Take out only, which worked out okay for me today as I was on my own. I popped in, ordered lunch and within a couple of minutes, it was handed over. I brought it to a nearby park and enjoyed it very much. Cashew Chicken and with the sauce separated from the chicken, it was nice to be able to put as much or as little on there as I liked. Everything I needed was in the bag including napkins. The chicken was crispy and fresh. the rice was light. The spring roll was delicious. [Review 449 of 2026 - 516 in Missouri - 25632 overall] read more

Orient Express - Cashew Chicken (to go) from Orient Express, Joplin - Chinese Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Food is always great as expected. Cashew chicken is in a class of its own! It's my go-to when in Joplin.

Best Cashew Chicken ever. Love this place. I moved from Joplin 35 years ago, but go here every time I'm back.

Delicious! My favorite Chinese food ever, anywhere. They're quick and efficient on the phone and in person. The food is always ready on time and the person manning the counter is always nice and helpful immediately when I walk in. It's also a pretty good value for the money. The portions are large enough that you essentially get two meals out of one order. Definitely enough to share with a partner or friend! read more

Best Chinese in Joplin and the surrounding area. We love their Chinese Cashew Chicken and Rice read more

Orient Express - Happy Camper!! - Chinese Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Always a great place to order from! All the staff is always nice and friendly! The food also tastes better than the others I've tried locally! read more

Ordered the General chicken (delivery) but what I received was General Onion. Not worth the money for what I received. read more

Orient Express - Most of the Onions that were in my general chicken order. I even ate some of the onions. There was not 3 oz of chicken in my order. - Chinese Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

I ordered for take out from orient express today, the cashew chicken lunch specials, the food was awful the chicken was so hard and like it's been sitting around, the rice was no taste whatsoever, very little cashew sauce, the food was terrible, the last several times the food has not improved, I spent enough money for this slop. No more business here, going somewhere else read more

Very good. We stopped here on a road trip and we're pleasantly surprised. The ambiance was decent but not the cleanest. The service was good and some what quick. I ordered the chicken lo mein which was wonderful but very filling. I would recommend stopping by. read more

So, we first tried Orient Express in Webb City. I was ok but, too far. We were told about, the one in Joplin so, we've tried it twice now. Both times, I've ordered the same thing, Mongolian beef, with fried rice and Crab Rangoon. The Mongolian Beef both times, tasted like the meat was old! The Crab Rangoon,way too much cream cheese! Not even enjoyable! The Webb City location, I had Pepper Steak, same story!. The green peppers were soggy and slimy, the Crab Rangoon is the same, too much cream cheese. They are always, pretty busy though. As, I've said many times before. By and large, the restaurant's in Joplin mostly suck. But, what's amazing too me. The people, continue to patronize the establishment's! PS. This review was done while sitting on the toilet expelling last nights $24. Dinner! Beware! read more

This is a late posting we ordered through Grubhub for Orient express and the food was excellent more larger portions than what we thought so we had leftovers for another meal. read more

They used to have some of the best Chinese food around. But lately it's not been the best. And by lately, I mean the last 5-6 years. Add that to their increased prices over the years and the fact that a much better place opened a few blocks away, and I really don't waste my time here anymore. read more

I was very disappointed in our meal. We had the cashew chicken. The worst we have ever had. The rice was not truly a fried rice. Appeared to be steamed rice with a little soy sauce. Their wasn't any peas or carrots. I found a piece of egg about the size of an eraser head of pencil. The sauce was so salty, it burnt the tongue. The chicken breading was not well done. Such a waste f money. This wasn't the first time but we understand new staff, bad night. The last few visits especially since the pandemic, NOT good. I believe will be taking our money elsewhere. Cutting corners does not pay. read more

Always prompt, attentive to special needs and courteous. The food is consistent and tasty.

