Asian Kitchen Express — Restaurant in Niles Township

NEVER AGAIN WOULD I ORDER FROM HERE. I rarely review restaurants in a negative way but I felt that this was worth the post considering the misleading 4.6 star rating.

The minute you walk in, the place looks dirty. In addition to that, the restaurant had an odd odor, a chemical-like smell that made me a little skeptical, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt. When we got home, the beef fried rice had an unclean smell. That’s the only way I know how to describe it. The vegetable fried rice also had NO FLAVOR!!! You’ll need a ton of soy sauce and hot sauce to flavor it. The orange chicken had that same chemical-like smell that I smelled when I first entered the building. The pad Thai had to be the worst I’ve ever had!!! That’s not an exaggeration. If you guys are looking for an excellent Asian Restaurant near Lincolnwood, I would suggest The Elephant Room, located on Devon...

I ordered their salt and pepper shrimps with Singapore rice noodles. It was such as terrible first experience and I would not be returning. I spent a little over $32 and they give you good portions. First, the noodles should be called curry noodles because that’s all it was. It seemed as though they dumped curry powder on the noodles and added the proteins. Second, the salt and pepper shrimps were disgusting to say the least. You could tell they used old oil to fry them from the smell and taste. The shrimps were also dry and very stale. From the pictures, you can see the shrimps still had the black veins in them because they didn’t clean them before cooking. I was really rooting for this spot because of the good reviews but, I’m so scarred from this experience. There’s definitely room for improvement because...

Really good Chinese food. Not too greasy, or saucy. Made just right. High quality ingredients. I'm so happy they're in Lincolnwood so I don't have to go all the way to Chinatown or Evanston. I got their traditional potstickers (those are the handmade ones with the thicker outside dough), mooshoo pork (It's like a taco meets peking duck but healthier because it has cabbage and mushrooms and you can wrap it yourself. The beef chow fun was on point and the same is they make at Ming Hing. Fried rice was perfect. I'm sure everything else is really good too. It seems like there's new ownership and the new owners are really nice and organized. She also gave me a complimentary chili oil. Feel very lucky that this place is just a few minutes away and has fresh wok made food!!...