Dont come here if you expect a huge portion like those other Chinese take out places, this place doesn't do that. I ordered their 2 items combo with half noodles and half rice. Their noodles and rice were flavorless, chewy and dry!!! So undercooked!! Although I do like their jumbo sized coconut shrimps. Their beef and broccoli were not bad. I think I will skip their rice and noodles next time and just order their sides. read more

Hong Kong Express - Their portion isn't as huge as other Chinese take out places that you see on social media. - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Service is great. Presentation of the food, the taste and the quantity is a lot better than any famous Panda Express or other Chinese fast-food restaurant. I love this place and will go there again. read more

I've tried the three Hong Kong express restaurants in my area and the one on Harbor Boulevard is the best they give you an over flow of food in a container and it's so delicious !! Fast service and very clean A++++++++ read more

Really skimped out on the orange chicken after making me wait 15 mins to "cook" a new batch. Which they then proceeded to serve out to the incoming customers after they had already changed me! And had me wait til the end to give me the scraps of the end of the container for 2 Large plate combos. To top it off the chicken was dry Really disappointing will NOT be returning. read more

Hong Kong Express - 25 minutes wait to skimp out on some orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

We ordered catering last minute with them, 2.5 hours prior to when we needed it and they were able to fulfill our order and it was such a great deal!! They were timely and gave us big portions; everything was packaged nearly, fresh warm portions, sauces, egg rolls, all of it! They were super sweet and very helpful! I highly recommend. We've been going here for our Chinese food for my entire life and their portions and food is just the best! 100/100 recommend! read more

Hong Kong Express - Orange chicken, fried rice, kung pao chicken, broccoli beef, chow mein - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

The portions of their combos are generous and the staff are friendly. When choosing what to have, I always believe it is best to choose what looks fresh and hot. Beef and broccoli tends to be a safe choice. I am unsure if there are new cooks, but the vegetable egg rolls were not as good when compared to my first visit - they are decent instead of sooo delicious that you crave them afterwards. Sodas are refrigerated (canned or bottled), but you can request a cup of ice if you prefer it colder. read more

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The ladies up front are soo awesome always having fresh batches of food for the customers!! I'm super happy they got a new owner they doing a great job!! I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one enjoying the place it's awesome !! Thanks ladies!!!! read more

Very good service Good food I would say 90% authenticity towards real Chinese food, better than panda. Big portion FS read more

Hong Kong Express - Chow Mein Kongpao chicken Orange chicken Pork ribs - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

BEST ASIAN FOOD IVE EVER HAD! Next time you think about getting asian food at Panda Express, skip it and try this place! I'm so addicted to this place I started to come here once a week! The food is so hot and fresh and batches of the food just keep coming from the kitchen!!! That's how you know they have fresh food 24/7. I highly recommend trying the orange chicken, it's delicious! Big shout out to the ladies who work behind the counters! They are incredibly sweet, fast, and so friendly!! The place is super clean as well! I will never stop coming here! read more

I barely survived the mosh pit at the concert next door-- starving, exhausted, and questioning my life choices. Then this place came through like a deep-fried defibrillator. Easily the best Chinese fast food I've ever had. Massive portions, a staff so generous they could run a charity, and food so greasy and delicious it single-handedly kept me from collapsing in the parking lot. Absolute lifesavers. 10/10, would risk dying again. read more

It was good. Didn't have high expectations going in but was pleasently surprised. Supper kind staff as well!

Sadly, nope. First time, last time. Was thinking, stopping in for a quick bite at dinner time on a Friday night, things would at least be fresh. Nope. While it looked good, the BBQ pork and teriyaki chicken were dried out, overcooked, and almost flavorless. Not sure how you can create those two items with no flavor, but they did it. All that for 15 bucks. Sorry to say, The worst Chinese fast food experience I've had. Never again. read more

One of my favorite stops when I'm craving greasy and heavy fast food Chinese food. Though, when I stopped by last they didn't have the BBQ chicken I like. Ended up getting orange chicken and they packed it in. read more

They really surprise me with their food quality. Consistently fresh never old stale or dirty tasting. And they have decent recipes and good flavors and using a lot of fresh ingredients from scratch. You kind of expect dine in restaurants to be better than this but I would rather eat here than most dine in Chinese places. My only complaint is their food can pack a lot of carbs and then also get really sweet and then their beverages are also extremely sweet. I wouldn't want sugar free options but would be nice if they could do some handmade drinks where they can control the amount of sweetness and if they just toned down the amount of sweetness in some of their items. Otherwise great place for Chinese. Affordable prices nice big portions. read more

I must have passed by this restaurant a million times over the years and never thought to stop in because it looked out of place in this strip mall.....until today!! So glad I did!! Super nice staff, wide variety of scoopable options, huge portions and the best part....it was delicious!! Mom and I split a 3 item combo and we have leftovers!! We will be back!! read more

Drove by one day and said i gotta stop in and try. Today was that day. Picked up a spicy tofu with some jalapeno. Came with steamed rice. You can get fried rice or chow mein. Lady up front was nice and helpful. Good prices. Big portions. Good flavor. Nice little spot. read more

