Coming from NY I want real Chinese food - none come close but China Express has been the closest. t's a small hole in the wall location - where you can get lunch or dinner platters or get whole meals for the family. There's no place to eat but you can take it home and it will still be nice and hot. There's plenty of parking so no worry and there's other shops next door if you wish to try. Their crab ragoons are awesome!! Nice and crispy with just the right flavoring of crab and cream cheese. The fried rice has peas in it .. not a fav but they make it work. General Tsos Chicken is cooked to perfection. I also get the bones less spare ribs with some eggs rolls. My husband love the house Lo Mein. Really everything you get is delicious and cooked at your order. read more

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This is definitely my go to Chinese food. Is the food that tastes good as my Chinese food from NY. Service is great and fast, prices are reasonable and they have a wide variety. 100% recommend read more

The food here has been consistently good! It's my go to place now. The krab rangoons are great too! read more

China Express - General Tso's Chicken and Chicken Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Brandon, Florida

Ordered 2 shrimp lo mein. 1 order of white rice and 3 egg rolls. Delivery - fairly quick, however food cold!! The shrimp lo mein was not a full portion. It was very skimpy, no flavor. Same thing for the white rice. Rice was in a very tiny box! 2 wrapped fortune cookies fit in the box of rice. The cost was almost 3.00 for less than a 1/2 cup of rice. No flavor in the food. Egg rolls - tastes like oil !!! This was a total disappointment. I thought I would try them again as I got terrible food and service a few months ago. Delivery, food, tip and other fees almost 40.00. read more

The food is excellent and the people are very nice I had General Tao 's chicken and my wife had Sweet and sour chicken

We ordered food for delivery, just like we usually do from here. $35 worth of food, to be exact. $4.00 delivery charge, which is fine. The guy who delivered the food got a $5 tip, which I'm fine with. BUT! Never again! We ordered several items. First, the 12 wings. We ordered Salt & Pepper Wings. This time, our order arrived soggy, with absolutely no seasoning on the wings. They also had gone bad. Bad chicken-- not good. The Crab Rangoons were the most disgusting of all the food items. They were filled with spoiled, foamy, frothing cream cheese. Cream cheese has to be months old to have cooked up this way. Just disgusting. Puke. The entree of Lemon Chicken consisted of breast meat that was tough and minus any seasoning. Horrendously, a long hair was intertwined in between the breading and chicken, stuck in there between the goo of the under-cooked chicken and breading. Unacceptable! Eww, dude...wear a hair net, you filthy animal. The other issue was the breading didn't stick. Total.Fail. Last item, the Pork Egg Rolls, were overly greasy and had a sickening, rancid taste. Clearly, the ingredients inside were spoiled. Not.eating.any.of.that. I wanted a refund! So I called them. The "lady" on the phone identified herself as the owner and told me to bring the spoiled food back! I temporarily don't have a car, so I had no way to bring it back. (This is a big reason people get delivery! Duh!!) When I told her this, she said, "Sorry", and her tone said it all; she couldn't care less. She had no such intention of helping with the serious situation of delivering spoiled food. She even placed the phone down to talk to the cook because she didn't want to be bothered. Disgusting! She got back on the phone and told me again to bring the food back. I told her again I didn't have a car to bring it back. I actually don't understand why they would want spoiled food back in the first place. It's weird that though this "lady" knows the food is spoiled and there is no way in hello we are going to eat it, she wants it back? Hmmm. Disgusting. She finally said, "Sorry, too bad. I don't really care!" I proceeded to tell her that she was a horrible person. This "lady" actually said she didn't care. LOL, Okaaaay. Bad food + bad service is a negative experience in anyone's eyes. So much so that word eventually gets around. You can count on that. I was going to get a ride the next day to return the spoiled food, but have re-thought that now. That night, at 4am, I received a personal message from the "cook", threatening me with bodily harm if I ever stepped foot in "his" restaurant. He ended his message as if it's routine for him to threaten people with bodily harm. In this crazy mixed-up world, I don't take lightly to threats to hurt me physically. Oh, and nice language. Cook called me a "hoe" and the "N"-word. I was tempted to correct his English, and explain to him that a hoe is a gardening tool, but thought better of it. Eat at this disgusting place at your own risk. read more

