Did somebody say "dumplings"?…read more This is a little 'mom & pop' business in the pretty suburb of Ashgrove where, of an evening, you can peer through the large window and watch mum, dad, or (I assume) their adult son deftly prepare the dumpling delights they sell. And delightful they are indeed. We ordered three rounds of different dumplings and they were all fantastic (my favourites being the ones containing the prawn, chicken and water chestnut). We also ordered two other dishes; garlic pork and san choy bau. Must admit to being disappointed with those two. Unless it's a special district in China from where the recipes hail, the dishes appeared to be extremely 'anglicised'. Whilst bursting with colour from the variety of vegies within, the pork dish had great gobs of bottled minced garlic, not freshly chopped. The pork, although sliced thinly (the way I like it) was a little tough. The san choy bau was unrecognisable with the array of capsicum and broccoli (??) and not one, but three onion products (white, shallot and dried onion) meaning it was off limits for me and my onion intolerance entirely. There didn't appear to be celery or water chestnut at all, no bean sprouts, cooked in vegetable oil, not sesame oil. It was quite a different affair from what I have eaten in the past (and made myself). I would go back to support it because it's a small family-run business and because the dumplings were terrific. Parking available adjacent in the small cul-de-sac and you can eat in, although the dining area is a little shabby. I think it's more catered for the take away option.

Don't let this "hidden in suburbia" take away shop deter you with it's location in the depths of…read moreAshgrove as you drive towards The Gap. And while you're at it, don't let the basic and no-frills decor deter you, either. If you're a nerd like me, you'll probably enjoy watching the team in the kitchen making the dumplings. It's almost meditative as they find their rhythm folding them together so delicately. As Just A mentioned, it's a "Mum and Pop" type business, and they're slinging dumplings and westernised chinese dishes to the 'burbs for prices that'll have you transported back to 1980s when you wore parachute pants and bubble socks. Having craved dumplings for a few days, I was delighted to be in the area and finally at a time these guys would be open (they open from 5pm only). Averaging $3-$4 per dumpling option (about 3 dumplings per serving) on the menu you can easily get away with a solo dumpling feast for $15. Dining in a group? Order a few dishes between everyone and still walk away with change from $20. The food is prepared on-site and available dine-in (limited seating) or take-away. It is a fairly Westernised menu, as mentioned above, so if that Sichuan spice is what you're looking for you may not find it here. But what you will find is affordable, consistent and satisfying dumplings and chinese take-away that's a step up from the standard 'Aussie' chinese takeaway of battered sweet and sour pork.

Everything seemed as if it came from a packet. Limited…read morechoice of food. Chicken Satay was really tough going.

Consistently delicious. Staff are absolutely wonderful. I have tried a lot of this menu and have…read morenever in my four years of frequenting ever been disappointed! Great family owned and operated restaurant, Brisbane needs more like it! I love this place!

Took my wife and kids for the $40 all you can yum cha. After waiting awkwardly for 15 minutes…read morebefore getting served we placed our order from the menu. After 10 minutes (drinks still hadn't arrived) we were told we weren't able to pick up hat we wanted and they would randomly serve us what they decided. We asked what the point of the menu was if we can't pick anything anyways. They said bad luck they decide when and what they will serve us. A lot of the food on the menu can't be eaten by us (chilli etc) so we advised it would Just be wasted and have to be thrown out. Bad luck they said. Advertising was false. Menu was pointless. Service was horrible. We ended up walking out. And we weren't the only ones. STAY AWAY!

Delicious ! I used to only really enjoy a trip to Sunnybank for Chinese food, but this place is a…read morestandout and it is so close! We had such a wonderful night thanks to the service from Ian. The highlights for me were the prawn and pork wontons, mapo doufu, Sichuan beef hot pot & the crispy duck.

I decided to drop into Hot Wok Cafe as I was driving past, and used to work there 6 years ago, back…read morewhen the shop was owned by Wokinabox. I ordered a combination blackbean with no vegetables and rice instead of noodles. The lady was nice and seemed to understand what I was saying, asking if I would be happy to pay x amount for the meal considering the changes. Fast forward until when I get home, and it contains 70% vegetables and 30% meat, in the meat portion of the takeaway container. I was not particularly impressed with this, as I only eat vegetables raw, and ended up having to chuck out a substantial amount of the meal, left feeling a bit hungry. Whilst this experience has annoyed me, I will try and be impartial. The meats did taste nice, and the blackbean sauce was reasonably strong, which I like, definitely better than the blackbean sauce used at my local Noodlebox. Will I visit them again? Perhaps one day, though I will be checking to make sure that no mistakes are made. I have no faults based on the food itself. The lady was friendly enough, though it did take several minutes of standing around to be served. I wouldn't discourage other people from visiting, if wanting an easy takeaway option.

We got a flyer for this in the mail and to continue the quest of finding a nice Chinese restaurant…read morein the area decided to try home delivery. Had three dishes and to be honest this place came within a whisker of getting one star because of the lemon chicken. The texture was really soft and stringy like it had been frozen for a long time and there was an slightly off flavour about it. How such a simple dish can be this bad is a mystery. The sweet and sour pork and szechuan beef redeemed the meal somwehat by just being average although I kept tasting that awful lemon chicken for the rest of the meal.