Great Chinese food! The pupu for 2 is always great. The crab ragoons are some of the best in the area. The service is fantastic too! I love all the girls they are very friendly and always make sure our to go is packed up righted. The whole family loves getting take out at least one a week from here. Definitely one of the best spots to get Chinese food in central Maine. read more

Gave it another try and it was OK. Not what it was before the recipe changes. The Sesame chicken also used to be gluten free so I could come eat here with my family. Vegetable fried rice was much better before the changes also. Still waiting for the old recipes to return. read more

I just had take out from here the fried rice was absolutely horrid the worst I have ever had. it wasn't even edible. what ever you do make sure you order the white rice. read more

Wow. Steaming piping hot food Tovee table. I ordered the chicken subgum with rice and crab Rangoon's. Service was friendly and fast. Ambience was traditional Chinese decor and music and well lit and clean. They were very busy while we were there for lunch. read more

Ming Lee Chinese Restaurant - Chicken subgum, pork fried rice and crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Waterville, Maine

Great food! Clean bathrooms! Affordable prices! Friendly staff! Great service!! Would highly recommend! read more

Food can be good sometimes but other times I find it lacking. Hate the inconsistencies as you never know...good or not. This rating is for pick up orders. I do find if I go to the restaurant, the food seems much fresher and "more" food in the meal vs take out. read more

Great place for Chinese food. My parents like to go here when they visit from out of town. Chinese food is expensive around this area but it taste great. read more

I used to love the food here, when I was home visiting from Texas, I ALWAYS ate here. I've been twice since I moved back and both times the food was straight up gross. Greasy, over cooked, dried out. NOTHING like before. Sad to take this place out of my rotation, but there just isn't any quality. read more

Ming lee has been my absolute FAVORITE chinese place in Maine for over a decade. Today I got it for the first time in awhile and the food tasted completely different. There's new owners now and sadly it isn't a good/ better change. Miss the old recipes but service is still good & fast. read more

Very disappointed. I have been a loyal customer for years, but after I got my last takeout order, I will not be going there anymore. The beef teriyaki on a stick tasted only of ginger. The egg rolls were overly brown, almost to the point of being burnt the chicken wings had a strange taste to them. The chicken on a stick did not taste right either. Also, when I went to pick up my order, they had said 15 to 20 minutes. I came there after 20 minutes and my order still wasn't ready and I had to wait that's never happened before and the dining room was not even that busy. read more

Stopped here on our way to Bar Harbor, ME. It's right off the I-95, so it was pretty convenient without too much detour. American Chinese food. The house special chow mien was pretty good, as was the sha cha beef, though it had too much green pepper IMO. The sesame chicken was typical chicken balls fare. What was disappointing was the boneless spare ribs - it looked like char siu pork that had been left out for too long so it dried up. Hard, no taste, just... no. We don't like to waste food, so we really tried to eat it, but gave up in the end. Order anything else but this. read more

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The pictures everywhere looked amazing.. first time trying Ming Lee but because they were very crowded that day we decided to get it to go.. ordered Beef with Broccoli (got egg foo young not what I ordered), green bean shrimp beef and chicken (no rice came with it which I found odd like come on it's a Chinese Restaurant) and the sauce had a weird sweetness to it, and finally ordered shrimp with lobster sauce that I assumed would have Chinese vegetables in it (see pic below) it was some sort of very small shrimp with weird hamburger and a strange tasting sauce... got crab ragoon which was fine and why the one star.. and ordered two egg rolls (oddly one was smooth and the other one was bumpy) .. called to say I didn't get what I ordered and the young man argued with me that I got what I ordered.. food is not like it looks! Truly was disappointed hoping to find a decent Chinese place in the area! Overall food was bland, not traditional Chinese Food, and poor customer service! Even the green beans were wilting not like other green beans at Chinese Restaurants! read more

Ming Lee Chinese Restaurant - Shrimp with Lobster Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Waterville, Maine

I have been a frequent flyer at ming lee for years spending an average of $80 plus dollars at each visit. The last 2 times I went there I was shorted some of the things I ordered and the food was overcooked. The fried rice was almost black from being reheated so many times. Very dissapointing. We really liked their food in the past. read more

Ming Lee's has the best food for Chinese in the area. It's my favorite place to go. I can't always get there. The only thing I wish it was done different. I wish they delivered and then I would buy from them all the time. read more

What a great find. Good is hot and brought out quickly. Great staff and clean restaurant. When we go to Maine it is always out Lunch lit stop! read more

