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Best Chinese Delivery in MPLS!!!
Posted by nikimarie on 08/18/2009
Pings was SO much better than Star Dragon (other Chinese delivery option in Minneapolis). They had quality meats and seafood, flavorfull dishes and fresh veggies. We had singapore noodles and 8 treasures-stir-fry, both listed under "Pings Specialties" on the menu. We also had an app, veggie potstickers, which were OKAY, next time I'll try the eggrolls. Best of all they deliver right to your door, so no complaints here.
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An OK place
Posted by jbvv on 02/27/2007
I went to Ping's on the recommendation of a friend. I love cream cheese wontons, so I tried these that said they had curry in them. BE WARNED! There is not much else but curry in them.
The cashew chicken is delicious, with honey roasted cashews in the mix, and the sweet and sour isn't bad either.
The decor is semi-fancy, so could be a good date place, or a nice place to hang out with friends. They have a big bar inside, though I haven't tried the drinks. Still the only Chinese that delivers in Loring!
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Maybe I should sit your husband by a couple of "hotties"..waiter's stupid comment at Ping's!
Posted by Miss Ann W. on 01/12/2007
My husband and go to Ping's about once per month. The food is a little above average where concerning Chinese restaurants. The waiters, on the other hand, are from that overheated place down below. One of the waiters, whose will be Mr. M, made an incredibly inappropriate comment to me while I was waiting for my husband to park the car. He asked me if I wished to be seated, but I declined while explaining that my husband is rather particular about where he sits. Mr. M replied, ever so intelligently, "Maybe if I sit your husband next to a couple of hotties, he will not want to move from that table."! Oh my Gosh!!!...first of all this waiter knows us and he well aware that we are very married as we always come into Ping's together. Secondly, what an insult to me! I am a model, not just a want-to-be one either, who has had at least a dozen professional runway modeling jobs. My passion is for the arts thus I have never fervently pursued a modeling career, but I have been approached to model over and over and over. I have taken the jobs because I felt it would be good exposure and just plain ole fun. Even if I were an unattractive women, Mr. M's comment would still be very inappropriate and insulting as no woman wants anybody to make such a stupid suggestion. My husband and I have a good relationship. Neither of us have a "roving" eye as we have no need to ogle others nor do we feel it would be respectful to one's marital partner. Mr. M has made other shockingly foolish comments as well. One time he blurted out to me, "Oh, you must have been a model when you were young." Oh brother, if you do not a wrinkle on your face and you still model, well, this is quite insulting. Keep your goofy comments to yourself. No, I am not 15, but I am not an old broad either. Is anybody old at age 27? This poor fellow needs some "think before you speak" training. He is just full of awkward comments! There is another waiter at Ping's that is one of the most unpleasant fellows my husband and I have ever per chanced to meet. He is all sugar and sunshine one moment....and then one breath short of a demon the next. He knows it too as he some self-named nickname, which alludes me at this time, but certainly describes him to perfection. So, in summary, if Ping's desires to remain so-called "upscale", they need to spend their time and money to train their servers in the social graces! Finally, Ping's has a very weird little hang up about rice. They dole it out as if it were caviar. My husband rather dreads asking for a second helping of rice even though they do not give a generous first helping as in other Chinese restaurants. Rice is very inexpensive so why not be generous with it so as to create some good public relations with the customers? Even with all of these dreadful comments, Ping's has some fairly tasty entres and it certainly is not overpriced....so, guess we will keep on eating at Ping's and just chuckle at the free entertainment provided by the oddball servers.
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Unprofessional service, average food.
Posted by aabaab on 12/24/2006
We came here on a weekday evening and I was pleased when we were warmly greeted and shown to a table. We were however disappointed with the unprofessional service from our waitstaff with the abrupt personal questions, incessent humming and dropping of silverware, and thumbs on our plates they were passed out. The food is decent but Chinese food is better had at other locations on Nicollet in Minneapolis.
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They deliver
Posted by wonca on 10/13/2006
**I only order delivery from here**
The food is passable, but barely. The prices are WAY out of range, but... they're the only Chinese place that delivers this far on Eat Street. If you don't mind getting in your car and driving a handful of blocks south, there are a bunch of places around 24th Street to 28th Street that are WAY better.
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Ping's - the only delivery in MPLS.
Posted by zaius on 01/24/2006
Ping's, a loaded question posing as a restaraunt in MPLS. Just say "Ping's" and folk who live downtown will either swoon or swear. Personally, I swear.
Squatting like a sugar-coated buddha on prime real-estate on Eat-Street, Ping's looks like a throw back to 1970's era chinese restaurants. But once you get past that facade, you find yourself shocked into the new millenium by prices that seem to laugh at you.
Ping's is the only widely known chinese food delivery place. My normal order is egg foo young and the appetizer platter. That is $26. If you want fish sauce for your egg roll, add $1. They actually charge you for fish sauce, and not just a little, but one dollar.
The food is tasty, which owes much to the "no spices and lots of sugar" school of cooking. I wouldn't compare Ping's to McDonald's, but, welll....yeah, I guess I am.
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Great food with OUTSTANDING service!
Posted by hushasha40 on 01/21/2006
I have been a cusomer at Ping's since 1989. While the food is fantastic, the service that I have received has always been cheerful and attentive. The employees always greet customers cordially. My favorite dish is the Frangrant Beef with Broccoli.
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Only if you want asian delivery.
Posted by c197933 on 11/20/2005
Fairly expensive, bland taste, mediocre (at best) service, tacky out-dated atmosphere BUT they deliver. So, if you're like me (so over driving to take out), order Pings. It's alright food.
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Great experience
Posted by hjfeehan on 03/25/2003
Tried Ping's last night not knowing anything about it. The food was great but the waitstaff was even better. Visited the Oceanaire fairly recently and can definitely say that their waiters could learn a thing or two from Ping's. Thanks for the great evening.
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Tasteless Fair
Posted by glamourgirl1 on 11/08/2002
I was working 4 blocks from this resturant and decide to have dinner delivered. The food arrived later than expected. The food was a tastless fair. I have not had the desire to dine on this tastless fair again.
