I love Happy Wok! Their food has been consistent through the years. They always give enough food for three people in their lunch specials. The ingredients are fresh and the meals are tasty. read more

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Wow Rodeo! I apologize in advance for this review. This beloved family spot was a "one and done" for me. Let's start with the great part: Mama Happy Wok has great personality and seemed delighted to take the call for my takeout lunch order at 1:30pm on a FriYAY. I didn't realize they closed at 2pm but I was 10 minutes away and knew I'd make it in time. Coo! Walking in the restaurant I began to second guess myself for placing a large order on my first visit to HW. Like other Yelpers have mentioned, customers are immediately greeted by a cordoned off dining room with space to pick up and go. The atmosphere is dark and cluttered with the stench of "vintageness" (yep... I made that up). Mama HW promptly appeared from the kitchen with a bright, smiley face reminding me the restaurant closes at 2pm. I appreciated her energy and that my food was ready. Paying with ApplePay was great but the trip through the maze of tables and behind the back counter to "Tap 'n Pay" meant a behind the scenes voyage that reminded me how conflicted I was about ordering here. Too late to turn back now. $95 and out the door I went. The bad part: as I opened the containers I knew immediately that my instinct was spot on. While thoughtfully and beautifully packed in foil-lined containers, the food reeked of old grease. I ordered shrimp chow fun, salt & pepper fish filets, chicken fried rice, green beans & beef and wor wonton soup. One bite of the shrimp chow fun and salt & pepper fish filet was all I could eat. The chow fun was all clumped together and lacked flavor while the shrimp were not fresh , flavorless and over cooked. The fish was fried in old grease that had the distinctive odor of other old food. The jalapeños were sliced too thick, undercooked and lacked any flavor as well. Enough said... When the longtime Rodeo resident with whom I was visiting said they'd never been to HW, it all made sense. I'm hoping this was a one off and others have a great experience 'cuz I'm rooting for this small family business. This just wasn't their best work (hopefully). read more

Very unwelcoming vibe when you enter, blocked off from dining room... maybe they should have a sign saying take out only & do not enter into the dining room?? Anyway I wanted to use my rodeo rewards there, but he was hesitant, not sure if he remembered how & grumbling that it's a lot of work & time to enter the # manually, but finally completed the transaction. I had ordered the tofu/veg/mushroom lunch special, soup not included w/ to go & choices were fried or steamed rice plus it cones w/ an eggroll - unfortunately that contained meat & the fried rice contained egg... The stir fried dish was very tasty & a generous amount for lunch !! Maybe he was just having a bad day but he just seemed annoyed & impatient... I was trying not to be the cause !!! & He definitely prefers all customers to stay away, by the doorway, & not enter the former dining room... there is no sign saying take out only & do not enter dining room but there should be‼ read more

Happy Wok - tofu,Chinese greens & black mushrooms W/ steamed rice Lunch special to go - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

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My first 4 star review needed an upgrade. This last visit, the Chow Mein was excellent, the Szechuan Chicken was great as usual and the portion consistent. Another plus is that they do not charge extra for Fried Rice or Chow Mein with their Lunch Special as other restaurants typically do. read more

Happy Wok - Szechuan Chicken with Chow Mein Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

I've been going to Happy Wok since the 80s and it's been the same lady/owner the whole time (Hohi?) and her son Rene the last 15-20 years. Always excellent food. Unfortunately it's only take out since Covid days but highly recommended to all. Also they are closed Sundays and Monday and close early (7pm). read more

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Food and service is good. Quick turn around for food to be ready even tho they always say 20 minutes to be ready. It's normally ready in 10. Friendly family business with the parents and their son. No dine in since Covid. I normally get the broccoli chicken which always hit but tried the lollipop chicken wings were good too. read more

We're trying to find good lunch specials around the area and this place popped up. They still don't allow interior dining which was a bummer to find out when we got there. The lady is super cute and friendly. The prices are cheaper than Dragon Terrace, but the food is not as good and you don't get a soup. It did come with a veggie egg roll which quickly got soggy. We both got a fried rice combo and we were surprised that the "fried rice" was simply white rice with scrambled egg mixed in. Disappointed. Other than that, the food was decent, a little greasier then most. Probably wouldn't come here again. Dragon Terrace is my go-to for an affordable lunch special with lots of more options. read more

