Nan Xiang Express - Forest Hills, NY

My first visit to Nan Xiang Express was excellent! I planned to order three dishes—Crab Meat & Pork Soup Dumplings, Steamed Vegetable Dumplings, and Fried Noodles with Vegetables—but I wasn’t sure which vegetables were in the last two. My server, Jenny, was incredibly friendly and helpful. She explained that the vegetable dumplings are made with carrot, Shanghai bok choy, and glass noodles, and the fried noodles include wood ear mushrooms, Shanghai bok choy, and tofu skin. Thanks to her clear explanation, I ordered with confidence. Jenny also kindly brought all three dishes to my table without me having to ask. Every dish was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. Her kindness and clear communication made my first visit truly enjoyable.

Nan Xiang Express in Forest Hills is a great spot for a quick and satisfying Chinese meal, especially if you're near the subway. Perfect for takeout or a fast bite when a craving hits. I recently stopped by and enjoyed their crab & pork soup dumplings, beef stir fried noodles, and a comforting hot soy milk ideal for a chilly day. If you're in Forest Hills and looking for Chinese food, this is a no-brainer.

Nan Xiang Express is… fine, but definitely not on the same level as the original Nan Xiang in Flushing. The food feels very “express” quality, and if you’re expecting the same flavors, you’ll probably be disappointed. The pork rice cakes were pretty bland, and the pork was cut so thin and sparse that you could barely find it. Same with the beef udon — very little beef, and what was there didn’t add much flavor. I’ll be adding photos because the portions of meat were surprisingly minimal. Portion sizes overall were actually decent, and everything was hot when I picked it up. The spring rolls were good (the shrimp ones were better than the veggie), but nothing special. The cashier was efficient and friendly despite how busy it was, which I appreciated. Overall, it was okay for a quick takeout meal, but not somewhere I’d go out of my way to order from again.

It used to be really delicious and they had a lot of really good options. I really like their shrimp and pork wontons with peanut sauce, but they took them off the menu and then their braised beef noodle soup no longer has the same quality when they first opened up, the meat was really tender, and it was really delicious and now every time I order it, it is filled with a lot of tendons a lot of chewy textures it’s not the same. I wish they didn’t keep an out and change the quality of the food that they use.

Ordered Scallion Oil noodles, Nanxiang Signature Pork Soup Dumplings and Pan fry pork Dumplings, total $29.23 after tax. The food is terrible. Scallion Oil Noodle looks nice & pre-mixed, but it's absolutely bland, I don't know how they managed to make it look alright but when I bite on I only taste oil. I had to ask for soy sauce and for any experienced eater, when you pour cold uncooked soy sauce you ruined the whole dish. But for this noodle it has nothing to be ruined. 4/10. Second she brought me Pan Fry Pork Dumplings, absolutely bland. And for dumpling stuffing itself, it's a dull ginger-tasting disaster; for the vinegar with ginger slices sauce, it's bland like water -- they used the worse type of vinegar for this situation, it's NOT sour at all. The whole dish is worse than buffet shop pan fry dumpling, it has neither the savory pork juice nor the smoke&fry tasting skin. 5/10. The last, signature steam bundle, whatever they renamed it, it's supposed to be served in mini steam cage, but they served in open top cardboard bowl. The taste is actually acceptable, and the stuffing and soup inside are still hot enough, however it looks sad, tastes ordinary, and it's just not worth the money. Remember I spent $30 total! 6.5/10 Service & Atmosphere: well you walked into a tiny weird triangular space with a few seats and no restroom to wash your hands. The room is bright enough because it's a small spot clinging against street windows, yet it's so small no service left other than helping me get my food. They didn't even prepare extra sauces on each table. Never again