Ling Ling Cuisine Restaurant

One of the better Chinese places around the block. Prices are pretty cheap with 3 main dish and rice for 39 bucks. Portions are huge, food comes out fast. Recommend!

This is our second time at Ling Ling Cuisine Restaurant and I love it! First of all it’s very clean, the service is very attentive and friendly! The food is made to order and delicious; also the portions are good! I would definitely recommend it and we will come back for sure!

There's an old saying that 'good things come in small packages' and that proves true about this small restaurant. This place has been here for a long time and in a dog eat dog world of competitive Chinese eateries in a town like San Francisco, then you just might actually "wok the talk." Sorry for my puns. :-) I've gone to this place many a times, especially the years before the pandemic when I lived in the Bayshore area, but I've moved away since. In coming back to eat here again, I'm reminded how much I like this place, particularly for its reliably good food, reasonable prices and quick service. Which actually disproves one of my good friend's theory that goes, "good, cheap and fast, pick two! These folks actually fulfill all three, which is actually not an easy feat to do.

No wait at 11am on a Friday. Ling Ling serves basic Chinese dishes like fried rice and chow mein. Since we had breakfast earlier, we only ordered wonton soup $12 and a BBQ pork wonton noodles $15. Both were decent sized and tasted OK. I would have preferred shrimp in the wontons. The BBQ pork was dry. Service was excellent since we were the only ones in there.

I took a friend of mine who just moved in the area for lunch here today. It was our first time in this restaurant. Unfortunately, we are disappointed for the most part. Parking is horrendous so if you plan on driving, be prepared to spend time looking for a parking space on this busy street OR be prepared to park at least 6-7 blocks away into the residential area. The place is small with about 4 tables in front and I think about the same number of tables in the back. It wasn't too busy when we got there around 12:30ish so we got a seat in front. And we were glad we were seated in front. The place was really loud with customers practically yelling at each other AND the kitchen is pretty much in middle of the eating area so you hear a lot of kitchen staff shouting and banging of pots and pans. We found that we had to raise our voices to hear each other talk. I could imagine how much more noisy it is if we sat in the back. If you want a quiet place to chat, this isn't the place to go to. For the food itself, we were actually pleasantly surprised with the portion of the food. Our lunch dishes came in big plates with a good heap of white rice. My mongolian beef lunch dish was good/OK but I found myself looking for beef under all the onions. I love my onions...but since it's mongolian beef, I expected more beef than onions! I asked my friend about his beef stew with tofu lunch dish. He only finished about 2/3 of his food. He said that the beef was quite tough, and had to chew through it. Like mine, he said there were twice as much more tofu than beef. I was happy and surprised at how gigantic the pot stickers are! But sadly, when I bit into them...it was more dough than filling. The service staff was nice though. There were two ladies who helped us and was friendly when we asked for forks and water. The service was quick. So 5 stars for those two ladies!

So great and so affordable! Got the 32.95 takeout with 3 entrees and rice as well. I ordered the salt and pepper squid, salted fish with chicken and eggplant and the beef stew. The beef stew was so tender and I loved the salted fish with chicken and eggplant! It’s definitely more than enough for 2 people with leftovers for another meal.

Absolutely love this place the Mongolian beef is amazing and they are super fast with orders.

Good food. They only have limited seats and parking. Love the salt and pepper pork.

There's an old saying that 'good things come in small packages' and that proves true about this small restaurant. This place has been here for a long time and in a dog eat dog world of competitive Chinese eateries in a town like San Francisco, then you just might actually "wok the talk." Sorry for my puns. :-) I've gone to this place many a times, especially the years before the pandemic when I lived in the Bayshore area, but I've moved away since. In coming back to eat here again, I'm reminded how much I like this place, particularly for its reliably good food, reasonable prices and quick service. Which actually disproves one of my good friend's theory that goes, "good, cheap and fast, pick two! These folks actually fulfill all three, which is actually not an easy feat to do.

Food is quite tasty, more so than other chinese restaurants. You can reserve the back room (not private) for casual large group events. friend hosted a party there and reserved 3-4 tables in back, each can seat about 10 people. smaller tables for 4 are in front on the right of the entrance once you enter. parking is hard! take out: you can call in your order then come pick up in about 15 mins. theyre super busy so the phone call may be abrupt, dont be alarmed. theyre not being rude, just rushed on the job. if i have a party i feel confident knowing the food i order from here will taste good. guests often compliment the dishes.

