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Rice Express

3.0 (131 reviews)
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Open • 10:30 am - 9:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Bowl with orange chicken and chow mein with an egg roll
Flor M.

Anytime you see a line out the door, expectations are set high. This place did not disappoint as the prices are reasonable, the food is delicious, and service is excellent. Located in a little shopping center on the corner there is a good amount of parking. I typically order a bowl since item combos come with so much food that I can never eat it all. Chow mein and orange chicken is all I need. Egg rolls are great here. Overall, I highly recommend this place.

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Nancy F.

This is my absolute favorite Chinese food place. I have looked everywhere for another good place closer to home but I cannot find one. I love the chow main here. The creamy shrimp is delicious and filling. The teriyaki chicken is always crispy and perfect. The beef broccoli is perfect and not just fatty tasting like others. The cream cheese wantons are my favorite. Best I've had anywhere. Has more than a pin drop of cream cheese filling. I absolutely crave this place every time I'm in Covina. I don't think I've ever seen more than 3 people working there but they are fast and friendly. I have never received bad service here and I have been coming here for years. I just don't like any other Chinese food place. There are a lot of tables inside and a restroom I have never used. This place is my guilty pleasure and I will continue to come to this place to fulfill my cravings. So delicious.

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Ginny Y.

Decided to try this place because I needed something cheap and fast. The portion size is large, I was excited about that because it was shared amongst two people. But the service was not great and the food taste was average. The bbq pork was what I was looking forward to trying. The taste was good but there was a quite a bit of fat I had to pick out. The orange chicken was your typical Panda Express type. The fried rice was the oddest tasting fried rice I've ever had. It tasted like regular American rice that was color dyed to look the color of fried rice with sparse eggs and peas in it. I tried to give it a chance and ate three bites before I couldn't eat anymore of it. The noodles were decent, but a little on the bland side.

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Vince A.

Picked up a 2 item combo with orange chicken and kung pao chicken with a side of chow mein and fried rice. The food was fresh. The orange chicken was on point. The kung pao tasted good but not spicy as it should be. Chow mein was good, but the fried rice was missing flavor. Good service overall, and if you want to get full, go here. I got full halfway. The difference between Panda Express and the mom and pop owned spots like this is the quantity. The quality is not bad either. They pack the heck out of that to-go container. This is the way it is meant to be. Worth the try!

Wonton soup, just under $10!
Jeff T.

Great Chinese food! The wonton soup is also really good all is missing is some noodles IMO...

Connie C.

Rice express has been a stable in the neighborhood for years. It is a great place for yummy chinese food! I ate there yesterday and glad to know that they are bringing back buy 5 get 1 free drink and buy 10 get 1 free combo. Love some great saving!

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Prutty run of the mill fast food chinesse place. Nothing really too tasty but nothing too bad either. Just mediocre at best.

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Great service and as long as your respectful they like to give a little extra in your order :)

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Best Wonton soup I've had in a very ling time and I live near Chinatown! I highly recommend it! Nom nom

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This is a good quick fix for your chinese food pangs. They serve huge portions and the price is right.

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Canaan Chinese Cuisine

4.1(929 reviews)
2.3 mi
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First time here and the food was delicious. Shrimp, fish, and pork chop had crispy exterior with…read morejuicy tender interior. Service yesterday was mid - but the food made up for it. Ambiance is sit down Chinese restaurant and well lit.

My friend and I tried this spot for the first time and were delighted by how yummy the food was,…read morequick the service was, and extensive the menu offerings were! We had ordered Thai iced tea, the beef chow fun, potstickers, bbq pork appetizer, and the string bean chicken. Here's a breakdown of what I thought of each of the dishes: - You can never go wrong with a Thai Iced tea. This hit the spot, was refreshing, and was the perfect thing to sip on whilst waiting for our food. - The potstickers were okay. They were definitely lacking a dipping sauce, which I think would've balanced the dish out perfectly! - I really enjoyed the bbq pork! It was slightly on the dry side, but I didn't mind. (I tend to like meat on the dryer side for some odd reason). I think this dish, with a side of fried of rice would be spectacular together! - The Beef Chow Fun was my favorite of the items we ordered. The noodles & accoutrements were seasoned beautifully and the beef was tender and delicious. - The string bean chicken was also yummy! The string beans were cooked to perfection! However, my only critique of this dish is that there was not enough chicken and the chicken bits were a tad smaller than I had expected them to be. I definitely want to come back here and try more of the menu items! I'm eyeing the braised beef noodle soup, the pan fried noodles, the orange chicken, and the spare ribs for next time... YUMMY! Overall, what's not to love about Canaan Chinese Cuisine? The food is DELICIOUS, the portions are large, the location is great, and the overall experience is fantastic! I highly recommend this spot to any folks that are in the area looking for a solid Chinese/Taiwanese foodie experience!

