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    2.7 (47 reviews)
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    "Crab puff" with no crab lol.
    Elizabeth B.

    This place has the worst Chinese food I've ever had. They do not honor the prices on their website and when asked to they would not. The crab puffs are just cream cheese (THAT'S IT). The "fried rice" that comes with dinner meals is just brown rice with nothing in it. Will never waste money here again. Wish someone would've warned me.

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    Great lunch under $10. I ordered chicken cashew. It came with soup, egg roll, fried rice, and a fortune cookie. Great tasting bargain!

    a meal in a plastic container
    Geoff R.

    Bummer! I wanted to like this little place because it's the epitome of a local, family-owned business, and it's close to our house. Instead, the takeout I got recently was so bad that now I feel I have to warn others away. Considering the lunch special and an extra app I just ate, there's no way the good reviews below ate the same food I did. Still, because it was so terrible I won't be going back, so this one sample will have to do. The hot and sour soup was - literally - closer to dishwater than soup. Bland, thin, and with a nasty aftertaste. Whatever that stuff was it stuck in my throat for hours after. The lunch special was okay, I guess, a meat mix with veggies in a brown sauce - but thick and sticky, not light and flavorful. The dumplings were heavy and lacking flavor, but not terrible. Other major complaints: 1) The reception/pick-up area itself is dirty, verging on filthy. Based on the crap on the walls, windows, and counters, this is not a recent development. If I hadn't already ordered by phone I never would have ordered once seeing the condition of this little shop. I'm a firm believer in the old saying, "If it looks like this out front where the customers can see, imagine what it looks like in back in the kitchen"; 2) Portion size. I know, I know, you can't complain about the quality and then about not getting enough of it. But, assuming you've ever ordered out at any Chinese restaurant in your life, this will be the smallest portion you've ever seen. It reminded me of a Lunchable, those little snack-packs you get at the grocery store. Bottom line, and I truly regret this, China Express is completely unacceptable. Especially when you can go a mile east and get truly excellent Chinese AND Japanese from Akashi. AVOID!

    Customer approved!
    Kristina H.

    They are very convenient and fast. We order from here at least weekly and are never dissatisfied. If you order over $50, which is easy to do feeding a family of 5, they give you some great tasting banana bread.

    It's not worth it!

    Their food is horrible. Bland. I have never had Fried Rice that didn't have any veggies in it at all... no onions, peas, carrots. Also no eggs.... It was rice and absolutely nothing else and the rice wasn't fully cooked. I ordered the chicken n vegetables with brown sauce, again no flavor and very bland. I ordered extra brown sauce and still it just wasn't good. I ordered egg rolls and can't review those bc they failed to give me those in my to go order. Figured it out after I was home and just wasn't worth going back for. Don't waste your time or money. Go to Akashi!

    Correct order put in- completely different order delivered- with no egg roll.
    Ashley C.

    Well, ever since Panda Village moved to this place it's gone downhill... Food used to be exactly how it was ordered and was always ready in a timely manner. Not anymore- this is the 3rd time I've have something missing/ order wasn't right. Tonight, I ordered the Asian box special with steamed rice, chicken, broccoli and carrots, and general tso sauce on the side not spicy. It also comes with an egg roll. What I received was fried rice, spicy saucy all over and no egg roll. Bummer. So I called back and let the lady know it was wrong. She said they could remake it if I wanted to come pick it up(another 45 minutes at least before I would get back home) or they could credit me the egg roll that was missing. I said I would take the credit... But it will probably not happen- won't be ordering here again, sadly. There is one other Chinese place in town I will be ordering with from now on.

    Fried rice with nothing in it. Bland and tasteless. I had to throw it away.

    The worst combination possible. Expensive and bad food. I wish I would have checked yelp first !

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    Yummy always fresh and super tasty. Best general tso chicken. Happy that they use white meat chicken.

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    You've got to try the ribs they are the best in the area Eggrolls and wonton soup are great

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    Food is excellent. Creative menu and prompt delivery. Don't forget the banana bread!

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    Great food won't go any where else garden lake sucks China express is the shiz net why go any where else they are very clean

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