Fast service with great price. Food smell great and can't wait to head home. Inside feels like back in China.

High 3 stars overall. Takeout order called at 5:20pm and ready within 15 minutes. About $50 for 4 entrees. * Green beans - 3.5 stars. Good crunchy texture, and spicy! * Wonton soup - 2 stars. The wonton skins were overcooked and soft, the filling was mushy and falling apart. * Chicken Chow Mein - 3 stars. Fine, chicken was actually not too dry. * Beef Chow Fun - 3.5 stars. Good, beef was tender, the rice noodle was a thinner/harder style (not the super thick, very soft & chewy type) than I'm used to but still fine.

go to ling ling, eat at ling ling, order from ling ling, to-go from ling ling.. ling ling is the best chinese food restaurant in all of silver terrance neighborhood. you cant argue with me other wise! their service is immaculate idk how long they've been around but i know its been years and they deserve to be around another decade and more! Side note: parking is hard!!!

Tasty Chinese cuisine. Food come to the table fast and hot. My favorite dishes are salt n pepper chicken wings, sizzling beef and onion ginger beef. Reasonable price. My family eat there at least once a week

We ordered takeouts on a busy weekday. It was a hit with the family. We would recommend this restaurant to friends for future dinner events.

No wait at 11am on a Friday. Ling Ling serves basic Chinese dishes like fried rice and chow mein. Since we had breakfast earlier, we only ordered wonton soup $12 and a BBQ pork wonton noodles $15. Both were decent sized and tasted OK. I would have preferred shrimp in the wontons. The BBQ pork was dry. Service was excellent since we were the only ones in there.

This place is a hit or miss. The last time I had some fried noodles which was ok. However when I ordered the wonton it was a mistake. The wonton was small, and doughy. The soup was ok kind of blend, lots of egg noodles and veg. There were 6 small wontons which I can make better than LL, and I am not a good cook. May as well called iit a veg noodle soup.$12.95 I would rather just get a Vietnamese sandwich or a BBQ rice plate some where on San Bruno.

Came here with the Bae on to get dinner. We got ying Yang fried rice, eggplant over cod, and salt and pepper spareribs. It was glorious! This place is legit, the food was great and it was made very quickly. Definitely a hidden gem in San Francisco. Parking is a little tough during the day, but definitely an affordable and yummy place. Came backs. Few days later since I loved the food so much by taking my family here for early Mother's Day. We did the #3 lobster dinner menu for lunch. Super worth and super noms. Total it was $83 and I tipped $15 on top in cash. Chinese food in sf, this spot is definitely it. Green onion pancake, ginger clay pot chicken, lobster (hella fresh) tofu string bean, salt and pepper spareribs, Bokchoy and cod, and dessert with the combo is fried dough wraps with red bean. IG@BlackTigerEats

Fast easy and good. The best pot stickers in San Francisco! You call and it is ready in like 10 minutes

Affordable Chinese take out that usually hits the mark! Even with a recent price increase, $36 for 3 items and a tub of rice is a great deal, especially for a wide range of good quality selections. Favorites in particular are sweet and sour pork and the sizzling beef platter with satay sauce. My grandma enjoys this place as well! I've found that the quality can be inconsistent but not to the point where it's unenjoyable. Sometimes the food is amazing and sometimes it's just good. Will definitely continue to support this business!

Yummy foods, affordable prices and fast service. Easy to find parking on the street. Sweet and sour fish is my go to.

Just plain, simple and tasty just how Asian food should be not dredged in sauces or needing anything more than how Ling Ling's chefs have prepared their dishes.

