Mingkee Deli 西關明記腸粉

The menu is on the wall above the check counter on the side of entry. While you order and pay at the front, your seats are being set up. The fish in the fish rice roll tastes very interesting with a chewy texture. It’s a contract to the softness of rice sheet. We really enjoyed this dish. There are many different of rice rolls and porridges one can try. The speed of serving is very impressive, too.

- S H -

We chose: beef brisket (beef in a 5-spice sauce with greens), lemongrass chicken wings (great fried chicken, 4pcs) Sampan Porridge (mixed meat porridge with peanuts and egg on top), Chinese donut (great with porridge), BBQ pork rice noodle (big noodle with BBQ pork and soy sauce) and chicken and mushroom rice noodle. They brought out water, bowls and utensils. The hot sauce and a couple of other sauces were already on the table for your taste. Everything was tasty, good size servings. This was a nice surprise. Service was nice.

- Chelle T -

New review from coming back the next day: I ordered the sampan porridge ($12) which was way more interesting. It's initially just a big bowl of meh white porridge. You can throw in some green onions and crushed nuts or garlic (idk) which really level up the porridge flavors. The fun part is searching for the white fish, shrimp, squid, etc in the bowl. It's a big bowl with lots of hidden goodies that I wasn't able to finish on my own. It tasted great and it was a little fishing adventure. Original review: I had the beef brisket rice noodle roll for about $10. I never had a rice noodle roll before, it's like one big lump of noodle. The meat was great chewy and completely enveloped in a lot of sauce which was yummy. The dish came with a hot tea which was a nice touch. This is a preliminary four star review because I think this place is a side dish away from being a five star for me. I am definitely coming back to explore more of the menu.

- Yuval Greenfield -

A friend recommended this place for the authentic food from her hometown and it became absolutely one of my favorite! The rice noodle rolls are very different from the ones I usually got from dim-sum place. Here they’re thinner with more layers and more fillings and tasted much better. I like the beef rice noodle roll the best - the beef was very tender, full of flavors. And the congee, very satisfying. The vegetable dish was fresh, cooked just right. All the dishes I tried had great portion for their price. I’d definitely recommend this place. A must try!

- Judy L -

A causal eatery serving authentic Cantonese rice noodle rolls stuffed with different types of meats, seafood or vegetables. The rice rolls with beef stew, bbq pork or shrimp were consistently good, but those with pork liver tasted gamy on the day we went. We also had the Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, which was quite good. They also serve traditional Cantonese savory rice congee with meats and other types of Cantonese street foods. Service was fast. Price was reasonable.

- Rong Mao -