Are you tired of frozen than thawed chicken when you go eat somewhere? You got to try this place, everything is fresh!! The perfect texture, flavor and amount! I'm very picky about my sesame chicken and this place nailed it!! I decided to try the chicken corn soup and it was so delicious!!! The crab Rangoon's are pretty good too. We tried the sweet donuts, forgot to take a picture but they're totally worth it too! Fiancé got the cashew chicken and he said it was pretty good too! We'll definitely be going back. O yea the service was super fast too! Great background music and you got tv you can watch too. read more

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I went today and ordered a 2 combo meal, triple delight meal and bbq wings. I didn't get the triple delight spicy like I asked and I didn't receive a crab Rangoon and egg roll with the 2 combo meal. They also didn't put any spice in the orange chicken like I requested. The soups also came half full. I'm very disappointed in my order and the fact that it cost me $38.73 for a meal with missing items. read more

Located in a strip on Fleur, TTS supposedly is the best Chinese in the metro or at least highly rated. I wouldn't put it overly high. Its ambiance is local fast food like, service is friendly and the food is reasonably cheap and fairly decent but not fantastic. My companion and I thought the egg drop was better than lost but the entrees were kind of bland offset by plentiful. If you are looking for really good Chinese look elsewhere. If in the vicinity try the Green Olive for similar price and better food albeit it's Greek. I have no relationship with the Green Olive. read more

THE FOOD IS AMAZING BUT THE STAFF IS JUST PLAIN RUDE AND NASTY. If I could give a negative rating for friendliness I would. Needs updated. It looks like they haven't put any money into the restaurant itself n years. And again the staff is rude. They nvr greet u. Nvr say thank u when u leave. Ignore u when u walk in, u have too approach them or they won't say anything or ask u if u need help or what u would like. Without great customer service it's not worth it. Do better. read more

Wanted to start off by saying this place has the most friendly staff I have encountered in Iowa. For a Monday evening they were quite busy. They do have indoor dining and couple of tables. Nice decorations. Food was good. I got the sweet and sour soup and it was little to salty for my taste. Chicken sesame was outstanding! Came with a side of rice or fried rice but compared to the chicken quantity the rice quantity was very small. Order a side of extra rice maybe. Overall it was a good experience, definitely would encourage people to try if they haven't. Sorry no pictures read more

Not good at all. All spicy dishes were bland. The chicken was chewy and grisly. The 'hot and sour' soup was WAY too salty. Stay away from this place. read more

Always good. I ordered the orange chicken. It was $10. I recommend this place. I don't visit as often as I should.

I'm not sure what kind of Chinese food this is. Fried rice was just brown with nothing in it. Most vegetables were canned or frozen. Chicken in the moo goo gai pan tasted precooked then reheated. Mongolian Beef was tough and came with an excessive amount of onions. Wonton soup was not your typical soup but broth was ok. read more

The food is really good has never disappointed me but a little more effort could definitely be put into it.

Food was hot and the crab Rangoon's are amazing. Ordered the chicken lo mein and the flavor was on point.

Pretty good portion sizes, fresh food as well. Definitly will return. Didn't care for the smell of the soup though I threw it out. read more

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After dropping off a rental vehicle at the airport I was in the mood for Chinese food. I found this place on Yelp and it had great reviews. The place is less than a mile from the airport in a little strip mall. There was plenty of parking the Sunday night I visited. The place wasn't very busy. The dining area was clean. The staff was very friendly and nice. I ordered the Mongolian Beef which came with a Egg Roll and Crab Rangoon. The beef was very tender with nice flavor. Plenty of beef to vegetable ratio. The rice was cooked perfectly. The Egg Roll was crisp on the outside with crisp flavorful vegetables inside. I wasn't impressed with the Crab Rangoon as the inside was like runny pudding. I am looking forward to going back and trying some other things on the menu. read more

