Chinese Express
121 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55408
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Address :
121 E Lake St
Minneapolis, MN, 55408 - Phone (612) 253-8888
- Website https://www.chineseexpressmn.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :10:30 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Amber J.
Ive been getting chineese food from here for a while and I haven't found anything better. There cream cheese wantons are excelant and there shrimp low-main is so good they are not stingy with the amount of shrimp.
(3)Joel C.
I had purchased a restaurant.com voucher a few years ago and was waiting to use it as they do not expire. I am familiar with restaurant.com and when a restaurant is no longer participating in their program, restaurant.com will send an email indicating so. When I explained this to the manager, he said that restaurant.com was a "shady company" and that he would not except my voucher even though I had paid for it. Avoid this restaurant at all costs as they do not have their business operations in order.
(1)James J.
A real gem. I love this place. Maybe because it's close, and maybe because it's one of the few non-pizza places that delivers to my house. Healthy mix of sweet and syrupy stuff and spicy/savory stuff. I recommend the house lo mein and steamed dumplings. Note: This place doesn't have seating. It's carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery only. And if you get drive-thru or carry-out, be prepared to wait. They cook everything to order. (And that's a good thing.)
(5)M.J. F.
They are fast, friendly and the food always arrives hot. We get the sesame chicken and I LOVE their pork fried rice. The cream cheese wontons are crispy and delicious. I live at 40th and cedar and though the online ordering won't allow me to place an order for delivery, when I call it in its no problem. The delivery drivers are nice, even when I messed the tip up once. Its a pleasant, fast and consistent experience. Recommended.
(4)Jennifer L.
Food was ok not great not horrible but I went through the drive through, only car. One order of sesame chicken. 20 minutes later... I could have went home ordered food and had it delivered from any Chinese place by my home and got my food faster then their express drive through.
(1)Fernando C.
This place is a solid 3 stars. The food is just what you'd expect from a quick hole-in-the-wall type restaurant. I ordered the lo mein and orange chicken plates with a side of cheese wontons, of course. The food was tasty and for the price -- you can't beat it. They make sure and take care of you by providing ample amount of napkins, soy sauce, fish sauce, duck sauce...you name it. Beat of all? They deliver and they have a drive-thru service available. Can't beat it.
(3)C D.
It's been over an hour and a half and my food hasn't come. Great service for non returning customers.
(1)Brian K.
Really solid delivery option. It's our go to when we're feeling lazy and in the mood for Chinese. Food always arrives hot.
(4)Aaron S.
It's pretty good food, the delivery is fast enough. I like the online ordering. This is my go-to place when I am feeling lazy and don't want to cook my own Chinese food. The sesame seed chicken is something special at least to me.
(3)Jason K.
I have seen this place a thousand times from 35W and always wondered about it. I was walking around the area and was super hungry. I ordered and they brought the food out to the table. Just a cool place! The food wasn't greasy, it seemed like they took extra special care in the sauce. It wasn't spicy, it was just perfect fast, American, Chinese food. This place is awesome. I got the seafood special. There were probably 8 big shrimp and lots of scallops. The sauce was fantastic. It was the king of Asian take out. I don't normally sit and eat by myself, but it was therapeutic to eat by myself and just take in the flavors. They give you a great plate of rice to mix with everything I loved it!
(5)Drew W.
I change to four stars. The staff remembers us now when we come in. awsome. nothing fancy here. clean take out. big portions. bring cash. be prepared to order fast and get the hell out of the way.
(4)Riely J.
So, you know those evenings when your mind says, "Let's do something regrettable" and your heart fixates on egg rolls and sweet and sour chicken and fried rice? When I have nights like that, I order from here. I order from here every. single. time. This food is NOT foodie-fare. It's cheap, Americanized, Chinese-style awesomeness, but sometimes that's exactly what this girl needs. Chinese Express is standard, but in the best possible way. They make their own egg rolls, and they're well-seasoned and cabbage-y (which is the way that I like them). The portions are generally enormous, but you can order many items in smaller sizes (so, if you're feeling like doing something regrettable but don't feel quite prepared to cry into your pillow later, then you can order a smaller portion). The vegetables that they put into their stir-fried dishes are never overcooked. The little fried chicken pieces that they use for their lemon chicken and sweet and sour chicken are always light in color, crunchy, made from all-white meat, and delicious. The peas and tiny cubed carrots that they put into their fried rice are just adorable. I've tried pretty much every chicken-based item on their menu over the years, and I'd order any one of those items again (the lemon chicken is my go-to, however). Food aside, I like to order from here because they make it easy. They had online ordering available years before others in the area began offering it. I like that you can log on to their website, choose whichever embarrassing items you want, pay with your card, tip right away, and never have to exchange a single sheepish word with anybody, the whole time. They always deliver quickly. Tipping up front has one other giant plus: when the delivery guy comes with your food, there is no awkward conversation involved while you fumble in your doorway while trying to sign the receipt. Try it out!
(4)Alicia S.
