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    San Wok Express

    4.3 (201 reviews)
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    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Coconut Smoothie Bubble Tea
    James R.

    Great food, service was quick, and was able to have it ordered to be delivered and still be hot when it arrived. We got two special fried rice, a almond chicken, and a coconut boba tea (for me). All were really good. Though word for the wise: One special fried rice is enough to feed at least two people.

    Dinning room
    Dorothy S.

    My first time here, and we went because everyone's good reviews. We ordered kung pao chicken, General tso, and green beans with Beef. Also had 2 egg rolls. The Mrs out front was happy cheerful, and the place clean.... Spiffy clean. And the area was filled with wonderful Christmas Cactuses. Any one who care enough to grow these specimens will surely turn a nice meal. All of our food was yummy.... However, my king pao chicken had zucchini, and a few grated/slivered carrots... and I missed the crunchy carrots and celery that usually is in this dish. It was yummy, and well presented, but I missed the crunchiest. Oh, and it was spicey! And No rice. The general tso was again yummy. Meat was cut in nice sizes, and I found no clumps of fat.... The sauce on this was ... ummmmm...... good, but tasted like it had some tomato in the sauce. It was good.... Not greasy.... Good. The green Beans with Beef were preem-o! Best we have had-ever. These had some slivers a carrots, just enough to accent the color. Soooo yummy. Not greasy, and cooked just right. Egg Rolls.... Well, I'm still looking for a good egg Roll. This one's shell was hard and overcooked... and... greasy. The inside was overcooked and soggy cabbage... not my thing. We had to wait 10-15 minutes for our meal to cook.... And it smelled heavenly. Service was personable, quick, and with a smile. I'm going to give a 4-star.... Food was yummy, but a bit unconventional.....place squeaky clean. I wouldn't be opposed to going back! But I wont go out of my way.

    Mongolian Beef
    Mandy E.

    Excellent food, amazing service, beautiful plants inside the restaurant. We ordered food for our family of 6 on our way home from football practice. The egg rolls were crispy and filled with veggies. The Mongolian Beef and Singapore Rice Noodles were packed with flavor. Servings were huge! The kids loved the dumplings and steamed rice. We also ordered fried shrimp that they liked but they preferred the dumplings. The wonderful lady that rang us up was so sweet and gave my daughter candies and fortune cookies while we waited for our order to finish cooking. Store is to-go only and is filled with beautiful plants. It is super clean inside. We will definitely order from here again!

    Curry Chicken
    Glenn M.

    First off idk why I ordered curry chicken at a Chinese restaurant. It wasn't even curry or tasted like curry (maybe change the name to this dish?). Although it didn't taste like curry it was still good. I would've gave it at least a 4 if there was more chicken, especially for an $18 dish (with tax). Not worth it in my opinion.

    Beef and broccoli went craaaazy
    Ashley F.

    Customer service sets them apart for sure. From the initial phone call to place my order, the woman on the line was so pleasant and warm. She didn't rush, she was efficient and repeated back my order. She greeted me with the same enthusiastic energy upon entering the restaurant. After I paid for our meal she offered to bring it to the car because it was in the low 20s on this night and she wanted me to stay warm . They are located right off the 167 in Kent just a mile down the road from the S. 212th St. exit on the corner of SE 208 St. and 108 Ave. SE. They're in a small shopping center behind Jack in the Box and share their parking lot with Benson mart and a salon. They currently only offer Take-away orders. The interior is spacious and clean and the tables and chairs are stored to one side of the restaurant. Now for the food. The beef and broccoli was on hit! The beef was tender, the broccoli was cooked to perfection (not over cooked but not super crunchy) I just wish I had more of the sauce to drizzle over my steamed rice because the flavor was *chef's kiss*. The beef chow fun needed a little bit of salt so we added a little soy sauce and it was great. The fried rice had a great aroma from the spring onion and decent flavor. The fried spring rolls had fresh veggies inside, they were a tad big soggy but the outside of the spring roll was perfectly fried.

    Beef Chow Fun, mixed veggie stir-fry and orange chicken

    I was very hungry and didn't want to cook so google "Chinese restaurant" nearby and this place popped up. It has good reviews on google so I gave it a try. Oh boy ain't I glad I found this gem! The people are friendly, the foods were made fast and the taste was exactly what I like. Not too salty or oily and all dishes were delicious! Price is decent too. The restaurant only serves take-out which is totally fine. I surely will go back again!

    Mongolian Beef
    Oleg T.

    This is my number 2 choice when my favorite restaurant is closed down n Monday. Great Mongolian beef and pretty decent hot and sour soup. I would strongly recommend this place if you are in Kent and my favorite Chinese restaurant is closed. These guys can cook!

    Brittany T.

