Ming Bao

I like this place. Heck, I am tempted to give it five stars. After all, the food is consistently good, the service is outstanding, and the owners are on site making sure it stay that way. But, it is far from the best Chinese food I have eaten so I feel a need to differentiate it from that.
The important point here is that this is a conveniently located place with tasty food at superb prices and the best darn service anywhere. And for a small mostly take-​out Chinese restaurant, that says, a whole lot. Recommended highly.

Love going here for when I’m in the mood for some General Sao chicken. The chicken is sometimes over cooked and chewy but its almost always great. If you’re in the area definitely check them out. They offer dinning inside and take out, I always choose to take out though.

Best Chinese food in the area, it’s not greasy and the fried rice is delicious. I usually get the general tso’s shrimp which I love because it’s not to heavy and the shrimp give it a nice crunch!

The hubby and I came here for a quick dinner again earlier this week. At first, we were reluctant to try Chinese food in what looks like a small greasy spoon storefront. However, the food and cheerful staff truly won us over. We went initially only for proximity of location, with our weekday evening time constraint.
The staff greeted us immediately with a big smile and seated us in the small, but quite comfortable dining area.
We were helped immediately and given the usual complimentary sweet & sour sauce with Chinese chips.
We started with the garlic steamed wontons appetizer which arrived quickly & were moist with no pastyness, & big and plentiful. They were perfect, sprinkled with sesame seeds and covered in a nice delicious dark brown garlic sauce of a nice consistency.
As I am not usually a fan of high calorie Chinese food, I was so happy when the hubby pointed out a good selection of dietetic options listed on the menu to take the guesswork out of healthy eating! I happily ordered the steamed shrimp and mixed vegetables. Perfection!
We both had a pot of tea to share and water. The waiter was always right there when my water glass needed refilling, and was kind and friendly, but not hovering. I drink a LOT of water, and that can test the true mettle of a restaurant staff’s attention. A+ service and surprisingly good quality food for a reasonable price In Glastonbury! We enjoyed the experience. We will definitely return here. Yum!

Not sure how to review this, since we didn’t get to actually eat here. Granted this experience is based on a Christmas eve attempt, but heres my spin. I know that Chinese places are swamped with take out requests on holidays such as these. But when sit down customers arrive at your establishment, you would think they would get priority treatment since they actually showed up at your place to eat. There were two tables of people in the whole place, and the waiter serving them told us he wouldn’t be able to get to us for at least a half hour because the take out was so busy, You know how long it takes to cook Chinese food? Everything is pre-​prepped and half cooked in these joints. They coulda handled it if they were so inclined. Doesn’t this guy know that Unilocal CRITICS could be showing up! ;)
But heres a more ominous note. If the place smelled like the most delicious food on the planet was cooking out back, maybe we would’ve waited it out. But instead it stank of Borax and rancid something or other. Nayyyyyy! If a place doesn’t smell appetizing, its a major deal breaker.

My go-​to fast food chinese place near home. It’s tasty and pretty cheap, what more can you ask for lol

For what it is…4*. I have only had takeout here, but they do have a decent small dining room.
Typical Chinese (Americanized) takeout. Food is usually cooked correctly, they get the order right and it’s not super greasy. I wish more Chinese restaurants would serve more traditional actual Chinese food. But that’s for another discussion.
Dumplings and wontons are good as is the chicken broccoli/​gen tsao/​Rangoon/​fried rice. good service and cheap. Nothing to flip your shit over but it delivers on what it promises.

Ever since being introduced to Sichuan/​Chengdu cuisine, we rarely go for Americanized ‘Chinese’ food anymore. However, sometimes you get a craving for some oh so fast-​foody Sesame or Sweet and Sour Chicken with Wonton Soup.
Ming Bao has that same copy-​paste menu as every other Chinese restaurant, so nothing unexpected. Prices are normal, cook time is minimal. The folks that work here are quite pleasant on the phone and in person.
The food is hot, fresh (definitely seems fresher than most places), but very high in starch. Every dish we have tried has been on the thick and sweet side, indicative of high amounts of corn starch and sugars to appease the american palette. I did notice they have an option to cook your dish without starch, so we might have to try this next time.
Overall it’s a solid American Chinese takeout restaurant.

By far Amazing Hot and Sour Soup order 2 large every order. Drive from Ellington to this Gem. Only thing No Drinks, but that’s fine. The Food is cooked perfect.

As far as Chinese take-​out goes, I’ve had better and I’ve had worse. But you won’t get bad food at least. Super friendly staff. They have a sitting area, but just take out for me.

Before I go further, I’ll be back (said in anold accent)
gah if spellcheck on iPad doesn’t butcher enough!
Pro, very accommodating, order was spot on, we were very happy with the chow fun, pork loo main and my special ordered tangerine beef. Let’s just say shredded is the way to go.
Con, we they did have noodles for my wonton soup, but that soup isn’t coming home with me next time, so when I say the crispy noodles weren’t fresh, well I don’t think they were, so moot points. No soup for me next time, but over all we will, well you heard me already.
Just dandy Americanized Chinese food, which is our speed anyway.

My new go-​to «American Chinese» restaurant. I have only gotten takeaway — they do not deliver — but the portions are great, and the ingredients are fresh. They do not appear to be out of a can, like some other Chinese restaurants in the area. Ming Bao is not going to shatter food competitions, but I truly appreciate its consistency and reliability for those good ol’ flavors.

We live close to this place so we were hoping that it would be good. We love chinese food but good quality chinese and not the typical greasy take out. Unfortunately this place is not good or quality. The food tastes incredibly greasy, over cooked, and over seasoned. It reminds me of the Panda Express in the mall.
We know a lot of people who like this place so we decided to give it another chance. We got general Tso chicken, a dish I would consider a staple of American Chinese food. It was pretty bad. Over fried, hard, dry and consistent with our prior experiences.
We are regulars of the Wang Palace in Glastonbury which is wonderful. This place doesn’t even come close. I’m really surprised by the good reviews.
The only reason why I didn’t give it 1 star is because I have had worse Chinese food.

This is not your typical Chinese food take out. This place has awesome food quality and the staff was very friendly! The food was also priced very reasonably. We will totally be back.

Solid Chinese food if you’re in the area. Friendly staff.
Although we’ve only ever done take out, they do have seating for those wishing to dine-​in. Menu highlights — Vegan General Tso’s and Shrimp Mei Fun (spicy).

If you look at all the places I’ve eaten over the past 10 years this has to rank right up there numbers wise for the total number of meals. If it hasn’t changed ownership, as Chinese restaurants are wont to do, here’s my take. Soups, nothing exciting but the hot and sour is good. I like the wings as an app. Except for the pot stickers (fried dumplings) the rest are pretty average.
My favorite entrée is the sesame chicken. They do this well. To me everything else is «Take out Chinese»… dine accordingly

I love this damn place! IMO, it’s the best take out Chinese in town. Emphasis on ‘take out’ — don’t be expecting Michelin Star cuisine, but if you’re in the mood for good old fashioned Chinese comfort food, this is the place. Food is always hot and fresh, and the kid who runs the front is always a pleasure to deal with. As far as I can tell, this dude puts in about 80 hours per week. Gotta respect that !!

Best Chinese food I’ve had since moving from NY. Great service and food is great. If you plan to eat in though it’s a little small.