Was on the hunt for some pan-fried egg noodles for a special occasion. This spot fit the bill and then we decided to hit up their 3-course menu for $33 to round out the dinner. Our 3-item order: sweet/sour pork, salted fish/chicken/tofu clay pot, and sizzling platter fish with satay sauce. Came with rice so it was a fairly complete meal. Sweet sour pork: more yellow-orange sauce (versus reddish). Typical that it was accompanied by bell peppers, onions, and pineapple. It was fried to a nice crisp and there was actually meaty pieces (versus some places that are just fat or skin). Overall a solid dish. Salted fish/chicken/tofu clay pot: nice pieces of chicken and tofu, which was a pleasant mouthful. I didn't notice the salted fish, but it had the definite flavour present (but not overpowering). Hard to screw this up, but others have done it. This spot definitely did it well. Fish w/satay sauce: ok, so we got takeaway, so there was no sizzling platter. Fish (whitefish) was good-sized pieces and tender and flaky. Zucchini and onions also made it into the stir fry. The sauce was flavourful and maybe mildly spicy, but not appreciably so. I think this isn't a bad dish, but there's so many other things to try. Pan fried egg noodles: taste was ok. It wasn't really memorable except to say that it was there. I think there was some mushrooms in it, but thankfully it was only needed to fulfill tradition. Overall the food came out fast and it was tasty. Hard to complain about 3/$33, especially since it was actually pretty good. We'll definitely go back for more dishes to try.

$35 and change for 3 item plus rice (after tax). Not sure if it was supposed to come with soup but did not get that upon pick up. The salted fish chicken eggplant was on the bland side. Mongolian beef was filled with onions but tasty nonetheless (fave item). Bittermelon spareribs was okay, not much taste in the meat. Love eating bittermelon generally. Can easily make 2 meals for a couple. Super worth it. Would revisit when in need of a quick and hearty dinner.

Only gotten takeout from here but it's always good. Portion sizes for the three item special and rice are huge. Always quick and easy, ladies up front are efficient and nice. Great place to order from when you don't want to cook.

Some of the worst take out that I've had in a while. Fried tofu was soggy and sad and the noodle dish we ordered had no flavor whatsoever. They overcharged us claiming something about taxes, even though they were just rounding the prices assuming we wouldn't notice ... before taxes. Sketchy practices. Bad food.

Getting less and less and greedy The dood was salty as hell, I have few bite of it. And throw it away

Reasonable price with gigantic portion and tastes delicious. They can cook almost everything that you crave even though it's not on their menu. However, don't ask them to recommend anything because they would say everything is good. lol just tell them what you want and how you like it!!!! Another thing, watch out lunch time! It's hard to find parking and due to rush hours, things may not be right, so double check your order before leaving

My to go to spot for Chinese food. Affordable and they don't use too much oil. The prices went up from 22.99 to 29.99 for 38.99 for 3 items meal

I absolutely love their 3 dishes deal. When I am too tired to cook dinner for the family, Ling Ling's always has my back. Everyone is full, we have leftovers, and mom can check one more thing of the to-do list. The food is fast, AND nutritiously delicious!

The food is delicious and service is good. The ambiance is clean. I would recommend for others!

The food is awesome. There's always a long line of takeout order and they work really fast to cook up delicious meals for both dine in and takeout. I had the three dishes and rice combo dinner and it was superb. I'll back back

My go to for Chinese. They are not oily and they do not use msg. Food comes out quick and their prices are not bad, the family meals is a go too and I highly recommend this place for lunch or dinner

For sure 5 stars. The staff is super nice and the food is super affordable. Great place to have a quick lunch. Their lunch special is only $9.95 in 2022. That's wild.

Best pan fried noodles in town! We always order this to celebrate Thanksgiving week and Chinese New Year and its a hit with the family every time!

One of my go to places when my wife and I are looking for a home cooked style meal. For under $40 (used to be so much more affordable tho precovid ), you can choose 3 family style dishes and get a big box of rice to go. For the two of us, we can stretch this out to two meals, especially if I use the leftover rice to make a spam and egg fried rice the next day. My go to order is the Peking Pork Chop with extra sauce, the sweet and sour sauce is great with rice. They also give a very generous portion of salt and pepper chicken wings per order (flats only, which I prefer). I also usually get the eggplant with chicken clay pot.

VERY bland. Mushy shrimp. Pork was a funny color. No rice with dinner combo?! Sweet and sour was watery and left an oxidized metal flavor in my mouth. I really wish Chinese food restaurants would try just a little here.

I recently read that a Chinese restaurant with a 3.5 Yelp rating is the right place to go. This one therefore is right on target. I came the other day with several other guys from work to have lunch. The food and prices were spot on ranging from scrambled egg/beef to fried pork chops to a plate with bitter melon etc...no complaints. Stop by if you want honest food at fair prices.

Been coming here for over 20 years and still going. Love the food. It's not overly salty like other places and the prices is very reasonably compared to the nearby places.

