My goodness, the food is very good, prepared fast in front of you (hey, a free cooking demo), and great to know the owner/chefs over so many years. I can't say enough of this ol' gem...tastiest Chinese food in Carmel. read more

My hubby and I have eaten here over the years of living in Carmel. Normally, the food that is served is tasty and a great value for the amount they give you. This last time I was disappointed in the amount of Meat portion vs veggies in my number 5. sometimes there are too many water chestnuts ( which I love). and not enough other veggies mushrooms, carrots and so forth . The meat to veggies and rice portions need to be more evenly portioned. I would love a better balance of chicken , and prime veggies with the fried rice. However, We will always return we like the flavor of this Chinese food at this location and the prices are pretty good. read more

Hands down best Chinese in Carmel. We get carry out all the time and when we call they know our order immediately. Just ate inside and it was great. Quick, calm, but most importantly DELICIOUS. My fave is the sweet n sour chicken, but their general Tsos is a close second. Love supporting small businesses, too! read more

China Express - Sweet n sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Came in to get chicken chow mein, the gentleman (owner?) was eating behind the counter, his welcome was rude & he acted like he was bothered so I immediately walked out. This concerns me that he probably doesn't process his food with care. read more

This place has always been my benchmark for quickservice Chinese food. Customer service is exceptional, food comes quick and it's incredibly tasty. The restaurant is conventional and has a homey ambiance. If you're looking to satisfy your Chinese food craving and want something that's not too pricey I'd strongly recommend China Express. read more

Went to the bank, and as I was leaving, I noticed the Chinese restaurant next door in a little strip center with 2 other businesses. I recognize this place from someone I follow on Instagram, but they never showed the name, but just the outside structure. I knew this was the place. It's hard to find good Chinese food in Indiana. I need to stop comparing the food to where I used to live in California. I went inside and it's 2 brothers I think that own the place. The one doesn't speak English at all. I mean, he understands if you ask about wonton soup, but he can't explain what's in it. The brother came in and spoke a little more English. They still followed very much when we were in full swing of covid. There is a counter between the cash register and you. They have a bucket to put your receipt in. They have the card reader by the bucket and have a big tray to pass back and forth if you pay cash. A few people came in, obviously, were regulars. They ordered, and the owners knew them, and they left, and I am still figuring out what to order. I ended up ordering egg foo young combo, which has chicken, shrimp, and beef, sweet and sour pork, beef with broccoli, 2 egg rolls, and chicken lo mein. They make everything fresh and to order. You can see them cooking your meal. After they finished, the guy offered to help me with the box to the car. It was a big box. He was so nice he explained everything. The sauce for the egg foo young and the sweet and sour pork was put in a separate container so it didn't get soggy. That was very, very nice and made sense. I got home which it was raining and cold. It had taken almost an hour to get home. I was so hungry, and everything smelled so good. I had to warm everything up, which was fine. I was expecting that. The beef with broccoli has mushroom and water chestnuts different, but really good, and the beef was tender, not chewy. The egg rolls were stuffed, and the sauce was so unique it was like an orange marmalade, which was different, but it really went well together. The egg foo young I wish was a little crunchy. When i warmed it, I even did the toaster oven on reheat was a little soggy, but that could have been from the container and the long drive home. Sweet and sour pork did well warmed in the toaster oven on reheat. I didn't try the noodles. I was so full. My other half said they were great. I will definitely be back since I am in the area once a week. I am not sure if you can eat inside. There are 6 tables to eat on if they allow it, which I am not sure. No one was eating inside when I was there, and everyone got it to go when I was there. I spent $51.00 and change. I left a $5.00 tip in the bucket. There were lots of leftovers, and the portions are big. read more

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Been going here for years. Great owner, great food! A staple of Carmel Indiana businesses

This place is not it. I had the food and it looked like straight up vomit. It literally felt like the food was reheated it felt like the food was cooked probably two days ago. It was not good. I don't know why the reviews say. It was good when it's really not I don't recommend. I really don't stay away from this place. read more

