Good food/great price & very friendly owners/staff. They serve lunch/dinner size portions & through the week you can order either size day or night. My roommate & I will order the dinner size on weekends & it's plenty of food to split between the 2 of us. My fav dish is the teriyaki chicken w/steamed rice & hot/sour soup. The spring rolls are good too.
(4)
Grace S.
Chinese vegetables has no Chinese vegetables... just don't call it Chinese vegetables, just stir fried vegetables! Fried rice was just soy-sauce only. Tofu (bean curd) dish was nice.
(3)
Allison B.
I only go here when my boss pays, and I usually just get wonton soup and an egg roll. I've tried some of the other dishes, but they aren't good. I would much rather drive a little farther and get some quick Asian food from King Market.
(2)
Kristin M.
For a small Chinese place in a strip mall, this was fantastic! The area is beautiful and the seating inside was clean and neat, welcoming and convenient. The hot and sour soup was outstanding and the sesame and general chicken dishes were delicious. Asked for "hot" and they weren't hotter than the hot mustard, but extremely flavorful. The egg rolls were more like spring rolls with the thin paper outside, but they were substantial and yummy! I'd definitely get take out any day and enjoy a quick, convenient lunch anytime!!
(5)
Donald L.
I yelped for the closest Chinese food. Stopped here & ordered To Go. Sweet lady took my order & I decided to sit down & take a few bites before driving back to the office. So much for that. I ate all of it before leaving. No frills. Just good food! & nice folks!
(5)
Tony K.
We do carry out at least 3 nights a week from this little Chinese restaurant. Very generous portions , me and wife share one meal . Love the chicken low main with extra veggies also Jalapeno chicken excellent
(4)
Jena S.
A few years ago my fiance showed me Evergreen Express. Then i thought it was pretty tasty, but in the last couple of years, things have changed. We always ordered the jalapeño chicken and the orange chicken. The sauces were flavorful and the chicken was fried, but not breaded. Last time I ordered the jalapeño chicken, it was downright slimy. The sauce tasted more like a pepper chicken. For the orange chicken, They switched to using the heavily breaded, processed chicken that you see used with sweet and sour sauce. I took a bite and could barely see the chicken nugget under all that bread! The sauce also tastes like it has changed, but can't put my finger on how. Overall, my last meal there tasted very processed. Also, just a little warning, they don't serve egg rolls. They list egg rolls on the menu, but they are actually spring rolls.
(2)
Charles S.
American Chinese food by the numbers: what else did you expect? It's one of the better Chinese takeout places in the greater Brentwood area; they have decent hours, they cook your food seriously fast, and they are relatively inexpensive. A couple of notes: Egg rolls= spring rolls here at Evergreen Express. Adjust your expectations and you won't be disappointed. They do have pretty good General Tso's chicken and that's about all it take for me to like a Chinese place. Too many Chinese takeout joints have difficulty with this dish; it's often overcooked, too sweet, and served with very little broccoli. Evergreen also serves theirs with very little broccoli, but at least it's spicy and usually cooked properly. No steamed/fried dumplings?! Wahhh! This would almost be a deal breaker if it wasn't for their General Tso's being so good. In short, it's a typical strip mall Chinese takeout place...maybe slightly better than typical.
(3)
Holland K.
Evergreen express makes the best Wanton soup ever and anytime my family and I are sick, we order the soup(with spicy mustard) and it truly is a wonderful remedy. Well today I am home alone and order the soup and alas my car will not start. They found out I was sick and are not a custom to driving but for a rare exception they got in the car and delivered my food. This showed me that they care about their customers. These people truly know the art of customer service. Of all the Chinese express this is the BEST! I will go no where else but Evergreen express.
(5)
Enrique L.
Evergreen is awesome American Chinese food and quick too. The Teriyaki chicken was huge and always satisfies me for days.
(5)
Matt S.
The sesame chicken was 98% fried dough and 2% chicken. Genuinely terrible and I feel terrible for eating as much of it as I did. I'm sure some of their food is better but the sesame chicken is a 0/10 would never buy again.
(1)
Josh M.
