Ming River Sidewalk Cafe

Lunch at a restaurant serving Fujianese food, which I was unfamiliar with. Very simple, bare bones place for a quick in and out meal. Pork dumplings - Solid Peanut butter noodles - Good. Very mild in flavor but nice. Fishballs - Came out as a soup with meat stuffed in balls of dough. Was expecting something else. But a light, pleasant soup. Lychee pork - Kind of a higher end version of sweet and sour pork with more emphasis on the sour. Made with deep fried pork and came with tomatoes and broccoli mixed in. Good and would get again. Fried taro cakes - Mildly flavored with nice texture. Everything was nice. Overall food was mild and savory. Each table had a squirt bottle of vinegar for garnish. Wish I knew what I should put it on, ha. Would definitely like to try some of the other items on the menu. A variety of different soups seem to be a highlight at the place. Excellent prices. Only take cash.

One of the best hidden gems in Chinatown! This little restaurant is our go-to for authentic Fuzhounese comfort dishes at really great prices. 3 dishes for less than $10? #WorthIt (just make sure to bring cash) You can go in, grab a menu and seat yourself. Call the hostess over once you’re ready to order and chill. We always get the wonton soup with mini wontons and the peanut butter noodles (pictured). Other faves have been the oyster pancake which is a crowd fave and many people like the taro cake.

Food is fine. But horrible experience, felt like i was scammed. Menu prices listed on the paper menu they provided would have added up to $36. When bill comes around, my party gets told the actual menu price has gone up and there was no indicator of this. Bill became 45 dollars instead. Examples given was the 3.50 peanut noodles were actually 8 dollars. Complete fraud.

Best mini wonton soup in the whole Philly Chinatown. I'm a super fan of Chinese mini wonton soup. Whenever I go to Chinatown, I always have at least one bowl. From my experience, their wonton soup is the best in Chinatown and all the surrounding suburbs around Philly. Get your cash ready though. The only reason I didn’t give five stars is: they didn’t update the price on the menu. Everything costs a bit more than what’s listed on the menu.

Delicious Fujianese food! I really enjoyed every dumpling I tried from this place, especially the pan fried ones. The peanut noodles, wontons were nice too. The veg dishes had good wok hei and the gravy on it was perfectly seasoned. I will be back often.