I ate here 2x already and I can only remember ordering the combination chowmein and fried rice the 1st time and it was really good! Therefore, I ordered the same thing 2nd time around but with sweet and sour chicken this time. I didn't like the chicken so I'm going to stick to the fact that the chowmein and fried rice is their best ones yet! The prices are pretty cheap so don't expect the inside to be all fancy because it's not. But good thing is there's plenty of parking esp. on the side of the restaurant. Also the old guy there who takes the orders is pretty funny! =) read more

My favorite food always tasty. I am glad they have opened inside the restaurant. Owners are always friendly and polite. All their dishes are excellent! read more

Chicken chow mein and vegetable soup $40.00 but I like them and they are good nice lady she delivered to my car she said I gave her too much money hehehe it was a tip read more

New owner same recipe. Little whole in the wall but updated since the new ownership. Same delicious taste.

The service was okay the lady at the counter was nice, however the food was flavorless and the shrimp chow mein smelled like it had gone bad. I would definitely not be going back. read more

Actually I do recommend it but they need to open up the dinner room their food is awesome

I decided to come back YEARS after owners changed, and I was disappointed. I ordered 6 -7 different things expecting some of it to be good at least, but it was terrible. no seasoning, no flavor, dont waste your money!!! not good anymore, I wish the old owners have a new restaurant read more

Ordered food for my daughter birthday party and wow they give out huge portions!!! The price is reasonable and food was hot. Everyone was digging in and asking where did I get the food. The chicken wing was flavorful and crispy. I would definitely come back again to order for my next party or just for dinner. read more

China Express Restaurant - Fried Chicken Wings House Special Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

Garlic fried pork ribs and chow fun with black bean sauce is really good! My go to when I'm in Richmond/San Pablo.

Yes the boba and the food is amazing. They have many boba flavors you can try and the many foods you can try. The service there is great. They are so kind to you. They even have a glass window so you can look while they make boba. read more

Ordered over $50 worth of food that went straight to the trash. The combination chow mein was bland and the fried chicken wings had more batter than chicken. The broccoli and beef rice plate had 90% rice and 10% broccoli and beef. There are better Chinese food restaurants nearby. I do not recommend this place at all. read more

Use to love this place 6/3/2020 been coming here for 4 years This is the last time we will be here, we use to love this place. Best chow main around but today I was treated so rudely by the lady up front. We came to pick up our order and pay. Just because I could not understand what you mean by "what you want" after I told you what my order was. I'm sorry that you said you order now and I told you I ordered and you ask again what you want. Maybe you meant how do you want to pay. Almost walked away without food and paying. We will not be back and will be finding another Chinese food place. Thanks for showing kindness. read more

Very bad customer service and I ordered over $20 of food and she didn't even want to give me a plate my food was cold and she also lied and said she called over 20 minutes ago she claimed she got no answer when I checked my phone she actually had called 3 minutes before when I ordered my food 15 minutes before I thought she couldn't understand that I only wanted 1 small plate so I asked again and the last time she yelled at me and said she had nothing to give me I'm never coming back read more

I've eaten at this restaurant since I was a kid. I loveeee there combination fried rice, combination chow mein, Mongolian beef, fried prawns, lemon chicken, so good I miss the old owners but food still delicious. read more

Meh it was Chinese food. I came here because my normal Chinese food place was closed and I didn't feel like driving all the way to Oakland for my other favorite Chinese food place. The food was served fresh and hot but it just lacked the flavor body that I was looking for. Maybe it's just me but it was nothing to rave about read more

Ordered lunch from them today...this is what I think of it..jus plain awful....it's Not edible... read more

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Go to place if you wana caught attitude. New owners are extremely fucking rude. Walked out on them never coming back. * avoid* ya been worn. Unless you asian then you get greeted with a smile read more

Please practice talking normally when we're standing right in front of chew. Food is not the same since new owners took ober. I still and will stop by every now and then to support this local business. read more

Really not much to say but Go Here and eat. Til this day I still drive 40+ miles across the bay when I crave for a good Chinese food. This place is fast and efficient with good food and you get both QUALITY & QUANTITY. I've been going here for the last 20 years and I've tried just about everything on the menu but as most of you all know, you end up eating your favorites. I'm gonna stop now so you foodies can go and experience it yourself. Say hi the owner for me "the sweet nice little Asian lady"and say I recommended you there. read more

China Express Restaurant - Lunch Special: Spare Ribs with Chow Mein and a Eggroll - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

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Love this spot ( Mom and pop shop) food is always freshly made when order. Owners are super sweet, food always on point! Beef chow fun with black bean sauce is my all time favorite, also they have the best beef fried rice also. 2/4/2018 They remodeled the inside very nice looking, and super nice staff like always... food came out super fast... read more

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My husband is a huge fan of this place. I think because he grew up eating here. The first time I tried it was when his family ordered it for take-out. It's different from the Chinese food I am used to, but it was pretty good. To me, it is a way better version of panda express. I say that because the kind of food they serve is beef with broccoli, kung pao chicken, and the chow mein is similar to the one at panda express (way better quality of course). those of course are just examples of a few. I grew up on the Hong Kong Style pan fried noodles, salted fish fried rice kind of Chinese food, so I'm sure this is a different style or comes from a different area in China than what I'm used to. Nonetheless, It's good! It's just that unfortunately, for me it doesn't satisfy my craving for Chinese food. I like the dumplings and the chow mein. read more

