After trying a few places on a Sunday afternoon to get some takeout dinner, we ended up at Hong Kong express she was very kind taking our order and very efficient told me it would be 10 minutes and it wasn't any more than that. We ordered the beef and vegetables and the cashew chicken and it was amazing. We were very pleased with all the food and there is definitely enough for one more or two more meals. The restaurant was very quiet for a Sunday afternoon, but I'll tell you it's obvious that they're go to is takeout people were coming in the door one after the other. read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

I was hoping they still run the lunch buffet but they have a standard counter lunch service. The food is tasty and reasonably priced. Plenty of seating for dine in meals. Atmosphere is typical for a restaurant serving local college students. read more

Hong Kong Express - Sesame Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

As a person who frequents this place as many times a year as possible for the last 14 years of my life - let me tell you exactly what you're getting here. Restaurant interior vibe, 0/10 Staff friendliness, 3/10 Food, 100/10 I say this because you gotta know what you're coming here for. If you want the absolute best hole in the wall, you don't wanna know the calorie count because it's made with nothing but experience and love Chinese food THIS IS IT. The crab rangoons are outrageously crispy, the portions are enormous, the fried rice and lo mein are insane, and the honey chicken is literally to die for. This isn't where you go to get that fancy Asian cuisine - this is where you go to get that classic American version that's bad for your waistline but good for your soul. The restaurant owner/cook has been there every single time I've been here - even through covid. She's never said more words than absolutely necessary to me, but I don't need her to be the most friendly human in the world I just need her to keep cooking this food exactly how she has been for as long as I've been going here. She's overworked and underpaid so all the reviews that give her a hard time - QUIT. LET HER COOK. This was a staple for me during college because I could make one order last 3 meals. I will forever be obsessed with and grateful for this food and the woman who prepares it. I've traveled all over the world, gotten Chinese food hundreds of times, and no one's ever beat this meal for me. A Grand Rapids staple that should be protected at all costs. read more

Hong Kong Express - CRISPY crab rangoons - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Ordered takeout from here on a Saturday night, won't be ordering again. The egg drop soup was inedible, tasted like they boiled the eggs. Flavor was just way off on all the food. Portions were decent and service was fast but not worth it to me for the taste. read more

Hong Kong Express - Sweet and Sour Chicken Hong Kong Egg Roll - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

I've been coming here for years and it's my first time leaving a review. Would highly recommend this place to anyone searching for great Chinese!! read more

I only live a block in the condos from the restaurant I've honestly been going to this restaurant every day and the food was good, but the service was bad. One day I found a bug in my food, and the lady continually argue me down and said that I put it in my food. She just went give me my money back it was only $8.43, the point of the matter is just give me my money back and I could've went on about my day however, she just argued me over and over and said the police were coming because it was not her fault read more

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All the flavors were great! My only criticism is that the Lo Mein had a little too many vegetables but it's fine. Wait time wasn't too long either with friendly staff. (Got takeout btw) read more

Hong Kong Express - Orange Chicken and Vegetable Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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I dream of it. It was my first experience of quality Chinese food when I moved to GR 20 years ago. I've had many "fine dining" Chinese experiences and been to chinatowns in major US cities over the years. I live in VA now but this is honestly the best fast Chinese takeout I've ever had. Call, order, pickup and enjoy. Can't wait to get back to GR to have some solid lo mein. I encourage anyone who has left a bad review to watch the kitchen. See the woks literally engulfed in fire and tell me that it's no good. You're not gonna get that at Panda Express or PF Changs. These folks really understand what it takes to make quality Chinese food. The gal at the front is awesome if you're not a douche. Temper your expectations for a mainly takeout place. Be nice, get nice. Only idiots complain about bugs in their food at a place like this. Just get the extra protein... or pick it out. You're not gonna die from a fly. Also, I've never experienced anything of the sort ordering from them 100+ times in the ten years I've lived there. But maybe I just ate my food and enjoyed instead of picking through it looking for mystical beast lying within. TLDR: they know what they're doing and have been doing it well for 20+ years. Try the broccoli with bean curd in garlic sauce and vegetable lo mein. read more

yeah this place was terrible, honey chicken was gross, chicken is nasty. idk how they r still in buisness. lady was so rude to me too like girl bye. read more

Fed a house full for 100 bucks with tons of leftovers. Everything was very good, very impressed.

it was a mosquito in the customer food and the cook, or the manager did not want to replace their food or give them their money back. She tried to call the police on a custOmer. I watched the whole scene. never will we eat there again. read more

Good Chinese food we got the same chicken with broccoli with white rice and Sesame Chicken. They have hot sauce on request. It was a take out we called ahead and the order was ready when I arrived. We ordered twice in our week visit, that summarize. Closed to the hotel we were staying and nearby museums and zoo (within 10 minutes driving). Street parking available read more

