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    Express Cafe

    4.0 (23 reviews)
    InexpensiveCafes
    Open • 6:30 am - 4:30 pm

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    Tiffany L.

    Chicken was fried hard and lacked flavor , when I say hard , it was so chewy it was like eating something very abrasive . The rice wasn't good some parts of the fried rice looked uncooked other parts looked cooked . , all the way around i was disappointed .

    6 piece wings and fried rice
    Rumman N.

    This was the worst meal I have had this year. The mushy rice isn't even fried, it's soggy with no flavor at all. The wings are also flavorless. They increased the price from $10 online to $14 in person. It being bad is one thing, this cheaply made meal is worse than buffet food, and they give you less portion size than chipotle. The box is small. DO NOT EAT HERE, ANYWHERE ELSE. SO MANT BETTER OPTIONS. worst Chinese food I've ever had, and I'm Asian, us smaller countries ate Chinese and Indian food growing up, we know.

    Chicken Teriyaki w/rice and salad
    Christopher S.

    I came here after dropping off a package at the Gaithersburg UPS Customer Center during my lunch. Hole-in-the-wall, total dive! I gave an extra star because the menu was interesting; they had carne asada and teriyaki chicken listed under Chef Specialities, as well as, fried chicken wings (w/mumbo sauce) with fried rice or french fries on the menu. Any QSR establishment that has a Mexican, Japanese, and American Chinese item on the same menu warrants an extra star for the outré offerings. As for the quality of the food: 1. The rice looked and tasted very old; there were clumps that were pretty mushy and other parts that were a bit hard. 2. The teriyaki chicken was pretty good, but it reminded me of bourbon chicken served in a mall eatery. Sarku will remain my go-to for "teriyaki chicken." 3. A side salad was included which was nice. Overall, I probably would not pay another visit if I am in the area. I probably would opt to go to Pho Nam, which is in the same shopping center, instead.

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    Steven X.

    Same great food and goo value, lovely place for breakfast and lunch, I never have any complaint here! Totally recommended.

    Terrible... Read my review... Beware this confused restaurant.
    Brian S.

    Terrible, I only went here because I have had such great success with other restaurants in this strip mall. The menu is all over the place, and it was confused. Are you a fried chicken place? A sandwich place? A Chinese place... What are you? I'm not sure the cooks know either, because the Asian chicken lunch I got was disgusting. It was old rice (I know because it was dry in some places and stuck together in hard clumps) and overly sweet ambiguous pieces of chicken that had clearly been around a while because they were incredibly tough and stringy. The salad that came with it was roughly chopped iceberg lettuce with dressing that was just a hard mayonnaise... You would literally need to spread it with a knife. And even though I was eating there, my food came in a styrofoam Togo container. What a waste of money for them, and it's terrible for the environment. I have a picture of my meal, just look at the stringy chicken. They asked if I wanted "spicy" and I said yes, so they just sprinkled some raw crushed red pepper (the stuff at the pizza place that comes in the shaker) on top before they closed the lid. Also notice the terrible salad... In retrospect I should have stuck my fork in the dressing to illustrate how thick it was (my fork would have stood straight up). There are so many other great restaurants I. That area... Choose one of those.

    This shop is always deliver the consistency of their food. I dont know why people don't like the food. They are fast and convenience. I ate here and never once I had a complain. Their food always too much because the portion is huge.

    Omg 7am chicken fried rice..

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    6 months ago

    Highly recommended the food is just great, the flavors are great customer service 8/10

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    2 years ago

    Great food! Great service! Great salmon burger! Great old school real steak and cheese! Wow!

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    3 years ago

    Love getting the combination fried rice and chicken wing combo with soda. I've been going here for years.

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    9 years ago

    Awesome customer service. Great food. Decent prices for this area. Close to work. I visit regularly.

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    8 years ago

    Nice place to eat. I like their chicken wings and salmon burger. They also make a decent gyro. Very friendly.

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    10 years ago

    What can I say... GREAT FOOD ... well priced... I enjoy the going there when I get a chance.

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    “Good: Club Sandwich, Carne Asada GREAT: Chicken and Shrimp Fried rice, Combination fried rice, Gyro, Gyro Meat on rice.”

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    3.9(945 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    •$$

    9/27/2026 around 1p: It was our first time visiting and will definitely be back. The space is…read moreunique with an open kitchen and the bar is in the back. It was a little noisy because of the brunch rush, but we did not have to wait for our table, so that was good. The restrooms were super clean and well appointed. They have wonderful happy hour options as well and the website is super easy to navigate website with a current menu. I was in a party of three and I got the pancetta and fig pizza and the other two got the Ranchorita bowl. Very large portions and the food came out exactly as ordered. Incredibly good flavor and you can tell they use high-quality ingredients. Our server was fantastic and attentive and made great suggestions. I ordered the cranberry margarita and my friend had the mimosa flight, and some pumpkin coffee drink, all very delicious. We will definitely come back to check out BMC again and explore more of the menu. What a nice find!

    I write this review as I sit here on the patio, 16 minutes after we were seated for our…read morereservation. I am thirsty. There is no water. There also appears to be no server. My husband has just gone inside to see if there will ever be a server. Update: the server eventually showed up, took our order, and dropped it off. I think not having a server was better than the food and drinks that were delivered. The "mimosa" (didn't even go for bottomless, so this is even more disappointing) was just orange juice. Check the color in the photo. $10ish for a glass of orange juice hurts my soul. Also, the pizza was soggier than my armpits on a summer day in Louisiana. But wait, there's more! We tried to get a glass of prosecco so I could mix it with my orange juice. My husband wound up going inside, ordering it and paying for it at the bar, all because the server was (once again) missing! Absolutely wild that it's faster to bypass the server when you have a table, and the place isn't even busy. Two stars because we were here another time and the server wasn't dreadful that time.

