No. 1 Express - New Orleans Louisiana

Great hole-in-the-wall store with tasty food and good prices! No frills and staff is very friendly and

We found this little whole in the wall and are pleasantly surprised how tasty everything is! We order the Shepherd’s Purse, Crispy Fried Pork Rice, and the Braised Pork. DELICIOUS!! Definitely coming back!!

This place was recommended by some Chinese foodie group and I decided to check it out since people were suggesting it. Well, food is affordable that's for sure. But here's the breakdown.It looks like the restaurant may be still in soft opening stage? There were boxes and stocks everywhere, that leads me to think they're not quite ready for opening? With that said atmosphere and ambience is near hit a it seems more mom and pop shop.Service was good. Staff was friendly and helpful. But then again, we were the only customer ?My friend order the braised beef combo rice 牛腩飯 . It's a tad on the sweeter side but tasty. Beef was very tender and not chewy, the tendon was well cooked but still got a bounce. That's some talent.I ordered the crispy duck which was a miss. The duck was dry, way too salty. But then again I like the Peking or HK style roast duck with moist tender meat, a bit of fat and crispy skin. This crispy duck felt like an old leftover duck that's been deep fried to be refreshed for service.I also ordered the pan fried bun 生煎包 . That's just say you pay for what you get. It looks fine but it's doughy, meat is dry, no juice flows out when you bite into it. I was given a very little vinegar, which is ok as I have a giant bottle stocked at home.Overall, braised beef rice is good. But I'm not a fan of the crispy duck nor the pan fried bun. If I'm in the neighborhood, I would only return if I were to crave for the braised beef rice. But then again, I've had amazing braised beef elsewhere.

Authentic, tasty, fresh and in huge portions! All these for around 20 bucks.

On a Tuesday evening around 6PM, there was only one other table seated, and the employee was mixing ground beef.She was very sweet, and offered suggestions despite the language barrier. She also asked if I needed utensils or napkins with my to go order. The place did give off authentic vibes, with there being minimal english throughout the restaurant (e.g. menu, spoken language, etc). We ended up getting food to go: Chongqing Noodles $8; very simple noodle dish with no soup. Szechuan, numbing flavor, with one fried egg and a dan dan noodle texture. I prefer my noodles bouncier, so it personally was not a favorite. Shrimp Wonton $11; not much shrimp flavor. More pork than shrimp. I wouldn't get either of these again, but their rice dishes look promising.