China Xpress — Restaurant in South Portland

Old review: I had fried rice with chicken fingers, chicken & broccoli, and mini General Tso's. The food was warm. The rice was delicious as well as the chicken & broccoli. The General Tso's tasted more on the room temp side, but still good to me. The chicken fingers were mini and not as good as any other Chinese restaurant's. One plus is that you can grab as much duck sauce as you want without any extra cost. Overall 3 stars. Satsifying and filling, but not all of the options may be warm and/or appetizing to others.

New review (06/13/2021): I had the 2 items + fried rice (no meat in the rice). I was hoping they'd have General Tso's chicken, but they didn't. I got chicken fingers and chicken w/ broccoli. They give a good amount of rice with small pieces of scrambled egg mixed in. The 3 mini chicken fingers were crispy and delicious. The taste of the broccoli and chicken varied from alright to good. The beef in their beef w/ veggies is good and tastes like beef teriyaki. The orange chicken is kinda chewy; it's alright with a nice sauce covering it. The orange chicken is bite size pieces. The duck sauce is as good as any other Chinese restaurant's. First time I got a chocolate fortune cookie; the chocolate taste is subtle. First time I had drive-thru Chinese food. Better experience than when they first opened. The menu in the drive-thru should have pictures to show how much you get. Overall, I'd say this time 4*. I had a picture of my food, but I deleted it like an idiot thinking I was...

Pros: This place has everything you need! Warm staff, Fresh hot food, and big portions and exceptional prices!! The set up is a display on various options of food presented on a heated wok, which are continuously exchanged and switched out for fresh food.

Cons: drive through was not operational and not blocked off so some customers were sitting in front of the drive monitor, repeating the words of "hello?" .

Conclusion: I was able to get a 3 entree 1 side meal for the total of $9.12 (tax included). Portions were large and the food was hot and decent, chicken and broccoli was well flavored and the broccoli was crunchy, orange chicken was crispy and sauce wasn't over wheezing and the pan fried dumpling seemed like it was made In house. For the prices that were presented the food quality was better than some restaurants that would charge double. Of course there are some things that this new restaurant needs to work on but this is all a learning process. Give credit where credit is earned. This establishment is doing a great job and the best that they can!...

Outstanding restaurant. People who run this place are kind and cool and make some of the best beef teriyaki I’ve ever eaten. Not only that, but when I’m done eating I feel unusually good. I feel strong in my bones like I can climb peaks with the agility of an ibex. But I also feel totally at peace, like time is an ocean that suddenly stops and becomes a beautiful, cerulean mirror of the sky, and I’m dancing on that mirror with Chinaxpress’s orange chicken in my hands and I’m asking you please to join me in the dance. Please join me and dance on an ocean of sky and time and orange chicken, please my friend delight in this life we lead now, right now. Don’t let this world fool you with its myriad illusions of money and fame and propriety, your life is the most precious thing because it is yours and even the rarest gems in the earth pale in comparison to the beauty of your eyes. So dance, and in dancing see that holding onto life is a phantom hand grasping at smoke. 10/10 would hit the...