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    Bamboo Express

    4.4 (25 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Food Trucks
    Closed 3:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    Crab rangoons, combination fried rice, orange chicken, lo mein, triple crown with white rice.

    Good food conveniently off of 290 and good flavor. If you don't like spicy, ask for no peppers prior to ordering.

    Buzzer
    Steve W.

    This food truck sits nestled in a courtyard with three other food trucks which all share a large covered space with five picnic tables. The other three trucks are Mexican, burgers, and Indo-Pak cuisine. They do have a gravel lot for parking which holds about dozen cars. There is a menu on the side of the Chinese food truck, but all the prices are missing, however they do have a physical menu that they will hand you. After you order, they will hand you a buzzer letting you know when your order is ready. When you pay by credit card, they will hand you the handheld device which will suggest a tip. From the time we placed our order until we received it was 12 minutes. I might suggest you bring your own water because the drinks here are expensive. To be honest, after I ordered and paid for the food I forgot to order any drinks, so I went to the truck next to theirs and spent $7 for one soda and a small bottle of water. We ordered the chicken fried rice and beef with broccoli and an egg roll (gotta admit that egg roll was great). We decided to dine under the enclosure, but had to continually ward off the flies and keep an eye on the ever present grackle. I would suggest getting it to go unless you like to eat out of a styrofoam container with a plastic fork while fending off the unforgiving flies. I enjoyed my beef and broccoli, it was perfectly cooked with the broccoli being al dente. It was good and filling, being generous in size, but I've had better. My friend had the chicken fried rice which he considered subpar due to the chicken looking and tasting as though it came out of a can. Best to avoid that dish. If I lived down the street, I'd give this place another chance, but I'd make it to go. Plenty of photos included for more insight.

    Combination Fried Rice
    Keylan M.

    Tried the Combination Fried Rice and Cream Cheeses Wontons (not pictured). Taste was amazing and by far better than other Chinese food I've tried in the area. Thought it was pricey, but the portion size made it worth it.

    So good and they're so quick. The kids chicken fried rice is enough to have as 2 meals. Love the food and service!

    Kung Pao Beef
    Sam C.

    I've had Kung Pao beef from Bamboo Express twice now, and both times the food was excellent. I got a little obsessed recently with eating Kung Pao, which should be spicy, savory, and crunchy, and I have been somewhat disappointed with the various versions I've been having from other restaurants all over Austin. The Bamboo Express version is heavily seasoned, thickly sauced, and comes out piping hot. Lots of small, crunchy veggies; tons of peanuts, lots of tender beef, and everything was very fresh. The order has been fast both times. Lunch and dinner prices are reasonable. I got lunch the first time, and dinner this time. The only thing I can't tell is whether there's much of a difference between the lunch and dinner. It's one carton, with the entree on the big side and the rice in the two pocket side. Lunch and dinner were both like that. Maybe the dinner portion has more main dish? Hard to tell because I thought the lunch was generous, and the dinner portion was definitely big. Can't remember the lunch price, but it came with an egg roll, is cheaper than dinner, and was equally good. Dinner portion was $14 after tax, and for a food truck I think that's a decent price for a heaping carton of really well made food. I was thinking dinner would be two separate containers, one rice, one main entree, but either way I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with the food or the amount. One note. The pricing is wrong somewhere. It's maybe 50 cents or a dollar more than what's listed, after tax? That needs to be updated.

    Baby roach
    Miranda W.

    Opened my soup and saw a baby roach. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS PLACE! Had to throw out the entire order and was refunded!

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    Great food ,big portions, worth the price and awesome costumer service.For sure give it a try !

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    This place is the best. It has the best sesame chicken and it has the best name. It has a really good name. It's name is bamboo

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    11 months ago

    Love this food truck! Delicious food and great portions. A simple "yes" every time this is thrown out for a dinner option in our family

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    3 years ago

    Wowza, this place will get bigger. Good food, good future. The beef broccoli had beef... take that panda!

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    Food tastes good, plenty quantity for the prices they charge. Definitely plan on coming back.

