This place is the reigning world champion of Chinese Food takeout. They are take out only so don't expect a date night under the candle light. However if you are craving good Chinese food and you want it as fast as possible - this is the place. How fast is TS Ma? I live maybe a total of 5 minute drive from it. Oftentimes when I order on my PC, come downstairs and drive up to TS Ma - the food is ready for me. This is the Flash style efficiency this place posses. As far as the food quality - it's always good. My kids love fried rice from here and Singapore Style noodle. Vegetable dishes are always fresh. Also consider the house specials here - especially the Crispy Szechuan - insert meat here-. They are fantastic. All in all we love having this establishment in the neighbourhood.
Been eating here for years. It is consistently good. The takeout process is streamlined. Easy to order on line or call in. They gave 10% discount for paying cash which makes me even happier to save money:). You can't beat this Chinese food. This is a take out only place. There is no dining inside.
Hit the spot !! Food was so delicious, and just the right amount of salty. The sauces were so good. Everything tasted great
I have been ordering take out from TS Ma for 15+ years. We have ordered over 100 times and our food has never been anything less than perfect! Everything on the menu is fantastic, they have always delivered to me in Nutley and it is always on time (usually early) and the food is always hot and packaged professionally. They actually left something out of my order today and when I called, they had it at my front door so quick I was shocked. This is far and away the best Chinese restaurant in North Jersey. I just wish they still had an eat in restaurant (but I just go to Wyckoff to dine in). If you've never had food from here, try it, you will NEVER go anywhere else again!!
There's your local American-Chinese food, traditional Chinese food, and then there's T.S. Ma that fits in between the two. A friend of mine only orders from here. I finally took the plunge to try it out. Now for food. Egg drop soup (5/5) - Not hard to mess up. Good flavor and umami. General Tso's Wings (5/5) - No weird bones--just good wings in their sweet sauce. Ma's Braised Beef Wrap (5/5) - Delicious thin slices of beef shank in a wrap with hoisin. This was a great way to Segway into our entrees. Chicken Chow Fun (4/5) - Nice wide noodles with chicken and onion in a sauce. Nothing amazing but still solid. General Tso's Shrimp (5/5) - I should chosen something else because I got the wings in the same style. The shrimp was fresh, large, and really good. They offer dumplings, and even Peking Duck. The downside is you have to pre-order the duck two days in advance. That's too long when I want it now. Another cool thing is they bring the food in a branded heat insulated bag to keep your food warm. I love that. The price is a slightly more than your local folks, but the couple extra dollars are worth it. This might be our go to from now on.
The house special duck is really good. I take the top off after I pick it up so it still has some crispiness. The sauce that comes with is delicious and the staff was really nice about giving me extra. Really wish they would open up for dine in but I'll be back for pick up. Probably the best Chinese spot in the area
Updated Review 1/8/24 - I'd like to thank TS Ma's managers, Anthony & Vincent, and especially the owner, Thomas, for helping me with my recent issue. Thomas was nice enough to respond to my review, then had Anthony reach out to me to make things right. Anthony left a message & when I called back I had a chance to chat with Vincent, who was very sweet. He offered to either provide a refund or give them a chance to make the meal again. I chose the latter. Now this was the TS Ma that I came to know and love. I'm a firm believer that customer service is as important, if not more, than the food, and TS Ma went above and beyond in this regard. And the General Tso's chicken was flavorful and moist. The fried rice was great too. Thank you very much for the wonderful service and lovely meal, Thomas. You've renewed my faith in your restaurant:). Original Review 1/1/24 - It gives me no pleasure to write this review, but unfortunately it's necessary. After the whole covid fiasco, TS Ma just isn't the same anymore. Prices have increased and portions, taste, and quality decreased. I ordered a lunch special on Saturday, 12/30, to take with me to work. When I sat down to eat, to say the food was bad is an understatement. I ordered General Tso's Chicken with a side of egg fried rice. Besides having no flavor, which is very strange to begin with, the chicken tasted old and reheated, and the egg fried rice was soggy and tasteless as well. I tried to eat the chicken, but it wasn't working out. It was hard, hard to cut, and hard to chew. I ate half of the rice, but even that was pretty bad. So I wound up eating the little bag of noodles they included with the lunch, and a bag of pretzels and a granola bar from the vending machine. Since I wasn't able to eat the thing, I took it home and decided to take it back to show them how bad it was. But I worked on Sunday too, so I didn't have a chance to call the restaurant until Monday as soon as they opened. I explained the situation to the person who took my call and asked to have the meal made again. I also said i would bring the entire meal back (including the soup) just to show them how bad it was. I was told there was nothing they could do since it was days later (it was a day and a half), and they couldn't take back old food. I explained I only wanted them to see for themselves that the chicken wasn't good, and I couldn't return sooner since I worked long hours all weekend. But all I got was "Yea, well I worked this weekend too." Okaaay. What the hell that had to do with my situation I have no idea. When I pushed back a little I was told a manager would call me. It's Wednesday night. I won't hold my breath waiting for that call. Look, I work 6 days a week. I don't eat out often given how expensive everything is nowadays. Food is too precious to throw out, but I had no choice since it was inedible and it broke my heart to do so. So, shame on the woman for the non caring attitude and flip response, and shame on TS Ma for taking advantage of customers with bad food that's way too overpriced. Way to go with your customer service. I've been ordering from this place for years, but will never give them my business again.
A great option for Chinese takeout. Placed my order online and everything was prepared exactly to my liking. My order was ready when I arrived and it came packaged neatly. My husband and I enjoyed the pork soup dumplings, tofu with veggies, and pork chow mein. Would definitely order from here again.