Recently had a craving for some Chinese food while in Whittier. I've passed here many times but never stopped in until now. Parking is easy as it is a large shopping center. As you enter u are immediately greeted. The location is small but clean. This spot has the premade Chinese favorites on display for you to select from. Somehow the foods here had a delectable appearance, much more inviting than expected. We tried the usuals, orange chicken (very good), egg fu yung (amazing), kung pao (great sauce) and crispy chicken (ok). Surprisingly the rice was not the usual dry fried rice and was good. The chow mein was also good. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the food quality at this location and would definitely return. Minus one star for not accepting multiple forms of payment. read more

If your gonna look at any review look at mine! I've been coming to this exact location for SO long as a kid. The food has tasted good every time but they don't know about customer service. There's always that one asian lady who's rude and there's another nice one. The rude one really takes advantage. I went in once to buy two small boxes of food one crispy chicken and one orange chicken. She charged me around 8-9$. I didn't think much of it. I went in two weeks after for the exact thing but the other nicer lady charged me around 5-6$. Idk who they're trying to play dumb but it ain't me. I go on my break here and there and end up disappointed in the food after. I went in once ordering my food the lady next to me wanted a whole plate of one item and she was willing to pay for it and the mean asian lady practically almost yelled at her saying she couldn't get a whole plate and told her if she got one item on a whole plate she was going to charge her double, and pointed at little containers that if she wanted one item only it would have to be from the small containers. I don't think i'll ever be back i get disappointed every time i go. They deserve to either have good customer service or get out of business. read more

The reviews you read are not lying! Happen to try it out and ouch! Food was a solid 6

I love all type of orange chicken but this is probably the worse one I've ever had, also the old lady was very rude to my brother

Wow I should have checked here on yelp 1st. This has got to be the worst Chinese food in Whittier, I think they should pay you to eat their food. The broccoli beef was brought out "fresh" but was so soggy and flavorless, the jalapeño chicken had mostly bell pepper and zero spice, the chicken was tiny morsels of left over scraps, the chow mein was a mushy disgusting mess flaoverless mess that even soy sauce or hot sauce could not fix, their orange chicken was again very mushy with stale chicken. I hate leaving bad reviews but I had to do it because for the price it is definitely not worth it, this place obviously does not care 1 but about quality. The only edible item I had was their fried rice, but everything else was a waste of food and money. Please don't eat here unless you want to be disappointed. I'm not even Chinese and I know for a fact that I can make better food than this place. read more

This place deserves no stars. Put this lady out of business! She was extremely rude to my classmate and I. The orange chicken tasted like it was days old and super soggy. The chowmein was nasty , no flavor at all! This place needs to be closed down honestly or they need to take a class on customer service and find a better cook. That old lady was so rude it was unbelievable. My classmate and I were in disbelief! read more

food is good. service was extremely bad. the lady was super rude to my moms friend and I as we were ordering our food.

I went here because it was right next to a job that I was doing. I saw that they had an A on the window, so I didn't second-guess the food. I guess that was my mistake. The lady was rude and when I ate the food, it was completely disgusting almost as if it had been sitting for a long time. For anyone reading this, don't make the same mistake as me avoid this place. read more

Only went here because the Chinese food places I like are closed on Monday, foods terrible

I absolutely love coming here the food is always amazing! And the service is always the best they're so nice to me. This is honestly the best spot I've been too and it will always be my favorite! read more

This place used to have decent food....not anymore, completely inedible for a human. My dog would not even eat it. The orange chick was total mush, bbq port 100% fat and the rice and noodles are horrible. read more

I have no idea what all the 1 star reviews are talking about. This place has great chinese food and the staff are lovely. Come here if you want a nice, fat plate for a good price. read more

China Wok Express - Vegetable Chicken Crispy Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Whittier, California

You be the judge. I ordered just white rice ( only) Lady rings up $8.81. I tell her that's the same price of a 2 item special ( 2 items, noodles, and rice) She says "yes". So I say ok lesson learned and pay her then ask for Saracha to which she only gives me 2 small packets. I tell her only 2 for this plate of rice. She says yes. So I then ask for soy sauce to which she hands me one packet! I walked out leaving her my money and their rice! Never going there again! Am I wrong? read more