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    The food was really good. I ordered thru delivery so I can't comment on the Service or Ambiance.

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    I stopped in on my lunch break craving Chinese food- looks can be deceiving; it looks like a small…read moreconvenience store with a carneceria but the nice gentleman up front helped me out with ordering. Great portions, good price, and above average taste. Not mind blowing best-I've-ever-had Chinese, but dang good. I got the almond chicken btw, they didn't have cashews.

    After reading through many of the reviews, I found most of them to be pre-Covid and there weren't a…read morelot of pictures. You should know this is a family owned convenience store with a kitchen in the back that makes up the food. It also doubles as a meat market and caters to the Aisian and Hispanic market. Unless you like dining in at one of their two small tables surrounded by merchandise, I'd suggest you get it to go. They have a pretty extensive menu with reasonable prices and everything is cooked fresh on the spot. They have cold drinks, beer, and wine to purchase to go as well. As for the food, apparently they don't always have the fresh spring rolls which we wanted and their hot and sour soup is not exactly the best. Unfortunately their fried rice contains very little in the way of peas and carrots and was very mushy. The steamed rice is a better choice. Generally the food was just OK, I've definitely had better. To be honest, the Bamboo Garden food truck just 2 blocks away is better. I was surprised that while I was checking out with a credit card, there was no tip screen which was unexpected. Still...for us it's one and done. informative photos and video below.

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    House of 3 Gorges never disappoints! I always forget how tasty their food is until I take that…read morefirst bite of the meal. The jumping fish and green beans have always been my favorite, but this time, I tried the Dry Pot Lamb as well. It was so good! I usually don't enjoy the gamey taste of lamb, but somehow the meat tasted more like beef, but more tender! Service is always fast. Very minimal interaction besides ordering up front. But hey, you come here for a tastey and reasonably priced meal, not the service!

    On Sundays, we eat Chinese! At least when mom's in town, or a special occasion, or (another rare…read moreoccasion) she's not cooking. Located in the TARGET shopping center, they're spicy like DASHI, casual like AUSTIN - open for counter service 11-2 & 4:30-8:30 TU-SUN (closed MON) & delivered by UBER EATS + DOORDASH. More reasons to break out of the house: HIGHLY DECORATED & AWARDED by INFATUATION, EATER, AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN & CHOWHOUND. Texans will love the heat on the CHONGQING MALA CHICKEN with LOTS of jalapeño & Sichuan pepper, but there's little dimension to the flavors beyond HOT, HOT, HOT! EGG ROLLS are satisfying with a traditional sweet & sour. VERY impressed with a BEEF BRISKET & RADISH SOUP - a rich yet delicate broth cradles simple ingredients, the radish absorbing hearty flavors but maintaining nourishing vegetal properties. I love the way they "KEEP AUSTIN SPICY" and am looking forward to some house specials upon return.

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    This food truck sits nestled amongst many other such businesses. In other words, there's lots of…read morechoices in this parking lot. This business is not properly signed, and I walked around the parking lot twice until I came across it. I did decide to phone the order in since other yelpers said it takes about 20 minutes for preparation. It's best to get it to go, since the dining area is outdoors and sparse. I should mention it's a little tricky to get in and out of during rush-hour. As for the food, as others have mentioned, the portions are generous and it is cooked fresh. This is good restaurant quality food at reasonable prices. I should note, that they do not have a tofu dish or hot and sour soup. This is definitely a place that I would visit again for my Asian food craving. Photos and a video for more info.

    For starters this is located in a food truck park about midway to the right once you pull in. It…read morehas a small seating area for waiting or eating in front of the truck. It's covered with fans so you will be fine in all types of weather. I called ahead and ordered the Mongolian beef with fried rice and the chicken egg rolls. It was amazing!! The portion sizes are huge, I had enough for the next day. It was hot and fresh. Just the enough spice. They were pretty nice on the food and explained what I had questions on. Even the wait times were accurate. It was a clean area and I'll definitely be back to try more. For the price of the food, it's a good buy.

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