I came in at 12:40 on a Friday and ordered the 3 item combo to eat at the restaurant. I came here because of the Yelp reviews but I didn't have time to read through the actual reviews so I was caught off guard that this is a buffet-style restaurant (food already cooked and sitting in a steamer). It's like Panda Express. After getting my 3 items, the server put my plate in the microwave to heat up the food. Shocking!!! Chow mein (thick noodles): The noodles were too chewy and pretty plain (fried with onions, carrots and cabbage). Mongolian beef: Meat had a funny texture as if they used too much meat tenderizer. The onions and sauce tasted good though. House garlic chicken: Diced pieces of chicken were lightly battered, deep fried and smothered in a slightly sweet and tangy sauce. I liked the sauce but the chicken was a tad dry. Hot and sour soup: probably the best item I tried here. It was hot (temperature and spicy) and just the right amount of sour. It had little bits of tofu, bamboo sprouts, green onion and egg. I will be fair and review this place as compared to other restaurants in this price-range. My meal was $7.45 ($8.10 with tax). Even after leaving a tip, I gotta say this place is very inexpensive and you get a lot of food. However, the food didn't stand out. I can get better food at Panda Express or Lee's Kitchen for similar prices. I won't be back. read more

First Wok - Chow mein, Mongolian beef, garlic chicken and hot & sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

You just go there and pick fried rice or noodles and 2 main dishes and a soup for just $10. Foods are already there prepared! Excellent service, and food is surprisingly healthy. You feel good after eating. First Wok become my go to place when I have nothing to eat at home. It is really great. Edit: absolutely love their "Sliced Fish with red garlic sauce", "Honey walnut Prawn", and "Fried Noodles with Vegetables" (order white rice too if you don't have it at home). You can get buffet foods, or order these foods then the foods will be cooked fresh, ready in 10 minutes(amazing!)! The food quality is almost mostly all the time good (as a weekly customer for over a year), and it is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area. read more

We have been coming here many years for the buffet but thought we would try the takeout during the shelter in place. As always the Sweet n Sour Pork was very good. Also the Egg Drop Soup and Chicken Fried Rice were delicious but The 3 Ingredient Seafood only had bok choy. Supposed to have prawns scallops squid for $13.95. I don't see anything but lots bok choy. read more

Boyfriend and I have lived in Sunnyvale two years and finally found the best BBQ pork fried rice. Everything else we ordered was delicious too! We ordered it for pickup and it was super quick, clean and easy. Definitely coming back here on a regular basis. read more

Unless you want an overpriced food I wouldn't recommend it. Service was okay. The food had no flavor at all.

It was definitely meh. We ordered chicken vegetables with "mild spice" and got the opposite. It was almost too hot to eat. Also ordered chicken egg foo young and there was barely enough gravy to cover the three patties. In a pinch we'll try again, but not impressed enough to make it a steady place. read more

This little place is DELICIOUS! Awesome Hot and Sour soup ! I honestly have not had a bad dish here.

The food here has been good and the menu is quite affordable. My only qualm was when two orders were delivered in containers with huge holes punctured in, according to them to let out steam and prevent the food from soggy. On a normal day this would have been okay but not during a pandemic. The restaurant offered to replace one of two orders, I ended up going through the delivery service to get a refund. They hung up twice when I called back as instructed the next day to place the order. YMMV but no issues with their food. I will not be ordering in the future based on customer service. read more

The food was actually excellent, and I'm extremely fussy. But the trick is - you have to order a La carte. If you order the fast line, the pre cooked food, it's dried out and awful. We ordered the walnut prawns which were as good as any I have ever had at any fine restaurant. read more

Really want to commend this business for how serious they are in taking the necessary precautions during this time. Their food quality and customer service have not been affected. read more

Had a Valentines dinner, but couldn't eat it because of moldy noodles! Nasty! No stars read more

Delicious food with generous portion. Placed order online and picked up 15 minutes later. Very convenient. The food was hot and fresh. Highly recommended. read more

I'm sad to report they're using salad shrimp now for the Honey Walnut PRAWNS. What a disappointment??!! Not so long ago the prawns were wonderful and took two bites each to devour. I couldn't even find the shrimp in my last order except for a few chewy, stringy, nuggets that had a hit of shrimp smell. On top of that, our order was 30+ minutes past the delivery time. Which equates to cold food. I can use my microwave on fried rice and noodles but nothing makes up for the shitty Walnut Prawns. Guess I'm on to another spot... won't be coming back. read more

Food is horrible. Don't know how people give this place great reviews.... I'm assuming most people who gave this place good reviews have very low taste standards... There is nothing fresh about this place. Once your order the cold old food sitting there they take your plate and put it right into the microwave... who does that!!! This place is no good read more

