Chinatown Express — Restaurant in Oceanside

The best, most authentic Chinese to go & dine in restaurant in North County! And the best fruit smoothies to boot! They're made with real fruit and boy can you taste the difference! Why is it the best?

It's very fresh, they cook in small batches so it tastes like they just made it because they did!

The teriyaki chicken is so juicy (see pic) yet not greasy that you don't need any sauce however they do have the best teriyaki sauce in town so I don't mind if I do; I recommend getting the sauce on the side with teriyaki regardless of where you get it.

And it's not just the teriyaki chicken, you can get a huge container of fried pork for $8.29! That's all fried pork, no rice, no noodles, no filler for the price you'd pay to get half as much of a less tender dried out version and another place.

I've never reviewed a Chinese take out place and am very stingy about giving out 5 stars but this place does inexpensive, delicious, premium quality much better than the rest. It's not a surprise that the owner operator run Chinatown Express using real food and family recipes would best the chains and quick wok places with...

My husband wanted Chinese food so he picked this place. It was night time when we went and no customers were in the restaurant, I only saw one employee and she was mopping the floor. My problem is she was mopping the floor and when we came in she greeted us, and immediately went to handling the food without washing her hands. I asked her to if she could wash her hands, she continued stirring the food. So I thought maybe she didn't hear me. I then told her can you wash your hands? She looked at me liked she was shocked. I told her you are supposed to wash your hands when you go from mopping to serving food. She said "oh I didn't know". Really, you can't be serious lady! I was so disgusted she had the nerve to have a attitude because I asked her to wash her hands. I told my husband I was not eating there and would never eat there. We ended up leaving and not ordering food from here. No idea how the food taste, but this lady definitely needs to be trained in food safety and how unsanitary it is to go from mopping to...

The people who keep knocking this place for not tasting like panda express are just used to getting a plate of corn syrup. It's true, the food here isn't as strong flavored as a fast food chain, because it's real food with less ingredients. Yikes. When I want some actual chicken, vegetables, and a sauce that is an accessory (and not all the flavor) I go here. When I want something that isn't just a friend ball with a tiny piece of chicken in the center, I go here. The portions are great, and in the decade I've been going here I've always been greeted by someone accommodating. You get teriyaki chicken, they grab a piece of chicken and cut it right there in front of you. It's always tender too. This is my favorite chinese food in all of north county. I specifically like the fact that it's not too sweet. I like that I can actually taste the meat and veggies. I like that I can actually TELL that the...