Is it possible to have worse Americanized-Chinese food? I think not! Wife and I tried it out a few months back for a quick rainy Saturday take out. I ordered the Mongolian chicken which was a puddle of oil with onions and a few pieces of chicken. My wife ordered a garlic-chicken dish that was bland and again contained little chicken. Today I wanted some take out and didn't want to drive far as I am working and thought I'd give them a go again. I ordered the hot and sour soup and a side of fried rice. The soup was bland and "gummy". Upon opening the container it reaked of a garbage can. Assuming it was shrooms of some type I dove in. NEVER again will I eat Hot & Sour soup. This ruined it for me. The "fried rice" was a globbed container formed bland mess. For crying out loud this didn't even taste like RICE! The staff/owners are as friendly as can be and I would love to continue to support a local business especially since they are 2 minutes from my house but never again Evergreen. NEVER EVER AGAIN will I eat at your establishment. The saying "You pay for what you get!" most certainly applies to this business. Its dirt cheap, but the taste reflects that! I should have driven up to Thai Papaya. Now I know.
(1)
Kaitlyn K.
2.5 Stars Okay, so obviously this isn't Mr. Chow, or some other extravagant chinese restaurant, but it isn't terrible. My husband and I have been looking for a quick, take-out kind of chinese place since we moved to Nashville 2.5+ years ago, but for some reason have had no luck. No delivery? Only buffets? So weird. Anyway, we tried this place for the first time last night, and it was about what I expected from looking at the outside and inside. Yes kids, I judged a book by its cover: Not great. But gets the job done. I ordered the Sesame Chicken with white rice, and my husband got the Jalapeno Chicken with mushrooms and white rice. My dish was...fine. Typical breaded chinese chicken with orange-y sauce and sesame seeds on top. My husbands was a "7 out of 10." It was spicy (which is almost always a requirement for him), and while there wasn't anything "super special" about it, it got the job done. The rice was a little too steamed, so it was clumped together. Overall, we'd probably go again if we craved chinese food and were too lazy to drive anywhere (this is walking distance from our home) - but, we are from CA, and Nashville just got a Panda Express in the 100 Oaks area, so we may make the extra effort and hit that up instead. :)
(2)
Richard S.
Not bad for a quick carry out!
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Sebastian B.
I have been a customer at this Evergreen since the day it opened. I have moved to 4 states but my family lives across the street from here and I love it! I have not had decent Chinese food since I left Brentwood and my beloved Evergreen Express. The only place that comes close to this is Pei Wei. All the Chinese food I had in Georgia and Florida was nasty. Burnt, greasy, or cooked in Rancid oil and believe me I tried every single place within a 20 mile radius from my house. I eat out every single day so I feel as if I know what I'm talking about. Evergreen rocks the people with bad reviews might just be extra picky but after going through the awful places I've been you would appreciate the heck out of Evergreen. 5 stars from me. I love the Teriyaki Chicken, the Sesame Chicken is my favorite, their noodles are alriiiight, and their sweet and sour is delicious but the Mongolian chicken is the bimbamshizshamshazzle or in other words AMAZING. -Sincerely a FAT but happy customer-
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Brian C.
Poor quality and taste. Having lived in the Nipper's Corner area for more then a decade I have seen the area grow and begin to look more of an extension of Brentwood then of Antioch. With this shift new restaurants and stores continue to revitalize the area once home to a run down theater. Through this growth one thing has always bothered me: Why is Evergreen Express still in business? About once a year I fool myself into thinking maybe things are better but year after year they continue to disappoint me at Evergreen Express. My most recent experience was with both the Sesame Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken. Both where poor in regards to flavor and as quality goes neither order had a single piece of white meat. This has been my experience over the years. Each time trying a new item on the menu and each time wishing I had driven a few more miles to another spot. Their only saving grace is the egg rolls which are more of the Tai variety then the traditional ones you get at takeout places. Maybe I am spoiled by the quality of other establishments but after 10 years and 10 tries I am done.
(1)
Candice R.
Stick with the appetizers and fried rice dishes. Everything is else is less than stellar and not worth the price.
(3)
Kiran G.
I used to like this place and the food. They are pricey compared to other Chinese places. Their kung pao chicken was great but not sure what happened. These days quality has gone down. I no longer go there. Sorry but true.
(3)
Sebastian F.
Evergreen Express is a great little place for Chinese take-out, tucked into one of the strip malls at Nipper's Corner. The fare is simple but tasty, always seems fresh, and quite inexpensive. I've ordered from them a half-dozen times and can recommend the Assorted Vegetables (delicious flavors), Orange Chicken (a spicy, tangy sauce with strips of blackened orange peel), and Sweet and Sour Chicken (just breaded chicken in a sweet and sour sauce; no vegetables). Both the Egg Rolls and Spring Rolls are very good here.
