The interesting thing about Hong Kong Express is now the reviews need to be bifocaled. The original "fast food" Hong Kong Express offering is just okay. I appreciate the variety but from a freshness perspective, places like Panda Express is better. However, the new dim sum offerings via Big Sky Bistro is fantastic. It's a small menu right now, but the items there are just as good as it was in Big Sky. Every item we've had from the dim sum menu was delicious. I really can't wait for this to be split into its own restaurant again, and be ablet offer the full dim sum menu. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The sit down section is also upgraded and brought back some of the Big Sky atmosphere.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service was great. Staff was quick and friendly. No issue experienced. So 3 stars for original HK Express, 5 stars for Big Sky, averaging to 4 stars for now. read more

I wouldn't normally give anything 1 star as I feel like nothing could ever be THAT bad but man was I proven wrong and it's honestly a bummer cause this place is so close to me. The food really didn't taste like anything. We got the beef broccoli, chow mein, fried rice, both the orange chicken and spicy orange chicken, and the honey shrimp. Now that's a lot of food to not like any of it at all but that's exactly what happened. I would recommend going elsewhere if you want take out. Sorry guys read more

This is my go-to when I'm craving takeout Chinese. It's more flavorful and fresher than something like Panda Express, but it's not super oily either. Big portions as well. I do think the fried rice often has grains that are undercooked though. read more

Hong Kong Express - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

3rd or 4th time here. So far so good. Excellent dim sum. Whats making me write this review is yesterday, I ordered scallion and ginger tripe and some fried rice. I was so impressed I thought I would order it again. I got some kind of pressed steamed rice loaf???? I have it a chance but yea theres no way theres beef in this. So disappointing. Bust my ass off all day at work looking forward to this and got some king of veggie loaf???? read more

Hong Kong Express - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

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Took my cousin visiting from Oregon to Big Sky awhile back and the first place he wanted to dine while visiting Riverside was this place again! Love taking friends and families to this local favorite Chinese food. Can't really go wrong with anything on their menus. Everything is fairly consistently yummylicious!! Service is always good. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Can't wait until they expand to accommodate bigger family groups. The worker had mentioned they are awaiting for the permit approval.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Hopefully, that pans out smoothly. read more

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I came over to check things out when I saw that Big Sky down the street had a sign up saying they'd temporarily be at HK Express. I'm a little confused about what's happening but it seems like either the two restaurants might be sharing a location moving forward or Big Sky is closing and selling their recipes to HK Express. Unfortunately, HK Express was not yet serving dishes from the Big Sky menu, but the owner was super nice and explained to me that they were in the process of merging and would likely serve some of the Big Sky menu in the near future. Hong Kong Express is similar to places like Panda Express, with warmed food trays that you choose from to make a combo with rice/noodles. A promotion is running right now for buy two get one 50% off, or buy three get one free; I ended up getting four Combo A's. It's been feeding me for days! Very generous with the carb portions, and for the price, I can't complain about the amount of protein. I think I got the largest portions for the orange chicken and the sweet and sour chicken. For the dishes that have veggies mixed in, it can be a little luck of the draw with how much protein you get. I really liked the black pepper chicken, which was velveted to be super soft. Spicy items had a nice kick and all of them were saucey and delicious. I would recommend getting items that are supposed to be crispy only if the trays seem freshly made, else wise they can be a bit soggy... Not that I care with this kind of food, personally. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The interior is a little dingy/run down but seemed clean enough.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service was wonderful-- much more than I'd expect from a Chinese fast food establishment. Big thanks to the owner for being really sweet and including some free sides to try. It was really good, and I'll definitely be back when the midnight cravings strike! read more

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While the service at ordering was kind, the food itself did not match. Upon having it, I was met with a bland tasting kung pao chicken, vegetable ingredients were undercooked, and the spare ribs were bland too. The chow mein was the only thing that had any flavor. Unfortunate really read more

Hong Kong Express - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

FLY COOKED INTO FOOD better food quality would be great :/ tldr: i ordered pickup via doordash, picked up the order, came back home to eat, ate half and noticed a fly cooked INTO a black bean spare rib after eating part of that same rib (im sad and i can see wings on this poor fly) read more