Tsing Tsao South - Mongolian Beef! - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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First impression: It smells amazing in here! I showed up in pjs thinking it was the typical, cafeteria line, combo plate, chinese food restaurant. Nope. Is it upscale, no. But wear real pants, lol. I stood there looking lost; however, the gentleman behing the counter was kind. He let me stand in the way as I took it all in. Once I finally decided on questions, he was helpful. I'm shouting, "Thank you!" I know I slowed down the line asking questions; however, I felt welcomed and not rushed. I ordered the Super Combo for 11.50. You choose 2 sides, and it comes with rice, soup, eggroll, wonton, and a drink. I ordered Triple Meat (steak, chicken, shrimp), and Jalepeño Beef. It was all good. I had them surprise me on the soup, so I can't tell you the name. It was delicious! My favorite was the Jalepeño Chicken!! Super flavorful! If I'm ever in Des Moines again, I'll definitely stop here again! read more

Tsing Tsao South - Best. Soup. Ever. - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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The best fried rice in the metro hands down! Staff is always friendly and the food is great. Dine in or take out. I highly recommend!

Quick and good service along with great food. A south side staple for years and years!

Always fresh to order. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Big portions. Cheap but good quality. Dine in or carry out. Pictures in the restaurant are exactly what your order will come out looking like. Sesame chicken is my go to every time. Nice flavor & chicken has a crunch to it. read more

Tsing Tsao South - Sesame chicken + fried rice + 2 crab rangoons - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Great Chinese food! I'm kind of surprised that DoorDash got food from the south store when we were within a mile of the University store(they have awesome food as well). A bit pricey with DoorDash, but it was well worth it! We will definitely get food from here again. We got potstickers, happy family combo and almond chicken combo. The meals each had a krab Rangoon and egg roll and both were very good. CyHawkApproved. Marcy'sDinerTantrumScale 5/5- NoScreamingKids. Great DoorDash service as well! read more

The food was tasty & delivered on time. Will order from here again. Veggie Lo Mein - loved the sauce & that I didn't have to request water chestnuts Beef Noodles - picky teen approved read more

I've only Doordashed, but food is good. The other person talking about the food making a mess was wrong. Either they've fixed the issue, or it was a dasher issue. My food came in a large thick paper bag with cardboard bottom & food in separate closed containers. Food like Orange Chicken comes with rice, so you don't need to order a side of rice read more

Just paid $18.55 for the lunch special that's not that special at all. Save your money go to Hy-Vee. read more

Tsing Tsao South - Mongolian Beef with a hot sour soup. Only thing missing was my fully submerged crab Rangoon in the Mongolian beef sauce. - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

My go-to place for cheap, fast, delicious "Americanized-Chinese" food! Foodies, please don't come here expecting "authentic" Chinese foods, but come here for darn good Chinese stir-fries that can fill you up and not burn a hole in your pocket. The Food: Mongolian Beef extra extra spicy (4/5) Orange Chicken (4/5) Empress Chicken (4/5) Hunan (any meat) (4/5) Triple Delight (4/5) Garlic (any meat) (4/5) Crab Rangoons (4/5) BBQ chicken wings (3/5) Sizzling Rice Soup (3/5) I have been coming here since my high school days. (I graduated in '01) and when I moved away, I seriously craved this place. It always had to be this south side location too. The other locations just weren't the same. I almost always order anything that's up on the specials menu behind the counter. Everything I've tried is good. Some sauces are similar to others, but if you like sweet stir-fries, try the top three I listed under foods. Orange and empress are deep-fried chicken pieces stir-fried in sauce. Service here is good. You go up to the counter and order your meal, sit down and they bring your food to you. Every meal comes with a cup of soup for lunch and an egg roll and crab rangoon for lunch and dinner. I live out in West Des Moines, but every time I get a chance to I stop by and eat here or take to-go. read more

Tsing Tsao South - Hunan Pork and Orange Chicken in the back. - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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This is typical Chinese fast food places that you get what you pay for. Nothing really foreign so you can't be terrified to eat anything and I'm assuming they're missing a great ingredient MSG which people are fearful of consuming when they practically eat it in many everyday items. It's a small place that's at the end of a strip with cliche Chinese decorations. The place does get pretty popular so you may end up waiting in line for a little while during peak hours. I think if you're craving Chinese food in the south side of Des Moines and not wanting to take on a buffet, this maybe your best bet. read more