In my eternal quest to find good Chinese Food in the Brandon/Valrico area, I came upon China Express while thumbing through YELP on a lazy Sunday afternoon. As with most Chinese food restaurants in the area, the reviews are extremely mixed (most are usually two and a half stars), so the only way to find out if you will like it is to make an order and judge yourself. I always apologize up front on Chinese food reviews because I am from New York, which has hands down the best Chinese food in the country outside of China itself, so yes my YELP family, I am a serious Chinese food snob. With that in mind, I didn't really go all out and order what I normally do as I really was just in the mood for fried rice and egg rolls. I went with a quart of Pork Fried Rice, and three (3) Pork Egg Rolls. The ordering process made my experience even more enjoyable. You can do everything online, and the prices are the same on the menu as they are online (that's a jab at you DoorDash and UberEats, who Jack up the prices on ALL of the food menus by a good 20-30%). You also can choose to pay at the restaurant instead of having to enter your credit card information, all you have to do is verify your telephone number using a text program that is built into their website, genius!!! My food was ready quickly, and was steaming hot when I picked it up, exactly the way you want. The pork fried rice was delicious and I ordered mine with extra egg, which I could see everywhere, gotta love it. The real star here (so far, until I go back and order my usual favorites) were the pork egg rolls. Far and away the best Egg Rolls I've had in this area. Crispy and flavorful, I honestly could have destroyed a dozen of them. So far my go to place for Chinese, will definitely be trying everything else! read more

Just happened to find the place as we waited for our cruise. Food was ok, service was pretty basic. They have a few tables against the wall for dine in but it's pretty much a to go/delivery Chinese Reatautant. read more

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Food was packed well - this was a delivery order The fried rice was good The curry chicken had very little curry or chicken. Light on sauce, heavy in onions, no spice. The spicy dumplings were heavy, sauce was sweet not spicy, and they were overcooked The moo shu pork had very little pork. 96% vegetables. And no flavor. Hunan beef not spicy at all. Really disappointing. read more

Out of the places in Brandon this particular spot is consistent with the food. I have done take out each time I've gone. They are quick. Food is always hot and correct. They threw in a free egg roll both times we went as well. Their pork fried rice is some of the best I've had and I have been to many Chinese spots. This time around my husband got the spicy shrimp and broccoli and they actually added the spice to it. The shrimp were a good size too. I got the sweet and sour chicken but I usually get the Generals. The chicken was cooked well and the outside a perfect crunch. Now I will say their egg rolls aren't my favorite but I am a bit of stickler with those regardless of location. We always get the combo platters which are $8 and change. Definitely worth it for the amount of food you get and the egg roll. We will continue to go read more

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I'm very surprised with the food the delivery was quick, food amount was great and very tasty and Really worth the money we paid. Highly recommended and definitely we will order again read more

China Express - a container of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Brandon, Florida

My first time eating here and I will be a return customer! I ordered take out, and they were very kind over the phone. When I arrived there were 3 others waiting for their order. They were efficient and kind in person as well. They were out of egg rolls, and they kept apologizing for it. I ordered Chicken Fried Rice and Chicken with Mixed Vegetables. The rice was nicely fried and seasoned well. The chicken and veggies were also good. The sauce was nice and thick and the portion was large. This will be my go to spot for Chinese take out now. After trying others in Brandon this is my new first choice. read more

China Express - Chinese Near Me - Brandon, Florida

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Years ago I would order from here pretty regularly because it was the only place in the area to get decent food from but I feel like it has gone down hill the quality of the food isn't what it used to be and their wonton soup tasted like water had zero flavor yet the water was super dark brown. I don't think we will try this place again read more

We were in the area yesterday, so we picked up carry out. This place was recommended by a friend (406). The egg roll was so good with flavor that we didn't even need any dipping sauce. My dad, a retired chef, made go back and get more today from Westchase. read more

Great food. Spring rolls were great. The Mongolian Beef was very tasteful. House Fried Rice was awesome. I recommend this establishment.

