Ming's Noodles

Ming's Noodle on South Clinton 04-2008 Kelly Shi fluffs a pot of rice, 2005, by John Lam

Location

1038 South Clinton Av, Rochester NY 14620

Hours

Daily: 11:00AM to 10:00PM

Phone

585 244 0920

Website

http://www.mingsnoodle.com/

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.

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2006-04-21 18:56:37   You can order online on the website (for either take-out or delivery). There's also room to eat in at Ming's, but it's small and loud. Better than other similarly priced Chinese take-out places. —RachelBlumenthal

2006-08-05 10:13:13   The only place in town to get authentic, NYC-style noodle dishes. Oh yes, they also prepare anything and everything in less than ten minutes and their prices are ridiculously low. —RochesterGuy

2006-08-17 11:29:15   Along with Ming's II, the best noodles anywhere. —RichardSarkis

2006-08-24 13:02:42   I've gone to Ming's since it opened back in the late 90s. It's being awesome, love the Hong Kong Pan fried noodle, it's as close to Hong Kong without going there. What's with NYC style? It's Hong Kong style! —DaveWong

2006-08-28 18:23:00   I ordered my food online— delivery was quite prompt (they do warn you on the website that you'd have to wait an hour for your order to arrive— if you're an impatient person it's better to pick your order up yourself). The food itself was quite yummy— I had combo egg foo young, subgum wonton soup, and mongolian beef (although it wasn't as spicy as I was hoping for— make sure you order it extra spicy if you like it that way). —CatherineConnolly

2007-02-05 09:29:51   better than most chinese take out in the area. You can sit down here, but i wouldn't recommend it. —NjTourist

2007-02-06 19:05:58   The food is good, but the last time I went into the Monroe Avenue location, they made a mistake on my order and gave me fried spring rolls instead of the fresh ones and when I came back to return them for the right ones, they proceeded to be really mean to me about it and then the lady made my fresh spring rolls with out wearing gloves, and I just ended up throwing them out, so needless to say I was hungry and disappointed —MaggieSmith

2007-02-06 20:14:08   Hi Maggie—the Monroe Ave location, Ming's II, is not owned by the same people as Ming's. I think they were at one point, but not anymore. —RachelBlumenthal

2007-02-07 12:27:24   I think the owners were business partners, each managing one restaurant. At least, thats what I gathered over the years. —RichardSarkis

2007-07-03 09:46:03   I've been a regular customer here and food is always good. And to my surprise they just started doing bubble tea. But the surprise doesn't stop here yet. They actually have the best bubble tea outside Taiwan which is pretty amazing. I strongly recommend people try their bubble tea and smoothies with konjac jelly. —AliceChang

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