"Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever-spinning reel"
(Sting)
The ever-spinning reel of revolving Asian restaurants in Avon's Walmart Plaza continues, as Wok Spot is the latest successor to Chang An, Yuen, and Shu Express.
They have a broad menu of Hot and Spicy dishes (Fish with Pickled Mustard Greens, anyone?), Chef's Specials with white rice, twenty-one combination plates with a spring roll and pork fried rice, seven steamed Healthy Dishes, five soups including a sweet rice wine dumpling soup (one I haven't seen much of before), 7 fried rices including pineapple, various lo meins and mei funs, some stews, twenty-one lunch combos, nine Wok-Frys including Lotus Root and Celtuce (sort of a lettuce/asparagus love child), plus appetizers and cold dishes.
Let's be real, if you can't find a minimum of five things here to love, you're a hurting puppy.
We ordered hot and sour soup, wonton soup, Moo Shu Pork, and a Spicy Chicken Stir Fry. Our total was a tad under $50.
Their Hot and Sour soup had a bit of a "creamier" texture and was lighter in color than the usual bronzed look of so many similar versions. I'm pretty sure I saw three different kinds of mushrooms in there, including wood ears, plus tofu cubes, pork strips, egg ribbons, and matchstick bamboo shoots, all swimming in an excellent spicy broth. It was excellent.
The Moo Shu was served with four pancakes and plum sauce, so that is an adjustment from Wok Spot's earlier practice of not including the pancakes. The Moo Shu was excellent, with plenty of meat, vegetables, and sauce.
My Spicy Chicken Stir fry was fantastic. It came with celery chunks, red pepper slices, snow peas, wood ear mushrooms, diced chili peppers, and chicken.....plenty of chicken. My container was loaded with food, much more than any human can eat at one seating, so plan on sharing or making it last for a few days.
I portioned out one cup of the stir fry and a half cup of rice, and I kid you not, I probably have over two more days of similarly portioned meals in the fridge.
Oh, and the spice level of the Spicy Chicken Stir Fry.? Well, it didn't disappoint one bit, because it had plenty of zip.
We were very happy with our first visit to Wok Spot. They are a worthy successor to this strip mall's Asian restaurant tradition. read more