Always fast delivery and the food never disappoints. Always flavourful and piping hot!

Walnut shrimp comes on a bed of iceberg? Which is nasty. It usually comes with snow peas. Would be nice if the menu/website included photos or descriptions of the dishes. That might well manage expectations and avoid disappointment. Ordered extra veggies and paid upcharge with Singapore Mein Fun. Not only are there not EXTRA veggies, there are ZERO veggies in the entire dish. Crab rangoon is way too sweet it is an appetizer, not a dessert. Shrimp spring roll also has little to no detectable veggies. Seems the only damned veggie content in my entire $40 order is the disgusting yet cheap as possible iceberg lettuce. Seriously if you are running a Chinese restaurant, dont be too cheap to put veggies in your meals. Ridiculous!!!! read more

My go to Chinese place! If you're feeding multiple people, I recommend their family packs. Great prices for tons of food.

Ok, so there is Chinese food and then there is CHINA EXPRESS! This place is my new favorite for sure. No MSG in the food, fresh ingredients and so much variety on their menu. The chef even sent us free dessert with our family's order. We ordered roast pork mei fun, rangoons(outstanding), chicken lo mein, chicken moo shu,chicken and broccoli, egg rolls, wonton soup and egg drop soup. Zero concerns, zero complaints and the delivery driver was prompt, courteous and very helpful. Easy online ordering directly on the website. Enjoy! read more

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Good food. Will be our new delivery place in Brandon. Happy we have finally found a decent place because we had to go through a lot of terrible places and were about to give up on Chinese delivery. Is it the most fantastic place ever? No. But the food was piping hot when delivered, it had some good flavors we enjoyed and the employees were courteous. General Taos is a bit on the sweet side, but does still have that spice associated with Taos. read more

This has been our go to Chinese resturant for years. The last couple times the quality has gone down. The food came 35 minutes late. We were missing the sauce for the sweet and sour pork, the pork was over cooked. When I called them their response was thank you. We ordered Hunan Pork which I asked for hot, it was not. The ginger sauce on my shrimp and brocolli was awful. We will not use them again. read more

Another Chinese food place that does not want business. While their delivery charge is only $2 they no longer take cash and you must use a credit card. Too bad. read more

Best Chinese takeout in Brandon. Fast delivery service. Food hot & steamy so fresh!! China Express keep doing an amazing job you guys Rock!! read more

I ordered food online and paid for it drive over to the place d there was A sign on the door said closed every Monday until October all of your clothes then you shouldn't allow me to order food online. I want a refund of my money but there is no one here to give it to me. read more

The rapid delivery is greatly appreciated. Food typical of fast food. No complaints. read more

My family & I ordered from here and we're very pleased. The portion sizes were fantastic! My Mom got the lemon chicken - the sauce is just amazing! The chicken could have been of better quality, but the breading & sauce made it worth it! Others ordered bourbon chicken, honey chicken (top notch) and the chicken with snow peas. None of us were disappointed! Based on other reviews, sounds like the place might be hit or miss, but it's worth a shot. This could easily be my "spot" for Chinese delivery. read more

It's either Sesame Tofu with extra sesame seeds or Buddhist Delight for late-night Chinese munchies--tasty and convenient. For what they do, they do it well. We appreciate their many vegetarian choices; I'll list them for your convenience since the menu is a little incongruous. Appetizers * Vegetable Spring Roll (1.25) * French Fries (1.50) * Cold Noodles with Sesame Sauce (4.50) * Vegetable Soup (2.00/pint) Noodles/Fried Rice * Vegetable Chow Mein (fried) * Vegetable Chow Fun (wide noodles) * Tofu Asian Chow Fun * Plain or Veg. Lo Mein (sautéed) * Vegetable Fried Rice Egg Dishes * Vegetable Moo Shu (stir-fried with egg) * Vegetable Egg Fu Yung (omelette) Vegetable Dishes * Chop Suey (stewed) * Mixed Vegetable * Szechuan Mixed Vegetable * Steamed Mixed Vegetable * Steamed Snow Peas * Stir Fried String Bean * String Bean in Black Bean Sauce * Steamed Broccoli * Broccoli in Spicy Garlic Tofu Dishes * General Tso's * Orange * Sesame * Szechuan * Black Bean * Buddhist Delight (Chewy, deep-fried tofu and vegetable stew) Dessert *Chinese Donuts (20pc for 2.95) As a final note, I hope that one negative review below isn't true lol read more