This place is definitely a jewel in the city of San Pablo. The owners are an older Chinese couple and are quite friendly, especially the husband. The food is really yummy, and for the amount you get per entree, the prices are very reasonable. The chowmeins and fried rice are really good, but what captured my heart here is the beef chow fun with black bean sauce. I fell in love after the first bite. I have yet to try chow fun from any other place that can even come close to this one. I also highly recommend dining in rather than taking it to go. Or at least for your first time there. Overall a great Chinese food place! read more

I haven't been here since old owners retired Man o man what a mess first was bad attitude lady second food is decent and last how they gonna charge me for soy sauce the lady won't sell me one I gotta buy 4 for a dollar smfh lol read more

Started coming here since high school days. Now the new owners ..they skimping on the sauces. Bad customer service ( as usual with asians) . when I called in and asked for more black bean sauce on my chicken chowfun..she yelled at me and said I talk too much.maybe its time to seperated from them. Wana to find another place read more

Food is good.large portions.2nd place besides monkey king I like going to.kind of pricey tho, friendly staff.clean front area read more

China Express Restaurant - Nice portions - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

The food here is great but the new ownership sucks! Extremely rude and have no concept of customer service. I've been going here for over 25 years and ordered the same Hunan Chicken with the sauce on the side because when we have any left over it's better to take it home with the sauce separated so it's not soggy from the battered fried chicken. This time we requested the sauce on the side and after waiting 10min after ordering they came back and said it wasn't possible to do so. Like wtf not!?! No explanation, she just said the boss said so. Our kids don't like the sauce so it's easier to feed them the chicken with out the Hunan sauce. I hope this place gets shut down soon because the new owners don't know how to run a restaurant. read more

Rude customer service. Doesnt taste like the old owners. Fake chicken like taste. They charge for hot sauce. Prices are high. Avoid this place! read more

I've been coming here for the past 10 years.. I agree the new management doesn't have any type of customer service skills and they do not know how to treat its customers. The food and service was WAY better back then.. I won't be coming here anymore. read more

The new owner so rude, the sauce must pay, the food not tasty ,nothing taste ,I want the old owner back they are really nice always give big portion and sauce not pay,they give you alot of sauce. I miss deveny. read more

China Express Restaurant - Spoil, smell not good when I'm home wow and they don't want care. This restaurant really bad - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

They're not closed, they just left their door and windows boarded up. We just picked up dinner from here. Their days of operation isn't updated here. Last I know they're now open on Sundays and closed on Tuesdays. They're not as good as the old owners but good enough for us to keep coming back. read more

Been coming here since I was a kid, new owners now prices are ridiculous. Make sure you really are getting the lunch "specials" here is a updated list read more

China Express Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

Always a busy spot, food its really good. Have been coming here since 2002 and totally recommend. Miss the previous owners, new owners need to be friendly. Wish they can improve having better food containers. They make everything fresh and straight from the stove. So when I get the food and get home the juice is leaking inside the bag because the plastic cracked from the bottom from the food being too hot. read more

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Don't do it y'all. The original owners left and in a matter of a couple months, the quality and flavor of food has gone down immensely. I'm hella sad... *legit crying* read more

China Express Restaurant - They have boba now! - Chinese Near Me - San Pablo, California

Huge portions carefully prepared to order. Family-owned and run. Some of the tenderest beef ever in their chow fun. They have a large selection of boba teas also. Excellent soups. read more

Ever since the old owners sold this place it hasn't been the same. Quality of the food has gone down, the portions have gone down, the price went up. And that's not all, the new owners are sooooo rude to their customers I've seen them yell at their customers for no reason. And when you're there pickin up food just watch and listen up they speak to phone orders lol. It's like they don't care if they make a sale or not. You would think as the owners you'll want customer to keep coming back. Also they took away the weekday lunch specials which is a on the menu for all Chinese restaurants I've been to. I stopped going here a long time ago. read more

Been going here for years and absolutely love them... couldn't give them 5 stars just because my Mongolian beef was more veggies that any kind of beef read more

I've been coming here for years and today was very dissapointing, even though the people there are rude i always kept coming back now they lost a loyal costumer. I bought sesame chicken and chicken chowmien and both we EXPIRED the chicken smelled horrible i know what expired chicken smells like if you cook then you know when a chicken has gone bad. I called them and told them the chicken was expired and they said no the chicken was new and i told them it smells like rotten fish and they yelled saying ITS CHICKEN CHOWMIEN NOT FISH after they were speaking their language laughing at me, they refused to give me a refund so i contacted my bank. Don't get food here horrible costumer service $35 wasted for nothing this place sucks read more

Super impressed at how much food I received for the price. The food is pretty good (at least the super basic entrees that I got, chow mein, veggies, fried rice). Very close to my home and VERRRRY affordable read more

All I have to say is, it's not what it used to be starting with the way the food taste and with how much the prices have gone up.

I must say this is the best and the cheapest Chinese restaurant I have ever ate at. Their food is fresh and there's no wait to it. You must definitely try their calamari with the sweet and sour sauce it's delicious. The old couple that works there is really sweet and friendly. read more