The customer service is excellent here and the staff are so sweet! I got the combo A platter with lo mein, orange chicken, and green beans with chicken. The orange chicken is very flavorful and has a nice crisp to it! Honestly can't go wrong with the orange chicken. The string beans are well seasoned and the chicken that comes with it is packed with flavor. I do think the food is on the saltier side, but I have a higher sodium tolerance so I don't mind it. However, if you are sensitive to sodium, I suggest choosing the rice over the lo mein for the side. read more

China 1 Express - Green bean with chicken, lo mein, orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Coalinga, California

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Every time I come, a woman that has been kind to me since I was a little girl, greets me with a smile on her face ready to serve great food and tend to the customers with affection and care! This environment is very welcoming I always feel safe here. :) read more

Very Good food, fresh most of the time. Evenings may be when they stop making food and sell what's left, but always good. Daytime has much higher turnover. In my opinion best Chinese in town. Friendly owners know their customers and always greet you warmly. read more

Good authentic Chinese food, good prices. and really kind staff! Definitely visit if you're in the area or just driving by. I recommend the green beans and fried pork. read more

Very friendly service (lots of guessing about my ethnicity and why I am in Coalinga). But as the other reviewers noted, the food is very salty here. Despite the cautionary reviews, I had a Chinese food craving that wouldn't die. Aftermath: not feelin' too hot after eating the noodles and chicken w/ broccoli, so I won't be a repeat customer. To my surprise, there is a lot of foot traffic, so my opinion is clearly in the minority. That said, I am sipping my Trader Joe's pomegranate detox tea. read more

China 1 Express - the front of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Coalinga, California

I usually come here in the slow early-afternoon hours on the weekend when they are preparing some of the ingredients that will be cooked for the dinner-time clientele. When I come in sometimes I'm the first customer of the day and have seen a box full of fresh green beans being trimmed and sorted at one of the empty tables. You wouldn't expect an inexpensive restaurant like this to use farm fresh veggies, but from what I've seen and tasted they do! And what's more, the menu is occasionally infused with seasonal items like asparagus chicken in the spring when fresh asparagus is available. They know how to use the ingredients well. The asparagus was cooked to a perfect al dente tenderness that allowed this veggie to shine in all its green glory. It's been a few years since I found this place and eating here is still one of the things I look forward to most about visiting Coalinga. Keep up the great work China 1 Express! read more

China 1 Express - 2 item combo featuring: double noodles, and two different chicken entrees including a seasonal menu item - asparagus chicken! - Chinese Near Me - Coalinga, California

Good for take out when you have a Chinese food craving! Basically a mom and pop version of Panda Express. Very reasonably priced and the woman who served me was friendly. The Black Pepper Chicken and Kung Pan Chicken are good and if you like your food really spicy try mixing their homemade chili paste into your chow mein. read more

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Coming from the Bay Area, I may be a little biased on Chinese take-out, however if I'm ever in Coalinga again I probably won't be back here. I got a 2 order combo with chow mein, Kung pan chicken, and black pepper chicken. Although the food is definitely edible and the sides and fortune cookie are okay, the chow mein was a bit questionable for me. It lacked flavor/substance and I had plenty of old hard chewy noodles that made me not particularly want to eat anymore of my food. Definitely feel that yelpers overrated this spot. read more

China 1 Express - Two item combo Kung pan chicken and spicy black pepper chicken - Chinese Near Me - Coalinga, California

I come here for cheap Chinese food. Their BBQ Chicken side dish is REALLY good... the food is salty so eat with white rice to wash out the flavorful-ness. Friendly service, and cheap food! 3 sides and choice of rice, chow mein, or fried rice are only $6.50! Good price... usually lasts me 2 meals :) read more

I finally tried this place last month and it was very good. Very fast and fresh too. The two item dinner is very reasonable and will easily fill me up. I am now eating here one a week. read more