We almost forgot about this place until we walked by on Sunday and they were closed, closed for Vacation Until May, so sad! It's been too long since we got our fix for their addicting salt and pepper fish, tofu and string beans.

Everyone has a little SF hole in the wall they go to for a quick, cheap meal. For Chinese food, Ling Ling is my little gem! I've been here about 30 times, and I still look forward to future meals here :) THE GOOD: - No item I've tried on their extensive menu has tasted too oily/salty/full of MSG. This is rare. I've eaten Chinese places around South Bay that charge twice as much as Ling Ling, but are half the quality and full of double the unhealthy crap. - Price & Portion size - Your dollars go a long way here. I believe their lunch menu comes with rice and soup for 6.95 before tax! Yay! Dinner prices are fair too at an $8 average/dish - Try their 'steamed dumplings' / xiao long bao ($6.50), Chow fun/mein ($8.50) clay pot dishes ($7-12)!! I'm always in awe at the portion sizes, how good it tastes, and how much meat/ veggies they give you in each dish. THE MEH: - There is minimal street parking around, so you'll have to find residential parking around the ave if you want food around noon and dinner time - This isn't their fault, but they only have about eight 2-4 people tables, and 2 large group/ party tables. I wish they would expand - Service is hit or miss, but has always steered on the good side - quick . Sometimes I feel like they give us their complimentary soup (that i love) on a whim... - Their special menu could be translated into English for the non-Chinese speakers. Very jelly to see what other Chinese people order... like there was a whole steamed fish dish with soft tofu and special sauce for only $13 somewhere up there... *drools

Great hole in the wall! Brought out the food in less than 10 mins which was great cus I was hANGRY AF! Things you should DEFINITELY order: lemon chicken with green beans (sooooo crunchy and crispy!) AND GREEN ONION CAKE (if you love onions ask for extra)! Last but not least, the PRICING! 2 appetizers, 3 entrees, & tip, came out to $50 for 2 people! We def left with a ton of leftovers for later! Now I need a nap!

First time trying this Chinese spot and I will be back. This will be my go to place whenever I need to buy Chinese food for the family because the food is good and their price is good. I ordered bbq pork fried rice and chowmein with sweet and sour chicken and greens - $52 dollars. And the servings were full in the container. Can't beat that and the food was delicious! Will definitely be back.

DO NOT EAT HERE. WHY: What we ordered: Stir fried lamb - decent with a lot of meat and not gamey Sizzling fish plate with satay sauce - barely any fish and not very tasty Salt and pepper chicken wings - only dish we really liked Beef chow fun - bland When you order the first three dishes, you get free soup and rice is included in your meal. When we paid for the bill and asked for boxes, they took the rice back. We told them we wanted to pack it but they said that packing the rest of the rice would cost $1. When we declined, they took the rice and served it to another table. ARE YOU SERIOUS?? YOU REUSED RICE SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY ATE FROM?

Really recommend their dinner combo, 3 dishes for $32, rice included! We're huge fans of peking pork chops and get that every time.

Been very curious about eating here, but could not exploit the 3 dish deal for $25 since I have been alone until now. With my family in tow, we dropped by at 5:30pm ravenous after a light lunch. We selected our three dishes, and was pleasantly surprised to get complimentary tea and a soup in addition to the tubs of fluffy white rice. We ordered: Mongolian Beef--this was easily my favorite entree with dried chilies and wok seared, tender sliced beef. Lots of sweet onion to go with the rice. Kong Pau Chicken--chunks of green bell pepper, fried peanuts, and a bit of chicken... not my fave, but it was alright. Malaysian Chinese Broccoli with Beef--Gailan in gloppy sauce with gently cooked beef. I was very confused how this got the Malaysian tag... and was the most bland of all three dishes. The small dining room was filling rapidly as we got ready to leave at about 6:30pm, and a steady stream of customers came in to collect their take out orders. We will definitely return and try more of the broad selection of dishes--where else can you feed a hungry family of four in SF for $25?!!

I have been eating at Ling Ling for years, as in almost 20 years. The food is off the wall perfect. This is a place where Chinese people eat and that alone should tell you something. Dishes are pure and authentic, not covered in corn-starch gloppy Americana sauces to please Americans. They stay true to their cuisine, which is why, again, Chinese people eat here. Simply put, the food is perfection, clean and fresh. If you don't like it, you don't like Chinese food and should go to Panda Express. They are kind and their kitchen is visible to the dining area so you can observe their cleanliness as well. I highly recommend Ling Ling to those who appreciate Chinese food and to those who may want to know what it should taste like.

