Todd was our great server who provided excellence in customer service. The food was pretty decent, the grits for the shrimp and grits could be a bit more and more proportionate. The cornbread was pretty good, but could be left in longer for a more golden brown color. Tried the brisket as well and it was okay.

It was our first time here. My family took me for my birthday. We sat outside for the fact that we had a toddler with us. The atmosphere was very nice. It's very casual.

Cute little Ecuadorian bakery. They bake their bread fresh onsite. Staff are friendly.

Excellent family atmosphere. Wonderfully homemade delights. Breakfast and lunch sandwiches, homemade empanadas, homemade, creative cakes. Can't miss ☺️

Awesome party room upstairs. Great, attentive staff. Full bar. Beautifully designed. Update: best fish fry I've ever had! The batter is seasoned in such a way that I find myself hardly using tartar sauce! MORE Updates! Still going here almost every Friday I can, still snappin' pics and LOVING the fish fry here. In addition to fish frys, their blue and gold wings are over the top!

Set outside with friends and family for an outdoor concert and dinner. Very busy! Staff was good but a bit overworked, which seems very common these days. I had their smoked chicken wings with the black and blue treatment, which were very tasty but a bit pricey. My girlfriend had a special order hamburger without a bun (no gluten-free option visible) and french fries. The french fries side was disappointing due to the very small portion provided. No complaints from the other diners. Drinks were not on the cheap side but reasonably priced considering the music was free. Inside the bar was quite busy, although this was a beautiful Friday night.

Ordered today and the food was awful and I’m a 10 plus year customer. Rice was sticky and tasted bad. Who makes Chinese food with sticky rice smh. Food was better before my favorite employee left now i have to find a new spot.

This place use to be good when the previous woman owned it. She was so nice. The people that own it now " are out to lunch". They suck. I guess that's why the reviews I read are from the time when she owned it. Service sucks, cleanliness sucks, price sucks... They suck!!!

I don’t normally write reviews, but this was a rough experience. Tasteless food, horribly undercooked rice, and extremely small portions. I’m not snobby by any means but this was not worth the money at all.

We’ve gone there for years. Always the best but since there vacation this year something changed. Soup wasn’t hot the sweet and sour and general toss chicken wasn’t very hot and the chicken was over cooked and to tough to chew. Not sure if we’re going back

Dirty and unclean place. Sat down to eat at one of the few tables without a spider web or grime and after a few bites saw a cockroach crawling on top of the table. Told them about it and they absolutely did not care. They said it must have come from outside and then literally didn't even go to kill it or remove it. Food was dry and bland. Combo plate isn't a combination of entrees but just pork fried rice with some small option of "appetizers" to choose from. Nasty, will not be back again, what a waste of money.

Something horribly wrong going on here. I've worked around the corner for years, everyone tells me to stay away. I went a few years ago and it was simply bad. I gave it another shot recently and it was actually worse, I was seriously concerned. Alarmed. Shocked. The meat tasted spoiled.., rotten. I find it hard to believe they make the food taste this bad by accident. I never see people inside when I drive by, it appears they never have customers. How do they stay in business? Do they make the food horrible to keep people away, because it's a front for something else?

I had the Chicken Pad Thai. It was very tasty and the portion was huge. I spent $16.80 with a bottle of water. I ate there and two other times at my place, all from the same portion! The lady that took my order was very nice. There is plenty of seating at this place too.

Worst fried rice I’ve ever had. Never thought that Chinese restaurant would be this bad

Update - August 2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Dad ordered from here today and the food was more like old times. The rice was fresh and the PuPu platter was great. Update - June 2022⭐️ We ordered food today and I was shocked that it was bad. The rice & egg foo young were not flavorful at all and were very dark. And the crab rangoon even tasted different. I’m so sad because this place was an old faithful for our family. So many of the Boston Chinese restaurants have changed bit for the better. Original Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A family favorite. We only order takeout. Everything is cooked to order except the pork fried rice. Don’t order that.

