Good tasting Chinese food. Fast, friendly service. Small waiting area with not many tables to eat at.

The food was meh, I was very underwhelmed by everything that I ordered, which was shrimp with mixed vegetables, fried rice and a pork egg roll. Pork eggroll was soggy did not really taste fresh that way too much white rice with the shrimp and vegetables, 1/3 of the container with rice, barely any sauce and was also under seasoned. Paid a lot for four wings. Wings were about two dollars and change apiece and weren't really seasoned that well. I will say it was Chinese style fried chicken, but the taste was still lacking. I'm still on the search for good Chinese food in this area so far I've had no luck. I would go back even in a pinch. They also charge a dollar processing fee if you order online but you still have to pay at the store so I don't even know what the processing fee was for. read more

Good food, recommend this place , it met expectations , would go back ...... good food , fast service

The customer service was decent, but the food was a terrible experience. I tried the Lo Mein with ribs and felt sick shortly after eating. Unfortunately, I won't be dining here again and cannot recommend it. Wishing them the best. read more

China Express - Chinese Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

Continuing my 2020 alphabet series. So far A (5-stars), B (4-stars), & now time for a negative review. C is for China Express: Background: I'm new to Russett neighborhood and was trying to find Chinese in the area tonight, 12/9/20. I had tried GrandE Buffet in October, which was quite good, while starting on the moving process, a little more than 2 miles away just across the county line in Prince George's County. I get Chinese maybe once a month as it's exorbitantly unhealthy. This was the first time since fully living here in Russett that I was deciding on Chinese. I didn't want to go out and wanted delivery. I called around to see what Chinese place delivered and not through a stupid third party site like GrubHub, Doordash, or USuckEats. Well, the places I called in City of Laurel, North Laurel, South Laurel, & Savage either said they didn't deliver at all or go through GrubHub or whatever. Finally Picking China Express: I finally called my local Chinese restaurant, which is my only Chinese within 2 miles of my place. They don't do delivery. So, I ordered and schleped in the cold driving over there. Never trust a place without a website. When I googled this place, they had NO website! There were a bunch of various 3rd party sites in order of the first 10 when Googling 'China Express Laurel': 1. Zomato.com, 2. Restaurantji.com, 3. Yelp (should've gone here as I would've had more correct than the first one), 4. Postmates, 5. Doordash, 6. TripAdvisor, 7. Menupix, 8. BringMeThat.com, 9. Menuism, & 10. ZMenu. Because there was no website, I went with the first one Zomato.com. Customer Service/Price/Atmosphere: The cashier was cordial enough but a little short. She told me the price, and I said that I ordered the small egg drop soup. She said she got that. Confused still, I asked how much was sesame chicken? She said $11 (& something) I didn't catch. I told her I saw it was $9.99. She said it hasn't been $9.99. I was flustered and didn't remember exactly where I saw it (*See Footnote at Bottom) plus I was starving (hence why I chose Chinese for dinner), just wanted to get out so that I could drive back home to eat. Atmosphere was a little dingy takeout place, which was what I was expecting. They did have hand sanitizer out so I'll give them that. Food: The egg drop soup was pretty good. The sesame chicken was decent, but not great either. The broccoli was dry & bland. The sesame chicken was a little sweet & a little too much sauce for my taste. It was pretty good, but the chicken was a bit chewy. I've had a lot of better Chinese in my previous residencies in Montgomery County, northern Virginia, & Arizona. And I've certainly had some worse places. Frankly, this was NOT worth my $15, worth $12 or maybe $13 tops. Footnote/Conclusion: After I ate, I looked at the Zomato website where I saw the menu and confirmed, it said $9.99. Perhaps, this was an old menu. But the site was: https://www.zomato.com/prince-georges-county-md/china-express-1-laurel/reviews. This is listed as Prince George's County and Laurel. City of Laurel is in PG County. This area east of City of Laurel, outside the city limits, is in Anne Arundel County, but yet, the website says 'Prince Georges County/Laurel'. I was thinking there was one in PG County in City of Laurel or in PG with a Laurel mailing address, but there was not finding 8 in MD, 3 of which are actually in PG County (but not in Laurel; in Brentwood, Glenarden, & Lanham), this one in AA County, and 4 others across MD. To be fair, I should've confirmed the price over the phone instead of assuming the third party website was up-to-date menu or the same location. Would I try this again? I probably would considering that they are the ONLY Chinese restaurant within 2 miles of where I live, and therefore, I'll go with what's convenient if I'm at home, but I'm not going to rush back here. The next time I would probably try the beef lo mein and maybe egg drop soup, other soup, or other appetizer. I would love if another better Chinese opened in this part of Anne Arundel County (Maryland City/Russett area), and I'm not talking about Panda Express, which is about 3 miles away in Laurel, my 3rd closest Chinese. I'd want a decent sit-down Chinese restaurant that at least has an easy carryout option and delivery would be nice too, but not as necessary, to give this place much needed competition, since they have a monopoly in the Maryland City area. read more

