New China Express - Powell

This is my favorite spot for Chinese food. The spicy orange chicken with added long beans and broccoli is my top choice. It always has a wonderful aroma that makes my mouth water! This place is fantastic, and the service is exceptional—maximum wait time is just 15 minutes!

I went yesterday for lunch with my husband, daughter, and infant. We almost didn’t go to this location because the reviews were mixed, but we had a great experience. We brought a collapsible baby chair that connects to tables, but I saw they have high chairs if needed, which is nice. My daughter got the kids meal Hawaiian chicken and it was a HUGE amount of food. We let her eat it all because this was a special treat and it didn’t seem fair to take away half of her food, but it was easily an adult portion. It’s essentially sweet and sour chicken (breaded and fried white meat chicken) with some chunks of pineapple added, and that fire-engine sweet red sauce on the side for dipping. So not very healthy. Both my husband and I wished it wasn’t fried and the portion had been smaller, because that is a ton of fat/carbs/calories for a kiddo, but I wouldn’t classify this as a negative. I put this on us for not asking for details about the meal prior to ordering, and I’d say most people would consider large protons to be a positive. They also offer “ABC” chicken as a kids meal, next time we will ask what this is and hope it is a non-fried option with some veggies. All of the food was fresh and delicious. My husband ordered gang pang chicken and I got the cashew chicken. The price for all three meals including drinks was just over $25. The main reason for me writing a review today is because of my own food. I chose cashew chicken because there was a picture showing it in a white sauce. When it came out it was in a brown sauce. I can’t have soy sauce, and explained the reason I chose the dish was because of the photo showing it in a white sauce. Without hesitation they made me a new dish with white sauce. I offered to pay (I could have asked for clarification when ordering so I felt this was my fault) but she refused to let me pay and provided the re-made dish for free. I consider this to be really excellent customer service. And the food itself was delicious, I would rank it up with other cashew chickens I have paid 1.5x the price for. Other positive notes: The place has a good customer turnover so I think ingredients are used up quickly which contributes to the food being fresh. The place was bright and clean, tables all clean, bathroom was updated and clean. So not only was the food fresh and delicious but it was also a pleasant environment to eat. We will be back.

The little girl running the cash register is the best part of the dining here. Although she may not even have her permanent upper incisors yet, she ran that register better than most CPA’s I know. The food is not bad for this price-point… But there are better Asian restaurants further south on Sawmill (near Hard Rd). The Chicken String Bean was Excellent, and I ordered it Extra Spicy, and it did not disappoint. The Spring Roll was also very good and flavorful, though a little heavy for a Spring Roll. The Sweet Sour Dipping Sauce was also very tangy and flavorful and really went well with the spring roll. The Hot Sour Soup however, was very disappointing. It had way too much beef bullion flavor to it, and was extremely salty, I couldn’t even finish it. And, I love salty foods.

I ordered the Mongolian beef, and while the rice and onions were fantastic, the beef itself tasted stale, as if it had been sitting in the fridge for a week after being cooked.

Worst Chinese I’ve had for a minute. It was so gross I threw out my entire order. No soy sauce. Chicken was QUESTIONABLE. Ew! Is it chicken? Scary. My stomach hurt as soon as I was done trying to finish some of it. Fried rice had regular chicken in it like it was a different meal I bit into what I throat was slimy chicken to be surprised it was “shrimp” in the fried rice. This place needs to be shut down. Even the white rice was gross. Excuse me while I go throw up what I just ate