This is a my go to place for a quick takeaway, but that's one of the issues. For the pre-cook table, the dishes are the same (which is fine) but then, there seem to be a lack of veggies (only 2 dishes out of the 20+ dishes there?), and there is still meat in the dish.. This is just a personal opinion As for the order menu, it seems like the price is on the high side if I want to take into account the quality and type of food. So in summary, this can be a place on your list of takeaways, but just maybe pace your visits, else you'll run out of variety... unless you don't mind the repeats. read more

Great value for fast Chinese food. I sometimes come by here on my way home from work and find that they've been very consistent and quick to turn the order around. I appreciate the many choices that they offer and enjoy the honey walnut prawns + won ton soup! The people are very polite and friendly + open to me customizing the food at times (i.e. say I want a lemon fish fillet instead of lemon chicken). read more

I've been looking for a new go to spot for Chinese food and this one looks to be the winner! The soup is my favorite part of the meal. Portion sizes are very generous at a really good bargain price. The food doesn't blow my mind enough for a 5 stars, but it's still certainly a spot to check out. read more

I came and it seemed okay until I sat down. The table was disgusting with the tablecloth covered in stains. Their chairs are falling apart and it's dark inside. I didn't care for the food either. It looked like it had been sitting out for hours with some of the sauces looking congealed. Skip it. read more

I was at the Safeway right next door after going to the gym nearby and saw First Wok. I immediately thought, "Hey, a Chinese chicken salad sounds yummy." Walking in it's pretty typical and has a takeout type bar to select your items (looks pretty convenient for busy lunches). As I arrived, they were just opening, luckily I didn't have to wait . . . So, I ordered my salad and the cashier woman was pretty nice. After about five minutes - my food was ready! So I headed home and I opened up my salad. It was HUGE and had a TON of chicken. But . . . the noodles seemed soft, the chicken was breaded and VERY DRY, and the sauce was very thick and sickly sweet. I just stopped eating about a 1/4 way in (right now) to write this review because I just didn't want to eat anymore. Quick and friendly service. Large portion. Pricey for quality. Poor food. Wouldn't come again, but maybe it was my fault for ordering this particular item. read more

A cautious 3.5 stars. Went there for dinner and ordered from the express menu. Chicken chow mein, salt and pepper chicken, orange chicken, and garlic chicken. The chow mein was excellent. Very chewy noodles, which I like, and lots of vegetables. The salt and pepper chicken didn't taste like much, but it was easy to add more salt and pepper. The chicken was pretty decent quality, especially for having been sitting around in the trays. The last two chickens, perhaps because they were sitting in sauce, were tough. I wasn't a big fan of the sauces, either. The free soup, sweet and sour, was good. Lots of food, and a really good price. At least two meals can be had for $6-$8. I bet their cooked-to-order food is quite solid. Maybe next time. read more

Ordered tskout via my24 app. Food was prepared perfectly, order was complete. Good quality. Great portions. Everything was made very well, enjoyed everything. Would go back again. read more

Date of Visit: Every Friday during Lent Reason: can't eat meat...they offer seafood dishes During Lent, we aren't allowed to eat meat, so I need to look for alternative sources of food for my carnivorous tummy. First Wok offered a variety of fish and shrimp dishes such as the salt and pepper fried fish, fish with vegetables, shrimp with broccoli, and shrimp fried rice. Perfect meal for a non meat eating day. The lady that usually helps us is very nice and the food won't let you down. read more

I walked into this place last night as we did not feel like cooking. We ordered Hunan Chicken, Chicken with Cashew Nut and Veg. Fried Rice. The food was really delicious, not too oily and the chicken was tender. For the price of food, the chicken I usually very chewy like chewing gum but this place is different. For $20 (with 10% discount coupon) we got three items and the quantity was good enough for eating the food twice. We were really hungry and yet could not finish the food. I am giving this four stars for now and if they continue to provide me with delicious food, I will give them five stars. Recommendation: Go for it, finally a NY style chinese takeoout place. read more

I started coming here just for take-out lunch (fried rice, chow mein, etc) and the food was always good. I liked that none of the items was greasy and they always gave you big portions. When my wife and I threw our baby shower a few years back, we had them cater and deliver to a park in Sunnyvale for about 100 people. The food turned out great and they even made things off the menu (fried chicken). The owner and everybody there was super easy to deal with. We just had our son's birthday party and had them cater again. Great that they deliver straight to the park. A lot of people remarked how good the food was and asked who catered it. I recommend them highly. read more

