Kam’s Express

Beef and broccoli Is always good. I eat 4 or 5 different things from here and like them all

As long as you realize this is «American fast food chinese» going in, that’s the most important thing. It’s the best I’ve had in that category in metro Detroit and I’ve tried many. HUGE portions, very friendly and fast service. The food is obviously outstanding. Sesame Chicken and General Tso’s are my go-to’s.

This place is horrible. They don’t take credit cards because they don’t want to pay taxes like the rest of us. Avoid this place.

I got the Mongolian beef dinner combo and some fried wontons. This place is cash only and pretty cheap with large Portions
That said, the Mongolian beef was slimy and didn’t taste very good. Chicken fried rice that came as a side was pretty much just brown lookin rice with maybe some veggies or chicken in there but rather flavorless. The wontons had barely anything in them and were more or less just eating fried wonton wrappers.
If you like that no descript brown sauce plus veggies and meat which is classic american Chinese food then go for it, you’ll get a lot of food for your buck
Personally I ended up tossing most of the food after a few bites — if I’m gonna eat greasy junk food and get fat, it should at least taste good. I won’t return

I really wouldn’t eat here again.
I would not even send my worse enemy here to eat.
I ordered hot and sour soup and a General Tso’s chicken combination plate. The hot and sour soup was not spicy at all. When I eat hot and sour soup I want it to be very spicy and I was looking for that spicy kick and it never came.
In the combination platter; The fried rice was just very bland. Honestly, it didn’t even taste like fried rice. It taste like rice that was boiled and they just threw random pieces of small meat in it. It had no vegetables and dry pieces of meat. I only got one pack of soy sauce like that was going to help I asked for medium spice in my General tTo’s chicken and it taste like it didn’t have anything in it.
The only good thing about the dinner was the egg roll.
I will never ever eat from here again.
Very Disappointing

They advertise that they are the best Chinese in town. They forget they are the only Chinese in town. I have lived on every corner of the country and I grew up on Asian cuisine in Seattle, and this is the absolute worst Chinese food I have ever been exposed to in my life. Anyone who eats here seriously needs to go anywhere else for a pleasant surprise. I live only 200 yards away, so this place is a massive disappointment.

I wish I could write a positive review about this place because I bet they are honest people trying to earn a living, but the place just doesn’t have good Chinese. All around, I have had much better at other establishments. Add that I need to pay in cash and can’t not use my debit card makes it even less likely for me to return.

Good basic Chinese.
Beef Lo mien was good.
General chicken yummy
Fried shrimp very good, slightly greasy
Egg rolls are too peppery
One if our 2 go to Chinese places in the neighborhood

I love this place!!! I don’t understand the low reviews for them on Unilocal.Order the chicken with «all white meat». The General Tso’s chicken is very spicy when you order it «very spicy». It is the spiciest Chinese food I’ve ever had. All other stuff we’ve had there was also excellent!!! Cash only. Go here and you won’t be disappointed.

On Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, hubby & I got carryout from Kam’s Express and were miserably sick with diarrhea!!! We ordered Chicken Lo Mein, General Tsao’s Combo Plate, & Almond Chicken. First, when we opened the containers, the Almond Chicken gravy was very lumpy and cold (we only live 1 minute from them), the Chicken Lo Mein had old crunchy rice noodles mixed with soft noodles, and heavily coated with gravy to camoflage the old & new noodles. Funny…, I was turned off when I looked at and started eating the Almond Chicken & the Lo Mein, but I was so hungry & had been craving Chinese for some now. Within 30 minutes, I first had the most severe stomach cramps and ended up in the bathroom (I’ll spare you the gory details). I hadn’t yet mentioned anything to my husband, and within minutes he was running upstairs with the same stomach issues! I’ve had food poisoning before, but never to the extent we did that evening! We will NEVER eat Kam’s Express food again! Maybe we got carryout on the WRONG night, but it left a lasting impression! BIG MISTAKE!

Consistently good Chinese carry out. I live in royal oak but travel to Berkeley because even though I pass about six other carry outs Kams is so much better. Personally I like the shrimp in lobster sauce and the sweet and sour shrimp. Cash only.

45 bucks, for veg fried rice, veg low main+ tofu, sweet and sour chicken, general’s tso combo plate, 3 orders of spring rolls, they forgot my crab ragoons, rip off, she adds it up by hand who now’s about her math, don’t ask for extra hot sauce you might get one, food isn’t bad just not worth it for the price. Like to keep it local but come on kams, try a little harder.

I wish this place was better because I love that I can walk there. That aside, they only take cash which is just a pain. The general tao chicken was pretty bad. Some of the other food we’ve tried from there was eh okay. They are closed on Mondays which is just odd. Probably my least favorite Chinese place that I have ever been to.

Cash only veggie heavy Chinese food.
Had the cashew chicken and was not impressed with the taste or composition of the dish. There was barely any chicken or cashews and the amount of celery was comical. Overall a pretty bland dish. Not worth the $ 10. Also, they do not accept credit cards and there is no ATM on site; the closest ATM is in the CVS down the street. If you are a vegetarian looking for a quick dinner option, this place is perfect for you!

I would give negative stars if that were possible.
Very poor customer service and I can say the same for their food.
My order was not correct. I brought that to their attention and at no time did they offer to remake my meal or offer your refund my money.
This was not the first time they have messed up an order of mine. Kam’s has lost a customer.

