Definitely had a great experience with the customer service. She was friendly, and very welcoming! The place is also clean and well-taken care of. Chow Mein was the perfect amount of chewy, and bounce to it. Not oily, and packed with flavor. Opt out of the rice for this for sure! Barbecue Pork has a sticky-sweet glaze, and tender, savory interior. Could definitely taste the five spice powder tastefully charred throughout the glaze. Barbecue Chicken was well charred, moist, and I 100% would come back for this. Wasn't too sweet as well! read more

It was late at night and I was happy to see this Chinese restaurant was still open. I ordered chow mein with Kung Pao chicken, and the chow mein itself was very delicious and flavorful. The Kung Pao chicken was tasty but a little cold. I also ordered spring rolls, which had a ginger flavor that was very unique and different. The restaurant was okay and clean inside. Overall, it was a decent late-night option. The staff was very friendly and funny. read more

China Gourmet Express - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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Not impressed and I won't ever be back. I got the mini meal for $10.25 and this is what it came with.... Just a few little pieces of shrimp and hella rice. Hella over priced and food was not good. I won't be back. The photo attached is how it came, I didn't eat any yet before taking a photo. Hella skimpy. read more

China Gourmet Express - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Craving cheap, OK, large portion of Chinese food? This is the place to go. There is street parking and the Farmer Joe's parking lot. It is a grab and go spot. They do have a couple tables inside but I generally do not see anyone seated at them. They have your popular Chinese food options along with egg rolls. Overall a decent price - for 3 choice plate it is $18 (plus an egg roll) To be clear if you want "blow your mind" Chinese food then this is NOT the place, but if you want decent food and leftovers for 2-3 meals I recommend coming here. read more

I am a regular at this Chinese Food Place and have been going here since i was young, almost when they started, and I consider it to be one of, if not the best, chinese spot place in Oakland. I travel about a mile to even get this food. The Scenery may not be appealing compared to other spots but the food after you try it is absolutely amazing. The people who serve the food are friendly and patient, the people making the food were clean and considerate. If I were someone who wants to start a food business from nothing, I'd take inspiration from here and idolize their success read more

Here we are at another iconic East Oakland restaurant located on Fruitvale Ave near MacArthur Blve. just off the 580. Fruit and Mac, as they say locally. China Gourmet Express is certainly express, but not really gourmet. It's a fast Chinese food setup here mainly for take out by the locals. Been here for over 20 years! Parking is a pain as there just street parking and not the best of neighborhoods. The set up inside is sort of like a Chinese buffet, except you pay ala carte and you don't serve yourself. But you do get to see the food choices before you order. The menu options are ala cart orders of the food you see in front of you or combo plates (boxes) of various fried and sauced entrees, like sweet and sour chicken or pork, broccoli beef paired with chow mein or fried rice. Prices are reasonable for a quick meal after work and you just wanna eat and not think too hard. We got to go as that's the norm here. We had General Chicken, noodles with shrimp, and a couple of combo plates with I think what was Kung Pow Chicken and one with sweet and sour pork, both with chow mein and rice along with one of those fried crab rangoon things. We drove up to the hills to a park to try our food. Not bad .... decent quality for what it is. The food is already made in the steam tray so , no not cooked to order, but still, fast and tasty enough. Yes, this place does have character and represents a real locals Chinese to go place in an urban enviornment. read more

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CGE is a simple quick in/out spot, with mediocre flavor (not offputting just not blow your mind delicious, the type I crave at my fave sit-down/takeout near Safeway in the hills). We tried 2 mini's (rice or chow mein & an entrée) for $9.50'ish. Our chow mein, fried rice, orange chicken & chicken/ vegetables were nothing special- just blah. However, no like I wasn't going for a culinary experience- heck, I was across the street entering Farmer Joe's (great parking to offset street options at CGE) and spontaneously walked over to consider giving it a 2nd try (first was last year & l purchased large portions of fried rice and chow mein for a work party). Yes, I'd consider coming back for a quickie a couple times a year (maybe once,) but definitely NOT EVER ordering their oil-packed egg rolls; we took one bite, spit those out & threw away 2 full orders- I don't recommend them at all (0 stars). read more

China Gourmet Express - Chow Mein with Chicken and Vegetables- a mini plate. - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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Atmosphere is not good. They are doing a lot of noise and the fish is really salty. Also they only allow cash credit card or debit card payment what makes me walking to the bank and back read more

China Gourmet Express - Food - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

This place used to be so good. Total came up to $60 for 4 things, after being told they only do combos around lunch time. The food wasn't worth $60 if you ask me, especially when it tastes like it's been out all day not fresh at all. The sweet and sour chicken was dry and old. Food packed sloppily, the juice was falling out of the container to the bottom of the bag. I won't be back. read more

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Very soggy chicken and the food tasted so bad and the portions were so small. I also don't recommend the sweat and sour chicken and orange chicken. One of the worst Chinese dishes I've ever had. And the food was so expensive especially when you pay with card. It costs about $20 for a three item combo smh. read more

Very underrated! Hot food, fast service and portions are great! I love their chili sauce!