We ordered takeout frequently in the past - the food is not bad and it was very convenient. But - the last three times the food has arrived spilled and slopped all over itself. Containers are open, the paper bag it all comes in is soaked to the point of being useless. We spent $60 last night and in return got a sloppy, jumbled mess of food, wet paper and an overall disgusting experience. Tsing Tsao has lost a steady customer. read more

My first time entering this restaurant and it was a wonderful experience , the gentleman at the counter was very helpful and friendly I will definitely be coming back, the food excellent along with the service! Great job guys read more

Tsing Tsao South - Beef and broccoli, hot and sour soup and crab ragoons - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This is the third time I've tried to eat here and I'm my opinion the food here is bland at best. Today I got the Hunan Chicken and my wife got the Mongolian Beef. Very disappointing! No flavor at all! We got take your and when I got home I needed to "doctor it up" so that it at least had some flavor! Chunks of cartilage in the chicken. We will not be going back! Still looking for good Asian food on the south side of DSM! read more

O. M. G. We ordered 3 dishes to be delivered. We took 3-4 bites if each and threw the rest out. I don't know where to begin. We ordered Mongolian beef, egg fu young and some other chicken and veg dish. All was inedible. The "fried" rice is white rice colored brown somehow. Even it was terrible. It doesn't even deserve 1 star read more

Excellent food and even better service. If you are on Fleur Dr near the airport try them out.

Went here this afternoon. I've been to the Tsing Tsao in West Des Moines, and enjoyed it, so I was assuming I'd like this place as well. I should mention that a lot of the Chinese places around Des Moines seem to be closed on Sundays, so this place is a good Sunday option if that's what you are going for. I got sweet and sour chicken, the dinner portion, which comes with steamed rice, egg roll, a crab Rangoon and a fortune cookie for around seven bucks. The lunch portions are about the same size, but come with soup and are like a dollar cheaper. We also got an order of crab rangoon on the side. Everything was made fresh and hot. There was a bit too much sweet and sour sauce on my entree for my taste, but overall, it was tasty. The crab rangoons were hot and delicious. Would recommend. read more

Tsing Tsao South - Sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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I really enjoy this place and look forward to eating there in person. The food is always good. I'm definitely eager to try some of the spicier dishes. You are appreciated, T.T.S.! read more

Clean, fast, tasty! I would characterize this place as a reliable place to get some Asian food. It's probably not going to knock your socks off but it will be good and it will come from what looks to be a very clean kitchen. We tried the chicken lo mein, beef and broccoli, egg roll, egg drop soup, crab Rangoon and jalapeño crab Rangoon on our first visit everything was above average and very good. My husband and I discussed that it was very good and would go again, but it was good enough to drive across the metro for. Definitely try it if you're in the neighborhood! read more

I ordered food for 4 people asking for their House Chinese Rice which was to have pork, chicjen and shrimp. Instead i got enough rice for one person and it was loaded with carrots and peas and had little meat in it. I order2d 4 fried wantons and got two shriveled up pieces dried out and unedible, thw four egg rolls were only two of them ans again over cooked and greasy, the seasa m e chicken was put into a single serve container and it was suppose to feed 4 people. This place charged me 47 dollars and it was awful. I wouldn't eat here ever again. I asked for my order and they stsrted arguing with me. I had grubhub refund me and even my dog wouldnt eat this shit. read more

I wish this place had delivery all the time. The food is good, but not the best. Some of the vegetables were almost raw in the egg drop soup. They are a little heavy handed with the soy sauce. The garlic chicken had good flavor and I like that they use chunks of water chestnuts instead of slices and mushroom slices instead of chunks. The portions are great for the price. They have fountain Coke products but I think I saw Pepsi and Sunkist products in the can. As well as bottles of sports drinks. I LOVE that they have tables and chairs and booths, plenty of seating! You order at the counter and sit where you want. They bring you your soup while you wait for your meal. They use real plates and silverware! read more