I never do reviews, but this was so bad, I want to warn everyone. Horrible food, I will never come back. Went to lunch, restaurant was busy but still had plenty of staff/tables. Ordered the chicken fingers appetizer and also sweet and sour pork. Chicken bland, batter had zero seasoning, no taste, tough chew, and 1/2 of them had raw batter inside. Now for the pork, disgusting, I ate the first piece, I was hoping it was a one-off, so I tried another piece. I spit it out in my napkin. It was so tough, it was extremely hard to chew. I think they boiled it, NO seasoning...I mean none. I was expecting battered pork, this was also raw inside. Imagine eating unseasoned boiled pork strips surrounded by semi cooked unseasoned batter...yuck. My wife had the beef and it was just as bad. I threw away 80-90% of my food. To make it worse it took, 15 min for me to get my check, I had to walk up to the bar and ask for it. Don't go here! read more

Friendly staff, extensive menu, great food. Highly recommended. Not sure what else to say! read more

The food was amazing and the staff were freindly and helpful. Portions are large and food quality is among the best I have had

Lo-Mien in central Maine. Excellent service too. Prices are reasonable although it's getting incredibly expensive to eat out like we formerly did. I highly recommend eating here! read more

Walked in on a Friday night. Had to wait for 30 mins for a table for 4. Seems like a very popular place among locals - recommend take outs if you don't plan on waiting for at-least 20 mins to be seated. Huge portions and great taste - recommend their combos with orange and teriyaki chicken. Friendly staff and the service was quick. read more

This used to be the best Chinese around. However they have gone very down hill in the last couple of years.

3 out of 3 times I've gotten a pu pu for 2 and asked for extra duck sauce and haven't gotten the extra duck sauce. Call them to let them know and they don't care. Very disappointed with the service. read more

I ordered the shrimp in lobster sauce for lunch. It was a brown pork gravy with ground pork and shrimp that were not cooked. I mentioned to the waitress and she said it was pork, no lobster and that she didn't like it either. nothing off the bill. went to pay, told the cashier I was not happy nor ate was served to me and she said " you don't want to tell the cook that!". my husband said it was pork gravy with uncooked shrimp. thanked us and said have a nice day. nothing off the bill. will never go back. ever. never ever. read more

The best Food of its kind ( dine in ) best atmosphere, staff, a nice level of appropriate music playing, given water as we sat to dine, food was outstanding. The dine in experience is something that i have not witnessed for many years. Would highly recommend the dine in experience. Pride and caring was so prevalent. read more

There is a reason these folks have been rated the best Chinese in the area for years and years; portions are generous, staff is attentive and personable, and the prices are more than fair. read more

The food here used to be pretty good but we just ordered this past weekend and were extremely disappointed. The orange chicken was hard as a rock, the Singapore rice noodles had hardly any protein, ( only three tiny shrimp ) I could barely taste the curry, and the noodles were so overcooked that they were mush. Same for the lo mien noodles, soggy and way overcooked. Everything in the pupu platter was also overcooked except for the pork. The only thing that was any good was the house egg foo young, which to be honest is the only reason we continue to order from here. I think Jin Yuan is actually much better overall except for their egg foo young which is usually undercooked. We also had to stop going there when they raised the prices and lowered the serving portions. So for now, I guess there's not a Chinese restaurant in Waterville that I will patronize any more. read more

The online menu clearly states that a lunch special comes with an appetizer and a choice of beef teriyaki, chicken teriyaki or boneless spare ribs but when I called to place my order I was told it's only one appetizer so I had to buy the chicken teriyaki separate even though the menu states that it comes with it. read more

Ming Lee Chinese Restaurant - The online menu - Chinese Near Me - Waterville, Maine

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My wife and I have been ordering food from here for at least 6 years and the food has been outstanding. About 2 months ago we noticed that the quality of their food was not at all what it used to be. It seemed that every dish tasted the same. It was like one sauce was used for every dish and it was quick to turn to gel. Not very appetizing. Instead of ordering in, today we decided to drop into the restaurant to see if it would make a difference. It did not and we won't be returning due to the poor quality of their food. There are better restaurants in Waterville serving Chinese food that are not that far away. read more

Went in to grab some takeout and noticed how lovely the atmosphere was. Not only that, the staff were very kind and helpful. I requested to have a steamed dish with sauce on the side, even though it wasn't on the menu and they did it! They also provided a lot of sauce! Also ordered the orange chicken which was a huge portion! The food was ready in only 10 minutes, too. read more

Ming Lee Chinese Restaurant - Steamed veggies and chicken - Chinese Near Me - Waterville, Maine

The best in taste, good portions, friendly staff. And Mei herself will go around to talk to her customers to make sure all is okay. We go at least every 3 weeks. Even when they are extremely busy, we probably don't have more than a 30 minute wait. It's worth it. read more