Nice people, excellent service, tasty food with generousportions. I believe it's under new ownership.The previous owners were nice too, and the food was good. The other day when I went it was Delicious. read more

Popped in here for some take-out for a family feast. It was suggested I go to a chain location (you know the one), but I was hoping for something a little better and found this spot on Yelp! The staff was friendly and I was thinking I would start with orange chicken, but there was not enough out for an order. The gal told me more was coming and true to her word, a new batch came out a few moments later. Of course, all of that was taken up by the to-go orders of the dude who was already waiting, but another tray quickly appeared, along with a few other items I ordered that were not sitting there on the steam table. If you are going to get steam table Chinese, go someplace that turns the food over quickly, and this location certainly does that. It isn't fancy, not by a long shot, but the food and good. read more

Really really good!!! Definitely recommend!!! Hidden spot on west side Costa Mesa. Great portions. Got the medium and it fed two of us and had some Left overs. read more

Hong Kong Express - a buffet area with a variety of food items - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Authentic Chinese food is really good coconut smoothie is so good with this heat. Super fast service even in a lunch rush hour and the portion sizes is a lot and a fortune cookie is pretty accurate lol read more

Wow!!! Amazing size portions. And it's all good. We ordered four 2 combo dishes. And loved every bite. The service was very nice too. Thanks Hong Kong Express! read more

Something went wrong tonight! Hong Kong express has been my go to for the last two years! I thought it was the best Chinese food I've had in years! But tonight I bought my favorite, jalapeño chicken and wanted shrimp and vegetables. I don't understand why the jalapeño chicken had absolutely no flavor and was heavily breaded extremely heavy and dull! The jalapeño chicken usually is extremely outstanding. Tonight it had zero flavor! They no longer serve vegetables with shrimp! He made me vegetables he said were steamed but we're raw! Absolutely the most disappointed I've ever been at a Chinese food place. read more

Been coming here all my life, foods always been amazing. If you're in the area i recommend visiting, the service is great!

Come here for my fresh hot & sour soup. It's one of my cravings and I always order a large & they make sure to make it fresh from the kitchen. Not from the warmed containers in the front. Highly recommended! Will always be back. read more

When your craving a nice hot soup, this is the place . Wonton soup is delicious . Customer service is always great.

The owners are super friendly. The portions are huge. I mentioned just in passing that my soda seemed a bit less sweet than it should be, and they insisted I take a bottled one from the fridge. As I was taking my leftovers with me, the owner's wife followed me out with an extra lid and bag. It's not fancy. The ambiance is as basic as you'd expect for a basic Chinese restaurant, old diner/cafe style. But these people are salt of the earth, it was clean, and the food was a great deal. Absolutely no complaints, and I'd go back anytime I'm in the area. Btw, I found this place located directly across the street from Mexicali Tires, which I'm also about to rate 5 stars. read more

I was dying when I saw them scoop food out for the guy in front of me. I thought, "that can't be right" over and over again. I have been to a lot of Chinese fast food places, but this one takes the cake. The only other place that I've seen that gives big portions is a place that's 30 miles north from Hong Kong Express and even they don't give this much. I got the 2 item combo with fried rice and chow mein. The worker gave me four big scoops of fried rice and then piled on the chow mein. I thought, "ok. That's a lot but he'll probably only give me a little bit of chicken." He then gave me three big scoops of orange chicken. Enough to fill up the rest of the container. So I thought, "ok there's no room for the bbq pork. He'll give me like a scoop." Oh no. He gave me another three scoops of that and just put it on top of everything. I didn't know what to do. I have to tip them. So I get home and I have one last thought, "what if it's gross?" It wasn't. It was delicious. The orange chicken was a little crunchy, but that made it better in my opinion. The orange chicken was good, the bbq pork was good, the chow mein was good, the fried rice could use a little salt but it was still soft and good. I left one star off because I didn't really take a look at the place. I will definitely be back and will update accordingly. Oh and they accept card now. $0.50 charge if the bill is less than $5 read more

Been coming here since I was alittle boy. Super friendly staff amazing well made food. Egg rolls to die for!

Sweet owners. It will fix that Chinese food craving. Good portions for more than decent price.

Definitely some of the worst Chinese food I've ever had. Got a two item combo with fried rice, bbq pork and teriyaki chicken. So gross that I wouldn't even eat it. Crappy meat, it was all chewy and fatty. EW. The fried rice was pretty good, but it's hard to screw that up. It's cheap and you get A LOT of food but the quality is horrible. I pretty much just threw it away. read more

The food is better than Panda Express and they give BIG portions!!! I love their wonton soup!! They give you so much ingredients like shrimps, BBQ pork, wontons, veggie, chicken, etc... It's only cost like 5 dollars!! I like their chicken wing!! It's spicy and sweet!!! However like Jessica and Rachelle said, "it is located in a ghetto area!" But hey it is a freaking good deal and Food!! read more

