Lotus Express

It’s funny at one time this was the only chinese spot in the mall, they had their side on lock, the were slightly selective with their samples, and their line was always long, personally I preferred the Japanese spot across the way RIP Yanagi… But anyway this is not about that… Only reason I bring that up is because then an extremely similar place opened up directly next door… CH Mall must have wanted to add some comedy to the food court, I mean they were always going at it samples practically being thrown into your mouth as you walk by… They bicker back n forth trying to get you to buy from their place, it’s seriously hilarious… The last time I was here neither of them where giving out samples… I’m wondering if ppl complained and they were on time out…
Ok totally off topic… Back to my review… So they have bourbon chicken, General Tso, black pepper chicken, all kinds of good stuff. You can get two meats with rice of noodle for a decent price… Last time they actually had it for less than $ 4 it’s usually about $ 7 I opt for the smaller chicken bowl for $ 5 since its for the girls. They love it it’s the «chicken from the mall» I guess it’s based on the fact that it’s good and I’m loyal I’ve never tried they neighbor, not even a sample, I wouldn’t dare betray Lotus. Service is pretty good, always rushed though, but that’s how they keep the line moving… Because they are constantly busy their food is always fresh, you don’t have to worry about food that was sitting out for hours or even an hour. Oh and they aren’t stingy with the food either, and it is delicious, anyone I’ve taken there agrees, and we are return customers now that Yanagi isn’t there anymore I’ll probably resume eating there sometimes as well.

I was in the mall and was really in the mood for Chinese. As I walked up I was handed 2 samples of their chicken dishes, I’m not really sure because the woman handing them out didn’t speak English, as became apparent later… I started looking at the menu to decide what I wanted as I put the first piece into my mouth, AND BIT DOWN ONTO A BONE! The bone splintered (as cooked chicken bones usually do) and I’m sure my facial expressions went from wonder to OH MY GOD!
At this point I started trying to spit the chicken, bones and whatever else was on that toothpick out of my mouth and the pleasant woman got less pleasant; muttering something in another language as I finally got enough out of my mouth to exclaim, «that was gross! And dangerous! I just bit into a bone!» She looked puzzled as I looked for a place to discard the mysterious stuff and a napkin to try and wipe the rest of the bone out of my mouth.
Needless to say, I didn’t have Chinese tonight. And I don’t expect to be back!

For a mall food court food, this is five star (or maybe I was just lucky when I ate there). The food court Chinese is, well, the food court food. It probably won’t be that disgusting, but at the same time it won’t be wowing.
Given that, Lotus express here is a good food court Chinese. General Tso’s chicken was crispy, hot, and flavorful. Fried rice was very well-​fried, not watery. Actually, I think the food here is better than some other express Chinese places around the area. I went here during the lunchtime, and all the other joints didn’t have much people: this one was the only one where the line was formed (the wait wasn’t long, though).

Located in the Cherry Hill Mall food court. I have never had their food before but I went with the bourbon chicken and loved it. The combo is a great price and the staff is very fast. Even on a crowded Saturday afternoon I did not wait long in line.

In the food court at the Cherry Hill Mall… I probably would have never tried this food if my wife and daughter didn’t bring me a meal home after shopping. This place has a really good bourbon chicken. We find ourselves driving out of our way to the mall for this sometimes.
I’m sure that there are other good places to eat in the mall, but this is my place to go when I’m out shopping.

Yeah, this the «chinese place at the Cherry Hill Mall» — it actually has some pretty tasty food. Can’t go wrong with the General Tso’s Chicken w/​vegetables — Pepper Steak very good too. It is always fresh. Reasonably priced.