Today we placed a larger order unsure and hoping that the food would be good and that the delivery would go well. First Wok is over 9 miles from my house and we were celebrating my son's birthday and I really just wanted thing's to be great. To our surprise everything was fantastic and the food was absolutely delicious and everyone in the house had said that this was the best Chinese food in Ocala! I absolutely agree! We ordered a variety of different things and what is different with First Wok I believe is that they pay attention to detail. Each item had fabulous flavor, meat was tender, nothing was greasy, everything was just cooked to perfection. Some of the items we had were steamed dumplings, fried wontons, egg rolls, sesame chicken, pork fried rice, boneless pork spare ribs, shrimp with lobster sauce, Mongolian Beef! When I tell you that they got the order correct and that it came to my house hot and delicious with extra utensils and sauces it did! We will be ordering again! Thank you First Wok for everything! read more

3/13/2026 We went to first wok last night and the quality was as terrible. Low-lights you ask? 1) Boneless ribs- best case, a random pork loin was cut up and cooked days ago. Defiantly not ribs, maybe pork. 2) The meals were not fresh... speculation... the meals were made earlier in the day and re heated in the microwave. 3) General Tao's was not crispy or spicy... it specifically calls out that is a spicy dish. It was mushy (not fresh) and my dad was sprinkling red pepper flakes on it. Terrible. There is no way it was cooked fresh 4). Going back to the so called "boneless" ribs. My uncle was up all night( using the bathroom) due to making the mistake of consuming a considerable helping of this mis-represented swill. My uncle can eat almost anything, so this is not hyperbole ... 5) Last critic is minor, we order fried rice with all 5 meals, and got white rice with one of them and the fried rice had no egg...whatever. High lights? 1) surprisingly, the crab Rangoon was really good. My thought here is that there is no way to prepare it to be reheat it in a microwave and have a chance of passing it off as editable. Finally In conclusion 1) Do not eat here unless you want crab Rangoon) 2) Advise all your friends relatives and acquaintances to avoid this place like the plague. 3) reserve recommendations to eat here for political rivals, high school bullies, and other really mean people that you still talk to. read more

Always delicious. Always friendly. I recommend ordering in person or on the app. The third party ordering services central takes orders on the phone always get my order wrong. read more

Best Chinese food in Ocala hands down!!!! I wouldn't go anywhere else. Fast service. Reasonably priced

Great service for a holiday!, Andrew one of the workers took all the orders very smoothly and quickly and remembered everyone's order!! Super nice!! read more

Quick service, pleasant customer care. Order was correct. Have been a customer since 2019. Always had no complaints and always good food and service. read more

Worst place to order and eat from I gave them one star but wish I could give -10000 stars I ordered shrimp fried rice no vegetables and received pork fried rice, I also ordered chicken in garlic sauce no vegetables and still got vegetables!!! If you do not understand the person for whom you are taking the order for just let us know to go in person and order cause when I asked to replace it the gentleman told me I should've told the lady I wanted no vegetables as if I did not. When I arrived home I had seen my shrimp fried rice was replaced with pork fried rice when I called in the lady gave me an attitude and hung up on me. I will not be ordering from here and will tell my family and friends the same. Your customer service skills is completely pathetic. read more

I have been a customer at First Wok for over 20 years. It is by far my favorite takeout for Chinese food. It is consistently good & the owners & staff do a good job of serving their customers. It is locally owned and a family business. It is a good practice to support local businesses especially when they do a good job. read more

They are pricey and not even the best in the neighborhood. China Wok by the Dugout is better and cheaper. They aren't terrible, but it's not great either. read more

We've been getting takeout here for 14 yrs and the food is consistently good, have never gotten the order mixed up or missing items. Our favorites are general tso's, egg foo yung, chicken mei fun.. made with rice noodles, huge portions (yum) lo mein and fried dumplings, delicious read more

I've eaten Chinese for MANY years. I have never had a better meal than we had tonight. We had sweet and sour pork and beef lo mein. We all agreed it was the finest. I cannot compliment the chef enough. Whatever you're doing, please don't change. read more

Well-prepared, good-tasting food! I highly recommend this restaurant. I've always been satisfied with my menu selections.

Delicious food , very large portions and friendly people . the one in Winn Dixie is decent too but this place never disappoints highly recommend coming here if you're in the shores area , I skip the belleview restaurant and come straight here when I'm craving Chinese . read more

The food is always delicious and most importantly 100% consistent all of the time, year after year. A true family owned business where I have watched the two sons grow up as they worked the front as well as the back of house. Did I mention the food is always amazing!!! read more

The food was delicious best restaurant for Chinese food for me .due recommend I place an order for delivery delivery was on point also will do this again. read more

Always great food. Fresh and hot every time. The best we have found in the near by area.

