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    First Wok

    3.6 (82 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Lunch Special menu as of 8/2/24
    Lucy S.

    I first stumbled upon First Wok last year, when I was in the neighborhood getting boba at Sunright. What a gem this place is! Portions are large and the price is very reasonable. The staff is very friendly, and the food comes out hot and fresh. I especially like the house fried rice, which comes with shrimp, bbq pork, and veggies (it might have other meat in it too, but I ate it too quickly to remember!). The lunch special is a great deal too-- I picked the wonton soup to go with my curry chicken and it had three nicely sized wontons in the soup. The restaurant itself is not very large and mostly self service with napkins, sauces, and utensils on the side. They are very quick to bring your food out to you as well. I look forward to going back and trying more options!

    Crab Rangoon
    Miranda G.

    Staff was very friendly and the food was fast! It's your standard Chinese restaurant decor of course. Food was good and fresh, nice and hot and it was fast!

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    Leah N.

    The food here is pretty good. The staff here seems nice and provides quick services. We came here late at night and our food came out pretty fast after we ordered. My boyfriend love to go here and told me he frequently come to this place to eat since high school. There are plenty of tables and chair to sit in. There are plenty of items to choose from.

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    Taylor R.

    Wow me and my client just tried this place for the first time and man the food was fresh. We got general tso chicken and cashew chicken and it was amazing. My client stays at the landing not even a hop away from this place. Quick and delicious.

    Nothing like moldy mooshoo pancakes yum.
    Jay J.

    Thought I'd give this place another try. Ordered online for 5:45. Showed up 15 minutes early and it was already done just sitting there. Mooshoo pork was wet and swimming in liquid. No flavor and just tasted like soggy vegetables. Worst thing is the pancake wraps were covered in spots of green mold. Disgusting, had eaten most of one before I noticed the rest were moldy. Never again. You can see the moldy wraps in the pics

    Cashew chicken and hot & sour soup.
    Brent C.

    I had the cashew chicken special. The chicken was a little salty, but there was plenty of food. The price was fair, but I'll try somewhere else next time.

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    Scott F.

    The convenience of having them close to home is great. Occasionally we will eat in, but most times we order to go. The food is hot and ready before I can get there! I will sometimes walk in to order then go next door to Schnucks to pick up something and hurry back to get the order. My wife enjoys the egg drop soup and I like the hot braised pork. Over the last several years we have tried many of the dishes here and found them all good. A tip for anyone is go to Schnucks first because there is almost always a coupon on the receipt for for an order of crab Rangoon.

    This food sat on a table in the middle of the customer dining area for well over 30 minutes. I sure hope they threw it out.

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    Worth every penny. My new go-to place for takeout. Wait time is low and it's on my way home from work.

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    The chicken was sooooo good this is the best Chinese place around I'm going back today lol 10/10

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    More flavorful than the average Chinese takeout, but service may be slower when busy as the kitchen is not very large.

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    Delivery is almost always faster than expected. The food is always hot and fresh. The steamed dumpling are second to none.

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    Just love having delivery Chinese food without being in the City. Quality food and service.

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