Not bad. I had the Mongolian beef and lo mein. The tender beef was nicely crispy and sweet (overly sweet & too saucy) but the overall flavor was good. If it were less sweet and had no sauce, it would be really delicious. And a squeeze of lemon would cut some of the grease (it would be very close to R&G's special beef in San Francisco, which is a fan favorite). The lo mein's flavor was not bad, but the noodles were too soft. Both dishes tasted freshly made, which was nice. For fast Chinese food and the area, pretty impressed. Not the best but decent. While I don't know the area, it's probably pretty good given the Chinese options in the area. read more

Recently tried Yoe Xpress and I was pleasantly surprised. I decided to place my order online for the lunch special. It was $14.14 for a Mongolian beef lunch special. A little high, but what's not high priced now and days? They seem to have more specials if you order inside. The portion size was very decent for lunch and it comes with an egg roll. The Mongolian beef was slightly sweet and the rice had just a tad more flavor than normal plain fried rice. It paired nicely with the heavily flavored beef. Overall, I would go back for a quick lunch order. Bonus points: They advertise using no MSG in their food. read more

My kids like their food and were very excited last night when I told them we could get delivery through DoorDash. We ordered Shrimp Lo Mein, Shrimp Fried Rice, Coconut Soup with Shrimp, and Sweet and Sour Chicken. I tried the Lo Mein and Fried Rice and was happy with both of them. The Lo Mein had a little more oil than I like, but my kids loved it. It tasted fresh and was better than some I've gotten from other restaurants. The serving of Sweet and Sour Chicken was generous and came with a side of white rice. The chicken coating had a nice texture. We'll definitely be ordering again. read more

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Food is excellent for fast food Chinese or take out! Service is always friendly and fast! Best place for fast food Chinese in Birmingham!

Great food! Even though they were busy and behind on online orders they were very thankful for our patience and showed their appreciation. The workers were amazing! Will come back! read more

A solid three stars is what Yoe Express earns. My Mongolian beef was pretty good, with the fried rice being full of flavor and taste. The egg roll was good. Why only three stars you may ask? Price and portion size. My date and I both ordered the Mongolian beef and two drinks, and the cost was around $23. Our serving size was what you would normally receive at most restaurants during the lunch hour, not dinner. At other restaurants I would normally have enough food left over to eat at another time, but not here. There was no music or television in the restaurant and when my date and I arrived, the only other people sitting at tables were the workers drinking sodas. We may return if in the area. I doubt it. Just not worth it for the amount of food received versus the cost. read more

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For takeout, hands down the best!! Service is great and our food is always ready when we get there. They do not use MSG and that's really important and makes Yoe Express my top pick for ordering Asian tak read more

For takeout, hands down the best!! Food is delicious, service is great and our order is always ready when we get there. They do not use MSG and that's really important and makes Yoe Express one of my top picks for ordering takeout! read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant in Birmingham! My food is always hot & delicious. Best hot & sour soup & dumplings!

This is our go to takeout Asian cuisine. Fried dumplings with an AMAZING sauce, Kung Pao Chicken with terrific flavor, and Vegetable Singapore Noodle with extra egg. Divine dinner for two with leftovers. Yum!!! read more

I had not been having much luck around BHM, but it was a long day of work and running errands in the rain. I found this spot in Homewood figured why not. I walked in, quickly ordered and in about 10 minutes had my food. Hot/sour soup was ok. I asked for spicy beef lo mein, but they forgot the spicy part. Noodles were good, eat was good portion. I also ordered shrimp fried rice. Shrimp was good portion and the rice was the best part of the meal. I will return as it is close. read more

I had some problems when the Hoover store was open (and I lived on that side of town) with both the service and the food the company provided. ON THE CONTRARY, I tried my luck ordering delivery from the Homewood store. They exceed all expectations. My food was delicious, and my service was crazy fast! I will be ordering again. read more

I love this place. Always good. I get sauce on the side sometimes when I get it delivered and that makes it even better.

I thought it was great. Scarfed it down actually. Got to meet the owner who was very kind and nice. I would go back. If want some good Chinese food, I'd say try it out. They do a lot of take out and delivery as well i've heard. read more

This review is solely for the food. I was worried about the 2 star rating for this place, but I stopped in any way. I ordered the Kung Pao chicken. It was hot and tasty. It's not my favorite Kung Pao chicken ever, but it's definitely worth the visit. read more

I have ordered from Yoe Xpress several times. Quick delivery and great good. My go to items are the teriyaki chicken appetizer, sesame chicken, fried rice, and the wonton soup. They even have surprised me with free donuts when they deliver my food. read more

This has been the BEST delivery food experience! We have ordered several times from this business and every SINGLE time our food has been delivered piping hot, and absolutely delicious. We cannot say enough about it! Our new favorite delivery treat. read more

The guy on the phone was a real ass - not surprised if this place tanks - there are too many options for good food in Birmingham.

