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    Bamboo Express

    4.3 (23 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Food Trucks
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Steve W.

    This food truck sits nestled in a courtyard with three other food trucks which all share a large covered space with five picnic tables. The other three trucks are Mexican, burgers, and Indo-Pak cuisine. They do have a gravel lot for parking which holds about dozen cars. There is a menu on the side of the Chinese food truck, but all the prices are missing, however they do have a physical menu that they will hand you. After you order, they will hand you a buzzer letting you know when your order is ready. When you pay by credit card, they will hand you the handheld device which will suggest a tip. From the time we placed our order until we received it was 12 minutes. I might suggest you bring your own water because the drinks here are expensive. To be honest, after I ordered and paid for the food I forgot to order any drinks, so I went to the truck next to theirs and spent $7 for one soda and a small bottle of water. We ordered the chicken fried rice and beef with broccoli and an egg roll (gotta admit that egg roll was great). We decided to dine under the enclosure, but had to continually ward off the flies and keep an eye on the ever present grackle. I would suggest getting it to go unless you like to eat out of a styrofoam container with a plastic fork while fending off the unforgiving flies. I enjoyed my beef and broccoli, it was perfectly cooked with the broccoli being al dente. It was good and filling, being generous in size, but I've had better. My friend had the chicken fried rice which he considered subpar due to the chicken looking and tasting as though it came out of a can. Best to avoid that dish. If I lived down the street, I'd give this place another chance, but I'd make it to go. Plenty of photos included for more insight.

    Combination Fried Rice
    Keylan M.

    Tried the Combination Fried Rice and Cream Cheeses Wontons (not pictured). Taste was amazing and by far better than other Chinese food I've tried in the area. Thought it was pricey, but the portion size made it worth it.

    So good and they're so quick. The kids chicken fried rice is enough to have as 2 meals. Love the food and service!

    Kung Pao Beef
    Sam C.

    I've had Kung Pao beef from Bamboo Express twice now, and both times the food was excellent. I got a little obsessed recently with eating Kung Pao, which should be spicy, savory, and crunchy, and I have been somewhat disappointed with the various versions I've been having from other restaurants all over Austin. The Bamboo Express version is heavily seasoned, thickly sauced, and comes out piping hot. Lots of small, crunchy veggies; tons of peanuts, lots of tender beef, and everything was very fresh. The order has been fast both times. Lunch and dinner prices are reasonable. I got lunch the first time, and dinner this time. The only thing I can't tell is whether there's much of a difference between the lunch and dinner. It's one carton, with the entree on the big side and the rice in the two pocket side. Lunch and dinner were both like that. Maybe the dinner portion has more main dish? Hard to tell because I thought the lunch was generous, and the dinner portion was definitely big. Can't remember the lunch price, but it came with an egg roll, is cheaper than dinner, and was equally good. Dinner portion was $14 after tax, and for a food truck I think that's a decent price for a heaping carton of really well made food. I was thinking dinner would be two separate containers, one rice, one main entree, but either way I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with the food or the amount. One note. The pricing is wrong somewhere. It's maybe 50 cents or a dollar more than what's listed, after tax? That needs to be updated.

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    Miranda W.

    Opened my soup and saw a baby roach. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS PLACE! Had to throw out the entire order and was refunded!

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    This place is the best. It has the best sesame chicken and it has the best name. It has a really good name. It's name is bamboo

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    7 months ago

    Love this food truck! Delicious food and great portions. A simple "yes" every time this is thrown out for a dinner option in our family

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    Food tastes good, plenty quantity for the prices they charge. Definitely plan on coming back.

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    2 years ago

    Wowza, this place will get bigger. Good food, good future. The beef broccoli had beef... take that panda!

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    The food was really good. I ordered thru delivery so I can't comment on the Service or Ambiance.

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    House of Three Gorges is a no frills, authentic comfort meal that is warming and delicious. Family…read morestyle, big portions at a good price point. - Cumin Lamb: A heaping pile of thinly sliced lamb that is tender mixed in with cumin seeds, sichuan peppercorns, fresh cilantro, and red chilis. The cumin seeds give it that signature earthy, aromatic flavor and you get a slight tingly numbing spice sensation from the chilis and peppercorn. The lamb is not overly gamey, but it still does taste like lamb so if you are not really a lamb fan, I'd choose something else. - Jumping Fish: A very popular dish! Tender white fish fillets that is so soft it melts in your mouth. It is in a flavorful oil and broth that is refreshing from the fresh jalapenos. It is a savory dish, yet still relatively mild. It commes with napa cabbage as well! This was my favorite dish and I loved the flavor combined with the white rice. - Mapo Tofu (Vegetarian): They have one with pork as well, but I got the vegetarian version. Silky soft tofu cubes in that signature mapo tofu sauce and numbing peppercorns. Despite the appearance of all the dishes, none of them were very spicy. Overall, a comforting soft, spicy, savory dish with a slight tingle. - Eggplant in garlic sauce: A deliciously sweet and umami garlic sauce. The eggplants could have been a bit more cooked through in my opinion though since it was still quite firm. I loved it still! Note that all the dishes to me were not spicy just had an underlying subtle spice or tingle (like a finishing flavor note if you will). Also, since it is sichuan the dishes are on the oilier side. You order with the cashier at the front and pay up front as well. Food comes out quickly. It is a small space with three rows of tables (maybe around 12-15 tables give or take), so it does fill up fast. I went at around 5:40 PM on a Thursday and there was no wait, but by the time we finished eating at around 7PM, the restaurant was full. House of Three Gorges was hyped up a lot on my social media feed and through word of mouth, so I came in with high expectations. Luckily, they did not disappoint.

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    My boyfriend has been wanting me to try this place for awhile. i finally agreed and omg. We really…read moreshould listen to them more often This place is amazing. we first came yesterday during the rain, we ordered sweet and sour chicken and the duck. which were both amazing. We also got the Hot green tea which to my surprise was regular green tea instead of matcha which i LOVE. and it was a perfect meal for the weather at the time. our server was great and paying attention to us. We also decided to stop by today since i loved it so much and we got the Eggdrop soup, Lo mein with Beef and the duck again. This time the duck was 100 times better than yesterday and omg so good. The eggdrop soup was one of the best i've had before and was amazing. And the lo mein was so tasty. This time the service was lacking just a little bit. But that's okay. They don't have any music unfortunately both times we came. Overall 10/10 would come back a million times again.

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