So I went there for the first time a few days ago and what I will say is the staff was very friendly I don't like that they take cash only for some reason it wasn't taking my card and their ATM so I had to walk up the street to the bank so if you are going to go to this place make sure you have cash. I got a three item and I got spicy chicken and teriyaki chicken definitely will say that I like the teriyaki chicken rice and chow mein were kind of normal. What I will say about this food is make sure you eat it hot and fresh because this is not food that's good when it's cold or being warmed up the next day it leaves like a weird after tasting your mouth. I also got the pot stickers which they were good and I got chicken egg rolls which had a lot of vegetable and a little bit of chicken so if I do go back I probably won't get those again overall the food was pretty decent they give you a big portion and it was decently priced. No dine in. read more

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Hot & sour soup is sooooo gooooodddd Everything else is very meh. I've eaten here several times since I live in the neighborhood but it is really cheap, has good turnover (food always seems fresh, people are always coming in & out) read more

This is great food in the tradition of California Chinese takeout. You can dine in (at least before pandemic) but the place is basic clean chill. Always service with a smile and quick. read more

By far my FAVORITE Chinese food spot, the food is always good, I've been coming here for the past11 yrs! And it NEVER Disapoints, they also give you a good amount of food, I always have left over for next day!, nice, clean, friendly and fast service!, idk why it has 3 stars..it needs to be 5, my FAVE is the thin noodles, along with teriyaki chicken, and fried fish, but EVERYTHNG IS GOOD. This over nasty ass Panda any day! read more

China Gourmet Express - Fried rice, bean thread noodles, teriyaki chicken, and beef ribs - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Went in today at 3:00pm, 12/27/20, came home to Uncooked kung pao chicken, the chow mein was cold, will not be coming back. If I get sick I will sue. I should not even give it 1 star. Disgusting. Poor rude customer service as well. read more

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Blown away. No really... The amount of times i've entered Chinese food restaurants and enjoyed good food along with good service is countless, but this place definitely stood out to me. I'll start with the service, because that is what really urged me to write this review. Its not that it was good, but because it was impeccable costumer service! I truly believe that they provide above and beyond service; service that falls under the category of being nearly my best experience with restaurants. Just thorough and, impeccable... Alongside the excellent service was the food quality, which is pretty important when it comes to "express" restaurants. Everything tasted fresh and delicious, and no complaints whatsoever! They deserve to have 5 stars on yelp because thats the type of business this is. Thank you! read more

China Gourmet Express - Rice chow mien, vegie shrimp, sweet and spicy chicken, and fried chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

I got the dry fried ribs and green beans, service was 5 sat and the food was pretty good better then a lot of fast food Chinese restraint I've been too. read more

Wow I'm confused about the low reviews, as this place is truly a hidden gem. My family has been coming here for over 15 years and for all these years it has been our go-to restaurant for Chinese food take out! read more

Perfect spot if you live in the area, don't feel like cooking, & wanna get a full, flavorful meal for $6-10. Have only come at peak time so can't speak to how they rotate things during slow hours but everything I've had has been hot, fresh, & properly cooked (no soggy veggies or overbreaded meats). The ladies working the counter are nice & helpful if you have any questions. The selection is non-Chinese American friendly; they know their audience/neighborhood. read more

If you want cheap Chinese food that will fill you up then this is the place to go. I had the chicken chow mein, sweet and sour pork , chicken egg rolls don't get the egg rolls because it's. Just not good and fried ribs everything was. Alright. Total came up to about 6.18 not bad at all. read more

China Gourmet Express - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

came here for lunch today. got noodles with sweet and sour chicken with some fried chicken wings. line wasn't too long it moves quickly. the lady that assisted me gave me huge portions which I could barely finish half of it. the rest the boys will eat. everything I got was nice and fresh batch so it tasted delicious. its cash only here but there is a ATM right when you walk in or there are banks across the street. my go to spot when we don't feel like cooking and the kids love the food here. read more

This place sucks. I paid 9.00 for a couple bites of chicken. I could see they were loading the rice but did a baby spoonful of actual food. I tried to ask for more and they refused. I'm a petite woman. I eat little. She could've added a few more bites. I'm irritated. read more

Let me start off by saying they're very lovely there. Very gracious people. You don't hear me say anything bad about their attitudes they're lovely. But this is the second time I've gone there and I've gotten food poisoning. I have a strong stomach but this took me down again. I am not coming back there what so ever! I know they're convenient the very nice but no it's not worth food poisoning a second time. Or third! read more

First off I would say that you have to get there at 11 o'clock when they open the food is much fresher in the line is not as bad as it would be if you wait an hour to later.What I had was chow mein salt and pepper prawns and salt and pepper chicken wingsFor a measly $8.25 read more

