Orient Express — Restaurant in Charlotte

Doesn't look like very much from the outside, or the inside for that matter. But, look's can be very deceptive. The owner was present, manning the cash register and she was very nice. The waitress on the floor was very friendly and engaging. The restaurant was very clean and was handicap accessible. The chicken wings were humongous and were freshly cooked, as were all of the entrees. The portions were extremely large, filling and satisfying. There to-go business was extremely brisk and with virtually no wait time whatsoever. In one of my pictures, you can see a half order of wings(2) and they look up virtually the whole plate. If you took the time to read this review, please take a 1/2 second and click...

This location is a dinky, dingy mess. The building it occupies is unremarkable, and it's difficult to even recognize it as a restaurant from the outside. The interior, however, is somehow almost worse—no lighting, cramped quarters, and an inattentive staff that barely slap together some thing resembling food. Now, the food itself was mediocre at best, and abysmal at worst. Don't buy the mixed vegetables; it's practically all cabbage and celery. Undercooked, bland, and soggy are the three words I'd use to describe the dining experience. Don't trust Google on this one. It is NOT worth four stars. Way too expensive on...

First, we were completely surprised by how much food was in each order! We are used to smallish containers for an order of lo mein, we were eating off that one item for days. The service was incredible, they kept our food hot until we arrived and packed it up. The hostess even ran after us for some sauce that was forgotten. That sauce went with the crab ragoon and was incredible! Best ragoon I've ever had frankly, and had actual chunks of crab in it.

Extremely reasonable in price. This has become our go to...