LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place. We have been going there for over a year and they do not disappoint. I took my friend there who is half Chinese and half American for her opinion and she too liked the food. For under $30 the two of us have enough food for two days. read more

I just got done dining in at this very small restaurant. To tell the truth, the food? Isn't that bad, but it gets overwhelming after awhile because they give you SO MUCH, but it's not just that. It's very drowned in sauce. The soup of the day is very bland and I didn't even eat it all. The egg roll was a great, average egg roll. It's very cheap as well. I payed 6 bucks for almond chicken, egg roll, soup, and fries rice. The staff is very nice. But you can tell that they get annoyed by the customers who cannot seem to understand that you need a minimum of 10 bucks to use a card, and 15 bucks for a delivery. I won't go here again, but I'm full, and my wallet is happy. read more

Recently moved to Pasadena, and suddenly started to use Yelp a lot for finding places to eat :) Saw the previous review and decided to try out China Express, mostly would just like to say that S.M.'s review is spot-on - excellent food quality, just make sure you go for delivery or takeout. They don't take credit cards, but in exchange the prices are far better than similar other restaurants. Apart from the shrimp dishes which have too many vegetables and less shrimp imho, I have enjoyed all the other entrees I tried. Since yelp doesn't seem to carry menus, would like to mention that I came across a scanned menu on another site - http://www.sporq.com/pasadena/chinaexpress/1519nlakeave I like the lunch combos a lot, they come with fried rice instead of steamed rice as well as soup etc. - and the quantity is more than enough even if I'm really hungry. read more

Always flavorful, hot, affordable, and quick. Love the chicken chop suey. And the egg drop soup has helped with many headcolds.

Ok, let me start off by don't judge this place by how it looks , the food , the flavor is amazing !!!!! When I lived here in the Sierra Madre hills I would host parties and get food catered from here and my guests just assumed I paid so much money because of the quality and the flavor !!! Hahaha boy did I have them fooled , again , this is not a spot you wanna come ,sit and eat , but deff a take out . Again, my review is strictly on the BEST CHINESE food joint , not the aesthetics of it. read more

The portions are amazing, a definite two day after leftovers deal. However, there are tendencies for the fried wontons to be drier than other times, but overall, one of my favorite places to get food for a takeout and movie in-house night! :) Def recommend. read more

1st time visit and ordered Shrimp Fried Rice combination platter. I thought the food was plentiful and was given what was ordered. Egg rolls, Fried Rice, fortune cookie, hot soup, everything was great and i enjoyed a good meal. The only reason i didn't give it 5 stars was while ordering i couldn't truly hear the responses as i made the order and it was quite cold inside that evening. Other than that the food was great and i will be back again!! read more

Orange chicken use to be the bomb but today it sucked ass it seem old and chewy the the special chow main was good

I didn't get a chance to try the food from here due to the awful customer service over the phone. I'll admit that i gave one wrong number in my credit card and I stated that to her and asked her if I could repeat it to her and i even offered to pay cash. She flipped out at me and screamed that my card number was wrong and that i had to come pick it up. I didn't appreciate being treated that way especially when I was trying to make the situation right. read more

What is it about Hole in the Walls that are so yummy to me? This is a total shack but it's surprisingly tasty and very affordable. I go there for lunch often because the combos range from $4.50-$6.50, and you get soup and a fried wonton with that. By default they give egg drop, but you can ask for hot-n-sour. I order it out and eat it at home, feeling like I'm having for all intents and purposes home cooking. They cook the food right in front of you. No sitting under heat lamps here. If I order shrimp in lobster sauce (which is one of my faves, along with the orange chicken), I can see the non-frozen shrimp getting prepped and sauteed right there. The lunch line sometimes gets backed up, but it's worth it. I almost wish they'd be ruder so I could have a Seinfeldian Soup Nazi in the neighborhood, but they seem nice. The quality of the food at the very reasonable price, though, is what draws me. It's all about value here. And from the regular folks pulling up in pick up trucks and wearing blue collar uniforms, I know that others appreciate the quantity, quality and price, too. 7 parking spaces in back and residential street parking is abundant. Go before 11:59am and there's no line. read more

Great food for a great price. The servings are huge and the food is prepared right in front of you, if you want to watch. For about two bucks, you can size your order up for two people, but one order can easily feed two people. Don't small talk the staff or ask a lot of questions. Just order you food and take it when it's done. read more

The Special Crispy Shrimp -Pan Fried Noodles w/Chicken - Orange Chicken, just to name a few. Everything is Excellent! I've always walked away satisfied. This is the spot to go to while in Pasadena. read more

This review is not about the food it's about the customer service. The lady at the front has no clue how to treat her customers and is extremely rude. read more

China Express food is never disappointing! Delivery typically is very fast and they do have a good selection of foods!