We keep going back. And the food is still great as is the owner. Went for lunch and got the Tuesday special of the Sesame Chicken. read more

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I had high hopes due to all of the reviews. I am going to say that this was an okay experience. The food was just fine. Takeout was fast, and efficient. I called in an order and got it picked up within 10 minutes. All of the entrees are made with white meat chicken which is a plus for me. I ordered General Tso's Chicken, and it was ok. The rice was drenched in sauce, and the chicken was just ok. I would love to return and try something else-- will updated after second visit. read more

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I find it extremely hard to rate Chinese places in the area because I grew up eating a lot of Asian food and nothing really compares however, I do like to go to various places and order some "basic" entrees to gauge if I'll eat there again. I would visit this place again. It seems to be somewhat of a hole in the wall, located to dry cleaners, in a smaller strip in this neighborhood. I almost missed it. There wasn't anyone in there when I place my carryout order so it was made quickly and immediately so it was fresh. I just got the lunch order of beef lo mein and a hot and sour soup so it was quite affordable. The beef lo mein was enough for two people or two meals and the hot and sour soup was a bit oily. read more

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My husband and I ended up at China Express because our usual place was closed for maintenance. When we walked in we were surprised to see that the place was less like a restaurant atmosphere and more like take out, though there were several small tables if you wanted to eat in. I told the man at the counter that we'd never been there before which didn't earn me a welcome, only a disinterested stare. I continued on and asked if I could have one Egg foo young as a side instead of a whole $11 meal. He walked away to the grill area and said "no". That's fine, it is only offered as a meal and I really wanted to try the egg foo young, so I decided to spend the extra money and figured I'd have leftovers for the next day. I asked if the chicken egg foo young had pieces of chicken in it or just egg ( may have been a dumb question but I legitimately didn't know). This, at least, won me some sort of reaction from the otherwise reaction less counter man. He gave me a look that made me feel stupid for even asking. " Of course it has pieces of chicken, it's chicken" he said scornfully. I went ahead and ordered the $11 egg foo young and General Tso chicken with lo mein. My husband had the same with the exception of having egg rolls instead of egg foo young and rice instead of lo mein. Our food arrived promptly despite the fact that he seemed to be the only person working there. He was running the cash register and the grill. The egg rolls were good. The General Tso's chicken and lo mein, not so much. Both it and the egg foo young were SWIMMING in soy sauce. My husband's food was same. The breaded chicken had no flavor or spice. The egg foo young could have been good had it not been drenched in soy sauce. I ended up throwing away my food after a few bites. It was so salty it honestly felt unhealthy to eat. Close to $50 wasted on this crappy food. I highly DO NOT recommend this establishment. Go to Number One China down the road some. Much better food there. read more

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This place is worth the drive, as it's not just another Chinese joint, Fresh ingredients made in front of you, Prices and portions outstanding and can't beat the prices and service, Its fast and good. Don't expect fancy but its clean. Owners are funny and awesome. read more

Doesn't look appealing being in a strip mall and definitely not a date night or sit down place unless you have to. But the food is made fresh on the wok in front of you when you order. Very tasty! Would recommend for take out Chinese any time. And the portions are large so kids can easily split something. I recommend the broccoli and beef. read more

Stopped by again this week and had hot sour soup and Szechuan beef. I have to say both were excellent! Soup is one of the best I've had! Not all gummy like others....Service always great too! Xiexie read more

First time coming here. Food was made fresh to order. The fried rice tasted very good, probably the best part of all the items tried (pics below). Was in the mood for sesame chicken and this one was pretty good, a little too much sauce. It came with green peppers and onions, a little too many onions. As for the chicken and broccoli: the chicken was a bit dry and the broccoli was perfect how it was. The lo mein noodles were very soggy and salty due to excess (oil and soy sauce?). Hard to tell because it was probably mixed with the chicken broccoli sauce. Would definitely return to get the fried rice again though. read more

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got take out here for the first time! wonton soup was great and the wontons were delicious. the sesame chicken was okay, pretty standard but the rice and sauce that came with it were delicious. the low mein was very salty and had a bit too much sauce.entree portions were HUGE! read more

