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    Hot Wok

    3.5 (63 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Japanese, Thai
    Open 10:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    HOT WOK ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Hong Kong Chicken (lunch)
    Gretchen C.

    Food is always fresh and delicious. Lunch portions are just right and place is very clean.

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    Clay T.

    We got hot wok to go and were very pleased. Their wonton and egg drop soups were very tasty. My girlfriend and I also got Kung POW chicken and and sesame chicken. They were both great as well.

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    Chelsea B.

    Hot Wok did not disappoint!! We ordered takeout recently and were really pleased with the overall cost, timeliness, and most importantly, taste! We'll certainly be ordering from Hot Wok again in the future. Loved my Kung Pao dish and wonton soup!

    Shelby P.

    Okay either I was in the wrong building or everyone who gave this place a good review hasn't had good Chinese food before. No offense but this place was just gross! I started with crab ragoons because I love them, I did not love these! The filling tasted like garlic (not what I was expecting) and the outside was just way to thick. I ordered sesame chicken because the picture on the menu looked good, bad choice again. The sauce was a light orange to yellow color instead or the brown it should be and it tasted weird. The poor girl working was answering two lines on the phone and waiting on all the tables, she was way to busy. She was trying her best but it was just to much for one person. I do not plan on going back to this place but I always say try things yourself before listening to others. I hope you have a better experience then I did.

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    Cathy R.

    Stopped in this little restaurant today for lunch. It's primarily Chinese cuisine, but also has some Thai, Japanese and Korean influences. It's in a new strip center behind the Wal Mart in Ft. Wright. Clean, comfortable place with table service and take out available. Lots of menu choices; we had Schezuan Shrimp and Kung Pao Chicken. Each was served with choice of white or fried rice. Both were very tasty and had many fresh vegetables: zucchini, mushrooms, baby corn, onions, etc. The Kung Pao Chicken also contained peanuts which my husband didn't particularly care for, but I thought it was fine. The bill for two lunch entrees, a water and an iced tea was only $12.50. Very reasonable, I thought. We were plenty full. One of the owners stopped by to make sure everything was ok and she said they own a few other locations in Northern Kentucky: First Wok in Erlanger, Asian Wok in Cold Spring and Golden Wok in Burlington. According to their web site, they have been in the restaurant business locally since 1995.

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    3 years ago

    Always happy with whatever we order. So hot and delicious and portions are ridiculous!!!

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    2 years ago

    Just ok not a lot of flavor the rice is average. We had 4 different dishes and everyone said not much seasoning very plain. .

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    Enjoyed my food! Good quick service :) they were nice and the inside of the restaurant was neat.

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    The steamed wontons and fried rice seem like they were purchased from Sam's or Costco and just heated up.

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    7 years ago

    They have the best sesame chicken. The service is amazing and it's very clean. They also have takeout which comes in handy.

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    8 years ago

    I love this place, I order it a lot with co workers and they all love it as well. Delivery is so fast and food is always fresh and hot.

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    Star rating between 3.5 to 4 stars…read more We visited downtown Covington and were looking for dinner - we passed several restaurants but found a great rating in Google and decided to stop in here, plus the lighting and colors were bright. Restaurant was crowded but we were sat immediately. Service was good - not super attentive but we were able to order quickly. I had to ask for more water throughout the meal and then they brought checks and boxes before we asked while we were still eating. We ordered the dumplings, orange chicken and how fun noodles. They have a spicy scale of 1-10, I opted for the 5 on the how fun noodles, and they were spicy!! Made me wonder what a 10 would taste like. Dumplings were good - though the bottom broke on them while we were eating them. Definitely homemade! My daughter loved the orange chicken / it also had cucumbers which she didn't love. My noodles were okay - nothing memorable in terms of flavor and very spicy. Overall a bright, well themed restaurant but I don't think I'd go back for the food.

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    Garlic chicken
    Garlic chicken
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    (244 reviews)
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    Yummy lunch at one of my favorite Chinese restaurants - the Oriental Wok…read more Great atmosphere, easy parking and really delicious food. Always a treat!

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    Beautiful and super clean bathroom that was really well equipped
    Beautiful and super clean bathroom that was really well equipped
    Spicy Mongolian Beef.
    Spicy Mongolian Beef.
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    4.3
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    6.4 mi
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    Wood ear mushrooms
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