I'm reviewing this based on other options available in Walla Walla - which are seriously lacking. Â We are recent Walla Walla transplants from Southern California, and were so happy to finally eat some decent Chinese food. Â Like another reviewer said, nothing stands out as fabulous, but everything was tasty and hit the spot. Â We tried two other places in Walla Walla and were grossed out by both.
When we feel like Chinese food delivery this is the only place we call. Â Consistently good food and decent prices! Â It's not gourmet people - it's not P.F. Changs for crying out loud!
Beware that another local joint is advertising their phone number as "Ming's Chinese Court" and you'll get the nasty food we got by mistake once - always double check when they answer the phone you're getting the right place! Â I have to wonder if some of the bad reviews came from that.
Disclaimer: I only went here once, and it was for the lunch buffet. Once was enough for me, though.
So, I'm not claiming to actually have gone into their kitchen and checked, but I have a sneaking suspicion that Ming Court got a really good deal buying a ton of brown gravy mix. At least that would explain why everything seemed to be slathered in some version of it.
Put briefly, this place lived up to every fear I had about Chinese food out here in the boondocks. It WAS a step up from eating paste, because paste doesn't have any vegetables in it - not even gooey limp ones. The predominant flavor palette was:
a) Grease.
b) Salt.
c) Brown gravy.
Maybe you're into that. Maybe your idea of a walk on the culinary wild side is putting snow peas in your boiled dinner. If so, you will love this place, because it is a temple to Insipidum, God of Blandness.
They get an extra star because the place was clean and service was fine. That counts for something, I guess. And the white rice was totally everything white rice is supposed to be, so, nice job there guys.
It'd probably be more fair of me to go back and order something off of the menu; perhaps they put a little more effort into stuff that won't be spending two hours in a steam tray. Honestly though, I'm not about to gamble on it here, as I walked out feeling like I'd just slurped up Asianized gruel. Girlfriend and I looked at each other as soon as we got out the door and just said, "Wow."
And not in that good way.
Not being from anywhere near Walla Walla, we had no clue where to get any chinese food, let alone good chinese. Thankfully I found very good reviews of Ming's Court and so we headed there.  The outside was nothing special, but once through the doors it was very nice with  modern decor and with prompt and pleasant service. It was also very clean-no sticky tables here! LOL!  The food was REALLY, REALLY good. Not greasy. Very flavorful, cooked to order and you get a good amount of it too.  In fact, neither of us could finish our meals. The prices were very reasonable too. The only negative I can say is the we had to pay extra for fried rice instead of steamed. We had the Moo Goo Gai Pan chicken and General Tao's chicken. Both SO YUMMY!
Review Source:Absolutely gross. What a waste of money. We ordered delivery while staying at the Marcus Whitman hotel & food arrived boiling hot. The cashew chicken & Kung pao had the texture of boiled, not stir fried chicken. The steamed white rice was the edible thing to eat. We ordered the hot & sour soup too. Everything was lacking in flavor. Worst Chinese ever. Do yourself a favor & skip this place. Yuck! If a minus star was possible, that is what I would have given this place.
Review Source:We had a terrific meal with gracious, wonderful service. Â The food was made fresh to order with quality ingredients. Â The Crab Rangoon and Mu Shu were great - as was the rest of our dinner. Â We arrived late on a Sunday night and were greeted warmly and served with prompt, friendly service. Â The outdoor appearance of the place, with neon beer signs, is not reflective of the classy, modern setting for the restaurant inside. Â Half of the building is their restaurant and the other half is their bar/lounge. Â Prices were quite reasonable. Â We will definitely be going back.
Review Source:This was a one-shot dining experience for me. Â The decor was nice, and everything appeared clean, but the food.... Â The food was seriously lacking any seasoning to give it some punch. Â The gravy on the almond chicken (okay, Westsiders... we live differently over here) lacked any hint of salt or pepper. Â The sweet and sour pork was heavy on the vinegar and not much else. Â My extra-hot orange chicken was okay, but not something i would order again. Â Perhaps the weekend karaoke will bring me back again one day, but it won't be the food.
Review Source:This is the best Chinese food we've had in Walla Walla for quite some time. They use fresh ingredients (kept finding bits of chopped ginger) and don't rely on things like MSG, which they claim to not use.
While no dish stood out, all the food was well-prepared and tasted great. We will definitely return here!
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