Orient Express — Restaurant in San Ramon

Woke up at 3am in a frantic sweat. Remembered the traumatic experience I had with Oriental Express. The year was 2019. My friend suggested to try Oriental Express for lunch. I had heard other people within my circle saying they enjoyed the food at this establishment. So I decided to give it a go. Upon entering the facility, I was quickly met by an ambient temperate higher than the natural human body(98.6). There was condensation forming behind the glass of the display. In disbelief, I witnessed water droplets drizzling down the windows of the display. As if it had gone 6 rounds with Mike Tyson(in his prime). My stomach over powered my better judgement, and I decided to forgo opting for a large plate. We then proceeded to the outside dining area to consume what could only be described as “satan in a styrofoam container.” After ingesting half of my plate, I began to feel funny. Next morning I wake up with...

I prefer to support small local businesses, so after an appointment, my 2 sons & I were in the mood for Chinese. I'm glad we decided to give the Orient Express a try.

It's a very small place, probably best suited for take-out because there's almost no place to sit for dine-in.

But that doesn't reflect on the quality & quantity of the food. To me, it reminds me of the hole-in-the-wall places you'd find in the city. No fluff, just really delicious authentic Chinese food.

I got the hot sour soup, & it was one of the best I've had in a long time. My sons were equally impressed with their dishes as well. My wife & daughter got food from there on our recommendation & they were also very happy.

The staff was friendly & patient with us being that it was our 1st time there, so that helps.

So, if you're in San Ramon & hungry, skip the maistream places & give the Orient Express a try. I'll definitely be going back...

Decided to try one Thu late afternoon with no customers inline. The service lady seemed to be in some sort of a hurry and was pretty rude and unaccommodating to my request for hot oil. She seemed clueless with the final comment being "What do you want...here is the container, go take it".

Anyhow, to avoid her from getting too hot and salty, I made a quick exit only to find later the salt and pepper chicken to be utmost terrible. Just pieces of fried smelly chicken. The noodles were equally distasteful. Its perplexing that they have been in business for 30 years serving cheap and terrible food.

I would recommend nearby joints located in Market place and Crow canyon one (next to Fedex) which have far better quality of food...