton 04-2008
1038 S. Clinton Ave Swillburg
Hours (as of July 2009) 1
Monday-Saturday: 10:00AM to 11:00PM
Sunday: 4:30PM to 10:00PM
Phone
585 244 0920
Website
http://www.MingsNoodle.com/
Reviews
UrbanSpoon.com
Yelp.com
eGForums Mention - 2003

Kelly Shi fluffs a pot of rice, 2005, by John Lam From the outside, Ming's looks like just another small Chinese take-out, except at dinnertime, when the kitchen hops, and aromas permeate the neighborhood, whetting a giant appetite. Once inside, Chef Ming and Chicken Wing cook food Cantonese style as tasty as anyone can in Rochester. Granted, though quite yummy and nutritious, it's not authentic Cantonese food, not even necessarily healthful food, just Cantonese-style fast food. Given his supply chain and his customers, like for most restaurants, a seasonal menu with authentic ingredients comes hard. Ming merely tries to make a living, not to educate his clientele.

The menu includes plenty of noodles, either in soup or pan-fried, including soba (buckwheat) and two bean-based noodles introduced last year, but also includes Teriyaki and other specialties Ming likes to make, along with standard Cantonese-American dinner entrees.

Five tables of two, combinable for larger groups, provide space for eat-in dining, and often fill up at dinnertime. They take no reservations, but rarely does waiting take long, and the take-out counter flows with steady bustle of orders.

Ming's was voted "Best Chinese Restaurant" in City Newspaper's Best Of Awards in 2006.¹

Note that their website was done by an outside company and then they switched away from using that outside company for deliveries. So if you go to their old website, it redirects you to Yummy Garden. The website listed above http://www.mingsnoodle.com/ is up to date. Also, Ming's Noodles, despite the similar name, is not related to New Ming. Before Flavors of Asia opened, it was the first of Ming's restaurant so Ming's Noodles was known as Ming's II.

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2008-03-02 19:40:55   So wonderful. What is nicer than a hot plate of noodles on a cold Rochester day? Nothing. Mings is the very best. —ClareDygert

2008-03-29 13:06:22   The best vegatable fried rice in town!!! —EnishaCray

2008-04-25 02:04:01   I'm a big fan of the house special pan fried noodles at Ming's :) —NathanHenderson

2008-05-05 19:12:43   I believe that Ming's is just about my favorite in Rochester, well 80% of time. Inconsistent Garlic Chicken the other 20% of the time. Still love them though. ^_ —RickUrwin

2008-06-25 14:26:52   Great little joint. Some of their menu tends to be too salty, and I am a lover of salt, but still good nevertheless. The woman who works there (owner?) might come across as rude with her piercing eyes, but she is actually a nice person. —TippingPoint

2008-06-27 00:24:06   The garlic fried rice was delicious. It is definitely one of the better options for Chinese take out! —OneLove

2009-02-17 16:06:30   Ming's is my biggest food crush right now. It's getting pretty serious, I think I'm going to ask Ming's to marry me. —SteveCaruso

2009-04-15 22:56:48   I had my first lunch at Ming's today-vegetables with crispy noodles. The dish was very tasty. The atmosphere, of course, is nothing to write home about. Kind of a hole in the wall place, but I like those kind of restaurants. Yes, the lady did look mean, but she was very friendly. Overall, I'd certainly be willing to go back and try some more dishes. Judging on this one experience, though, I'd have to say that my meal at New Ming was better. —mooster42000

2009-10-03 14:52:29   Good for what's in their name - noodles. We like the Singapore and pan-fried noodles. The rest of the dishes are so-so, except for curry chicken. The kung-pao (or cashew) chicken comes with deep fried chicken, which makes it overwhelmingly rich. Vegetables with garlic sauce was too runny with near raw vegetables. —MVP

2009-10-08 16:30:24   Went here the other night with a friend and had a pleasant experience. Though the interior is small and kind of a hole in the wall place, the rest of this restaurant's qualities more than make up for it. For one, it's nice to have a place to eat that's open until 11PM in the area, as every other place closes by 9 or 9:30. The prices are top notch too, most dishes are in the $6-8 range and they arrive very quickly as they're cooked in a wok. Everything I've had here tastes fresh, flavorful perfectly cooked. Nothing like a wok to keep the vegetables at a nice crisp texture, but still well cooked.

I had the curry chicken ho fun and my friend had the mango pan-fried noodle. Both were excellent, though I prefer a bit more curry flavor with mine, but that's a personal preference.

All in all, a good choice for a quick, cheap, delicious no frills meal. —AlexD1234

2010-01-10 20:06:20   Simply great food and my favourite all over rochester —Sandyfurns