I recently moved to Allendale and was disappointed to see a lack of Chinese restaurants in Allendale. But one day I was driving down Lake Michigan and I saw a sign for Bamboo Express so I thought that I would give it a try. The place is on the smaller side, and it is easily missed, and unfortunately it is only take-out or delivery. I was disappointed by the fact that it wasn't a sit down restaurant, but I guess I should have expected that with the name. But I still gave it a try and just took the food home. I ordered a small hot & sour soup, and the orange chicken combo which came with fried rice and an egg roll. All of the food was fresh and had a pretty good taste, and the prices were reasonable. I liked the hot & sour soup. It wasn't the best I had, but was still very good, and I appreciated that they gave wonton strips to eat with the soup. The egg roll and fried rice were decent, nothing special but better than a lot that I have had. However they did not give any sweet & sour sauce for the egg roll. Luckily I had grabbed some duck sauce just in case. I really liked the orange chicken. It had a good flavor and your could tell that it was made fresh. It had plenty of sauce, which I liked. It also had a reasonable of orange peels which definitely added to the orange taste. The only thing that would have made it better had been more broccoli. There were a few pieces, but not many. I would definitely go to this place again, they even offer online ordering. read more

Pretty bad, sorry about the second bad review. The sesame chicken is pretty good, no problems. I knew not to order a stir fry dish from here but I had to, otherwise I'd have to drive to Coopersville (also not good, last I tried). Anyway. I ordered the beef with snow peas. Snow peas? Yes. Bamboo shoots (wood)? Yes. Bit of beef? Yes. It was very sad. It was nice picking out bits of beef and beef fat. That's my new hobby: "Go to Bamboo Express and find the blobs of beef fat." They're quite generous with their beef fat, got to hand that to them. Gotta love it. Had to dump a whole lot of soy sauce onto the beef with snow peas, to no avail. I don't want to say anything more, this was sad. McDonald's tastes better. read more

Service was quick for pickup. Got the kung pao chicken combo for dinner. Lots of veggies (celery, mushroom, green pepper, carrot) which was surprising, especially the peanuts but pretty good. There was barely any chicken, but never had any bad pieces. The eggroll was okay, just cabbage in it though. read more

Bamboo Express - Kung Pao Chicken (Combo) - Chinese Near Me - Allendale, Michigan

Yes service and fast and our favorite is the sushi. Fresh and never disappoints. It's a small little business clean and friendly.

Horrible flavor all around. Chicken fried rice tastes plain bad, egg drop soup has the consistency of water and tastes... like water, egg rolls taste chemically somehow. Worst Chinese I've ever had. read more

Easy to get to, easy to order on their website. Food was not good. Even the dumplings were awful. Sweet and sour chicken was mostly breading. Mongolian beef was in a gravy with white onions. Very little green onion and no crispy glass noodles. The dumplings were deep fried and the filling was tasteless. Potstickers are pan fried to make the bottoms crispy and the tops steamed and chewy. This is just laziness. SS chicken combo, Mongolian beef, and order of dumplings was $30. I wasn't looking for anything stellar, just quick, easy and filling. The worst part after eating the food, was that I was sick all night, and we were camping! Hopefully I simply ordered what they do worst and other items are better. IDK but not worth another try, that's for sure. Just don't do it. read more

Bamboo Express - Order on their website. Super easy - Chinese Near Me - Allendale, Michigan

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If you're looking for affordable, but decent Chinese food- this is the place! I enjoy the chicken and broccoli and egg rolls the most.

Just okay nothing too fancy but it's food If your just looking for quick food here ya go. read more

I would be lost without this place. I mean.. sushi! And they deliver? My kids love their honey chicken too

It's our GoTo for Asian food. The portions are great and the delivery has been much appreciated!!!

A family favorite! Although this is the only Chinese restaurant in Allendale, the service is fantastic, their menu has a variety of selections, and they never fail to impress me, even with a lack of sufficient staff. Keep on going! read more

their ok. wouldn't order any sushi there... but their cooked Chinese food is decent.

Very good food! Fast, friendly service. The only issue we have is sometimes our order is wrong, but they always make it right. I attribute this to them being short staffed. read more

Me and my boyfriend LOVE bamboo express! The employees are always so nice. We always call in our order, we usually get sesame chicken, potstickers, and egg drop soup. This is one of our favorite meals! We love this little gem, the price isn't bad at all, and everyone is so sweet there. read more

Ordered sushi tonight. Went with the tuna rolls. Got eight of them for the family. Absolutely fantastic! Tuna was fresh, big pieces, good rice and seaweed wrap. Service was friendly, polite, and super fast. read more

We love that we can get sushi and Chinese at the same place. Everyone wins! Their honey chicken and California rolls are our go to.