There are a lot of Chinese restaurants in the area, but this is the best. Clean restaurant and nice staff. They have a buffet but are constantly changing the food out so it is fresh! A lot of Chinese food place will cause me to have a headache and this food is so fresh that it doesn't bother me! Great delivery service as well. read more

Everything you want from a hole-in-the-wall Chinese takeout joint. Large enough portions to get 3 meals out of a tasty combination platter. Fair prices. Short wait times. Operated by a kind family. Haven't been disappointed in the ~7 years I've been ordering from here. read more

Hong Kong Express - Chicken Lo Mein Combination Platter - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Best Chinese takeout in town. The honey chicken and chicken are broccoli are great and portions are plentiful. They even threw in free crab ragoons. We love Hong Kong Express! read more

Hong Kong Express has been around for quite a long time, and there are so few of this type of restaurant in the downtown area (most takeout and buffet Chinese spots are located out in the burbs or on busy big box shopping center spots like 28th St or Alpine, or near Rivertown Mall or Woodland, etc...) It is located on the corner of Fulton and Jefferson, so it's pretty centrally-located. I would say its more of a takeout joint than an eat-in place, but they do in fact have dine-in service and lunch buffet (which Ive never done). I usually get their tofu and broccoli dish, a pretty standard vegetarian takeout dish for these types of places. Ive come here off and on throughout the years because its cheap, ok quality, filling and the portions are plentiful, usually enough to have a leftover meal. Years ago, I used to have a nearby job and we'd order takeout from them on lunch breaks and it would almost always be incorrect. Like orange chicken instead of sesame chicken, Mongolian beef instead of Kung Pao beef...eventually we jokingly started calling it "Hong Kong Surprise". Or if we picked up the order a little later than expected, the lady who works at the counter would berate us for being late. It was kind of funny and we came to expect those things as part of the Hong Kong Surprise experience, bless them. So yeah, not the best place ever, but I like that there's a reasonable cheap takeout place in that spot thats constantly changing/gentrifying. read more

This may be the only bad review I've ever left and I struggle to do it because I empathize with small business. However, if you are going to have prime real estate in Fulton you need to bring your A game. 1. When I came in, the attitude is that I was interrupting the cashiers lunch. 2. The buffet options were lacking and what I did get, was actually cold. Those heat lamps are not working. Maybe they are just lamps? 3. I had to ask for chopsticks. When you are a hole in the wall place, you have to compensate with food taste/value, and then of course being nice. They did not do either. And here's the clinker... for this buffet and hot tea (which she put a tea back in hot water in a styrofoam cup), my total was $8.22. I always tip a dollar so $9.22. If I wasn't obsessed with Asian food I would have probably left. read more

Hong Kong Express - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Best Chinese food in the area! Great service! delicious food! Placed a big order and was ready when I got there a must try!!

This place surprises me with every order we place. It's usually never busy and a carry out order is ready within 10-15 minutes. They throw in free crab Rangoon all the time which is great. The combos are a great size and the pricing is extremely reasonable. I have never tried their lunch buffet, so I can rank them on that. read more

Hong Kong Express - Cashew chicken/fried rice and honey chicken/chicken with broccoli. - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

We ordered this for delivery through Uber Eats and it was phenomenal. They are so generous with the portions and even included free crab rangoons. The food tasted fresh and delicious. We had so much left over we are going to have it again today. Very good value we will be ordering from Hong Kong Express regularly. read more

READ THIS FIRST! Hong Kong Express is can't miss Chinese...great food, great value, generous portions and free appetizers with certain orders! Whether you are a resident or the Heritage Hill area ( as I am,) an out of towner or just simply love Chinese food, this is the place. Lilly and her family operate this asian eatery, 7 days a week with buffet lunches that are amazing COVID restrictions permitting. Mostly it's a popular destination for take out. I am a former chef and restaurant owner I live 5 blocks from Hong Kong Express and have eaten there since they opened. I have never had a cold anything, whether on their buffet or take out! I'm truly sorry some people have had a bad experience at Hong Kong Express. As my sainted mother would say, ' read more

Take out experience only: boneless spareribs are good. The free Crab Rangoon was a nice surprise and tasty even if they were cold. I believe the order has to be over a certain amount to receive the free Crab Rangoon. Portions are large. The containers could barely hold together. read more

I order from this Chinese restaurant more than any other in town. We've never had a bad entrée, and they just added vegetarian spring rolls (6 for $4, I believe)! My favorite thing to do is go in for their lunch buffet, which is $7 for a to-go box full of whatever dishes you choose plus a cup of soup. (Hell yeah, egg drop!) If you'd rather dine in, they have in-house specials, too. They also offer soda pop for a buck, and rice comes with most entrées. Tip: Call ahead of time for carry out! They're very fast, usually only a 10 minute wait. And say hi to the owner's kids if they're around. They're awfully sweet. :) read more

