Best Chinese food on the South Side and beyond. Their crab rangoons are unbeatable.
Authentic Chinese Restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa
Time-honored Chinese recipes, made fresh daily — a taste of tradition on Fleur Drive since day one.
Tsing Tsao South is a family-owned Chinese kitchen on Fleur Drive, where classic flavors are made fresh every single day. From hand-rolled egg rolls and crab rangoon to glossy orange chicken and house-tossed lo mein — every plate is built the way we'd build it for our own table.
We've earned a reputation across Des Moines for generous portions, fair prices, and food that's always hot when it reaches you. Come dine in our bright, casual room — or grab dependable takeout on your way home.
However you find us, the welcome is the same: real food, real people, real flavor.
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From hand-rolled egg rolls and crab rangoon to orange chicken, sesame chicken, and hand-tossed lo mein — every traditional Chinese dish is made fresh daily using time-honored family recipes.







Best Chinese food on the South Side and beyond. Their crab rangoons are unbeatable.
Generous portions, food's always hot when it reaches you. A reliable local spot that never disappoints.
Orange chicken is the absolute best — full portions, perfectly cooked every time.
We host. You feast.
Office lunches, family gatherings, birthdays, holidays — generous trays of made-fresh favorites, ready right when you need them.
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Skip the wait — order ahead for pickup or delivery. From our family to yours.
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