Just like it's twin in Webb City, an amazing place for Chinese in the Joplin area! The food is always wonderful and prepared extremely fast! I would definitely recommend the Orange or General Chicken! It's a very dependable place to go with consistent quality! I am always in a good mood when I know we are ordering it! The true test of a restaurant! read more

Literally the most bomb chinese in town. The cashew chicken is the bees knees Go in and pick up. I bet you wont make it home before digging in read more

I prefer China Wok but when I'm not able to get out then I will get delivery from here or Bamboo. The chicken from the most recent visit was pretty over cooked which is no surprise. My husband got the 911 general chicken which was supposed to be their hottest but it wasn't spicy at all. The rice was alright and so was the egg drop soup. We also got the dumplings which weren't bad, I'd order them again. read more

So this praise is long over due. I've been ordering from Orient Express since October 2020. I usually HATE Chinese food and refuse to eat it! But my sister-in-law ordered them one time and I tried it and LOVED it! I usually call-in my orders, everyone who has ever taken my order was always pleasent, precise with my order and let me know of how long the wait would be. they never take more than 30 minutes, my food is AWAYS fresh, correct, and I've never gotten sick from their food! The guy who delivers my food every time is always so freaking happy and always thanks me for my gratuity. Granted I can not give him the $20 tip I usually give every time he is always so grateful for whatever I can give! Plus his beard is awesome!! I will forever choose orient Express over any and all competitors due to their fast delivery, fresh quality of food, pleasurable encounters and precise orders. Thank you Orient express your employees deserve a raise! read more

I chose to order from Orient Express while at work. It is close by so I knew I could just swing by and grab it on break although they also deliver. I ordered the general chicken lunch. The lunch came with a side of fried rice, crab rangoon and egg roll. Service was fast, the order was ready to pickup just 10 minutes after being placed! read more

Orient Express - General Chicken Lunch with Crab Rangoon and Egg Roll - Chinese Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

I like their broccoli beef and mushroom chicken dishes. Everyone is friendly and nice.

Physical contamination. Just bit into 2 small black rocks in my order of General. Immediately called restaurant. Had to repeatedly ask to speak to owner myself after the worker kept relaying information between the two of us. No solution other than me bringing the food back to them was offered. NO APOLOGY. They refused to send a delivery driver. They would not take my information over the phone when I told them I needed to make a dental appointment to check to see if a tooth had been chipped or cracked. Once back at the restaurant the owner says he found more rocks in the dried red pepper flakes. HE DIDN'T SEEM SURPRISED. Appears they are willing to use unsafe food suppliers in order to cut costs. The red pepper flakes are only there because they cut corners and eliminated the full chilis from their original recipe! read more

I used to like orient express, I ordered cashew chicken dinner special, the chicken was hard as a rock, the cashews taste like they were old. I dont go there anymore read more

I would give this place all 5 stars if only the customer service was as good as the food. The crab rangoon here is the absolute best in Joplin in my opinion. When I'm in the mood for Chinese, this is where I come to get it. On the other hand, when I've called to order the food or pick it up, the employees seem inconvenienced by your call or sometimes just downright rude when I've come to pick up the order. Cheer up, folks. Wouldn't kill you to smile. read more

Fast, delicious and inexpensive! If I could eat there in the establishment, that would be phenomenal. Love this place!

Delish! We're always afraid to try new chinese places. This place didn't disappoint. Very good chicken!! All white meat, not questionable, haha. We have tried the General Tso's Chicken, Beef & Broccoli, Chicken Fried Rice, Shrimp Lo Mein, & Egg Rolls. All were very good! We had it delivered on a Friday night and surprisingly we received our order at our hotel room door step within 45 min, extremely fresh and plenty! Will definitely order from here again! read more

Absolutely the worst excuse for Chinese food. Had the Mongolian chicken with fried rice. The rice was only white rice with soy sauce poured on top. The Mongolian chicken should have been named Mongolian onion because there were only three small pieces of chicken in it. read more

We have a winner! We've been looking for that 'favorite' Chinese place in town and have found it. If you are looking to dine-in, look elsewhere. I'm bummed that it is only take out and delivery but that will have to do! Their prices are a little high for the type of food they serve, but I don't think that will stop us from going there. The shrimp fried rice is very yummy! My 2 yr old loved it! My husband ordered a couple dishes that he loved too, but I don't know what they were called. If you forget to call ahead, you can order there and wait about 10 minutes. There are a few chairs for you to sit in while you wait, or you can wait in your car. It's worth it! read more

If I had to choose a favorite item from Orient Express, I would choose their crab rangoons! They are reasonably priced and delicious! I order lunch for delivery sometimes and it always arrives very quickly and is hot and fresh. I love the sweet and sour chicken but I wish they would coat the chicken in the sauce instead of putting it on the side. Great food, great prices, and fast delivery! read more

This is the best chinese in town. I love this place good food best drivers. Thank you Orient Express!!