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch, Dinner Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : No Caters : No
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
Cristy H.
Good food/great price & very friendly owners/staff. They serve lunch/dinner size portions & through the week you can order either size day or night. My roommate & I will order the dinner size on weekends & it's plenty of food to split between the 2 of us. My fav dish is the teriyaki chicken w/steamed rice & hot/sour soup. The spring rolls are good too.
(4)Grace S.
Chinese vegetables has no Chinese vegetables... just don't call it Chinese vegetables, just stir fried vegetables! Fried rice was just soy-sauce only. Tofu (bean curd) dish was nice.
(3)Allison B.
I only go here when my boss pays, and I usually just get wonton soup and an egg roll. I've tried some of the other dishes, but they aren't good. I would much rather drive a little farther and get some quick Asian food from King Market.
(2)Kristin M.
For a small Chinese place in a strip mall, this was fantastic! The area is beautiful and the seating inside was clean and neat, welcoming and convenient. The hot and sour soup was outstanding and the sesame and general chicken dishes were delicious. Asked for "hot" and they weren't hotter than the hot mustard, but extremely flavorful. The egg rolls were more like spring rolls with the thin paper outside, but they were substantial and yummy! I'd definitely get take out any day and enjoy a quick, convenient lunch anytime!!
(5)Donald L.
I yelped for the closest Chinese food. Stopped here & ordered To Go. Sweet lady took my order & I decided to sit down & take a few bites before driving back to the office. So much for that. I ate all of it before leaving. No frills. Just good food! & nice folks!
(5)Tony K.
We do carry out at least 3 nights a week from this little Chinese restaurant. Very generous portions , me and wife share one meal . Love the chicken low main with extra veggies also Jalapeno chicken excellent
(4)Jena S.
A few years ago my fiance showed me Evergreen Express. Then i thought it was pretty tasty, but in the last couple of years, things have changed. We always ordered the jalapeño chicken and the orange chicken. The sauces were flavorful and the chicken was fried, but not breaded. Last time I ordered the jalapeño chicken, it was downright slimy. The sauce tasted more like a pepper chicken. For the orange chicken, They switched to using the heavily breaded, processed chicken that you see used with sweet and sour sauce. I took a bite and could barely see the chicken nugget under all that bread! The sauce also tastes like it has changed, but can't put my finger on how. Overall, my last meal there tasted very processed. Also, just a little warning, they don't serve egg rolls. They list egg rolls on the menu, but they are actually spring rolls.
(2)Charles S.
American Chinese food by the numbers: what else did you expect? It's one of the better Chinese takeout places in the greater Brentwood area; they have decent hours, they cook your food seriously fast, and they are relatively inexpensive. A couple of notes: Egg rolls= spring rolls here at Evergreen Express. Adjust your expectations and you won't be disappointed. They do have pretty good General Tso's chicken and that's about all it take for me to like a Chinese place. Too many Chinese takeout joints have difficulty with this dish; it's often overcooked, too sweet, and served with very little broccoli. Evergreen also serves theirs with very little broccoli, but at least it's spicy and usually cooked properly. No steamed/fried dumplings?! Wahhh! This would almost be a deal breaker if it wasn't for their General Tso's being so good. In short, it's a typical strip mall Chinese takeout place...maybe slightly better than typical.
(3)Holland K.
Evergreen express makes the best Wanton soup ever and anytime my family and I are sick, we order the soup(with spicy mustard) and it truly is a wonderful remedy. Well today I am home alone and order the soup and alas my car will not start. They found out I was sick and are not a custom to driving but for a rare exception they got in the car and delivered my food. This showed me that they care about their customers. These people truly know the art of customer service. Of all the Chinese express this is the BEST! I will go no where else but Evergreen express.
(5)Enrique L.
Evergreen is awesome American Chinese food and quick too. The Teriyaki chicken was huge and always satisfies me for days.
(5)Matt S.
The sesame chicken was 98% fried dough and 2% chicken. Genuinely terrible and I feel terrible for eating as much of it as I did. I'm sure some of their food is better but the sesame chicken is a 0/10 would never buy again.
(1)Josh M.