First Wok is my go to place for work lunch and home dinner deliveries. I never had any problems with their orders and always on time. There are also several good items on their menu people love: walnut prawns, Singapore rice noodle (meat and vegetarian styles), chili pepper chicken, hot & sour soup, black bean fish, etc. read more

We have been coming here since they first opened. Our go to is the Wor Won Ton Soup. It is loaded with goodies like chicken breast, beef and b-bq pork along with tons of veggies. We also like to order B-bq pork fried rice and sweet and sour chicken. Also good are the Oyster beef, Mongolian beef and cashew chicken. They are very nice to customers and very efficient. read more

Delivery so fast I couldn't believe it! I ordered from Yelp app on my phone from parking lot of hotel. Then went inside to my room and hardly had time to take my shoes off and get comfortable. There was a knock at my door and the delivery guy was there with my hot fresh food! Nice friendly guy and food was packed well to travel from restaurant to my door. Food was tasty and hot (soup was so hot I had to let it cool off). read more

Good food for fast chinese food. Better than panda express and kind of authentic for a cheap place. If you are really hungry and craving Chinese, this place is a good spot. read more

Ordered delivery..Boy was I taken. Chicken order all breading or some chewy stuff no meat at all probably deep fried skin. Reminded me of pork rinds. The broccoli was terrible bearly any green color all browned out. Had to order thirty to get deliver .. totally trash. I'd give it a zero if I could. Tossing in trash can. read more

First Wok - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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I love this place! They have fast delivery and never mess up the order. The women who answers the phone at night is so nice and helpful. The honey walnut prawns and veggie chowmain are great! I've been ordering food from here for years now! read more

Takeout or delivery with BeyondMenu. Delivery works like a charm. These are good folks who serve great Chinese food. Every dish we have ordered has been delicious and generous. I have never tried the buffet but would expect it to be very good. This is our go to Chinese food spot. read more

We have been coming here for several years and always get good food and service. My only complaint is its old and dingy inside. However, it is our fav chinese resturant read more

After reading the reviews on yelp, I decided to stop here after work to grab dinner. I arrived a little after 9pm and was a little disappointed the buffet counter was already cleared out . The lady working there was draining the water and wiping it down. =( The lady greeted me with a smile and seeing the confusion in my face told me I could still order. So I asked the lady for recommendations. She suggested Mongolian Beef ($7.95) and Sesame Chicken ($8.50). I was starving so I ordered both! The servings were very generous, should last me an additional 2-3 meals easy. The Mongolian beef had more sauce then I was accustomed to but it was very tasty and spicy. The slices of beef were tender and were a nice medium thickness. The Sesame Chicken looked appetizing and smelled garlicky but it was inconsistent. There were a few pieces of chicken that tasted like over-fried jerky and there were a few big slices that were moist and tender. The sauce was also very sweet and oily. Overall I was very satisfied with the food and portion size. I will definitely come back but before 9pm. If you're looking for above-average Chinese food at a great value this is your best bet. read more

Sadly did not get FTR here but that's fine. This place replaces a Hawaiian place that replaced some organic place. Sadly it seems like this one location has bad luck. Left work very late last night and didn't feel like cooking. I was about to go to Safeway when I saw that this place had opened. It's really empty inside, which is a bad sign, but I know this area and like I said it typically does not get a lot of business. But there is simply no other Chinese food around the area save PF Chang's (not Chinese) and Wok On! a mile down the way and Fu Lam Mum on Castro. You can order things off the menu or go with the pre-made a la Panda Express style. In a hurry, this is what I did. For under $7 you can get 3 items which includes either chow mein or chicken fried rice or veggie fried rice as one of the items. I ordered salted fish and mongolian beef. They really heap it on here. You knowt hose squarish styrofoam boxes? It's completely filled, like you'd expect at a Hawaiian place and definitely not at a Chinese place. It also includes a bowl (approx 1/2 cup) of either egg drop or hot and sour soup. Verdict, the food was actually good. Better than any other fast food Chinese place and pretty close to Fu Lam Mum in my opinion. And this was for the pre-made stuff. The hot and sour soup has rekindled my taste for it. I could seriously eat oil drums of the stuff in college. Not the absolutel best Chinese food, but it's better than most and you get an incredible amount of it. I weighed the food on my scale and you get about 1lb 8oz of food. Needless to say, I had it for two meals. Please stay in business, First Wok! read more

