What to say about Hot Wok... Not much, to be honest. The most interesting thing about it is how powerfully mediocre everything is. Is the food good? Suffice to say it isnt bad, but every flavor is like a watered down version of what you'd expect. If Asian food was a dive bar, it'd be Hot Wok. Service is rather non-existant, but that's what buffets are like, so that's to be expected. The overall ambiance is "American Buffet" meets "underachieving child of a disappointed Asian mother." Would i go again? Sure, it's like Chinese Cardboard Pizza. Sometimes all you want is something that tastes like the foggy memory of what good food was described to taste like. read more

Don't let the bad reviews fool you. This place is pretty decent. I've gotten to-go food from here a 100 times or more. you can't get a lunch like that for under $10 anywhere now-a-days except here. read more

all the food was cold. the only good thing was the drink waste of money for sure. wouldn't recommend anybody to eat here. if you're just getting into eating this type of cuisine, literally go anywhere else but here ! read more

Went there last week after the reopening and it is still horrible, very low quality food no taste and room temperature. Sorry I wasted my money here, don't waste yours. read more

I STRONGLY caution you against using this restaurant. Chalmette does not have a lot to offer in terms of food that is not processed or fresh food that you can enjoy without making poor choices. Hot Wok offers dishes that offer fruit and veggies, BUT... they are NOT SANITARY. I recently purchased a to go meal that incorporated their vegetables and included the SPINACH CASSEROLE. I became very ill and experienced VIOLENT VOMITTING that was later diagnosed as CROSS CONTAMINATION by the ER. I have never been so sick before and it has cost me more than the overpriced meal. The SPINACH dish was compromised and I felt it necessary to warn others about this place. DO NOT EAT HERE... just grab a BURGER. The consumer DESERVES quality for their food choices; not COLITIS. Beware! PS: You have to rate at least one star.... I would not offer any stars if I didn't have to arbitrarily. read more

Hot Wok - Cross Contamination gave me a horrible case of #Colitis. Stay away from HOT WOK #ChalmetteLA #Spinachcasserole #badfoodprep #violentvomit - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

Hair in my food, food is cold and service is bad and people were really rude. And prices are way to high. Would not recommend.

It's your typical Chinese buffet. I am a crawfish lover so that's the main reason I go; to get them in the off season. They have good flavor and are juicy. Can't beat $15 for all you can eat crawfish! read more

Hot Wok - Crawfish - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

Let's face it when you've been to one Chinese Buffet you've been to then all right! Not so fast, this one has fried Crabs. Yes fried crabs. Lord have mercy those are so good. When I go back I'll probably eat just the fried crabs. There was all the usual favorites you would expect at the Buffet and some not so usual items. Raw Oysters, boiled Crayfish, boiled Shrimp, fried Fish, baked Fish as well as Sushi. Salads galore as well as fresh fruit. But did I mention the fried Crabs. I'm going back and when I do I hope I'm not going to be sorry that I wrote this review because they are sold out. Fried Crabs! read more

Hot Wok - Fried Crabs are just out of this world. - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

The food was horrible. Frozen dinners have more flavor than anything on their buffet. No interaction from server other than her refilling our drinks. The place has the ambiance of the city morgue. Do not recommend to anyone. Save your money, very overpriced. Just nasty! read more

Sadly this place has gone down hill ! I used to recommend this establishment, clean , good food and good staff. Now I'm sure they will blame it on Covid but they just plain suck! Horrible choices and funny ones too.... Like a full hotel pan full of lemon slices!! One beef dish, old old seafood that is all over cooked and tasteless! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY, a party of 4 adults cost over 70 dollars... maybe after the pandemic they will get better?? Not possible read more

Everything is cooked to order Very good place to eat. Try it you will be impressed very good prices and you can order the way you want it