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Szechwan Kitchen - coupons, my favorite,haha

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4.2(313 reviews)
2.3 mi
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Came in with a large group and got to sample a bit of everything--perfect way to experience the…read moremenu. The fried chicken was a crowd favorite, and anything with flower pepper really stood out with bold, numbing flavor. Tried pork ear for the first time, and it was surprisingly good--nicely seasoned with chili oil and had a great texture. We also had lamb, spicy roasted fish, tofu, and a variety of vegetables--everything was well-executed and full of flavor. Great spot for sharing dishes and trying something new.

in such a competitive restaurant environment now in LA, it's no longer acceptable (not that it…read morereally ever was) to excuse bad service for good food. we came in around 8:20pm to dine in and was immediately greeted by the male server saying "pickup?" I should've taken this gesture immediately as an unwillingness to seating us. I responded with no, party for 2, and another lady comes running over and says "but we close at 9" in which I responded, I'm well aware, but can we still order? they both responded with yes so i said okay can we seat? in which she responded with again, "but we close at 9." really not sure what's up with the people running this restaurant, but if you don't want the business or if you just want to close earlier, then do that. there are plenty of sichuan places in the SGV (and quite honestly probably better tasting) than this place. take your business elsewhere. PS - also seeing recent yelp reviews about trending terrible service, please just run from this place. if they don't want your business, don't force your time and money down their throats. i'm not interested in eating bloody chicken anyways.

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4.1(394 reviews)
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I've been searching for a good Chinese restaurant in the area, and I finally found the spot! I…read moreheard about Venus Chinse on the Nextdoor app, so I read reviews on yelp. My husband and I decided to have lunch there the other day. The menu is extensive! They offer a Lunch Special 7 days a week from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It is served with Egg Flower or Hot & Sour Soup, an Egg Roll, and Fried or White Rice. We opted not to order the Lunch Special this time. Instead, we ordered Chicken Chow Mein and Salt & Pepper Fish. The Chicken Chow Mein was so tasty and delicious. The Salt & Pepper Fish was good but a little too salty for our tastes. I asked the server if they offer Chicken Chow Mein with vegetables. She said they can customize it and provide our choice of vegetables or they can use their standard vegetables. The server actually boxed up our leftovers for us, which was really nice. Their food was so good that we went back a few days later. This time, we ordered Chicken Chow Mein with vegetables. The vegetables used in this dish were snow peas, broccoli, bok choy, carrots, zucchini, and cabbage. It was even better with vegetables! We also ordered Chicken in Black Bean Sauce, and Steamed Fish. We really liked the Chicken in Black Bean Sauce. However, it comes with a lot of bell peppers. I don't care for bell peppers so I'll order it without next time. The Steamed Fish came with a little broccoli and very thinly sliced fresh ginger. We really enjoyed our second visit to this restaurant! Our entrees were served incredibly fast! We will definitely be back to try other items on the menu soon. However, we will ALWAYS order Chow Mein with vegetables! I highly recommend trying this restaurant whenever you are craving Chinese food! You won't be sorry! And, this is coming from a Chinese girl!

They are very nice here, the woman who waited on us was so kind :) so was the man who I assumed…read moremight be a cook or owner or both! They come out often to greet and chat with their customers which was lovely to witness as a guest. First time I've been back in years and business looks booming!!! Lots of regulars coming in and out which I love to see. Good place to catch up with a loved one. Took yelp's recommendations and shared a salt + pep fish with my mother who is not a big fan of fish dishes!! She loved it!! Incredibly clean tasting fish, moist meat and light, crispy batter. As a food service veteran, it's easy to taste if the frying oil is clean. The fried onions + chilies on top were so yummy alone. Wahoo!!! I look forward to coming back and trying the salt + pepper shrimp, as I heard their seafood plates are King!!!! Thanks Venus

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3.9(670 reviews)
0.5 mi
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TLDR: Amazing lunch prices at an above average taste profile. $13 per entree with free rice is hard…read moreto find, and I'm very satisfied with this place. Egg Drop Soup (Free): It's boiled water, egg, and cornstarch. Idk if they even salted it. They might have. It doesn't matter, it's free. They took it away before we could finish the pot. Peking Style Pork Chop: It's good. I will gladly spend $13 for this. You get the signature sauce that's sweet, salty, and just generally good. I can recommend this 100%. Curry Beef Stew: Another above average option for the price point. Not too spicy, tender beef brisket, at a respectable portion size. No complaints from my end. Seafood Tofu: The worst of the bunch. Bland tofu, bland seafood, and the sauce didn't really do anything. I'd skip this. Ambiance: Starter Chinese restaurant trying to be serious. Tablecloth, tables that seat 4-8, at a decent size. Service: It's a Chinese restaurant, expect nothing, and you won't be disappointed.

