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    Chow Express

    4.1 (108 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    6. Dumplings (8)

    The food is fresh! Prices are unbeatable and the customer service is great. I highly recommend stopping by for a good affordable meal!

    Chicken mixed vegetables with White Rice Chicken with Lo Mein noodles

    5 Stars. It's been Great, and decent Quality!!! Fresh! And surprisingly generous portion!

    What a genius way for their takeaways in this pandemic!
    Sharron B.

    Excellent food. Priced rite. Always consistent. Atmosphere is bland-not good date nite location LOL HIGHLY recommend this place for awesome Chinese

    Katie B.

    My boyfriend loves this place and now that I've ate here I can see why. On the outside it's barely noticeable but once inside it's clean and cute. I was surprised by how clean it was and appreciated the effort to keep it that way. Ordering was easy and the woman behind the counter was friendly. The prices are fair and the food was YUMMY.

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    Sarah W.

    Really nice and the place seems clean. Would definitely come back to order again. My food was good and hot and didn't seem old. All fresh. Loved the sauce for the sweet and sour chicken cause it wasn't so thick. I want to come to try the mei fun. One of my favorite dishes. For covid they only have it where only one person can be in at a time so that can be a little weird when other ppl are there getting their food.

    chicken corn soup - sorry, but not good. Slimy, snot consistency. Have never had this anywhere else, so not sure if this is the norm.
    Food E.

    Everything here is always really good and fresh. Ordered the chicken corn soup this time, it it was not my favorite. I would still eat here but not order that. I'll stick with my wonton soup

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    Raelyn O.

    I'm on a quest to find my favorite broccoli with garlic sauce in the city - and this may be a new top contender. Slightly spicy, full of garlic, and a great value for the amount of food I received. I walked in and ordered at the counter and within only a few minutes had a delicious hot lunch in hand. Staff was friendly and efficient, I look forward to returning!

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    7 years ago

    Please do not eat here it will get you sick for days, yes the food tasted good but it wasn't worth me throwing up for two days.

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    8 years ago

    Been going here for over 10 years. It is simple easy and fast. The food is really good and consistent.

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    12 years ago

    This place has the friendliest staff and the best chicken fried rice anywhere!!!! I would def recommend giving this place a try.

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    10 years ago

    Love the food, always consistent and always good. Worth the time to stop by and check it out.

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    7 years ago

    Great food and really quick. I had a lunch portion of moo goo gai pan. It was a little light on chicken, but had great flavor.

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    13 years ago

    Nothing special. When I got the tofu and veg, I was surprised it was silken tofu (not called out). I asked for fried rice but I got white.

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    15 years ago

    The Hunan Chicken, extra spicy, I'd say the best on this side of town. The dinner special is around $7 and is enough food for two people.

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    10 years ago

    Food is great! But service is bad, eveytime i try to get carryout seems that the lady is on bad mood, even when i go inside.

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    Outside of downtown, the restaurants in Indy appear to be 90% national chains. It's hard to find…read moresomething unique, or worth seeking out. One notable exception on the northwest edge of town is Tian Fu. It's in a residential area, in strip mall, with convenient parking. Tian Fu offers authentic Chinese and Japanese (sushi) food. For this day and age, and considering the quality and quantity of the food, the prices were reasonable, and a good value: Soup Dumpling $10.95; Shanghai Rice Cake 11.95; Old Mama's Pickled Pepper Fish $18.95; and Golden Tofu $13.95. The food was great. We would return. Note: there is a similarly named restaurant on the eastern edge of Indy. Not sure if it's under the same ownership. It's on E Washington Street, just west of Rt 465.

    Party of nine on Christmas Day. I'm willing to cut some slack because few restaurants are open, and…read morethis one was jammed when we arrived at 1pm. The staff were already fried. Not a happy face anywhere. Our waiter arrived in about 20min to take drink orders. Food arrived, dish by dish, for the next 1.5 hours. The food was mostly OK. Basic items like silverware and napkins had to be obtained manually. Also to-go boxes. Last year, it was a three star. This year, two. We won't be back. Perhaps it's not a Larson cartoon (Crisis clinic on fire, about to go over some waterfalls), but it came close. The food as not bad; it was OK, nothing above average. I wish I could say better because my sister thinks it's fine.... until her meal arrived somewhat cold, ninety-minutes after we sat. It was mostly empty by the time we left; restaurants are a tough business, especially on Christmas. Will we be there next Christmas? Nope.

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