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Cathay Express

3.9 (270 reviews)
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Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Dogs allowed

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Erick C.

I use to frequent this location until recently a few unfortunate experiences. It's clearly not fine dining, but they do provide food at a good value. The inside of the restaurant still resembles the pandemic being completely blocked off with a small waiting area and ordering through a window from a nice lady.

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Mandy B.

It wasn't the worse in the world. My boyfriend and I are new to the area and my favorite Chinese food spot is across town. I decided to give some in the area a try, starting with Cathay. I called in an order for 2 combo plates and an order of regoons. They had everything done within 10 minutes. The food was aight. I wouldn't feed the chow mein to my dog to be honest, next time I'll get all rice. The Mongolian bbq was so watery, unlike the picture posted. The star of the show were the ragoons! They were so crispy! Obviously imitation crab but I'm definitely willing try them again just because of those.

Orange chicken, Broccoli Beef, Honey Shrimp, BBQ Pork Fried Rice

Why was this place empty on a Friday during lunch time?!?! The food was absolutely amazing and service was great and super fast.

Karen K.

Huge disappointment. I usually eat at Ming Palace, Lucky Wok, Green Jade, Bel Air, or New Rice Bowl. If you are looking for somewhere new to try, don't do it here. I seriously question the good reviews. *chicken Chow Mein & pork fried rice were too salty and had no meat or vegetables in them - none! Zero! Zip! I don't know how they get repeat business when this is how they serve staples!. The noodles were oily and doughy, and the rice was broken and a shockingly small portion. *S&S pork and orange chicken where sickly sweet, obviously from frozen. Totally edible, but you can get better quality from the frozen section at the supermarket. *honey shrimp was deep fried prawns, lots of dough. It's nothing like Honey Walnut shrimp anywhere else. It was the worst, I can't believe they serve this and charge money for it. Very doughy and oily. *Curry chicken had a decent, albeit salty, flavor, but it was mostly vegetables and only small bits of chicken. The prices are only slightly lower than other places, and the food quality is very low by comparison. Also, maybe restaurants don't think it matters, but a good fortune cookie is a nice touch. *fortune cookies were ultra thin and flavorless. This is what budget fortune cookies taste like.

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Every time I come here the food is delicious! Curry chicken is fire! Keep up the great work!

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Great food! Always got and fresh! Nice serving size for the money! Love the chicken fried rice! Highly recommend Cathay Express!

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Worse Chinese food ever! Egg Foo Young undercooked. Large portions but horrible food. Was better when it was Take E Home.

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extremely tasty and fresh - fast carry out and friendly. everything was packaged securely and all condiments were sealed.

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4.3(205 reviews)
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Standard dim sum. They offered all the classics. No frills. No carts…read more The shrimp dumpling and shrimp rice roll were good. The rice wrapper was thin and the shrimp was meaty and fresh and had a good bite. The beef balls and shui mai were disappointing. The textures were too soft and didn't have much flavor. They were more like beef and shui mai paste. The sticky rice was good. I loved that they had salty egg yolks in them. The eggplant with shrimp paste is fried. This is different from what I'm used it and it felt too heavy. Overall, I'd go back but I'm also searching for other options. 8/10.

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I would give 10 stars or more just for the service alone…read more Luis, our server, was absolutely phenomenal. It was our first time here and we wanted to try it out for my father's birthday, who loves Chinese food.I appreciated that they had lots of variety as well as the basic dishes. We didn't know where to start so we asked Luis, who was kind enough to run thru their best selling dishes. He passed by again and showed us what the dishes looked like too. He was super attentive and personable. He was very kind and made us feel super welcome and taken care of. The food was fantastic. We tried the - Mongolian bbq ribs - spring rolls - crab Rangoon - honey walnut shrimp - salt and pepper calamari - pork fried rice - Mongolian beef - Orange chicken - chow mein - green beans Everything was delicious. 10/10. Highly recommend the honey walnut shrimp and salt and pepper calamari. For our leftovers, we even had another server who kindly packed our food. Idk when we last had that happen at a restaurant. It was so nice! The interior decoration and ambiance was very cozy and elegant at the same time. We also tried the banana cream and chocolate cream - and these were so yummy! When we were walking out of the restaurant, several team members thanked us for coming. It made us feel very special. Thank you Frank Fat's team (including Luis) for making our dining experience here one-of-a-kind!! We'll be back for sure. We hope you continue to be very successful! Everyone go support them.

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Frank Fat's - Fat's Special Wok-Fried Spareribs: Wok-fried, bite-size pork ribs with seasoned salt

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The honey shrimp is the best thing here. I come back time after time. It is perfectly seasoned,…read morecrispy, and tender. The sauce is sweet, savory, and thick. It is very easy to eat, and you can't stop eating it. It is everything that you would want. It's so crispy that you don't even need the walnuts. It stays crispy for a long time. It's fresh every time. Everything else is alright.

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