The food isn't that great but the eggs rolls are really good. Prices are very reasonable . Delivery was fast and staff are very nice.
(4)Eric R.
Oh boy. Oh god. Wow. I'm in the middle of eating the food I just ordered. It's so disappointing that I'm actually stoping everything to write this review. I read some of the negative comments about this place before I ordered and should have listened, but I wrote them off as the kind of people who complain about the decor - those who expect way too much from americanized take out. But the food...Oh lord. Someone wrote here that it tastes like it's from a can. I laughed that off, but I completely agree. The rice has no flavor. HOW. It tastes like nothing, is mushy and instantly becomes a single lump of mush in your mouth. Rice. I've never ordered chinese that i didn't like. This is my first negative experience. At least it's a lesson learned.
(1)Audrey M.
I'm surprised this place has such a low rating, because our experience was fantastic. My fiance and I were just leisurely walking down the street and decided to stop in. The staff was super nice, and didn't pressure us to order immediately. The wait was short, and the food was fantastic. I think we paid about $16 total, and we both had leftovers. Delicious leftovers. Its small and basic, but you do get table service and real dishes and cutlery. They were even cool when we split a soda between the two of us. This place is clearly a family-run operation. During our meal, the mom brought out a couple of very well behaved children for a treat of chicken fried rice. So cute. We have yet to order from them, but I definitely plan on it soon!
(5)James M.
This has always been my favorite place to order Chinese food from. However, that all changed tonight. I attempted to order online and the new interface said I was outside the delivery area despite my address clearly being inside the area shown on the map (albeit on the edge). I called to try to place an order that way and was told that they wouldn't deliver to me because the had reduced the delivery area. When I pointed out that I was within the range, I was told that they were really busy and wouldn't deliver to me even after admitting I was inside the delivery area. That's absolutely ridiculous. I'm saddened that I have to find a new Chinese place now, but I can't tolerate service that terrible.
(1)Angela A.
Fast service for a nice and freshly made Chinese food. Best cheese wontons in twin cities. They have online order too!! Definitely will go back!
(5)Nadine Y.
Pretty sure I ordered the beef with mushrooms. Pretty sure I got more than what I bargained for. First, "express" meant, "wait 20 minutes for your food as one guy is spraying crap on the floor, the other is cooking something, and one other guy is just standing around... observing?" The shocker when I got home? I thought I ordered BEEF with MUSHROOMS. But I must have gotten a deal because I got beef with mushrooms... and carrots, peapods, onions, and a whole bunch of other vegetable vomit. Talking about vomit... that's what happened about an hour later... and pretty sure THAT was the only thing that was express.
(1)Sara W.
I love this hole in the wall. The sesame and orange chicken are great. The staff is polite and friendly. I recommend it.
(5)Karleen M.
Chinese restaurant with a drive thru... I know right! I ordered via the phone so I am not sure what the inside is really like. But the food was decent. And you get decent portions. But I couldn't get over the drive thru..
(3)Tom L.
This place blows. Like Armondo I saw the drive thru and rolled up. The chicken tasted like it came out of a can or was imitation No flavor (MSG). Soup was ok. Pretty expensive too.
(2)Jason W.
I have eaten here before and decided to give it another shot today. I ordered the General Tso's, but I ordered it extra spicy, since I had learned from previous experience and like other yelpers have mentioned it is sort of weak. The white rice was great and the cream cheese wontons pretty good. No problem with grease for me, so maybe it was a one time thing for others. The food isn't great, but it isn't horrible either. Frankly, I am not expecting a gourmet dish when I order from a Chinese restaurant with a drive through. The quantity of food for the price is the counter balance to this place, so you will need to take it as it is. Just remember if you like spicy Chinese food, you need to order it that way!
(3)Anna K.
I haven't gotten the food yet so I'll probably update again. I'm going to talk about customer service though, because it was great. First off, their website is really nice. Clean, easy to navigate. The only issue with it is that they don't notify you of the $13 minimum when delivering. As for those complaining about prices...if you get a lot of food, then it's better than a $7 meal that's tiny, in my opinion. I'm a college student so leftovers are always great. Customer service called to talk to me about the $13 minimum so I put a small fried rice onto my order because that's something I can easily store and heat up later. The guy was very nice, friendly, and easy to understand. He was really polite and wasn't pushy or rude or anything to me. I appreciate that they really read my notes about where to deliver, and that they called so fast after I had placed my order. I will edit and update this when I get the food.
(4)Matt C.
This place is really a 3.5, but I'll give it a 4 to help it out here. I am in the area all the time for work and driven by this place tons of times, and everytime I remark about how it has a drive thru window. I thought I had read glowing reviews about it before, but I now realize that I mistook it for China Express. I have no idea what the heck is on the menu, the drive thru menu lists the standards. I ordered General Tso's, and apparently there is a lunch special for $7 (it was on the menu for $8.95) It was a good amount of chicken, rice, steamed brocolli and a 24oz bottled coke. It wasn't the best, but it definately wasn't the worst. I added some of the hot sauce they provided. I'll probably be back, as it was cheap and pretty good. Oh, and for those complaining about the lack of Chinese in the area, there is another place around the corner at Nicollet and Lake by the Subway. I have no idea what it is called or how it is, but it there.
