Best and freshest Chinese food in Birmingham. The food was delicious and affordable. Definitely going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef
Danny Haralson
The atmosphere is that there is no atmosphere...not a negative at all. The service is fast, efficient, and pleasant. The food is always good, tasty, and plentiful.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Lo Mein, Egg Roll
anna casanova
Small place to sit and have a great meal at a good price. I’m glad I gave this place a try, will definitely order from here again. Good serve too. My order was $27 and it was a lot of food. Definitely worth it. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tallison R.
Love it, best freshest, fastest most consistent American Chinese in Birmingham area. Just wish they were open Saturdays.
Christina Brown
They are always fantastic!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken, Egg Roll
Jonna W.
They were not open on Christmas but it showed that they were on Yelp. We drove there only to find that they were closed.
Trinity Lairson
Love Chen Express! They knew who we were the third time we went there. We’re now asked if we still want an order of sesame chicken with two orders of fried rice when we go inside to order. The food is super yummy too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken
B Holcomb
By far the best Chinese food I've had in the birmingham area. And the ladies that work here are very nice and make sure to keep your drink
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Orlando J. Carlo
The best Chinese in Cahaba Heights. Service is great, owners know your name and order. Egg rolls are amazing and so is the Mongolian beef.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shameka C.
Portion size alone, I would give five stars. I ordered the Chicken Fried Rice with an egg roll and the rice was plentiful. It was not a bad meal. However, it was something about the chicken that I didn't care for. I am not sure if it was the texture or what. I don't mind trying this restaurant again but maybe ordering the Shrimp Fried Rice if possible and an extra egg roll. The ladies at the counter were very welcoming and appear to really get to know their regular customers. I observed their interactions while waiting for my food and that was a good feeling.
I cannot stop raving about this restaurant. They seriously went above and beyond from start to finish. I really wanted some Chinese food, but I wasn't near my favorite location. This just happened to me the closest Chinese food to me and had really good reviews, so I decided to give it a chance. I walked in, and everything was very clean and organized. I was greeted immediately, and I placed an order for general TSO's chicken with fried rice, an egg roll, and crab rangoons. It took about 10 minutes for my food to come out, but while I was waiting, I noticed other customers were coming in. Each customer that came in, the woman behind the register, greeted them by name. She had obviously developed a relationship with these people and has repeat business. When my food was ready I took it to go. I was driving to Florida so I had to eat it in my car. I didn't start eating until 15 minutes after I left the store. It was still so hot that I couldn't hold the food on my lap. I had to have it on the dashboard and eat it. When I was finished, the dashboard was so hot from the chicken that I genuinely could not believe how hot the food was kept. The crab rangoons had to have been homemade. I've never had crab rangoons that tasted like that. You could actually taste the crab, and it was delicious. Egg roll was on point. And the general shows chicken. It was like this Chinese food restaurant got chicken breasts, cut them up, breaded them themselves, and made sauce from scratch. Everything tasted like it was 100% made at that store. I will say this Chinese food is a little bit more on the expensive side but it is worth every penny. The food fed me and my friend for 2 days. It's a large quantity with good quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Roll
Barry Walker
Small place but very friendly staff, lunch was very good and plenty but only draw back was fried pork wontons were a little extra crispy to the point i couldnt break but service was fast and place was busy so i will go back but not the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Sina Skates
One of our two favorite places for Chinese food. They know our order when we call. They don't mind if we ask for minor menu adjustments (like no scallions). The food is always hot and ready fast. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian W
EXCELLENT FOOD, and EXTREMELY FRIENDLY! Highly recommend. They were kind of busy, but my order was fast. I got Szechuan Chicken, Pork Lo Mein and Crab Rangoon. Both entrees were seasoned excellently and very fresh. The crab rangoon was very good too...a little sweeter than I would normally go for, but still very good.Both ladies working were super nice and attentive. I will be back soon! Thank you
Best and freshest Chinese food in Birmingham. The food was delicious and affordable. Definitely going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef
The atmosphere is that there is no atmosphere...not a negative at all. The service is fast, efficient, and pleasant. The food is always good, tasty, and plentiful.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Lo Mein, Egg Roll
Small place to sit and have a great meal at a good price. I’m glad I gave this place a try, will definitely order from here again. Good serve too. My order was $27 and it was a lot of food. Definitely worth it. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love it, best freshest, fastest most consistent American Chinese in Birmingham area. Just wish they were open Saturdays.
They are always fantastic!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken, Egg Roll
They were not open on Christmas but it showed that they were on Yelp. We drove there only to find that they were closed.
Love Chen Express! They knew who we were the third time we went there. We’re now asked if we still want an order of sesame chicken with two orders of fried rice when we go inside to order. The food is super yummy too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken
By far the best Chinese food I've had in the birmingham area. And the ladies that work here are very nice and make sure to keep your drink
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best Chinese in Cahaba Heights. Service is great, owners know your name and order. Egg rolls are amazing and so is the Mongolian beef.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Portion size alone, I would give five stars. I ordered the Chicken Fried Rice with an egg roll and the rice was plentiful. It was not a bad meal. However, it was something about the chicken that I didn't care for. I am not sure if it was the texture or what. I don't mind trying this restaurant again but maybe ordering the Shrimp Fried Rice if possible and an extra egg roll. The ladies at the counter were very welcoming and appear to really get to know their regular customers. I observed their interactions while waiting for my food and that was a good feeling.
Restaurantji Recommends
Best Chinese takeout in the Birmingham area!
Food: 5
Service: 5
I cannot stop raving about this restaurant. They seriously went above and beyond from start to finish. I really wanted some Chinese food, but I wasn't near my favorite location. This just happened to me the closest Chinese food to me and had really good reviews, so I decided to give it a chance. I walked in, and everything was very clean and organized. I was greeted immediately, and I placed an order for general TSO's chicken with fried rice, an egg roll, and crab rangoons. It took about 10 minutes for my food to come out, but while I was waiting, I noticed other customers were coming in. Each customer that came in, the woman behind the register, greeted them by name. She had obviously developed a relationship with these people and has repeat business. When my food was ready I took it to go. I was driving to Florida so I had to eat it in my car. I didn't start eating until 15 minutes after I left the store. It was still so hot that I couldn't hold the food on my lap. I had to have it on the dashboard and eat it. When I was finished, the dashboard was so hot from the chicken that I genuinely could not believe how hot the food was kept. The crab rangoons had to have been homemade. I've never had crab rangoons that tasted like that. You could actually taste the crab, and it was delicious. Egg roll was on point. And the general shows chicken. It was like this Chinese food restaurant got chicken breasts, cut them up, breaded them themselves, and made sauce from scratch. Everything tasted like it was 100% made at that store. I will say this Chinese food is a little bit more on the expensive side but it is worth every penny. The food fed me and my friend for 2 days. It's a large quantity with good quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Roll
Small place but very friendly staff, lunch was very good and plenty but only draw back was fried pork wontons were a little extra crispy to the point i couldnt break but service was fast and place was busy so i will go back but not the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
One of our two favorite places for Chinese food. They know our order when we call. They don't mind if we ask for minor menu adjustments (like no scallions). The food is always hot and ready fast. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
EXCELLENT FOOD, and EXTREMELY FRIENDLY! Highly recommend. They were kind of busy, but my order was fast. I got Szechuan Chicken, Pork Lo Mein and Crab Rangoon. Both entrees were seasoned excellently and very fresh. The crab rangoon was very good too...a little sweeter than I would normally go for, but still very good.Both ladies working were super nice and attentive. I will be back soon! Thank you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5