Ox Tail soup went up to $18 and is not as good as before. They put junk pieces with plenty fat and the broth lost its taste. Customer service went way downhill. The other food items to choose from didn't look appetizing. This will be my last time eating here. Aloha! read more

I never would have given this place a second thought but my mother and brother saw the $0.99 shrimp cocktail. So we had to go in. It's this weird little food court looking place inside the Freemont Hotel and Casino. Customer service was pretty decent. I had no complaints there. The woman working wasn't terribly social, but she wasn't the stereotypical Angry Asian Lady either. She was pretty nice, actually. So was the woman cleaning tables. My mother and brother ordered the shrimp cocktail after seeing the sign outside. It's shrimp for $0.99. Somehow I wouldn't expect spectacular. They didn't get spectacular either. I don't eat seafood, so I have no opinion on how it tasted. But they got it, and mixed the sauce and whatever shredded up green stuff was in there in too. Big complaint was it was too spicy for both of them. They asked one employee there if they could rinse the shrimp off and get that horrible sauce off, not wanting to waste food/product. The waitress, I suppose you could call her, looked at us strangely. Like she had no idea what a strainer was or even how to rinse something off. Some people can burn water, and I would presume she is one of those. Anyway, instead of rinsing the yucky sauce off, she just got them two new shrimp cocktails and they didn't mix it into the sauce again. Customer service was good, I had no complaints there. Food was so-so. I looked at everything they had out on the line, and nothing looked exciting. I'm not a big fan of Chinese food though either. Would I return? No. It's not a place that screams anything special to me. Like I said, had we not noticed the sign and my family wanted to try it, I would've walked right by it and kept going. Review 74 of 2017. read more

We were told by locals in Las Vegas that the Lanai Express has the best oxtail soup, better than the California Hotel and Casino. Sure enough, the portion of oxtail was so generous and the broth was rich and tasty, packed with shiitake mushroom, peanut and not to forget the cilantro. If anything was missing, it was the anise star in the broth seasoning. This oxtail soup was so hearty, onolicious that could satisfy any local stomach from the Hawaiian isles. I absolutely agree, the Fremont oxtail soup is far better than what California serves. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I kept reading the reviews about oxtail soup. Although I've never had it in my life, we went to Lanai at 2am to get some. My gosh best thing to eat while drunk in the middle of the night. IT IS SO GOOD! I can't speak for the rest of the food. read more

This is the late night version of waffle house but maybe better. Great food fresh and really affordable prices. Located in the fremont strip. Only thing is no refills on drinks. The egg sandwich with bacon was so good toasted too. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Everything is cooked right there fresh too. Some of the best scramble eggs ive had - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

.99 Cent Shrimp Cocktail. Period. Don't worry that the shrimp are small...they are fresh and tasty. The cocktail sauce; tangy and spicy. Made me wish I had ordered 2. I also had a small order of the Chicken Teriyaki, but it didn't compare to the Shrimp Cocktail. Stopped here on 02/26/20, and wished I had time to go back for lunch today, bit that wasn't the case. I'm hoping for a longer lunch break tomorrow so I can get a few orders of the shrimp cocktail and call it a day! Definitely recommend it and will return soon! read more

If you're looking for some cheap Chinese food downtown, this is your place. They usually have 4 or 5 entrees, several soups (egg drop and oxtail when we were there), egg rolls and other things. Serving size is very generous and an entrée with rice will fill up most people. A combo entrée is a dollar more, but it seemed to me that the single entrée was a better deal. Fountain drinks, but no refills. No ambiance, but what do you want for 10 bucks? read more

.99 cent shrimp cocktails!!!!!! Love em!!! Nachos and Chinese food are actually super affordable. Great place to get a snack or lunch anytime on Fremont St. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I know this may sound dumb, but eating oxtail soup in Downtown Las Vegas was on my Must-Do List while my husband and I were vacationing there during Thanksgiving weekend because all my family and friends who traveled to Vegas from Hawaii always said they do this whenever they fly up there, especially at the Cal. I told my friend who moved from Hawaii to Vegas that I wanted to try the oxtail soup at the Cal and he said don't and just go to the Fremont to try their oxtail soup. At first I was like, what... freals? But my friend wouldn't steer me wrong so I listened to him and my husband and I made it to the Lanai Express at the Fremont. And he was right. That oxtail soup tasted just like home, like "The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl" good (but not better because it didn't come with their delicious ponzu sauce). I don't know what was wrong with me, but I couldn't finish my bowl. I ate all the meat I could and didn't finish the soup and the rice. One star docked because it's a small restaurant section in the casino and while I luckily saved a table for us, my husband said the lady at the counter taking our order wasn't a very good listener and made my husband have to repeat himself with our order. Nonetheless, four solid stars for really bomb oxtail (but again, not as super bomb as The Alley at Aiea Bowl). read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Oxtail soup just like home - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Food is okay. But they take sooooo long to take your order. They need to hire more people! So frustrating!

