There is a motel in the Castleton area that I go to on some weekends as a mini getaway because it is close to a bunch of good eats. Several times I have ordered from Chow Express thinking I might leave enough left over from the dinner to snack a bit for breakfast before I start the next day. Dude!!! I cannot fathom how they absolutely PACK a container with so much food. A typical round plastic takeout dish with the clear cover is filled so full that there is NO air inside the container. It is 100% food. And the outside is spotless. How?!? I am not complaining. In about 40 good years of adulting, I have figured out that a good Chinese/Asian restaurant has to do three things amazingly before you can be assured that the rest of the menu is trustworthy - hot-n-sour soup, eggrolls, and pork-fried rice. If any of those three things suck, just walk away. Hot-n-sour soup = Amazing. Eggrolls = perfection. Pork-fried rice = superb. The smokiness of the dishes, the rich seasoning, the flavorful spice (not particularly the heat spice) are all mouth-wateringly good. You CANNOT go wrong with this place. I am a large man and it takes me THREE sittings to finish a standard entree. Price is perfect. Preparation is fast. This is THE BEST Chinese food in Indy. Believe that!!! read more

I had a hankering for some Chinese food, so I stopped off a chow express to get a to go order, it's a family run operation and the kids manage the front, I only had to wait about 10 min for my food. I had tasty sweet and sour chicken with rice, it was delicious! I also love to get egg drop soup whenever I have Chinese, and! I was surprised to get a tasty egg roll as well! Check them out! The prices are great, and the food was tasty read more

Chow Express - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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I love this "hole in the wall" Chinese joint! When I'm feeling the craving for take out, Chow Express has my back! The house special fried rice is my go to, but my wife swears by the sweet and sour chicken. They only have about three tables in the room, but let's be honest, nobody is going there to dine-in and those tables are really so you have some place to sit while you wait for your food. If you call in you won't wait long because they are fast! Through snow, sleet, or pandemic, Chow Express is gonna be ready to serve up what your Chinese take-out craving heart desires. read more

10-24-25 wow, I think it's been a while since I've been here. I'll admit, I kind of forget they are nestled just off 75th & Shadeland. I got a large hot and sour soup, small wonton soup, bonesless spareribs, and the house special mei fun (rice noodles with shrimp, chicken and beef) -- portions are large and this is enough food for the entire weekend, ha! It was ready by the time I got there, and they use sturdy plastic containers so everything was still hot when I got home and was ready to eat. #yum #ReviewsByRL read more

One of the best local Chinese restaurants I have found. Tasty food, fast service, and the prices are really good for the value. I usually get the Sesame Chicken dinner meal and Wonton soup. Those are my go-to's, but everything is good! read more

The tso chicken fried to hard & way to much saturated with the sauce Even asked to be light on the sauce Rice was dry In future this mo longer be my choice read more

The food is fresh! Prices are unbeatable and the customer service is great. I highly recommend stopping by for a good affordable meal! read more

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Food good taste, hot and fresh. Good rice for a change! Nice sized portions. Tasty egg roll

Honestly the food was just mediocre and disappointing. Our search for a good Chinese takeout place near my new place will continue.

5 Stars. It's been Great, and decent Quality!!! Fresh! And surprisingly generous portion! read more

Chow Express - Chicken mixed vegetables with White Rice Chicken with Lo Mein noodles - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Food always good and ready for pickup when they say. I get the large wonton soup and eat for several days

I ordered for a family group and way over-ordered. The portions are massive. I got I think 4 entrees and all were delicious. The crab rangoons were overcooked, but I'll give them a pass on that given how good everything else was. Will happily return when I'm in town. read more

Exceptional Asian cuisine!!! Our service experience on Christmas Day this year was fantastic! Kind and patience witnessed with every customer was evident. The restaurant entrance is welcoming small and easily maneuvered no complaints from us. read more

Yummy and quick Chinese food! A great spot in the neighborhood and hoping it stays around forever!