Hong Kong Express - 33. Spare Rib with Black Bean Sauce with a cooked fly - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

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This family-owned restaurant has been a staple on University Avenue for a very long time. Their format is familiar to anyone who's ever eaten at Panda House: Pick a combination of 1-3 items and choice of rices, chow mein, or both. They do a brisk delivery business via Uber Eats, Doordash, and other services, as well as take-out or dine-in. The food is fresh, and occasionally, they'll run out of some items. I'd rather they 86 something than serve it subpa. Rating, this is hard without having a rotary scale for the process instead of aggregate scores. I'd say 3.8 but can't 'round up' to 4, for example, because there are reasons it's not a solid 4. The food is really salty, for one thing. I didn't realize how much until later on when I felt dehydrated. The leftovers the next day confirmed my suspicions. Nevertheless, the BBQ Pork was pretty good, and I loved the orange chicken, too. Fried rice is pretty simple here, no prizes, but the chow mein is decent. I like the friendliness of the owners and staff, so that's also a plus. I'd dine again in case you're wondering, the food does look fresh and inviting. read more

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Food look like it's been out for quite a bit. I should've listened to my instincts and just leave. When I tried the food, the orange chicken was extremely crunchy and a little burnt, teriyaki chicken look like it's been out for a while and little hard since it was sitting in the dressing, you can taste it a lot, chow mein had a weird taste the only thing that was good was the white rice. I will not come back here again. People reviews on here are pretty spot on. I give it a two star only because I told the lady and she gave me a little bit more teriyaki chicken, but it was from the same old batch and didn't taste good at all. read more

Great food and service, I got the honey walnut shrimp and bbq pork, excellent combo and pretty good price. They loaded up my plate aswell which was great. 5 stars read more

First off, I've never been here. I'm from the other side of town near Madison st where there is Ho Ho Chinese food. I've been a fan of them for years and years. On to the review here at Hong Kong. The place is tucked away in a mini mall, it was almost bear closing time, there was a small family eating inside. I was greeted right away when I walked in, the staff were nice and asked what I wanted to order. I asked for the 3 item combo with orange, teriyaki and sweet and sour chicken with the 1/2 fried rice and chow mein. I noticed right away the sweet and sour chicken wasn't dry popcorn chicken like at Ho Ho's, but instead it was saucy like the orange chicken. I got home with my food and basically ate almost everything. The teriyaki sauce they give on the side was so delicious. The food was so good and hot.. I am definitely trying this place again, I want to try the mandarin chicken. It looked good. read more

Hong Kong Express - Combo Plate C 3 item with Orange Chicken, teriyaki chicken and sweet and sour chicken. Half chow mein and fried rice. - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

Service was good but did you change the recipes? The food taste like too much cornstarch or something like baking soda. The food used to be great but right now you could taste something different. Please put back the old recipes or you will bleed out more of your customers. read more

I went here because Big Sky Bistro seems to share the restaurant with them. Big Sky's food is still hood however until they move next door to their own unit I will not be going back (maybe just for rake out). [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restroom is a complete turn off!!! It was filthy and smelly! The dirty urinal, toilet bowl and sink are disgusting![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]And why is there a huge open trash bin inside the small restroom?[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE, IF THE TOILET THAT IS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE IS DIRTY, I WONDER HOW DIRTY THE KITCHEN MIGHT BE? read more

Hong Kong Express - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

This is an update on previous reviews for HK express. We are so happy that Big Sky Bistro has found a place to continue their operations and build out new dine-in options. We found that the steam table food tonight is reflecting the big sky quality the orange chicken was very much like in the past, the Hargow and Shumi were excellent, fresh, plump and delicious and the same size as they used to be at Big Sky. We tried the Curry Chicken and it was surprisingly good. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The expansion next-door for sit down dining is slowly progressing.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Please be patient and keep supporting this restaurant. I know that they will keep improving over time. Riverside does not have a really great Chinese sit-down restaurant after Big Sky closed. This is a beginning to a new chapter for them. read more

