Look, it's hard to find good, American-style Chinese food in Riverside. I'm not here for the atmosphere, the customer service or anything like that. I come here for the "really good noodles." as Neo would put it. I also love the Orange/Spicy Orange Chicken and Crispy Chicken. Sometimes I add a couple egg rolls. All extremely delicious and fresh. The owner is a no-nonsense person, and the cook is quick at dishing out top-notch food. I'll end with saying that "good" is a very subjective term. Try it, and either you like it, or you don't. read more

I'm just speaking for myself here, but I've never gone to _any_ fast-food place to be smiled at. I'm just there to grab a quick, tasty meal and that's what I've always gotten at Wok In. I'm a big fan of the orange chicken and I find that a rice bowl is enough for two meals. The BBQ pork is also pretty good. The noodles can be hit or miss. Once in a while they are a little on the oily side for some reason, so I tend to just get fried rice. The one downside for me is that you have to be sure to ask for all of the sauces you want, like wonton dipping sauce, soy sauce, or hot mustard or they may not give you any at all. Once you ask, you will likely get more than you need. So yeah, the ladies working there are on the serious side, so just go for the food and you will probably be happy enough to smile on your own. read more

Amazing food, generous portions My go-tos are their crispy chicken, spicy orange chicken, and steamed vegetables read more

Best Chinese food in Riverside, hands down. Forget Panda Express and their dry noodles and chicken. This place is always fresh and good. Check this spot out before it's all over TikTok and gets burnt out!! read more

Wok In Kitchen - Regular Combo - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I don't know how this place got anything higher than 2 stars. Maybe they just had a bad day but my experience wasn't to great. Service was good but that's about it. Beef and broccoli with 2 small pieces of beef and a ton of under seasoned broccoli. Broccoli is the best part but when it's drenched in broth and crunchy. Fried rice was slightly above average. Only because of the stickiness. Sounds odd but it's not mushy. It clumps which easier to eat with chopsticks and I like the texture. Taste was like any other basic fried rice which is just fine. So slightly better than most. Orange chicken was mushy and not butchered right. Mine still had cartilage. Gross.... Purchased a fountain drink. Ice tea (my fave out of order) then decided on lemonade. Turns out it's just water. Lemonade is out. Went back to get soda since I paid for a drink and water is free. Decide on half orange and half sprite...... guess what?? Sprite has No syrup! So I drank through my watered down orange soda... I give up. read more

Wok In Kitchen - Unimpressed. Did not like orange chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Food is good but damn the lady i think she's the owner because she's always there is always in a bad mood. I understand it must be hard to run a business but be respectful to your loyal and future customers which is the main reason a business is successful.. I go here and there but today i stopped by and i was afraid to ask for extra napkins n forks.. she just got out of control! read more

I ordered their crispy chicken and chow mein first time I have been here. Delicious. Big portion but to emphasize the chicken is very tender read more

Let me just say my sister and I had the most horrible experience with the lady at Wok In Kitchen. Upon arrival, my sister asked the lady for a minute with our orders, so we knew what we wanted to say before we ordered. The lady then looked at us with the blank face and proceeded to the back with the cooks. Which is not a big deal however, as she comes out to ask us if we're ready to order she has just a horrible tone. As someone who works in customer service, the server did not have any good traits whatsoever. As I continue to let her know my order, she does it completely wrong and the complete opposite of what I asked. At that point I was already upset about my food and now I'm a little bit more irritated that I have to pay for something I didn't ask for. I was with my sister and didn't want to create a scene or ask the server to remake my food because I didn't want her to waste it. But, in all reality, if I'm paying for some things, it should be what I asked for. The food was mid, and the customer service was terrible. Therefore this place won't be receiving my money anymore. read more

They did not have Boba. The food trays are significantly smaller than most Chinese food places. The cream cheese wonton were basically just wonton. VERY little (almost no) cream cheese. The fried rice was not fried all the way and was super soft. Crispy chicken was tasty so I'm giving two stars. read more

Didn't bother putting teriyaki on my teriyaki chicken, while string at me during the whole Transaction. The chicken was slimy and disgusting anyways, as they continued to raise prices here the quality tanked. read more

