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Ming's

Ming's

12 Salem St, Lynnfield, MA, 01940, United States

Soup • Chinese • Chicken • Vegetarian


"I was very pleasantly surprised and happy to find that Ming's grows some ingredients themselves in the back of the store which is just so groovy. I saw an employee watering the plants yesterday or the day before and so today I decided to prove further.I've taken Mandarin for 6 years now (some of middle school and highschool and college) and I'm very passionate and have so much love for the Chinese language, culture, country, and especially people. I've admired all things Chinese ever since I could remember as a little child. I even ran up to an elderly Chinese woman when I was 3 or 4 years old and called her Grandma!!! Haha.Anyways, those are side notes, but anyways, I just thought this was very eco-conscience and progressive and authentic and just wicked cool and even tho I work across from Ming's down the street, I didn't really consider it due to how small it was and not much seating and I just hadn't seen the reviews or the garden. Like this restaurant seems like possibly a local gem now to me!This peaked my interest for the restaurant and then when I went to post this I saw plenty of really great reviews so I def am going to check it out now! Can't wait!Anyways, I mentioned my interest in Chinese language etc because realized that I could learn more about China by capturing pictures of the different plants I didn't know and using those pictures to identify on Google what they are. There were a couple different plants that showed up but from what I can tell there is a fig tree and laurel that is new to me and I read articles about how they use it in Chinese cuisine and how. And it was just a nice little adventure for the day and I'm very impressed they try to utilize eco-friendly, and locally sourced ingredients.I hope they continue their efforts growing these plants and are able to even make it more extensive. And they should def promote it because it just is rlly cool."