I've been coming here since 2014 when I was a poor college student. Boy, did they feed a lot of college kids. The service is fast and efficient. Every worker in there has seen my face since I was in college and they're still there. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, I love you. God bless you. It is the best Chinese food I have ever eaten. It is impossible to finish a two item combo box. But I urge you to try. So many fond memories of eating till I couldn't. read more

5+ stars for Hong Kong Express!! The food is consistently fresh, flavorful, and thoughtfully prepared. The meats are always tender, juicy, and perfectly cooked, with flavors that never disappoint! Making every meal one to look forward to. I order the 2 item combo with their yummy orange chicken and jalapeño chicken. ^_^ Also, the portion sizes are extremely generous. Hong Kong Express is a place worth supporting for both the quality of the food and the kind people behind it. If you're in Orange County, Please come support Hong Kong Express!! You won't be disappointed. read more

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"Combo chinese" is what we call places like this. Hard to find ones that have quality matching their quantity, but this places encompasses both, for sure. Always satisfied when we come here. read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Is it the best Chinese food place? No. But will they give you an obscene amount of food (especially if you order fried rice) that causes the structural integrity of the box to falter? Absolutely. Friendly staff will send you home with enough food for the weekend or enough for one amazing Friday stomach ache. It's tasty, it's generous, and it's a nice little spot that should be picked every time over the Panda Express across the street. Plus the egg rolls are pretty tasty, but I ate them before I wrote this review. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Also despite being tiny, you'll always see the place full of enthusiastic families.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Grab a mountain of food and enjoy. read more

Hong Kong Express - A 2 item. - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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As other reviews have stated, they really fill up your to-go plate! I ordered the two-item combo and chose orange chicken, chow mein, and the black pepper chicken. The chow mein and orange chicken were pretty dry and plain to me. I loved the black pepper chicken though! It's pretty affordable for the amount of food you get. I think it fed me for about 4 different meals (though to be fair, I don't eat huge portions). Service was fast. Thank you! read more

If you are on a budget and don't mind reheating food for a second meal of the day. Well this location is for you because they stuff the plate full. Flavor it is good enough for the amount and pricing. read more

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Holy moly guacamole. This place hooks it up With some massively generous portions. It hits the g spot and the flavors are for the most part on point. Another highlight is the awesome mgmt / owners. They're a friendly delight. read more

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If you know me; you know that I love Chinese Food; Cantonese to be exact but I love all Chinese Food and my husband and I have been struggling to find a reliable good place. I'm doing this Yelp because I think that it's important to have current reviews; which is how I found this place. I had been going to another place in Costa Mesa but they changed management and just wasn't as good as it was before. A friend at work referred me to another place in Santa Ana but when I checked Yelp they had 3.5 stars and I found Hong Kong Express with 4 stars and decided to try them; and so far I'm glad I did! So I'm usually a "chef order" type of girl but this day I had a taste for the express buffet. I ordered half rice; half noodles, broccoli and beef, bbq pork and a side of orange chicken! For express it was really good with a good but not greasy taste. I decided to eat a portion of my order there because I was on lunch and the only thing that was a concern for me is that it wasn't as warm/hot as I like my food; which might've been because mine was off the top and not closer to the burners of the chafin dishes. My husband had some later that evening where he could heaten it up and he said he really enjoyed it! Let me back up to the beginning where I was greeted very politely upon entering the restaurant and I believe it was the owner or the manager; Julie, that assisted me and was very personable with me and all of her customers that walked in. As I previously stated everything was good but it appears that their orange chicken is a hit with pretty much every one; as atleast 10 ppl came in while I was eating and all ordered the orange chicken! I will definitely be returning to try more dishes! read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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If you like an outrageous amount of gunk, this is your place. The only somewhat decent item was the beef and broccoli. I don't want to see Chinese food for the rest of the year. Most of the pile of gunk went in the trash. read more