I have never been disappointed here. Food is fresh and clean! They are also quick. If they says 10-15 minutes it's waiting on you when you arrive. My favorite: the sesame chicken extra crispy. Rice spicy. Extra Brocoli. You're welcome! read more

I got the sesame chicken (extra crispy), it was hot when I picked it up and the dinner came with rice and an egg roll. Portion was very filling, would eat here again read more

Excellent food. Priced rite. Always consistent. Atmosphere is bland-not good date nite location LOL HIGHLY recommend this place for awesome Chinese read more

Chow Express - What a genius way for their takeaways in this pandemic! - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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The food is prepared fast, efficient and it's not pricey. We frequent this location whenever we have a craving for Chinese food. It never disappoints. read more

My boyfriend loves this place and now that I've ate here I can see why. On the outside it's barely noticeable but once inside it's clean and cute. I was surprised by how clean it was and appreciated the effort to keep it that way. Ordering was easy and the woman behind the counter was friendly. The prices are fair and the food was YUMMY. read more

Chow Express - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Always the best Chinese food in the city! Especially their fried rice! Service is fast. Plenty of room to eat in if you want to!

Really nice and the place seems clean. Would definitely come back to order again. My food was good and hot and didn't seem old. All fresh. Loved the sauce for the sweet and sour chicken cause it wasn't so thick. I want to come to try the mei fun. One of my favorite dishes. For covid they only have it where only one person can be in at a time so that can be a little weird when other ppl are there getting their food. read more

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Everything here is always really good and fresh. Ordered the chicken corn soup this time, it it was not my favorite. I would still eat here but not order that. I'll stick with my wonton soup read more

Chow Express - chicken corn soup - sorry, but not good. Slimy, snot consistency. Have never had this anywhere else, so not sure if this is the norm. - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I'm on a quest to find my favorite broccoli with garlic sauce in the city - and this may be a new top contender. Slightly spicy, full of garlic, and a great value for the amount of food I received. I walked in and ordered at the counter and within only a few minutes had a delicious hot lunch in hand. Staff was friendly and efficient, I look forward to returning! read more

Chow Express - Lunch & dinner combos - updated 2022 pricing - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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This popular little Chinese restaurant off North Shadeland is in a strip mall. We have been ordering carry out for about 2 years. Orders are prepared quickly and vegetables are fresh. This visit we ordered Kung Pao chicken and special ordered Shrimp with vegetables. Both meals came with choice of fried or steamed rice and egg rolls. We only waited 10 minutes for our food. We took our meals home but sometimes we eat in there little restaurant. There are about a dozen tables in their clean dining room. The food was seasoned perfectly with a little heat. The chicken was a little over breaded but the fresh celery and sauce was delicious. The mixed vegetables were crispy and included young snow peas, broccoli, mushrooms arrows and more. The shrimp had a disappointing metallic fishy taste. I was unable to eat the shrimp which was unusual from previous visits. The egg rolls also missed the mark. They were very doughy without much filling. Tonight the food missed the mark for us. Unusual from previous visits. Im not sure if they were just having an off night but we were disappointed. read more

Chow Express - Feature meals - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

This is our favorite local Chinese carry out restaurant. The food is always fresh and delicious. We live on the north side in Carmel, but we only use Chow Express for our carry out Chinese I especially like the broccoli + meat (chicken or beef) combo dinner which comes with steamed or fried rice and an egg roll. The general Tsao's chicken is really good too. It has a come on delayed spiciness. Their soups are also quite nice. My favorite is the dumpling soup. My wife likes egg drop soup. The hot and sour soup is great on a cold day. read more

It's been over a year since we moved to Indy and we have STILL been trying to find our home base for Asian food. With have had a couple that were just ok nothing crazy. We decided on the advise of a friend try Chow Express and boy we were not disappointed! What an excellent friendly spot. We ordered sesame chicken, general tso chicken, fried rice, and lo mein, all so hot and fresh and full of so much flavor. The fried rice was so good. Also was a huge fan of the sauces used on the chicken. We may have found our spot!! read more

My food is always fresh I noticed that they are always really busy around lunch time and dinner but they always manage to take you order quickly in a rush and the food is usually out in 10 minutes or less and very hot!! You can also see them cook you food which is always nice. The sesame chicken is amazing and the portions are big and very filling me and my boyfriend always slip an order of the sesame chicken and even with our son !I never leave reviews but I had to for this place. read more

Good food. Good prices. Looking for a great Asian cuisine experience? This one works.