I have been going to Wok In Kitchen for years (even before the pandemic of March 2020) whenever me and my brother come to Riverside. I first learned of it when I just happened to look to my left on Arlington and Madison while waiting for a bus at the bus stop near a doctor's office. I was intrigued to see a Chinese restaurant nearby but could not go there because I was waiting for a bus. When I went home, I did a search on the internet to see if there were any reviews. I was so surprise to see (looks like a Mexican family) had posted pictures from their visit at the restaurant. The gentleman was raving how great the Chinese food was and highly recommended it. So, the next time me and my brother were out in the Arlington Street area, I told him about the Wok In Kitchen in the Big Lots shopping center. When we went in there, we were greeted by the owner (a lady). She kindly took our order. The fried rice and lo mein looked great. We each asked for it for our take out tray (we wound up eating inside the restaurant afterwards). I went for their House Special Chicken with potatoes and beans--the best!! My brother went for the Kung Pao Chicken. We had enough food to eat that we saved the rest as leftovers to take home. We have been coming to Wok In Kitchen like every 2-3 months when we visit Riverside. We always order their fried rice and lo mein. We would add Broccoli Beef, Teriyaki Chicken, Shrimp Chow Mein (as an extra). But, my favorite is their House Special Chicken, which I always order. Sometimes I would order extra fried rice and lo mein to take home. Just to let you know, whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant, make sure the lo mein noodles are eaten during the same day. Sometimes lo mein noodles do not taste good a day later (and that is with any Chinese restaurant). So, I always try to make sure I finish all the lo mein noodles within a day. I give the Wok In Kitchen 5 stars as we have always been so pleased with the food and service. This is probably the best Chinese take-out restaurant in Riverside. read more

First time there never again. First of all the lady rushed to take our order just so she can go sit at the table on her phone to watch videos , never wasting my money there again , I'd rather go to the liquor store . . Literally have to pay for sauce and Fortune cookies also eating inside you'd expect free refills but no you have to pay for that too. The brown rice was hard , like if they mixed fresh rice with old rice . Teriyaki is horrible, don't even looked cooked right . Had the runs for 2 days I thought I had Covid , it was just the food . read more

I thought the name of this place was very clever and I after reading the pleasant reviews on yelp, I had to check it out. Nice portions for a good price. I would recommend if you're in the mood for Chinese. Fried rice and chow mein were yummy, but I wasn't a big fan of the hot and sour soup. My dad did enjoy the orange chicken. (I didn't try it.) They didn't have any shrimp or vegetable items available for the combos, but they did offer spicy shrimp for around $3.50. Very clean place and good costumer service. read more

Wok In Kitchen - 6:45 on a Friday - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I fully enjoyed this place from the moment I walked in the door to cleanliness, a welcoming staff and guess what,.. FRESHLY MADE FOOD!! 30 minutes prior to closing even. I couldn't decide what I wanted because everything look Delish and prepped fresh. I read the reviews after my visit and eating, they must have learned from their mistake. Food is very good. I tired Everything they had out. I got combo A with mushroom chicken and I don't hate it, I totally dig it. This was my first time here. Hopefully I get the same experience when I go back read more

Wok In Kitchen - Hey they did something right hahaha - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I was shocked when the owner reprimanded the server on portions, the owner instructed the server to remove some orange chicken from my carton leaving my portion small. My biggest gripe is no free fortune cookie you have to pay to get one. This is my first experience in 40 years where I have to pay for a fortune cookie from a Chinese food sho read more

I use to go to this place all the time before covid. They were closed for a while. I saw that they were open again, but now it sounds like they are not serving as much food as they use to and that they are skimpy with meat. New owner? Its too bad because they really had the best Chinese food in the area. They always made it fresh and gave huge portions. read more

Their food is on point and the staff is super nice. Orange chicken on point, not overly sweet. Their chow mein isn't 95% celery like Panda Express. Their beef and broccoli is tender and amazeballs. The only negative I can think of is you and the Russian family living in your basement better be hungry because they give you a LOT of food. Like a wasteful amount. Like half would suffice. But it's a good place. read more

Wok In Kitchen - Sometimes staff just gotta take a nap. I get it man. No judgement. - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Best Chinese Food Hands downwould drive all the way to COLTON for my food now just up the street from my house wouldnt go anywhere else love the service as well read more

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Server was rude and rushing because of the long line forgot all my sauces i asked more than three times and when I requested extra pork and even offered to pay after i was denied the extra food i was also denied the ability to get more and the food was so dry I couldn't even eat without using some sauces from home and the meat was mostly just fat all in all a very disappointing trip that ill never make again read more

This little Chinese restaurant has the best egg rolls I've ever had!!!! The rest of the food is great also! The prices are so reasonable. I will recommend this little restaurant to anyone looking for an affordable, authentic Chinese cuisine!! Than you Wok In Kitchen read more