Tsing Tsao South always serves fresh, high-quality Chinese food real fast. All of their employees are very nice to customers. They clean the tables very quickly and nicely. You can always expect clean, nice environment to dine in. I highly recommend Tsing Tsao South to anyone who loves high-quality fresh Chinese food for dine in or carry out. read more

You get what you pay for. Yes the prices are cheap and the food is served fast. The food is not very good. It tasted like it had been cooked in a fryer that hadn't had its oil changed in ages. It was not very good. I won't return. read more

*Duplicate Review* There is already a page for this restaurant. I have eaten at their location on University and enjoyed it so I thought I would give this one a shot. I had my fiance pick up the food for me so I did not see what the inside of the place looks like. I got a order of crab Rangoons and Mongolian Beef while my fiance got the combo fried rice. I got food for my buddy which was chicken lo mein. The food was all pretty descent, it is Chinese fast food so I didn't expect too much. The surprise of the night was the fried rice, it was very good! The price was not bad and it was pretty quick for them to get the food ready to go for takeout read more

So good! A friend was in town and we decided to try something new! This place was great!

Everyone in my family raves about this place. One family member visits home and the moment he lands at the airport this is what he craves. So tonight was my first night. The aroma drifted out the door as we walked up. It smelled so good I over ordered. We ordered right off the menu and it didn't take more than about 15 minutes to get all the food that we wanted. The gentleman at the counter is abrupt but takes your order quickly and yells it through the window to the kitchen. They have a really good hot tea and great meal deals. We went in the evening and I had the Orange chicken meal that came with steamed rice, egg roll, crab rangoon, drink and soup. The egg drop soup is full of veggies and crab. It was hot and very tasty. A lot of food for the price. All the good was good. We all had different meals but all left stuffed. Multiple people came in and out to pick up the call ahead meals. I took note that the man at the counter knew people add they came in. If anything he knew them by their orders. One lady he'd commented "no spicy tonight?" Kudos for knowing your regulars. The sit down crowd was thin till about 7. Apparently you can't buy the tea to go here. I guess my mom loved it so much she came to get a cup to go once and couldn't. Tonight she bought it and had a couple pots and still had enough to take a glass home. I will have to agree that if you are hungry for Americanized Chinese that is good, quick and reasonable, this is the place. I know I'll be back when I come back to this side of town. read more

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We love Tsing Tsao! 2 lunch/dinner specials + drinks = $15. Fresh food, quick service, friendly staff, clean location. You get a very large portion on a $6 special. All entrees come with soup, Rangoon, egg roll and rice. GF eaters, ask for no fried sides and of course, watch your soy sauces. Staff is observant and friendly, so don't be afraid to ask. The sweet and sour here is the bomb.com. I also love that their iced tea is fresh AND cold. This is my Chinese happy place. read more

Tsing Tsao South - Front: garlic chicken entree. Back: sweet & sour pork. - Chinese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This place is awful! Obviously the people giving it 5 stars haven't ventured out of Des Moines for Chinese food. I ordered the general tsao chicken with fried rice. After a few bites of the chewy over sauced meat, I had enough. The worst part was it smelled so bad, I had to put the trash in the hallway of my hotel because I couldn't bear the smell. I will say the lone crab rangoon that came with the meal was pretty tasty. read more

The food was delivered hot and good.we live in Carlisle, about 15 -18 min drive In good weather ,but today we had a bad snow storm. Over 7 inches and blizzard warnings but the delivery still came , it was about 10 minutes later then original time window. But considering it was 9pm and bad weather, I'm grateful anyone came out to where we live. Only complaint on food was the egg rolls was in with Mongolian beef and they got soaked in juices and made the fried egg rolls soggy..the crab ragoons were separate in own box, wish egg rolls would have been in sesperate box or with crab ragoons..but rest of food was good..we had 6 meals and appetizers. Liked the fried wings .never had before .they were good. read more