The service is excellent, except one cashier is not friendly because she is very busy and stress out. The original owners are married and sweet and easy to talk to whenever I come pick up my delicious food. They are superior tasty cooked gourmet Chinese dishes. I never regretted buying from their restaurant. I wished they had brown rice instead, but I gave white rice to my neighbor as fried rice. The dining room is ordinary but clean to sit on. Don't be durbious, every bite was awesome indeed. Every dish was very delicious and very fresh. I loved to come back to their restaurant again. read more

Everything is really good; the food is amazing, the service is fast and the people are friendly and welcoming, and the ambience feels like "home" in a way. So 10/10 for me :) read more

I liked it. It was affordable and yummy. Not as crunchy as I wanted but I'm definitely going to try it again :)

My husband and I order from here whenever we crave Chinese. Overall, menu is typical of your average Chinese restaurant. Food always comes hot and tastes decent. Good option to order from in the neighborhood. read more

Not sure if they had a change in chefs or what but just ordered a hot and sour soup and the spicy beef, called them to make sure it was extra super spicy but unfortunately not even regular spicy. Very disappointed as the food was more sweet than spicy and when I call them their answer was that the food was spicy and didn't need anymore, that next time they would just give extra spicy sauce, really? Too bad I used to like the place but the veggies were undercooked, the soup had no chicken just north and mushrooms pretty much. Don't recommend it anymore! read more

The food for me was a low 8 (high 7) Service is very friendly and fast Standard Ambiance like any Chinese restaurant Great hot and sour soup and crab Rangoon Solid fried rice ( hence the name) And the Mongolian sauce ( I would put that one everything) read more

I live 1 hr away and i have been going here for 9 years and I still do Fav fried rice in the city read more

Good food. Quick takeout service. Ambiance could be better. Really just a takeout place so it doesn't really matter. The hot sour soup is very good. read more

My neighbor spot! Good service! Ironically I love the chicken nuggets and pizza puffs here I also get the vegetable fried rice, sooo good! Yes I have tried other foods here. These are my favorites. read more

Normally, I rave about about this place but today, I am very unsatisfied about my order. Ordered the Mongolian Beef lunch special and I received MAYBE 6 pieces of beef. This is more like Mongolian onions. read more

Great food and service for the price. I've tried many different things from the menu and it has all been good for me

Will not go here again. Rude lady. I had ate here before, food was good. Came after a year. Will not come again

First time ordering food from here, and it was great! This will be my new go to for Chinese food.

My son loves the food and smoothies. Very good service and fried chicken rice, crab ragoon and more!

Ordered the Mongolian beef. Ordered it with green onions, because a lot of these Chinese restaurants will make the order with white onions and almost no meat. I got a very skimpy order with literally one onion top in it. There was zero spiciness as well. This place keeps missing the mark with me and I don't give 4th chances. Disappointed read more

I tried this place for its reviews. I usually order from China King which isn't too far from me. I was a little disappointed. The food was a bit bland and soupy. Delivery was slow even though they too aren't very far from me. I must say that at the other place , the portions are much bigger and the food is significantly tastier and they deliver promptly. read more

The food was pretty good, better than I expected. Would recommend. Crab Rangoon were huge.

Ordered 3 large sweet and sour chicken, 1 large shrimp fired rice and two egg rolls. I have been ordering from this place a long time and will not again. (Over 20 years) This is the second time in a row that they have shorted the order on white rice for sweet and sour chicken. We received 1 container of white rice for 3 large orders of sweet and sour chicken. In addition the sweet and sour sauce was old and had gone bad. I don't know what happened to this place but I will never order from here again. read more

Fast food, fast service, good Chinese, ingredients fresh,, friendly for everything, a mom pop business thank you