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    4.2(98 reviews)
    0.9 mi
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    Upon entering the bakery, there is a wide variety of options to self serve from. I opted for a…read moredonut with hazelnut filling and it was amazing! I wasn't completely sure I could serve myself and checked with an employee who was restocking the goods - she was friendly and helpful! Everything has labels of when it was baked and when it will be discarded. The restaurant itself was clean but the seats could use a good cleaning. Overall, it was great!

    Tous le Jours My…read moregirlfriend and I needed to cool, so we stepped inside. She got a large, iced strawberry latte, made with real strawberry. I ordered a small, iced pistachio latte. Both had oat milk and were creamy and delicious. I think we drank them down in seconds. I also purchased a chocolate avalanche pastry. Since it's a French bakery, I had expected the pastry to be rich in chocolate and not sweet. Instead, it was the opposite. I'm not sure how the other dessert-based pastries are but I'm leery now. The person who took our order wasn't pleasant by any means, but I gave a tip anyway in case they were just overwhelmed and didn't feel like being welcoming. The interior is spacious with plenty of seating with some seating outdoors. The only issue with the environment is that there was a high whistle that filled the entire establishment. That inspired us to leave sooner than expected. Our greatest disappointment was to see that with all of their plastic cups that they did not have any recycling bins.

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    C & C Cafe

    C & C Cafe

    4.8(48 reviews)
    6.4 mi

    Cute local Korean cafe! It's small but they have a variety of baked goods, pastries and even…read moredrinks! Service has been sometimes hit or miss with my drinks though. There has been times when my drink didn't come out the same as when I first bought them. So I guess it just depends on who is making the drink. This is a small little cafe that has some seats for you to sit and eat. Food I tried was yummy and the tiramisu latte is also one of my favorites. The Thai tea latte is also a bit more creamy which is yummy and not overwhelmingly sweet.

    They seem like nice people, but unfortunately I found the experience pretty unaccommodating when…read morethere was an issue with my order. I ordered a Thai latte and was extremely disappointed. It was grossly sweet, so sweet that it genuinely made me a little nauseous. I only took two sips before asking if they could make it less sweet or possibly switch it for a matcha latte, which was the exact same price. I was asked if I was going to pay for a new drink, which I found frustrating. If the issue is with the drink itself, especially when I had barely touched it, I don't think the customer should have to pay again for a replacement of equal value. They offered to add more milk, but it didn't really help, and I was also told I'd have to pay if I wanted them to add more tea. At that point, it felt like there was no real effort to resolve the issue. I even had my friend try the drink, and she agreed that it didn't really taste like a Thai latte. To me, it tasted mostly like milk, food coloring, and an overwhelming amount of sugar. I also ordered a garlic cream cheese bread, which was good. Not the best I've had, but definitely not bad. I'd say their pastries are a step above their drinks based on my experience. I'm also in the service industry, so I try to be understanding when things aren't perfect. That's why the way this was handled bothered me more than the drink itself. This felt like a very easy situation to fix, and I would've handled it differently with a customer. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect some willingness to make a reasonable correction when a customer is clearly unhappy with something they've barely consumed. Overall, I probably won't be coming back. The staff were friendly, and it is a quiet place to study with free Wi-Fi, so I could see myself recommending it for grabbing a small pastry and getting some work done between classes. But for the prices, I don't think the quality or customer service was enough to make me want to return, especially when I can go to Tous Les Jours and get what I consider better quality for a similar price. I wanted to like this place, but unfortunately the drink and the way the situation was handled left a pretty bad impression.

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    C & C Cafe - I was watching the baker make them in the kitchen, so they are definitely made fresh!!

    I was watching the baker make them in the kitchen, so they are definitely made fresh!!

    C & C Cafe - Chocolate cake

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    4.8(196 reviews)
    3.8 mi
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    Charming neighborhood cafe with incredible vibes, friendly staff, and A+ coffee. I wandered into La…read morePoteria while on the way to Harper's Ferry; I'm not entirely sure how Montgomery Village, MD was perfectly on our route from DC to West Virginia, but I'm so grateful that it was. La Poteria was the perfect midpoint to grab our morning caffeine fix and a bite to eat before we hit the Harpers Ferry hiking trails. The cafe was beautifully decorated with marble tables, a ton of plants, and plenty of couches and cozy armchairs. There was a ton of natural light from the giant windows, but they also had a number of aesthetic hanging lights, some of which were exposed bulbs and others of which were in little wicker baskets. As far as the food and drink goes, I loved their latte. The coffee was rich and not overly acidic, and it was strong enough that you could still appreciate the chocolatey, nutty undertones under the generous helping of steamed milk and foam. I also loved the little heart sprinkle they added in the center of the mug -- such a cute final touch! My friend and I also split two of their savory items, the cheese arepa and spinach and feta empanada. The empanada was a little different than what I was used to, as it was super flaky and buttery, with an almost croissant or puff pastry-like dough. It was delicious and the savory feta went wonderfully with the spinach and the slightly peppery mayo-based sauce they served it with. The arepa was also lovely, with a generous helping of gooey melted cheese on top of the slightly chewy, slightly sweet corn-based flatbread.

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    La Poteria Local - Inside - August 2024 (near the entrance)

    Inside - August 2024 (near the entrance)

    La Poteria Local - Dirty Chai Latte w/Ice Cream - February 2025

    Dirty Chai Latte w/Ice Cream - February 2025

    La Poteria Local - Dirty Chai Latte w/Ice Cream - February 2025

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