Oriental Express
Denton, TX · Chinese restaurant
- Address
- Oriental Express, 1000 Avenue C, Denton, TX 76201
- Phone
- (940) 383-2098
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
Oriental Express is a restaurant located in Denton, TX. It is one of 434 restaurants listed in Denton. Its 3.8-star rating is slightly below the Denton city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Customer Reviews
I arrived at 9:30 pm (30 before closing according to the posted signage on the establishment) and found the door to be locked and the Open sign tuned off. The guy at the cash register saw me through the window and and made 2 gestures (one pointing at the turned off open sign light to state that they are closed and the other was a shooing gesture). If you are closed at 9:30 pm then please change your signage, if not remain open until 10 pm. The hours are for letting patrons know when you are open, not for your employees to when when they can leave.
So, first time trying out this restaurant as there's not many Chinese places in Denton. I ordered the orange peel chicken (e14) but instead got sweet sour chicken (e15). No big deal. However, even with the sauce the flavor was limited. The rice was also way overcooked to the point it really didn't seem like rice anymore. The drive thru smelled, especially when the service window was opened so that was concerning. On the bright side, service was solid. Got my food fast and the guy working the window was friendly enough.
This place was highly recommended to me. This place must feels dirty when you walk in. The guy at the counter was very confusing. He started having a conversation with another person while taking my order. I ordered the General Tso's chicken and egg drop soup. I got home and what I had was beef and bell pepper. The food was just OK. The egg drop soup tasted like grease. Then to top it all off, as I'm eating a scoop of rice I notice something that is obviously not rice. It was a bug... There was a dead bug in my rice...I will never again darken the door of this establishment and I would advise all others to stay away.
Poor quality food and service. Asked for half rice half lo mein, like I always do, and was told the boss doesn’t allow that anymore? Once we got the food home we were even more disappointed and confused. Lo mein was chopped up? The fried rice completely tasteless and the first bite into the General Tso was all chicken tendon. Will not be returning due to all of the above mentioned and thought I give a heads up to others.
Food is awful. Rice pasty and dry. Eggroll tasted like vinegar and have gotten so small. Cashew chicken was so thick disgusting. Never eat here again.
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