This place sucks..Yet I keep coming back at least once a month th..Orange chicken bis either fat boy great slimy gooey goodness..Or salty nasty slimy throw it away after 2 bites..no in between. Mongolian beef pretty good. Rice is plain. Employees rude. Usually hate how I feel after...See u next month. read more

This place is horrible . bad service and I found multiple hairs in different food . the cooks don't wear hair nets and I let them know but they still denied it . The food is not that good . I perfer to wait a while for good food than go to a place like this and have my food make me loss my appetite . Don't go to this place . 08/31/2017 read more

Horrible service I ordered before 3 other people and I got my order last. Took FOREVER to get my food. The food isn't good at all. Horrible derive and horrible food. Definitely won't be back. read more

This is the only other Chinese food place in Pasadena besides Panda Express that I have eaten at. The only reason I ended up here is because my cousin lives up the block and we didn't have much money to spend and were really hungry so he suggested this place.The food is well cooked, you can instantly smell the flavor as you walk by. I always get the chow mien, rice, teriyaki, and orange chicken because I'm not a big fan of Chinese food and those are your common choices. The chow mien is typical, not as greasy as other places with, the rice is pretty good soft and flavorful with not a lot of carrots and peas just how i like it and the teriyaki is well cooked with some good soy sauce not too salty because I've had some past experience with some bad teriyaki sauce, and orange chicken was a little to sweet. It's cheap as well probably like $5 dollars for this. The restaurant itself is small with 4 round tables and 3 bench tables perfect place for a lunch break or quick carry out. It may not look all that high class especially in the neighborhood it's located in. The staff is very friendly, they fill your plate up. The parking is small they share it with another restaurant next to it so very limited. Overall it's a average place with not much to offer but a satisfying meal. That will keep your stomach and wallet happy. read more

China Express - Orange Chicken, Teriyaki, Rice , Chow Mein - Chinese Near Me - Pasadena, California

My sister came home to Altadena to visit from Boston and SPECIFICALLY wanted to come here. We walked 20 minutes in 90 degree weather to get here. The lady was nice, despite the other Yelp reviews I've read. I told them I am vegetarian and they made an Orange Tofu for me and were very nice about it. I would definitely come back here. read more

This is our family go-to for Chinese in Pasadena. Huge portions and delicious! It's your typical hole in the wall joint so don't expect exceptional customer service but the food is great! It is so much food we eat leftovers for about 3 days after every time. Our favorite is the teriyaki chicken. Amazing. read more

Didn't want to believe the yelps.. really wanted to try this place out the odor while driving is amazing!! They are super rude!! But honestly you have to be immune to it! Lol the food is good got sweet and sour chicken and garlic chicken which is bomb!! I had told the Guy/Chick I wanted fried Rice and got plain white rice & I went up to to them and told them hey I said I wanted fried rice and said 2 something extra.. these people do really get your order wrong and can't understand them at all but the food is good read more

I love this place .. have never had a bad experience.. food is always fresh and made to order... they sound rude over the phone.. they might just be super busy.. read more

The food here is pretty good and they're fast too. I love the Egg Fu Young here. They're not too friendly there but you can see them making the food and how hard they're working so I can see why....they're hot and exhausted!! Definitely take out only, there is no ambiance to eat there. The place is an institution in that part of town, worth trying! Get the chow mien. read more

Love their lunch specials. Just give them a call ahead to have your food ready. You can't go wrong with any of the items.

The food is okay, when they get your order right. I tried twice, but both deliveries went horribly wrong so I finally called it quits. The first time the food arrived much later than it was supposed to. One of the meals was supposed to not have any onions (a friend of mine is mildly allergic), but arrived with onions to spare. We picked them out and persevered, but it was discouraging. I tried again because the restaurant was so close and the price was right. This time, the food was late and one of the meals was the WRONG one entirely! I ordered vegetable fried rice and got a meat-filled noodle dish. When I called the restaurant, the lady on the phone told me that they were the same price, so what was I complaining about? I don't eat meat, so I asked if they could make and deliver the fried rice. I even offered to pay for the second meal. She said that they would try (???), but then called me back and said the delivery driver was done and didn't want to come back out. My place is less than five minutes from the restaurant, and he had delivered to us not fifteen minutes before. Never doing that again, and I suggest that anyone with dietary restrictions avoid this place. read more

I was very disappointed with this place. I ordered teriyaki chicken with steamed rice and orange chicken with fried rice. The teriyaki chicken was a breaded and fried patty thing. I have never seen this before. The teriyaki sauce wasn't sweet or good. The fried rice looked saturated with grease / oil. The orange chicken was red and didn't have orange peels (zest) in it, just water chestnuts and a few carrots. It was way overcooked - tough and chewy. I was so disappointed. The portion sizes were huge. But, if it isn't good, what's the use of having a lot of it. ***Be wary of some of these posted pictures. The one from David S. is not from this restaurant. I took his picture into the restaurant because that's what I wanted. I was told this was not on the China Express menu. The lady looked a little harder at the picture and noticed the panda on the soy sauce packet and confirmed that was not one of their meals or soy sauce packets.*** read more

I don't understand how this place has five stars. I guess its because the food is fresh and taste good. But the service is horrible! The lady gave my mom attitude while ordering food which made us mad. They are very mean and do not know good customer service. read more