    I adore this place. The food is AMAZING. The owner is the sweetest and I've not had Chinese on par with my favorite spot 3 hours away in ages. I'm thrilled to gave found these great eats at a random strip mall location (do not be fooled by the cover, this book is the tops). Resonance prices, solid/friendly service, delicious food, and breathtaking paintings  (yep, just came for Chinese food and left with a Tuscan painting). The plaza itself needs love but that's an aside and irrelevant to the business itself. Highly recommend. I lost access to my Brittany K. account with an email change gone wrong. This is a repost.

    House special chow mein: pretty good. 4/5

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    This use to be my favorite Chinese spot before they switched ownership. Now they're food has a funny taste.

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    Food was delicious, exactly what we were looking for! The staff are lovely and very nice. Will be returning!

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    My favorite hole in the wall Chinese food. Delicious fare, friendly service, kitschy ambiance. Don't skip!

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    Thanks to my nephew who introduced me to this restaurant. I must say this is the best place if you're wanting to compare to fast food.

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    Super friendly people and *huge* portions. The food was tasty and we'll definitely be back!

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    Our new go-to Chinese take out. Good food, generous portions and reasonably priced. Take-out only at the moment.

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    Best chow fun in the area. Takeout only. Extensive Chinese menu. Nice people run the place.

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    Circle Chinese Cuisine - Sesame chicken

    Circle Chinese Cuisine

    4.3(61 reviews)
    4.0 mi
    •$$

    After seeing some of my elite yelper buddies gave them good reviews, and this place was just down…read morethe street we decided to check it out for a late lunch. Off of central in Kent closer to s 277th street. There was only one young person in the place with us. Two guys working the place. The owner who catered to us, and the cook. Not sure why I never heard of this place. Owner said they have been open for 3 years now. The food came out fast. We actually ordered too much we had it for three more meals at home. I think overall the food was good. Like I was telling the owner I normally drive to Canada to get Chinese food, or San Fran for dim sum. I'm pretty hard to please. But since I like to support local, I'll bring my friends here another time for lunch. The decor was minimal but nice. From the outside it looked like it was closed, and like it was a home or doctors office. It's right next to a bikini barista. So we missed it the first time. It's a brick building. The tea was really good. The perfect amount of Chinese leaves, and it was nice and hot for a cold blistery day even if it's almost spring.

    Legit Chinese restaurant with some unique dishes I've not seen elsewhere. It looks like a house…read morefrom the road, and inside is not big. Service is typical of a Chinese restaurant, and dishes took a while to come out. Dishes we tried: Ginger & Scallion Grass Fish 葱姜脆肉皖 (4.5/5 stars) - $28.99 I've never had fish that's crunchy in texture, it's al dente, almost like cartilage but not as hard. There are also basil in addition to ginger and scallion used to cook the dish, very flavorful and great with rice! Deep fried pork intestine with pickled green 肥肠炒酸菜 (4.5/5 stars) - I've never had this combo before, ans it's good! The intestine is first deep fried, then stir-fried with pickled green, which cuts down the fattiness. Yellow Eel Rice with Crispy Rice 黄鳝饭 (3.5/5 stars) - $65.99 for the small size, which is enough for 3-4 people to share. I love the cripsy rice, but it was a little burnt; the rest of the dish was bland) Garlic flavored square rib (3/5 stars) - battered is thick and crunchy, flavor is average. nothing special. I'm coming back with more people to try more dishes!

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    Main Garden - Individual Dinner with Mongolian Chicken

    Main Garden

    4.0(149 reviews)
    3.9 mi
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    We have really enjoyed our meals here. It's just been lunches so far. The cook and waitress are…read moreso nice and strive to make you happy. Not sure, but maybe the owner is the cook....he just seems like it.

    I saw that on Facebook that the owners are retiring and I saw so many comments on how they would…read moremiss the food and service here. There were many who praised and would miss the almond fried chicken which is one of my boyfriend's favorite dishes and it's not too far from my work so we decided to stop by here. We arrived and we got seated right away. We placed our order of a Mai Tai, dinner special combo 1, Dinner special combo 4, walnut prawns, house fried rice, egg rolls and a cup of wonton soup. It didn't take too long for us to get our food and I can see why people were saying they would miss the food. The food portions here are generous and delicious. The almond fried chicken is definitely one of the best that my boyfriend and I ever had, the sauce is to die for! The pork fried rice you get with your combo was meh but the house fried rice not only has amazing wok hei but they were generous with all the ingredients. The wonton was delicious though I wish you would get at least two wontons. The egg rolls here are not frozen and made fresh as they are huge and stuffed with goodies. The walnut prawns were fantastic! The Mai Tai was also so pleasant and refreshing. The egg flower soup was comforting and I love that it had chicken and corn as well. The interior is simple but gorgeous with lovely painted murals. The space is well-lit and there are a lot of tables and chairs at the dining room and plenty of stools at the bar. I do love that bar is darker with lots of string lights and music playing. The employees and owners are super friendly and efficient with all their customers. I wish the owners a happy retirement and hope everyone who gets a chance to come visit while they are open!

