Ling Express — Restaurant in Florida

If I could give this place no stars I would. I ordered via the web for delivery. While I take no issue about how quickly our order arrived (less than an hour at lunchtime on a Thursday) I will say the food was a waste of my money. I'm half Asian and I grew up eating rice so it's a staple in my diet. How you manage to screw up rice I don't know but it was awfully undercooked and had a plastic taste to it.

We also ordered the Happy Family which literally made me sad and gave me a migraine. I specifically asked for No MSG on my order. The Happy Family was overly salty and the promise of the seafood on it was the allure. Alas the imitation crab log was "off" and had to be spat out. There was no lobster, even though it is listed in the ingredients, and there were only 2 shrimp. I'm not sure what they did to the carrot to make it taste the way that it did but it was so inedible it also had to be spat out.

Kudos to the restaurant for using fresh and not frozen broccoli but it was very "al dente" in the Orange Chicken dish. The breading was a gloppy mess by the time we received it and while I give them props for attempting to include real orange rind in the dish it just made it shockingly bitter and frankly the whole dish was a congealed mess save for the undercooked broccoli.

They did manage to not screw up the fortune cookies :D And lastly the pork lo mein was overly salty but more edible than the other dishes we ordered. I won't ever order from here again. I have tried other Chinese places in Valrico and this one is on the bottom of the list. I know it has glowing reviews and maybe the kitchen was having an off day but my stomach literally hurts after trying to choke down lunch and I have to go lie down and hope my migraine goes so I can get back to work. They might not directly use MSG but their sauce base definitely has it and it has caused a severe reaction. They should be really careful in the future about using any products that have MSG.

And lastly please don't order extra rice. we are now stuck with a quart of rice we can't eat because it...

It's unfortunate that I'm giving this place two stars. The food is typically great, in taste and heat. However, they often get your order wrong, forget to put items in your order, or swap out foods. Just today, I order something rather simple, I just wanted a side of white rice & beef for two meals. I get home and go to inspect the food, only to be met with two plates of my Lo mein & Orange Chicken. Now, I was fully expecting my chicken to be adorned with white, steaming rice, and for the Lo mein to be accompanied by the usual side of beef. The universe had decided to instead curse me, and replace BOTH the beef & white rice with pork fried rice. Now, this doesn't sound major, it infact sounds like a minor inconvenience, but this isn't the first order I've made that has been butchered. Another time I order an appetizer of their Chinese donuts, an additional $5, only to be rewarded with... NOTHING! It's horrid to pay for something and simply have it not be there. The food itself is good, but if you like having your order done right, this is likely not the place for you. The interior is small, cramped, and not...

The store was clean however the service was horrible. This was my 1st time there. There was no greeting or acknowledgment. When I grabbed a menu a gentleman walked up to the register & said what do you want. When I said I need a moment he responded with you don’t know what you want? After I few minutes I was ready to place the order and after I named off the 1st this he said are you done. I named off something else, are you done. He didn’t allow me to finish & it seemed like he was agitated that I was there. I got my nephews shrimp fried rice, egg rolls and krab Rangoon’s. There was no eggs, carrots or peas in the fried rice. The onions in them tasted like it was in dish water or bleach. The rangoons were bitter. The only thing tasty was the egg rolls. I asked for 3 chop sticks and he only gave me one. I asked for sauces and he just pointed at a table behind me. Even the hot oil was cold & he didn’t even place it in my hand. Overall I’d rate this place a 1/10. Mad service and food. Not a good combo. I...