Lucio's

Update 2020: Express Coffee Shop has been renamed to Lucio's!

Express was first owned by Ling (who owned 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 mein - add garlic. I've blown several people's minds by recommending it. It's all Joey wants to get there now.

For Mexican, get whatever you want - it's all good, with only a few oddballs. The taco salad is especially monstrous and extremely filling, but could use some ranch dressing. They serve some pretty good salsa with their chips but the bean dip they've been putting out lately could use a little more flair, but it's good. The Momias Camarons (bacon-wrapped shrimp) is my favorite thing on the menu. Their rice and beans are always tasty.

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. Breakfast is always great too. It's a bit salty, but I love the spicy garlic sausage. When I worked there, they made it by mixing the ground sausage up with chili paste and garlic powder. Divine!

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

11/6/19: GUYS. I had their pot stickers for the first time. Holy cow! They're made in-house, and so good! And the sauce! What a hidden gem. Try them if you go!