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    Mama Dough - Xiao Long Bao

    Mama Dough

    4.1(507 reviews)
    1.9 mi
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    Delicious, friendly, and the beef pancake was out of this world!…read more Cold chicken dish hit all the flavor notes. Food came out quickly. Easy parking.

    VERY disappointed. I've always walked by this place and wanted to give it a try…read more Sadly, this is yet another restaurant in this area that uses full strength industrial cleaner on their tables. The smell is overpowering. 80%-90% of taste is based on smell. All I could smell was industrial cleaner and could barely taste the food. When the bus person passed by me, the smell was even worse because of the cleaner soaked rag. He was spraying it straight out of the bottle so it was full strength, not diluted. I'm pretty sure if you read the instructions on any harsh chemical like that (I think this was ZEP, by the dark purple color), instructions are to dilute it and to rinse or wipe off with water. I've very sure they do neither here. You shouldn't be using any kind of smelly, harsh chemcial to clean tables in a restaurant. Quat santizer doesn't smell and is the standard practice. Whoever is selling ZEP in this area is making a killing apparently. (I can't dine in at Triumph Valley for the same reason). Harsh chemicals shouldn't be anywhere near food. Think about that when you rescue a wayward dumpling when it bounces onto the table. yuck. Having said that, I expected the beef noodles soup to be more flavorful. The broth was just okay, not as deeply flavored as I would've expected. And the meat was just barely tender enough, but not that impressive either. Fried spring rolls were very oily and the filling was severely overcooked. Complete mush. Not good. I wish I could say better things, but I barely finished half my meal because of the chemical smell. $14.99 for beef noodle soup is a good deal if you can actually taste it. $6.25 not a good deal for mushy, oily spring rolls.

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    Dough Zone Dumpling House - Kent - Crab & Pork Xiao Long Bao

    Dough Zone Dumpling House - Kent

    4.1(55 reviews)
    2.9 mi

    I'm one of the folks who always prefer Dough Zone to Din Tai Fung - going the local indie chain…read moreroute. The Homie and I stopped in the Dough Zone location at Kent Station (9/10/26), conveniently located across the free parking garage. Dining onsite, we ordered from the QR code at our table. We had fried dumplings and a pair of iced milk teas, since we had a progressive dinner elsewhere on the road heading to Kent. Just right and the bevs stayed cool in our car. Service was attentive and expedient. Clean, pleasant interior and at the time it was about 3/4 full of customers. Food and bevs were on point and consistent. Last visit was awhile back in Lynnwood, so this visit in Kent helped remind me of my accrued points via their app. Side note - very clean restroom, which is greatly appreciated!

    Solid 3.5-4/5. If you're a westerner looking for a place to try Taiwanese Chinese food, this would…read morebe a perfect landing spot. If you're ethnic Chinese/Asian looking for true Taiwanese food that'll give you a ratatouille moment, this isn't it. We went on a weekend late night dinner and the place was decently full. We were the only Asians there and the rest of the patrons were Westerners. That should tell you everything you need to know. Ambiance and service was 5/5. Very clean, hip restaurant in a safe part of Seattle. Perfect for a date. More than half of the wait staff was Chinese as were all the kitchen staff from what we could tell, so if you spoke mainly Chinese, you'd be fine and they would be familiar with Taiwanese food. Portion sizes are smaller and pricing matches, respectfully, so you can try different things. I'd say as an adult, you could order a couple plates and you'd be more than full. Food was 3.5-4. Sorry, I can't confidently rate it any higher than a 4. We had to try the beef noodle soup 3.5/5. Broth was good. Vegetables were romaine lettuce which wasn't authentic, but fine. Beef was definitely on the leaner side and definitely tougher (maybe because it was so lean), so maybe this was to cater to western tastes? Noodles were ok... too similar to ramen for our tastes... and that was a comment several of us made, independently. Onion pancake was 3.5/5. Meh, nothing too exciting. Beef sandwich was a dud. 2.5/5. Skip. It was like they took an onion pancake and used it for the roll/skin... pretty oily. Vegetables were just chopped lettuce. No cucumbers or cilantro from my memory, but it's been a few days so maybe I'm not remembering correctly. We also had different xao-long baos (they only had one pork left), cold peanut butter/cucumber noodles, dumplings, spicy cold cucumbers... and they were all 3.5-4ish. Nothing crazy. In the end, again, if you're looking to just get a broad taste of Taiwanese food, this is it. If you're looking to get a genuine taste of Taiwan, this isn't it.

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