Best Chinese food around us! Owner always gives us a lot of food and is always nice. The wait is never to long. The food is always hot and fresh. read more

No stars from me. Won't waste my time in coming. The happy buffet is better by a million times read more

Wok In Kitchen - The orange chicken was so dry & tasted like rubber. I only came here to get a boba drink & she said they're out of boba! Never coming again - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Wow... Clearly this is going to be a bit of a difficult review for some of my "Foodie Friends" who rate "The Wok In Kitchen" so highly (5-STARS), to understand... and I'm sorry if you disagree, but please consider the following. Thank You. VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.. increasingly with Chinese Restaurants we see "Buffet Style" Trays of food sitting out ready to serve from. The time, or how long the food has been sitting in the trays is one huge problem, but my primary gripe here at "The Wok In Kitchen Chinese Restaurant" is the TINY AMOUNT OF EACH ENTREE YOU ARE ACTUALLY SERVED! IT'S BASICALLY NOTHING; maybe 1-Quarter of a cup of food guys! AMAZING PROFIT STRUCTURE... in serving 1-Quarter Cup Sized Entrees of breaded, deep fried chicken bits the "The Wok In Kitchen" makes an incredible profit! You order a 3 Item Combo Lunch/Dinner and receive 2-Cups of Rice; a monster serving of noodles, and not much else. The Entrees you order are served on top of all the rice and noodles... so you just paid $7.00 Plus for hardly anything for your dining dollar! IT'S ONE BIG "CHINESE" RIP OFF... but at least they are left smiling! OK; HOW WAS THE FOOD WE WERE SERVED? A very good question! We found the Food Served by "The Wok In Kitchen" to be good... nothing special, but freshly made and edible. It is definitely not anything to drive out of your way to order. SEMI-COOKED TO ORDER... of what we were served at "The Wok In Kitchen," we were impressed by the "Freshness" of what were obviously just cut vegetables and crispness of the breaded chicken... The chicken was tender; not the nasty, chewy, overcooked, dried out yuck served by many Chinese Buffets. Also "The Wok In Kitchen's" sauces seemed freshly made; they were not all "gloppy or congealed" at the bottom of the serving trays as if the trays were recycled or set for long periods of time... and the entrees were flavorful. SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN... served in a tray right next to the more traditional "Chinese Orange Chicken" was by far our favorite entree. We also ordered a Mushroom/Vegetables with Chicken Entree and "The Wok In Kitchen's" very traditional (boringly bland) "Sweet and Sour Chicken." The Sweet and Sour Chicken was served in a tiny little "Take-Out" Box that held less than 1-Quarter Cup of food... Of which we received 6 (mostly fried breading) pieces of deep fried chicken and a bit of vegetables (mostly carrots) and sauce. We were (as already stated) very disappointed in the serving sizes! PLEASANT CUSTOMER SERVICE.. and a VERY CLEAN RESTAURANT. A Clean Chinese Restaurant can be hard to find, in as much as many seem to have greasy counter tops and accumulated build ups of cooking oils everywhere. Many also smell like dead cooking oils.. Not a good thing! We found "The Wok In Kitchen" to be exceptionally clean.. with nothing but the smells of freshly prepared food. OUR YELP RATINGS: FOOD QUALITY; 3-STARS CUSTOMER SERVICE; 2-STARS (its a buffet style serving line) FOOD VALUE FOR YOUR DINING DOLLAR; 1-STAR OVER ALL YELP RATING; 2.75-STARS (Very Overpriced for the portion sizes served)... AVOID THIS RESTAURANT read more

Love this place for a fast delicious fresh lunch! Customer service is always wonderful. It's always busy enough the cook is kept busy cooking fresh entrees. The barbequed pork is our favorite as is the spicy chicken. They fill your to go box to the point of it not closing, very generous servings. The stir fry vegetables are very tasty as well! read more

Saw a lot of reviews here so decided to check it out. Comparable to Ho-Ho's or Panda Express, just not as flavorful. Great price The fried rice and chow mein were disappointing. We tried orange chicken, spicy orange chicken, egg rolls and cream cheese wontons. Pros: Cheap price, friendly staff, clean. Cons: Cheap, lackluster flavor read more

The lady at the register that seems to just hate life was so rude to my husband. We went out with family and just wanted a drink. She was so mad that he was using his debit card. She demanded cash if the total purchase amount was less then $10. She rudely said only this time. Next time no. Yeah lady there's not gonna be a next time. My family's food was bland and dry. This place is stingy even with napkins. lol won't be returning. read more

