Ho Ting Restaurant

I stopped in for a quick dinner. Not really what I was looking for. The menu was very limited so I had the sesame chicken with egg roll and some cheese fried won tons. The service was friendly and very attentive. No other dinners just a few carry out orders while I ate. It is small but nice inside. More for lunch than dinner I believe. The food was ok. The fried won tons were excellent, the sesame chicken was crunchy, sweet and spices I give it 3 stars. However the fried rice was awful. It was salty and had a burnt taste. I could not eat it.

Order chicken chow mein combo with white rice and an egg roll. The chicken chowmein is not your typical chicken chow mein. It was actually quite gross. And has tons of vegetables in a beef thick gravy. Totally gross I couldn’t even eat it. The others in my party had sweet and sour chicken and it look like the fake stuff that you get in the freezer that you can eat at home. The sesame chicken looked OK and the fried rice was okay my husband said it was fine. I walked in hungry and left hungry. No I will not return.

Yum! I came here during an off-​time, and order off the menu. Everything was hot and fresh. The fried rice was amazing! The server was so sweet and nice. I will definitely come here again.

Service was great and the food was even better. My girlfriend and I have really enjoyed all the dishes we have tried. Food is always hot and fresh. Definitely will be a returning customer!

Wontons were slightly stale. Also not enough sauce sadly for 10 wontons. The lo mein was very good!

Fairly standard strip mall chinese restaurant. We were greeted warmly by the host and ate off the lunch buffet. The hot and sour soup was a thickened a little more than I’d like and I could easily taste sesame oil but was good enough for seconds. The offerings were adiquate with the spicy chicken and bell pepper dish being our favorite. Lunch on new year’s eve was 9.65 and I’d go eat the Ho Ting at a future opertunity.

Restaurant was recently acquired by new owner. Buffet is much more diversified. Food is a much higher quality and very tasty. I’m not familiar with menu items as I only eat from Buffet. Buffet runs from 11AM to 2PM. If you are in the area it is a very worthwhile lunch choice

Been here with friends a couple of times, and got some take outs too.
It was satisfying, and the portions are huge.

Had the lunch buffet originally with the intentions of just getting take out. This place does not deliver! I walked in the place and seriously looked like a tiny takeout joint with about 8 – 9 mini tables crammed together and spotted the small buffet station to the back. for $ 7.99 you get the buffet which does not include a drink.
They had a descent variety white rice, multiple chicken, beef dishes, cream cheese wontons, egg rolls, fried chicken wings, and egg drop soup.
I really enjoyed the beef dishes had a lot of flavor and veggies! I did find the egg rolls to be very disappointing they were fresh and crispy but did not have a ton of flavor and filled with cabbage and veggies barely any meat.
Service was also quick to refill empty trays, and clear tables/​plates especially with just one employee really working the cashier/​bus boy etc.

I tried Ho Ting for the first time today. I ordered take out fried rice and egg rolls. The food was great! I will definitely go back and try some other items on the menu.

typical take out
not for me, but maybe bc most of the choices aren’t authentic

I have only stopped here once at Lunch.
Tiny little Buffet, poor choices. Other people there seems to like it.
But I saw nothing that looked edible.
Ordered off the menu — it was OK but not worth a trip back.

I love Every-​Ting about Ho Ting! I get takeout from here once or twice a month, and have even stopped in for the lunch buffet. Its not a very big place so it is usually pretty full for lunch. Not a huge selection on the buffet but its worth the price. My takeout orders have always been made fresh and on time. I’ve never had a screw up with my order. I agree with Wes, best Chinese food in Eagan.

The food here is always good (never had the buffet), but the service always is lacking. I highly recommend take out. We ate in on this latest trip. The flickering over head light was a constant annoyance. The lighting was all yellow and sickly… it reminded me of a bad movie. We were 1 of 2 tables yet the only guy working the front/​tables took ~13 minutes to come over… but like i said, we enjoy the food itself. Take out is definitely the better option.

hands down the worst chinese «Food» ive ever had in my life, got sesame chicken, fried rice, wonton soup, and wontons, over $ 40 dollars and we even tipped and additional 5, service was terrible, said it would be ready within 35 mins and we got there at 40 mins and waited another 30 mins!, i would not recommend this place to anybody

Busy for lunch but can’t imagine why. Somewhat sub par buffet. Guess it is just a good location.

I take out from HoTing often, two or three times a month. The food is very good. It’s consistant. The price is ok. It’s the best Chinese food I’ve found in Eagan. I would recommend it if you’re looking for some decent chinese food.
Sorry, I am not a long review writer!

Stopped by for lunch today.
I had the Hunan Chicken and the Kung Pao Chicken, extra spicy. Should not have ordered it extra spicy. They doused the top with chili garlic sauce instead of using more chili peppers while cooking it. This completely messed up the flavor profile of both dishes.
The guy working the front was nice and pleasant to speak with. The food came fast. They get an extra star for those two things.
Very average establishment in an area devoid of this type of cuisine. Will go back if I ever have a craving for generic Chinese.

LOL. Reading the reviews in this section is an exercise in comedy. Maybe people need to understand something. You’re not on the West coast, you’re not on the East coast, this is Minnesota. YEAH! A place not known for its huge Chinese population. So stop saying if this place was in Cali blah blah blah. If this was New York blah blah blah. Its not. People reading this review string for this restaurant want to know about this restaurant, not how great you think NY Chinese is. We don’t care, at least I don’t.
This place, Ho Ting, compares favorably to any place in the Twin Cities metro area for Americanized Chinese food. The lunch buffet is small but you will not find a better value for your dollar anywhere.
The service is spotty, the only person that speaks English is the younger guy with glasses. The older lady speaks basic English, enough to take your order. Its a mom and pop shop as far as I can tell. And while spotty, tell me any other small Chinese joint where you get service that is great and I’ll pinch you so you wake up. Service isn’t great, but then its not great at any place I’ve been here. Deal with it.
The food is good. It is affordable. If you live or work in the area this place is a homerun for lunch. If you’re looking for trendy or fine dining, move on.

I do have a thing for the Asian buffet. The buffet is not fine dining, nor is it necessarily first tier «authentic.» At its best, though, the buffet offers a chance to eat fresh hot food at a price point close to the fast food chains. And that’s why I have a thing for the Asian Buffet.
The thing I like most about this particular buffet is the friendly staff – I’m always greeting with a smile when I show up here. The buffet itself is small but of quality. You won’t see the the unusual items but what’s here is solid. I also appreciate that the buffet is replenished regularly, so you don’t get the dreaded steam table slide to slow death. OK!