Can't beat the prices. $1 shrimp cocktails. $6 meals. Fast food with a twist. Located inside the Binions casino, it's the perfect spot for a quick stop between drinks and casinos. Even if you lose it all on the tables, you can still eat something before crying yourself to sleep over your lost wages. read more

This place is a small food court inside Fremont Hotel and Casino. I was too exhausted to walk to California Hotel for their popular oxtail soup as part of their graveyard special. I've landed here instead since it's been a few years I've had their oxtail soup. I received my order almost instantly since there was no line going into midnight. The soup was served in a medium sized disposable bowl with a scoop of rice on the side. I was impressed that there were ample portion of oxtail meat (big and small) with lots of cilantro and portobello mushrooms. The meat was surprisingly very tender but were not falling of the bones which I like. The broth was really good and not too greasy or salty, but having lots of portobello mushrooms does change the flavor of the oxtail soup due to the woodsy flavor from the mushrooms. The only downfall with this meal to me, the bowl was not the right size to enjoy this meal. I had to put some of the meat to the side to give more room for my spoon to move around. The soup was warm and not hot and that shouldn't matter what time of day someone would be dining in. This soup can use more broth and that would be greatly appreciated. Yes, I still prefer the oxtail soup at the Market Street Cafe inside California Hotel, but this does the job as an alternative. If they just pay attention to the small details, this would be a delicious soup to savor and I may go out of my way to dine in frequently when I find myself at Fremont Street Experience with all the interesting crowd around. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - When you're too tired to walk to Cali Hotel for Oxtail Soup.. $9.29 here. - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

2016 Yelp 100 Review Challenge - 28/100 I've been here a few times while at the Fremont Casino, it's bleh. I've had better. One great thing about this place is the fast service and convenience if you're at the Fremont. What we ordered last night: - Sweet and Sour Chicken (sauce on the side) - I did not like the taste and it looked weird. - Spam Musubi - Basic spam musubi that no one finished. - Shrimp cocktail - small shrimp, in a small cup -- but it made my drunk uncle so happy. haha Everything was freshly fried. There wasn't a long wait and the drunks were happy. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Sweet & Sour Chicken - sauce on the side - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

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Inside the Fremont Casino downtown this casino snack bar serves up chinese fast food & fresh made hot sandwiches. Hot dog,fries & drink $2.95, 2 item chinese combo $5.99, French Dip & waffle fries plus a drink $6.99. French Dip was suprisingly good, waffle fries were fresh & crisp. Chinese was not so good. Definitely a good spot to know of if your downtown drinking & on a budget or craving some chinese. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - french dip - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Good late night, gambling snack area. Good options are ok. Standing in line, you can hear the workers tell customers we're out of this or that. Prices are ok. Only downside is the line literally takes forever. They service one customer at a time. read more

Craved for oxtail soup around 2am. Market Cafe is usually where I go whenever I want a large portion of oxtail soup that's super meaty. However as always, there was a long night on a Tuesday at 2am... Did not have the patience to wait. Decided to yelp & found this place! Perfecto! Short line and express service. Got our food and finished it within 30 minutes. Ordered oxtail soup, it was just as meaty as market cafe, however the broth was a little more salty, but no problem! Eat it with rice and it will balance out. Also tried the loco moco... Not a fan. It was salty. I wanted spam musubi but they didn't have so we opt for the loco moco. I enjoyed the oxtail soup though and prob would be coming back if I ever crave oxtail soup again. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Oxtail soup - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

If you don't want to wait until 11pm for the Market Street Café at the California Hotel to offer oxtail soup, come over to the Lanai Express at the Fremont Hotel. Served all day. The Express is located in the food court. So it's cafeteria style. We took ours to go. We purchased 4 orders of oxtail soup to go. You also get white rice with each order. The worker scrapped the bottom for the 4th order of oxtail soup. So we thought all out for the night. She didn't say she could go to the kitchen for more. We paid at the cashier. I happened to take a look, and behold, a whole new pot! Now why couldn't she go and get a fresh pot while we were there? We could have bought a 5th order for sure. The oxtail falls off the bone and is very flavorful. Has shitake mushrooms in the broth. Make sure you have them throw in the green onions and cilantro. If you like oxtail soup prepared Asian style, this is the place. read more

July 14 th using your coupon book from vacations Hawaii , you still going pay extra , don't really cover much and if you have extra coupons you can't trade for snacks, shop opens late 11 am and 11 pm Same Chinese food and hamburger and hotdogs, chili. No worth it read more

This is a cafeteria style fast food restaurant with fried, greasy helpings thrown directly into a styrofoam container. The portions are large enough for 2-3 people. The nearby casino entry doors couldn't keep the summer heat from forcing itself in. I didn't stay there long. read more

