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    First Wok

    3.9 (123 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Corinne H.

    Hole in the wall, local, family owned spot. Great customer service, huge portions, reasonable prices and good food. Add $3 to make any entree a combo with soup and crab cheese wonton. Love that the combo sweet and sour had sauce already in the side. The Mongolian beef was a little on the sweet side for me but my Mom loved it. Also had general tso and sesame chicken at the table that were fantastic. That combo chow fun though! Seriously one of the best I've had in Colorado. Super reasonable prices and very friendly service. Ohh and grab some Chinese donuts for dessert

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    Stephanie S.

    Amazing Chinese food, super great atmosphere, very quiet & nice for a date night! My fiancée and I loved it here, & it was super great :) The Crab Rangoons were so crisp & we could tell they were just made, highly recommended!! We will be regulars!

    Kung Poa chicken
    Karina C.

    I cannot lie we were very hesitant to come as no cars and it looked a little sus but we (my son and I) thought well back home (TX) some of the best Mexican places are the mom and pop, hole in the wall places so let's try it. Needless to say the concept is true for this place as well. We were the only ones here so food came out quickly. The egg drop soup was sooo good. And I have tried Kung Poa chicken at a variety of place here in COS and most lacked flavor and never was spicy but here... everything had flavor! It was so yummy and the staff was so friendly. Sadly it's not super close to where I live but if I'm in the area, I'll definitely be stopping by again!

    Seafood pan fried noodles. Smelled absolutely awful. Could not eat. Spit out first bite.
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    I ordered seafood pan fried noodles, 2 egg rolls, 1 fried squid, 1 order of chicken wings for 2 others to share, as well as wor wonton for myself. The wor wonton soup is pathetic for the price. It smelled funny so I passed after tasting a tank wonton. The egg rolls were nasty and underfilled. The seafood pan friend noodles are in a heavy soup completely covered and it smells of seafood from 10' away, which is a bad sign always. The first bite was spit out and the remainder thrown away with the warwonton soup. Chicken wings were the only thing edible. We wasted $50! Ordering from China Gourmet. We ate there last week. It was hands down, the best on the SE side.

    Eating in the car since dining area is closed for now...Vegetable Chow Fun.

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    I think this is the best Chinese food I've had! The service was great and very attentive too.

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    10 months ago

    Don't let the location scare you off. There's magic happening in the kitchen here! Portions are big and service was very good!

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    We were not sure when we pulled up, but gave it a try based on reviews. It was sooo good

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    Showed up and they were supposed to be closed but they still made our order. The boxes were also packed full of food and were amazing!!

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    Nice quaint place. Good space for lunch in hurry or for leisure chats. Staff was very attentive and polite.

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    Dragon King

    4.2
    (143 reviews)
    2.0 mi

    Great service, good portions, good food! Affordable and quick. I had the sesame chicken:read more

    **Ambiance** The…read morerestaurant itself is a decent size with plenty of seating and large booths, so it would be comfortable for families or larger groups. **Service** Service was great. Everyone we interacted with was friendly and welcoming. The staff spoke English as well as either Cantonese or Mandarin, which initially gave me high hopes for the food. **Food** I won't lie--I came in with pretty moderate expectations. After chatting with the staff in both Mandarin and Cantonese, I thought we were in for a really authentic meal. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. We ordered five dishes, and it quickly became apparent that the food is heavily catered toward American tastes. Several dishes contained ingredients that traditionally wouldn't be included, while other key ingredients were missing altogether. The biggest issue for me was the sweetness. Three of the five dishes were noticeably sweet, which isn't what I expected from the dishes we ordered. The standout dish of the meal was the Mongolian Beef. It was flavorful and wasn't overly sweet. That said, it lacked the spice I typically associate with the dish. The Mapo Tofu was probably the biggest surprise. It was missing the ground pork that usually gives the dish so much flavor and texture. Instead, it included bell peppers, onions, and water chestnuts--ingredients I've personally never seen in Mapo Tofu. Rather than being spicy and numbing, the dominant flavor was sweetness. The Chicken Pan-Fried Noodles were difficult to enjoy. The sauce was very sweet, and the noodles were cooked to the point where they were tough and chewy. Instead of the thinner noodles commonly used for this dish, they used thick noodles that reminded me more of lo mein. We also ordered a Beef and Scallion dish. It felt more like a beef chop suey variation with scallions added. The scallions themselves were cooked perfectly, but once again the sauce leaned much sweeter than expected. The Hot and Sour Soup was actually the first item to arrive. I jokingly told my family that if the soup wasn't good, I might be worried about the rest of the meal because hot and sour soup is one of those dishes that really showcases balance and technique. Unfortunately, it ended up confirming my concerns. It lacked the bold sour and spicy flavors that make the dish so enjoyable. By the end of the meal, we had a lot of leftovers. The only items we brought home were the Mongolian Beef and a few pieces of beef picked out from the Beef and Scallion dish. **Overall** This restaurant may appeal to diners who enjoy sweeter, Americanized Chinese food, but it wasn't for me. Based on this visit, I wouldn't return, and I wouldn't personally recommend it to anyone looking for the flavors and dishes I grew up eating.