Best Chinese food restaurant food in town! Good servings, good taste , good service and take out! I would highly recommend this restaurant over the other Chinese restaurants in town. read more

I'm not comparing this to more authentic/popular Chinese restaurants in Boston or any major cities because we're in Waterville. I ordered crab rangoons and chicken fried rice for take out (both small orders). I was very surprised to see how large the rangoons were and there were I think 7 total, which is a lot for a "small". The chicken fried rice was a disappointment. It wasn't the worst thing I've ever had but I've never had fried rice like theirs. It was interesting....and the chicken didn't seem like of highest quality. I'd rate the crab rangoons 4/5 and the chicken fried rice a 2/5 (probably a 1.5/5). Price was decent considering in how large their portions are. read more

The food is over rated. Many places in town with much better offerings. I wont name the alternatives here but they do exist. The last time i tried doing business with ming lee, they told me they were too busy and i couldnt place an order. I'm sorry. The whole point of a business is to make money, right? I was floored when they refused to take an order for two people. Probably wouldve taken them ten minutes to prepare. Sheer laziness if you ask me. The food i have tried from ming lee was decent. Nothing to rave about but not bad. The service was what i expected. read more

This place used to be a quality experience with fresh heaping portions for your hard earned money. It seems to have taken a giant step towards the the worst the last couple times I have been here . The customer service is horrible now . read more

worst Chinese food I have ever had. I ordered pu pu platter for 2 and chicken was dried out so badly that couldn't be eaten it was like eating leather same with pork strips and beef teriyaki. The chicken fingers were good and crab Rangoon but that was it. Too bad i am the one who likes to try new places but will never go there again. I read reviews before going and it has great reviews but did not receive what they were dishing out!!! read more

Ate lunch there today for the first time. I ordered the Chinese vegetables with fried rice and it came with crab Rangoon. I ordered it three stars spicy and it was fresh, spicy and so light. Crispy and not too salty which is refreshing. Clean restaurant with excellent service. I will be back! read more

I am a native Mainer and I have eaten a lot of Chinese Food. A LOT. Personal favorite ethnic cuisine and I am a Egg Foo Young snob. I was a little skeptical, I have favorite places that I trust. Sister-in-law recommended this place and hubby was in the area. So glad we found this little gem! Had to get the Egg Foo Young (super yummy, homemade gravy, get the house version--totally loaded), the house Hong Kong noodles had giant chunks of chicken, pork, beef, huge scallops and shrimp. All that in a savory brown sauce with big chunks of broccoli, mushrooms, onion, bamboo shoots...all on a bed of thin noodles that resembled angel hair. A-Mazing! Then we ordered one of my faves that can be delicious or go horribly wrong. General Tso Chicken. This one does not disappoint. Jumbo pieces of white chicken, battered and fried to a golden brown tossed with a light spicy sauce that allows you to savor a little heat while still being able to taste the tender chicken and flavorful egg batter. I have had some versions that were downright unpleasant...this spice and heat is subtle and still allows you to enjoy your food. Overall, this place is great for takeout. When it is safe to dine in again, this place will be a destination to look forward to. One issue that kept me from 5 stars. The Shrimp with Lobster Sauce was a little disappointing. My favorite restaurant does an impressive presentation with dark sauce, ground meat and 4 Collossal shrimp sitting on top. Ming Lee does their version with small shrimp. It was passable but the sauce was a little thin and the small shrimp was not as flavorful as the larger ones are. Give this place a try. Their takeout menu is multiple pages with all the usual suspects that you know and love. The size of the portions are huge and I love leftovers. You are sure to find your favorite dish done with a nice flair. read more

A really bad experience. I ordered sweet and sour pork and beef and mushrooms. The beef and mushrooms didn't have a bad flavor, but it was 75% liquid with some mushrooms floating in it and almost no beef. It did not come with with rice like every other Chinese food restaurant in the country so it was a very strange soup. Now to the sweet and sour pork. It was not sweet and sour pork!!! It was breaded sticks with a plastic tub of sauce and a chunk of pineapple floating in it. I'll upload two pictures for expectations vs reality. I just don't understand how every other Chinese restaurant does the same thing except Ming Lee. I will not be back and would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

Ming Lee Chinese Restaurant - (Expectations) Actual sweet and sour pork. - Chinese Near Me - Waterville, Maine

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Their food is hands down the best Chinese around. Always have to get my "fix" of duck sauce on egg rolls when visiting from Ohio. Still wasn't dine in but service was spectacular. Portions are generous, no one makes fried rice like this in Ohio. . read more

Our go to Chinese restaurant! We love their food. Great takeout and sit down. Super super good!