17 Best Chinese Restaurants near Waterford

“Wok expressWhere do I even begin. I was a weak, lonely boy with nothing in my life to provide any sort of stimulation or reason to live. Everything changed when I decided to miserably stop by at this seemingly inconspicous, orthodox mall restaurant. Life could not have been any worse for me at the time, but it all changed as soon as I caught a whiff of the sweet, juicy, delicious orange chicken. Sitting on a sample platter was the shiny, golden, beautifully glazed piece of delectable chicken meat that had ever touched my mouth. I immediately passed out from how delicious the food was. I could not fathom how scrumptious that Chinese food tasted. I still think about it all the time. Back to when i first tasted the deliciousness of Wok Express. All day, every day, I think of wok express and the flavorful food. Anyway, I woke up on the floor of the mall and saw the Chinese man staring down at me, while still holding the platter of food. “Sir, you ok?” He asked me. But I didn’t not realize that he had spoken. In fact, I did not realize anything at all, except for Wok Express. It seemed like the Chinese food turned on some sort of hidden switch in my brain, where I finally understood why I was alive on this great green earth. To eat at Wok Express. Oblivious to everyone and everything but Wok Express, I staggered over to the counter, and saw the heaps of delicious treats waiting for me. My mouth watered as I stared down into the piles of Chicken, noodles, and various other delicacies. My dopamine levels were skyrocketing. My salivary glands were working overtime. My intestinal system was preparing for the boatloads of food I was about to shovel down. The lady at the counter looked confused as I ravenously stared down at the sources of sustenance. Quickly, I whipped out my wallet and took out a 100 dollar bill. “Give me the best you got,” I told them, still eyeing the gleaming glaze that sat upon the lightly fried, perfectly seasoned general Tao’s chicken. The delectable lo mein sat next to the chicken, waiting for me to devour their slippery, salty, sweet, appetizing golden brown deliciousness in a few quick moments. I loudly slammed the 100 dollar bill as the lady loaded up my plate with Mile high stacks of various different foods. Time seemed to slow down, as if fate was trying to stop me from consuming the life fuel that lay in front of me. My stomach growled with agony as I watched the lady pile up more and more food. The cosmic entities are playing with me, I thought. They didn’t want me to achieve enlightenment through Wok Express! Anger soon formed in the pit of my chest as I waited for the food. So far it seemed, but so close. After an eternity, I finally had my food ready. All my emotions dissipated as I later my hands on the side of the plate. Finally, after living all my life empty and without any motivation, finally, I found why I was alive. Why I was born into this world. My purpose in life. Every second I was not getting ready to munch on the heavenly Chinese food, my anticipation and dopamine would go berserk. I sat down as fast as lightning, set down the plate, and immediately started to eat. First, one at a time, a smal piece of orange chicken, a wonton, a dumpling, but gradually, the speed at which I engorged myself exponentially expanded. Oh, sweet delicious food! Why couldn’t I find you earlier in my life? Why did I have to live and wait so long to finally achieve what I needed in my miserable, wretched life? The taste was heavenly. That is the only way to describe it. Dropping the utensils, I resorted to using my bare hands to gobble down more food. I plunged my hands into the mixed colors of orange, golden, brown, and other of Chinese food. Pulling my fists out, I threw the food vigorously down my mouth, chomping like a wild beast feasting on his first meal of the winter. As I ate, I felt a connection in my brain. Everything made sense now. I felt as if I was hovering out of my body. I could see everybody bustling around the mall, people shopping. I had achieved omnipotence through Wok Express.“

“We have found this place about 2 years ago and won’t go anywhere else! We started out apprehensive due to some reviews about the quality of service. We have never had an issue and everyone has been lovely. Their boneless spare ribs, general Taos, and crab rangoons are our go tos but they also have Phenomenal sweet and sour chicken, beef and broccoli and egg drop soup. Honestly I could list a ton more because we haven’t had anything bad there ever! So glad we found this place!“

