Ming Dynasty

This place has THE best shumai and egg tarts that I've ever had. First time here today and I will definitely come back whenever someone I know is in town and we crave for dumplings! Service was so sweet and efficient, and I just can't get over how delicious the shumai was. They were huge, and you would get a shrimp in every bite! I loved living the cart experience and the tea was so soothing and complemented the egg tarts very well. Definitely one of my favorites here and can't wait to be back!The only thing I wouldn't order again was the Xiao Long Bao as I found them to be dry, which isn't good for a soup dumpling. But the other items on the menu were delicious!Ambiance was good. We came right at opening so it started off quiet but it didn't take long for people to come pouring in. The service was excellent!

Dim sum is good, but not if you have a large party on a holiday. No Dimsum served on Christmas. Some of our family (15) of us celebrated Christmas lunch there Dec 2024. When I called ahead no reservations could be accepted, but we got seated quickly. I was told dim sum would be served but when we got there, we were informed no dim sum so we had to order off the menu.We rolled with it and ordered off the menu. They must have forgot we were there as it took us almost 2 hours to get our food, which was a HUGE disappointment. They initially brought out our fish, but nothing after that; we inquired several times where our food was and they kept saying it's coming. Shortly after we seen a few of the servers arguing in their native language so we assume they kept giving our food to other guests. It was a mess going there for a holiday, but otherwise on other days, their service is decent as well as their dim sum.

OMG I lived in the Sac region for over 25+ years and I don't know how I missed ever coming to Ming Dynasty! I got invited to my daughter's BF Chinese New Year family dinner here a few weeks back and OMG was I impressed. I have driven right past this place for years and even a few weeks back the outside wouldn't have pulled me in. Parked outside a little sketchy with some the homeless people wandering around, but they did have a security guard so made it feel a little safer. Walking in not what I was expecting either felt more like a banquet hall more than anything. What did catch my eye were the massive fish tanks across the back wall with tons of lobsters, crabs and other delicious seafood! Inside to be honest nothing special and the bathrooms not that special either actually kinda dirty on my night visiting. But what made up for it was the amazing service and even more amazing food! This place brought me back to eating in downtown SF as a kid in China Town. Everything is served family style and the flavors out of bounds! My absolute hands down favorites were lobster chow mein literally with the whole lobster. Then the Peking duck and build your own boa buns with plum sauce was so good!!!! I loved the environment here as well on the night I was here it was such a party with huge families gathered to celebrate. So happy I got the invite and look forward hopefully getting another one next year!

New ownership, new experience. Been coming here since the Fortune House days, but now that it's Ming Dynasty 2.0, we may be staying in Elk Grove for our dim sum fix. Service is great with the ever-friendly Ken roaming the floor, and our server Jing was pleasant, as were the cart pushers. Food...that's another story. Family members noticed lack of flavor on some dishes, namely the wrapped bean curd, the meatballs (mushy) and the chicken feet. Some dishes were lukewarm (shrimp cheurng fun and the pan fried chives dumplings). The shredded pork chow mein dish was about 90% noodles and 10% shiitake shrooms/pork. Only positive change I noticed during this outing were the uniforms and the new carpeting. Aside from that, I'm gonna stay local and address my dim sum fix in Elk Grove

Dined at Ming Dynasty for the second time; both of which were for Chinese New Years and had a good experience each time.Many places can have could food, but the interaction with staff can make or break the experience. And either make you want to come back or never come back again. Both of my times here the staff were very friendly, and made you feel like both they wanted to be there and wanted you as a customer there. That hasn't been my experience unfortunately at some other Chinese buffets in the area.Once our whole party arrived we looked over the menu briefly, and ordered the following:Our courses:Egg flower soupSweet & Sour PorkLobster specialOyster fried riceAsian broccoli Lettuce wrapsFried fishEverything came out really well amd I enjoyed all of the food. My favorite who have to be the crispy salt & pepper Lobster. The batter was nice and crispy and was also perfectly seasoned. But overall I really enjoyed every dish we ordered.Overall: Friendly staff, good environment and great food.

I have not been here in a long time, so today me and my sister went. I'm not sure if it's under new management but the place was pretty clean and looks more organized now. We got here at about 12:00, was greeted and sat down super fast! I think we got here at a good time because after 15mins a whole crowd showed up and it was getting busy!! The carts were coming by one by one. You can also order something from the menu if anything too. The waiters/servers and A Yi (auntie)'s were super nice and attentive. I feel like this place generally had better service and friendlier service than other spots. We picked what we wanted it was was flavorful and hot. Super good. Quality was good and I enjoyed every bite of it. I love the shrimp and chives dumplings? I forget what it's called. It was pan fried so good and crispy with juice flavor!! Man I could just eat another one right now. After you pick your item, it is stamped on a paper depending on the size of the dish or speciality, etc. You pay up at the front with the super good looking lady that's well dressed( I think she's the owner) def gave boss lady vibes. Our total came out to 40$ ! Super cheap and yummy. Overall come here if you're not wanting to drive super far to like south sac or Elk Grove or if you want to try a new dim sum spot!

I ordered the house special BBQ platter and the beef chow fun as a take out order. I was expecting roast duck with the BBQ platter as this is what was on the photo on Door Dash. I was quite disappointed. The platter came with jellyfish, seaweed salad, roast pork, cha sui, and a type of beef cold cut. I did not enjoy the jellyfish as it tasted very bland and unseasoned. The roast pork was too fatty for my liking and the skin was no longer crispy by the time I returned home with my order. Everything else was delicious. The beef chow fun was just okay. Perhaps, I'll dine in on my next visit for a more pleasant experience.

Prime rib with mushrooms is amazing. I think it's about $25 now but worth every penny.

I been here twice and haven't been disappointed yet. We order our usually and everything we order was good parking can be a challenge, a little dated but the food is what matters to me service was good in and out quick and reasonably price.

Been going here since it changed from Fortune House to Ming Dynasty. So that's a long time. In the last year or so it appears to be under different management (due to a sale) to a new owner. The quality of the food is not as good as previous owners especially the menu items. I mainly go for Dim Sum but the last several visits the carts are slow to make rounds. This I know because the servers with the carts before change in management always recognized me when I was there.Unfortunately staff/servers also lacks in understanding English language. Had an issue with a To Go order. I think these new owners need to improve on the service and getting customers orders correct.