Fresh. FIRE. Asked for the orange chicken extra crispy just the way I like it and it was perfect! The fried rice and chow mien are also soo yummy that we had to order another meal to go. Meals are made fresh to order just an FYI. It's not the traditional Chinese takeout where food is sitting out, it's view the menu, and order. Emphasis on made fresh to order but it's worth it, I promise. read more

This is hands down our favorite Chinese food place in the area. They make everything fresh when you order it. Prices are very reasonable ($12.95 or $13.95 for a meal). And, most importantly for us, we don't feel weighed down after eating here. It's hard to say Chinese takeout could be "healthy," but this is about as clean as we've found with the flavors still being on point. Once you try this spot you aren't going to want to go back to Ho Ho or Wok In Kitchen. It's a level up in quality, but without being boojie or overpriced. read more

I'm rating Peking Express a 4, but I really want to give it a 4.5. When you first walk in, it seems like a typical cafeteria style Chinese place like Panda Express. But then you realize there is no food sitting out on a hot table. They are cooking everything fresh to order. The lady working at the counter was all smiles and very sweet. I ordered the orange chicken with fried rice and a side of fried cream cheese wontons. The wontons were nice and crisp, but just basic - still tasty though. The orange chicken was nice big pieces with a tangy sauce; The fried rice was very good with a roasty umami flavor. It was a large portion of food for the money. I paid $16 and change for the entire meal. I am deducting a half star only because they are serving plain yellow mustard instead of Chinese hot mustard which is a must-have for me. read more

They don't have combos like many fast food chinese places. You order an entry and that's what you get. Not what I was expecting when walking in to a fast food Chinese place. I'm sticking to Panda Express next time where at least I get options of fresh food rather than looking at picture where hot food used to be. read more

Peking Express - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Tried this spot for a quick Chinese meal. The lady said it's fresh and made to order--true, it's not greasy and tastes decent for fast food. Got rice, chow mein, two proteins, and veggies. It's basic and okay, nothing special. But $31? Way overpriced. I usually pay $15 for the same elsewhere. 2.5/5 stars. Fine if you're nearby, but skip for better value. read more

Peking Express - $31 is WAY to MUCH for Wings and noddle - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

We will definitely be returning! This is the perfect quick hole in a wall Chinese spot! The combos are super affordable and it was a load of food - bonus. It wasn't all side, we had loads of our entrees in the combo! The gal behind the counter had the BIGGEST smile and was so happy to have us - making recommendations etc... we got the Mongolian Beef with Chow Mein and the Orange Chicken with Fried rice with an order of potstickers. Date night's dinner for $30 and change, YES PLEASE! Everything is made to order and SO fresh!!! Husband dove in before I could take a photo, and now we will be leaving with leftovers - but as I said, we will be back. Ohh! FYI cash or Zelle only atm, so come prepared read more

Peking Express - Our leftovers combined after eating dinner! Portions were incredibly generous! - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

We just found the BEST Chinese food. This place is in the same center as smart and final and the Starbucks. The food is made FRESH to order. They don't have food in those big metal bowls and trays. It's so delicious. Apple was the lady that helped us and Jimmy is the Chef. The nicest people. Give this place a try. You will not be disappointed. DELICIOUS !!!!! read more

Tried this place after a massage next door and it was great. Got the daily special for 9.99. Definitely coming back.

This Chinese food is crazy good they make it fresh for u I never been to a place where they make it fresh and I really enjoyed it definitely coming back read more

Peking Express - Orange chicken and beef and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Warm sweet lady and they seem to make most things fresh to order. Price is good... will definitely go back!