We recently moved to the Newport Beach area and have been trying to find our "go-to" fast-food Chinese spot. Unfortunately, for us, Hong Kong Express probably won't be it. I may be a little biased since I'm Asian and grew up eating flavorful Asian food, but everything we tried was honestly very bland. The portions were HUGE, which was great for feeding our family, but the flavor just wasn't there. The fried rice lacked seasoning, the chow mein was the same, and while the orange chicken was nice and soft (which I personally prefer over overly crunchy/dry chicken), there just wasn't anything memorable about it flavor-wise. For me to say Panda Express is better says a lot... especially since it's literally the next street over. That being said, the staff/family working there were incredibly sweet, kind, and welcoming. The price was very reasonable and affordable. The service was genuinely wonderful, which honestly made me feel bad writing this review. Unfortunately, though, the food just didn't live up to how great the service was. Sorry! read more

Hong Kong Express has multiple locations across Southern California and serves take-out Chinese food. You can think of it as an elevated Panda Express with other dishes that you can't get there like BBQ pork. We ordered the 3-item combo (~$16) and like others have mentioned, the portions are huge! They put two entrees in the box and it barely held together. They put the third entree in a separate small container so it was a lot of food. Out of the entrees we ordered my favorites were the orange chicken and BBQ pork. Some other ones we ordered (beef and broccoli, teriyaki chicken) were okay. We were not fans of other ones (kung pao chicken, pepper chicken) because they were mainly veggies with not as much meat. I noticed that most of their entrees were chicken dishes and I would've liked to have seen more beef and pork dishes but it's probably more of a cost thing. Between the chow mein and the fried rice, I liked the former more. Overall the entrees were decent but I would've preferred more flavors in them. It's a local business and they were very friendly. The food was ready to go and we were in and out in minutes. read more

Hong Kong Express - 3 item combo - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Very nice ladies and the food is very good!!! First time here ! They have tofu eggplant,Kung pow shrimp and many other options read more

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Absolutely disgusting and disturbing. Each bite of chicken was filled with fat, cartridge and bones. Oh my goodness, I was too shocked to even provide this venue a feedback. Tossed out $14 combo plate after 3 bites. Very disappointed. read more

Food is great service super kind. $20 for two entrée noodles and a side of white rice.

Called and ordered for pick up based on reviews and wow! LOVED the wonton soup it was so refreshing. The combination or house chow mein was really good so was the kung pao shrimp. Huge portions and very tasty! read more

This place is just as described, the portions are large enough to feed you or three not joking also Service and 1 are welcome. Staff is very very nice and accommodating my partner and I had a few rough days and [[HIGHLIGHT]]coming Here was peaceful[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. Both eating there was still leftovers. Everything was fresh and very very flavorful. read more

Hong Kong Express - Their eggrolls were so crisp and veggie on the inside - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Crazy huge portions and really good food Service was good and the variety was good too read more

Hong Kong Express - Jalapeno Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Hong Kong Express is an amazing Chinese Food spot located in Costa Mesa!!! Service is quick and the plates are served with overflowing goodness!!! Their Chow Mein is just strands of delicious noodles!!! Their BBQ Pork is flavorful and their Orange Chicken is just sooooooo bomb!!!! This place affordable with 2 items and Chow Mein is about 13 dollars which is a steal!!! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place is small, but efficient and effective!!![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] When my friend and I showed up 3 people were ahead of us only took us about 5 min to order and dip! Quite fast and I am so full typing this review hahahah!!!! Thank you Hong Kong Express for the satisfaction I received from your restaurant tonight!!!! Keep it up ;) read more

Hong Kong Express - Makes me want to cry tears of joy!!!! Look at all that food!!! - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Casual Chinese takeout with a nice variety of options and huge, generous portions. Love that the chow mein has thick noodles and the flavor on the bbq chicken and bbq pork is top notch. Great value for the money. Service was brusque but efficient. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Easy to find parking and there's a few small tables if you want to eat there.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Hong Kong Express - Two 2 Item Combo with BBQ Chicken and mushroom chicken - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Food is great and they give you massive portions. Everyone inside is so nice every time