Tonight I realized I didn't have anything to eat for dinner at 8pm. Not good yo. Not good. Headed down the street for a small serving (more than enough) of spicy chicken for only $1.81. Cooked up some rice at home and I've got a pretty damn cheap, albeit totally unhealthy, meal. Its Chinese fast food people. It is what it is, don't overanalyze it. peace, love, and good booze ~ chase read more

WTF Yelpers! How is this place rated so well? It's nasty. I tried this place twice thinking maybe the first time was just a fluke of nastiness but nope. Aallll of it is gross. The sweet and sour whatever is so awful. Bright red and nasty. You can literally taste the color red. No idea if it's chicken or pork. The chow neon had a weird fishy flavor. SMH. The fried rice was half decent. Yes, they do serve you a ton of food for about $10 but yuck. It's not worth it. The cashier was super friendly both times I've went so I guess it gets 2 stars. read more

Got food poisoning from this place, I don't recommend it since they undercook their chicken when I had mushroom chicken

It is what it is. Cheap Chinese take out. They have a decent variety that doesn't change day to day. If you go at the wrong time, the food looks like it has been sitting around a bit too long. However I still think it's a small step up from Panda Express and probably go there once a week. Like I said, it's cheap and also conveniently close to where I live. Plenty of parking in the back. read more

Stopped by for a quick bite after work and ordered the two item plate with white rice. I opted for the spicy chicken and the lemon chicken. Both were drenched and over sauced. Although the food was piping hot, the artificial sauces really did not taste good. Customer service was good and the place was clean but I doubt I would come back. read more

the food should be eaten right away. if taken home, the food will cool and harden, making it less appetizing. had the 3.49 special with the fried rice and egg roll as a prerequistie.i choose broculli beef as my entree. the egg roll was freshest of the bunch. crunchy with bland vegetable filling. the roll was dusted with white pepper. the fried rice was bland with peas and carrots and a few baby shrimps. the brocculi was ok but the beef was tough. i noticed the chicken dishes has chicken chopped into small pieces. if you aren't hungry, avoid this place. . read more

I'm not sure why this place has 2-ish stars. I really like it! Yes it's fast food, but the food here is just as good as the local Chinese restaurants in the area (which are veeeery good). My favorite dishes to get are the fried rice, chow mein, the fried shrimp, and the salt and pepper fish! The food here is very delicious and the prices are low. Also, if you're lucky, the server might over pack your to go container. Sometimes it happens. :) Haha, but definitely give this place a chance. read more

Best Chinese I have tasted out here in the Bay Area.. good prices and good service.. always coming to this place for lunch and dinner.

The fried rice had absolutely zero flavor, and the other dishes I got on my combo plate weren't stellar either. Went one time, the other month. Won't be back. Cash only, and they have an ATM inside. read more

Decent Hong Kong/ Canton Fast Food. Hungry? Lazy? Just comingg home from a long and tiring day at work? In a rush, but you don't want a burger or fries and you live in this neighborhood? Then this is the place for you. I picked up enough for four people under $25 bucks. You can get what ever they have in various sizes/prices. Quickly. The food is already made and sitting in hotel pans ( who knows how long?), ready for you to order. Seriously. It's better than it sounds and it's a whole lot better than most fast food Chinese places. The selections are varied enough that it will satisfy most cravings. This is not the place for picky-health conscious people. I been coming here since I moved into this neighborhood over a year and a half, and I usually come here about twice a month. I have no complaints since I know what I'm getting myself into.This is really a 2.5 * rating. read more

Convenient, affordable, decent Asian fast food/buffet style place with prompt service. Nothing special but not a place to dismiss either. Checked for county food facility inspection reports online - Passed, no violations as of June 2018. One can't go by other negative reviews. read more

Gourmet? no. Express? not really. This place was chosen by a kiddo with whom I work who said it's, "Hella good Chinese food." So, at her request, I joined her for lunch. I don't know that I'd use the word hella, or even hecka. It was edible and crazy cheap. But the Garlic Spicy Chicken was neither garlicky or spicy and instead was in some sticky, sweet, thick sauce. The fried rice was bland and dry. But, my kiddo was happy and that was enough for me. Oh, and it's cash only, but they do have an ATM inside. read more

What another reviewer said is true: It's not gourmet. That being said, I thought this place was fine. For what it is, I've had better (Chinese fast food off a steam table). Also, the prices are just a tad higher than some of the other local places.... ... Still, the interior is decent with ample seating, the service is relatively friendly, and the food was pretty good. I do have to say that the box of mixed vegetable stir fry with shrimp didn't really have much shrimp in it when I poured it out onto my plate at home. I wish it had since the little shrimpies had a great flavor! Being as I have other steam table favorites in Oakland, I'll probably not come here as often as I will mostly just visit them. It's still nice to have a another decent one close to home, thought. I'd say "A-OK." read more

Quick and simple I personally enjoy the food here. Always get the #4 team rice with 2 sides read more

China Gourmet Express - Yum some of the best - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

Go somewhere else orange chicken here too soft and taste bad. So far was the worst Chinese restaurant in the bay, by far.