Ma's Oriental Express — Restaurant in Elk Grove Township

Whenever I try a new old style chinese restaurant, I get shrimp with lobster sauce and bbq pork something, like bbq pork fried rice or vegetables, etc.

Shrimp with lobster sauce is a very nostalgic food for me. It was something I tried 15~ish years ago from this small chinese restaurant near work. It was $5.45 lunch specials at the time, and I wanted to try something other than monglian beef, generals Tsao chicken etc. And i fell in love ever since.

I love brown starch sauce that is made with, and it needs to have black beans and stripes of pork and egg. But some restaurants tend to make this with white sauce with pea and ground pork, or just not enough salt or msg.

Well, this place make it perfectly how I wanted, and less than 9 bucks. You can't beat this deal. The only thing to critize is that chicken fried rice was not good...it was dry and maybe a day old.

Bbq pork was also really good, cut thick the way I also like it. You can taste rice oyster sauce, and vegetables were cooked well.

It definitely reminded me of the old spot that I loved and will be coming back to try...

I don’t like giving bad reviews but honest reviews are what I look for. I ordered the pad Thai with tofu for dinner. Only one size for dinner was the large. It was $12 which was a great price in the times we’re living in for the amount of food received. Upon entering the business, the employee at the front was less than friendly. I did arrive about 30 minutes before close, so I’m sure they were tired but there was no interaction at all. The food smelled yummy and was hot but was completely flavorless. These was absolutely nothing but a ton of noodles, a few small slices of tofu, a few slices of white onion, a few sprouts, a bit of crushed peanuts and 2 small lime slices. No other veggies at all (scallions, carrots, etc). I wasn’t expecting incredible but I would give the pad Thai a zero. The only reason for the 2 star review for the food is due to the price not...

There’s Not Too Many Good Suburb Chinese Take-Out Restaurants. This One Is Actually Pretty Good As Far As Pricing && Taste. I Ordered The L-08 Sweet and Sour Chicken Lunch Special with My Rice Fried Spicy && the Sweet n’ Sour Sauce Placed On The Side. The Portions Are A Good Size For All (Chicken, Rice, && Sauce). Everything Was Fresh n’ Hot. As Far As Customer Service, The Lady Who Answered My Call && Prepared My Order Upon Arrival Was Quiet Yet Pleasant. Everything In My Order Was Correct && Prepped The Way I Requested It. As For Atmosphere, It’s Very Clean && Quiet. You Can Only Here The Clicking n’ Clacking of The Pots && Pans. There is Only Seating Available To Wait For Your Food && No Options To Dine In. Which Is Okay Because I’d Still Order...