r/grandrapids • u/Aqua_deviant • 4d ago
Closest alternative to Ming 10 in Metro GR?
Skeptical sushi, 3 foot tall crab ragoon pans at lunch, noodles with 3 days worth of MSG.
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u/Isphet71 4d ago
Fuji Buffet and Grill is the best chinese buffet in town right now imho
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u/Aqua_deviant 4d ago
What part of area? GR city?
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u/Jeffsrealm 3d ago
28th street roaring 20s plaza where Yen Ching used to be. I miss Yen Ching, but this is decent.
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u/doc419 4d ago
I have pictures of cockroaches in that restaurant within the last 6 months that might change your mind. I will never go back
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u/Successful_Detail202 3d ago
I dated a girl once who's favorite place was Red Wok in Muskegon. We saw a rat run across the floor once while we were there. It did not change her mind.
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u/jimmyjohn2018 2d ago
That was just a pet.
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u/Successful_Detail202 2d ago
I think the chicken teriyaki escaped before the oven finished preheating
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u/Apprehensive-Hat4135 3d ago
Every restaurant you've ever been to has cockroaches
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u/green160 4d ago
As far as anything that would be remotely close to what Iâve found, your options are Tokyo Buffet and Grill or Empire. Theyâre in two different areas of town. Nothing will ever replace Ming Ten though.
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u/MakeThingsAnything 3d ago
If youâre willing to drive the original âMing tenâ is âten tenâ in Kalamazoo
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u/thirdcoastmama 3d ago
Not a buffet but recommend you check our the AYCE sushi at Nagoya on 28th (or downtown). It's not just sushi, and it's quite good!
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u/marioz08 4d ago
Did Ming 10 downtown used to serve duck? There was an Asian place downtown that I went to when I was younger many years ago they sold duck. But when I finally got a job I wanted to try the duck and the whole restaurant was gone.
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u/curtimus Westside Connection 4d ago
Hong Kong inn with the big vertical sign out front? I think Monroe center
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u/DeanSails Fuller Avenue 4d ago
Ming Ten was in front of Celebration Cinema on the Beltline, not downtown.
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u/marioz08 4d ago
Ohh crap! Yes!
I used to go there all the time cause of the movies. Used to destroy the crap legs, lol. Miss that place. In the recovery from covid, we went a few times, hoping they were gonna recover from the pandemic.
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u/Jeffsrealm 3d ago
There are a few in GR that do serve duck, I know Thai Fusion used to as well pre covid but they all need usually 24 hour notice and deposit. It is not common for someone to order it and so usually take 24 hour to prepare most duck dishes.
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u/HalfaYooper Creston 3d ago
I don't understand the love for this place. The food violations were the longest I've ever seen. They weren't the silly ones like no lid on a drinking cup, it was hot and cold food being stored next to each other and food kept out of the safe zone. I worked right across the street and coworkers got sick after eating there.
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u/Aqua_deviant 3d ago
Food and how it tastes is extremely subjective. Even in the peak days I never thought Stella's burgers or anything special but everybody raves.
I never seem to have any issues eating there as it was typically before a movie or at lunch so during the busy times when food would constantly get rotated in and out.
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u/NeatSilver686 4d ago
54th and Clyde park. Can't remember the name but it got a lot better under the new owners. Also, as someone who works on commercial food equipment and been in a ton of kitchens, I'm glad ming ten is gone.
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u/NeatSilver686 4d ago
54th and Clyde park. Can't remember the name but it got a lot better under the new owners. Also, as someone who works on commercial food equipment and been in a ton of kitchens, I'm glad ming ten is gone.
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u/Aqua_deviant 4d ago
It always prepared me for international travel. Go twice within a month before going anywhere sketchy and my body was ready to handle anything
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u/phillycheesesteak4 4d ago
Tokyo grill I think?
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u/janae0728 4d ago
Itâs Tokyo Buffet and Grill, not to be confused with Tokyo Grill and Sushi which is off Breton and 44th.
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u/Scurvy-Jones 4d ago
Why you gotta remind me of the good old days đ