Is it possible to have worse Americanized-Chinese food? I think not! Wife and I tried it out a few months back for a quick rainy Saturday take out. I ordered the Mongolian chicken which was a puddle of oil with onions and a few pieces of chicken. My wife ordered a garlic-chicken dish that was bland and again contained little chicken. Today I wanted some take out and didn't want to drive far as I am working and thought I'd give them a go again. I ordered the hot and sour soup and a side of fried rice. The soup was bland and "gummy". Upon opening the container it reaked of a garbage can. Assuming it was shrooms of some type I dove in. NEVER again will I eat Hot & Sour soup. This ruined it for me. The "fried rice" was a globbed container formed bland mess. For crying out loud this didn't even taste like RICE! The staff/owners are as friendly as can be and I would love to continue to support a local business especially since they are 2 minutes from my house but never again Evergreen. NEVER EVER AGAIN will I eat at your establishment. The saying "You pay for what you get!" most certainly applies to this business. Its dirt cheap, but the taste reflects that! I should have driven up to Thai Papaya. Now I know.
(1)Kaitlyn K.
2.5 Stars Okay, so obviously this isn't Mr. Chow, or some other extravagant chinese restaurant, but it isn't terrible. My husband and I have been looking for a quick, take-out kind of chinese place since we moved to Nashville 2.5+ years ago, but for some reason have had no luck. No delivery? Only buffets? So weird. Anyway, we tried this place for the first time last night, and it was about what I expected from looking at the outside and inside. Yes kids, I judged a book by its cover: Not great. But gets the job done. I ordered the Sesame Chicken with white rice, and my husband got the Jalapeno Chicken with mushrooms and white rice. My dish was...fine. Typical breaded chinese chicken with orange-y sauce and sesame seeds on top. My husbands was a "7 out of 10." It was spicy (which is almost always a requirement for him), and while there wasn't anything "super special" about it, it got the job done. The rice was a little too steamed, so it was clumped together. Overall, we'd probably go again if we craved chinese food and were too lazy to drive anywhere (this is walking distance from our home) - but, we are from CA, and Nashville just got a Panda Express in the 100 Oaks area, so we may make the extra effort and hit that up instead. :)
(2)Richard S.
Not bad for a quick carry out!
(3)Sebastian B.
I have been a customer at this Evergreen since the day it opened. I have moved to 4 states but my family lives across the street from here and I love it! I have not had decent Chinese food since I left Brentwood and my beloved Evergreen Express. The only place that comes close to this is Pei Wei. All the Chinese food I had in Georgia and Florida was nasty. Burnt, greasy, or cooked in Rancid oil and believe me I tried every single place within a 20 mile radius from my house. I eat out every single day so I feel as if I know what I'm talking about. Evergreen rocks the people with bad reviews might just be extra picky but after going through the awful places I've been you would appreciate the heck out of Evergreen. 5 stars from me. I love the Teriyaki Chicken, the Sesame Chicken is my favorite, their noodles are alriiiight, and their sweet and sour is delicious but the Mongolian chicken is the bimbamshizshamshazzle or in other words AMAZING. -Sincerely a FAT but happy customer-
(5)Brian C.
Poor quality and taste. Having lived in the Nipper's Corner area for more then a decade I have seen the area grow and begin to look more of an extension of Brentwood then of Antioch. With this shift new restaurants and stores continue to revitalize the area once home to a run down theater. Through this growth one thing has always bothered me: Why is Evergreen Express still in business? About once a year I fool myself into thinking maybe things are better but year after year they continue to disappoint me at Evergreen Express. My most recent experience was with both the Sesame Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken. Both where poor in regards to flavor and as quality goes neither order had a single piece of white meat. This has been my experience over the years. Each time trying a new item on the menu and each time wishing I had driven a few more miles to another spot. Their only saving grace is the egg rolls which are more of the Tai variety then the traditional ones you get at takeout places. Maybe I am spoiled by the quality of other establishments but after 10 years and 10 tries I am done.
(1)Candice R.
Stick with the appetizers and fried rice dishes. Everything is else is less than stellar and not worth the price.
(3)Kiran G.
I used to like this place and the food. They are pricey compared to other Chinese places. Their kung pao chicken was great but not sure what happened. These days quality has gone down. I no longer go there. Sorry but true.
(3)Sebastian F.
Evergreen Express is a great little place for Chinese take-out, tucked into one of the strip malls at Nipper's Corner. The fare is simple but tasty, always seems fresh, and quite inexpensive. I've ordered from them a half-dozen times and can recommend the Assorted Vegetables (delicious flavors), Orange Chicken (a spicy, tangy sauce with strips of blackened orange peel), and Sweet and Sour Chicken (just breaded chicken in a sweet and sour sauce; no vegetables). Both the Egg Rolls and Spring Rolls are very good here.
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