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Asian Wok Cafe

3.3 (158 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese
Open 11:30 am - 11:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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COCKROACH. ENOUGH SAID?
Annie C.

Never happened to me before, I almost ate a dead cockroach found in my fried rice. Ordered from this restaurant (Uber Eats) many times before. Their food has been really good. No response from the business or Uber. WARNING: check your food out first before consuming.

Sesame Tofu...delicious
JuJu H.

We ordered delivery and was quoted 35-45 minutes, which is reasonable for dinner. We waited 1 hour and 15 minutes for our food. The food wasn't hot, it was more warm then anything. We ordered General Tso Tofu and Sesame Tofu, both with fried rice, along with egg drop soup and hot and sour soup, and vegetable Spring Rolls. The tofu both were delicious, however the fried rice was not. First it lacked flavor and it wasn't mixed well bc we could see chunks of white rice. Not worth the $1 extra. Soup and spring roll were good. Again, bc we waited so long for delivery they weren't hot. Portion size was very reasonable for the price. We had plenty of tofu for leftover. I don't think I'll be ordering delivery again from here. I'm going to try other places in the area.

The Sweet BBQ pork that tastes like wet beef jerky.
Shawn M.

How I ended up in this dumpster of a cafe.... Had a 2 hour wait to get my state inspection done ony car next door. Other then that I would never have given this place a second look since it looks like it needs to be condemned or out of business. As soon as I opened the door I get a punched in the face with a huge cloud of smoke from burned food, (note to self if the restaurant looks like it's on fire when you open the door don't eat there). But I thought maybe it could be a hidden gem since it has 4 stars on yelp, which they deserve none of. I ordered the Sweet BBQ Pork, general Tso's chicken and Combination Fried Rice. I wish I just would have just gotten a bag of chips and a soda from the gas station while I waited for my car to finish. As I waited for my food to be prepared I was looking around the restaurant. As I grabbed my can of soda out of the fridge I noticed how filthy the place was. On top of both fridges there had to be at least a quarter inch of dust and grim, looked like it wasn't cleaned in years. I wish I would have noticed this before I ordered my food because I would have turned around and WOK'd my self back out the front door. The Sweet BBQ pork was beyond terrible. It tasted like it was dehydrated to be stored and then rehydrated and over cooked leaving it tasting like wet beef jerky, absolutely zero flavor or pork. The general Tso's chicken was ehhhhhhhhhh on its very best day, I think Walmarts frozen tso chicken is better. The best part about it was the white rice that was served with it had real cold chunks of rice in it like it was pulled straight out the fridge. Then the fried rice, I opened it saw the chicken and pieces of pork and shrimp.... Didn't even want to try it. Then there's the good old fortune cookies...... Tasted like they were made back in The Ming Dynasty. Felt like I was chewing on rocks. If you're trying to get your fix of Asian food I'd advise you to WOK right past this place. And as I'm writing this review my stomach just bubbled. You have been warned!!!!

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Renon G.

I hadn't been here in quite a long time. The place has been there for years and I had stopped going here because I remember the food not being very good, however not opinion has changed. It's still the hole in the wall that it's always been but the food tastes nice and fresh. Usually when it comes to Chinese I tend to order Lo Mein because it's hard to mess that up but some places manage even that. There's really not much to say about this place. It's your standard Chinese affair with the usual Chinese American menu. It's still a pretty good place to go to though. It's small, not a lot of seating but it's quiet and fairly comfortable. It is slightly more pricy than some other area Chinese restaurants but not by that much, really. You can't really go wrong here. They do have their own parking, which is obviously hard to come by here in Old Town and they do have some outdoor seating. Something you rarely find in a Chinese restaurant in this general area. Again, can't go wrong here.

Kung pao tofu
John B.

If you've driven to Alexandria, you've probably driven by this quaint little hut right where the GW parkway becomes Washington Street. What's the bar for Chinese takeout? Not high, in my book, and that's part of the attraction. Just give me some tofu cooked in something tasty for cheap. By that standard, I was quite pleased. I enjoyed my two basic tofu dishes over the course of several days, and they were better renditions than average (and I would know; I eat a lot of Chinese takeout), and they did not cost much. They had plenty of decent menu options (plenty for the veg crowd; fake meat entrees as well as tofu and veggies), and the food was ready in fifteen minutes. I rejected the proffered free spring rolls (on account of shrimp), but they threw in a couple of canned sodas for free, which is good by me. It was good enough that I wish I were in DC, but since they are not, I might even visit them again whenever I find my way out to Virginia.

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Great food! Family business. I have tried multiple food options. Taste is consistent.

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Hands down the best Chinese food in the DMV. I've tried so many different restaurants and this is the only one that I go to now.

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Just got delivery with the biggest black hair in my food. The chicken bites are so large and scary too

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Kung pao chicken was delicious. Haven't found another Chinese place that comes close.

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Friendly owners and the gluten free options are amazing. They even gave me gluten free soy sauce packets with my order without asking.

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