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Ming's in Davidson is worth a try

By Megan Sprague | Lake Norman Navigator

Published: September 3, 2009

Ming's in Davidson offers a dining experience not to be missed.

Kick off your meal with egg, shrimp or spring rolls, dumplings, stuffed lettuce cups or gyoza for $1.25-$9.95 for a Pu Pu platter for two. You can also start with wonton, egg drop or miso soup for $2 a quart or house, seaweed and squid salads for $3-$5.

Traditional dishes such as chicken or shrimp fried rice, a variety of lo mein and chow mein and egg foo young with chicken, pork, shrimp or beef is available for an average of $6-$8. You can make your own entrée, choosing your base (chicken, beef, shrimp or scallops), selecting rice (white, fried or brown) and adding sauce and vegetables (sweet and sour, kung pao, garlic, curry, broccoli, mixed vegetables and cashew nuts).

I chose one of the Chef's Specialties, the Orange Chicken served with brown rice for $9.95. The orange chicken is crispy but not heavy. It has a delicate crunch and the orange sauce is sweet with a little kick. The rice it was served with was fluffy and the perfect side. To top it off, the plate was adorned with edible bird decorations, made out of carrots.

Other Chef's Specialties include Seafood Delight, with jumbo shrimp, scallops and lobster with vegetables in a white sauce; Crispy Shrimp with a red chili mango sauce and roasted walnuts; Filet Mignon with asparagus; Ginger Shrimp with steamed broccoli, snow peas and a ginger-garlic sauce; and the Hunan Twin Delight, with shredded pork in a black bean sauce and shrimp with chili sauce. Specialties range from $10-$15.

Sushi is another option, with a variety of tuna, clam, squid, scallop, eel, octopus and crab for $3-$5, as well as hand rolls with salmon, shrimp, eel, spicy tuna and lobster for $3-$8. You can order a Bento box with teriyaki chicken, shrimp tempura or Beef Negimaki for $7-$8 or catch a lunch special from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $6-$7. All lunch specials come with fried rice and an egg roll.

Ming's is available for both dine in and carry out, and is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.