Have been going here since I was a small child. Best Chinese food in MD imo. Will always choose to come here, quick and fast service. Fair prices, great portions. Come here read more

Moved to the area about 6 months ago and was super apprehensive about trying this place because of mediocre reviews. Finally gave it a go, and I wasn't disappointed. I had a great experience with the women at the register. She was a no frills kind of gal, but gave us a big smile and thanks on our way out. I personally really liked that there was a clear view of the kitchen from the front counter, and it looked very clean! We ordered the Orange Chicken and Szechuan Chicken dinner specials. They came with the main dish, fried rice, and an egg roll for $8.05 The food is just above your run of the mill take-out Chinese food. We loved the taste, and the price. Don't pass up this spot if you want a quick bite for a good price, you can't really go wrong. We look forward to trying more bits of the menu. read more

I have been coming here since i was a Kid and since i can remember. The food is always tasty and hot! A great spot if you're looking for some quick and fairly priced takeout. The lady behind the counter is always very friendly and helpful It gives you the true take out experience! read more

Not bad, but no raves. Crispybeef, and egg drop soup. Nice people. I would go here again, but I wouldn't go out of my way to do so. read more

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Best place in Laurel for Chinese food. I have been a patron for over 10 years and have not been disappointed.

I'm giving them four stars because they give me exactly what I expect from a Chinese take-out place. I've tried their pan-fried pork dumplings, orange chicken, and General Tso's chicken and I liked them all. I recommend coming here for dinner because their dinner combo is a really good value--you get the entree, rice, and an egg roll. One combo could easily make for two meals. The pork dumplings have a nice, doughy shell which I love. Don't go for them if you prefer dumplings with thinner wrappers. It's worth noting that there's like, two tables in this whole place. I'm pretty sure they're only meant for you to sit at while you wait for your food. I've found that the food takes 10-15 minutes to prepare after ordering. Definitely call ahead to save yourself some time. read more

This place is nasty. I ordered shrimp lomein with extra veggie and general tso sauce cooked in it. Got home and it was horrible. No taste. Plus the crab ragoon I ordered was not golden brown it was pale. So nasty. Not ordering here again. read more

I'm so happy! Every since I've moved here I've had a difficult time finding a good Chinese restaurant so I just stopped eating it for awhile but my search is over. I decided to give this one a try so I ordered something basic like curry chicken, shrimp Chow mein, some egg rolls and pork fried rice and I have to say that everything was right on point! I wouldn't have changed a thing. I can't stop eating the pork fried rice tho but everything was really great! I like my curry chicken a little less spicy but I couldn't stop eating that either lol. Thank You guys for a really great takeout meal! I'll most definitely be back read more

This is my go too carry out around this area! I've been living around here since summer 2017. They haven't failed me yet! Food is always fresh read more

First time here tonight ... tasty curry chicken and cashew chicken. Fresh and made to order . Quick and efficient . I will be back !

Last weekend Ordered Szechuan Chicken - $12.46. It was bit sweet for my taste. The most disappointing thing was the chicken proportion: 20% chicken - 80% (sliced onion, bell paper etc.) ?? read more

Unfortunately food just not tastes good I find that to late other way should claim my money back

I ordered szechuan chicken and fried pork dumplings. The portion was good and I thought for the price it was a great value. The chicken was not as spicy as I would have liked. The rice also seemed a bit undercooked, which is what led to me knocking off a star. I thought they were very fast. We went about 8 p.m. and had our food within 15 minutes even though there were about 6 other customers ahead of me. Would most definatley go back. read more

Take out only. The plus side is Rita's is in the same strip so you can get some good dessert. Back to this place though... Their fried food is all fried in the same oil and gosh the oil is gross. My crispy beef had all kinds of flavors that I did not want. Their battered food is all batter. They are ridiculously sparse on the meat. It's highly disappointing. So at least it's fast, affordable, and next to Rita's, chipotle, and um... a tobacco store. read more