Warning! DO NOT be fooled into ordering online for Big Sky Bistro. They will not see your order, nor do they answer the phone. You will get an estimated time of completion only to arrive and learn they are just now hearing about your order. Then, because you are on lunch and on a time crunch, you request a refund because they tell you the order will take 10 minutes. They will tell you they cannot issue a refund because you ordered online, so now you have to contact the third party vendor Beyond Menu and wait up to 24 hours for a refund once they have contacted the restaurant and confirm. read more

I was at my hotel and craving Chinese food so I saw the very positive and also negative reviews so I wanted to judge this for myself and so glad I did!! So hold up, where are all these bad reviews coming from!??? I just had one of the most flavorful shrimp fried rice dishes I have ever had like in my life and I haven't at some of the best Chinese places across the county. The rice was full of flavor and big large shrimp was used unlike other places that use cocktail shrimp. There was plenty of shrimp in the rice as well and didn't skimp on it like other places. I can't say anything about the service since I had ordered out nor the ambiance. However, based on the taste and overall flavor of the rice and the hot and sour soup that was also on point, I would definitely recommend and I would eat here again. This was a very comforting meal and a super good fried rice that I will go back for next time I'm on the area! If you are looking for a good Chinese place, give this place a try! Don't pay attention to the naysayers or negative reviews! This is a good option to eat at!! read more

Hong Kong Express - 11. Hot and Sour Soup - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

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Teriyaki chicken was not how it used to be. Very disappointed! Has a citrus after taste and no sauce at all. Very dry. If you're charging extra at least make it good ! read more

Hong Kong Express - Very dry 6. Teriyaki Chicken - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

We did ordered dim sum, walnut shrimps , egg tufo and house noodles so delicious. Definitely will come back . Staffs are friendly and nice . read more

this place was straight trash. The chow mein and orange chicken were mid, nothing special, but that teriyaki chicken was disgusting as hell--tasted like straight ass. Took a bites and almost threw up, had to toss the whole thing in the trash. the sriracha and teriyaki were watered down like they mixed it with sink water.. read more

Amazing customer service from staff , food is always fresh and if it's not fresh they will even offer to make your food fresh for you. They have the best chow mein, orange chicken and black pepper chicken I ever had! My son is addicted to the chow mein now lol. Also they give big portions . Highly recommend trying this place! read more

I first started coming here while I was a poor college student. They would always pack the plates until they could barely close the lids on the boxes. After moving away from Riverside and then coming back, I found it pretty lacking when it came to Chinese/Chinese American fast food. Sure, there are a few Panda Express or Pick up Sticks around but they're all decently more expensive than this place. After not coming here for nearly 10 years, I decided to check it out again. My memory didn't fail me as they still pack their plates very full. I noticed they had a family meal on their menu as well which I decided to order a couple weeks later when I had a group of friends coming over to my place. I called in the order over the phone and they said it would be ready in about 15 minutes which was a lot faster than I had anticipated. I had left over for days with the family meal even after my friends and I all had some. If I'm ever in the mood for some classic Chinese fast food, I'll definitely come back here. read more

Either it's the place (Big Sky in the Hong Kong Express space) not doing well or questionable POS practices. When paying by credit card or tap make sure you enter the tip before it gets swung around and gets entered for you. It was under ten dollars, no big deal for me, but for some students and those struggling, it can make a difference eating dinner or not. Turned off by the fake friendliness and questionable amount that showed up on my phone. Better or worse, nothing escapes electronic payment systems. Do with that with you will - you've been warned. Last time for me coming here and the food was mid at best, natural selection will karmalize this business if those are the practices. read more

Good Chinese food but the portions are skimpy [[HIGHLIGHT]]Also it smelled funny like dirty rag and cigarettes[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Good for catering, I order $303 food with fried rice, chowmein, orange chicken, and beef and broccoli. Was really good and better than panda

It was absolutely delicious. I ordered the shrimp chow mein. I got about 10 to 12 good size shrimp in there. It was perfectly seasoned enough for at least two people. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be ordering from them again. I highly recommend it. read more