*Sung to the tune of They Might Be Giants "Hot Cha"... "Hot Wok, where are you? Everybody's eyes are closed I can't see why I miss you so So hot Wok, where are you?" This is the little song I sing whenever I need to stuff my face so full of seafood that it comes out my ears. (Once every 2 months as it turns out.) 3 Stars Yelp? YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG! I mean... just check out that disco skate ceiling! Soak it up! The secret here is to just treat this place like a seafood buffet and ignore everything else! Fish, shrimp, oysters, crab! BOOM SHAKA LAKA! The hilarious thing about the people complaining about this place is that it's exactly what you make of it. I mean... there's a Mongolian Wok Chef in the back who will stir fry whatever ingredients you want into the dish of your choice! If you hate that... grab a mirror and blame yourself! Pro Tips: Don't eat breakfast and come for Lunch, and stay true to your tastebuds. Dive deep and with your whole heart, stay hydrated and stretch your legs to make more room! Good luck and stay away from anything covered in crusty mayo. read more

I went last night & it wasn't that good.. no more crab ragoons, no more fried shrimp or pineapple. Plus the food wasn't very good. Probably wont be back It was 26$ for 2 & in my opinion it was a waste of money. We should have just go Canes read more

Do not waste your money! $15 to $18 price We use to eat here years ago; decide to give it another chance. Same thing, our stomach was very upset we did not over eat. read more

Place is closed on Tuesdays they need to update the schedule I really couldn't going to eat because it was close

Went here after a trip to the Battle of New Orleans site. We were all tired of eating seafood the first day of our vacation, so we went here as a little bit of a break from that. As far this place goes, it's what you would expect from a Chinese-American buffet. They have rice, noodles, sushi, soup, stir fried dishes, a deep fried section, salad, dessert, fruit, etc. The taste on everything was decent, although some things like the fish filet and egg rolls were a bit cold and not very fresh. We came here for lunch, so I don't know if they were out of crawfish, oysters, etc. or if those are only for dinner. That being said, the waitress was very kind and had a long conversation with my mother. It was a pretty good deal as well. For lunch, it's around $45 for four people. Overall, I'd recommend this place for a quick bite for lunch, and maybe for special occasions for dinner. read more

Hot Wok is decent, but not great. The best, most fresh and healthy tasting item there would be the Mongolian grill in the back. The sushi in the back is also okay, nothing wowza. But before you see either of those things, what you notice is six long buffets with chafing tables inside of them and a recessed ceiling all neon-lit and colorful. One of the tables has mostly salad bar type stuff. Another has mostly fruit (ack, please peel the kiwi, right? Is it just me who'd expect the skin to be removed?). There are Chinese meat dishes and green mussels and some sort of octopus something-or-other and the full range of fried American and Chinese foods - egg rolls, shrimp (2 kinds), fish, fries, wontons, chicken nuggets, etc. There's also pizza, macaroni & cheese, noodles, boiled shrimp. And soup - egg drop, hot & sour, maybe another. The hot & sour soup is surprisingly edible. This is such a hard soup to nail, or so it'd seem based on how many terrible bowls of what-should-be-awesomeness I've had, so I give Hot Wok credit for making a hot & sour I actually eat every time I go there. The desserts are okay - more fun for the kids than actually tasty, the exceptions being the pudding and the ice cream. Still, Hot Wok is convenient, and you start eating as soon as you can fix up a plate, so it's a nice place to bring the kids. I'm sure I'll return soon. read more

Hot Wok - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

Food was awesome the service was great the bar was stocked the prices is middle for the averages buffet

This is probably the worst buffet food I've ever tasted. The food was all cold. The hot wok, orange, and fried chicken were hard, not crunchy, but hard and very dry. The lo mein had no flavor. Nothing really had good flavor. Very unappetizing. If you know the taste of your freezer, that is what the chicken tastes like. I guess the string beans were okay. read more

Hot Wok - a plate of fried chicken and green beans - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

Not the best. A waste o $10 actually. Cold food and most of the dishes I tried made me want to never come back. I'd advise you not even eat the American foods such as the bacon cheddar potatoes -_- read more

Hot Wok - Looks appealing? Probably not, this is no the best Chinese buffet. Actually I don't think I've ever been to a good one yet.... - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

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I was here over the weekend for a family gathering. Because of our very big party, the owner gave us tickets to drop into a bucket as we entered the restaurant. This allowed the restaurant to count the number of people who were with the private party. It's a great idea! We pretty much took over the left side of the restaurant. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet so don't expect excellent table service and high quality food. The waitresses will come by to take your drink order and you help yourself to their buffet. If the waitresses don't come to you, you'll have to track them down and ask for your drink. I waited for them to get my drink at their server station since they were super busy tending to our very large group. As for the food itself, it's pretty much good across the board except for the fresh fruit. None of the fruit was sweet. They all look fresh, but none was sweet. The ice cream is served in individually sized containers so it helps if you don't like to scoop your own ice cream. Overall, it was a good buffet experience! read more