Stopped by with my family for my brothers birthday. We were sat towards the back and noticed…read moreseveral sodas already on the table. After we started to skim the menu, I noticed that most of the menu items did not have pricing information clearly displayed. Since we were a large party, we decided to order the dinner package. At least that had a pricing displayed. Once the food arrived, it was extremely bland. Not only that but this was the most I've paid for mid-tier Chinese food in a while. Since when did Chinese food get so pricey? Pan fried noodles were ok, walnut shrimp was good, pork chops were decent but everything else was mid! Oh and those sodas are about $7,xx bux each so stick to hot tea. Also, they wrote in a suggested tip amount and underlined 16% but probably charged the 18%. It's also calculated after tax. It's supposed to be calculated based on pre-tax. I didn't want to fuss over the bill while the server stood over me. This will probably be the last time I step foot in this place. Not worth the price point at all.

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4.4(489 reviews)
7.6 mi
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Decided to give this place a try and ordered everything to go. We got the spicy beef noodle soup,…read moreTan Tan noodles, popcorn chicken, Xiao Long Bao, and an iced lemon tea. Everything was ready pretty fast, which was nice. The food did not disappoint. The beef noodle soup was spicy but had a lot of flavor, and the Tan Tan noodles were probably one of my favorites. Popcorn chicken was crispy and good, and the Xiao Long Bao hit the spot too. Also, the iced lemon tea was massive! Definitely wasn't expecting it to be that big. I wish I had pictures of everything, but I was so hungry that I completely forgot and just started eating lol. Prices were reasonable and the portions were good. Parking around here can be a pain, but I'd come back again to try more of the menu.

Mr Dragon Noodle House is rated one of the Top Places to Eat (by Yelp) and I totally agree! I came…read moreback twice since discovering this place. Needless to say, peak hour you'll be waiting (so join the waitlist). If you're being seated soon, the waiter suggests you to start marking up the items on the menu. Once you've call in, the menu is dropped so you better know what to order and start ordering. The turn around time is quick so be courtesy and not linger. Now the food, is yummy! I like their "dim sum" which really are dumplings! My favorite is the Dan Dan noodles and the Sesame noodles. Service here is good but during peak hours they ask you to "pre-order" while waiting using the order forms available at the counter.

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Excellent service

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4.3(441 reviews)
5.2 mi
•$$

We had such a great meal here today! We ordered Singapore-style fried rice noodles, beef chow fun,…read moreand two different kinds of congee, and everything was absolutely delicious. The noodles were flavorful, the beef chow fun had that authentic wok-fried taste, and the congee was warm and comforting. They also have a great selection of Hong Kong-style dishes, with so many options to choose from. The portions were generous, the food was fresh, and everything tasted very authentic. It really reminded me of a classic Hong Kong café. We really enjoyed our meal and will definitely be coming back. Highly recommended!

I was recently at Hong Kong Cafe - Atlantic and got their Freedom Passport card. The promotion…read moreoffers free good when you spend $20 or more at each of their 4 locations. Once you have collected all 4 stamps, you may redeem the free food offer. Hong Kong Cafe in Walnut is my 3rd location. They are located within the Walnut Hills Village that is right across the street from Mt. San Antonio College. Free parking is available. This place is bigger than Hong Kong Cafe - Garvey, but smaller than Hong Kong Cafe - Atlantic. I haven't visited their Rowland Heights location yet. I'll see where that one fits. I originally called to order, but I didn't have their menu in front of me plus I was driving. I decided to come here to order instead. Great inside space with limited outside seating. Very cute decor with the Hong Kong theme. Good vibes all around. Menu has a vast selection of food and drink items. Prices are very reasonable. Entire staff was super friendly and cordial. Got a few dishes, a dessert, and a couple drinks. Wait time wasn't too bad. Spent over $70. Got my 3rd stamp. Thanks! 1 Beef Chow Fun with Supreme Soy Sauce - great wok taste, must get! 1 Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup - sweet shrimp wonton, very good! 1 Sizzling Cauliflower Pot - tons of Taishan cauliflower, great portions! 1 HK Style Egg Waffle - light and crispy, but they broke it into pieces! 1 Red Bean Shaved Ice with chocolate ice cream - divinely delicious! 1 Red Bean Shaved Ice with vanilla ice cream - super sweet treat! I see myself coming back to this location. Love to dine-in next time. If you haven't tried Hong Kong Cafe, this is a good place to check out. On my way to my 4th and final stamp...

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