I got hot and sour soup that tasted like it had coffee in it!? The egg roll was greasy but ok. The pepper steak tasted like it had coffee in it too. Gross. Have these people ever tasted good Chinese food? read more

The service is good, the woman who took my order was very friendly. The food came out quickly and was hot. I got the rangoon, which was good, but the almond chicken was really off. I didn't get a chance to say anything because I took it to go, but it tasted old and had a sour aftertaste. The fried rice tasted of nothing but pepper and oil. read more

Staying at the Sheraton downtown for an event and we needed dinner. It was raining so we didn't want to venture out. Thought Yoe Xpress would be a good choice since they offered delivery. Hmm. Food arrived in a fairly timely manner. Not really "Xpress," but not an excessively long wait. The food was relatively well priced. It was also very mediocre in quality and I guess they decided we didn't need the steamed rice that we paid for. The hot & sour soup was exceptional. The appetizer wings were very good, as well. The egg rolls were abysmal and I'm pretty sure they were a frozen, pre-packaged product. The Mongolian beef looked really good but the taste was bland and just not very good. I was full at the end of the meal but just not all that satisfied. The end result for both my husband and I was a couple of hours in the bathroom. Not a great way to spend a Saturday night. :-/ read more

Lately, service has been terrible. Several times we ordered items were left off (rice with entree, egg rolls, etc). The food remains mostly the same but it really sucks not to get everything you pay for. I have ordered from this store for many years but that is likely coming to an end. Buyer beware and check the order before they leave. read more

You've got to be kidding me. I order mu shu pork and instead of thin Chinese pancakes, you give me Mexican flour tortillas?!?!?! Yep, taco sized, thick, flour tortillas. Look, I get this isn't fine dining but these people have no pride in what they serve and it shows. Simply disgusting. Never again. read more

In town for the night and our hotel told us that they delivered. Perfect after driving all day and just wanting to sit down and not drive anymore. After reading reviews online about small portion and the food not being good I was skeptical, but figured I'd give it a shot to not leave my hotel. Boy was I so impressed by the food and the service. The beef fried rice was excellent, and the shrimp lo mien was AMAZING shrimp was okay but I wasn't expecting super fresh being so far from the gulf. The driver was so sweet and even come back after forgetting some of our stuff with extra goodies! read more

This place is just bad. I was looking for some quick chinese food, which was half of what this was. I took too long, the chicken was soggy, the egg roll was tiny and the guy at the counter was really rude. Never. Again. read more

If I could give it a half star I would. Food not good for the price you pay. Got Kung Pao chicken and it was so oily I couldn't eat it. Had WAY too many peanuts. Won't be going back. read more

The food is decent but the front counter staff is rude and unprofessional. The staff acted like they hated to answer questions or help us at all. This is not the first time this has happened with these ladies so this is the last time we will be visiting this establishment. If the attitudes would change, we would return because the food is good. read more

When i want Chinese food delivered they give an accurate time frame and decent food. I like to order the egg rolls, crab Rangoon, fried rice, and moo shu pork. read more

Best Chinese in Birmingham period puts P.F. Chang's to shame. Food is always fast and fresh.

Watch your credit card statements at this place. After getting carry out and charging it, and not leaving a tip, my credit card statement showed that a tip was left on top of the bill. When confronted they gave me my money back, but this probably have been stealing from customers without people noticing. read more

Generic Chinese restaurant. Not exceptionally clean, not exceptionally accommodating, not exceptionally well decorated. Oh but how good (no)MSG tastes! read more

Wandered in, hoping to try someplace new, and ended up walking out based on the terrible attitude of the man behind the counter. The place was empty, so all the guy had to do was be nice to one person, but that was too much for this grumpy Gus. If he's the owner, there's nothing to be done. If he's not, maybe the owner should send in a secret shopper to clue him/her in on why there are so many one-star reviews here. read more

Yoe Xpress in Homewood serves a good purpose: it is the only (to our knowledge) restaurant that provides delivery service of Chinese food in Homewood. For what it seeks to be, it is very good and we enjoy the dishes we order. Once you find the dishes you like from the restaurant, you can count on pretty consistent versions of those dishes, delivered to your door by a nice person. The food overall is pretty good and the people are nice. While it's not comparable to something you'd find in Chinatown in NY or SF, it's good. We are happy that Yoe Xpress serves Homewood. read more

We ordered at 8pm and believed this would be enough time for food to be delivered to our house before the restaurant closed at 9pm. We were wrong. Once we ordered they said it would be 45 minutes, a bit long but understandable for a Monday night. They called us back 15 minutes later to ask for our credit card info again and the call came from an employees personal number, again telling us 30-45 minutes. It came close to 9pm and I called again asking where our food was. They said it should show up at any minute. 9:20 comes around and our food still hadn't arrived, I start calling every number I could find and was told by an employee that the last order went out over a half hour before. Another employee who I spoke to, said he was left to clean the entire restaurant by himself which is why he hadn't delivered our food yet. 9:45 rolls around and our food finally arrives, the gentleman who delivered it gave us $5 off and a bag of donuts to apologize. Our food was warm but not hot like it should have arrived. I felt bad for him but still our order took over an hour and a half to drive 3.7 miles. For okay Chinese food, it's not worth the wait. read more

Mediocre chinese. I had been hoping for Japenese fast food, but same in and found out it was Chinese. Very greasy - won't be returning again. read more