I wanted good Chinese on NYE and this place was recommended. It could not have been a better recommendation. All the dishes we ordered reminded me of the best time I had them. We had combination Lo Mein that brought me back to childhood. We had sweet and sour pork that reminded me of the first time I had tasted it and wanted it to taste like that ever since. We also had chicken and broccoli (a knockout) and combination fried rice with their award winning egg rolls. Amazing. Highly, highly recommend read more

2nd visit, the chicken chow mein was a bit greasy, I asked for extra onion that I did not get, disappointed they don't use bean sprouts. The shrimp fried rice was good but they don't use peas or carrots..The first time I went the fried rice was very good..They give you a lot of food. read more

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Happy Wok never disappoints! I ordered the Salt & Pepper Wings lunch special and it was absolutely delicious--crispy, flavorful, and super fresh. The food was ready when I got there and served hot. Great spot for a quick, tasty lunch! read more

Happy Wok - Salt & Pepper Chicken Wing lunch special, with chow mein. - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

On Saturday, we drove from Antioch to order our favorite Chinese food, only to find it closed. The operating hours are posted as 11 am - 7 pm. We were there a little after 3 pm. So disappointed!! read more

Got the beef and broccoli lunch special. The broccoli was uncooked, and the fried rice as a side. The rice was basically steamed rice with a small portion of egg in it. Flavorless and VERY disappointing read more

This is my favorite Asian spot. I've had everything on the menu. Never had a complaint, never a bad dish. The owner and family are very nice, very friendly and for over 5 years, they have suggested many tasty meals. The interior is decorated traditionally well. Though I wish it were open to sit and dine in occasionally. Big time recommendation! read more

Got takeout lunch here for Yelp's Big Night in 2.0! This is a great little Mom & Pop style restaurant with authentic down-home Cantonese cooking! Conveniently located in the Safeway shopping center in the little town of Rodeo (off 80 before the Carquinez Bridge), hubby had been coming here for work lunches off and on for more than 25 years. The food has been consistently good all these years and they are fast and efficient too. We got: 1) Happy Family. A wonderful medley of chicken, beef, shrimp, broccoli, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and onions stir fried in a mouthwatering brown sauce. There was an ample amount of all these ingredients and they didn't skimp on anything. We were impressed that they had taken the time to de-vein all the shrimp 2) Garlic eggplant. Traditional garlic eggplant in a pleasantly flavorful and piquant sauce with a hint of heat. There were nice pieces of tiny chopped garlic throughout. 3) Tomato Beef Chow Mein. A classic lunch item and one of hubby's favorites. Simply done with lots of chopped tomatoes, beef, onions, shredded cabbage and shredded carrots mixed into noodles with a pleasing tomato-ey sauce. It was very good with the perfect amount of sauce, noodle to beef & vegetable ratio, not just a bunch of noodles. They have the Covid routine down really well. There was hand sanitizer on the takeout table, a box of clean sanitized pens and a box for used pens. Everyone was wearing masks. And as mentioned earlier that hubby had been a customer for over 25 years, we fondly remember their Chinese Chicken Salad with killer peanut dressing and we would of ordered it, but they didn't have it that day. They kindly offered to make the dressing for me to use on my own salads at home! That was a nice touch. read more

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My third review of Happy Wok Since we are going through a COVID-19 Pandemic I would review Happy Wok and how they are doing through this crises. I have to say that Happy Wok is making it through the pandemic. Of course you can not dine in but take out surely became good for business. Here is how they are dealing with the pandemic...Truly know how to separate their pens. What that means is once somebody touches a pen they right away take it and have it clean...sanitize it. You don't want to touch a pen that been used. Most places are doing the clean pen and used ones. I do have to admit Randy, the guy that has been there surely does his best to make sure you are doing OK. Now to the food. I had the lunch special, Szechuan Chicken with Fried Rice. Having it to go was amazing. The proportion of my food was just like dining it. I was impress when I took my lunch home it was a great proportion. Minus the soup that did not come with my lunch I was still impress at Happy Wok. Great job Happy Wok on making me happy during the pandemic read more

