Ming's Palace Restaurant — Restaurant in California

Short review: Good food, quick service, friendly, and clean.

Long review: Okay, my photos don't do this place or this food justice. I was too busy enjoying it and was lucky to get any pictures of the food because we dug right in.

Nice, minimalistic setup with lots of wood. Wood floors, some paneling on the walls, and mahogany furniture. I felt like I was in another dimension due to how quiet and serene it was in there, and that is a good thing. Upon receiving the nicely-sized, waterproof-texture menus, we were overwhelmed with a sense of nostalgia trailing back to another spot we miss dearly in the Bay Area. That's beside the point.

I had been looking for Hunan beef [crispy beef] for a while and happened to find it here, per my partner's recommendation. We also got the appetizer combo plate and chow mein - the familiar dish that is easy to screw up at most restaurants but Ming's makes it delicious and comforting. Perfect noodles and perfect rice. Seriously, I feel like I'm at an aunt's house when I eat from here. Reasonable price too, we totally got takeout the next day after coming here for dinner the first time.

-I don't understand why people are complaining that the server is mean. I thought she was just straightforward and swift. If you want to be babied, please go back to Texas Roadhouse...

Food is great. Prices suck Place is usually empty. So with an empty restaurant the prices are high for take out. They pay too much for the unused space and charge you in the food. It's been a staple for over 40 years so I support it. Be ready to drop over $50 for a 2 person meal. Update. Called in my last order, she said 25-30 minutes. I went in amd they were slammed. 1 person working. She had to answer phones, serve orders, take orders from the tables and help door dash. Yeah right. I waited forever and my food was definitely cold. I eventually left with no food and took my pregnant wife to go get Mexican food instead. Mings is greedy. Hire some workers. 40 years of experience. I'm pretty disappointed. I never even got a call about the food not being picked up because they already knew they messed up. What a waste. Can't even rely on the local...

I will never return to this place. The person in charge is very racist. The last time I went there were 5 of us and a baby, she wanted to sit us at a table that is for 4 when there was another table for 6 empty, there were no customers, we were the only ones and she got upset because we didn't want to sit at the one she said. We waited like 10 minutes and she never went to take the order but she did take one from a person who came to take out and even gave him his food and we were still waiting and we left. The owners used to be friendlier and these ones obviously don't want to dirty...