Ting Wong Restaurant

This is easily the beat Chinese restaurant in Philly!
If you went a few months ago and the quality was lacking, visit again! The new owners, who are the original owners, have revived what was the best Chinese restaurant Philadelphia according to Philly magazine in 2012.
This is real Chinese food, people. Not the kind of dreck that is normally served up in most of America.
My dad owned Chinese restaurants in NYC. I feared I wouldn’t find much like it again. Fear gone!
It’s fresh, delicious, and authentic. Who could for anything more?
Start with the wonton soup. This is delicious pork and shrimp wrapped in rice flour.
Make sure you get the fish with chives or the steamed fish with scallions.
The lobster Cantonese? You betcha!
And of course any of their famous roasted meats.
This is good eats!!!

Stopped in here with my little girls on Monday. Terrific from start to finish. Had the roast pork and duck noodle soup. Fish congee, Young Chow Fried Rice, pan fried dumplings and Peeking Duck. Everything was off the charts good. They use only the egg yoke in the fried rice which is great the duck is just perfect inside and out. My 6 year old girls loved everything too. The service was outstanding we felt pampered and this place is far from gourmet. This will be my go to place in Philly Chinatown. Prices are VERY reasonable we paid $ 10 for half a Peeking Duck? Total bill was only $ 42 gave them $ 60 and felt great about the whole experience.

I was in Philly on a business trip. It was super cold so I was craving for something hit. The Congee is so good. Have to come back the second time

I went to this restaurant for the first time mid-​Dec 2015 and a week later, because it was so good. Each time the food was very good and served very hot; important that food be hot when brought to the table; with fresh veggies. The wait staff is very polite and helpful. Great Cantonese food. Our new favorite restaurant in Chinatown Philly and also Nom Wah Dim Sum on South13th St.

I took a visited to this Resturant on weekend !
I found out they changed the ownership, but they use the same name .
I order the same foods I usually ordered, the food came out in a different way, BBQ pork and the soy sauce chicken are the same taste, but the congee is watery (not enough time to cook) and the pan fried egg is terrible ! Sorry this time I can give you two stars only !

If you’re not in the mood to read a long review, skip to the summary paragraph at the end.
Whenever I went to Siu Kee, I’d see Ting Wong out of the corner of my eye and wonder if I should give this place a try. It wasn’t until I saw the construction going on inside that I finally decided to make plans. There’s something about a closed storefront and a notice of construction that really gets me interested. It’s like a promise of something good to come.
Entering for the first time, I was a bit perplexed. Ting Wong seems to be in the midst of transitioning from a casual Cantonese barbecue joint into a trendy Chinese restaurant. Whether or not Ting Wong will ever make it to the destination… I have no idea. The walls were a little too white and the lighting a little too neon. Then again, this is Chinatown. There are no rules here.
Onward to food, the only portion of the review that really matters. My friend and I tried the roast duck congee, roast duck-​barbecue pork combo over rice, and chicken anchovies fried rice. While none of these dishes disappointed us, I would probably only order the chicken anchovies fried rice again.
The roast duck congee was prepared differently than I’m accustomed to. Instead of placing the sliced duck on top of the congee, the cook deboned, shredded, and incorporated the duck into the rice. Although deboning the duck encourages good table manners, it also completely separates the fat from the meat, leading to bites of only fat and rice. Not pleasant, I promise you.
I discovered from trying my friend’s roast duck-​barbecue pork combo that the roast duck is actually very good. The meat is tender and flavorful. The skin is satisfyingly greasy and springy. I would say that it’s the second best roast duck I’ve had in Philly’s Chinatown. The barbecue pork was unfortunately dry and flavorless.
For those who aren’t familiar, chicken anchovies fried rice is essentially chicken fried rice cooked with little pieces of dried, salted fish. This is one of those dishes that restaurants tend to get wrong by either putting too little or too much fish, thereby throwing off the balance of flavor. Ting Wong puts just the right amount of salted fish — Goldilocks would definitely approve. ;)
In conclusion (cheers to fifth grade sentence starters), Ting Wong is a typical, reliable Cantonese barbecue joint. Come here for good roast duck and chicken anchovies fried rice. If you get the roast duck congee, ask for the roast duck on the side. Avoid the barbecue pork. That’s all you need to know!

Excellent roast meats. On Sunday afternoon we saw a tray of freshly roasted pork come out and within an hour another fresh tray came out.
Service is a bit lacking, so I deducted a star for that. But that’s not unexpected in this type of restaurant. You go there for good comfort food, not for service. The place looks clean, and you don’t often see that in Chinatown restaurants.
I would definitely come back.

LOVE the congee here its sooo good and Cheap too! The oyster in x. o sauce here is also amazing for the price. I went to other restaurants in Chinatown, all charges $ 6+ each, here it’s 3.50 $ definnite be back. My new spot in chinatown:)

For all the Ting Wong fans out there, they will finally be reopening on Wednesday 11÷18÷15! It’s been a long wait, but the time has finally come.
Yes, time to celebrate with my dearly missed Cantonese dishes from them!
— CONGEE (best in Chinatown– basically why I come)
— roast pork or roast duck (noodle/​rice)
— fried dough with rice noodle (ja-​leung)
Cash only*

Love their food! Usually get the roast duck or soy chicken with greens and steamed rice. Yummy, and be sure to add for a fried egg on top ;) :P

My friend raved about their congee. I’m honestly not a huge fan of their congee. Well it’s not like I can do their congee justice because I have not eaten enough.
I will say that service is kind of meh but what do you expect from a authentic Chinese place. I think the waitress was upset that we were being indecisive.
One of the best things about this place is the price. Everything is super cheap. Great small eats for super cheap is always good in my book.
It looks like they also serve chinese breakfast here. (dou jiang & You tiao) I’ll be back: D

The menu has many items that would be unfamiliar to most Philadelphians, myself included. And neither the menu nor the staff are particularly elucidating in their explanations. This can lead to happy surprises, like the fried fish fillets dish (precise name long forgotten), or to less happy surprise, like the many small bones in the chicken and duck pieces of the chicken and duck dish (precise name also long forgotten). But it’s all fairly inexpensive, so trying things you might not like isn’t going to set you back too far. And if you’re into «authentic» Chinese food, then this is the place for you.
Décor is plain, as can be seen in the photos.