Amazing food. Great deal. Awesome staff. Love eating there when i got that chinese craving for some chow mein and black pepper chicken. My wife gots nothing but love for that place even though shes very picky. She'll gobble down the whole platter in minutes. read more

What a refreshing Chinese restaurant for us passing through. Very friendly and good fresh food. Nice variety. Quick in and out. Seafood plate was very tasty. For this neighborhood it was great. read more

Disgusting Chinese food ever waste of 15.00 my daughter had a horrible stomach ache after consuming I threw my whole plate away the sweet and sour sauce is watered down they are greedy with giving out any extra even when ordering sweet and sour chicken they give 1 tiny little plastic cup for all of your chicken they keep a watered down jug filled with this sauce to pour over if you like that is dirty the shrimp side oh gosh they only give you about 4 shrimps and slam your plate with this nasty lettuce ugh it's not good food don't waste your time or money this place should be shut down oh yes the rice don't dare get the rice the chowmein has this horrible salty taste to it basically it's not real Chinese food it has no quality don't believe go for yourself good luck read more

Not bad, especially compared to other restaurants in this very small town. And the price is fair enough for this food quality. I would recommend it as Chinese fast food, not as an nice restaurant. read more

The staff is very friendly to all people, she like talking lots of thing to the customer, The combo is cheap, black pepper chicken and choose steam rice is perfect match for me. you must know you can ask them to take the MENU , there are lots of other food they produce except the combo food and some picture of food they produce... they will cook for u immediately after u choose it so you must choose it if u hv time Lemon chicken , singapore noode And some other type of fried rice are very delicious too , u can ask them what vegetable do they have in this week too. So yummy!!!! Must go always if u live in coalinga. read more

...i always get the fried chicken and rice meal. made to order! Yummmmmmm! Everything else is good too but my fried chicken order with potstickers oh yum!!! Can't complain with what this small town offers. Recommend this place :) read more

I gave them 5 stars solely based on the black pepper chicken. It's the bomb! I can't get it enough. The woman at the counter just starts making my order when she sees me walk through the doir. read more

Checked my 100 dollar bill like if I was broke and then the service was bad she was rude and my best friend got beef and broccoli and his broccoli was yellow. Hope he doesn't get diarrhea. read more

First time we eat here. Evrything was great service and food. I ordered shrimp chowmein, and beef broccoli.

Chinese fast food... Good orange chicken .. And the green beans with chicken are amazing and the large egg rolls are great to... The owners are so nice compared to the other restaurants in town but this is a quick and easy way to get some yummy easy fast Chinese food! read more

The food is great, but the service is spectacular, helpful and willing to customize anything they make to your preferences.

I'm only giving them one star bc yelp is forcing me to. I don't know or understand any of the previous reviews. I can only assume they know nothing about good Chinese food or that they are fake reviews. It was terrible. Greasy and fatty meat with stale flavor. Nothing fresh it was just a pile of slop. We just got out of a festival and stopped for food bc we were starving. We were looking forward to a meal and this happened. I ordered fried chicken wings that were so big it was questionable if they even came from a chicken. One bite and I was done. In the end we gave all four boxes to the homeless man outside. I'm not sure he was amused either. To the people above, you need to expand their taste buds or get evaluated. I currently am fighting to not throw up. read more

One suggestion. Order off the menu! Yes they have paper menus. The veggies with sauce on the side (called healthy veggies) are amazing

I love there food the staff there are really friendly and the food is very delicious especially there Hunan triple, It has chicken,pork,shrimp, and beef with so much vegetables and it comes with a side of white rice and its a little spicy but very good. read more

The food here is good and way better than new China and the people here are super nice and the food is really fresh. But some of the dishes need a little more flavor. read more

I really like this place, compared to other chinese restaurants that are specifically located in Coalinga, this one is your best bet if you are here for a pit stop and craving some chinese food. The owners are generous and customer orientated, always willing to help you out and serve you food with a smile, sounds generic but it's true. read more