Ming Restaurant - Edison

Another day in the office, another lunch decision to make.
On Tuesday, we decided to venture to a Chinese-Indian fusion restaurant Ming on Oak Tree Road- Edison. It is part of the Mehtani Restaurant Group.

http://www.mehtanirestaurantgroup.com/

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Well for me it started on a high note and then it was downhill. I went with the lunch special (soup, main course, fried rice). I really enjoyed my Spicy Coriander soup. It was more lemony then spicy though, but with a slight after kick. The main course was a shredded lamb with ginger and spring onion. Unfortunately this was a disappointing choice cuz it tasted like chicken, and I love lamb. So when I order lamb I expect my meat to taste like lamb. I will say the fried rice that came with the meal wasn't so bad.

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Okay... so I don't mean to be mean but I didn't like this place too much. I know people who recommended this place so I'll give it another chance however my first experience was disappointing. I also got the "jiffy" lunch special which is $13 for meat/$12 for veggie for the first person and $10 for anyone else who orders it. It comes with soup, fried rice or hakka noodle, and a selection of main course.

Seafood Soup - okay it was slightly thick, brothy, definitely had cilantro, eggs, scallions, few pieces of shrimp, some crab meat (very stringy). It was good - but not praise worthy. Oh, forgot to mention the salad that they place on the table when you first come in. It's cabbage with some vinegar, sweet seasons and spicy kick. Pickled cabbage would be a better term than salad. It's aiite to say the least. Then the fried rice - I'm not chinese but I know how a fried rice should be made. I know this place is pan-asian place but they used the indian long grain rice instead of the chinese shorter version and I think I tasted some herb (saffron?) which i wasn't used to. The main dish was chili hakka chicken. In my opinion it was a little salty. I don't know - it just didn't satisfy me. I did want to go back and try their mapo tofu. They also give cute tray of condiments, pickled peppers, hot sauce, and soy sauce - which is a plus for me because I love condiments.