China Express — Restaurant in Barnwell

Really nice find in the sticks. Was staying in a hotel across from the restaurant for the weekend and decided to get some food that was different than burgers.

I saw an elderly last that was there before me get food to go and when she went to the window to pick it up she asked for a specific sauce on the side. They did the sauce was 50 cents and the lady explained she would have to pass because she had no more money. I was about to step up and buy the sauce for her but before I could get up, I heard the employee tell her they went ahead put the sauce with her order anyhow which I thought was really nice.

Then I got my food. OMG! $18 for two combo meals got me at least 4-5 meals worth of food. The bag was so heavy. It was really good too. I get Genera Tso chicken at any new Asian restaurant to base the quality. It was delicious. A little more on sweet side than spicy but cooked very well, still slightly crispy.

I'm sure I'll be in the area next year again and will definitely stop at this...

not a positive experience last time, but in the past, the fried fish has been perfect, and i like to put the hot mustard sauce on it. i would come back for it.

i tried the general tso's chicken here most recently, and it was just plain disappointing. it was extremely lacking flavor, compared to other Chinese restaurants in my area that know how to prepare it. they might as well just call it "chicken with sauce that isn't adding anything to the experience." general tso's is the dish i use to rate an entire Chinese restaurant, and decide to try other things on the menu. maybe there are other dishes they can execute better.

for what it's worth, the posters on the wall are cool, and they keep the place clean with one of those automatic vacuums. the portion sizes in the to go boxes are very generous. however, quality of food is what it's all about, and i just didn't feel like i got what i paid for in...

Alright. Modern day review. You don't have to be from the city to make good Chinese food, all the other chinese restaurants in the area prove that. Don't be fooled by their massive portions of rice, this place is absolutely disgusting and you know that from the moment you walk in there.

I wouldn't even feed this to some animal. The fried rice is always chewy, and don't worry about how they just used plain old sliced ham for their pork fried rice. Because you'll get more than ham, pieces of chicken and beef sometimes, which is an obvious sign they're cross contaminating.

If you order meat, be sure to leave it soaking for a few hours to properly hydrate it, unless you enjoy dry and stringy. I've eaten here 5 times because I don't judge a place by its cover, but God they really hit every worst thing. 9/10 times you people will fail a health inspection you didn't...