A moment of true nostalgia. As a Boston native, one thing I will forever love is the food, especially the Chinese Food! Chinatown Express is one of my favorite on the go restaurants. I’ve been coming here since 2002 and though I moved out of Boston in 2005, I make sure to come get an order everytime I’m in town. Good food, good portions, and most of all, GREAT Combination plates. My go combo is the D11. Chicken Fingers, Boneless Spareribs, Beef Teriyaki, and Pork Fried Rice. This combination is a perfect balance of pork, beef, and chicken. The ribs are meaty and have a perfect sweet to salt balance. The beef teriyaki is well done and pairs well with the pork fried rice. The highlight for me is the moist, meaty chicken fingers. The meat is seasoned as well as the batter is too. The pork fried rice brings everything together as I take a scoop of rice with every bite of meat. LoL!!!! Now, if you know what’s good for you, make sure to get the Duck Sauce. One thing about the Chinese food in Boston is the Duck Sauce. It’s sweet and provides an added flavor profile to everything on the plate. Also, regardless of what you order, the duck sauce will always make it taste even better. LoL!!! If you're in the area you’ve gotta stop in and get some food from Chinatown Express. The menu has a variety of options. The lunch and dinner specials are awesome. The service is good. And the food is fresh. 20 years later and they still haven’t lost the quality goodness that I enjoy!

My family has been dining here since 1992, while there’s been a few changes over time (decor, residents in the aquariums, the transition away from buffet service); many great things have stayed- the quality of the food, tried and true favorite recipes are still available and several members of staff remain onboard after all these years. Alongside the dining area, there’s a cozy bar seating area and in the warm months, there’s a small amount of outdoor seating available on the deck. In addition to dine-in, they offer take out as well, the food quality is consistent in both services. The menu is available on their website. Daily drink specials are shared on their Facebook page, complete with photos. As part of the menu, there are combination plate specials for lunch and dinner, as well as special menu section featuring a variety of offerings for varying levels of guests- a fun option to try a variety of things. While reservations aren’t needed, if you were to come in a large group (8 or more guests), I would encourage it to allow staff to prearrange seating if tables need to be placed together. I think the prices are fair for the quality and would generally estimate meals at $10-$20 per person (at the time of this writing).

Went here while waiting for our tire change, the lady in charge was friendly and their dog sat beside us which was fine, coz I love dogs. Their food was good and the service was fast. Would recommend!

DimSum street style brings back memories of Hongkong, the epicenter of great DimSums from Michelin and large restaurants, smaller eateries and takeaway stalls. This place has indeed embraced the concept DimSum street food style😎😎😎. It’s a cozy yet pleasant place. It’s looks mainly a takeaway with an option of eat-in. The pictorial menu👍👍👍 is a listing of DimSum dumplings (shrimp, pork) and other non-dumplings such as spareribs (pork & beef), chicken feet, vegetables. There’s also desert DimSum. A smaller part of the menu offers noodles and soups. NOTABLE FEATURE: The sizes of dumplings and servings are rather large. It’s shareable for two. 🤩🤩🤩 The Shrimp Siu Mai is outstanding; packed with shrimp… very flavorful 🤩🤩🤩 The Shrimp Leeks Dumplings are another very tasty dish. The sticky dough is unique. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Braised Beef Short Ribs is outstandingly Cantonese… 😡😡😡 The “Cantonese Meatballs” is NOT CANTONESE, NOT REALLY A MEATBALL but highly processed meat that has the texture of a processed American sausage, except this is spherical… WHY EVEN SERVE THIS???? Takeaway service counter is very efficient. They’ll serve the eat-in once the food is ready. Prices are very very reasonably low.

Rice noodle is too thick; sauce is a little too sour. Tofu skin one is not good. Shumai is juicy. Pan fried pork bun is bad with thick dough and no broth inside. Lava bun first bite is good but too much to finish the whole bun

This place been open since before I was born 31.5 years ago! I’ve been eating here literally my entire life! By far THE best Chinese food in all of Paterson, perhaps even all of NJ, I may be pushing it but probably the best food in all the world! Love these guys.

Very Good Chinese food tasty delicious I loved order. Taste so Good my recommendation is beef may fun And. Special Fry rice and Chicken wings. Absolutely. The best in the area. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 212. 5 ave you Client 😎💪🏼

Ordered for two a combo dinner of house fried rice, chicken wings, chicken fingers, and boneless spareribs. Received what was more like white rice with only shrimp (no beef, chicken, ham or pork), so that was a bit of a bummer. But no big complaints about the chicken, and I will say the spare ribs were really good. I'm about 2 miles away but the food showed up within 20 minutes and was hot and fresh.

We did take out tonight. I called in the order and it was ready in 20 minutes as promised. We had the pan fried dumplings excellent, pork fried rice, very good, pork lo mein ,very good ,steamed vegetables good. Overall a decent place very clean, we will be back. The portions were generous and fairly priced.