The food here is really good and I cannot believe how much they give you the interior probably could use some renovations or some removal of the furniture but for takeout Chinese this is really good read more

Happy Wok is one of my favorite restaurants. My family has been coming here for more than 30 years. Happy Wok never disappoints. The staff is very friendly we've known them for a long time and it always feels like home when were there. They seem to know a lot of people that come in and out the door. They are truly a hidden gem in the East Bay. One of my favorite dishes is the Drums of Heaven. It is definitely a must have. Other honorable mentions, the mushu pork in the pancake wraps. Their chow mein is very fulfilling. The Wor wonton soup is hella good too. Hits the spot when you're feeling under the weather Their lunch specials are the best deal. Especially for the drums of heaven. Each lunch special comes with a cup of soup, Fried rice, egg roll, and your choice of dish. usually its under $10 for the lunch special. they're only open for lunch 11-230 and reopen at 5pm- 830pm. Their location is in the Safeway plaza right off of Willow Ave. I don't mind driving less than a mile off the freeway to get some good food. I usually call ahead of time (20mins before) and pick up an order on the way home. read more

I've been coming here for over 18 years, a little more than half my life, and I have always enjoyed their food. It's a local mom and pop restaurant that serves wonderful food to go and one of my favorite items to grab are the drums of heaven. I'd highly recommend checking this place out if you're passing by Rodeo and want good Chinese food! read more

I hate saying this but there's really something wrong with this business. First of all, I have tried ordering to go many times. Often they don't bother to pick up the phone. Once I called, a young and rude male who sounds like their grandson said they ran out of several dishes and even basic things like chow fun about 11:00AM in the morning as soon as they opened. He claims someone ordered the last dish. Today, I called twice and the same rude grandson picked up the phone and said unhappily, "Happy Wok, what do you want?" He sounded like a bored person who really hated working there. When I asked what time they open for lunch for tomorrow, he hung up the phone. Very unprofessional bordering on obscene behavior. I will never come back here again. read more

This is a childhood favorite of mine and i haven't eaten here in years and was afraid it changed. it did change, it got better?? it's so good this is literally my first positive yelp review lol, ordering was easy and the customer service is always nice but not too over the top, i ordered that salt and pepper shrimp, chicken fried rice, and the hot braised chicken, if you want a 10/10 meal order that. also family owned! read more

Delicious food Large portions Friendly customer service Quick service Will definitely be returning read more

I'm just plain and simple. After being holed in and not going out, all I wanted was some fried rice. I don't recall seeing any little green scallions in it, but it had everything else that a fried rice should have: egg, peas, carrots, and protein. Plus, in the time of Covid-19, I can understand if perhaps they aren't getting shipments of ingredients in as regularly, so I will not dock any stars when they have been consistently good in the past. I recommend the Chinese chicken salad here. The portions are generous. With the peanut sauce, it is a must-have! read more

What happened to their customer service here? I love their food but on two occasions i try calling during their business hours for pick up and no one answers. Today i decided to just keep calling back to back and left on speaker to ring. Finally i got someone to answer. She says they ran out of drumsticks and as i was thinking of what else to get, she says "call back when you figure out what you want instead" then straight up hung up on me. All that calling just to get hung up on. Good customer service would be to suggest something else. And also not to hang up in someone's face. I didn't even bother to call back because who knows if I'm going to have to let it ring forever again just to get someone to pick up. I just seen other people's reviews that had the same problem. Stop hanging up on people - it's rude! And losing you business. And yes update your hours so people can know. I guess Happy Wok just don't care. Catch em if you can. read more

Best Chinese food I've found within 50 miles. Mother and son hold down the fort with care and it shows. Definitely the place to get great food at a good price. read more

