Orient Express

I have been going to Oriental Express for years. We love it! It’s good take out from a nice family business. We particularly prefer the boneless spareribs.

consistently, excellent Chinese food. The ambiance is definitely not impressive. In fact, as would suggest carry-​out. However, the food is very good and the service always friendly and extraordinarily attentive.

Not very good, the hibachi is really overpriced for how little meat you get, plus I’m not accustomed to stir fried veggies with hibachi dishes. The food however was decent, maybe I’ll go with a Chinese option next time if there is a next time… the shrimp was good, the steak, not so much

After a few hours of climbing the rock wall downtown, a friend and I stopped to get some food here. He lives in the area and said that it’s his favorite Chinese, but had never been here for dine-​in.
My first reaction was sticker shock! I ordered my go-​to «chinese» dish of General Tso’s chicken and a can of soda. I was asked if I wanted the «small» or «regular» size… With no idea what it meant, I said «regular». My bill was just under $ 13 for my lunch.
Getting past that, everything was good. The chicken was tender, had a good flavor, and was more than enough (Next time I’ll ask for «small»). The rice was steamed and sticky… and tastes like rice. I would rate the food as «four stars», but maybe a little overpriced for lunch.
The dine in tables were a little lacking, they had a few but it’s clearly not their focus.

This place is the worst in Hilliard. I just got takeout from this place and the egg roll was flavorless and the cabbage and carrots in it were raw. I about threw up in my mouth. I also got chicken with garlic sauce and it was average. And pork lomein. My son said it had no flavor at all. So I tried it and had to add much pepper and salt. Avoid this little hole in the wall at all costs. I will never order from this place again… I wish they had a negative star system because I feel weird even giving this place one star.

Just got food delivered. It came in a reasonable among of time and it was hot. My eggroll was kinda greasy but ok and the rest of the food was allright at least it satisfied my craving for hangover chinese food.

Last night was my third visit, and it was probably the worst visit I’ve had at Orient Express.
I ordered Sesame Beef — and the sauce was fine. The accompanying broccoli was fine, nicely steamed. The beef seemed to be good quality — no gristle — what I didn’t like was the batter on the beef. I guess I am used to crispy beef, velveted and fried. This was a thick batter, similar to the sweet/​sour chicken or General Tso’s type of batter. It was heavy and soggy, and not that appetizing. I only drove 5 minutes to my home from the restaurant, so that really didn’t contribute to the soggy factor…
I also tried the «new» offering of brown rice. I guess it was ok for INSTANT brown rice. Once again bad texture — Why offer brown rice if you don’t want to do it right? Like I’m not going to notice it isn’t like the excellent brown rice cooked up at Joey C’s, China Dynasty Lane Ave, or PF Chang’s? Even Trader Joe’s frozen brown rice is better that what I was served last night.
All of this mediocre goodness for $ 9.59.
Next time I’ll pay the extra $ 3.00 and go to Joey Chang’s or to China Dynasty Lane Avenue. I will be much happier.

I adore Chinese takeout. We have several go-​to places in the Hilliard area; Oriental Express is my favorite so far. The menu could be more developed, but the food is always hot and fresh. The rice is sticky. The brown and white sauces are perfectly seasoned. The sweet and sour sauce could be sweeter and thicker. One major plus, I have seldom found a chewy chicken piece.
Oriental Express serves lunch and dinner and has a Hibachi bar. I have only eaten dinner there, and we always call in for pickup.
Great Egg Foo Young. I’d also recommend the Chicken with Snow Peas and the Sesame Chicken. The vegetable dishes focus on bean curd, and I haven’t found one I’d die for yet, but they’re okay. Also, they need more beef plates.
Alas, I’m still in search of good takeout crab Rangoon (more stuffing, please) as well as fried rice comparable to my hometown Empress Express. But Oriental Express does a respectable job in both these areas as well.

This opened quite recently, and it’s actually pretty good. The General Tso’s chicken ($ 8.95) is spicy, saucy, and the meat is good quality. The roast pork chop suey ($ 6.95) is excellent value, and, unlike that I’ve had at other places, it is really flavorful and the pork is lean and tasty. You’ve gotta check out the pu pu platter — 2 each of teriyaki chicken («cat on a stick» in my house), egg roll, rib (not so great), crab rangoon, fried shrimp and shrimp toast for $ 8.95. It’s all a bit greasy but taste-​wise, it’s not bad at all. I’ve only ever had take-​out but the place looks clean. The staff are very friendly. I just wish they delivered: /