(4)M L.
Got my food delivered 10 minutes after I called. 10 minutes. And it didn't seem like it was just reheated. The food is ok for chinese take out. If someone is just looking for a chill night of greasy food this place will work for you. Fairly priced and better than the food from places like "Red Dragon." I don't mean to single Red Dragon out, they are just the only chinese restaurant with a distinct name; as oppose to "No.1 Chinese restaurant" or "china express" or something. Seriously, I feel like I am in a video game where all the stores have names like "Hardware store." Oh well.
(3)Nathan L.
Grease seems to be the theme of this restaurant. Both of our dishes and egg rolls were possibly the greasiest I've ever had. We also had some of the pork fried rice which also wasn't very good. She had the General Tso's chicken and it wasn't very spicy, but they give you packets of hot sauce you can put on it and that seemed to help quite a bit. I had the chicken broccoli and it was edible but I won't be ordering that again anytime soon. However their plain rice with a a little of the soy sauce on it was pretty tasty. I can't imagine I would be back here anytime soon, but it doesn't seem like there is much else around in the way of quick Chinese takeout in the area. And the last funny part is this is the first chinese place I've been to that has a drive-thru window. Not sure how it works and how long it takes but I thought it was hilarious when I saw it.
(2)Ryan B.
I think everyone can agree that it's rare to find great tasting chicken and beef from a Chinese delivery joint. It's sketchy at best and if it's not bathed in a decent tasting sauce, it generally tastes like week old, reheated meat. Horrid. This place is fast, cheap and always gets your order correct. This is a big thing for me, as I hate having to call back. I've had their chicken and probably wouldn't order it a second time. I've had their beef and pork, and probably wouldn't order that again either. Their saving grace is their fried rice. If you are a fan of shrimp fried rice, I have not found another Chinese delivery spot that can rival it. Ask them to add a little extra spice or extra shrimp and you will not be disappointed. The cheese wontons are EXCELLENT. Never have they been stale or uber greasy, for me at least. They have also delivered a bag of ice for me... and at midnight, that's pretty epic.
(3)Maddy S.
Despite the fact I read earlier Yelp reviews of this place, my fiance had seen good reviews of it elsewhere and we figured we'd try it. Worst case scenario, we would never order from there again, and I'd rant about it on Yelp. Clearly, we're in our worst case scenario mode. I should have known better. Contrary to what earlier reviewers had said, it was not very greasy at all. In fact, I had the driest egg rolls I've ever seen. The issue with the food was that it was completely devoid of flavor. The afore-mentioned eggrolls had to be drenched in duck sauce to be even moderately enjoyable, and even then I pretty much only ate the doughy casing because the inside was comprised of more flavorless, slightly soggy, shredded lettuce, cabbage, or some sort of other vaguely green (in actuality, mostly white) leaf vegetable. My fiance did a little better with one of his chicken dishes, which we decided got a firm "edible, but not enjoyable" rating. Two stars for apparently correcting their grease problem (at least for me) but that's being generous.
(2)Alison M.
The lo mein noodles taste like earthworms that drank from bright orange pools of grease, painfully and with lots of burning manged to excrete the grease into a dish, and then proceeded to swim around some more in their own greasy shit. The same goes for wontons, dumplings, fun noodles, fried shrimp, and anything else I've ever eaten from here but substitute "earthworms" with a more appropriately shaped but equally-disgusting vermin. Also, they have a $13 minimum for delivery so when it's all said and done you have to order too much food and spend way too much money on some truly putrid shit that surely under FDA regulations cant be referred to as 'food'. Now...if only I can convince myself to take the menu out from under the refrigerator magnet and drop it into the garbage where it belongs. Great State of Minnesota--curse you and your lack of competent Asians!!!!!
(1)Bonny H.
I will agree that the food here is a bit greasy, but what fast food chinese restaurant isn't? If grease is a problem for you, you could always ask them to minimize the oil. I've been coming here every now and then for years and i have many friends that love this place. We usually do a take-out or pick-up and bring it home to eat in front of the TV. The price is cheap and affordable for those in the area and most of the time the service is quick. I really enjoy eating their dumplings (for their thicker skin), chicken wings, fried bean curd, shrimp with broccolli, and sesame chicken. I also enjoy the lo mein here because they are just like a thicker form of spaghetti. Of course it is no 5-star restaurant but the food is very delicious especially for its price.
(4)Armando O.
I don't know what made me hit this place up. I saw Chinese Express, and then I saw a drive-thru sign and said, Why not? Well, the experience was uneventful. The chicken didn't taste like chicken, it tasted like imitation meat, which if you are a health fanatic or a vegan is fine, but not with me. I was disappointed.
(2)Molly J.
bad. just bad
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