Starwok Express

I was pleasantly surprised by Starwok Express. I needed a quick meal when I was in the neighborhood and saw this place at the strip mall that i was at.
I had low expectations and it went lower when I saw that this place was a Chinese fast food restaurant and a Donut shop which is a strange combo. I got the orange chicken, veggies and chow mein. There was only 1 employee and she seemed a little bored but nice. The surprise was that the food was pretty good. The orange chicken was good, the chow mein was oily but very flavorful. I even liked the veggies which was loaded with broccoli and baby corn.
This is good for a Chinese fast food restaurant and compares well to Panda Express which I like.

My folks were NYC expats raising kids in NJ, and we’d go out for a «fancy» Chinese dinner about twice a month. When I need a fix of cheap and decent Chinese eat in/​take out, I head for StarWok in the Cannery Shopping Center, just off the Fruitvale exit. The BBQ pork will have some fat and some burnt parts, but the rest of it will be succulent and delicious. Better than Daimo’s!