We've been eating at Hot Food Express for years, and it never disappoints! We almost always stick with the KLFY Special--the flavor just can't be beat. It's consistently fresh, bold, and packed with that signature taste we've come to love. If you're looking for something tried and true, the KLFY Special is a must. Hot Food Express is hands-down one of our go-to spots! read more

I wanted 20 minutes for shrimp and chicken lo mien, got my food no shrimp they took it back and 5 minutes gave me the same thing just threw some shrimp on it. Yes at that point got my money back. Ohh and your kitchen looks dirty. read more

40 minute wait, but I'm still giving them 5 stars because the good is just that good. Pack place means happy customers! Food was so fantastic and yummy! Ambiance of food!!! read more

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What can I say that isn't already known about Hot Food? If you want good food, sure, go to Chick-fil-A. If you want great food, even better, go to Walk-On's or The Chimes. But if you want a taste of the South in a dish, then come to Hot Food Express. I've dined in and ordered from here countless times, and I've never had a bad experience. The food is incredible, and their portions will have you checking the scale the morning after. Hot Food, do you, and nothing else. Lafayette loves you, and to anyone coming from out of town--you're stealing our treasure! read more

Hot Food Express - Catfish Hot Plate - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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The service, food, atmosphere was amazing! One of the best food I've ever eaten. Absolutely delicious! Will be back, the people were very friendly and helpful! read more

Hot Food Express - Hibachi teriyaki chicken fried rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Traveled to this spot because of Instagram. I ordered the fried shrimp bang bang sauce and fried shrimp fried rice. The cashier was kind and attentive. I believe his name is Yabou (I hope I'm not messing it up). He was kind to offer a sample of the shrimp and the sauce. I was sold. The shrimp was fried and crispy. I made the mistake to have them add the green onions but next time I won't get them. I'm not a big fan of green onions. The only thing that I noticed is that the rice had too much oil for my liking. I will definitely return. I did notice that if you pay with a card there is a surcharge. read more

Hot Food Express - Fried shrimp Bang Bang Shrimp Fried Rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

I stopped here while in town for work. I ordered takeout....specifically the bang bang shrimp. They didn't disappoint. The food was hot and fresh and it didn't take long at all. This food was so good. The rice was well seasoned and had onion and green onion and ample shrimp in it. The place was clean and had a few tables to sit down. The lady who took my order was polite and didn't rush me after I said it was my first time. I'll definitely be back! I paid about $20 for the food and a bottle coke. read more

Hot Food Express - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

I highly recommend!! Very good and large portions. The only thing that I didn't like is the wait time unless you order online.

Amazing money to spend lolll!! I feel if you want a different style of rice besides just shrimp fried this is the place to go I would go here daily if I moved back it's great service quick service everything comes fresh the double check on the spot to can't go wrong they are great read more

Almost passed out waiting for our order..waited almost an hour without any apologies :( unfortunately, an hour wait is not express :(

I placed an order over the phone. This was my go to place but being that they don't take Apple Pay anymore changes everything. They should've said that over the phone overall to their customers.. All good tho. read more

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Went there on 8/15/2025. Food was horrible some of my order was wrong when I pointed it out to them I was told it was going to take 30 minutes to make it right. Chicken tenders were not cooked fully. Grilled chicken and shrimp fried rice was very crawfish tasting . 1 put of 5 rating read more

Bang Bang Bang Bang This place hits hard! Fast - bang! Yummy - bang! Friendly - bang! Cheap - bang! Hot - bang! Food - bang! Express - bang! Firing on all cylinders... Good grubalicious food ! Get you some! It's going on my regular rotation. read more

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Their food is always great and their portions are phenomenal!! you do have to wait a bit for your food but you know that it's being cooked nice and fresh so that is a definite plus! read more

Looking forward to lunch here, today! So many awesome options! If you're gonna eat something fried, it might as well be fried deliciously!! read more

