Ming Dynasty in Santa Maria
Categories
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Chinese restaurant
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Buffet restaurant
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Chinese takeaway
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Delivery Chinese restaurant
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Takeout restaurant
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Rice restaurant
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Traditional restaurant
Location on the map
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, US
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Site: https://mingdynasty-restaura...
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Site: https://mingdynasty-restaura...
Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:11 AM–2 PM
- Wednesday:11 AM–2 PM
- Thursday:11 AM–2 PM
- Friday:11 AM–2 PM
- Saturday:11:30 AM–2 PM
- Sunday:11:30 AM–2 PM
Total reviews rating 4.3
179 Reviews for Ming Dynasty 2024:
Review №1
2023-10-10 20:38:54If i could leave a review everytime i come . It would break the google severs.Great place. Good service . Nice staff, buffet good,lots to choose from . Eat here is a must .
Review №2
2022-02-19 04:15:29Ive discovered Santa Marias freshest, best tasting, Chinese food buffet! Tucked in a small shopping mall you might miss it, but its well worth finding! First of all, the food just looks plain good. Colorful, fresh looking and steaming hot in smaller bowls that are refilled every few minutes. The servers were busy bringing food in and out of the busy kitchen. First things I dove into was super bright, salt and peppered green beans. These by themselves were so delicious I could have eaten a plate pile high with just these. Secondly, I piled a plate of sauteed, baby mushrooms. Finally, I had a crispy side of fresh sauteed cabbage with slivered carrots and bamboo shoots. For the meat, there was great looking and tasting beef and broccoli (the beef was plump, tender, and juicy)! The I had very good Kung Pao chicken and some crispy breaded orange beef. There are numerous seafood dishes including very fresh tasting shrimp prepared in various ways including sauteed with vegetables, fried, and tempura battered. There was a bowl of good looking snow crab legs that I saw several people partake in. I enjoyed the butterflied tempura shrimp! I also had a good serving of the chow mein and found it was light and fresh. There is a table of Chinese soups and rice dishes and a pretty unmolested looking salad bar also. There is a small, but nice looking desert bar with very good Chinese style fruit and coffee flavored Spong cake. It was so light and mildly sweet, I had to have 4 pieces! .there is also a soft serve machine and melted chocolate fountain that was fun to look at watch kids go up check out. The servers were nice and came by to see if I liked the food and told me to get more! Overall, so surprising to stumble upon such good tasting Chinese food! Its my new favorite place for Chinese food!
Review №3
2023-11-12 20:19:15We been in this place many times and all the Best me and my husband favorite buffet ever and affordable and great staff thank you 🙏🏼
Review №4
2023-07-29 18:42:34I ate at this restaurant many years ago and I thought it was fine for what it was. I wish I could say the same now, but no. First of all the floor was dirty and the booth where we sat had seen better days. The seat cushion was completely worn out and I felt like I was sitting on the floor, which was dirty. The table itself was sticky. We shouldve taken the hint and left but decided to not judge a book by its cover. The food is a step down from Panda Express, which in my opinion is bad. At least at Panda Express the rice and the food are hot. Because I was hungry my initial response to the chicken and broccoli was, well this is tasty. I went back for a second helping and realized, no its not. I guess if you have never eaten real Chinese food, like in Monterey Park, you might think the dishes here were tasty. No. I wish I had something nice to say but unfortunately I dont. The sweet and sour sauce was a shade of neon pink I have never encountered in real life. The teriyaki chicken was burnt and tough. I had the chow main and it was blaah. The garlic green beans was almost ok but in the end didnt make it. Never again.
Review №5
2022-09-05 00:11:15Buffet is always fresh. Owners are always checking on tables. Vegetables are always yummy.
Review №6
2023-07-16 19:50:49Pretty good food! Service was good! Our waitress was not enthused at all but she was attentive. Pretty quiet overall, was afraid of being too loud. All-in-all, good experience!
Review №7
2019-12-06 04:21:22Great options for food on the buffet - lots of different meat & veggie dishes. Decent price for a buffet ($17 for dinner). Theres also the option to order off of the menu. The staff are all very nice. Plus they pour nicely sized glasses of wine.....
Review №8
2023-11-01 20:30:26Paid full price for buffet, buffet was wiped out no food had 2 bowlls of soup (only thing available) will never return 15.95 for soup!!!!
Review №9
2023-06-10 18:18:08I bought dinner here twice both times the chicken was hard. Both times we couldnt eat our food! I was very embarrassed with my family and freinds. Dont recommend this place unless they get a new chef!
Review №10
2023-03-28 21:54:06To: JennyThere arent enough stars for Teresa! We appreciate You, Teresa and what your Ming Dynasty restaurant in Santa Maria, CA does for celiacs by going the extra steps necessary to safeguard your food.Thank you Very much for that.I thoroughly enjoyed every single item on your buffet menu today, as well.Delish!