Ming Moon

I really liked this place back when it was in the strip mall that Bill’s grocery store is in. We would get the take-​out all the time and it was almost always good and tasty. Now that they moved into a stand-​alone restaurant with a buffet the quality has really gone down hill. My family went for the buffet once and it was quite disappointing. I’m sure it doesn’t help that buffets in general gross me out but the food was abnormally bland.
At least a couple times after that we tried ordering take-​out. Again, disappointing. Nothing like the fresh food we had gotten many times at their previous location. In fact, I’m 99% sure that the last time we ordered take-​out there it was given to us from the buffet! Yuck. It wasn’t hot or fresh tasting when we got it home. So, that’s the end of our relationship with Ming Moon. Too bad because Oregon could use a good Chinese restaurant. Or Indian. Or Thai. I’m not picky if it’s good! :)

Beat choice in 15 mile radius, at least, for Chinese food. My family’s favorite crab ran goons anywhere. Reasonably priced. Very quick.

Reviewing just the vegetarian food, a very big fan of the bean curd and ma po tofu. The vegetable egg roll was very crisp and tasty. The service and attention was very spot-​on. Bathrooms are clean. I’m curious how the buffet is and look forward to trying it sometime. It’s a very typical american-​chinese menu but with very good vegetables and tofu (some places aren’t as fresh in my opinion)

New location in the past few years and my first visit in a while. I first looked at the buffet and was very unimpressed so I ordered to go. I had Happy Family with garlic sauce and it sucked. Bland and under cooked. No reason to go back.

Stopped by to have the buffet with my daughter. The buffet was low or out of most of the food choices, and they were never refilled. We asked when they would put out more and we were told they wouldn’t. The server said she tells her friends not to eat at ming moon any more

Oregon is fortunate to have a Chinese Restaurant in town where you can eat buffet or order to go. I finally got a chance to check this place out and I have mixed impressions. The portions are the typical large amount which is great, they advertise that they use no MSG in their food which is also terrific. The flavor was nothing spectacular and I found this disappointing. I ordered a hot spicy dish and there was no heat to it at all. The vegetable egg rolls were very very good though. The décor is not very pleasant but the place is clean. If they could step up their flavors and spices they could move this place up to where it needs to be. BTW, the left over white rice was pretty much awful the next day. Had to toss it. We didn’t care for their stir fried veggies too much.

Same menu as every other chinese place, food is nothing special. Got hot and sour soup which tasted like water. Also got the chicken with mushrooms which had no flavor. I would never order food from Ming Moon again. If you are craving chinese take the time and go to Wah-​Kee in madison.

Nothing here is bad, I will say that. At the same time it does not have anything that will really knock your socks off good either. Its pretty traditional Chinese food with some seemingly exotic attempts at authenticity but none the less it is still good in my opinion. I have been a sucker for the hot and spicy shrimp, chicken, beef dishes. Generous portions, great egg rolls, good prices. Only real Chinese place we have in Oregon so whats not to like?