Ling Ling Cuisine is a local hole in the wall Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood. Plan ahead and be prepared to wait if you arrive during peak hours. Saturday nights are typically the busiest so make a reservation or come later in the evening. They do serve really good food which doesn't break the bank. I've eaten here numerous times and usually get their 3 dish + rice deal which is quite filling. I recommend the Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, salt and pepper pork, and the crispy pan fried noodles. Those are quite popular and the food comes out quick. For larger parties you can also order a fixed dinner menu (they suggest calling ahead) for groups of 10+ people. Service can be a little spotty, especially if there's line of people waiting and they're hovering over your shoulder to see if you're done eating. No time for chit chat, they want to turn that table around for the next group to come in. Subtle hints include clearing of your dishes and also dropping off the check on the table without you asking for it. A solid 3.5 stars in my book and they take credit cards. Always a bonus point for me.

We order a lot from here. Food and price are good. Staff are wonderful, hard working people. And we enjoy supporting local businesses.

Living only 2 mins from here, I cant believe I've never been here. It's not the nicest restaurant but they definitely serve cheap food! $23 bucks for 3 dishes is pretty good for poor starving college student like me. The food can last me up to 3 days lol I love how the server speaks English and most importantly they take credit cards! Wooho! I am impressed and cant wait to be back!

Love this place! My go to for cheap, fast Chinese food. I always order the 3 dish for $24.95 deal. Comes with soup and unlimited rice. You'll definitely leave here full without breaking the bank. Come here almost once a week. The food is always consistently delicious. Service is always great. The waitresses are never rude when you ask for something. My favorite are the scrambled eggs with beef, salt and pepper chicken wings, braised tofu with veggies and dry braised green beans.

I love their service and food is made fresh. What I also love is that the prices are very reasonable and I received large portions for the three meat fried rice noodles and the shrimp and egg over rice dish. I love the eggs in the rice dish because their so silky and the green onion adds a nice touch. The best part about the shrimp too is that they actually took the intestine part out and cleaned them very well. The shrimps are fresh and not overcooked at all! They do close at 2pm for lunch like most typical Chinese restaurants, but they allow you to place and order before their lunch time and pick up later when they're having their lunch which is great considering that I get my lunch break from work around 2:30pm all the time. I will definitely be coming here more often!

This place is alright, I came here and got the 3 dishes with rice. Parking is very difficult to find around here. They gave us a soup with the meal. I ordered the salted fish and tofu clay pot, prawns and double mushroom and the black bean pork spare ribs. Everything was alright. I would have wished for the tofu to have more flavor but it was well portioned. I might try it again but I probably would not go out of my way to get it.

Ling Ling is legitimate Chinese food. It was 100% chinese customers when we walked in and all the food looked so delicious. The menu is extremely large and they seem to have everything. There's a special for $23 where you can choose any 3 items from a list. What a great deal! Salt & pepper pork chop was perfectly crunchy but a bit under seasoned. Fried tofu & beef saute was flavorful. Clams in black bean sauce was just ok.. The best dish of the night was the ling ling noodle. The sauce was spicy, sweet, and tangy and it was full of noodles, veggies, and tofu. Noodles like this are hard to find! Clean bathroom. Good service. Will be back for more!

Found this little hole in the wall by mistake but let me tell you, I'm glad I did! The place is small yet crowded so that's always a good sign. I ordered shrimp and eggs(+ oyster sauce) over fried rice, fried pork dumpling and salt and pepper fish. SO GOOD. Not too greasy and the seasoning wasn't super overbearing. Waiters were pretty decent too. Must try!

So good ! The food came out fast too! Truly is a great hole in the wall spot! Most definitely will come back again

I love this place for the chicken eggplant claypot. Their fried spare ribs aren't bad, and sometimes are cooked perfectly golden brown. They also do a good combination fish, chicken, and tofu combo. All three entrees come with a side of rice and a side of delicious Chinese spicy oil sauce. I also love the thin egg noodle chicken chow mein or the beef chow fun. My favorite local Chinese place since I was 14 years old!