Super bomb. Fresh/made to order and not greasy af. The orange chicken had a solid crunch and the chow mein had savory saucy taste to them. Highly recommended. Probably the best fast food Chinese spot in the I.E. read more

Walked in and was a little confused with the set up. I could not see the food. The owners informed me that they cook fresh to order. I decided to give it a try. It was ready in 10min. I took it home and it was so hot and fresh! We ordered Kung Pao chicken, orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, fried rice and chow mein. No complaints at all. It was really good! read more

One of the best places I had to eat in a long time. Food is freshly cooked as soon as you order, and well worth the wait. Freshly cooked makes huge difference instead of the food that just sits there like other places. read more

Found out that our favorite Chinese food spot had a change of ownership so came over to check it out. The lady at the counter was very nice and gave all my kids some twist cookies. We ordered two 2 item plates. The first plate was orange chicken & sesame chicken with noodle. The meat was very very good - and the noodle were definitely decent. The other plate was black pepper chicken and jalapeño chicken with rice. Again - meat was on point and my husband said he could eat it all day every day -- the rice however was on the dry side and seemed to have been sitting out too long - borderline crunchy. We also ordered chicken egg rolls which were on point and cheese wantons....again I loved this place for their unique wontons which were so much better then other places but it looks like the original owners took the recipe with them because these were not what I was use to. Truly heartbreaking- and if you've been here and had the wantons you know what I'm talking about. Over all we will continue to give our business here and support our local non-chain spot. I'm hoping the rice is better next time though! read more

Peking Express - Sesame and Orange chicken with noodles - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

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Finally NEW OWNERSHIP. Everything is made fresh!!!!! No food just sitting out. They are very friendly. Highly recommend for fast food fresh Chinese food. Very clean inside as well. read more

Peking Express - Freshly cooked Salt and pepper shrimp. My favorite! - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I need to start by saying that this place legit makes food fresh to order! That is so rare for fast food places. The food: The beef with broccoli is the best I've had from a fast food takeout. The meat is so tender and the broccoli is fresh! The chow mein was just okay. There are wayyyy too many celery pieces in there which actually gives a taste of mint which has no business in chow mein. The noodles are NOT made fresh to order but I can tell that haven't sat out that long. The cream cheese wontons are NOT good. They taste like there is zero sugar in them so they are almost tart. They also do not have any green onion. The vegetable egg rolls are amazing! They too were not fresh but yet they were warm and still crispy! Since I have a mild obsession with wontons I likely won't be back but if that's not your thing, definitely worth a try! The man who helped me was super kind and the place is well kept. Drinks are only cans, no soda machine. read more

Peking Express - Broccoli beef bowl with chow mein - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

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Excellent food and very courteous customer service. Better than Panda Express! Their food is fresh and very good. Their orange chicken and white rice is amazing! I definitely recommend this place!!! read more

They are back open under new ownership and the food is AMAZING! Wonderful flavor!! So fresh! The best Chinese food I've had in years! It's all made to order, not sitting under heat lamps! Next to Smart & Final on Arlington. The lady at the front is cheerful & helpful and the place is spotless clean! Give them a try! read more

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Food is always fresh and great customer service. Best Chinese food I've had in a while

I ordered the curry chicken. It was pretty good. The white rice is excellent quality.

The food was not what I was expecting. Would not return. It's the same as before but with a "grand opening" sign in the front.

Holy $hit this place is disgusting! Orange chicken is more like red dried chicken. The reviews aren't lying when they say the food is bland. I'm also disappointed that they didn't add my order of steamed rice but that's my fault for not double checking my to go order. Overall, this was not a good experience. read more

Peking Express - Supposed to orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Food was very bland!! Also ordered 2 orders of chow mein and was given 2 orders of rice!! Not worth the money!!

Worst Chinese food I've had in a while, got the chili beef and it was all vegetables, orange chicken was dry and no flavor, noodles were cold. The signs say made to order but yet they go in the back and you're just hoping for something good, I've had better, choose another spot read more

Peking Express - Orange chicken and vegetables I mean chili beef. - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

The food was bland. It wasn't even what we ordered. We got there at 10:00 a.m. when they said they were open nothing was ready. We waited almost 40 minutes and the food came out terrible. Before you leave this place, if you go there, make sure you taste the food because it's bland and not well seasoned at least not when we went read more

Quality of certain dishes is inconsistent. The orange chicken is hit and miss, and the broccoli beef is also good sometimes, and not so good other times. Service is friendly and atmosphere is good overall if you choose to eat there. read more

Don't know why there's so many negative reviews on here recently. I was in the area, saw an almost 4 star review and I was like "yeah must be pretty good". I was expecting the food to be buffet style under heat lamps but surprisingly cooked fresh to order. I ordered the chow mein, orange chicken and chili pepper beef. Chow mein was bland and had no vegetables but that's OK, I mixed it with the hot fresh beef and chicken. Is it the best I've ever had? No, but better than most especially considering it's cooked fresh to order! read more

Grand opening. Service was great. Food was made fresh. I was impressed by the fresh noodles and orange chicken. Will buy again.

