Ling Ling Cuisine

Nice authentic Chinese dishes, prepares super fast like in 10-15 mins. Will be better if rice can be better.

The BEST CHINESE RESTURANT in America!!!!!

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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!

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.

Good place and quick service, not to expensive when you ask for the 3 dishes option for 24.99 and complementary rice.

Pak Ko

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!

Ali Can Cakiroglu

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!

Beatriz Lim

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.

Alberto Hinojos

Good place and quick service, not to expensive when you ask for the 3 dishes option for 24.99 and complementary rice.

Clowette Williams

The BEST CHINESE RESTURANT in America!!!!!

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

Best sweet and sour chicken I've had in San Francisco!! The fried rice and chow mein is great also. Good price too. I highly recommend Ling Ling!

Don’t be fooled by its simple appearance. This place serves outstanding Chinese food. I’ve been to China, HK, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia…everywhere that claims to have the best Chinese food. Ling Ling is comparable with the best of them - even those acclaimed by Michelin. Don’t miss it !

Mrteescustoms

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

Robin Boyer

Best sweet and sour chicken I've had in San Francisco!! The fried rice and chow mein is great also. Good price too. I highly recommend Ling Ling!

A Tan

Don’t be fooled by its simple appearance. This place serves outstanding Chinese food. I’ve been to China, HK, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia…everywhere that claims to have the best Chinese food. Ling Ling is comparable with the best of them - even those acclaimed by Michelin. Don’t miss it !

First time trying this place. They got my order correct. The broccoli in the beef and broccoli was perfect. Way too many veggies and not enough meet in the beef broccoli and in the chicken with garlic sauce. The only complaint is that we spent almost $50 and the lady wouldn't give me another Chilli sauce, super stingy. If I would have bought all four dishes separately I would have gotten one for each entree. Sheesh.

Anybody who says bad about ling ling shouldnt be trusted.Ling Ling is very good. Not greasy. Vegetables are not cooked to death and mushy. Food comes out fast. It gets busy and service can be ah but if your coming to eat you will eat well. Ling Ling does good take out also. Fire every time

Nice little hole in the wall. If you don't pay attention, you'll walk right by it. Cantonese style food. Tasty n old school feel. One of my go-to's in the area

Cantonese style food. Very delish, tastes almost just as good as my mothers cooking. I recommend you try your favored dish here to see what real Chinese food should taste.

I recommend this place to any person wanting to celebrate a Asian holiday, this places food is great and me and my family enjoy it.

Good local Chinese food with reasonable prices

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Haven't had anything I didn't like. Usually order Mongolian chicken, hot and sour soup, or garlic chicken wings...

It's a good place to eat. I only go for the salt & pepper shrimp with no shells. It was real good.

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.

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

The Chinese food is awesome in this hole-in-the-wall restaurant. The seating is limited because the restaurant it's narrow and small.

Small local place for inexpensive good Chinese food.

Ray Santiago

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.

Jeff Ho

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.

Riya G

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

Jaymar Simon

The Chinese food is awesome in this hole-in-the-wall restaurant. The seating is limited because the restaurant it's narrow and small.

A K

Small local place for inexpensive good Chinese food.

The place is very small so my food was to go, I had the Special Fried Rice and Sweet and Sour Fish. I got it for my mom and I wanted her to have a soft meat so I tried the SS Fish and all she kept saying is s Angie this is really good and I had to reply ma this is really really good. So stop by Ling Ling on San Bruno in SF 👌🏽👍🏽🙏🏽

One of the cheapest family style Chinese restaurants. Their 3 items with free rice menu is large and decent. The menu is large not the portions which is mediocre. And there is a "no rice to go" rule which makes sense since it's provided free.

Authentic Chinese/ "Die Pie Dong" style cooking. What chinese locals like to call a little bit of home style cooking. The food is decent and prices are good- non-expensive. Service is friendly and fast. Place is small, so plan accordingly not to go during rush hours. Parking is a little difficult.

Angela McCray

The place is very small so my food was to go, I had the Special Fried Rice and Sweet and Sour Fish. I got it for my mom and I wanted her to have a soft meat so I tried the SS Fish and all she kept saying is s Angie this is really good and I had to reply ma this is really really good. So stop by Ling Ling on San Bruno in SF 👌🏽👍🏽🙏🏽

Walter Wong

One of the cheapest family style Chinese restaurants. Their 3 items with free rice menu is large and decent. The menu is large not the portions which is mediocre. And there is a "no rice to go" rule which makes sense since it's provided free.

Angelo Zee

Authentic Chinese/ "Die Pie Dong" style cooking. What chinese locals like to call a little bit of home style cooking. The food is decent and prices are good- non-expensive. Service is friendly and fast. Place is small, so plan accordingly not to go during rush hours. Parking is a little difficult.

Mike Bravo

Anybody who says bad about ling ling shouldnt be trusted.Ling Ling is very good. Not greasy. Vegetables are not cooked to death and mushy. Food comes out fast. It gets busy and service can be ah but if your coming to eat you will eat well. Ling Ling does good take out also. Fire every time

I was hoping to get stir fried veggies but the sign says dim sum, not general cuisine. I didn't see anyone eating veggies just the greasy dim sum bar. I see from the photos now they can do veggies but I didn't notice any menu.