We expected this would be basic Chinese takeout so we used these Yelp reviews as a guide for what to order. Wow were we disappointed! The Thai basil fried rice was more like a dry pilaf, basically soy sauce coated rice with some chewy pieces of beef. No spiciness whatsoever, no evidence of being tossed around a wok and no reason to call this a Thai dish beyond a few basil leaves. I steer clear of the breaded chicken dishes but my husband cannot resist. His general tsao's chicken was mostly breading, but he liked the sauce. The scallion pancakes were flaccid and undercooked, not worth the carbs. The only reason for the two stars is the quality of the egg rolls, those were excellent. read more

Really good and neat spot for the lunch or dinner. Their cuisine is fresh and tasty, the personal is fast and polite. There's not anothing a special here, but I don't see the reason for leaving a negative review about this place. To be honest, you're deserved 4 stars for your atmosphere and service! read more

there were mixed reviews but i didnt delve into them. I had a good experience, I ordered online and went in to pickup. waited a few minutes and got my food. I always use my car as a table so I can enjoy the freshness. it was all good, i had a bit of each of the vegie fried rice, sweet/sour chicken, crab rangoon, egg roll, and potsticker. glad i tried it out. i needed to find a new chinese takeout spot after i moved here. read more

Amazing food amazing price Mr lee is the best!!!! The food is always fresh and delicious. Everything is great. Friendly staff theirnlunch special is awesome read more

Fried Rice Express - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Stopped by to get their delicious basil fried rice and it was great. I love how they chop a jalapeño pepper to add hint of heat to the rice. I also tried orange chicken for the first time from this location and I also enjoyed it very much. The orange chicken comes in a vibrant sweet sauce. The chicken chunks sized appropriately and are crispy enough to hold its texture. read more

So, so good! We ordered two dinner specials which are huge, 1/2 the container is your entree, the other 1/2 is fried rice, with an egg roll, also ordered two cans of soda. Our bill was $17.05, we happily put $3 into the tip jar for a grand total of $20.05. This is the best deal, if you are not a big eater it's easily 4 meals. If you have a hearty appetite, it's 2 meals. Everything was fresh and piping hot when it came out. Please give them a try, especially if you get off at the Harlem stop for the Blue Line. So glad we have them a try today! read more

Fried Rice Express - Wow, this is the dinner special of Kung Pao Chicken, fried rice, and an egg roll!!! - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

In this hood exceptional Chinese restaurants are far and few between. This one definitely stands out. Great service, very friendly owner willing to go above and beyond to make his customers happy, great lunch specials (enough food for two) and they are always willing to substitute something you don't like. If you are anti-MSG like I am, you can request it not to be put in your food. Big thumbs up for that! Most Chinese places load their food with this terrible additive. I order the Szechuan Shrimp lunch special and it is beyond expectation made with lots of jumbo perfectly cooked shrimp. The crab rangoons are unique as they are made with curry powder. Anyone looking for a good Chinese spot for lunch, carryout, dine-in or delivery...give it a try. You shouldn't be disappointed. read more

Fried Rice Express - Szechuan Shrimp lunch special...yum yum - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Have been ordering from here and number of years. Absolutely love their orange chicken and the Kung Pao carbonation. Tonight I decided to try the Pad Thai chicken. I have to say it was the worst I have ever tasted. Nothing like any Pad Thai that I've ever had before. Way too much sauce and very sweet instead of a peanut sauce Pad Thai usually has. Super disappointed. I will continue to order from them, but will never order this particular dish again. read more

This used to be our go-to Chinese place but it is horrible now!! I placed an order on-line, checked to make sure it was confirmed, which it was but never got the food. I called and they said it was cancelled because I did not call it in. The last time I went there and picked up the food it was horrible, I was going to give it one more try but that didn't happen. The kid who answers the phone is pretty amazing though. He did say the company was under new ownership and it is going downhill fast. I asked to speak to the owner, she refused to talk to me and was screaming at the kid who answered phone. read more

My family has been regulars here for years, some have said otherwise about the place under supposed "new owners". We ordered here the other week and food is still just as amazing as it has been. My go-to take out place !! read more

I believe it has new owners and they never painted or updated the dining area. I would say that this place is very, very dirty. If the front of your house is dirty, so is the back of the house... read more

