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    Orient Express

    4.1 (57 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Ragoons.. (good flavor)

    Not much flavor. It was almost closing. I ordered shrimp fried rice, egg rolls, and crab ragoons. There was not a lot of shrimp, but what was there was medium sized. The ragoons were the best thing: flavorful & steaming hot. The egg rolls SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SERVED! THEY WERE FULL OF GREASE, TOUGH & SMALL. We used to go all of the time, BEFORE Covid...this was not the best...or even kind of the best.

    Crystal V.

    Sooooooo, I chose this place off the Yelp reviews. I haven't found that "go to" Chinese place yet. We'll start with the egg drop soup....best I've ever had. The soup was fresh, very hot and had great flavor. My second place was the crab wantons. Fresh as well and I loved the sauce. Third was my main entree; the Mongolian beef. The meat tasted smokey/ burnt. It was hard to describe. I don't know if it was that or the sauce. However the General Tso was also ordered and it was pretty great. SIDENOTE: the staff was very attentive and ki

    Cashew chicken! Very yummy!

    Food was excellent! Lunch specials came with egg drop soup. Nice staff, good food! Definitely coming back!

    Mongolian beef
    Vanessa S.

    I love this place! Food is flavorful. Beyond amazing. Love their dinner plate with everything, soup of your choice, appetizer, rice and entree. Very affordable price too! A must visit spot. Highly recommend!

    Egg Drop Soup
    Annette I.

    Suyen is what the sign says but it's called oriental!!! My mind is blown on how delicious it was. The food taste like it was made with love. I was hesitant because of the most recent Yelp reviews... but the pictures raise my interest because the combination fried rice, looked similar to the best rice I had growing up coincidentally at an Oriental Express on Walzem Rd (that is no longer there) in my younger years!!! Needless to say it superseded my teen memories!! 1 being worst 5 being the best In order: Combination fried rice 5 Stars hands down Egg drop soup 5 stars Lemon Chicken 3 Stars not bad but not unique all white meat a plus Regular fried rice with meal 3 Stars (needs a little more flavor but all other aspects of the rice nailed) Shrimp Delight (I think was the name) 5 Stars I mean wow just wow Wings 4 Stars I mean take it from someone that literally gets wings everywhere they go, not many are this good... mine blown and the chief personally delivered them, impressive!!! French fries 4 stars I mean nothing fancy pretty hard to mess up crinkle fries but most restaurants some how still do.. I mean the prefect salt and crunch, no ketchup needed!!! Lastly the water. I hate how many people have the grosses ice water. Theirs actually tasted better than the water I brought at the corner store last night. 5 Stars for being considerate to your non beverage buying costumers!!! Over all HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for a small hole in the wall in the south east side of Town!!! Asp IMO get the fried rice served alone with the bean sprouts holy hell best thing ever! I took one to go!

    I had a feast :)
    Marissa H.

    Im SO picky about Chinese food! I consider myself a Chinese food critic for sure! Based off the reviews I thought i'd give it a try. I picked up to-go for me and my son. When we got home we were very surprised. The food was AMAZING! Very flavorful! Im so happy I stopped here to try the food.

    General Chicken w fried rice
    Aaron R.

    I ordered the General Chicken with fried rice and egg roll. As you can clearly see in the picture, my chicken was completely over breaded and gooey. The chicken itself was 50% fat and tasted greasy and chewy. The rice is yellow and tastes like vegetable oil. By far THE worst Chinese food I have had in a very long time. This makes Panda Express look gourmet.

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    Was not able to place order on phone had to come in person, lady that answered the phone was very rude & not helpful with favor orders.

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    7 months ago

    Food is great! The owner is very friendly and courteous. The cook is fast also. The place is always clean and fresh.

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    11 months ago

    Great and fast service. Food is great and very friendly family owned neighborhood business. Clean inside and out.

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    11 months ago

    Food is always good whenever I go, only thing I really can say is that I wish you could order this food through door dash

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    From the food to the helpful staff Excellent!! The hefty servings and delicious meals will always bring us back! Yummmy

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    Since the 1st time our household has gone here It's the best Chinese food in our area. Always fresh. Take home or dine in.

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    Amazing food. Great service. Ordered the combination fried rice. Truly amazing. Big chunks of meat and shrimp. Definitely will be back.

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