I had this through door dash and I'm new to the area and wasn't sure which Chinese food place was good. I was thrilled with the quality of the food and how quickly it was made! read more

Tasty orange chicken, very good value big menu lets you get what you want! Give it a try for your next Chinese epicurean adventure! Pick up or delivery only but nbd. read more

Really fricken good. Great egg rolls. Great chicken fried rice. A tad pricey but worth it

Just discovered this little gem, small little place. No real area to dine in. But!! The orange chicken is phenomenal! They cater to take out and delivery. read more

Bamboo Express - a person holding a container of food - Chinese Near Me - Allendale, Michigan

The food is okay, not bad, but not great. Also make sure to call ahead because it does take a long time from when you order to the time you get your food. read more

My friend suggested this place for lunch, and I will just say that we are no longer friends. I ordered the sesame chicken combo, and the chicken was clearly old and then reheated by Microwave. The broccoli was mushy and clearly frozen and reheated as well. The sauce and fried rice had decent flavor, but overall this was very below average for Chinese food. I do not recommend this restaurant. Maybe they should change their name to the BamPOO express. read more

Outstanding service and the food is always delicious. I especially like the shrimp with broccoli. My second favorite is the pad Thai with shrimp. read more

Pretty typical for quick Chinese food. I always get the bourbon chicken/ chicken fried rice and an extra order of crab rangoons. Food is usually ready for pick up in 15-20 minutes. I never get delivery bc I live close and the one time I tried they didn't have anyone available to drop it off lol Not overly friendly, but there's not much interaction with the staff so it's fine. If you're looking for great quality, go somewhere else. If you're looking for a quick meal adequate Chinese food, this is a good option. Large portions, comparably priced. It's right on par for what you get at a Chinese place in a mall food court. read more

Bamboo feeds Atown and around. Just don't ask for breakfast it's gonna be lunch and dinner. Quick with a wok and fast with a bag your sure to have a full belly with all the tasty plump servings to choose from. Tell 'em Bob sent you!!!!!! read more

Wasn't bad. I was surprised. No sit down area. Casual bagged hot n sour soup. The garlic chicken and lo mein was nice

It's pretty typical on the fly chinese food. The service is always pleasant and delivery is quick! I do really like their crab ragoons, but the rest of the menu is nothing to get excited about. Overpriced sushi, so I wouldn't recommend that. Dinner portions are decent for the price. Delivery isn't worth it - verrrrrrrry slow! read more

Pad Thai was ok, but I prefer thinner noodles. Sushi was also ok. Fried rice was great.

I would give them 0 stars if I could. We paid $29.63 for old slimy salmon sashimi. Jelly slime soup and a plate of orange "beef" which consisted of 90% breaded coating. The only decent food were the crab ragoons. The salmon sashimi was extremely warm and slimy like it had been out of the fridge for hours. The "beef" were deep fried chunks of flour in a overly sweet sauce, whatever protein was inside the flour was sketchy looking and tasted unrecognizable. The owner seemed bothered by our presence when we got there, there aren't tables to eat. Only a counter filled with advertisement but we thought we would make it work. When we finally got our food and tried to address our concerns she didn't even bother checking. She was conveniently busy with a phone call. We returned everything and did not request a refund or compensation. None was given either. That did not matter. We were simply trying to make her aware that the food was not edible. She was very bothered and annoyed. She dismissed us and seem to hurry our departure. We left and all the food. I would not recommend wasting time or money at this restaurant. With all honesty, you'll find better food at a gas station. read more

Visiting from Salt Lake, Utah. We don't have amazing Chinese food there, and this was good, cheap Chinese takeout. I got the orange chicken dinner combo. You get a good amount of food for the price like most Chinese places. read more

One of my favorite Chinese restaurants! They also deliver, which is awesome!!! The Mongolian beef here is the best!!

Sushi was so good and so fresh! We're super picky about where we eat but we would definitely get sushi from here again!

Ordered the Honey Chicken combo meal. What can I say, egg roll was not to good, just plane & not much flavor. The fried rice was real good, and now the Honey Chicken, flavor was real good, but, it was soggy, not fried crisp. Was it sitting around? When I got to the last 2 pcs, I tried putting the fork in & it was real crisp, but when I started chewing, those last 2 pcs were just the coating, no chicken. So at this point I give only 2 stars, I will try them again and hope next time its better, or it will be the last time. Side note: when I walked in I saw a lot of food that was pre made on shelves, this should of tipped me off, pre battered meats and other items. This tells me it's not made fresh. Maybe I will not go back, got to think on this. read more

Good egg rolls but chicken was very dry, hardly any sauce, and only one piece of broccoli. It was disappointing to open up a stale fortune cookie after having it as well. Not sure if they were just off their game tonight but it was not impressive to me. read more

Severe disappointment. My chicken lo mein was made with turkey. The taste was unmistakable. Not acceptable. It also was delivered about an hour and a half late and Luke warm. Avoid read more

Fast and always good. We have never been disappointed and the food is fresh and portions large. Best, we live right down the block!