Reviews - Ling's Express
Reviews summary
A Topeka Chinese-Japanese counter serving quick, affordable carryout with standout hot-and-sour soup and generous lunch specials. Staff are consistently polite and efficient at the drive-thru and counter, making it a solid pick for takeout and office orders. Quality can be hit-or-miss—occasional overcooked or scant-protein entrees, overly salty soup, tiny egg rolls, and delayed online pickups have been reported. When fresh, dishes are juicy and flavorful; repeat visits may depend on consistency.
Was Cheri E Edwards at Ling's Express a mag?
We got cashew chicken comb meals for take out tonight . Generous portions and very tasty. A while back we were disappointed with their food for the first time ever. We 'd heard some negative reviews. Tonight we decided to try them again and this would make-it or break-it . We are glad everything was EXCELLENT! View all feedback.
What Robert C dislikes about Ling's Express:
Have you ever ordered a hamburger and they forgot to include the hamburger, how about ordering a hot dog and they forgot to include the hot dog. Well we ordered the chow mein and they forgot to include the chow mein. The shrimp chowchow mein but neither of the dishes contained noodles. No soy sauce to go with the rice either. View all feedback.
Reviews from various users
Last update : 02.08.2024
We got cashew chicken comb meals for take out tonight . Generous portions and very tasty. A while back we were disappointed with their food for the first time ever. We 'd heard some negative reviews. Tonight we decided to try them again and this would make-it or break-it . We are glad everything was EXCELLENT!
The food did well in a pinch. Surprisingly fresh for a place like this, No detectable added MSG, decent portions for the lunch special price. Would eat here again if I was in the mood for fast Chinese food. A place like this isn't meant to impress it's meant to be fast and cheap. That's exactly what this is.
Only reason there’s a star is simply because there’s an establishment there… very disappointed in the food it’s saddening. $72 down the drain. Sesame Chicken very dissatisfied Honey chicken below satisfactory Lo Mein Very DISSATISFIED (noodles OVERCOOKED) very mushy. I feel this location needs a revamp with management and kitchen preparation. Potential is there, the effort passion is not.
I love the fried rice with shrimp.
Did the online ordering, waited the alloted time to go pick it up, and it wasn't done. May just been a super busy at that time, as it was a lot of other people waiting on their orders also. Then there was a little issue with understanding the cashier. On the plus side, the food was pretty good and just about the right size portions.
Last update : 27.07.2023
The woman who served me was very polite and friendly. I placed an order for pickup tomorrow for my workplace, and I also got an order to take home. The food was excellent!
I was disappointed with the fried dumplings; they were barely fried and rather oily. The lo mein noodles were overcooked, but the crab Rangoon was excellent—well-filled and fried to perfection. The service was great and very friendly. However, the interior needs some upgrading; one of the tabletops was peeling and quite unattractive. If I ever return, it will be solely for the crab Rangoon.
1st, Cold food. Extremely rude person that answered the phone @7:35pm on Saturday 9-24-2022 when I called and asked to talk to a manager. She threw Ling the owner out and bad mouthed her but she wouldn 't give her own name. She only cared about my reason I had a problem with her and did not care about my original reason for calling. Besides cold food, dry egg foo young and poor customer service. Since I did not speak to Ling I will be kind but I will be calling to contact her again. Was not worth almost $80. Zero stars from me. Wish I could add pictures of the salad.
Saturated in MSG. Overpriced. When we showed up 10 minutes after placing our oder, the girl at the counter took our money then told us they never put our order in. We waited and finally received old, luke warm chicken and rice.
We’ve finally discovered some excellent Chinese and Japanese cuisine here in Topeka, and we couldn't be happier! We're absolutely in love with this place. We will definitely return. We ordered the lunch specials: General Tso's chicken and chicken lo mein, and the chicken is incredibly juicy!
