The Chinese New Year began February 10-11, but don’t worry, there’s still time to celebrate: Chinese New Year festivities last for fifteen days! 2013 is a Year of the Snake, associated with wealth and prosperity. And of course, as with all Chinese New Years and all of our favorite holidays, it’s best celebrated with food.
If you decide to have a Chinese New Year lunch or dinner, you have a few local and authentic choices for partaking in delicious food. This time, we went with Ding How Asian Bistro on Old Canton in Ridgeland. Some folks may remember the old Ding How in Jackson, which didn’t have as good a reputation; trust us, if you haven’t eaten at the Ridgeland Ding How, you’re missing out. It’s consistently terrific, when it comes to food and service.
In addition to their regular menu, Ding How has Dim Sum (small bite-sized or individual portions of food traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates – think of it as Chinese tapas), and an extensive tea menu, and a really friendly staff … plus, they have a few round tables with large, spinning lazy-Susans, which are perfect for sharing dishes and dining family style. Fun, too. So, taking advantage of the special tables and the large menu, we shared a variety of dishes. We also had one Chinese speaker at our table, who made some recommendations and talked with our waitress about some of her favorite foods.
On this chilly, rainy day, our party loved the jasmine tea. We started with some soups – their Egg Drop Soup is so good! – and salad, and appetizers of vegetable egg rolls and shrimp spring rolls. For our main courses, we shared a lot of tasty entrees. Over conversations about new years, new goals, and new favorite foods, from Steamed Dumplings to Cashew Chicken to Tofu Teriyaki and everything in between, we left the restaurant feeling happy and very, very full.
The Year of the Snake is officially off to a great start. Happy Chinese New Year, y’all!
What’s your favorite Chinese food?
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- Vegetable Egg Rolls
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- Egg Drop Soup
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- Tofu Teriyaki
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- Dim Sum Steamed Dumplings
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- Cashew Chicken
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- Ding How’s special lazy Susan tables makes sharing easy!
Ding How Asian Bistro
6955 Old Canton Road
Ridgeland, MS
(601) 956-1717
Price: $
Love the cashew chicken!
I’m constantly forgetting to get the Dim Sum when I am there. Yet another reminder.
Hope to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Amerigo!
Someone really needs to introduce Chinese food delivery to the Jackson area.
Pizza isn’t the only food that can arrive to your door.
It would really change the landscape here and force any one else to follow. We just need ONE out of the many places to do it. Just one.
Yeah I totally agree with this. The fact that nothing delivers is and remains ridiculous. By the way.. this place is just not great – sorry, it isn’t. Mr. Chen’s is authentic and fresher.
Fuji in Brandon delivers. They are Japanese, Sushi, and Chinese. And they are spectacular.
I am always asking people where to get good Chinese food here in Jackson. I am so excited to give Ding How at try
Wok to Go – it’s great, hot, cheap, and against the other generic Chinese food restaurants it is the best. Don’t go here for authentic but DO go for great general.
Haven’t had dim sum since a trip to NYC and China Town. I will definitely have to check out Ding How!
The Sunday Dim Sum made me feel I was in Chinatown in New York.
Can’t wait to try Ding How Asian Bistro!
Thanks for the reminder about how good this restaurant is.
I am so glad they didn’t get rid of the dim sum. I wish more people were into it and they could drive it around in a cart like other dim sum restaurants. Hard to order dim sum off a menu.
I must try this place; I love asian food!
Oh, I love to go by on Fridays after work. Sit at the bar and have some drinks and dim sum.
They are so incredibly nice and go out of your way to keep you happy and their.
Happy Chinese new year! I’m a rabbit
I haven’t had Ding How since it moved to Ridgeland! This reminded me to go try the new location! It was great in Jackson, I’m sure it will be great wherever else it decides to travel to!
Ding How is so good. I’m so glad that Eat Jxn spotlighted them. The food is amazing and I can’t wait to eat there again.
YumMmM.. asian food!
I’ll have to give this location a try. I was definitely not a fan of the ding how on 55. Hopefully this will be a lot better.
Sounds like a great place!
Sounds pretty good.
Love the comparison of dim sum to tapas. So true!
Steamed dumplings at Mr. Chen’s are the best!!
LOVE Chinese food!!!! Will definitely have to Ding How!!!!
Ding How was my favorite place to eat as a child. My grandmother took me once a week. I even at there when shopping for my prom dresses. It was very near my heart. I hope this location is as good as they were.
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