Hong Kong Express Chinese Food — Restaurant in Lawndale

I haven’t been to this restaurant in a few years, but it used to be a go-to for me, especially for the shrimp fried rice. I decided to visit today and order my usual, but unfortunately, the experience was disappointing.

It seems like there’s a new owner, and the shrimp fried rice was definitely not up to the usual standard. The rice was bland and very white, lacking the usual flavors I remembered. The shrimp, unfortunately, didn’t taste fresh—it had a very strong "sea" taste that was hard to get past. I tried to salvage the dish with some chili oil, which helped a little, but the shrimp was pretty much inedible due to the off flavor.

I’m not sure if the new ownership is affecting the quality, but this meal just wasn’t what I was hoping for. I may consider giving it another try down the road, but for now, I’m pretty...

Honestly this is my first and last time at this place. To initiate the orange chicken was extremely chewy, dry, and felt more like a piece of rubber. Not to mention there was BARELY any chicken on the inside, mainly just breading. And I’m not picky when it comes to things like this, however I wouldn’t ever guess that there was chicken inside. The teriyaki was rough as well, and didn’t have any flavor, a bit dry as well. The chow mein had some extremely salty flavor, mixed with a rancid like taste. Never eating here and would advise you to steer away...

I used to come to this place for their great prices and great food portions, but they have increased their food prices and made their portions extremely small. They will favor the person to give a little extra portion. 2 people in front of me got bigger portions than me, so I kindly asked if I could have the same portions as the people ahead of me and they straight out said no. They said they had a limit on the portions. Didn’t make sense to me but bad customer service, expensive and small portions. I do not recommend...