I grew up in NYC loving the food in Chinatown, so when a local friend suggested we have lunch at Hong Minh in nearby Harvey, I thought "oh no, suburban Chinese food... blah." I quickly shed my preconceptions once food started arriving at our barebones table in a plain-Jane dining room in this nondescript strip mall. Dang! This is easily up there with the best Chinese food you'll find anywhere in the country. Highlights include BBQ pork, roasted duck, salt & pepper string beans and Singapore mei fun. I asked one of the owners who was taking a break from hacking up roast ducks what part of China they were from and he said "Hong Kong and Taiwan, NOT China." Take that, China and preconceptions!
Emily Rosenzweig
By far the best wonton soup in all of New Orleans. Wontons are handmade and bursting with flavor. Broth is flavorful and not too salty. Greens in there are perfectly cooked. That said not everything here is equally good. The roast pork looks better than it tasted -- didn't have much of a bark / crust on it. And the fried rice that came with the lunch special tasted stale. I've been here many times -- their Singapore Mai Fun is great as are all their green vegetable dishes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Patricia E.
Solo lunch during the week. Went based on all the rave reviews; I wasn't impressed. Service was inconsistent. It appeared there was one server and a few "back ups" who probably worked in the kitchen or cleared tables, though the place was very busy and appeared to be a favorite with local workers. I really wasn't sure to whom I was to address my requests, and the second person to my table spoke Spanish (no English) so I had to ask with pointing and didn't get the response I wanted. Had the salt and pepper pork lunch with fried rice. Made the choice based on pictures on the menu and no description - hated that, especially since I couldn't get anyone to return to the table to explain to me how it was prepared and describe the other choices I was considering. Did not realize pork was fried (again - no description) and ran into a lot of bones and fat. Didn't finish my meal and took leftovers, but ended up throwing them out. I'll continue to find my "Happy Asian Food Place," because this wasn't it.
Vy N.
This place is under new management. We had order a whole roasted duck and it was very bland! Usually when we order it had redish color and have flavor. We also ordered the roast pig it was okay. Really disappointed and expensive.
Dnb A.
Always always always amazing. The food is always great and the staff is always so nice. Price has gone up but that is every where in this economy.
Ryan Nguyen
This restaurant really is a hole in a wall. I was a little skeptical when I arrived here because of how sketchy the outside was and how outdated the inside was, but the service was still nice and the food was really good. We got the Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings ($13.00), the Beef Chow Fun ($17.00), and the Roasted Duck Noodle Soup ($13.00). All three dishes were freshly made and had huge portions. Hong Minh isn't a fancy place, but I'd still give it a chance if you haven't tried it before.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ryan N.
This restaurant really is a hole in a wall. I was a little skeptical when I arrived here because of how sketchy the outside was and how outdated the inside was, but the service was still nice and the food was really good. We got the Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings ($13.00), the Beef Chow Fun ($17.00), and the Roasted Duck Noodle Soup ($13.00). All three dishes were freshly made and had huge portions. Hong Minh isn't a fancy place, but I'd still give it a chance if you haven't tried it before.
Rainbowdash V.
th The food was delicious.I han had honey chicken it had a little spic kick to it (spice) but was very good. not your usual honey chicken. Also had the cure chef mixed vegetables and added chicken very good.A+ on fast service.
Ronald Lott
Food was delicious. Service was very good. Prices reasonable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef
Kent N.
Fly house. Not much parking, not much air condition inside. A lot of phone orders while my wife and I the only patients there at the time. Nice portions very tasty.
This is the best roast meat in the area. The best. Absolutely delicious.Get yourself 1 duck, a pound of pork, and 1 chicken. You're welcome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Azlina Harun
The food at this little hole on the wall place is amazing. AMAZING! I ordered the string beans on the lunch special. Delicious, nutritios, generous portion. My belly was very, very happy. My son ordered the Mongolian beef....declared it the best Mongolian beef. There you have it!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Axel Lea
Got soup tasted of soap walked out. They tried to stop us ,i told them to taste if ok id pay. I left with a middle finger oin the air.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Danny Cosmo
One of if not the Best Food around, the Duck and Pork are awesome, but no matter what you order you will be happy and the staff and owners are Awesome as well. Today my wallet fell out my pocket and they found it and returned it, so it was a win win, Great food and found my wallet!! Thanks will be seeing y’all again!Parking: Easy parking in front or on the side
Jon Emerson
It's been many years since I had this kind of authentic Cantonese Chinese Food. This reminds me of Chinatown in New York when I grew up there. All the reviews are correct, it is excellent.
