Ming’s comes from another era of suburban Chinese restaurants, when the cuisine was always Cantonese, when the kitschy décor was inevitably as thick, sweet and sour as the sauces, and when somebody at every table was obliged to joke that they’d all be hungry again in an hour. The choices are the familiar standards—chow meins and lo meins, chop sueys and sweet-and-sour stuff, noodle soups and various fried rices—with sides like egg rolls, fried shrimp, ribs and egg foo yung. This is stick-to-your-ribs Chinese food—comfort food, you could call it, unless you’re on a low-sodium diet.

MING’S CHINESE RESTAURANT 17812 S BELLFLOWER BLVD | BELLFLOWER 90706 | 562.867.2600 | OPEN TUES-SUN, 11:30AM-9PM | FOOD FOR TWO, $25

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