Panda Express could NEVER! Hong Kong Express was a popular stop for my family while I was in high school. My older brother would bring some home for us after he got off work and it fed all of us. These portion sizes aren't just bringing value, they allow a family to dine together without going broke or hungry. I am truly grateful for the Hong Kong Express chain. Even then I come back and I see families ordering to eat together. I hope this business stays forever! read more

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Ask for your receipts! I would have loved to come in here and keep rooting for this whole in the wall style restaurant that I've returned twice for, but unfortunately will never be back. They do not have good morals here maybe not all of them but the small little ole lady charged me an extra $19 dollars, why just because she could. Because my faith in humanity got the best of me and I walked away without asking for my receipt. I had two 1 item combos that were priced at $27 and some change, I made sure to make the math and look at their registers total before thanking them and walking away. Total charge on my bank statement was $47, they must need it more than I do, I'll take the loss. read more

So worth it!!! We came at around 8:30 on a Sunday night just a half hour before they closed. They still had a good amount of items available but not all of them since their kitchen closes an hour before closing. We got the 2 entree/2 sides plate with chow mein as both entrees and orange chicken and eggplant tofu as our sides. Everything was so delicious and we got it for just $15. They packed our plate with so much food just like how we saw it on social media! The workers were really kind too even though we came so late. There is a bit of seating if you want to eat inside but I think it's better for takeout. Definitely come out here for some food Chinese takeout that's actually worth your money! read more

Hong Kong Express - Chow Mein, eggplant tofu, Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Omg I am so glad I discovered this place thank you tik tok!!! I went on a weekend morning at 11 am and got the lunch special, which is an AMAZING deal. You get chow mein and fried rice, one protein, one egg roll, and a drink for only $10. And the portion is HUGE. This meal lasted me 3 days. I loved the orange chicken so much, it was sweet and so crispy (I prefer over battered). The chow mein was also really good and not too salty like I feared. It had veggies in it like onions and cabbage but I really wish there was more! I love veggies in my chow mein. The egg roll was my favorite part- so crispy and inside was jam packed with veggies. Very easy parking! read more

Hong Kong Express - Chow Mein, Orange Chicken, Egg Rolls (2) - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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OMG how have I just discovered this place now? this is the only Chinese take out food I will go to from now on... Panda Express who?! my goodness... the portion here is ridiculous in the best way possible! we got 3 entrees: orange chicken, broccoli and beef and bbq pork over a generous amount of fried rice and chow mein for only $15!!! They even had to stuff the third entrees in another small box bc it didn't fit the takeout box since they don't skimp out !! this fed my hungry husband and I both!!! we were so full after this meal. It is honestly a bang for your buck! service was super quick and the staff was really friendly! read more

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Co-workers love to order here. So we order often for lunch. My go-to is the mushroom chicken. read more

I was staying at a hotel in Irvine looking for dinner yelp showed this place, wow the flavors were perfection!I rarely eat rice or noodles but after tasting my nieces, I practically gobbled it all up so if I eat it, I want it to be spectacular & everything my niece ordered was just that! I'll be back here when I visit again! Huge portions of deliciousness at a great price! read more

Hong Kong Express - Absolutely Spectacular - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Inexpensive and friendly Chinese food...great portions! I think these guys are great!!! read more

This is my favorite Chinese Food in the OC. It's Hong Kong Express in Costa Mesa. This place always fills your Togo box. My go to items are Orange Chicken and BBQ Pork. In addition, their veggie egg rolls are very good and larger than most Chinese food places. The portions is always good enough to feed 2 to 3 people. The service is always quick & friendly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is clean & organized.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Overall, food is really good and prices are still decent. read more