This place has been at the same location nestled right next to the long standing doughnut shop as well. I had frequented this place with my brothers here and there throughout the year but recently I had an experience of a life time that was so bad that it's comical. My family and I went there to order some food as we were all craving Chinese food and did not want to venture out to far. The place seemed to be buzzing with activity as we placed are order. There were two ladies at the counter running around like headless chickens trying to take our order and barking orders at the cooks at the same time. I asked for a Snapple and one lady handed it to the other to hand to me while my family and I waited. After a long wait our food was finally ready for take out. As I was warming up the family van to get home and eat dinner out of the corner of my eye I see one of the ladies from behind the counter running out hysterically approaching our vehicle. While my girls were in the back shaking in their boots as she got closer to our vehicle like some axe wielding maniac she started yelling something about me not paying for my Snapple even though I spoke loud and clear at the beginning of my order that I'd like a Snapple and was handed one from their fridge behind the counter! I explained that I had used my debit card and I didn't have any cash on me (at this point I had already popped opened the Snapple and was drinking from it). She had the audacity to inform me that she would just add the $1.50 to my card. My jaw dropped in horror as I realized that she was trying to shake me for this $1.50! The last she ever saw of me and family was the black exhaust smoke from the tail pipe as we finally headed out before our food got any colder. When we finally got back to the pad we proceeded to open up our food contains to chow down which was a big mistake. One of the chicken dishes we ordered did not taste like any chicken I've ever tasted in my life time. It was more like a mystery dish. We were so hungry that we ate our food which I have to say were huge proportions but shortly after we all did not feel so well and all had upset stomachs. I, for one, felt as if Hong Kong Phooey was battling crime inside my stomach! After this disastrous experience I vowed never return to this food joint and would warn all my family and friends to avoid at all costs. Talk about adding insult to injury, first to be accused of not paying for a bottled drink and then to have your stomach punished unnecessarily. Never again. read more

Great chinese food here. Always busy during lunch and dinner. Phone ahead so you can grab and go.

Sadly there is a lady there that is so rude on the phone. She hangs up on you and yells at you when you try and correct your order. I have been ordering from here for over ten years and this is the worse service my family and I have ever received. Tonight all the sudden they charged us a delivery fee and didnt get our order right. When we called back to correct the order she said they are busy and that's why they didnt make our order spicy liked we asked, instead the spice was on the side!! Hahaha what in the world!!! ( there was no spice, even on the side). read more

The worst fried rice I have ever tried. It had that burnt flavor that just was not for me. I ate all the meat but threw the rice away. I only went once and that was enough for me never to return. read more

Bad service! Got my order wrong, we're trying to argue with me that it wasn't wrong! Had to drive back over here, & on top of that the food that I brought back they just gave it to another customer that ordered fried rice! That is pretty unsanitary! BAD PLACE read more

WATCH OUT! As others here have said, these SHADY MF'ERS are routinely overcharging when they think they can get away with it! There's a reason they don't itemize or give receipts and instead just give you a total. When I CAUGHT that hag overcharging me she corrected the price and gave the difference back! I was here recently and she pulled the same sh!t and I just ate the couple of bucks. NOT THIS TIME! IF YOU'RE ORDERING MULTIPLE ITEMS ADD IT UP YOURSELF!! read more

Worst service you can possibly get. Food was ok but the service was some of the worst I've ever gotten. It's like they're mad that you're there. I felt like they wanted me to leave. The food wasn't worth it. read more

Was looking for a Chinese restaurant that delivered and came upon this. I was impressed by the 4 star grade it had so me and my friends ordered food from here. We got the lunch specials of Garlic Chicken, Beef with Broc, Orange Chicken and then House Chow Mein and Fried Rice. All of the meat plates tasted exactly the same, LIKE SHIT. The Chow Mein tasted like an imitation of Ja Jang Myun (korean/chinese dish), but 100 times worse. My stomach was in pain after eating this food and the 4 stars this restaurant has received baffles me. read more

Great food, I love their house special fried rice but I had an issue with my debit card, they charged me 19.50 (x4). I was livid and because they don't give receipts I could get all of my money back. Don't use your credit or debit here, always use cash!!! read more

They were incredibly rude. Wouldnt even look up at me when they talk to me. The food was overwhelmingly tasteless, had to throw it away after a few bites. And the chili sauce they had smelled rotten. What a waste of my money. read more

Food is amazing! Fast service. Totally recommend this place! My family's go to Chinese food spot:)

I SO wanted to like this place. But my first time was also my last. We just moved into the area and I was hoping for a neighborhood Chinese take-out place I could like. But seriously, first of all....I couldn't understand the lady taking my order. When I asked a question about adding something to my order some other lady piped in and practically bit my head off "No we don't do that." She, I could understand just fine. So then I am hoping at least the food is good - then I could tolerate the bitchy behavior. But no. It is very "run of the mill" Chinese. I don't expect Four Seasons quality customer service from a place like this - but come on. There's no need to be intentionally rude. And if you are going to try to pull off the attitude, at least have the food to back it up. read more

The lady at the counter is so rude and rushes you to order if there were no stars that is what this place deserves