This is the terrible people and food that you can ever have I ordered some chicken broccoli and wing with fried rice. Asked put hot oil on the side. But guess what. Their hot oil I left on the counter and next day all the white mold on the top. .... that could cause cancer if you eat it. Terrible terrible thing. I urge people avoid this place. They r bad people and food don't go there read more

Amazing taste !! I have been going there from a while. Tried multiple dishes, all taste so good

Probably the best Chinese takeout place I have been to. I order the General Tso's chicken every time and I have to say it is great. The people their don't have negative attitudes as some reviews said. The food is exactly how you would expect Chinese takeout to be. If I could give them 10 stars I would. read more

Ordered here for the first time. Service was friendly and quick. Got orange chicken, Mongolian beef, and chicken lo mien. Orange chicken was good, had a nice citrus flavor that definitely made it stand out from other places. Mongolian beef was good, a little too much onions and not enough beef for my taste, but overall was pretty good. Lo mien was pretty good. Definitely better over all than some other places around. read more

Lady was rude and argued with me instead of correcting my order. Bad attitude and unprofessional.

Love this place! I recommend the Singapore Rice Noodle. The workers are very polite. The lady in front of the desk was very friendly and funny when taking my order. Definitely will visit again! read more

Great food, service, fast and affordable. The owners I know for past 9 years are the most hard working and wonderful couple. Miss you guys !!! read more

The customer service at this place is amazing. The woman behind the counter was very patient with me and I am a slow poke, especially at choosing what I want to eat. She had a humble voice with answering all my questions. I will be back. read more

Solid and reasonably priced. Very good takeout option for Laurel. The General Tso chicken is great and the crab rangoons are wonderful as well. read more

Not very friendly customer service! Cashier/cook needs better people skills. Food not so great either... Maybe that's why it's so cheap.

I've lived near this place for a few years now and just ordered for the first time last week. The food was delicious. I got the spicy broccoli and fried rice. My son had the shrimp fried rice. We were both quite satisfied - what a great surprise. The food was fast. Take out only, but there are a few chairs if you must dine in. So far so good. read more

Overall the food is okay but I most definitely will not be returning. There's a short haired lady here with the nastiest attitude... Her attitude is not worth the hard chicken and cold fries. And while I was ordering she made seem like I was taxing her by asking what's in the the PuPu Platter. read more

This place is nasty I went here for the first time and I ask for extra sauce on my lo main and I get home and my food is the white container that's inside of a clear bag and the bag is filled with "extra sauce" I'll never take my service here again I'll go else were read more

Very disappointed. I had an order of the crab rangoons - which were great - but my order of general tsos chicken was terrible. The sauce tasted almost like it was ketchup based and was really gross. After I threw away half of my food I was left feeling super thirsty and am pretty sure they also doused the food in MSG. Not cool. read more

This is some of the best Chinese I've had in a while. You can literally call in an order 5/10 minutes before you get there and it'll be ready! Super fast but still good quality. My favs are: shrimp w/ mixed veggies, sweet & sour chicken, and the bourbon chicken. Only downfall is they don't deliver :( but luckily its right up the street from me! read more

It's been a while since I've eaten here, but they have very good food! Mostly, I forget about them since they don't deliver and usually when I get a hankering for Chinese, I want it to come to me! read more

Great place for take out. Place is clean, staff is friendly, and food is delicious. We,ve always done pick, never delivery. We recommend this place. read more

I'm a fan of their food. Its close to my house. Their service is prompt. Not equipped for dine in. Take out only.

I found China Express after trying all the Chinese delivery options in Laurel (and being disappointed). They don't deliver, but that's about the only bad thing I can say about them. Hands down the best Chinese food in Laurel, and for very affordable prices. The food is always ready in under 15 minutes too - so I can place the order on the phone, leave immediately, and by the time I get there it's ready to be picked up. If you don't mind picking up your order, definitely give China Express a shot! read more

Solid carry-out spot. Really wish this place delivered but they don't so boo hoo. Standard Chinese menu selection. I called this place to place an order one time and the lady who answered the phone said something like "boonu bufu Chinese may hepp yu" and I was just confused but proceeded to place an order anyways. Like I said, solid food, great price and value. Go here and enjoy some Chinese food. read more

My husband and I order from here all the time. The food is fresh and tasty. I always order chicken and broccoli w/ extra sauce or chicken wings & fries with Mumbo sauce on the side. Hubby orders the wings too. They have a great lunch special that's only $5 and some change, that runs Monday to Friday. We tried the orange chicken yesterday and we were very disappointed. It was chewy instead of being crispy like orange chicken should be. Other than that, everything else was good. read more