Some of the best Chinese takeout in the Birmingham area. Always fresh and large pieces of chicken breast, large portions, and reasonable prices. Has become our go-to takeout

Best Chinese in Birmingham! The service is always top notch. The House Lo Mein, Sesame Shrimp, Wonton Soup, and Hot and Sour Soup are favorites. The homemade hot mustard is a must try if you like heat!

Best chinese place I've found in Birmingham. I love the food, and great customer service. Conveniently located behind the Summit off 280.

Love it, best freshest, fastest most consistent American Chinese in Birmingham area. Just wish they were open Saturdays.

Portion size alone, I would give five stars. I ordered the Chicken Fried Rice with an egg roll and the rice was plentiful. It was not a bad meal. However, it was something about the chicken that I didn't care for. I am not sure if it was the texture or what. I don't mind trying this restaurant again but maybe ordering the Shrimp Fried Rice if possible and an extra egg roll. The ladies at the counter were very welcoming and appear to really get to know their regular customers. I observed their interactions while waiting for my food and that was a good feeling.

Best Chinese food in Birmingham. Spicy sesame chicken is great. The service is excellent and very friendly. It's worth the easy trip to Cahaba Heights. The atmosphere is somewhat simple but don't let that fool you.

Google did not mislead on this recommendation. Fresh made to order and seasoned perfectly for those that like robust flavor. Not too greasy or too salty or too hard or too overdone...they know how to cook and they care about how the customer perceives the taste. Definitely coming back for more and keeping my leftovers.

This is "my" Chen Express - I've frequented this Cahaba Heights location since my children were old enough to love fried rice. Before this one existed, I went to the one in Crestline - Chen has awesome food. My personal favorite is their Moo Shu Pork. Sautéed cabbage and pork with those thin pancakes and delicious brown sauce - they are generous with their pork in this dish, and it's juicy without being greasy. My daughters always fight over the sesame chicken (we get two orders now), and they love chicken fried rice and lo mein. I have enjoyed every dish I've had here - everything is high quality and prepared with care and without MSG, the dishes I've noted above are just our "go to" dishes. I also love their egg foo young - generous servings and some of the best flavors ever. Mongolian beef is delicious as well, though generally a smaller serving than their usual. Hot and sour soup is perfect and my favorite home remedy for a cold. Friendly service and great food - I can't stop coming back!!

Walked in this place today and received one of the best greetings ever for a takeout restaurant. Outside seating was available as an option and very much appreciated. Small area for inside seating and appeared to be very clean. Since this was my first time, I ordered sesame chicken, chicken fried rice, crab Rangoon and fried wontons. The portions were enough for 4 people. The chicken, rice and crab Rangoon was was great. I found the wontons to be a little chewy. I would return.

We used to live near the original Chen Express and loved it. Their delivery was predictable timing wise always and we knew the food we were getting. This new location we have only used once and they only have carry out. Not far from. But just different from our last situation. The food was really good. I would say a step down from our one experience. But we will see with time. Because this is a long term stop for us and the first try was pretty good. Got to give it more than one chance. Mongolian beef was great. Rice was decent. Like I said, we will try many more times since it is our one place. But it wasn't up to the expectation we had with our old location. We will see!