I think Ling Ling is the only Chinese restaurant on San Bruno Ave that cooks decent spicy chinese food. The food quality is a hit & miss though. It varies depending on which chef cooked it. We usually pickup to go. The kung pao chicken & mongolian beef are sometimes a bit bland & meat chucks are a bit too thick & big for me so I tend to cut them into halves & then restir-fried them with some soy & chili oil or jalapenos/chilis. The Shanghai noodles are thick & flavorful the way we like it. The shredded potatoes & salt & pepper pork chops are good as well. But, sometimes the porks chops aren't as crunchy or crispy as we like because they didn't cut an opening to let out the steam. They do take credit cards. I wish they did deliveries since parking is kind of difficult. Their to go containers are cheap plastic containers that aren't really meant for hot food. The containers usually breakapart at the folding area so I normally transfer the food to glass containers at home. Sometimes, the containers would be slightly warped at the bottom from the hot food too which concerns me.

Got a little scared by the large beetle on the wall by our table, but supposedly it has an 85 health score, so not great, but not terrible. The actual food was pretty good - we had a green onion cake, sizzling platter fish with satay sauce, and a noodle dish.

Wok cooking is good. Cantonese food. fair Price, House soup is free wíth entree. busy place expect to wait, parking not so easy

Don't try the lamb.due,2 much baking powder!!!! Made the dish FAIL!!!!!!! Deep fried tofu 2 small,can not enjoy how soft inside the bean curd.

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!

Andy

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!

For days I work late, their food is not bad!

I've been growing to this place for 14 years. Every other year is either gets better or worse. This year it is worse. The won ton was absolutely doughy, no shrimp, no pop. Just mush. The ling ling chicken had inferior chicken and pale broccoli that was overcooked. I really want this place to succeed but they need to make some improvements. How about getting rid of your plastic takeout containers, how about a new awning. Paper Chinese takeout containers like every Chinese restaurant has a need to do okay those plastic things are disgusting and bad for the environment!

Lance Mellon

I've been growing to this place for 14 years. Every other year is either gets better or worse. This year it is worse. The won ton was absolutely doughy, no shrimp, no pop. Just mush. The ling ling chicken had inferior chicken and pale broccoli that was overcooked. I really want this place to succeed but they need to make some improvements. How about getting rid of your plastic takeout containers, how about a new awning. Paper Chinese takeout containers like every Chinese restaurant has a need to do okay those plastic things are disgusting and bad for the environment!

I’ve never sat down and eat here, just take out orders. The food is consistently good but the customer service needs major improvement. Regardless on who gets there first, they always served/helped the Chinese speaking customers first. Last time I was there, around 6:15pm, there were people lined up against the wall. I went straight to the table where they have the take out orders. I told the lady there, I needed to pick up my order. I said it 3x, she just continued to ignore me. Woman came in started speaking Chinese, and she was helped right away! I asked for my food again two more times, and was still ignored. I took one step towards the orders, and pointed at my food. She finally acknowledged me by saying the amount - $28 and some change. I gave her $30, picked up my food, and walked away. If I was only given proper courtesy as a customer, not even friendly, just acknowledged, I would’ve given her $35.

I've never been so disrespected in my life. I waited 20 minutes for a table, ordered food, and then was told I had to take my food to go only because I was not Chinese (I didn't even get my food yet). They sat down two Chinese families that came in the restaurant 10 and 15 minutes AFTER me. Moral of this story is racism comes in all shapes and sizes. Never eat at this restaurant.

I dont ever rate Chinese restaurants that are located in densely Chinese populated area. This is because they tend to be authentic but service is almost always poor. Trying this place for the first time I chose the eggplant in garlic sauce lunch special after checking with the server what the ingredients are. The dish came out and there was no meat to be found (although I was told there would be shredded pork). I flagged down a server whom seem to be the owner and told her about my problem. She told me that the dish doesnt come with any meat, and I told her that I had only order the dish based on what I was told. She then proceeded to tell me that if I want meat in the dish then she will have to charge me dinner plate price for $5 extra. I told her NO! She then proceeded to offer me a "upgrade fee" of $1. I told her I am just going to leave because it was not my fault and I dont feel I should pay extra for their mistake. She then instructed the kitchen to put some pork on top of my dish. I will NEVER be back to this establishment again!!!

If I can, I will give this restaurant zero start, the staff is very bad service, waiting a long time. I waiting for a hr and the old lady said if u don't want waiting, u can cancel it.this is my first time go there to buy food, but get a poor experice ,I don't go there later.

Ridiculous $2.5 rice bowl (not telling me in advance), forced tips (attempting to make me double tip)

May b 2 much virsion, Dumpling Shangai food r o k. Never try the Curry,worse!!!!!!!!!!! Service the same,big nose,cool!!!!!!!!

Worst food I ever had. Noodles burned. Cheap oil made me throw up an hour later. Terrible.

Laura Riera

Worst food I ever had. Noodles burned. Cheap oil made me throw up an hour later. Terrible.