I was excited and the most bland food EVER!! It's like eating water :( I can't comment on service because I ordered it to be delivered on grub hub but absolutely no flavor read more

Peking Express - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I ordered a 3 item plate and wontons on Doordash. The items were orange chicken, sweet and sour chicken and mixed vegetables. I didn't get that. I got instead of orange chicken some disgusting shredded (mystery meat) I called and spoke with a man who didn't even understand English. NEVER again will I be coming here!!! read more

Awesome that they cook to order or so they say tasted like they just warmed it up in a microwave and all I got was onion and jalapeno minimal chicken,the drinks were gross.. wouldn't come back.. read more

Peking Express - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

this is my first time EVER leaving a review on yelp for food and i wouldnt care to do it usually but this place is SO BAD!!! The chow mein had absolutely no taste at all whatsoever, and the orange chicken also tasted like nothing and was insanely hard to chew. I hate to waste food but i threw the food away after 4 bites because it was ridiculous how bad this food was. I been here before maybe 6 months ago and it was great... i dont know what changed but i promise you can find better food quite literally anywhere else. read more

Orange chickens my favorite. Definitely a spot worth driving to if you live in Down Town Riverside

TODAY WAS FAST FOOD CHEAT DAY! ! ! We're in the mood for Chinese + this place nailed it. Peking ​Express is MY KIND of Chinese take-out spot​: -Lady who took our order was attentive + friendly -Service was prompt (we were greeted, ordered, paid cashier & were out the door in under 5 minutes​) -Portions were GENEROUS (excellent for "ALL calories welcome here" day) -Convenient​ parking (in Smart and Final shopping center) -3 combo plate options ($5.45 for 1-item, $6.45 for 2-items, $7.95 for 3-items) Pretty sure todays caloric-intake is off the charts, but hey it was ohhh so worth it. This place is PERFECT for those Chinese take-out+netflix date nights. read more

Peking Express - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

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These photos are after I served myself a bit. No meat under the vegetables , containers are smaller and rice and noodles are dry. This place use to be my go to, now it's gone down hill. read more

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Food was so good didn't get chance to post. ... Peking express Delicious Cream cheese wontons and egg flower soup. Tasty food, quantity is OK. Great flavor!! read more

Wanted some Chinese cuisine , mom in town. And we found this place, reviews were good. Upon entering, not much food left and they served it, was not tasty at all, about 5 min later, line forms, the only person in the place had to make fresh food. Was not impressed. Would I return? Highly doubt it. Sad and disappointing. Fountain drinks were out and no water was served as well. read more

Like some other low reviews I am not sure how this place has 5 stars the food is so bland and I'm not sure what's going on with the small little chopped up orange chicken pieces they are flavorless as well. Thought would give a try but won't be returning sorry to say. read more

This place is one of those hole in the walls that everyone needs to know about. Quality is good and service is super friendly and attentive. The kung pao chicken and the chow mein is an amazing combo along with a bottled coke. Price is super affordable in this economy which I love. For a full meal for less than $10 dollars, this place is definitively worth it! I can still taste the spice from the kung pao chicken!They do not a skimp you on portions either!! read more

Love coming here because the owners take pride in the quality of the food, and the experience. It's a traditional fast food Chinese restaurant that has prepared food ready to take, but will also prepare food while you wait if they don't have the one you like. Their chow mein is amazing! Also, a True family owned business... Wife works the front, and the husband cooks. They also play Christian music in the restaurant, which I love. Definitely worth checking out when in the mood for quick, but delicious Chinese food. read more