First and last time here. Chowmein had no flavor at all and was a weird texture and the orange chicken was even worse still had no flavor and was soggy and chewy. I should have known something was off just by the color. The only thing decent was the egg roll ( barley came out) read more

Food looked old. It wasn't fresh at all. Even the chow mein looked really old. The place was clean. I have eaten here many times before and it went down a little. Not anymore now it is not fresh. The place looks old. The food used to be really good. I did not taste it this time because the food looks so old I went next-door to get food. I will not be coming back here again. read more

CASH ONLY. Service is average. Cleanliness is not that clean. The food tasted nasty, pretty oilly and the pork was very stinky. I usually don't get grossed out that quickly with food and I have a high tolerance, but I don't think I can come back with the poor quality of food that they serve to customers. I really would not come back unless they change the inside interior design as well as change the food that they serve customers. Parking is abundant. read more

China Wok Express - a variety of food items - Chinese Near Me - Whittier, California

This was my favorite Chinese food spot growing up and it STILL is my favorite. I live in Orange County now and continue to make the drive out to Whittier to visit family and pick up some fresh, authentic Chinese food! read more

China Wok Express - a take out container with noodles and meat - Chinese Near Me - Whittier, California

I have been to this spot a few times, but after my last visit I will no longer be back because of the food poisoning I had to deal with after eating here. read more

Love this place. Food is always good. Looking over some past reviews and it's pretty funny. One person states they are a regular but gave them 1 star. One star! And yet you go there regularly? Another gave them 1 star for speaking Chinese to each other while serving them. What does the language they use to communicate to each other have to do with the food? And yet another 1 star given for because they didn't see one of the multiple signs stating 'Cash Only'. People, it's a Chinese take out place. Why pretend it's Spagos?! These twits probably think Olive Garden is a fancy restaurant. With that said. This place always packs my plate with food. Rarely will the top stay closed. You want good Chinese take out? This is the spot. As for all of those one star ratings.....those Yelpers should be ashamed of themselves! read more

This isn't the first time this has happen but it is my first recording it food is only one night old over night in the fridge and either it's stringy from the foam container they put it in or they add something fake to the rice. read more

China Wok Express - Egg Fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Whittier, California

Worse place ever for customer service. Went there, they don't take cash. So I go to my car and bring in a $100 bill all I had, they prepared the food, when it was time to pay. She looked at my bill did the pen thing looked at it under a light then proceeds to tell me that can't take it. Two old ladies that don't know what they're doing but only insult the customers with their attitudes. Will never return. Went to Panda Express instead. After reading the other reviews it looks like I dodged a bullet. read more

I'm surprised by all the negative reviews of this place. This is one of the best Chinese take-out joints nearby. We have asked around and people always mention this place. The price is good for what you get. You can't really compare it to Panda because this place is small and they are waaaaay cheaper. C'mon now. The food is overall pretty fresh especially if you come during lunch/dinner time. They are always replacing the food due to people coming in constantly. I can only see it being old when you come during off hours. The Beef w/ Broccoli is my go-to. The broccoli is never mushy. Always has a slight crunch...which is what I look for in Chinese take-out. The Crispy Chicken w/ jalapenos is delicious as well. Especially if it just came out. Not many take-out places offer that dish. My husband enjoys the Orange Chicken. Seems like a lot of people do because it tends to run out pretty often. The other popular choice is the BBQ Pork. I've ordered the Egg Flower soup before, but it's not that good. The ladies that work here have always been friendly to us. One of them is extra sweet. We always hope that she is the one who helps us when we visit. Lots of parking. Located just a few steps away from Rite Aid. It is a CASH ONLY place so bring cash people. It's not that hard... read more

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Ive had bad chinese food. Like, 3AM, edge of North Las Vegas next to a strip club bad chinese food. This was objectively worse. Why? While shady Las Vegas chinese food eventually led to me throwing up on someone named "Chastity", it at least tasted good going down. For starters, the chow main turned into a soggy gelatinous mess a few minutes after being off the heat trays. That would be forgivable if it didnt taste like wet white bread. Two bites and I was done. The Orange Chicken? Objectively the soul of any chinese food place, and usually the key to any dish. Here? Call it orange chicken soup. The breading on the chicken, again is without flavor, or crispiness. And the "Jalepeno chicken"? Well I'm hoping it was chicken. It possibly could have been leather shoe strings. All of this came up about 5 minutes after consuming, and the rest came jetting out another end 20 minutes later. Avoid. And what sort of shady place doesnt take credit cards? read more