I really hate to blast a place when it’s probably just some good people trying to make an honest living, but man… their food was SO bad.
We ordered the almond boneless chicken and General Tso’s. I also ordered hot and sour soup and an order of spring rolls.
When my gf opened up her almond chicken, it looked like there was a thick layer of brown jelly/​sludge all over the top. It didn’t really look like the gravy one comes to expect on almond chicken. The flavor wasn’t horrible and the portion was quite sizeable, but I’d definitely trade an uptick in quality over the gigantic portion.
I like food. A lot. I rarely leave leftovers, but in the case of Kam’s…I only ate about ¹⁄₃ of my soup and General Tso’s chicken. The soup was very thick… way thicker than I normally expect for Hot and Sour soup. It seemed like it was almost the consistency of the gravy on the almond chicken. The General’s chicken was overly breaded, lacked spice, and tasted like it wasn’t very good quality.
The spring rolls were overly doughy and tasted like something you’d expect out of the frozen food section of your grocery store that you’d microwave (which is probably what they did).
I don’t know. Again… I hate to come to Unilocal to slam a place, but I’m looking out for my fellow Unilocalers. The stuff doesn’t taste fresh. It seems as if everything is probably bought in bulk — frozen. I hate wasting food. I hate feeling like I didn’t get my money’s worth. Even in the most dire of circumstances, I would not be eating Kam’s again.
Oh…and if you want a fortune cookie, you need to order them by the dozen. Because everybody needs 12 fortune cookies.
As for the debate about Americanized Chinese food, etc. I love me some non-​authentic Americanized Chinese food. I’ll suck down General Tso’s chicken like it’s going out of style. That being said… this is not good no matter how you slice it.

Finally tried this place after years. I have a few Chinese staples so I often stick to them. I really wanted to like Kam’s. They only do carryout — New York style. Worker was nice.
Got shrimp fried rice extra green onion. Was solid but nothing standout. Liked there were many bean sprouts. May try another dish here or there.
Liked the Unilocal sticker on the door. Should hve photographed it. One cool thing is many Chinese boxes hve ditched the metal handle. Which is old school and not microwave safe, thus probably why they hve faded. Kams uses the old school metal handle boxes.

Though I want to root for the local business that is established and a mainstay of Berkley, I simply cannot bring myself to give Kam’s more than 2 stars. It is outdated WWII era holdout Americanized Chinese food and not even very good at that.
I have had serviceable enough Egg Foo Young, Sweet & Sour Chicken, and Sesame Chicken from Kam’s. But everything else I’ve had was either borderline bad or nearly inedible. Dumbed down flavors and complete lack of spiciness even when dishes are ordered «hot».
My wife happens to love the place. She grew up around the corner and this is the Chinese food she grew up on, so I think they’re is a certain amount of nostalgia at work there. Myself? I couldn’t really think of any other reason to go here aside from the fact there is literally nowhere else in Berkley to get Chinese food. I’m considerably more into Thai/​Vietnamese (and even Japanese/​Korean) than I am Chinese food however… particularly so vs Americanized Chinese food. So take my criticism with a grain of salt if you don’t happen to share my bias. If you fantasize about big plates of sweet & sour chicken and almond chicken and egg rolls and fortune cookies this place might just be for you.
Prices are also a little higher here than they should be (for what is is) and just like every other reviewer has mentioned… Cash Only.

The rating for this chinese restaurant depends on what you are looking for. If you want authentic then this is by far not the place. If you are looking for Americanized Chinese food with lots of sauce to eat with your rice, then this is the place. I think this place is a good stand by if you don’t want to go farther or pay more for Chinese food. My wife loves the veggie lo mein. Nice slurpy Cantonese style noodles with plenty of gravy to make it slide down.
If you are a fan of Americanized Chinese food, this is a solid place. The locals love it.

EDIT: The last several times I’ve gone the food has been very subpar. I used to love this place and would drive out of my way to go here. I won’t be back again. If I want the low standard of food they are now serving, there are plenty of local places to get it from.
The last few times I’ve ordered they barely put any sauce in the meal. They used to load it up with great tasting sauces. The last General Tsos had a watery sauce that was disgusting. The last Sesame chicken barely had any sauce, try eating dry Chinese fried food, bleh.
The last meal I ordered was sweet and sour chicken with a fluorescent pink sauce resembling the cheapest Chinese food restaurants around. No veggies, a couple pieces of pineapple. Hard to believe this was the same place I went to.
Then I asked for an egg roll with my combination, NOT the double rice. I got the double rice any way.
Maybe times are tough and they have to cut back? Well serving garbage food isn’t going to keep people coming back.
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The food is better than most Chinese places around here. I have had the General Tso’s and Sesame Chicken, both are very good and with a good share of vegetables.
The price is about $ 9 per serving.
I just have a couple issues. One is, and BEWARE, they consider a combination as a plate having «extra rice». If you want a spring roll, you have to ask for it. I’m guessing a lump of extra rice is much cheaper than a spring roll. So I feel this is kind of a scam. I’ve never been to a Chinese restaurant where a combination didn’t mean «with spring/​egg roll».
The other is minor and typical of other Chinese restaurants; learn some customer service. When I call in, finish the call with «it will be $ 9.75 and ready in 15 minutes». Don’t say «ok» then hang up. You sound like you don’t need any business and it makes me wonder if you actually have my order.