I was hungry and this place was open. I thought, eh, why not? This looked like just another generic fast food Chinese restaurant and I expected the usual fare but I was very impressed by their use of chunky chicken breast meat. I never expected such quality meat and food from a fast food takeout place. I was pleasantly surprised and will definitely be back for the combos meals at very good prices! Try the garlic chicken and mongolian beef. read more

Quality, quantity and on-time delivery makes this restaurant best. I am a very frequent customer of this Chinese restaurant. Try their website "www.firstwoksunnyvale.com" and enjoy online delivery within 15-20 min. read more

First Wok is exactly what Americanized Chinese food should be: it's tasty, it's cheap, it's greasy, and it's delivered to your door. This is my go to place when I am too tired to bother making food for myself, when I just want to put on my pj's, crawl on the couch, and let someone else do all the work! This past time we had a variety of things: hot and sour soup, potstickers, egg rolls, mu shu pork, and (my favorite) chicken chow mein. The egg rolls were especially good, very crunchy, and if I could only eat one Chinese dish for the rest of my life, it might be their chicken chow mein. Lots of meat and veggies, plus perfectly cooked noodles. So much tummy happiness! read more

Picked up a quick lunch before my doc's appt nearby. A small hole in the wall where Safeway is located. Average decor with nothing outanding as far as ambiance. Food is precooked and in steam trays. I assume you can order things off of the menu, too. Seems weird to have chairs lined up in front of the steam trays of food, like it was a counter to eat from. Came around 2 pm. A good amount of food is still were in their steam trays, some were starting to look dried out like the beef in Mongolian beef and beef with broccoli and the fried rice, so I can safely assume that there is not a high turnover of food. I got the chow mein, garlic chicken, and salt and pepper fried fish for the lunch special - 2 items plus rice or noodles for under $12. Flavor is mediocre, just tasted like plain noodles, missing the salt and pepper on the fish and it was dry. The garlic chicken tasted like sweet and sour, plus they used white meat, so the chicken was dry. If the chef could kick it up a notch and season their dishes more, they could have more foot traffic going in. It was empty except for one couple who were dining in. The person serving was nice and cordial, and the place did look clean from what I saw. read more

wow, went there in person, which immediately brought my previous review into question. as others have noted, its a buffet line (which makes me think questionable quality) and portions are huge. Kind of sketchy strip mall, located next to massage parlor. However, we figured if food was good delivery, it should be better fresh off the grill (or fresh out of the trough as the case may be). Food was really good. Excellent quality meat, great value. Friendly people, even if you don't want your kids picking up fortune cookies off the floor. read more

The best fried rice in the South Bay. I always get the Yang Chow Fried Rice. Big serving, lots of vegetables & meat. Nicely-flavored with no MSG. read more

Friday night. I ordered Delivery. I went to their website and set an order online through it. It was very easy to use, though my Zip Code was not listed, I put a different one, but it DID work! It came to my door almost EXACTLY 45 minutes after ordering. Prices were good! 4 Vegetarian egg rolls $4.00 10 Fried Wonton $2.00 Sizzling rice soup $6.95 Honey Walnut Prawn $9.95 Combination Chow fun $7.50 Even though they are a few miles away, the stuff came still warm. The guy was nice at the door. Portions are large. The Soup was very tasty (my favorite of the four things I bought). The Egg Rolls were large, but they were a bit greasy. You get a TON of Chow Fun, and lots of Prawns in the Honey Walnut Prawns, but I was hoping there was more sauce on them. I will order from them again. -J read more

The restaurant called to confirm the spice level and the food was bagged on top of the typical boxes to ensure that there are no leaks, which I greatly appreciate. The food tasted great and the portions were generous. If you enjoy Chinese cuisine, I recommend trying this place out. read more

Since I live right around the corner from this place we are here quite often. The waitress there is very nice even when we order 10+ dishes when we show up. We have ordered a large portion of the menu and gone through the express line and had quite a large number of different dishes from them and not one has ever been bad. Everything tastes delicious from the fried meat dishes to the tofu and vegetable dishes. I highly recommend this place. read more