Great food for the price from Appetizers to Soups& Dinners accurate orders & great customer service. Best Chinese food in St Bernard Parish

Good food lots of selections of asian foods American foods. Desert buffet. All you can eat

DOWN RIGHT BAD!!! The waitress brought my aunt the wrong sauce which messed up her food. She sent it back, they said they were recooking it. They brought her back THE SAME FOOD, must've just washed the sauce off. SO FUCKING TRIFLING! The fact we are paying customers, and the owner tried to play on our top like we're just some stupid black people. We will NEVER come back! read more

I've never been to a Chinese buffet in my life. In New York we just don't have that sort of thing. But here I was in New Orleans - my new home - desperate for Chinese food. Some friends brought us and as soon as I walked in the door and saw the Bruce Lee posters, I was sold. When I walked ten more feet and saw all those chafing dishes, I was floored. "But how do I pay? How do they know how much I eat?" I whispered "They don't care how much you eat. It's $11.99" my friend whispered back I was sure he was pulling my leg. By my third trip to the Jalapeno Chicken station I was sure a waiter was going to drag me out while I screamed "BUT IT SAYS 'ALL YOU CAN EAT!!!'" just like Homer Simpson. But no: I went for a fourth. It was very clean, and much fresher than I would have imagined. There are friendly waiters hovering everywhere to grab your plate so you can refill a new one. There are huge TVs so you can watch whatever sporting event happens to be on at the moment. The chafing dishes are shallow and they place is always busy so nothing sits in them for very long. That food is MOVING! If it's fried (which most of it is) you can bet it'll still be crispy. The hot stuff stays hot and the cold stuff stays cold. Is it the most authentic Chinese food ever? Certainly not. But it is pretty damn good and there's lots of non-Chinese items there (pizza, fried plantains, sushi, Mongolian stir-fry, macaroni & cheese and even peel & eat shrimp which weirdly lives in the same station as the pudding) so there's something for everyone. Lunch is an even bigger steal at $6.99. I recommend the jalapeno chicken, wok shrimp, plantains, crab rangoon, peanut chicken, peel & eat shrimp, sushi and the sauteed green beans. Fair warning: there are 48 chafing dishes at the Hot Wok and only two of them are vegetables! No really. It's true. Eat up! read more

Full disclosure: I'm not a buffet person and I find the entire idea of a buffet pretty gross. However, I was outvoted so I found myself here hoping for the best. This is a pretty typical Asian buffet- they have all of the traditional Chinese-American foods and they also have sushi rolls and boiled seafood like crawfish and shrimp. Buffets make me pretty nervous, so I kept my choices pretty basic. I got a couple of the veggie sushi rolls, crab rangoons, egg rolls and pot stickers. I basically stuck to stuff that I know came out of a package and had the least amount of human contact possible. Nothing stood out, but everything was good. One thing actually did like was the lobster au gratin which is basically lobster and a lot of cheese. I rolled the dice on that one, and lucky for me I survived the experience. This place "is what it is". Don't come here expecting anything spectacular, but come here expecting to stuff your face for about $17. read more

I'm a buffet person. I love eating the hibachi here. I normally have about 3 plates of noodles, crab meat, and shrimp and broccoli prepared spicy hot hibachi style. However, recently I have not been able to get that from here and to me , I haven't pleased with anything else. This place seems to do whatever they want. Lol. It's affordable as well. It's just beside the hibachi I'm just not into it. However that third star is because unlike other buffets, this particular one has a bar and it's marvelous. I'll be back most definitely! read more

It's a buffet. It has sushi and lots of fresh entrees. Very clean, with excellent service. However, the sushi guy did not understand my "no fish" or "cucumber roll" order and so.... I unintentionally ate fish. The bar was pretty cool looking, but I don't think I will be returning. read more

The food at Hot Wok is very good. It's a very large restaurant. With a variety of food. If you ever want a family night out.This is the place to be. read more

Hot Wok - Very tasty and very affordable. - Chinese Near Me - Chalmette, Louisiana

