Chef's Express
3442 Village Dr, Castro Valley
(510) 583-9388
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100% the worst Chinese food I’ve ever had. Nothing was really seasoned and the orange chicken was just ketchup. How has this place stayed open? Not even drowning it in soy sauce could fix it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Food is pretty good. Food can be not so hot sometimes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Came by around 7:20pm. Got a 3 item combo. Total was $15. Got orange chicken, sweet sour pork and broccoli beef. Half fried rice, chowmein. Orange chicken was super salty and tasted like they added way too much soy sauce. Didn't taste any orange at all. Sweet and sour port had a correct flavor, meat was hard, outer was soggy. Broccoli beef was the best of the three. Beef was chewy and broccoli was cooked and crunchy. It tasted fresh. Fried rice tasted like soy sauce flavored rice. It was obvious they just cooked white rice with soy sauce and added chicken bits. No char flavor at all. Some of the rice was hard and undercooked. Chowmein was tasteless.
They served me the night's leftovers. Everything, except the broccoli beef, was soggy or hard due to sitting out.
I knew but took a chance. Never again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
If you want affordable/cheap Chinese takeout of mass quantities, this is your spot!
Neat Clean serving and dining area. Indoor dining available. Hot Fresh Food. Kind knowledgeable Helpful staff. Many different selections. Easy to understand pricing and menu. Customer Service with a Smile. Very reasonable prices.
This breaks my heart to write this since I've been going here for the last 10 years, through highschool, covid, all of it. I loved this place, but after today I dont think I'll ever come back. The food has completely changed, as well as the quality. I noticed the second i walked inside and was told many people have been asking if the recipes had been changed. This could've come from the safeway Chinese bar and I wouldn't have noticed, not to mention the price has gone up more, which if the food was good and they hadn't made the portion size smaller I wouldn't have minded. It's bland and overcooked. The potstickers are gummy and thick, the chicken dry inside with barely a whisper of flavor, and the noodles blander than I thought possible. The employee who was working there (very nice) said a couple months ago there was a change in ownership. It's ashame that this what they chose to do with the restaurant. If it ever gets better or goes back to the old recipes I'll maybe go back but for now, just go somewhere else or save your money.
Today is the first time I ordered from here and most likely this will be the last. I ordered Szechuan Fried Shrimp without rice. They charge extra for not adding rice. Explanation was the whole order would be shrimp but when I opened the box it was not my order instead it has Shrimp Kung Pao. The box is full with vegetables and a few shrimp, not fried just watery sauce.
Also I ordered Salty Fish, Eggplant & Chicken. They charge extra for sea food that's okay but when I opened the box that has only few pieces of fish, no chicken and extremely extremely oily.
I called to check with them if they can change it but no one pick up the phone. I am very disappointed. I wasted $63.42.
This place used to be okay but under the new management, the food is gross and not worth a penny. There is a new woman who works there. She is extremely rude and yells at every customer.
Worst service ever! Won’t go back.
Big portions for good prices. I got the #2 entree special with thin chow mein/honey sesame chicken/sweet and sour pork and an egg roll on the side. It's not going to blow your mind but it's tasty and filling. Fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
My daughter and I ended getting diarreah ? the chili was not spicy at all, it was more oil. The fish and greens was extra for some reason and the lemonade didnt taste as the usual lemonade we get from the fountain drinks so Im not sure what made us sick.
The lady serving us needs to smile more often, she looked pissed off the whole time and just kept staring at us.
Good crispy noodle for a quick lunch
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chow Mein
I waited more than 30 minutes for my food to get cold
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I got a plate with 3 entrees and none of them tasted good! The chow mein was sooo salty and disgusting and the meat was a weird texture and flavor. I love chinese food and small businesses, but this place is not it! The food made us feel sick. i hope this place gets replaced with a panda express. My total was $15 and it was not worth $5
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
THIS PLACE!!! I went there with my cousin and the food was descent the first time...I went back again and got the 3 item dinner for $13.The pork was dried and burnt! The rest of the Items were tasteless...They are closed over the week-end. I think they saved the food over that period. It wasn't ready for prime time! BUT THATS NOT THE WORST PART! FOR THE $13 DOLLAR BURNT MEAL, I PAID WITH MY CARD.BIG MISTAKE! WHEN I REVIEWED MY STATEMENT THE GUY CHARGED ME $30 DOLLARS!!! HE DIDNT GIVE A RECEIPT AND PRETTY MUCH STOLED MY MONEY!! I COULDNT BELIEVE IT! SO, IF YOU WANT TO ROLL THE DICE AND GO THERE, ONLY USE CASH!!! NO! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE...
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
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