I was recently relocated to the Sunnyvale area for work and so I was craving Chinese food and wanted to see if there was a decent place that delivers to my work. Thanks to Yelp, I was able to stumble across the FIRST WOK. Just like everyone else, I had my doubts... but i was starving and wanted to eat something other than Pizza... So I gave them a call, ordered hot and sour soup, black pepper beef, honey walnut chicken, House Special fried rice and some pan fried noodles. The delivery took about 30 minutes. The soup was really good. The noodles ended up a little soggy, but I cant blame them since it was delivered... I'm sure if I ordered this at the Restaurant itself, it'd be delicious! Everything else was pretty damn good. They brought us extra plates and utensils, and also gave us extra fortune cookies. Free delivery if you order over $30 dollars in food. I'm definitely going to order from here again! read more

I called in today, New Years Day to order my staff lunch. The lady that took my order helped me order the amount of food to feed the army I have at work. Best of all, they delivered & the entire order was hot, fresh & accurate. I will definitely order from them again! read more

Love the egg foo young. I always dine in because I like the atmosphere. The lady that works the day shift is super nice. I highly recommend.

I have avoided a review of this place since I moved here over a year ago. It's absolutely awful. What isn't already 2-3 days old, is cooked beyond an inch of it's life. The several sauces I ordered were scorched (which is difficult when microwaving it), and the soups are sooooooo watery that I thought they gave me water with my meal. Did I mention I can't wait to get back to the east coast where they don't cater foods to tourists and therefore, don't care if it comes out like shit?? read more

After the reviews I dropped by this place to pick up 3 item combo, thought will get variety to judge the food. Food looked great with different options from rice, noodles, entrees & compliment soup. The food wasn't that great though, normal chinese food. Cheap for the quantity but nothing great. But they have nice variety so would try something else & re-review this :) Similar to Panda Express for combo items. The menu looks good too, should order something from the menu to get fresh food I suppose. read more

This is my goto place whenever I want Chinese food. I always order one side and 2 entrees. Their portions are GENEROUS so what I do is ask for a to go box up front and put aside the extra portion I know I am not going to finish which usually ends up roughly 2 more meals for me. It's not a fancy place, and yes, they will re-heat your plate in the microwave, but that is because the chafer station can only keep the food lukewarm, but If you order off the menu though, I guarantee it is hot!. I always order the fish with black bean sauce when it is available and never had any problem so don't worry about the freshness of the food. I also like their flavoring on the dishes because they keep the salties salty and sweets sweet. Come on.... you guys know that some fast-food Chinese place make the all the salty dishes sweet. Other dishes I like are kung-pao chicken, mongolian beef, orange chicken, salt and pepper chicken, and the hot & sour soup with comes the lunch combo. read more

Their delivery driver which are provided by this restaurant swore at me in front of my house yelling at the top of his lungs.

Love this place... The service is so great, everyone's sweet! I have been here for many years. Love the Egg foo young read more

This Chinese food spot has delicious plates for great prices! I ordered the Sweet and Sour Pork, Mango Chicken, House Fried Rice, and Combination Chow Mein. I have to say I was absolutely impressed with the flavors and quality. I ordered through Grubhub, and my food arrived a little split, but not terrible, that is on the delivery man, not the restaurant. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for great Chinese takeout. read more

I finally found a good, cheap Chinese restaurant after moving to Sunnyvale. I was a little nervous about trying it out, but read the reviews on yelp and thought... why not? we ordered through their website and went to pick it up. The people working were really nice and our food was almost ready. The place was empty, but it was close to 8pm. Food was ready and smelt sooooo good on the drive home. Everything we ordered was delicious: hot and sour soup, appetizer plate (prawns, egg rolls, and spring rolls), chicken chow mein, pork fried rice, and beef and string beans. All were very yummy and delicious. I will definitely go back the next time I'm craving Chinese food. read more

Went here on lunch with a friend a few days ago. We knew we wouldn't be getting gourmet food or anything, and were totally fine with that. However, after the lady put the food on our plates, we were ABSOLUTELY STUNNED that she USED A MICROWAVE to reheat it! Were their steam trays not working? I don't know. But is it too much to ask to just keep the food warm? If I want to reheat food in a microwave I can do that at home. Needless to say, we'll never go back here for lunch again. read more

Bought 3 item dinner today. Mongolian beef was cooked from rotten beef. Smelly, I couldn't eat it, put to garbage can. Was probably my last time to this place. read more