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    Yellow Mountain Tea House

    4.2
    (442 reviews)
    5.9 mi
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    The folks that work at this place are PHENOMENAL! They are so friendly and love to talk about…read moretea!!! The Blackberry leaves are DIVINE! The dim sum was super tasty!!! This is my new favorite space!!!!

    Visiting from Denver as we stayed at Hotel Polaris, we found this "Dim Sum Tea House" on Yelp. This…read morearea of CO Springs seems run down and the homeless were abundant. It was 98-100 degrees and really think we should of chose a different place after our experience and lack of customer service here. Parking was $1.50 per hour (First 2 hours) and then goes up per hour on the side street in front of this establishment. When you walk in, the place looks cute but after wandering around, it needs a deep cleaning and dusting. Our table was sticky, floors dirty. If you sit at the tables, you have to take your shoes off. There is no clear direction of what to do. We waited and I believe the owner came out and asked if we had reservations. There was no one in there, two women were seated at the regular tables. Also, you are charged $5 per person for this "tea ceremony" which is basically the other worker pouring hot water in the tea pot. So you get one tea choice per person. My nephew wanted cold tea aka their boba. He asked for a Mango slush boba but got watery straight milk tea that was inedible. We asked if he could switch out for another drink but they said No! If he wanted another drink, they would charge another $6 which the lady said was $5 if you got cold or hot. As a business owner, if someone asks for another option, customer service would be to either take it off the tab or offer to remake it correctly. The dim sum was edible but not really. Hearing microwave beeps. They came out hot but I don't know how fresh. I guess coming from Denver, we have real dim sum on carts and CO Springs is just a weird city with essentric taste buds. All the places we ate at were not great but Yelp reviews had 4-5 stars for them. Also, the way the place is set up, we heard all of our tea server's convo's. I won't mention what we heard but definately not what you want to listen to. Pictures attached and trust me look better than what they tasted. Taro buns were the only thing we liked. I am confused how people like this place. Neat concept but needs a lot of work and cleaning.

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    China Village

    China Village

    3.5
    (198 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    $$

    Found this hidden gem in CS and everything we ordered was really good! We stopped by for the lunch…read morespecials, which were super affordable. I got the sesame chicken, and we also ordered the Happy Family lunch special. Each meal came with an egg roll, one cream cheese wonton, and your choice of soup: egg drop, wonton, or hot and sour soup. Both plates were flavorful and seasoned well. The crab wontons were especially good. The egg roll was tasty too, but it had a little too much pepper for my liking. I still ate the whole thing though lol. We also tried the fantail shrimp, and those were definitely a must-have. For dessert, we got the sesame balls. They were good and pretty much what you'd expect from sesame balls. I also ordered a Thai tea, but it wasn't my favorite, it didn't have any flavor and probably not something I'd get again. The service was excellent, and the restaurant was very clean. Overall, we had a great experience and will definitely be back.

    I was a huge fan of the previous China Village. I don't eat there often, and until today, I had…read moreonly had takeout or delivery over the years. I guess it had been longer than I thought since my previous visit, as I didn't realize that the ownership/management had changed. The decor is old-school with comfortable booths, and the service is very good. I was greatly disappointed, though, that the orange chicken which I had always ordered when the restaurant had the previous ownership has drastically changed. It is no longer the light but flavorful stir-fry with sliced chicken breast, bok choy, celery, bell peppers, snow peas, carrots, bamboo shoots (I can't recall everything that was in it) and tangerine peels that I was craving. Today, it was the typical heavy, batter-dipped chicken coated by a sugary sweet sauce--probably great if you have a hankering for that type of American-style Chinese food, but nothing like what I was craving, unfortunately. My husband ordered Mongolian Beef which was OK, heavy on the sauce and five-spice seasoning. On the plus side, the egg drop soup is considerably better than with the previous ownership. It had tiny diced tofu, carrots, peas, corn?, in a lightly flavored chicken broth with eggs. I really liked the soup. While I very much appreciated the decor and friendly service, I am less likely to return, as the style of cooking is more American style with too much sauce and too sweet. I may return eventually and try some other dishes before I completely throw in the towel on a favorite take-out destination. Please consider bringing back the old orange chicken! You can name it something different if you need to, but I would return for that dish.

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