Tam, Emily, and family are the sweetest people and excellent small business owners. They execute delicious meals consistently and the food tastes even better when you dine in! (I think it has to do with my thirty minute drive back home) The recent renovations and prime location in Carmel make this a perfect place for a tasty, budget-friendly lunch. The lunch and dinner rush hit hard as expected for a restaurant with good food, but if you call ahead you won't have to wait in line at all. Glad to have this gem in our community! read more

I agree with Chuck C. And I like this place better than the Number One China Buffet down the street. This is not a cookie-cutter joint like most other Chinese walk-ups. No back-lit menu pictures. Not a standardized menu. They made their own menu. Decor is a little weird, but okay. It's the same decor, and close to the same layout, as China Express at 5645 N Post Rd, in Indianapolis. http://www.yelp.com/biz/china-express-indianapolis At some point it must have been the same owner, or the same family. However, here (in Carmel) they make the food to order. The food at the one on Post Road was served out of a pot that was made earlier. This is made to order, like most walk-up places. Not worth going out of your way for, but if you want the standard Americanized Chinese menu items, eat in or to go, this place fills the bill if you're in the area. They offer various low-carb (ie, no rice) combos. You might not see it from the street, so look for Dooley O'Toole's, and it is right next door in the same building, facing East. read more

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China Express is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Carmel. I normally place carry-out orders, and while I am standing at the counter, I have a clear view of the magic happening at the wok. Why I like China Express: 1. The eggrolls are not greasy. 2. The taste of the food consistently is terrific. 2. The portions are generous. 3. The leftovers I have for lunch the next day also taste terrific. read more

Favorite Chinese place. Man, if this place delivered, I'd be in trouble. Best time to go is Monday for lunch when the special is hot pepper chicken. I can't vouch for any other dish because I just can't convince myself to try anything else! It's too good. At most places, I almost always upgrade to fried rice...not a huge fan of theirs (although it's not bad!) so I stick with white rice. Quick, not, tasty food. Of the Carmel options, this should be your go-to. read more

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I am SO disappointed on how my food tasted. Rice was terrible and so was the chicken. My sisters food was also extremely dry and had no taste to it. The person that took my order made me feel rushed even though it was my first time being there and I didn't know what they had to offer. Later after eating, my stomach gets up set. I feel so attacked because I loveeeee Chinese food but this place I will never go to again. Also I thought it was pricey considering that I've been to other places that the food taste SO AMAZING and it's so cheap. read more

I'm a big fan of China Express. Good food for a fair price. When it comes to Chinese food this is always my go to place. Love the orange chicken. read more

When I ordered crab Rangoon, this is the sauce they gave me. I asked them to just fill it up more and they tried to charge me extra. I could understand if I asked for a second sauce and the first one was full, but this ridiculous. They became very rude and wouldn't look at me after I asked, so I just left and I will NOT be back. read more

China Express - Chinese Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Best egg rolls ever!! Love their made to order food ... everything we have had has been excellent!

Hot Pepper Chicken very good. Stir Fry chicken, LoMein ok. Awesome Egg rolls. We visit regularly. Meals are consistent and good value for the money. Gave it a 4 only because the place needs updated inside. Don't let that stop you. read more

Our favorite Chinese place!! Super affordable, extremely tasty, and fast. Seriously love love love this place. Go!!

I like (see below) this place and the prices are reasonable. I get the Mongolian chicken and am addicted!! The portions are big enough I turn it into two lunches (usually get a side as well.). The steamed pork wontons are delicious. I wasn't a huge fan of the General Taos but the Mongolian chicken made up for it. 4/17/17 Went back again and got the Mongolian chicken. Guess what? NO chicken! None. Not one bit. I'm done. read more

Small place with indoor dining area. The place was clean. Kind of a standard hole in the wall place. Decent Chinese food, nothing to rave about. We just ordered take out service. Plenty of food for the money, so our meal was a good value. Service was good, friendly staff. Food was prepared fresh & hot for our order. Still hot when we arrived home nearby. read more

Best Chinese food I have ever had. No beating the taste and the value.