Probably my favorite place ever to go eat. I'm a vegetarian and I love the food. I always get the Eggplant with Szechuan Sauce and Vegetable Chow Mein. The flavoring is perfect and definitely the best eggplant I've eaten. The tofu dishes aren't super good. Still tasty, but the eggplant is good enough that you don't even need to order the tofu. There's enough options for vegetarians (like 8-9 dishes). Good place to go if you've got carnivorous friends and you're vegetarian. Prices are good and the plates are pretty big. The only thing negative thing is it's super greasy. But then the majority of Chinese food is greasy. And it's a bit far, since I'm from San Jose. read more

Always great food - okayish service. NEVER GET DELIVERY THOUGH - you will regret waiting 1.5 hours for cold food. read more

I love their beef wonton soup and any dish you order that they have to make. Prices are reasonable too. However, I wouldn't recommend the pre-made food waiting on the counter. It looks like it's been sitting for a bit. The customer service... isn't there, but not ride either. Take it y or delivery is best. read more

Sorry, but this place doesn't cut it. Lucky and Panda are much better. 5 star: chicken chow mein. Thick and QQ noodles. Surprisingly good. 3 star: Salt and pepper fish. Seafood vegetable stir fry 2 star: Salt and pepper chicken - chicken was dry. House chicken - looks like Orange chicken, but the meat was dry. Eggplant - Too much vinegar taste. read more

I order some party platters for my son's 100th day celebration. The staff were so nice. Two weeks ago, I ordered from them the day before the party and the staff was really pleasant and explain the size of the party platter. However the morning of the party, my daughter started coughing and was feeling under the weather so I had to cancel last minute. I called First Wok about half an hour before the planned party, but they already made everything. They didn't charge me a cancellation fee. I moved my son's party two weeks later and order from them again. Pick up was easy and they helped me move the food to my friend's car. The guests really enjoy the broccoli in the broccoli and beef dish. read more

As a quick Chinese-American steam table express line, it's pretty good, though Wok's On Express down El Camino is a bit better. Has most of the same dishes. I usually get salt & pepper fish - one dish that's better here than at the other place - and mongolian beef with the thin vegetable noodles. read more

What a pleasant surprise. Ordered via eat 24 app, order arrived in a little less than 20 minutes. Food was on point. Less sugary and American than panda, but not loaded up with msg like other typical Chinese delivery establishments. The Mongolian beef and chow mein were standard and good. The walnut prawns and hot and sour soup were well above average and very good. Will order again for sure. read more

Well, I have to say, this place was super speedy for delivery; I was told 45-60 minutes and about 20 is all it took to get my food. I was really grateful for that, and the driver was very polite. The food itself, though, is a pretty consistent "eh". Since there was a $35 dollar minimum for delivery and as a first-time orderer, I splurged a little more than I would have normally. The fried pot stickers were not too bad, but also nothing special. The honey walnut prawns were also solidly "okay", again with nothing to really recommend them as spectacular. For the price of that dish, I expected more, and better. I also ordered steamed veggies with chicken, and when drained of the extra 'water' and paired with the "spicy" garlic sauce (it was not spicy at all), it was pretty good. Without the sauce though, the dish will be extremely bland so be prepared to add *something* if you do not take the sauce from the restaurant. The BBQ pork fried rice was also good, and both were generously sized containers. All in all, this place delivered food to me when I could not leave the house and did not have anything else on hand. I would be willing to order again before writing them off completely, when next I am in the South Bay. read more

Fresh ingredients, huge portions, super fast delivery! WE HAVE FOUND OUR NEW, GO-TO TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT! I was craving Chinese food last week, and since we're new to the area, took a chance on First Wok and were not disappointed! Every dish tasted like it was made to order, just for us. - Vegetable Fried Rice: Fresh, perfectly sticky, fresh vegetables. - Vegetable Chow Mein: This dish seemed to go on forever! Great texture, fresh flavors. - Orange Chicken: Crispy and flavorful. - Spring Rolls: Perfectly crispy. - Crab Rangoon: Perfectly cooked. And their presentation was genius - place onto of lettuce to ensure the grease doesn't pool around the rangoons. - Three Ingredient Seafood: Prawns, Scallops, Squid (I asked for extra Prawns in the place of squid), with fresh, diced zucchini and bell peppers. YUM!! The above fed two very hungry adults for two days. read more