I don't like buffets so my review may be biases. I've eaten here twice because 1) I went with my family & 2) my boyfriend wanted to try it since he couldn't go the first time I went. The decor is beautiful. I love the tier ceiling. The food was 'meh'. Hot Wok's selection of food is just about the same as anywhere else. I think their dinner price is a bit high considering they don't offer too much. One thing i did like, the ice cream is pre scooped into containers. Convenient and no mess. read more

Rude! Person at front was more concerned with her personal call and seemed inconvenienced. Seemed to be a bother to deal with a customer. Nasty patrons supposed to be wearing gloves and masks at buffet not enforced. Another wiping his nose on a take out bag. Tables dirty and food left behind. Tried to sit in a clean area only to be told that section closed. Demanded refund before food and walked out. Second time to try. 1st experience not so pleasant either. Disgusting! read more

Real value for money. I have tried it a few times. Love Mangolian grill. And seafood is good. Also sushi bar is fairly good. I have visited over the weekend with friends and family and always found a good crowd there. Wait staff is pretty friendly. However they speak better English then my Chinese. Always trying to please. cool. I liked the relaxed atmosphere and a place where I can go in my jeans. But would not recommend on a first date. Lolz. And the choice of ice cream in tiny tubs is pretty good. Still have to try their lunch though. Good luck all... read more

This place has gotten worst. Went in for lunch and was greeted by someone that doesn't speak English and couldn't answer why I was charged $56.39 for 3. Food is cold and I tried to tell the server and they just nodded and walked off. Fried items were multi-colored but still cold inside. Wish I would've spent my money elsewhere. read more

My husband and I went here for dinner and it was the worst food we ever tasted in our life. As they were almost close to closing time they started to spray poison as a rodent or insect killer around their food that was still out on the Belt to be served to customers. I will never eat there again and I strongly recommend NOT eating there.. read more

I'm not sure what happened to this restaurant, the food used to be really good and there was good service and it was pretty cheat. It used to cost about 9-13 dollars a person depending on the time of the day and now it's 20 dollars a person. You only get one drink now that's in a bottle instead of when they used to bring you drinks with refills. Hot wok also used to be my favorite sushi place to go to where I could eat all my favorite rolls but now there's only about 6 rolls that barely stay together and taste disgusting. This restaurant has seriously gone downhill bad. read more

It's no Five Happiness but they have a friendly staff and I've never been disappointed. Favorites include: sauteed green beans, boiled shrimp(dinner), grilled chicken skewers, grilled fish, peanut fried chicken(an indulgence), pretty fresh sushi, fried large calamari(lunch), spring rolls, creamed spinach, pepper fried shrimp, banana pudding, lots of fresh fruit and real ice cream. It's a 'chinese buffet' but I've been to a few in my travel and Hot Wok has consistently been probably the best. read more

The waitress threw a spoon at my 1yr old daughter. I've visited this restaurant for years. Tonight, the food was horrible and so was the service. My son spilled a drink, the waitress wouldn't wait for us to move so she could clean it up. She picked up a spoon off the floor and forcefully put it on the table causing it to bounce and fly past my daughter's face. I asked for a refund ($80 for 8) and was refused. I called the Sheriff's office to press charges and was told I would also be arrested for my mouthy, profane reaction. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. She shouldn't be in food service. read more

Hot wok is great! Located near our home and easy to get in and always has plenty parking in the same lot as the save a lot and discount store. The food is great, always fresh and plenty for all. They are like family and very polite and friendly. There is a bar with other friendly patrons to talk to read more

3.5/5 solid options. so i stumbled here after my very first venture into chalmette (is this chalmette?). i was hungry and had a slight craving for american-chinese, so i figured why not? the price was reasonable for what it was. bright spots for this place was that i felt there were more meat/entree items vs. fillers. some buffets will offer you so many "fillers" (rice, noodles, other not useful stuff), but this place offered me fish 3-ways, shrimp 4-ways, etc. so i felt for what i paid, i got value in that more of what i was eating was seafood rather than other stuff. it seems they have an awkward lunch vs. dinner pricing option, but if ever i get a bad craving for "chinese" this will be it! read more

Variety and courtesy. Reasonably priced with a good selection of items. Very efficient waiters. My kids love it.