As far as Chinese take-out goes, this place is legit. Having gone to many Sam Woo's and their equivalent's for 2 and 3 item combos, I can safely say that this little hole in the wall is definitely worth your $5.43 for a two item combo. This is the only place that offers BBQ (Cha Shu) Pork in their combos without and extra charge. And they give a lot! Three things to remember: 1) CHEAP, 2) HEAPS OF FOOD, 3) BBQ PORK! Get it! read more

Working late I tend to eat out a lot and trying to eat healthy and avoid MSG. This place does use MSG. The Fried Rice was steamed rice with vege in it. No seasonings , Orange Chicken was ok, but not great. I would recommend this to someone on a tight budget or as a last resort. I had eaten there before with a friend and the food then was passable. I was able to split the meal into 3 days worth of food so that was the only saving grace. It will be a while before I try here again. The establishment itself appeared clean and the servers friendly. Just need a new chef or better cook. read more

Great food for an amazing value!! My husband has been going here since he was a kid and they always give you SO much food!!! They are always so nice to us and give great service read more

Nothing great about this place. I keep coming back only bc they are always open when I'm craving Chinese. A couple times they have ran out of orange chicken, the fried rice just taste like regular white rice w some egg & veggies added, the chow mein is good. The place is kind of greasy looking but the prices are cheap $6 for rice, chow mein & 1 entree. read more

Hong Kong Express - Fried rice, chow mein, orange chicken (they ran out) so they also gave me Kung pao chicken. $6 - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Ok so I just had this place... Sunday at 2:30pm. No one is really in here other than the 3 workers and a small family. I am expecting nothing major since its already in a shopping area that has a bunch of mexicans lol They do not have a good selection of food items. Maybe I just went at an off time but who knows? So I wanted to sample this thing that was with chicken, shrimp and veggies they wanted to charge me 25 cents to try the shrimp....um ok why are u even asking which part of the item i wanna try if theres a charge? makes no sense. So everything was chicken no mixed veggies even! just fried rice and chow mein and chicken this and chicken that....oh and bbq pork i think.... and veggie egg rolls The portions are HUGE yes. But honestly I would def rather have smaller portions and better quality food. I got orange chicken, kung pao chicken with steamed rice. the rice was cooked really well (my fav part of the meal....um ya usually isnt lol) orange chicken...ok so the flavor/sauce was decent but the batter or whatever its called was soggy and the chicken part (if it was even chicken) was horrible!!! it was like i was trying to chew plastic or something....def not edible. I even tried to eat a couple other pieces just to make sure it wasnt just that one... but no.... kung pao chicken... first of all huge chunks of chicken i would have liked it a lot smaller....but the flavor was ok...had to ask to add peanuts on there... i got a veggie egg roll (55 cents) that was thin and kinda long it was fine had it with sweet and sour sauce that was ok too i guess with a medium diet coke it came out to $7.38 to me bad deal cuz it was not so good food....and the asians that worked there were kinda rude...whatever! ohh ya CASH ONLY! def dont wanna go back....i dont recommend theres flame broiler close by def wayyyy better! :) read more

Less than $5.75 for a 2 item combo. Good deal. Of course you get hole in the wall fast food quality, so don't expect too much. They ran out of bbq pork when i got there a lil before 7pm. i was a lil bummed out since yelpers say it's the best food item :( So i got the fried rice/chow mein combo with orange chicken and shrimp with brocolli/cauliflower. rice=bland, light in color, comes with peas. tastes better with the chili sauce they give you chow mein=blah it's the orange noodles, which i don't like for some odd reason, and it doesn't haven anything else!! just orange noodles.... boooo orange chicken was ok. i'd eat it again i ordered some shrimp/brocolli/cauliflower thing. The lady put all the veggies, and i think it comes with some squash and a bit of chicken....then she had a bowl of yummy looking shrimp just sitting there, and added only 3 pieces...geez....only 3!??? sooo lil... maybe it was a good thing, cuz the shrimp tasted a lil funky. my roomate just came home with a 2 item combo from panda express for $6.73..shoot...$1 difference only? i'm going to panda express next time! i'm jealous right now lol The place is in between a bunch of mexican stores and in the same area as Detroit bar. read more

Well, not sure what happened.....but I went back here and it was bad.....real bad. bbq pork dry and tasteless, beef and broccoli must have been sitting a long while, and orange chicken was not even as good as panda express. i do like the chow mein though. not sure if/when ill go back. i didnt even finish which is saying something. read more

That was the worst Chinese food I have ever had. I have been to some hole in the wall places and they turn out to be at least OK. I have no idea how that place stays open. I see why you get a lot of food it's cause it's been under the heaters to long and they need to get rid of it. I had the orange chicken and the BBQ pork. The chucked was dark meat and didn't taste like chicken the BBQ pork was chewy and gross. And on top if it it's not in the nicer part of town. read more

This is my favorite spot for Chinese food, they started to take cards as of yesterday when I went, I believe it's a $10 buck min. Their BBQ Pork is sooo goood!!! Panda Express stop making BBQ pork but this is so much better anyways- I love to grab food to go and take it to the canyon park down by dogwood st. You are in and out in mins. Don't expect to be overly greeted or experienced the best costumer service ever but it's a wonderful cozy family run place! read more