I don't know why I haven't done a review till now. My family has been frequenting this establishment for over ten years and we absolutely love it! By far our favorite Chinese place that we've ever been too. It's family owned and operated and I've always been a big fan of being able to watch them make the food. Tom and his family are great! I always get the Cantonese chicken chow mien or Kung pow chicken and I'm never disappointed. I also enjoy the fact that their crab rangoons are savory not sweet, so good! Always excellent service as well, it's definitely one of my favorite places and a staple in my family! read more

This place is filthy. We walked in & were the only ones in the restaurant. The cook never heard us enter. We stood at the counter and watched him eating directly out of the food that he was cooking & portioning off for the upcoming dinner time like it was his own personal plate. The rest of the place looked like its never been cleaned. We walked out & will NEVER go there again! read more

I was really excited to discover a new (for me) Chinese restaurant in Carmel, especially since our normal spot was closed when we were craving it. I was encouraged by the generally positive reviews on Yelp and the reasonable pricing. I was, however, discouraged by the dirty look of the restaurant itself, and the difficulty I had ordering over the phone. The food was unfortunately disappointing as well. The sauce was thicker and sweeter than I like and the fried rice was bland and mushy. As one reviewer pointed out, the egg rolls were good, but nothing special and wouldn't warrant a return visit. Overall, there are a lot of different Chinese places on the north side, China Express will not be added to my list of go-to places. read more

Best Chinese food in Carmel. Hands down! We tried another Chinese Restaurant today down the road, and it was absolutely disgusting. Will never stray from China Express again. read more

Its close an convent to grab food once in a while. Is it the best, no, but prices right an convent... read more

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Wonderful egg rolls with delicious homemade sweet & sour and mustard sauce. (Not in packets.) Impressive Covid safety measures for payment and picking up food. read more

everything about this place was horrible lets start with the customer service the person that handles the front counter is rude. I order general tso chicken and he gave me the fried chicken they make for sweet and sour chicken with the general tso sauce on it the crab Rangoon was just the white stuff in the middle no crab at all and the egg rolls were trash "I DON'T SUGGEST ANYONE EATS HERE" WHOEVER SAYS THIS PLACE IS THE BEST DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GOOD IS" I will eat panda express before I pull up to this place and everyone who knows me knows that I hate panda express LOL!!!! read more

I've eaten here a couple of times before and the food was so-so. Today will probably be my last. The gentleman running the restaurant by himself this afternoon tried charging me a different price than what was on his menu. I pointed out the correct price that was listed on the 100+ copies of the lunch menu available to take with you, along with the copy that was in the protective plastic sleeve on the counter. His response was that prices had changed. That wasn't ok with me. If prices had changed, then they need to be updated on the menu that's available at the counter. After several minutes he finally gave in and agreed to charge me the price listed. Next I went to pay with the Square wireless terminal sitting on the counter and he put his hand out saying "No. Only for show, not connected" and proceeded to turn the Square register around showing no iPad in the stand. So first he tried overcharging me and then he's advertising a payment method that he's not actually offering. Things are not off to a good start. On to the food. I got the #11, Chicken Vegetables with fried rice. First the rice. It's just white rice fried in oil. I was expecting, especially due to the upcharge, a few vegetables and maybe some egg fried in. I knew a meat like chicken was another upcharge, so I didn't go that route. But nope. Just a bunch of very greasy rice. I should have stuck with the white rice. The chicken was very dry and not tasty, like it was several days old. The sauce used had very little flavor. There were a decent amount of vegetables, though. Overall, I was extremely disappointed with the service and food. Not planning on coming back again. read more

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The service was good but the food was pretty mediocre. Had the sweet and sour chicken and crab Rangoon. The sweet and sour sauce was a little bitter and the crab Rangoon had a weird overly strong onion flavor. read more

My husband and I are Chinese. Discovered this restaurant after we tried almost all Chinese restaurants in Indy and Carmel. This is a good one considering the food quality, quantity and price. We will definitely go back! read more