“Excellent food everything was fresh and hot. Very filling, the only negative thing is it's kind of expensive to order. The beef Lo mein is full of flavor and chewy. The eggroll was perfect not hard crunch. Fortune cookies are always nice to have in the order.“

“My family and I were in town. Food is authentic, delicious and homemade. Restaurant is family owned. Humble people. ❤️“

“Such a nice place, new place with authentic dumplings, can’t wait to try again! So good!“

“I love Chinese food, and the quality of the ingredients are top of the line, unlike any other place. When I want Chinese food I will only come here.“

“Good sushi for a great price“

“This place was impeccable. everything from the service to the decor was on point. When walking in I thought that the food would make me need to use the toilet for 3 hours straight but when I walked in I felt this strange aura as if God himself was trying to give me a sign that this restaurant will wash me of my sins and boy, that’s what I experienced alright! When the server spoke to me, I started blushing and thought he was the most gorgeous person I’ve ever seen. Even though I have a girlfriend(obviously), I went straight ahead and dumped her right then and there. When I stuffed my mouth with the food, it felt like fireworks exploded and melted in my mouth. It was just soooo good that it surpassed every restaurant I’ve ever went to in my life. I’d literally give up my children in order to just have a nibble of the food again. The only downside to this place would be that I can’t ever go to any other restaurant again because they can’t even begin to match the pure satisfaction of just being in the presence of these amazing, good-looking chefs. If I could, I would rate this infinite stars since this place was sent down from God himself. It’s as if the angels came together to lead me to this wonderful place. This is truly the second Garden Of Eden. I believe this is truly the place pure hearted people go when they die. Now I gotta finish this review before my dad comes home to beat me again cause my mom just cheated and he needs someone to let his anger out so byeeeeeee!!!!! ☺️“

“Good food every time we order. Pleasant owners. We keep returning..“

“We ordered from this place on New Year’s day, literally because we just moved into a new place near by this Chinese Restaurant and our old place was closed… so we Googled what was near us and tried it. So I ordered online, and called the restaurant to make sure they received the order. The manager had to check but called me back and was very happy and nice over the phone. I am a restaurant worker too, so I left an online note that I’d be tipping $10 in cash and Happy New Year! The driver was super kind and smiley. So far.. so good. Me, my son and my dad are pretty picky about or Chinese and boy did China Express … IMPRESS! We tasted every item of each other’s complimenting the freshness, attention to detail, portion size, ease of ordering and of course the taste was phenomenal. To be honest— the best Chinese food we’ve had in this area. For the cost, and kindness— it was such a great New Years treat. I hope you all enjoy!“

“Food was fantastic and flavorful.“

“Tried Dan's Rice Box for the first time and we were not disappointed!!! The food was fresh and delicious. we ordered delivery and it got to us fast and still hot. love that we can order online and even gives an option to leave any needs on each item. The driver Angel was awesome!!!! We will definitely be ordering again!!!“

“This is the closest Chinese food restaurant to where we live in Gales Ferry. What my family likes about the food here is that the entrees have a lot of vegetables as well.I don't think we've had a bad meal from this restaurant. We usually get the beef and broccoli, and orange chicken, occasionally other items in addition to those. Always pleased.Recommend grabbing a menu when you stop in, as some of the menu pics from online have old prices from when the food was cheaper.“

“First time customer = was very pleased,food fresh and tasty.. Restaurant was very clean inside.“

“The quality of the food exceptional, great spare rib bone in without being overly thick and nasty and overly greasy or too much sauce. The general tsos chicken is exceptional. Not too salty or oversaturated in sauce and the fried rice is tasty“

“I decided to get take out for dinner since it was rainy. I picked up fried rice & dumplings, and it was delicious! There are 8 dumplings per order so it's very filling. Service was fast. This restaurant accepts credit cards and offers parking out front! Overall 10/10 experience no compliments ☺️“

“Great food and the lowest prices, especially the lunch platters, enough to feed 2- people ?

Vegetarian options: It's all Veggies

Parking: Large parking lot and it's located next to the Shack in East Lyme

Kid-friendliness: They can't break anything lol“