Hot Food Express - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

A different twist on fried rice. We often visit Hot Food Express with recommendation from TikTok Gerald Grunieg (spellcheck) and man I drive to Lafayette just to visit hot food express. Food is seasoned to perfection and the serving size is more than enough. Every time I'm on I-10 west or just wanting some good fried rice I'm visiting hot food express. I had the works and my wife had the shrimp plate. read more

Hot Food Express - The Works - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

I ordered over door dash and it was so good!! I've never been to the restaurant but I sure would like to visit! read more

Hot Food Express - Bang Bang Shrimp Fried Rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Love this place!! People are very friendly. The food is amazing. Love the shrimp/crawfish rice!!

We are traveling through Louisiana and Hot Food Express was off the beaten path, but definitely worth a stop! Staff was extremely helpful, restroom was very clean. Food is delicious! Super glad we tried it, you will be too! Seem to be a fusion between Asian food and idk what but it's very good. Be sure to ask for extra bang bang sauce because they give a very generous helping of fried rice. And that extra sauce is delicious!! read more

Hot Food Express - Bang Bang Shrimp Fried Rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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I just went for the bang bang shrimp fried rice.... Was not disappointed! It's definitely a healthy serving of food for the price! I'll definitely be going back. read more

My company caters lunch from time to time for office birthdays/anniversaries and monthly meetings. More often than not we order from Hot Food Express. Hot Food Express is an interesting place. I have dined in with coworkers before and the menu is just a little bit all over the place. It's almost like it's not sure what it wants to be. They do a bit of everything here from fried fish to chicken to egg rolls and Cajun style fried rice. It's kind weird but it works somehow since every time I pass this place it is PACKED. When we get lunch catered here we always get a large pan of the shrimp/crawfish fried rice, fried fish with their homemade tarter (very good) and egg rolls. The fried rice is slam packed full of shrimp and crawfish but I wouldn't call this authentic fried rice. It does contain eggs but it's not fried in a wok with them. It's more like they are scrambled in a different pan then sprinkled on top. It also doesn't contain the traditional veggies of carrots and peas, but onions and bell peppers and jalapenos. Again, not traditional but very good and more than enough to feel a large crowd! Their fried fish are good, but a little bland. If you don't have some Tony's stashed in your desk drawer like I do (then I can't be your friend or visit your office for lunch:) you may want to invest in some. The eggrolls are just ok, nothing worth wasting your calories on. I know we are going to keep using HFE for our lunches. They are affordable and friendly not to mention very generous with the portion sizes. read more

My husband loved his bang bang shrimp fried rice. I'm allergic to seafood so I went with the chicken fried rice. The only thing they don't tell you is that ALL of the fried rice is made with shrimp no matter what. So I had to bring my food back and order something else. My husband was completely done eating when I walked up to tell them they could just keep my food because we needed to go. That's when they found that it had been made, but never given to me. I'm sure my husband will want to stop in and grab fried rice from time to time, but there really isn't anything for me except fried chicken strips and fries.. The restaurant is clean and cool and that was a blessing in this heat. Also, they only have Pepsi products in the fountain drink options. Nothing diet except Dr Pepper (for those who are like me and prefer Coke Zero). read more

What a great find, was not expecting the value, and great flavors. The fried pork chops were outstanding and enough for two meals, the fried rice very good, I'm not a fan of the fries but that's strictly a personal preference. I would definitely recommend, and return. read more

Hot Food Express - Pork chop and fried rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Ordered the Bang Bang shrimp @ KLFY. Have to say BBS was my favorite. Large shrimp with the rice! Topped off with chopped egg. Well worth the stop. read more

Hot and yummy as always!! So much food in each item. Enough for days. Had a large group of people and everyone was happy.