Up until today, we have LOVED Chow Express. The food, the quick order response, and the courtesy of the staff. However, today was definitely not good at all. We ordered through Doordash as a pickup order at 11am for a pickup at 12pm. That gave them an hour ahead of time to prepare and make the order. Unfortunately, when arriving at 12pm, they hadn't even started making the order. When we told them about the order, she looked at her phone and said "oh, there it is". Now my lunch break was spent waiting on lunch when I tried to prepare ahead of time to just grab it. read more

Very good. Loved the crab Rangoon and beef fried rice. Hubby had general tso which was good but a little too spicy cuz he didn't ask for mild spice. . From out of town but would eat there again. read more

Best Chinese food I've ever had, and Chinese is my favorite! Spicy beef, general Tsos chicken, and lo mein are our go-to's. I've also had their egg rolls, spring rolls, and chicken with garlic sauce which are all very good. My only complaint is they aren't open on Sunday, but that is minor. read more

Prices are very reasonable and food is great! All food made fresh to order! One time I ordered 15min before close and they were really kind and still made it all fresh read more

I like the food here. I'm not a fan of the cigar smells from the neighboring business, but I always take my food to go. The staff is very nice and they seem to want you to not just enjoy your food, but enjoy your day. Downside: closed on Sundays. Even my husband the picky eater enjoys the sesame chicken. read more

Gross, this food was nasty asf. No flavor the chicken was yellow. It was not good at all. I would give it 0 stars if I could.

This was delicious! Plenty of food! I got the Sweet and sour chicken and my husband had the general Tso chicken. They did not disappoint! We also had the fried dumplings, also very tasty. I think I'm a bigger fan of pot stickers than fried dumplings though, but i'd probably get those again too! read more

Stopped in here for some chinese food based on the number of stars and reviews for this place. I walked in just before the dinner hour and the place was empty, only the employees were there. I ordered my food and was out the door quickly. It was good food though. The employees were very friendly too. read more

Love Chow Express for lunch during the work week. Yes, it smells like cigars when you first get in the door but you'll get over it. Walk up to order, very fair lunch special prices. Fairly quick to serve your meal. Meal comes ready for a lid so you can take the rest home if need be. The best part about this place: the freshest of Chinese places I've ever been! You know that feeling you get after consuming something really greasy and it's usually Chinese food? Not here. The fried rice is still white! And its delicious. And the portions are great to have some for tomorrow's lunch. read more

I have now ordered from Chow Express three times and each time it has been tasteless and disappointing. The last time, my lunch entree was over $8.00 with the entree small and, again, tasteless. I really don't understand what everyone is raving about! Maybe they haven't actually been to a good Chinese restaurant and enjoyed good Chinese food? I know that I will NOT be returning! read more

Pretty good for a walk-up type of place. They have most of the standards, but it's not a cookie-cutter identical kind of place. No back-lit pictures. Custom menu, not the red-green "standard". The dining area is tastefully decorated in an understated way. TV up on wall. Track lighting. Serve-yourself plastic utensils/napkins. Order at counter. They will bring your food to you if you dine in. Self serve soda fountain. Dine in food served in foam to-go container. One negative is that when you walk in, you can smell some of the fresh cigars/tobacco (UN-burnt, not smoke), from the cigar/tobacco store two doors down. I stopped noticing it quickly, and it is not smoke, so it didn't bother me. The dine-in tables are a little bit too high, so they may be uncomfortable for some. read more

I was waiting for them to reopen. They have installed a new window for all carry out orders. There is absolutely no contact with the staff. Food is placed in a box and customers open a separate door to retrieve the food. The food was outstanding as always. read more