There are SO many Chinese takeout places in Brandon. This one is a bit of a drive from our apartment, so they don't deliver. It's worth the drive. The dumplings are the best I've had in the two cities I've lived in (and we've had over ten different places in each city). They are savory, juicy, and tender. My 20 month old DEVOURS them! It's cheap, and SO quick. The beef with broccoli my husband always asks to be made spicy, and they spice it up to his expectations! The honey chicken is sweet and crunchy, and the spring rolls are a dream. Just placed an order and about to go pick it up. Double the dumplings and I'm trying the bourbon chicken this time! read more

Really great Chinese food. Everything we've tried is very tasty, and whenever we are in a bind, we order the delivery, it's inexpensive and you can order on yelp. read more

This place is hit or miss, the House spicy mustard is on point! The hunan chicken is always delicious, the general tso chicken is hit or miss, the bourbon chicken has been great lately. (Keep in mind it's May 2018). The dumplings are the bomb! The crab Rangoon is mostly cream cheese. The chicken skewers are also hit or miss. The egg rolls aren't that bad, with the spicy mustard it doesn't really matter anyway. The veggie lo mein and chicken lo mein are pretty good, the fried rice is also ok. Honestly it's the best Chinese delivery around this area and we have tried them all. Most are terrible. Press your luck with China express. read more

Their orange chicken it to die for, this place is the reason being a vegetarian is so difficult. The prices are good for the amount of food you get! On a good day, one order of chicken and rice will last two meals and if you go in the middle of the day, you get the lunch price which is just a tiny bit cheaper. Will always be my fav place to get Chinese food read more

I don't typically give 5 stars but I was pleasantly surprised at how great this food taste. It was hot, fresh, and the flavor was delicious. This is by far my favorite delivery Chinese restaurant. Thank you. read more

My first time ordering delivery and it was not only early but the gentleman that delivered was very courteous. Will definitely be recommending to any and everyone and will be ordering from there soon. read more

So happy to have found a good Chinese restaurant. We have gone through a number of things on the menu and have loved all of them with one exception. We won't go for the sesame noodles again as it lacked in comparison to others we have had In other places. Other than that the egg rolls (we like the chicken better than the pork) ,the dumplings and the wontons have all been wonderful. We have tried their chicken and beef dishes including lomeins and all have been great. We definitely will be back to try more. read more

I've ordered from this place three times and sometimes bad. The pot stickers seem always good but the chicken chow mein was horrible! Stir fried with no sauce! I'm done with this place! read more

Ordered general Tso Chicken for lunch. I said most places don't make it spicy enough and i asked for it extra spicy. It had no spice at all. I threw it away because it was basicly just chicken covers in a sugar sauces. I called and complained and the girl behind the counter tried to argue with me. I laughed and said are you trying to eat it no it is horrible she said "oh sorry". well Oh sorry you'll never get my business again or anyone else i can convince to boycott this place. read more

Love this place, it's the only restaurant in town that makes Chinese food like the places up North. I've been trying to find a place like the one back home and this is it!They're always friendly and quick. The food is great and they always accommodate to my picky preferences. I always order from here for some takeout. read more

Just put some sweet sour sauce on your cars tire and chew on that. It would taste the same! Took an hour to deliver my soggy egg rolls and plaster...I mean rice. Definitely won't order again. read more

Delivery was made earlier than estimated and order was accurate. Food was pretty good (wonton soup, hot and sour soup, house fried rice, sweet and sour chicken as special fried wontons). read more

I loved the old owners who made great food. They must have sold out to a new owner. Even though the customer service is great with extensive menu the food is not. The quality is not there and have to say we did not finish our meals and threw out the food. My husband was ill all night and threw the day. He was the only one to eat a little General Tso Chicken. Have to say Never Again. read more