Lucio's

Don't let the name deceive you, this isn't a tiny coffee place with a drive through window or anything like that. Express was first owned by Ling (who now owns Cedarling, which is the old Express building), and she had a lot of great homemade Chinese food on the menu. Then, a man Joey and I love, Lucio Macias, bought it from her, and added Mexican food to the menu. All along, it had American diner classics too. People new to Quincy are a little throttled by the menu, saying it doesn't know what kind of restaurant it is, but knowing the history helps.

If you're wanting Chinese, get the chow mein. They make it to order in a big wok with homemade stock, and big tasty udon noodles. I recommend the beef chow main - add garlic. For Mexican, get whatever you want - it's all good. The taco salad is especially monstrous. For American, I love their burgers. They have a unique, spiraly bun with cornmeal on it that is amazing for some reason, and they serve it with "fancy sauce" (basically mayo mixed with ketchup - I always get extra) that goes great with their curly fries.

Food comes out fast and at a great price. And Lucio always greets us with a wave and a smile!