Lotus Express - Pittsburg

Been going here for years. Highly recommend ? Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly.

Lotus is a wonderful place to eat. Large portion sizes make me feel like I'm not wasting money when I choose to eat here. I'm a big fan of their lo mein, cashew chicken, and pot stickers. Recently, they changed their lo mein noodles to something not quite as good BUT overall, I still highly recommend Lotus. Yummy food! Very nice staff. Big yum.

I would give a higher overall rating however, the restaurant has been cutting back on the amount of sweet and sour sauce they give the customer with an order of Crabrangoon. This is a big issue for me because they used to give us a full containers worth of sauce. I would split the sauce between my order of crabrangoon and the 4 egg rolls I always got. The amount of sauce they gave was perfect for my order and I came to rely on it. They started only giving half a container of sauce and when I asked them about this issue, they responded with they cut back the amount of sauce for safety reasons. Apparently a full container's lid would occasionally pop open and spill hot sweet and sour on the customer. I see how that could be an issue but to honor the amount of sauce they used to give the customer, all they need to do is give 2 half full containers. Instead, they only give the 1 half full container and call it good. You have to specifically ask for a second half full container and even then, you aren't guaranteed they will give it to you. I have asked in the past for the second half full container and they have forgotten it often. I have also had times where they said that to get the second half full container they would need to upcharge me. This is ridiculous. They used to give a full container worth of sauce with no prompt or upcharge. Now they are content only giving half the amount. I know this may seem like a silly issue, however, as someone who relied on getting a full container of sauce with my order, this has really messed with me. It should not be my responsibility to ask every time for a second half container of sauce. They should be giving everyone 2 half containers of sauce with no upcharge. That way they would still be honoring the amount they used to give us and solving the safety concern they had.

Spent a lot of money here and it hurts to give such a low review. The food was nothing like it used to be back in the day. I swear the noodles from the beef lo mein was a hair bigger then spaghetti noodles. The red sauce was cold cold and my wife spit out her food after a fee bites. So sad to see this place in such a low state that they can no longer offer the great food we all used to love in the past. I hope something changes or I will be out a Chinese food shop in Pittsburg.

Best Chinese Restaurant: I love the food here, but be careful because parking can be tricky.