To say we didn't fit in was a bit of a understatement, but my co workers have gotten used to this feeling when they go to lunch with me.
Hidden in a old small strip mall is Garden express. Inside is a menu board, a order window and a few chairs to wait at, not eat at. In this respect it is like the Rtio's of Chinese food.
The look of the place is old and dirty, the menu board has a fair amount of dirt on it.
Unable to locate a vegetable dish or tofu I asked what they had w/o meat. This limited me to lo mein, chow mein or rice with veggies. I went with the former. I ordered the large at $6.50 + .50 for chilli oil. My co workers got the lunch combo of orange chicken, rice, lomein and wonton chips for $4 (or $5 with a massive egg roll).
My noodles were over price, and uninspired. A few piece of broccoli was the only veggie of note in it, the MSG was obvious and the chili oil was not even that hot.
My co worker liked the sides but did not like the chicken.
I was hoping to find a gem in the rough, instead I just found the rough.
PS Cash Only!