Service was fast. I had green pepper steak. The peppers and onions were cooked just right. But it was over salted. The Hot and Sour soup was almost entirely liquid--no meat, very little egg or vegetables, and too much salt. The crab rangoon filling was too sweet. Orange chicken and garlic beef were too sweet. Garlic beef was also too salty and not at all spicy. read more

We ordered delivery and the driver apparently knocked too quietly we didn't hear(so they called to say they'd come back in 30) ok fine. Well another half hour passed and still no food . So not knowing if we ever get it it would be cold we called to cancel/get refund (since they pre charge) and the lady was completely rude to me the entire time never apologetic at all. We ordered from them several times a week and never complained about drive times or soggy food even once before this. But her attitude waS unprofessional. She also said we will be on the Do not deliver list if we wanted to cancel this lol. Okay so for $20 you're missing out on or normal $50+ a week in deliveries . We will take our business to wings and more Chinese :) read more

Generous meat portions but too light on the sauce. Was asked if I wanted white rice or fried rice - I asked for fried rice and all it was was soy sauce covered steamed white rice... Recommend pacific rim instead. Bamboo Chinese isn't much better. read more

Last Saturday I ordered and I got my food home with a bug in it. Tonight I ordered again and when I got my food home I found a hair. I overlooked both of those instances but then my 11 year old started eating from his plate and he found a little metal rod from what looked like maybe a frying basket or something. Luckily he didn't eat it and saw it before he put that bite in his mouth. AWFUL PLACE TO EAT! They need a health inspection soon before somebody gets seriously hurt. read more

Easy parking. The food is good. It's very American Chinese food, so if you're wanting a more authentic Chinese food experience you're better off going to Panda Express. read more

Best chinese food in Joplin! Love the crab rangoons, eggrolls, general chicken, lomein, cashew chicken.. so good and never questionable. Always all white meat! Only thing I would recommend is changing the cashew sauce to be a little more chicken broth based instead of what tastes like beef broth. But still, so good and keep up the amazing food & customer service! read more

My wife and me wanted to eat something different than pizza or the usual (very good) dressed chicken so we chose this small Chinese restaurant "Oriental Express" . We entered and after a minute we told the lady we want "chicken with broccoli". She asked me (that's what I heard,honestly): "why why oh why why". After the third time she said the same thing, one other customer said she asked about rice. I said no rice please only broccoli and chicken as it says on the ad. We paid and after a couple of minutes we received our take away. Return to the hotel and started to eat. The broccoli was very good but our chicken was only chicken skin. My wife said we cannot complain because we did receive chicken just not the parts we expected. I'm less polite because it felt like they cheated me. Despite the fact the broccoli was tasty, the cheating made me give the lowest possible star. read more

Just ordered delivery from these guys for the first time. They said it would be 45 mins to an hr wait but our food arrived in 30 minutes! And it definitely lives up to the hype! The food was hot when it arrived, and so delicious. Their dumplings are amazeballs. Will definitely be ordering from them from now on! read more

This is my favorite Chinese food ever. And it's always ready in 10 min. Their lunch special is the way to go. It's cheap and most of the time there left overs. I haven't found anything on the menu I don't like. read more

These people are out just for your money. Who in their right mind would put a $20.00 minimum on a delivery order. If I wanted to spend that much money I would go eat a good steak. It definitely would not be for Chinese food. Get real people. read more

I was only 5 miles away. So I called for a delivery and they told me that they could not deliver that far. That's so fucked up.