Peking Express

514F S Van Dorn St, Alexandria
(703) 823-2828

Recent Reviews

David Gaddie

The food was decent but they put peas and carrots in the egg foo

Food: 3

Alyx Aran

Y'all, the Mongolian beef was straight fire, not spicy, but very flavorful, tender cuts of beef and plenty of it, and if it's not flame-grilled it missed a damn good chance. Fried dumplings were honestly pretty mid but the egg roll was decent and food was delivered piping hot. Overall, great experience. Will definitely try

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef

StormLattimoreEnt

Customer service is pretty trash. Let’s hope my food is excellent, and my mind will change. But obviously, the young man that’s working tonight doesn’t want to be there or just has a short fuse with dealing with people.

Service: 1

B R.

The dishes I ate were just OK -not great. However, one of the entrees had some sort of stone like slate in it -not sure if it was part of a broken dish or what but it crunched while I ate it and broke into smaller pieces. I did swallow some of it by mistake and initially though it was uncooked rice but immediately spit out the rest and took pics and sent to the owner. I saved it, too. Grubhub made good on refunding my order, however, I was disappointed by the owners response. I understand that things can happen and was totally nice and cool with him on the phone, but he insisted I drive to his restaurant to discuss what happened. I don't have a car and told him he's welcome to send someone to my apartment to retrieve the remainder of the meal and the pieces of stone (or whatever they are). He didn't want to do that or discuss further nor did he offer an apology or refund -I had to call Grubhub for that. Given that I was super polite to him in trying to discuss the seriousness of this, he was just not cool in his reaction... insisting that the pics I sent show something that could not have come from his business. All I can say is that I put that entree in the fridge the day it arrived, having ordered food for multiple days. When I heated it up in the microwave the next day, all I did was remove the clear plastic lid and heat up the black plastic container of food for a couple of minutes. So, how would stones get in there when it was sealed from the time it arrived until the time I removed the plastic lid and heated it up? Again, stones and not plastic. So... I don't wish harm to this business, but they need to be more on top of things and provide better customer service. If it were my business, I wouldn't automatically believe every tom, dick, and harry who said they found stuff in their food. However, I would at least attempt to investigate and not ask someone who doesn't have a car to pay for a round trip taxi to bring the objects in for further discussion. That business is less than a mile from my home. Very disappointing. Hopefully, whatever I swallowed did not cause me harm. I have no idea what happened internally. My main purpose for calling him was to alert him of what happened and to ask if he knew (based on the pics) what it was... to alay my own fears as to what potentially harmful thing I swallowed -getting a refund was secondary to that and I didn't mention it until near the end of our conversation. Anyway... I can't recommend the business based on the food, the customer service, and the fact that someone in the restaurant screwed up and allowed non-food items in my meal. I understand it can happen but it's dangerous and the owner should have cared more. I am telling the truth.

Lisa Ranieri

We have ordered from Peking express for over 5 years and always have excellent food ! It is delivered quickly and still steaming hot when we get it. There have never been any mistakes in our orders either. This is one of the very few places in the area that have not gotten greedy with their prices, and we appreciate it!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael N.

I think this is one of the best Chinese take out restaurants I have been to for the price and quality! Chinese food has become more expensive these days, but this place manages to give reasonable prices for great food. The sesame chicken is juicy and saucy. My favorite item would be the sesame chicken dinner special because it is such a nice deal. The shrimp with cashew is very saucy and greasy, but that is what makes Chinese food good.If I were to complain about the food, it would be the lo mien and fried rice. The lo mien was too bland, I needed multiple soy sauce packets. The fried rice that came with the dinner special was plain with no vegetables or garnishes. However, it is worth getting it without any upcharge from white rice.

Joe Helle

I live right around the corner from here and always love ordering when I'm in the mood for some Chinese food!! The prices are great, the quantities are plentiful, and the wait times are minimal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zheng Xiaoqing

I like they food ,always good, love ❤️

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Harold Sham

Good rice noodles and lunch specials. Always prompt with your order and they deliver locally so you don’t have to pay for the meal delivery app up charges. Recommend if you have a hankering for take out Chinese.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Singapore Rice Noodle

Jamie Marshall

It was great,and the staff was wonderful with smiles all around,and some of the best food that I have had in a long time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Combination Fried Rice

Alejandro E.

Food is great. Classic Chinese food you had growing up as a kid. Awesome serving for its price. Great and fast service. Definitely recommend. A lot of space inside in case you want to dine in. I typically do carry out. Try them out.

Audrey White

Only place we go for Chinese takeout, have tried a few in the area but this is the best.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken

Lucas C.

I ordered a few things: DumplingsCheese Wontons (crab rangoons)Sesame Shrimpbeef and broccoliand pineapple shrimp.All the food was amazing, however they didnt include the cheese wontons in the delivery order. If they included everything we ordered, it would be 5 stars.

Mary Borggreen

2 of 3 of the items ordered were good. The Mai Fun on the other hand was not.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

William D.

If you're looking for a classic American Chinese restaurant then look no further. There are a number of reasons why I'd rate this 5/5. The prices are very fair for the entrees. The portions are quite generous and to-go containers are filled. Every dish I thought was delicious and I ordered a variety of dishes to eat throughout the week. Chicken dishes are the crispy gone soggy texture. I'm not bothered by this. The dishes that weren't sauced had a good crispy texture. The only item I thought was maybe a little lackluster was the rangoons. It's just a folded wonton with cream cheese, but dipped in the sweet and sour sauce... still delicious.The shrimp toast was nice and crispy... a little oily, but overall very little to complain about.The fried rice that you get in the dinner specials I might pass on and just go with the white rice.The chow fun was very good. I'd say this is a must order. Even the following day warmed up the noodles were able to separate and did not stick together like a blob.I've been looking for a long time to find a takeout spot like this and I definitely think I've found it. Sure, the food may not "instagrammable" but who cares? It's delicious.

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