They bam bam shrimp are to die for got some for lunch today it was awesome. Seasoned perfectly and was cooking just right price was a bit higher but I feel it was worth it you won't walk away hungry. read more

Man this place is a definitely worth going to. I was in town from Memphis and I heard about it and I was not disappointed. Got the large crack fried rice and I know why they called it this name. I enjoyed every bite of it and the service was excellent. Anytime I am in the area I will be going there. read more

We got this delivered and was worried it wouldn't be as good since it took over 40 mins to get to our house (since we don't live close). Boy we were wrong! It was amazing, and super crunchy and delicious! Plus the portions are huge. read more

Hot Food Express - Bang Bang Chicken Fried Rice & Bang Bang Shrimp Fried Rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Definitely delicious. I've never had bad food or bad service here. Always a pleasure. Friendly people and the place is very clean

food was good wait was long and customer service WAS good until u tell them they made a mistake then everyone looking at me like im stupid and the lady knew she made a mistake bc she didn't show me the inside of that one box but opened and showed me my other boxes i tipped around 15$ for nothing.. i work in customer service for 8+ years so i understand if she was having a bad shift . but i asked for you to remake my order not halfass pick with it.. i was polite the entire time but unless your demeanor is rude and mean they wont take u serious. read more

I ordered from this restaurant on UberEats. I frickin love their food ! I am beside myself with how delicious this place is. I ordered their curry chicken which comes with fried rice. I almost called them to see if my grandma secretly works for them it was SO good. I've had other dishes of theirs in the past and those were also yummy . I could not recommend them more. I can't wait to bring my grandma there and my dad and honestly the whole fam! read more

Disgusting found multiple hair strands in plate. You guys need to start wearing hair nets please. Because that's . Also the employees need to be trained again on how to deal with customers and handle these kind of situations because today they were extremely rude and couldn't handle this situation. read more

Hot Food Express - Look at this nasty food with hair in it - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Disgusting just found multiple hair strands in plate. And employees need to be trained on customer service. They're extremely rude. read more

Hot Food Express - Zee Special Fried Rice - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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The food is very delicious. My go-to's are the fried chicken tenders and fried shrimp platters, with, of course, fried rice. They offer 3 distinctive sauces, which include honey mustard, bang-bang sauce, and tartar sauce. They are made from scratch and very tasty. The service is excellent, as well. The exterior of this establishment is unassuming. DO NOT turn away... the real treat is inside. read more

Food is great as well as their counter service! No complaints their. The issue I have is it took a little over a HALF HOUR to get an order of fried rice!! Seriously?!?! read more

Service sucks.. Food is not worth it...and all the tables were dirty....What a waist of time.

Every time I go to this establishment it never disappoints me. Food is always fresh and well seasoned. I Well definitely return. read more

Hot Food Express - The Works - New American Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

I'm in town on business, and my friend brought me as a tourist to try this place out. His real good friends with the owner, and swears this place is amazing. So only having a few days left in town, I had to try it out. Walking in, 20 min before they closed, there were at least 5-7 people ordering and waiting on food. Must be good. Ok... Loud upbeat music, I'm now dancing, and their laughing at me lol. I'm like that. I have no idea what to order, so I order the same thing as my friend, the The food: OH MY WORD! Amazingly good! The chicken was delicious, tender, just good. The rice was plentiful, hot and fresh, had shrimp in it. Yum. And now the sauce on top. OH MAN! It reminded me of a kind of sweet creamy type of sauce, like McDonald's "special" sauce, BUT 1000X better. Just a light and creamy, but FULL of flavor with a little kick of spice. Not too spicy, just a little kick. It's just amazingly good. And the amount they gave me, wow. My friend ate all of his, but I could barely eat half of mine. So I had leftovers for lunch the next day. I live in Arkansas, so I'm too far away to just go and get some. But I'm certainly craving it today. Lol. read more

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Good spicy seafood with a little Asian flair! We get the few big platter and it feeds twenty people easy people!

I've been here 3 times and today was the last I got home and found this piece of hair in my food im so disgusted!!! Definitely won't be back. read more

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