Is this food: yes Is this edible: sort of Is it cheap: very I have never had such a bad meal I felt like I had to go write something right away. My 18 month-.old will eat anything that even resembles food, play doh, crayons, you name it, even she wouldn't eat this. Egg rolls were obviously heated from a frozen state, it was all chewed up mush on the inside. Fried rice was white rice covered in seasoning and sauce. I couldn't tell what meat they put in my food, it was a very indistinguishable texture. The crab rangoons were covered in curry powder. I know our local Chinese restaurants are nowhere near authentic but this wasn't even attempting. I literally can't even. read more

Last time here. Egg rolls have always been sub-par. No more coupons and no soda with dinner purchase (even though the web site says free soda). They use to swap Onions for mushrooms, now a $ 2.00 up charge. Now you lost my business; a $10.00 burrito sounds better. Hey, I am only being honest. read more

Ever since my beloved, aka Lin's Garden on Milwaukee abruptly closed it's doors a year or so ago, I have been SEARCHING for a local Chinese place. And when I say searching, I mean asking anyone with a take-out box where the hell they got it from and threatening them if they don't reveal the source. So, I went on yelp.....and the rest is history. This place, nor any Chinese place will top Lin's, but it's neck-in-neck. They not only have a ton of vegetarian options, they give you the option of no MSG, they cook everything to order...the list goes on. I normally have a feeding frenzy when I eat Chinese and this place is another reason why that will continue. Everything is great, have yet to have a so-so dish here. Big portions supplemented by big flava! Love it! read more

I moved into the neighborhood in June and have been searching for a Chinese restaurant, as my husband loves Chinese. I am not a huge fan, but I enjoy some chicken dishes. My husband has ordered a few times when I wasn't home and has loved every thing he's had. This past weekend I finally gave in and let the hubby order dinner for us. My husband initially asked for delivery but changed his mind and told the man he'd pick it up. I could hear the man say "THANK YOU" and I was across the room. (It was snowing bad and had been for a couple days). We got extra white rice and many thank yous for picking up instead of waiting for delivery. When I got home and bit into my sesame chicken I looked at my husband and said,"FINALLY". It seriously took us like 6 Chinese places for me to find one I liked. Thank you Fried Rice Express for making sesame chicken the right way. You have a return customer here. read more

We tried FRE for the first time and I was hoping this would be great - it wasn't. We live 0.7 miles away and it took an hour and 15 to get to us. The sesame chicken and chicken fried rice were decent and big portions. But they forgot the can of pop that comes with the combo (not a big deal but annoying). The Crab Rangoon had a surprisingly distinct Indian food flavor. I like Indian food but not in my Crab Rangoon. The egg roll was meh. The Rainbow Fried Rice was meh. The potstickers were ok. Great Chinese food in this area has been difficult to find. read more

Some good Chinese food. Portion sizes are decent and the menu is full of wonderful options to choose from. Something that is noteworthy is the choice of specialty fries rices that they have in stock. I tried the Hawaiian fried rice, which had pieces of pineapple slices and chicken mixed in the rice that tasted great. Plus, the crab ragoons here are probably some of the best I have ever had. A true gem in the far northwest side, Fried Rice Express has got the goods for any Chinese food lover. read more

Their Yang Chow Fried Rice is the best!!!!!

I was not thrilled with my first couple of visits to this place because I found their attitude to be on the rude side. Upon the urging of a couple neighbors of mine, I decided to give them another chance. I don't know if they have new management but they still are not the most charming or lovable people in the world, but for placing an order to go, it is worth stopping in for the good deals that you get and the food has improved since my last visit. The shrimp fried rice was very good. However there is no ambience or charm, it is very plain on the inside and this is a mostly 'to go' kind of place. read more

There pot stickers are to die for and at a gre as t price as well definitely worth stoping here for dinner

I miss old owner he was nice the new one is different the brother never looks like he wants to work Susan needs to come out he delivered food dropped it in front of me went to give tip he walked out I miss old owner read more