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Went to Hong Kong Express after the disappointing Panda Express visit. Huge portions! This is the place to go! And the cashier knows where to put the sauce packets In the bag!! This place is the best!!! read more

The food is lacking flavor,the bbq pork was pretty charred and a little bit tough , which was sad because that's what I wanted to try, I love a good bbq pork. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The lady was aloof, but the place is very clean and the food portions are extremely generous[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I was just disappointed because the overwhelming positive reviews made me think I had found a hidden gem, but it was a miss for me. I think this place is perfect for someone who is on a small budget and wants large portions for a small price. read more

I came into Hong Kong Express on Harbor Blvd about 30 minutes before closing, and honestly, I expected rushed service or slim pickings--but it was the complete opposite. The ladies working there were incredibly kind and welcoming. Even though they had run out of broccoli beef, they offered me any other protein I wanted and gave huge scoops. They were super sweet and made me feel like a valued customer, even at the end of a long day. The food was authentic and delicious, and I couldn't resist buying a whole bag of fortune cookies--such a fun touch. Love supporting small businesses like this. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Great people, great food, and great vibes.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Definitely recommend! read more

I first thought the restaurant would be the same as Panda Express so didn't have much expectations. Just came by because it was convenient. However I walked out thoroughly impressed! The owners appear to be super nice and genuine people. I felt great supporting their business. The food is just Chinese take out at the end of the day but I thought it was delicious and quite fresh compared to other similar restaurants. I got a 2 item combo including orange chicken and beef broccoli. Was very satisfied with both. One thing to point out is the huge generous portions they serve! For a guy who can eat a lot and appreciates big servings, this was paradise for me. They really pack as much food in each box as they can. I'll definitely be a regular here! read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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This place came highly recommended and it really disappointed. I think the ones who will like it are the ones who want bang for their buck - quantity over quality. It is NOT Panda Express fast food. The meat was fatty. The chicken was meh. The chow mein noodles were an off orange color and thick. The whole experience was off. The food portions are generous. It's the kind of place you'd love if you were 20 and in college. But not when you're desperately looking for good Americanized Chinese food as an adult. read more

This place is very solid. I will say the way I order is the single combo and go with the orange chicken. I have done the double or triple before and it just seems the other less fresh meat is just not good. Need to survey the options and get a fresh item. Very solid loving my stuffed styrofoam take out! read more

Hong Kong Express - 1 Item Combo Orange Chicken Fried Rice Chow Mein - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Pricing isn't bad for the amount of food you get, 2 entree with rice and noodles. Enough for two meals

Food was good, definitely will go again. Price was only 14 bucks for a ton of food. I'm gonna have lots of leftovers and the place was pretty busy with people. Staff are nice and friendly. It's a little hole in the wall but the smell of orange chicken was the first thing you smelled when you walk in. Quick spot for dinner or lunch. read more

Hong Kong Express - 2 Item Combo Orange Chicken Beef broccoli Chow mein - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Craving some fast American Chinese food, I decided to stop by Hong Kong Express to get a quick dinner to-go. I had heard great things about the huge portions and decided to get a two-item combo which totaled $14. You get a choice of fried rice or noodles (or half of each), and I decided on beef broccoli and orange chicken for my mains. While they were packing my food into the container, I was genuinely surprised at how much food they put in there! The lid of the container was actually struggling to stay closed. For me, this lasted around 3-4 meals. The chili oil that they included was also really good! Service was super friendly and quick overall, and definitely somewhere I'll come back! read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Very good portion sizes! And friendly staff. The food was good as well and seemed fresh. Of course like everywhere, the price was expensive. $15 just for a regular plate. But since the portion sizes were so big it totally makes up for the cost. Would definitely go again! read more

Do yourself a favor and give this place a try!! The women working are so sweet and the food is delicious. This is my second night in a row ordering from here and I have no regrets! read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California