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    Cantonese Express Food

    4.3 (147 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    $20 for this plate and a can of Sprite soda.
    Angee G.

    Decided to try this place out again- It's been 7 years since the last time I had it! Chose to dine in, the place is very small just a few tables with your soy sauce and chili oil placed on top. Ordered the Mixed Kung Pao dinner special, added the chow mein option for the extra charge. The food was ok, made fresh to order. I really enjoyed the veggies in the dish with the sauce. The "fried rice" is maybe just that, fried rice with soy sauce for coloring because that was it. No eggs, no peas, no sprouts, no green onions NOTHING. I did see they are very busy with constant take out orders, so they are popular- just not my favorite.

    Chowmein & Sweet Sour pork Special
    byron i.

    Absolutely delicious. A stunning big portion the way I love it. The lunch special is truly satisfying the Kung Pao Special is savory the right amount of ingredients not to spicy, not to salty perfect . Veggies are fresh & snappy to the bite, very fresh. I highly recommend this hole in the wall. Will definitely eat here again

    Lunch special: Kung pao chicken & chow mein
    Melissa C.

    Great lil restaurant. My favorite Chinese food in Salinas. Pricing is fair and you get a bang for your buck. Great portions! This is a small small restaurant with very few seating options inside, therefore consider take out. If you are ordering during lunch hour, consider calling ahead. It gets busy around here. There might be a slight communication barrier, if you don't pronounce the name of the food correctly when ordering. Service is good though!

    Sichuan Hot Pepper Chicken
    Sean J.

    Was in the area doing some shopping and found this small restaurant tucked into a strip mall. Staff was extremely friendly and recommended the Sichuan hot pepper chicken. I was not disappointed at all with the flavor and familiar heat that the Sichuan peppercorns bring to the back of the throat. Highly recommend if you're looking for a quick meal.

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    Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates great food and genuine service. This place is a true gem!

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    9 months ago

    Great food and always stuffed to the max (happily). Great flavor and consistent. No complaints here

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    1 year ago

    Great service! The food is amazing! Huge portion, so make sure you're hungry. The best Chinese restaurant in Salinas for sure.

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    10 months ago

    I love the platter A so very delicious there they always give you big amounts to feed for 2

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    1 year ago

    We love Cantonese Express. We love their General's Chicken and the Mixed Veggies. Staff is super nice, food is always good and fast.

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    4 years ago

    Real Cantonese authentic old style Chinese food. We ordered.broccoli beef, lemon chicken, and kung pao chicken. Delicious

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    2 years ago

    Simple hole in the wall. Huge portions. Fresh food Owner been there decades Local favorites

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    3 years ago

    A phone call takes like 10 seconds to order super fast and it's diabolical that it's that cheap

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    3 years ago

    Chowmein and Mongolian beef at home with a ice cold beer after work never disappoints . Fast friendly service. I feel at home here

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    3 years ago

    Absolutely delicious and fresh the service is very polite and quick definitely recommend

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    2 years ago

    Food is great and quick service. You can watch them cook in the back which is good from an overall perspective

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    China Center Restaurant - Sweet & Sour Pork Lunch Plate

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    4.0(89 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$

    Passed this place more times than I can count and, given the abundance of "Chinese" restaurants in…read morethe area, always assumed it was just another case of same menu, different sign. Then curiosity finally won. I arrived mid-afternoon to a surprisingly packed house--always a promising sign. As luck would have it, one table remained, and an older woman kindly waved me over to claim it. About five minutes later she returned with a place setting, menu, and the essential opening question: "What would you like to drink?" (Water, in my case.) Three minutes after that, a younger server zipped past, apologized for the brief wait, and efficiently took my order. I went with the Sweet & Sour Pork lunch special ($13.95), which came with an egg roll and fried rice. The portion was generous enough to qualify as both lunch and a future encore at home. The egg roll and fried rice were solid. The sweet and sour pork was decent--loaded with pineapple chunks, though curiously missing the usual bell peppers. The sauce leaned a bit enthusiastically toward the "sweet" side as well. Still, it was a filling meal and I ended up boxing half for later. Friendly service, hearty portions, and reasonable prices--three good reasons I'll likely return and give the rest of the menu a spin. Value: 4 out of 5 Atmosphere: noisy, 3 out of 5 Service: 4 out of 5 Bathroom: one unisex, so it's popular Verdict: 4 out of 5

    Food was good. Gave us huge portions and we really enjoyed the fried potstickers…read more First thing I noticed was that the menu prices have increased from the pictures provided here on Yelp. Prices have increased by about $2-4 each item, which isn't too bad. Second thing we encountered was an additional charge on my friend's card. The receipt stated that it was $58. We used my friend's card for the food and had extra cash so we opted out of an on-card tip. When my friend received the charge, it was $70!!! We brought it to a staff members attention and were quickly shut down by the lady that charged us. She said that it's what banks do and that it would give us back what wasn't charged??? She said to come back next month with a bank statement to prove it was actually taken to get his refund, if needed. We sat there in awe being yelled at by the team so we kept our mouths shut and left. It was MY first time here (my friend said he and his family come often and order large amounts) and that they've never had problems. Although, he did say his family tends to pay in cash. Not sure if I'd come again because of this sticky interaction.

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    Dynasty Court - 2 Beef Broccoli

    Dynasty Court

    3.9(106 reviews)
    3.4 mi
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    I almost missed this spot entirely--tucked discreetly into a strip mall, hiding just behind Safeway…read moreon the right like a little secret waiting to be discovered. I actually had to circle back to find it, which already made it feel like a bit of a hidden gem. Arriving around 1:30 pm, the dining room was completely empty at first glance. For a moment I wondered if they were closed, until I noticed the doors slightly ajar. Not long after stepping in, I was greeted and invited to sit wherever I liked, which added a relaxed, unhurried feel to the whole experience. I went with the Mango Beef Special Lunch Combo ($10.99) The dish came with generous crisp vegetables, chunks of mango that paired nicely with the zesty savory beef. The fried rice and chow mein leaned a bit on the mild side flavor-wise, but a touch of chili oil and some of the entrée sauce brought everything to life. The combo also includes soup of the day and your choice of appetizer, making it a well-rounded plate. Portion-wise, it's more than fair--especially for the price. In fact, it easily undercuts most nearby Chinese spots and even fast food options, in the later case being obviously fresher and more balanced alternative. This feels like the kind of place you root for. I'll be back to explore more of the menu--and honestly, I'd take supporting a quiet local kitchen like this over a fast food chain any day.

    The restaurant itself looks old and out dated want sure if they're in process of remodeling or just…read morekeeping things empty due to COVID. They're lunch specials are fairly priced, 13.99 and they have a big selection. I ordered the chicken and vegetables with fried rice and noodles. My favorite part was the side soup that comes with it, the broth was really flavorful and the little rice topping have it a good crunch. My dish itself lacked flavor honestly, tasted bland. The noodles were on the dry side, but the fried rice was good. There was only one server during a lunch rush, you could tell she was a little overwhelmed, but she managed to help everyone.

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