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Ming's Garden — Chinese Restaurants in Gardendale

Ming's Garden

Chinese RestaurantsGardendale, AL

4 out of 5 stars4.0(498 reviews)

Quick info

+1 205-631-7746
Valley Green Shopping Center, 1046 Main St, Gardendale, AL 35071, United States
$10–20 · Reported by 26 people

About Ming's Garden

Ming's Garden serves Chinese food on Main St in Gardendale, with a menu of 84 dishes. The lineup covers sweet and sour pork, chicken, and shrimp alongside almond chicken, moo goo gai pan, and garlic chicken, plus recurring plates like egg drop soup, hot and sour soup, egg rolls, beef and broccoli, sesame chicken, Happy Family, lo mein, gyoza, and mushroom chicken. A buffet option is available with self-serve plates for those who want to sample the range at one sitting. Dinner combos come with rice and a choice of egg roll. The restaurant operates on a walk-in basis with no reservations, and takeout orders are placed at the counter rather than through an online system. It opens daily, giving diners a consistent option for either sitting down to the buffet or picking up a combo plate on the way home.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Walk-in only
  • Parking
    Free of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Plenty of parking
  • Accessibility
    Has wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Good for kids
    Good for kids · High chairs available · Family friendly
  • Dietary
    Serves vegetarian dishes

Menu & Prices

84 dishes · mains $5–13
  • Sweet And Sour Pork$7.25
  • Sweet And Sour Chicken$7.25
  • Sweet And Sour Shrimp$7.75
  • Almond Chicken$7.25
  • Moo Goo Gai Pan$7.25
  • Garlic Chicken$7.25
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Reviews

4.0/5
498 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, sesame chicken and egg rolls.

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272
4★
98
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56
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19
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53

Customer Review Summary

Reviewers most often return for the Hot & Sour soup, praised as comforting whether "the weather is cold or you're in need of some comfort," and for takeout dinners described as hot, fresh, and consistently good. Others single out the Happy Family loaded with seafood and vegetables, crispy Sesame chicken, and the gyoza and mushroom chicken, alongside polite service and a spotless dining room. Several call it a solid choice for family gatherings, citing affordable prices. But a real split shows up: multiple diners report a recent decline, describing watered-down flavors, lukewarm soup and stale chips, mushy seasonless broccoli, and stuffy air with apathetic staff, with one asking outright if the restaurant is under new management. One diner also describes being refused a to-go container for wontons at the buffet even after offering to pay extra. Longtime patrons contrast this with how the place "used to be," while others keep returning for takeout they still call fresh.

Featured reviews

  • Elsie Clark
    “I went to Ming’s with my son and daughter in law, a week ago. We have always had great food. But nothing was good that we ate. Everything tasted “watered down.” Even the soup and chips were stale and lukewarm! The food was not hot, except for the egg rolls. Are they under new management?”
  • francisco salas
    “Nice place for family gatherings good food prices are affordable you need to check it out”
  • Tera Cochran
    “Visited about two weeks ago for the first time, and likely will not return. The atmosphere was very nostalgic, like the hole-in-the-wall buffets you visited as a kid with memorable dishes. The service was okay. The woman who took the to-go order was polite and said thank you, nothing out of the ordinary. I got takeout. A small egg drop soup and a dinner Beef and Broccoli. The soup was very good, not overly salty like other places, and I appreciated that they don't add yellow food coloring like many other restaurants. The beef tasted like it was only seasoned with pepper and fish sauce. The broccoli was steamed for so long it turned to mush when I bit into it, and was also seasonless. The rice was just plain steamed rice, was good with soy sauce. I'm not sure why so many Asian restaurants around Gardendale are skimping out on seasonings, but it's pushing me to go closer to Downtown the next time I am craving Chinese food, which won't be for a while.”
  • Jimmy Wesson
    “I haven't been here in a while but I'm glad I went back. My wife and I ordered the Happy Family and Sesame chicken and one egg roll. Happy Family was loaded with seafood and plenty of veggies with it. Sesame chicken was fried crispy and was great. Both dinners and egg roll with water to drink a little over $31.00 and we almost filled up a small go plate with leftovers. Will be going back soon!”
  • Kristin Taylor
    “The food was good, especially the gyoza and the mushroom chicken. Our server was very polite and the place was spotless. My mom and I will definitely go again.”

Hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Highlights

  • Has fast service
  • Popular for popular for lunch
  • Popular for popular for dinner
  • Popular for good for solo dining

Amenities

  • Has wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Free of charge street parking
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers takeaway
  • Serves dine-in
  • Family friendly
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  • Serves vegetarian dishes
  • Serves alcohol
  • Casual
  • Always offers all that you can eat
  • Serves coffee
  • Serves comfort food
Dining options· 5
  • Serves lunch
  • Serves dinner
  • Serves dessert
  • Has seating
  • Has table service
Crowd· 1
  • Good for groups
Parking· 2
  • Free parking lot
  • Plenty of parking
Offerings· 2
  • Quick bite
  • Serves small plates
Popular for· 3
  • Popular for lunch
  • Popular for dinner
  • Good for solo dining
Family-friendly· 2
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs available
Highlights· 1
  • Has fast service
Facilities· 1
  • Has toilet
Atmosphere· 2
  • Cosy
  • Quiet
Accessibility· 3
  • Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Has wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Has wheelchair-accessible toilet

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