Excellent! Classic Hong Kong style Chinese food in the same class as Big Wong in NY Chinatown. Why is this under Asian fusion?

What happened Ting Wong?!
I used to go here all the time for cha-​sui, noodles, and other home style Cantonese dishes. Food was good and prices were very reasonable. But after renovations, their quality has gone down. Food isn’t fresh and the flavor is lacking. It’s sad to see a place I’ve been a regular at for years to suddenly stop serving quality food. Now, my new go-​to spot for roasted duck and cha-​sui noodles is M Kee.

Cheap (est!), delicious, fast dine-​in/​to-​go place around. Whether you have a headache or heartache, this place will surely satisfy your soul.
I always get two things, either for here or to-​go:
Roasted duck wonton noodle soup
Combination congee
Pork and preserved egg congee
The wontons and duck are super delicious, as is the soup. And the portions are generous.
I usually get congee to go for breakfast/​lunch the next day. They put enough stuff (besides rice) in their to make it super tasty and filling. It’s Impossible to resist and good for any time of the day.

Stopped by here on a weekday to finally try this place out, but what I had come for (chiang fun) was sold out. So, I asked for the roast duck and roast pork with rice and a sweet fried dough.
The sweet fried dough was pretty good, greasy (because it’s well, deep fried) but good. The roast duck and pork was okay. The pork was not very tender and the duck was mostly fat. The soup that came with it didn’t taste good (it was very bland and watery), and I had what looked like cabbage with mold on it??? (Idk what it is, but I posted a pic)
Service was not very friendly, but for decent food, for all only $ 7.25 total, it was average. I will be back to try the congee and chiang fun though.

After a parking adventure, we made our way here to grab a bite before a show at Union Transfer. It doesn’t look like much — Chinese deli in the front, a few tables set up in the back. The waitstaff is brisk and efficient, and the food comes out really fast.
We had vegetable lo mein, pork fried rice, and beef chow fun. Everything was good in that Cantonese comfort food style — simple, fresh flavors.
The people watching is great fun here — the table next to us consumed a whole bottle of wine and were cheerfully talking loudly about all sorts of personal problems — and like many hole-​in-​the-​wall restaurants, there was no background music to help cover it up.

So this was one stop on my journey of eating in Philly by myself.
Giving this four stars for price, speed, and flavor of the pork. I had the roast pork and roast duck noodle soup ($ 7). I thought the roast pork was better than the roast duck. I went at 8pm on a Sunday and it was totally empty, which was a little awkward and maybe a poor sign.
As a someone coming into Philly by myself just for a few days, this was a fun spot to check out and was super cheap. I think I would have gotten just the roast pork on rice instead of noodle soup, but I wanted something warm on a cold night.
I think this would be a really good spot if I was working during the week and just wanted to pick up something to go.
The wait staff were quick and funny. When I was done, the waitress asked if I was full. And I was!

It’s gonna take some getting use to since the whole staff has been changed after renovation. My spoiled self now have to tell them my order verses the old staff that knew what i wanted as soon as i walk in. Made our first visit back on Saturday. Waitress told us our tab was $ 17. Hubby gave her $ 11. She fired back, and hubby told her to do the math… Two bowls of congee is NOT $ 17… She laughed it off.
Not too sure what to think now.

I was craving for Cantonese cuisine and a quick check on the Unilocal App led us here for brunch. The front window composed of chefs working through large pots of piping hot soups and rice porridge along with a range of deli items in the likes of roast duck, soy sauce chicken, and other mouthwatering items. The interior is parsimonious with little décor whatsoever. The sticky tables, tiled floors, and shades of natural lighting made this place fitting for casual, unpretentious dining experiences.
My friend and I started off with the Steamed Chicken ($ 4.50) and Roasted Duck ($ 4.50). Slightly boney, the Steamed Chicken came with a side of ginger scallion and the meat was tender, juicy, and delicious. The Roasted Duck had a wonderful layer of crispy skin while the meat provided a secondary that gave off a lean, tender, and meaty texture. None of the seasonings were overpowering. I was impressed.
Next, we shared an order of Pork BBQ Spareribs ($ 4.50) that came nicely stacked with meat filled around the bones. The Spareribs were tender and easy to come off the bones. The flavor was deepened by the marinade but slightly on the salty side.
We also tried the Shrimp Rice Noodles ($ 2.25). The rice wrapper was soft, fluffy, and easy to pick up with the chopsticks. The shrimps were large and the sauce was flavorful and balanced. Highly recommended.
These items nicely complemented the Plain Rice Porridge ($ 2) with which was creamy, piping hot, and had good consistency in every spoon.
Service was lacking, straight-​laced, and not particularly friendly. Cash only. In all, the deli items were flavorful and prices were outstanding. Except for the service, everything lived up to our expectations. I hope to return to try their other porridge with Chinese fried bread.