Ordered the orange chicken and 2 bites into eating it I decided I couldn't eat it, rice was all hard and orange chicken had no more chicken inside. No big deal, I went back up to the counter and simply just asked for a refund. After waiting 15 to 20 minutes for a manager to come and give me a refund she finally shows up and could not find my order even though I paid with a card. The lady by the name of Theresa, was absolutely terrible and felt the need to speak for every single person around before they could even think or talk, she was just down right rude and possibly was under the influence of drugs. So bad, that it got to the point to where I did not even want a refund anymore and just told them to keep the money. I dunno why it was just so hard to simply refund me for the meal and let me go about my way. I can honestly say this is the first time that I have ever asked to be refunded for a meal, it was that bad... Do your self a favor, DO NOT EAT THERE! read more

Has to be the best deal on Fremont street. 99 cents shrimp cocktail. I could eat these all day. I'll be back tomorrow for more read more

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I liked this place - friendly employees and very good prices. Not a rip-off price-wise, unlike most of LV these days.

good gawd, that oxtail soup is so. good. ginger-y broth, succulent fall-off-the-bone oxtail, and loads of cilantro and shiitake mushrooms on top. like, why get anything else? I ordered the oxtail with rice on two separate visits to lanai express, and each time, fellow visitors stared perplexed at my order. I educated them on the deliciousness that is oxtail, but alas, they ordered orange chicken. thx, tourists, more oxtail for me. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - oxtail with rice - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

Late night dining - After a night of casino hopping we ended up here, its in the Fremont Hotel & casino. Small little place, with only a couple of tables to sit at. I went with the Breakfast plate - rice, portuguese sausage, eggs, and a biscuit all for like $5 and they give a lot of portuguese sausage. The food was ehhh - the eggs were cold, the rice was cold - I'm sure we could've found a better place to eat at. The Fremont hotel does have a Dunkin Donuts there - so I was pretty stoked. But I would skip this place. read more

This place is located inside Fremont Hotel in Downtown Vegas next to Dunkin Donuts. I had the 2 choice meal with half Chow Mein/half Fried RIce, Orange Chicken, and Beef with Broccoli. The chow mein and fried rice was good, the orange chicken had too much batter, and the beef with broccoli was alright. It definitely doesn't beat Panda Express, but it'll do for late night food! If you want something that's inexpensive and a pretty big meal, this is the place to go! read more

Finally got a chance to stay at the Fremont this week after visiting for the first time ever last year, and the Lanai Express was top notch! The 2 item Chinese combo meal for $7.99 was huge, easily enough for two people, and the French Dip was pretty awesome too. Lines were never long on all three visits, and it appears they only shut down for a few hours each day. Friendly staff. Your comp dollars can go very far here. Definitely recommend. read more

You get what you pay for but I enjoy their food. A burger and fries for $5.99 with American or Swiss cheese. Shrimp cocktail 99 cents. They have Hawaiian and Chinese food too. Great prices and it tastes pretty good. A quick meal to prevent a hang over. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Combo $6.99. With a drink - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

All we came for was the shrimp cocktail.. not really on the menu.. we bought 2 and was less than $3.. little tiny shrimp, but a ton of them.. crazy to say, but was amazing.. shrimp was super fresh! We didn't have anything else, but will note the orange chicken looked really good read more

$0.99 shrimp cocktail. Ever heard the phrase: you get what you pay for? Yuck. Just yuck. Too much shrimp sauce, too much celery, not enough shrimp for the insane amount of cocktail sauce in the cup. The presentation is beautiful, but I would have just preferred a few shrimp in a cup with a side of sauce. Never again will I fall for any kind of seafood that's under $1.00. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - 99 cent shrimp cocktails! Put it on your Vegas to do list just so you can say "been there done that" - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

08/22/2020 Much better, after looking at the precooked food, which looked like it had been there all day. I decided to order a burger. Was ok a basic burger, but nothing exceptional will be finding somewhere else to eat for the rest of my visit read more

I saw the oxtail soup from the Yelpers and I had to go get some especially since I'm just across the way. I was highly satisfied with the soup, the broth is very flavorful and the oxtail is so tender that it falls off. The broth reminds me of the pho broth. The employees were very helpful and generous with the portions. Let's just say that the employees hooked it up. THANKS! My eyes were bigger than my stomach, it's ok though, I'll have leftovers for the next day. read more

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The food here always hits the spot for late night/early morning cravings. Besides that, ROSIE is a super awesome, very kind woman. Thanks for the good vibes, it made the experience so much better :) read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Big Breakfast Basket w/ over-easy eggs, Portuguese sausage, and rice. Bomb! - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