Quality of food is definitely down over the years.. I'm really debating to go back.. Only pick up orders only !! read more

Food was AMAZING !! first time here and honestly best chinese food localy. I ordered the vegtable chow mein and was super good and the portions are large forsure would have to come back and try more items on the menu read more

Best Chinese food in town! Happy Wok is a staple restaurant in Rodeo and if you've never tried their food and you're new in Hercules/Rodeo town you must give it a try. I love all the food that we order from there. read more

The eggplant in garlic sauce is excellent and heavenly chicken drumsticks are my son's favorite

Love the portion, the price, and the food (i have only tried lunch specials). WARNING: 1) If order is placed over the phone, errors on orders may happen (it happened to me 3x). So be clear about your orders and emphasize special instructions. Or if you have a tray-sized order for an event, follow-up to ensure they have your order. (I ordered two trays of food for an event, and when I came to pick it up, the food wasn't ready because they didn't have it on the schedule, the guy who took the order didn't write it down!!!) 2) There "fried rice" is very simple because it's just rice and eggs--that's it. 3) If you want veggie chow mien, they will charge you extra for the veggie. FOOD: So far, I like all the specials I have ordered. My favorite is the bok choy with chinese black mushrooms. PARKING: Free parking & plenty. BATHROOM: never needed during all my visits. Sorry, can't help on this subject. read more

Found a fly cooked in with our take-out!!! We didn't realize it until we ate half of our food. Feeling nauseous and sick to my stomach just thinking about it! My family has ate at this establishment for years but after today, never again! read more

Happy Wok - A fly in our food! You can clearly make up the wings and antenna! - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

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This place wass actually really good!!!! The Salt and Pepper Fish and the Phoenix and Dragon was good as well!!! This is a hole in the wall but the food is really good!!! Worth checking out!! I will be coming back for sure! read more

Enjoyed everything I have ordered here and very generous portions with ver good prices. I can't wait to go again and again.

Happy Wok has been serving the Rodeo area for over 20 years! I cannot say enough good things about this place. This family-owned business serves food that'd they've been perfecting over the years they've been open. I recommend their shrimp fried rice and Mongolian beef. Given that it is a family-owned business, things happen which may affect their customer service. However, it doesn't take away from the quality of their food. Renee, the owner's son, carries the restaurant on his back. His hard work goes unnoticed which makes the story behind this restaurant respectable and all business that comes their way is well-deserved. This little hole in the wall restaurant has some extraordinary Chinese food. read more

One of the best family restaurants in rodeo, you want AUTHENTIC Chinese this is the place to go. There pricing is fairly cheap for the amount of PORTIONS you get! Definitely always go here to get my Chinese grub going! read more

Delicious food, wonderful service, my new favorite spot. I ordered the lunch special chicken chow mein fried rice, and honey walnut shrimp. read more

Happy Wok - Delicious - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

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Nothing like food poisoning to remind us that Some places should just quit. Breaded shrimp still had shells on. Sweet and sour pork had wads of pure fat bites with horrid sauce. Seemed like everything was bought discounted at Smart and Final frozen. If you like diarrhea this is the place. Price was high as well. We will not return. read more

The food here is delicious. The woman who took our orders was friendly and accommodating. I asked about vegetarian options and they made several things that weren't even on the menu, like sesame tofu. It came out so good, almost like soft tofu tempura with a sweet sesame sauce. The meals were huge, all and all great service and value for the price. read more

Happy Wok - Special request, Sesame Tofu - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

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I've eaten at Happy Wok many times over the years. I like it. The food is decent and the price is right. The staff are very personable. This time I got Green Beans with Beef on the Lunch Special menu. It was great. The meat was tender and the green beans were perfect. read more

Yummy, fresh, flavorful Chinese food. The lady in there is also a sweetheart as well :) I just wish they were open more often! NOTE:NO CREDIT CARDS, CASH ONLY read more

Happy Wok - Chinese Near Me - Rodeo, California

Fire...always amazing food great customer service, prices always right not always open as hours listed but when it is definitely a pleasure