China Wok Express — Restaurant in Downey

Only because I can't give a zero!! First time trying it, the chow mien was flavor less, orange chicken was dry and chewy and even found a piece of bone! BBQ pork was extremely salty! Veggie rolls were oddly full of white spots and had no veggies inside um! I went back and told the woman there of my opinion and that I honestly couldn't eat her food... She didn't wanna hear me and went on trying to explain that she uses fresh chicken thigh and that too bad I didn't like it and that her customers never complain and that if I want my money or exchange it wasn't gonna happen! That if I get sick to get health insurance... I was furious! This had never happened to me! I wouldn't recommend it, she even said "Well you shoulda asked me for a sample before buying, I never exchange or refund so too bad now leave!"... Omg I...

Great little gem. Sesame chicken was on point, not too sweet a bit garlicky, with the right amount of kick and tang. Nothing was too oily or salty. The seasoning was on point. Feel you're getting enough food for what you pay, especially in the protein department. The chow mein didn't have any green onion, just cabbage, but the fried rice surprisingly has green peas and egg--not very common in places like Chinese takeouts with heat lamps. Overall, I give the place a solid 4 stars (most places like this one only earn two to three stars in my book) but because of the friendliness of the owner I went ahead and bumped it up to five! Their other entrées, like their veg chop suey and beef and broccoli looked very fresh and appetizing....

I should've paid attention to the reviews and stood away from this place. I was craving chinese and this was close to work. I ordered half rice, half chow mein and orange chicken as the entree. I was highly disappointed! The rice didn't have much taste, the chow mein was overly cooked and the orange chicken isn't what you find at the other fast food chinese places. They have the chicken and 'orange glaze' separate so when you ask for it they grab a few pieces of the fried chicken and then add the glaze on top. The chicken was horrible and had a funky smell....