This place is located in the Fremont casino. We decided to eat here because of their famous oxtail soup. $10 gets you about 4 huge pieces of oxtail. The soup was so hearty and flavorful. You also get a bowl of rice with it. So worth it and affordable! They also had a deal (I want to say it was about $4?) where you get bacon, sausage, eggs and rice and the portion was huge. Line was somewhat long but worth the wait. read more

If you looking for gourmet, this ain't the place. I had breakfast here after drinking all evening and well it was 8 dollars, the portion was decent and the food was good. The service seemed a little slow but I'd come back! read more

Went to this place and the food was good with reasonable price. There were plenty of options and if you get overwhelmed, the staff are super friendly to help you out with any questions. There is a guy named Drew and he was very friendly to customers. A plus if you're hangover or hangry! The location is convenient for a quick stop for food. read more

There r still cheap eats to be had in Las Vegas. But they r getting fewer by the minute. Lanai Express inside the iconic Fremont Casino is a Chinese fast food. I heard they have amazing oxtail soup, Hawaiian style. But my main purpose of coming here is for their 0.99€ shrimps cocktail. Don't expect tiger prawn sizes for that price. It is just one of those Vegas experience U have to try. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - 99 cents Cocktail Shrimps goes perfect with my Cheese Nachos only at Lanai Express! - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

They have the famous ,99 shrimp cocktail it's nice and refreshing. What do you want for under a buck. A colorful cast of clientel and basic subsistence. The "Chinese" food is average at best but lots of fresh vegetables to make up for lack of protein. I'll be back to try the oxtail soup. read more

Lanai Express at Fremont Casino - Chinese Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I LOVE chinese food but this place isn't it. I've never had orange chicken taste the way it does here anywhere else and that's not a good thing. It tasted old, chewy, and the flavor was just off. They were understaffed, the line wasn't too bad but the wait for our food was extremely long, especially for our French fries. They also make burgers and stuff so I ordered a side of fries with cheese sauce. They didn't do that, the best they could do was fries throw shredded cheese on top and microwave it. Took 20 minutes for the fries to be ready and when I got them they were sad, soft, and lacked salt. This could be a great place if they put in some effort but they don't have much of a selection, and the staff didn't really care much about anything. I wasn't expecting much being a Chinese hole in the wall, but if you can't even make orange chicken right, they should really change things up or let someone else take the space who can bring in more people and do a better job. There was a huge line at dunking donuts across the way who served sandwiches. I regretted not going that route due to the poor service and food quality we received here. If a donut shop can make decent sandwiches, clearly a Chinese joint can make Chinese taste better than it did. Wouldn't recommend to my worst enemies. read more

After attending the second day of LIB (Life if Beautiful festival) we were starving the three of us didn't quite know what to eat since almost every restaurant on Fremont Street was either packed to the walls or there was a long wait to get a table. On the suggestion of Minh's finding, we decided to try this joint out. Walking through Fremont Hotel, you really get to see just what kind of people downtown Vegas attracts after midnight (bleh). We arrived at our dinner destination. A) It was not to busy. B) there were a lot of seniors, local folks and some sketchy people either in line to order or already seated and enjoying a hearty meal of congealed slop. We looked over the menu and then at the hot plates of hopefully editable food. Prices are definitely budget friendly. After saying a quick prayer to the food gods, we grabbed a table then got in line to place our order! The lady behind the counter reminded me of an ex cafeteria worker as it was her business to get the order and slop whatever it was onto a plate then send you on your way to the cashier! Taking my chances, I ordered Orange Chicken and some Eggrolls. She handed me my plate and said you can pay at the register. The orange chicken had a funny taste (as it was old or reheated) the sauce was super thick and sticky. I still ate it and was sort full after six big pieces. Now the eggrolls looked pretty inviting but sadly, they fell short of taste. To me the roll tasted like an old shoe mixed with off brand spices. People of yelp, whatever you do... do not get the sauce! The only thing I can report about our little adventure is that the three of us did not get food poisoning! If you are hungry, skip this place and just order a dozen donuts from dunkin donuts, which is next door to them! read more

Try the Oxtail Soup Combo! Tucked inside the Fremont hotel in downtown Vegas, this little hole-in-the-whole, fast food, Panda-Express-like place fitted in perfectly with the rest of the downtown scene. No glitz, no frills, just an authentic, real, and delicious experience. Plastic utensils, wooden throw-away chopsticks, seating that would put Subway to shame...The staff was incredibly friendly, joked with us, and teased us as we asked them about the oxtail soup. Yes, that's right. Oxtail soup. We came here specifically to find this delicacy, and were not disappointed in the least. Tender, tasty, hunky meat that falls off the bone with the touch of a spoon. Topped with a good handful (or two if you're nice) of shiitake mushrooms and fresh-cut cilantro, this amazing meal befriends your wallet at a mere $7.95 (with or without white rice)! In conclusion, try the oxtail soup combo! read more