Wok In Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I'm not going to say the food isn't good, but it does make you upset when the customer service isn't good. My order was to go, i asked for sriracha sauce and the lady told me she didn't have any when it was right behind her and i can see it on the tables, i asked her once again after i paid and she said i had to pay for it. Why do i need to pay EXTRA for something that is on the tables. It was so annoying & rude. read more

Tried this place for the first time because it had really good reviews. Let me just say it was one of the best Chinese food places I've had. From price to flavor. All the choices looked so good. I went with my favorite kung pao chicken which was good, and for the first time tried the spicy chicken which I fell in love with! And their broccoli beef my daughter loved too. Their prices were really good, paid 10.xx for 3 combo meal, med soda and 3 wontons. I will definitely come back ! A plus is that they have the sauces at your table and they don't charge extra for sweet and sour sauce either. read more

The food is so delicious, specially BBQ pork. I like all the food, sometimes i don't know choose which one as they are look good and taste good... I like their house fired rice, sooo good. It is clean and the service is nice. read more

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I've been wanting to try this place for a long time, I usually go to another place nearby my home, but decided to try this place and it was disappointing. Closed at 830pm I arrived at 7pm, so I know I wasn't there 5 minutes before closing or anything like a jerk. Anyways got chow mein which was decent and same for the orange chicken, however the mushroom chicken was not good very cold, and the rice was super mushy like it had been sitting there for along time. Don't get me started on the cream cheese wontons which were cold and 2 of the 4 had no filling. Wont be coming again but I think maybe lunch would be better or maybe for asking for the items fresh. read more

The best word I can use to describe the food is, "Eh." It wasn't bad but it wasn't the best either. The chow mein was lackluster. It didn't have much flavor. I got the spicy orange chicken and the sweet and sour chicken. The spicy orange chicken wasn't spicy. It was a bit sweet. I would get a random bite with spiciness but I think it's because I would bite into the actual pepper. The sweet and sour chicken was soggy. The flavor again was OK. Now, I am a bit of a cow and I like big portions, so the first thing I noticed was their servings aren't as big as other hole in the wall Chinese food places. I could have spent the same amount and had more food that tastes better. The only upside is that they do accept cards but it's only with a $10 minimum. But for two people it's easy to hit the minimum. read more

Do you like floppy rubbery chicken skin on your bland teriyaki chicken. This is the place for you

Great food and great service! My husband likes REALLY spicy food, and they didn't disappoint. The spicy chicken looks insane. Lots of jalapeños and it's dripping with chili sauce. They also have spicy orange chicken, too. I prefer mild to medium flavors. My favorites so far are the orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, and the sweet and sour pork, yum! We love good hot and sour soup. Our favorite comes from Yang Chow all the way in Pasadena or Downtown LA. But when you're sick or it's a weeknight, that's not a possibility. We've tried all the hot and sour soup options in the area and are continually disappointed. But Wok In has fantastic hot and sour soup. We will keep eating here to keep in them in business for the next cold season! The couple that runs it are very inviting and friendly, as are the rest of the staff! read more

The best Chinese food in town! Ordered the spicy orange chicken and the BBQ pork. Both where amazing! The portions are large as well. The place is super clean and the service is awesome. Thank you Wok In for a great experience. read more

Wok In Kitchen - Best Chinese food in town - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

Refuse to take order I asked for fresh play and she had a huge attitude. The food has been sitting out all day even with the Covid so I wanted to order a fresh plate of noodles compou Chicken. I do not recommend going to this place. read more

I really wanted to like this place because it's local and they accept credit cards (vs most of the other hole in the wall places accepting just cash), but it's very blah. The food isn't bad, it's just doesn't stand out at all. I really would only go here if all the other ones were closed, it costs as much as Any other hole in the wall place and with less food and less flavor. read more

Generous portions and "crispy chicken" was new for me, I liked it a lot. Customer service was ok..

Great place to eat, clean, inexpensive, we like this new place very close home and we wish the best to this restaurant. read more

Wok In Kitchen - Having lunch for the first time here Special Bowl very good - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California

I will keep this short. Amazing food. Excellent, polite service. VERY clean. I went in at 8:59pm not realizing that they were closing at 9pm. They were still extremely nice and the food was fresh! Love this place! read more

Food here is pretty good! The employees & owner are very friendly. The restaurant is very clean and well lit, it just has a good feeling, very welcoming. And all at a good price! Definitely going to eat there more often! read more

Wok In Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Riverside, California