The only good thing about this place is the servings. Other then that the food isn't that fresh nor it looks like if they even stir it to keep it from turning into one big piece. They don't even take debit and if you need cash they have an ATM but it charges you around $2 just go get cash. read more

I love the China Wok by my house, but this was a disaster! They don't even use the same sauce for the Chow Mein- with far too many vegetables. On top of that they're cash only, with the sign on the register, not in view when you walk in. I had to fumble with the ATM for almost 6 minutes for a 12$ Chinese food order, and on top of that it charged me a whole 2.50$ for withdrawing cash. So I ended up being down 22.50$ from my account FOR A 12$ ORDER. I'm BROKE I can't be doing that. Needless to say I will NOT be coming back to the Painter China Wok. read more

Honestly don't waste your time or money here ! Food "LOOKED" decent ... but their chicken tasted so weird(can't even describe the taste ) and noodles were so soggy! I honestly hate leaving bad reviews but in 2023 I'm not for wasting time nor money read more

Worse food ever. The chowmein and rice is sticky. The teriyaki chicken is already cut up and mixed with there sause. There food don't taste fresh at all. There going cheap on there food and the price is high. Customer service is bad. The type of attitude there is "Take it or leave it" $7.03 for combo with no drink. Not worth it. read more

China Wok Express - Chinese Near Me - Whittier, California

Disappointed, food tasted gross , noodles no flavor , rice was dry , will not recommend

Middle of the road Chinese fast food. Its a craving spot. They finished remodeling I believe or did something to the side of the roof. I couldn't believe they were still open for business when this was done. I didn't visit this place while construction to the roof was happening. This place is walking a tight rope so make sure to have your eyes peeled when eating here. That's all I can say, as for their food, its middle of the road. read more

no stars .. this place used to be very good. This place is awful. I ordered the teriyaki chicken, chowmein and steamed rice with an egg roll. The food was so gross all i ate was the egg roll. I threw the food away and i never throw out food. I just could not eat it.. blah!!! I will not be going back to this place ever again. read more

Literally a bad experience. Wen to this place today and just bad. I ordered the 1 item combo. I asked for chow Mein and broccoli beef....I got like 3 pieces of brócoli and 3 SMALL pieces of beef. I asked the lady if I could please have more beef and she got SÚPERA MAD AND SAID "that's a lot of meat"!! Never going back here again. read more

Kids wanted Chinese food for dinner so this was our spot for the night. The line was out the door when we pulled up and after trying the food I can see why. In case you were wondering what we ate: beef & broccoli, chicken & green beans, chow mein, fried rice, bbq pork and egg rolls. Great amount of food for the price and quality. My kids love it read more

I love this place, always consistent. Orange chicken and crispy chicken is so bomb. The noodles are delicious, everything is amazing!! I've been eating here for over a decade. read more

My family has been coming here for years. They do have good and bad days. For me it's more good days.. They serve a crispy chicken we love!! And the chow mein is good. Both ladies have always been nice but one does give less than the other. The orange chicken is a Lil different but still good. We always go early before 2. It's super small and there is creepy eyes guy looking from kitchen so we just get it to go.. I always tip.. read more

This restaurant is good fast Chinese food. I see a lot of people be impatient when there is only one employee working the front especially during the pandemic . But I think they are doing their best. When I go get Chinese I always get mostly the same variety of dishes so I order quickly. However I see a lot of indecisive people taking a long time to decide what they want I don't think that's an issue with the restaurant. So if you want tasty Chinese fast food in whittier this is a good spot. read more

Barf!! Noodles taste like how wet dog smells! Chicken is dry, and rubbery, absolutely no flavor! Gross!

I ordered a 3 item Combo with white rice; Broccoli beef, barbecue pork, teriyaki chicken. Portion sizes were so small and the food isn't worth coming back for read more

Bert bad service mix old food and new is horrible horrible no recommended for no body

We come here anytime we crave Chinese food and it never disappoints. Food tastes good, and the portions are decent.

The servers are rude, talk to each in Chinese when your ordering. They are stingy and expensive. They act like they are afraid to serve generously like other restaurants do. I hate this place, my brother has the same complaint, and today both my nieces had the same experience. read more