I've been coming here for years, on and off. They've gone through ups and downs, quality-wise, but I've given them a few "2nd chances". Now, I'm done. Yesterday, they gave me bbq pork that made me sick. I ate a couple bites, and then I got a piece that smelled kind of "crappy"... ...like a mixture of bathroom and bleach. I started throwing up about 5 minutes later. I had given my dog a piece - he threw up too...and he eats cat shit!! I wouldn't risk it if I were you. read more

So sad that Big Sky Bistro turned into a fast food Chinese restaurant. You will no longer get freshly made food. This was our go to spot for authentic Chinese food. read more

Price is reasonable. The food was saucy and seasoned just enough. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Overall, the food and ambience felt very authentic for me.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Will be coming back for more. read more

Didn't finish my food, was worried when I got extra portions. Def not high quality food here, everything felt cheap and lacking great flavor. read more

They have really gone down in quality after merging with Big sky. Teriyaki chicken tastes like it was marinated in red Fabulosa and Chlorox . Every entree was soaked in a dark bitter grease read more

This place has gone down with up charge with price and food quantity. $4 dollars for a small plain rice. Take your money across the street!

Your slightly less than standard Chinese-fast-food experience. The Chow mein was a little dry. The Food items were a little soggier that I'd hoped. Happy to try this place again in case I'm mistaken. A little pricier than expected, with a three combo plate coming up to $13. read more

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I was craving some Chinese food and this restaurant popped up on my radar. Typical Chinese takeout place near UCR, clean with friendly staff. Prices were ok. Sadly, the food is just ok. The freshly made fried rice wasn't memorable. The chow mein was better, slightly chewy with decent flavor. I got the BBQ pork and orange chicken as my proteins. The pork lacked flavor and was a little dry (maybe I caught lunchtime leftovers). The orange chicken at the Panda is better. Lately, the portion sizes of these kinds of places is all the rage online. They did have a good amount of food, but it was almost all rice and noodles. You get around the same amount of meat as PE. I might give it another shot, but for now I'd only go there if I was really craving Chinese and had no other options. read more

We've been coming here for yearsss! either ordering to go or on food delivery apps. It's always amazing. Everything is delicious. The chow mein, egg foo young, kung pao are among our top favorite. Very flavorful, fresh and employees are always nice and helpful. it's Chinese fast food so if you want something else go somewhere else. I don't understand the negative reviews on here. Every time we've been here it's delicious. The prices have been going up BUT the quality is still there. Today we ordered the kung pao chicken and that thang was FILLED WITH CHICKEN. so they are not short changing you here. Love this place 10/10 read more

Hong Kong Express - we had already served ourselves from here. it comes with more food. 26. Kung Pao Chicken and 64. Shrimp Fried Rice. - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

Best Chinese food I have had in a while. The server's were polite, efficient, and very friendly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It is a very warmth and pleasant welcoming when you go inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They pack your plate one plate is well over enough for 2 people and you will still have leftovers. Best place to go for good sweet and sour sauce hands down. read more

Was craving Chinese and decided to try this place. I went with combo C which is the 3 item combo. The chow mein didn't have much flavor and the rice wasn't any better. Beef and broccoli was average. The only items I really liked was the chicken.. especially the orange chicken, which was slightly crispy. It was fricken scrumptious. read more

Hong Kong Express - Good portions, but not too much flavor with the chow mein and fried rice - Cantonese Near Me - Riverside, California

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Solid food, they focus on the main stuff and you get MORE than what you pay for, as in quantity. Spent $13-15 here for 2 meals basically. Service is fast as expected from a fast food Chinese place. Not super welcoming to sit in, but I'm always to go here anyway! read more

Have always taken DoorDash orders from them and they are the sweetest people in the world decided today was the day that I should try their food because I see how busy they are and I see what big portions they give for their price. I usually stick to Panda Express, but I just hate spending so much money for such a small portion. Overall, really happy with the quantity of food, the price of the food and the taste of the food. read more

I just ordered combination B They are going to kill someone with this food. It smells like dirty dishwater. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Please be aware that this restaurant is terrible, and obviously very dirty[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more