T.S. Ma Chinese Cuisine - Montclair, New Jersey

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I leave this review with a heavy heart. Ts Ma has been my go to for lunch or dinner for the last 5 or so years. This restaurant was recommended to me from an old boss in which I recommended to many others in the Montclair area. The owner and staff inside of the restaurant are always very friendly and professional however, the delivery drivers are the worst.

It started with 1 delivery driver leaving my food on the ground outside during the rain and never bothering to call or ring my doorbell as a notification that the food was delivered. My neighbor was kind enough to pick up and walk my food over to me. Although I was upset, I’m very understanding and not one to complain so I just chalked it up as the driver having a bad day or he or she simply was too busy and just forgot to call or ring my bell. Cool no problem I thought. I was dead wrong!!

I didn’t order food for a while but after a few months, I hit up Ts Ma again to place an other order. This time the driver did call me however, he was rude af because he was lost advising that I gave the wrong address. I was annoyed that he even jumped to that conclusion since the restaurant confirms your delivery address on the phone and I’ve been ordering from them for years now. So I tried to help the driver get to my house but he was flustered and incapable of listening (not sure how he even got hired) so I had him tell me what he saw so I can just walk up to him and pick up my food. To add insult to injury, after I picked up the food, he was still rude, didn’t even greet me or apologize for anything and I left a decent tip at the time I ordered too.

So I called the restaurant and asked to never send that guy back to my place. They said that they left a note on my account and apologized about that which was okay. Really it’s the driver that is the issue.

Finally I get my food delivered by a different guy and this guy isn’t that much better. He calls you when he’s here. When you answer, his call, he doesn’t even specify who he is, all he says is, “food is here” *click*. At this point I was just happy that my food arrived hot and the driver could actually follow directions. That happiness was very short lived though. Sure this new delivery driver is a mute and can bring me my food hot however, that doesn’t mean it’ll be an enjoyable meal. While walking to my door this guy loves to swing the delivery bag of food like he’s Santa clause giving gifts to children. The first time I paid $30+ for a mixed puddle of food, I was annoyed but grateful to even receive it. But this time enough was enough and I had to share my experience with ordering from this restaurant.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading this and if you plan on eating Ts Ma, I implore you to just pick it up at the restaurant if you really want to enjoy food that you pay for at an inflated price.

Jeffrey Heffner

So, We were seated upstairs, we had no idea there was an upstairs. Well, it took a while for the waiter to come to the table, even though there are only 5 tables up there, Pedro was his name. So, the manager was seating someone else, and saw we had nothing on the table yet, and asked if we had ordered drinks or appetizers yet, we said no, then Pedro finally showed up. We got hot tea, and ordered our food. The appetizer came, and it was a special, pork dumplings with chives, the only difference is that it was steamed, and looked more like dim Sum. Got our meals, and was very disappointed, the wife ordered chicken and green beans, with garlic sauce, and I ordered the chicken with hot green peppers. Both came with no sauce, and the green bean dish was awful, and no garlic flavor at all, only 5 spice powder. Mine was spicy, but not extra spicy like i asked. The waiter Pedro, made up 2 different excuses, so we realized that this was futile. The family behind us, ordered Peking duck, and they waited a good 5 minutes before the “expert” came up to make the dish’s for them. We were able to talk to the others around us because everything took so long to get done. We even got the wrong bill when we asked for the check, to which we knew it was true next table as we had been discussing how terrible everything was. Extremely disappointing.

Valerie Pierce

What happened to the food at this place? Always was my favorite place for great food. We ordered take out on Thursday and the food was not up to par. If I want mediocre food, I can stay in my own neighborhood and not drive 1/2 hour each way for this! Ordered the spicy wontons for an appetizer and they did not come with the usual hot chili oil but some brown oil that had no spice. We ordered two main courses both of which were supposed to be spicy and they were not! Also, both tasted odd. I have had all these dishes before so I know what they are supposed to taste like. I hope the chef just had an off night. I will try one more time and if there is not an improvement back to the way things were, they have lost a customer forever!

Brian B

Ordered delivery last night..forgot an item and had to bring it an hour later. My wife also ate the pork dumplings (she was the only one to eat them) and has now vomited several times over the last few hours. Case of potential food poisoning as nobody else felt ill and symptoms hit about an hour or so after eating them….will not come back

C L

Always friendly and professional staff, as well as prompt service! I've ordered the General Tso's lunch special from here several times and the food is always fresh & delicious, and they only use all white meat chicken. Portions and pricing are reasonable, the restaurant is always clean and organized. Take out or delivery only at the moment. Also, I received a slight discount for paying with cash.

Egle Dykhne

I really appreciate them having a gluten-free menu and lots of options, not just a salad. I tried their gluten free general tsos shrimp and shaved marinated brocoli shoots as an appetizer. It was generally good but shrimp was a bit overcooked. I will come back to taste their other dishes.

Cindy Swabsin

Delicious Chinese food! Best I've had in a long time. Soups are delicious and not salty. The portions are big enough for sharing. Sesame chicken was crispy and delicious. Shrimp with walnuts had great flavor. If you're in the mood for Chinese food, this is the place.

Richard Cross

I had been looking for an authentic Cantonese restaurant since moving to Montclair a few years ago. A friend who I lived with in Hong Kong back in the day recommended T.S. Ma. We later agreed that she had got the name wrong. We have both trying to figure out where she got the amazing food from (no, not Hunan Taste). The staff at T.S. do not speak cantonese or mandarin. The food is the same as anything else you would find in corner side chinese take away with french fries on the menu. The food is disgusting and I feel so stupied for having any faith of any authenticity in the area.