Hong Kong Express - Egg drop soup to go! - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Crazy good value here. Been here three times for take out and I have been very pleased. The quart containers are always bursting open. Never Have I seen that before. The menu selection is huge and it will be years before I try it all. Everything I have had so far has been very edible. Check out the photos, taken after we filled up on the Broccoli & Bean Curd w/Garlic Sauce and the House Special Lo Mein. The containers are still nearly full!! read more

Hong Kong Express - These containers are nearly full after we had a plateful from each. Can't beat these portions for the price. Feeds 4 easily. - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Pros: I didn't feel like they were trying to poison us. Cons: Everything else. Pricey for what you get. Buffet was cold and, frankly, gross looking. Not a single napkin in sight. Styrofoam everything. Plastic cutlery. The seats in their booths are beyond repair and duct taped. The food was edible, but not good by any stretch of the imagination. Don't waste your time. There are plenty of better cheap Chinese places. read more

For 1, who the hell serves food with paper plates when your dinning in?! I also asked for water and the lady pointed to a picture of water that was in the cooler! The receptionist seemed really annoyed and her kids were openly around with objects/playing with paper/ or at the podium with an iPad or phone so you couldn't tell who she was talking to. The food wasn't bad but I've definitely had better read more

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Hong Kong Express is my favorite Chinese Restaurant in Grand Rapids and I have pretty much tried them all. I eat there several times a month, so I am fortunate that HKE is a few blocks from my Heritage Hill home. I have eaten at the Luncheon Buffet which at under $9 is a bargain. I spent more than that at Arby's last week! The food is fresh, hot and tasty the menu is extensive, the portion size is generous and value is what you will get from dining at Hong Kong Express. Last week we had dinner for two, including, Soup, Egg Rolls two different entrees, ( and free crab rangoon,) all for under $25.00. We also had enough food left over for both of us to have lunch the next day! read more

Our student organization used Hong Kong Express to cater our meeting and they were great! Super easy to work with! Lots of food (they threw in a few extra things for us including utensils and plates as well as fortune cookies and some yummy treats) for a very fair price. The lady working was super sweet and accommodating, even ran out to our car as we were pulling away to deliver the plates we had accidentally left behind. They had quite a selection of food that looked pretty legit, and the people who showed up at our meeting loved the fried rice, egg rolls, and crab ragoon that we got. read more

4 stars just from carry out alone. Great portion size for the price and the food was always fresh and tasty. read more

Hong Kong Express - A2 combo sesame & sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Favorite Chinese food in GR as of yet! Food tastes great, good flavors, and portions are super generous with fair prices! Staff are friendly and food is always really quick for pick up. read more

Um, no. I'm just hoping I don't get food poisoning. There's no way that buffet was hot enough. The entrees were heavily breaded or covered with sugary goopy sauces. My clothing reeked of fried food when I left. read more

The orange chicken is a revelation. The mix of crispy chicken and the sweet sauce is the plantonic ideal of this dish.

The honey chicken is honestly the best thing ever. Love the egg rolls too! This place is cheap and amazing!

I came here after my mom kept telling me about how much she loved it here, both times she went. So I came here two days ago, even though I usually try to eat healthy. I got the orange chicken combination plate, and the orange sauce was pretty good and the chicken was actually really crispy, compared to other restaurants where the breading is usually soggy. Also, the portion was HUGE for $8! But then I started to get a stomach ache that eventually seemed to be food poisoning. Two days later, I still feel awful, and the chicken (or maybe the sprouts in the rice) are the only things I had that day that could have made me sick. So, the food was good (as far as cheap fried chicken takeout goes), but I probably won't be coming back anytime soon. :( read more

Food can b good but it often has been setting there for quiet a while. If u come in near closing will only make 1 new dish. Then it is too expensive. read more

Love this place, but skip the buffet. Order from the menu instead. Yelp has the hours wrong. They close at 10pm.

I order take-out usually two or three times per month. Food is always good and portions are large. One dish plus a couple of egg roles is good for two meals. Owner/manager is real friendly, but English is very choppy. If you want something specific/different from the menu like omitting a vegetable you don't like, you need to make sure they understand, because they probably don't! Occasionally I will go for the all-you-can-eat buffet, but I prefer to order something that hasn't been picked over by other patrons. None-the-less, I will go back every week or two for my filling of Chinese! read more

When you are looking for traditional American-Chinese takeout, this is the spot. Plan to spend about $20, and feed 4-5 people with the result. Can't miss here. read more

We went for the lunch buffet a few weeks ago. They had a pretty good selection of food. We were there towards the end of the buffet hours so there wasn't a ton of stuff but then a big group came in so they made some fresh stuff. Not the nicest atmosphere but if you are looking for some cheap good Chinese food, I would recommend this place. I like their Sesame chicken and their Lo Mein noodles. I think the buffet price was about $6/person. read more

The best place for quick delicious Chinese food. Prices are arguably the best in town, you get so much food for your buck. The lady working is always so friendly. I will continue to come back weekly! read more