Ming’s Noodle Cafe located at 3447 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough

We have driven past Ming’s Noodle Cafe on Kennedy Road south of Steeles Avenue hundreds of times in Scarborough but never ventured in for a meal until now.  I was pleasantly surprised with how spacious and large the dining area was and how comfortable it felt.  Dining here with maximum air conditioning on a hot summer day in July was perfect.  I loved how there were dozens of choices on the menu like all-day breakfasts, your typical Hong Kong style dishes of noodles and rice, steamed rice in lotus leaf, build your own “cart” noodles, dinner combo options for 2, 3, or 4 people, and more.

tea time special menu

Lunch special menu

Lunch special menu

Menu cover

All day special breakfast menu

Noodle soup menu

Cart noodle soup menu

Rice and spaghetti menu

Dinner special menu

Steamed Rice in Lotus Leaf menu

Chef’s Special menu

Snack menu

Dish combo menu

Drinks, toast, and sandwich menu

Snack, macaroni, instant noodle, soup menu

Noodle soup and congee menu

Fried rice noodle and chow mein menu

Rice and fried rice menu

The husband chose the Special which had 3 sausages, eggs, ham, and buttered toast and a Hong Kong milk tea for $10.45.

Special: 3 sausages, eggs, ham, buttered toast, Hong Kong milk tea. $10.45

All Day Special: egg sandwich, ham macaroni, hot lemon water. $10.95

My mom ordered one variation of the the All Day Special: egg sandwich, ham macaroni, and a hot lemon water for $10.95.  I was thoroughly impressed with how much ham slices there were in the macaroni.  I know other Hong Kong style cafes especially in the Markham area are not this generous with the ham.  Just look at the photo!

While the rest of the family opted for the all-day breakfast choices, I had been craving laksa noodles during that visit still so I couldn’t help but order that to try it out.  I knew it wasn’t an authentic Malaysian restaurant but it was still worth trying because you never know.

Seafood & Chicken with Mixed Vermicelli in Laksa Soup. $13.95

To my surprise, this bowl of  Seafood & Chicken with Mixed Vermicelli in Laksa Soup costing $13.95 was loaded with the traditional two kinds of noodles (yellow egg noodles and vermicelli), 3 shrimps, 3 pieces of tofu, a whole egg, and 3 pieces of chicken thigh meat.  There was so much in the bowl!   The “laksa” broth was more like watered down curry though and definitely not the authentic laksa broth I recently had at Pho Le.  But for this price, it was an amazing deal and I was so full.  I had to get a takeout container because I couldn’t finish it.

Closer look at the noodles and toppings

Chinese Dough Fritter and Shredded Chicken & Corn Congee. $9.95

Lastly, we got a Shredded Chicken & Corn Congee with Chinese Dough Fritter for $9.95 under the lunch menu for the table (and for the kids).  The congee was simple but it tasted so good and homemade and “meen” (tender and the right consistency) and flavour.  The fried dough sticks were so delicious when you stick them into the congee too.  It had been a while since I had fresh fried dough sticks like these.  Absolutely delicious!

Such a thick consistency of the Shredded Chicken & Corn Congee

Interior

I could not believe how cheap and affordable and large portioned the dishes were!  I really enjoyed this Hong Kong style cafe and couldn’t believe we finally had a meal here.  It’s been in existence for probably 20 years minimum.

I definitely can’t wait to return to eat more of their food.  There are so many options and I love restaurants that have lots of choices.

(I regret that we didn’t bring our usual glass or Tupperware containers to store our leftovers because we ended up paying 30 cents each for two takeout containers. 😦  And we didn’t know there was a charge for takeout containers until the bill came.)

Have you been to Ming’s Noodle Cafe before?  If so, what did you think of it?