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    The Boardwok Restaurant

    4.2 (115 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken Teriyaki

    One chicken teriyaki skewer with all this rice for $14 is crazy. I should have checked my food before I left the description clearly states skewers with and (s)

    hot and sour soup
    Jennifer H.

    It was my first time going to The Boardwok Restaurant its been here for years, my brother has gone once and I just had the time to come over here this time. The inside is nice cozy and tons of tables. They have a bar as well they do things different here with their food since the owner i guess like to fish is what I read and so fresh fish and stuff like that. The food I got was hot and sour soup. It is different the other chinese restaurants that I go to usually never put green beans in it but it is spicy and sour which is pretty good. I also got the combo stir fry lo mein with pork, chicken and shrimp. Although the shrimp maybe fresh it has a taste that isn't fresh. The noodles were great although i don't like the way they package my food. I don't like soggy spring rolls when you put it in the lo mein. Just put it in where you put the dry things in a separate bag like you did for the soup The workers at the bar waitresses are nice and friendly. I only saw and elderly men sitting an eating the booth when I walked in. I think their meal was pretty quick since i walked in at 1130am when it was just opened. the bill came to 31.00 something so charged to debit card no tip since it was take out, but when i waked up at 7am this morning there was an updated charged so total with tip they added onto was 36.20...I would use my cash next time when I come back. If i wanted to add tip I would have, but I didn't want to break up my 20. I will come back next time to try the fried rice

    Tuna
    Lisa O.

    OKAY I am hesitant writing a review on The Boardwok Restaurant. It is one of my FAVORITES and I am afraid if people find out how great they are. It will get to busy and then I will be super sad if I cannot easily walk in a get a table. It is such a wonderful small restaurant. Even the bathrooms are cute. The owner is super awesome. He loves to fish and loves FRESH!!!!! Oh baby so many favorites when the food is fresh. The green beans, the asparagus, the broccoli, I could go on and on. OK so when you walk in the staff are ALWAYS awesome. You can ask what is in season or fresh. They have a chalk board that has the specials. If you follow them on Facebook they will let you know when the soft shell crabs are in. And you can also see when the other wonderful fresh bean, asparagus and all that come in. We have ordered everything and have LOVED everything on the menu. My advice if it is your first time. Order Kev's Favorite Lo Mein. And if you go when they serve the She Crab SOUP. It is THE BEST in the entire area.

    A big ol' fatty!!
    Terri A.

    This place never disappoints!! I absolutely LOVE their soft shells and tonight was no exception!! Go get ya some!!!

    Kev's Rice Noodles
    Gary G.

    Our first visit to the Boardwok Restaurant was more than a year ago. The restaurant was dark and there were no customers. We were new to the area and very disappointed in our meals. A year later, a friend invited us and to our surprise it was a complete turnaround. The restaurant was bright and open, full of happy customers. The staff was friendly and the food was amazing: big portions, fresh ingredients with attention to the little things like using low sodium soy sauce as requested. My wife ordered pork lo mein with a side of chicken teriyaki. The dish came with an abundance of perfectly seasoned pork. The noodles and sauce were not like the usual greasy stuff you get in most Chinese restaurants; The sauce was light and very tasty. The chicken teriyaki side was tender with a nice sweetness and was a perfect compliment to the sauce of the lo mein. I ordered Kev's stir-fried rice noodles with pork and shrimp. The portion was on the large side and again the sauce was light and very tasty. Needless to say, we were both very impressed and the friendly service provided by both waitresses added to the pleasant experience. We will be back ... and soon!

    Beef broccoli , fried rice , chicken teriyaki
    Bryan F.

    Our family was starving at this point we spent the day at the pool and wanted to try a new local spot. felt it would be a thing if we spoke up at all about our experience with the food as everyone knew each other that was coming and going . We regret not just leaving as soon as we sat down. Our food came out incorrect, one of the cooks had gotten hurt and we heard a scream from the back super uncomfortable situation and experience. All the fans were on entire family was freezing. We grabbed the beef and broccoli the pot stickers(only thing that was good) , the sesame beef, teriyaki chicken (taste like bad barbecue sauce over decent chicken) kids got the BLT with slaw (absolutely disgusting), the veggie fried rice with spring roll (absolutely disgusting). We came here because of the reviews on yelp. Seems like most are their friends and biased on how it actually taste save your money and go elsewhere. We rarely go out as a family of 5 as it's so expensive so this was extremely disappointing.

    Pork Lo Mein and General Tso Chicken

    Delicious!! The lo-mein is the best I have had in the area in the 7 years I have lived here. I tried my son's General Tso Chicken and then I wanted to eat his plate, too! It's a super casual atmosphere and the staff is great. I'll be back there for sure!

    Chicken teriyaki, veggie spring rolls and fried rice.
    Jennifer W.

    On a whim, my family and I ordered for pickup through Yelp (which then uses grub hub) from this restaurant. Our family friend swore by this place and the food. Ordering on Yelp was easy enough- especially since when I tried the old school traditional phone order- which kept giving me a busy signal. I placed the order quickly online (Yelp- the restaurant doesn't offer online ordering) and was given an estimate of how long until the food was ready for pick up. The order was completed and ready within 35 minutes. The pick up was the kicker. The lady at the register looked at me as if she had no clue what I was talking about when I said I was there to pick up an online order. Another server walked by and said "oh we don't do Yelp. But we have a grub hub order" and she pointed to a shelf with bags on it. I assumed that it was going to be brought to me, I assumed wrong. The food was so/so. My order was missing 1/2 of the veggie fried rice (I had an order of $125 worth of food). Everything was over salted. The spring rolls were soggy. All in all- I will stick with Panda Express.

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    Great food!! make sure you try the house soup. Never had a bad meal here. A nice fusion of menu items.

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    Great food! Very good service unique dishes. Always fresh. It was a great place to go with friends for lunch. Not rushed at all.

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    Flavors of the seafood stir fry were there, just one critique; I would like the veggies in smaller pieces, but service was excellent

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    4 years ago

    Love this place! Great lunch specials! The chicken teriyaki, wontons and fried rice are all very good and filling.

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    Great hidden favorite of the locals. Food is great, made fresh to order. Desserts are outstanding.

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    Excellent food! My wife doesn't really like Chinese good but she loves this place. I love their Hot & Sour soup.

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    I go here all the time. The Mongolian Beef is killer, and the chicken salad sandwich rocks.

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