I've ordered twice from the restaurant. The first experience was edible and okay for fast Chinese food. The second order made me sick. I'll discuss the second order in this review. It seems this restaurant seems to use a ton of MSG in certain dishes. I had ordered enough food to last for leftovers for another day. However, each time I ate the food, I always began getting a migraine. This is the sign of a problematic ingredient like MSG (and lots of it). I ordered for delivery. My first item, Orange Peel Chicken. This dish was a mess from start to finish. The chicken was battered and fried and placed into a very runny orange colored sticky sweet sauce. Unfortunately, the restaurant put this dish into a flat clam shell container that spilled all over everything during delivery. In order to extract the food (which was so hot I could barely hold onto it), that sticky sauce got all over everything. Such a mess. As for the dish itself, the chicken was bland and the sauce was just sweet, but didn't taste at all of oranges (or really anything). There was also not a single orange peel in sight. The second item, Beef with Fun noodles. This dish also placed into a flat clam shell container and tasted okay. It wasn't a mess, but the noodles all stuck together making a huge clumpy mess. There was very little sauce and there were about 5-6 pieces of broccoli in the with it. Overall, the beef was okay, but the noodles were mostly a big clumpy mess. It was also fairly salty. The third item, Chicken Corn soup. This soup was fair and may have been the item with heavy MSG, though all dishes might all have had it. This soup is basically Egg Drop soup with chicken and corn. Probably the best tasting of the dishes I ordered. But, it's not exactly what I think of for Chicken Corn soup. The fourth item, Sauteed Green Beans. This is a standard sort of green bean dish sauteed in soy sauce. I've had this dish before and it wasn't any better or worse than those I've previously had. I had ordered it to make sure I got at least some kind of vegetable. This was packaged in a white folded close top Chinese food container. This is how messy dishes should be packaged. The final item was House Fried Rice with BBQ Pork. Again packaged in a folded white paper container, this is pretty much a standard fried rice in terms of flavor. However, the cook was a bit stingy with the pork, egg and other ingredients. Most restaurants load the fried rice up with stuff. Not so much here. It was pretty sparse containing mostly rice. I usually never have problems with a tiny bit of MSG, but this restaurant seemed to overload the dishes with it. I won't be ordering from this restaurant again. read more

I happened upon First Wok on my travels . They have a steam table where you can get combination plates fairly cheap . I was craving Honey Walnut Prawns and Combination Chow Mein . So I ordered that. Place is pretty clean . My food came out in 10 minutes I was impressed with the Honey Walnut Prawns cooked very nicely and was very Yummy. The Chow Mein was on the average side . Not a bad deal for Americanized Chinese Food. They take Credit Cards with a $5 minimum. read more

There are numerous reasons why I think I am in love with this place - the owner/worker? who took my order grabbed a magic mic and used it as her PA system to tell the cooks in the back what my order was -It was EXTREMELY affordable, I ordered a 3 entree combo, half fried rice, half chow mein, Broc. beef, Sweet and sour AND it came with a soup (hot n sour) -They had ORANGE JARRIOTTOS in the fridge.. thats my stuff! ...and last but not least.. drum roll please!!!!! ....THEY HAD A YELP STICKER ON THE FRONT WINDOW :) read more

The servers are friendly and the food is pretty good for the price. I always get their egg foo young, wor won ton soup, veggie fried rice and honey walnut prawns. They serve large portions which is good if you like taking home leftovers. They also have a buffet area where one can pick what they want to eat. I've ordered from their buffet selections and it tasted pretty good. The rice and noodles weren't dried out like some other places. read more

Whenever I want Chinese food I always come here. The food is nice and filling with a good portion size for what you pay for.

Food used to be good. they now microwave the food thats out when you buy it, right in front of you, they'll make new batch if you request something that is out, but mostly they just pile the food on and give it to you. + for big portions. Last two times I've gone here it was reheated in front of me and then later I had stomach cramps from the sweet and sour pork or orange chicken that I ate. Not going back ANY time soon... read more

Very few veggie options. They had chow mein and hunan tofu. Tofu wasn't terrible, but nothing special; it was almost sweet though and lacked an authentic hunan flavor I expected. The noodles were stale and eating them left me feeling like I was trying to chew rubber. I seem to remember this location used to be a great vegetarian place (that's why I tried it today), hopefully that business is thriving somewhere. Now I need to find something to get this feeling out of my stomach. read more

- Cheap - Good Quality - Awesome portions - Accepts credit cards (min. $5 charge, but all the multi-item combos are around that price anyway) - NO MSG I like this place! I would have to say it's the best Chinese food you can get during your lunch hour in the area. Another plus in my book is that you definitely get a lot for your money. I can never stand it when some establishments charge too much for the quality they produce. First Wok is definitely not one of them! Again, good quality, great price! read more

