Ming Garden Restaurant

These wonderful people create fantastic Chinese take out cuisine in a sketchy part of Savannah.

I’ve always heard it said that the hole-​in-​the-​wall places are the best, & Ming Garden definitely proves this!
This tiny, tucked away Chinese take-​out place definitely gives you the most for your money. They have a large selection on their menu, and are very quick to get you your order. It is take-​out only, but even if you don’t order ahead, you’ll only have to wait about ten minutes rather than the usual 20 – 30!
We’ve been there a few times and have ordered the Sesame Chicken (favorite!), General Tsao’s, Honey chicken, BBq Beef, & Mongolian beef. There were no selections that we didn’t like! They also have all kinds of fried rice in addition to white rice– Shrimp, Chicken, Pork & Mandarin (a mix of all three).
The portions are HUGE! We tend to order an extra serving so we’ll have leftovers, but neither of us could finish our one serving, so ended up with TONS of leftovers (no complaining here!). I would say that for my husband and I, two orders (costing only $ 13) would be enough for 2 – 3 meals apiece. Ridiculously large portions at ridiculously small prices= win-​win!
The staff is friendly– one time when we were there right in the middle of a busy lunch hour, they ran out of white rice. They were making more, but were profusely apologetic that it might take an extra ten minutes. They offered us any kind of fried rice at no extra charge, but I opted to wait as I prefer white rice myself. It turned out to be only about 5 extra minutes, making the total wait time 15 minutes from order to food in hand. I would still say that was a short time to wait, especially during lunch hour!
The only small issue is that I’ve had better Mongolian beef. I like it a little sweeter & stickier; this was not heavily flavorful, but as I said, it was still decent. Mongolian beef is one flavor that tends to vary dramatically from place-​to-​place, so I enjoy trying the different flavors of the same food, and this was good, but not one I would go for again. I also wish they did have room to eat in, but as long as you know ahead of time that it’s only a take-​out restaurant, you can be prepared. When we went for the first time, we didn’t know it wasn’t dine in, but we ended up going to nearby Forsythe Park as it was a beautiful day, so it turned out for the best!
If you’re looking for some great takeout Chinese food with large portions at low cost, definitely try Ming Garden!