I grew up in NYC loving the food in Chinatown, so when a local friend suggested we have lunch at Hong Minh in nearby Harvey, I thought "oh no, suburban Chinese food... blah." I quickly shed my preconceptions once food started arriving at our barebones table in a plain-Jane dining room in this nondescript strip mall. Dang! This is easily up there with the best Chinese food you'll find anywhere in the country. Highlights include BBQ pork, roasted duck, salt & pepper string beans and Singapore mei fun. I asked one of the owners who was taking a break from hacking up roast ducks what part of China they were from and he said "Hong Kong and Taiwan, NOT China." Take that, China and preconceptions!
By far the best wonton soup in all of New Orleans. Wontons are handmade and bursting with flavor. Broth is flavorful and not too salty. Greens in there are perfectly cooked. That said not everything here is equally good. The roast pork looks better than it tasted -- didn't have much of a bark / crust on it. And the fried rice that came with the lunch special tasted stale. I've been here many times -- their Singapore Mai Fun is great as are all their green vegetable dishes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Solo lunch during the week. Went based on all the rave reviews; I wasn't impressed. Service was inconsistent. It appeared there was one server and a few "back ups" who probably worked in the kitchen or cleared tables, though the place was very busy and appeared to be a favorite with local workers. I really wasn't sure to whom I was to address my requests, and the second person to my table spoke Spanish (no English) so I had to ask with pointing and didn't get the response I wanted. Had the salt and pepper pork lunch with fried rice. Made the choice based on pictures on the menu and no description - hated that, especially since I couldn't get anyone to return to the table to explain to me how it was prepared and describe the other choices I was considering. Did not realize pork was fried (again - no description) and ran into a lot of bones and fat. Didn't finish my meal and took leftovers, but ended up throwing them out. I'll continue to find my "Happy Asian Food Place," because this wasn't it.
This place is under new management. We had order a whole roasted duck and it was very bland! Usually when we order it had redish color and have flavor. We also ordered the roast pig it was okay. Really disappointed and expensive.
Always always always amazing. The food is always great and the staff is always so nice. Price has gone up but that is every where in this economy.
This restaurant really is a hole in a wall. I was a little skeptical when I arrived here because of how sketchy the outside was and how outdated the inside was, but the service was still nice and the food was really good. We got the Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings ($13.00), the Beef Chow Fun ($17.00), and the Roasted Duck Noodle Soup ($13.00). All three dishes were freshly made and had huge portions. Hong Minh isn't a fancy place, but I'd still give it a chance if you haven't tried it before.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant really is a hole in a wall. I was a little skeptical when I arrived here because of how sketchy the outside was and how outdated the inside was, but the service was still nice and the food was really good. We got the Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings ($13.00), the Beef Chow Fun ($17.00), and the Roasted Duck Noodle Soup ($13.00). All three dishes were freshly made and had huge portions. Hong Minh isn't a fancy place, but I'd still give it a chance if you haven't tried it before.
th The food was delicious.I han had honey chicken it had a little spic kick to it (spice) but was very good. not your usual honey chicken. Also had the cure chef mixed vegetables and added chicken very good.A+ on fast service.
Food was delicious. Service was very good. Prices reasonable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef
Fly house. Not much parking, not much air condition inside. A lot of phone orders while my wife and I the only patients there at the time. Nice portions very tasty.
Restaurantji Recommends
This is the best roast meat in the area. The best. Absolutely delicious.Get yourself 1 duck, a pound of pork, and 1 chicken. You're welcome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food at this little hole on the wall place is amazing. AMAZING! I ordered the string beans on the lunch special. Delicious, nutritios, generous portion. My belly was very, very happy. My son ordered the Mongolian beef....declared it the best Mongolian beef. There you have it!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got soup tasted of soap walked out. They tried to stop us ,i told them to taste if ok id pay. I left with a middle finger oin the air.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
One of if not the Best Food around, the Duck and Pork are awesome, but no matter what you order you will be happy and the staff and owners are Awesome as well. Today my wallet fell out my pocket and they found it and returned it, so it was a win win, Great food and found my wallet!! Thanks will be seeing y’all again!Parking: Easy parking in front or on the side
It's been many years since I had this kind of authentic Cantonese Chinese Food. This reminds me of Chinatown in New York when I grew up there. All the reviews are correct, it is excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5