I just love this place. We always order (or get the food there) on Friday night. Tehe food is really good and very tasty. They have this soup HOT AND SOUR that is the best that I've tried. I always (or mostly) order the sauteed fish filet - combination of vegetables and pieces of fish filet; fried fish filet - very crispy and not so oily and shrimp fried rice. Also, sometimes I order mongolian beef or mongolian chicken and those are incredible good as well. I'd recommend this place, for sure! Good portion of food! The owners are very nice, friendly and polite. I think it's mom, dad and their kid. They are really good people! But, if you order for delivery, make sure you have a good....a GOOD tip for the driver (asian old man) because if you give him just 10% he starts saying he needs more, because he needs to pay for the gas and blablabla. :) read more

This place is okay. Nothing to write home about, but nothing terrible. The servings are fairly large from what I've experienced ordering off the menu. I've never tried their combo plates or purchasing food from their pre-cooked items. I've ordered online a few times for pick-up, and the food is hot and fresh. The servings are extremely generous. Rice is not included so make sure to specifically ask for rice or make some at home. I've ordered the Orange Chicken, which to me lacked oomph, but it was a hit with my kids. I've also had the Seafood Pan-Fried Noodles, and it was okay. I just now ordered the Mongolian Beef and the House Special Pan-Fried Noodle. I'm sure it won't be astounding, but I'm also confident it won't disappoint. I want to try the Mu-shu Pork and Sesame Chicken next time. I'll update accordingly. So in conclusion, the food isn't spectacular, but it is inexpensive and good enough to keep me coming back. read more

Now that I've moved away I am definitely missing my take-out from First Wok. You can order from the line but I always order off the menu for guaranteed freshness. This is one of the only places I can find mu shu and damn that mu shu is fantastic and is a HUGE portion, enough for at least 2 meals. In addition to mu shu I also usually pick up an order of crab rangoons and egg rolls which are both excellent fried, fatty choices. They do deliver but with the food so cheap I can never meet the delivery minimum so I opt to pick-up. You can order and pay online and I've never experienced any issues with their site. The family working is always super nice and the food comes up fast and fresh. I miss you First Wok and our delicious times together. peace, love, and good booze ~ chase read more

THIS REVIEW RATING (star rating) IS ON THE FOOD ALONE! Great Food, Great Portions, AWESOME Price! I am not the biggest Chinese food aficionado, mostly because I rarely encounter places that make the food to a degree that I like. For what it is (a small, little, hole in a wall) First Wok DOES have some delicious food; I recommend the Chow Mein Noodles; the sweet and sour pork, string bean chicken, and the Mongolian Beef. If you get there when the food is freshly out you are in luck! If not, well they do keep the food in the steaming trays and/or also heated up for you in the microwave. To be honest that is not something that I am bothered by but I understand why others would. Plus there is made-to-order menu in which they make the food for you if that is the case. If you come at the end of the night around closing time they give you HUGE portions and for the price it is worth it; however, if you are thinking about dining-in expect that the restaurant staff will also be having their dinner. Seems as though at the end of the night the staff likes to dine on the left over's of the day out in the dining room. If you want something you will see them get up from their meal and come assist you, which is little uncomfortable and weird. However what this says to me is that the food there is freshly made and is unlikely you get food from the day before because they made sure to eat it all. Happy Eating! read more

Way too much sodium and grease. I have ordered the same dish at First Wok on three separate occasions within the last year or so. Don't judge, but I always get Kung Pao Chicken :P Hey, I love chicken and this has always been my go to dish! Long story short. Last night after I ate this I had a headache and felt REALLY REALLY tired. The food was also really oily. I gave this place a fair shake and for the money it seems like a really good idea. But, spend the extra 2-3 bucks on a place that serves higher quality food. read more

I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to eat here. They don't use MSG and everything I have tried has always been on point. I started my job close to this area a couple of years ago and for some reason, was misguided that the food isn't good. However, I changed all of their minds when I brought them all back some chow fun and they all gobbled it down. When asked where I got it from and I told them, well, it caught them all by surprise. Now ALL my coworkers come here for Chinese food. The portions are huge and the price is very reasonable. Matter of fact, I had lunch here today and was even able to save half of it for dinner. My go to for lunch, that's for sure! read more

Ordered from these idiots and off the bat the delivery guy expected tip. I understand that tip is necessary for service but all you did was deliver my food. Charge the delivery fee. Than he gave me an attitude, I was planning on looking for some money in the house fuck the guy with his attitude. He then proceed to honk his horn while driving off. Never order again And.... Gave us the wrong order 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