This is the only NY style Chinese place I eat at because it is real NY food. They closed another Chinese spot I would rotate between which was sad but as long as they are here I am buying read more

Typical fast food Chinese. Nothing special same generic menu. I won't be going back. My chow mein noodles were rubbery, fried rice was dry... meh Next time I'll just walk over to Publix and get something from their deli. read more

Out of all the Asian fast food, they're doing the best job right now. There sesame chicken doesn't have too much breading and the portions are large. I haven't had anything that tasted spoiled or undercooked. It's not hard to please me but I do value good Chinese food. read more

Literally everything is average. It's good Chinese food. Order anything without veggies (like their kung pao chicken) and you'll receive goopy saliva sauced chicken. After that experience, I refuse to show up. read more

Excellent Chinese food in the Ocala area. Place has been family owned for over 20 years. Always very kind people and they're always busy. Never had a complaint. read more

the woman who takes your order is the most nastiest woman. she is rude always asking aggressively "can I help you?" as if you are bothering by coming in. makes you regret even wanting to eat from there. she doesn't deserve to be working in a customer service based restaurant. read more

The best Chinese food in Ocala, period. I love everything about this place. Their food is always fresh and so good. I won't go anywhere else anymore. It's soooooo good! read more

I was so hoping that this would be my go to Chinese restaurant. Pork in pork lo mein was shredded and I don't if there was 1 ounce of meat. Lomein noodles tasted old with no flavor,. That was leftover from Sunday as they were closed yesterday. Fried rice was tasteless. .I am Very disappointed with the food except for the beef wonton which were just okay. Buy frozen Chinese food from the grocery store and you will be more pleased. read more

I got takeout from here and was hoping it was going to be good based upon the reviews on Google. Unfortunately my hopes were dashed. Have people in Ocala never eaten good Chinese food??? I got chicken szechuan which, according to the menu and the guy on the phone, was supposed to be spicy. Not only was it NOT spicy, it was absolutely BLAND. The fried rice was yellow and barely had anything in it other than a few peas. The entree was covered in a brown, tasteless, gelatinous sauce. There was chicken but it was sparse. Mainly my meal consisted of ample amounts of julienned green pepper and celery slathered in brown goo with a side of yellow rice. Absolutely the WORST Chinese food I have ever eaten, or rather partially eaten because I threw half of it out. This place makes Panda Express seem gourmet. If I could give First Wok negative stars I would. The eggroll was OK- crisp and filled with your standard shredded cabbage and mush. The only good things I can say about this place is that I didn't get sick and that the young man at the counter had good manners. The next time I am in the mood for Chinese, I will head to the Publix next door and get some Chinese out of their frozen section. If you decide to go to First Wok, I can tell you what your fortune will hold- a very bad meal. read more

Straight up! The best Chinese food I've ever eaten. It's always cooked the same so you know what your getting and it's always so dang good! Their hot and sour soup and steamed dumplings are my absolute favs along with the shrimp mi fun. I eat here a few times a month I like it so much. And they are also my neighbors. It ain't that. Lolol They make awesome food and are great people. Very family oriented and always polite. You won't need another Chinese food place ever again. Lolol just order First Wok! read more

No vegetables in shrimp lo mein only a few peas in fried rice.Terrible no vegetables and price isn't chear either

OMG,,,, many reviews said this is the best Chinese Food in Ocala - I AGREE!!!! One review said you cannot use a credit card when the owner is here but we spoke to the owner and she said not true.. She took many cards during our visit. LOVE THIS PLACE.. read more

This place has THE BEST Chinese food in all of Ocala.. and you can tell cause there is always a wait! The are generous with their portions and really well priced! read more

My favorite chang place so far. Service is great, food is ALWAYS good, price is reasonable for the amount of food given and very little wait time. Have no complaints whatsoever read more

I loovvve their Singapore Mei Fun! It's so tasty! It's near my place of employment and will be my p'go to' for Chinese food! I will definitely patronize them again and again read more

Quality chinese! I have been to quite a few restaurants in my time and I usually leave feeling full but not exactly satisfied. My husband and i went 60 miles from home on a mini touring adventure. First Wok exceeded my expectations! The sweet and sour chicken was actually fried perfectly and the rice actually stuck together. The sweet and sour sauce was made exactly how I like and my husband's sesame chicken was crisp and flavorful. Both were cooked to the perfect temperature. Very nice atmosphere and very nice owners. A regular walked in while we were eating and it just goes to show how much of an impact they have in this area. If I lived in this area, I would absolutely come here again. read more

Great food and always fast. I've known the owners for years and they consistently deliver great food. Definitely my choice for when that Chinese food craving kicks in...even if it's a weekly occurrence!! read more

Excellent New York Style Chinese Food. Always fresh and fast.

The best Chinese take out I have had in Central Florida. Always quick service! Food usually ready in 10 minutes or less.

It's ok. People are friendly. Food is OK. Not the best and not the worse chinese I've had.

Food is delicious. Great lunch specials. The staff is kind and friendly. We eat here at least once a week. I wish they'd deliver but that's just me. read more

Best New York style Chinese food in Ocala. So much better then wok and roll. I personally prefer their beef and broccoli platter it's my usual. Good service. Clean Facility. Five stars. read more

Clean, friendly and efficient......most importantly they've got great food. It's a nice family owned business.

Good food but the owner is awful. The reason the owner awful is because he tells me cash only but there a sign that say accepts MasterCard, Visa, Discover and AMEX. I normally goes when he not their and they gave me no problem using my debit card. I always spend around $10 when I am their. The only reason why I still go here is because it the best Chinese food in Ocala. read more