Terrible and scary experience here today. We found a small metal wire that resembles the same type found in the steel brushes used to clean woks or pans. We were already halfway into the meal when we discovered this. Thank goodness my 2 year old and 5 year old sharing this food didn't encounter it. Also, my wife ordered the broccoli beef and you can clearly tell they were cutting corners using old broccoli because the broccoli had specs of black dots inside the stalk that permeated out into the floret. It was disgusting but we had already driven too far to return. This is all on top of the fact that it was a mediocre sub par quality Chinese fast food. We were first taken in by the fried rice and chow mein because it actually looked dressed up with lots of ingredients unlike the sad 2-3 ingredient fried rice and chow mein you get at Panda Express. We got suckered in and learned our lesson. We are never coming back here again. read more

Wok's On Express - Metal wire found at the bottom of the pork fried rice and chow mein. - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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My daughter and I had a quick dinner here. We ordered the 3-item meal, which comes with rice or noodles and two entrées. We chose the vegetable fried rice (with broccoli, peas, and carrots), Hunan tofu, and orange chicken. We also got a cup of hot and sour soup and a Sprite. Everything came to about $20. The service was quick, and the inside felt cozy with a true mom-and-pop shop atmosphere. We scarfed it all down and would definitely come back again! read more

Wok's On Express - Veggie fried rice, Hunan tofu, orange chicken, hot and sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Was bit late and night though the restaurant night be closed. Its was almost 8:30pm but it was open. The lady was so sweet and served us food with my choice of options. She even warmed it before handing it over to me. And as I was with my kid she offered extra soup to my daughter along with me along with some fortune cookies. As its was closing time I was only one here. read more

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This is one of those 2, 3, 4 item quick pick Chinese food places, except 1 of your item quotas must be the fried rice or chowmein. I chose the 3 item option with half and half fried rice and chowmein, and eggplant tofu and beef & broccoli. They give you huge portions so a 3 item plate is definitely shareable between 2 people. We were told we have free soup with the meal, unsure if a certain item number is required and whether it must be dine-in. Everything tasted just "okay" flavorwise. I liked the egg flower soup which had bits of corn in it. read more

Wok's On Express - 3 items comes with free soup (dine-in) - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

I must have walked past Wok's On Express more times than I can count since we became SVL residents over 5 years ago but only recently have I gone in to buy a la carte takeout for potlucks. The potlucks we get invited to have a diversified crowd: South Asians, Filipino, Chinese, Hispanics, Afghan and Whites and everybody loves what I bring from Wok's On Express. Their secret ingredient must be cocaine or something similarly addictive, they just can't get enough of it. The vegetable fried rice is everyone's favorite then the Orange Chicken, Tofu Eggplant and sweet/sour Chicken. I, of course, love their reasonable prices....$60 dinner takeout is a good price for loads of big satisfied smiles. read more

Throwing up at 3 am isn't fun, food is great don't get me wrong, kinda pricy but you get what you pay for. 1 time bad experience, I hope it's only time. Service pretty good lots new hires so please respect ig read more

First and foremost ... let me just get this out there... as this was my first visit and I didn't know... Your "side" dish is part of your "item" count... so be aware if you get a rice or noodle dish paired with two more entrees, technically that is a 3-Item plate. There are a few "sneaky ways" you can end up getting up-charged for menu items, so make sure to take note of prices before you add them to your order! One is the item count I mentioned from above, and the other is that certain items are considered "premium" like shrimp, etc. So be mindful! On the particular day I visited, the line was short but took a while as the gentleman up front had some trouble with the cash register and understanding that I wanted to add a drink to my order. All in all, this is your average run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant. Clean, decent portions and lots of variety. Food was decent enough, but didn't impress. Service and seating space could use an upgrade... but ... you get what you pay for. I don't think i'll be visiting again any time soon.... there just isn't enough about this place to "bring me back." read more

Wok's On Express - 3-item plate... half Chicken Chow Mein, half B.B.Q Pork Fried Rice, mixed vegetables and Walnut Prawns - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Amazing experience went around lunch time. First time there the honey walnut shrimp is a must !!! read more

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Good. Food was just getting packed up when we arrived for pickup. Web ordering was great. Bad. Rice was overcooked or had been sitting in the pan for too long. Mushy and inedible. Pork and chicken were chewy, cold, and tasteless. Reheating did not help. Most of the dinner ended up in the food recycle bin. read more

We love their hot and sour soup. They have really good egg rolls and the food we have tried there has all been really good.

I ordered food for pickup of Egg Flower Soup, Steamed Rice and Sweer & Sour Chicken. The S&S Chicken was good and tasty. Except I noticed the chicken pieces were darker than the others, possibly not fresh and it was also overcooked. The Egg Flower Soup was good and tasty as well. Steamed Rice was soft and fluffy. Try it and see what you think. read more

1/31/2024 Came here around 11:45am. My friend wanted to try this so I also tagged along. The system is similar to Panda Express but it needs lots of help. I got three item plate w soup: chao mian, broccoli shrimp, Mongolian beef, and hot sour soup ($14.95). Apparently, the first item is fried rice or chao mian (cannot be changed) The inside wasn't bad and the service was mid. The portion size was good and you can see that they filled the box all the way. However!!! The noodles were extremely bland. The broccoli and shrimp were good. The Mongolian beef was alright, the onions in it needs to be cooked longer though. I do like the soup but there wasn't a whole lot of ingredients put in. A major thing was that I was charged more that necessary. Probably because the cashier was an old frail Grandpa. I was charged $17.95 for a supposedly $16.30 meal (if you include tax) I didn't want to argue and just pretended that I tipped. But and $16 meal for this ?!? I would rather consider going to Panda Express instead. Honestly, really disappointed. read more

Wok's On Express - 3 items plate with hot sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

My first time back in a few months. They stepped up their pork fried rice game. The past couple years, it has gotten dry and less flavorful. Still decent, but nothing noteworthy. It's like they had a eureka moment and transformed their fried rice. They are my gold standard for hot and sour soup. Everything else is still the same (and good). read more

this local sunnyvale spot consistently makes delicious food at affordable prices. i always get the same thing here and it's enough to feed 2 ppl for $15. food: - BBQ pork chow mein ($10.95) (need to call in advance to place this order, or wait inside for 5 min while they make it) - hot and sour soup cup (~$3) don't forget to add hot chili oil/hot sauce to the noods and pepper to the soup and you got yourself a fire meal. nice alternative to panda, and gotta support the grandma/grandpa power couple running the restaurant read more

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The sesame chicken tasted days old. Also didn't feel like I got what I paid for. Paid $40.00 for two meals but was underserved protein and rice! read more

Not my first go to place but when I arrived no one was I t there. $16 for 3 item including rice/noodles Extra $1.50 for seafood Almost $20 for a mediocre Chinese fast food spot. Only good thing was the portion, nothing special. read more

We love to go to family-owned restaurants whenever we can and Wok's On Express does not disappoint when we want something fast and delicious. Truly enjoyed our last takeout - thank you!! read more

Very good food. They give you a very good portion of every side that you ask for. And the food is always fresh. I come here at least 2 times a week. read more

A good deal for some decent and quick Chinese food! I liked the chow mien and the black pepper chicken a lot! Service was quick,

The food here always hits the spot. I love the decor and location...it feels like Christmas all year round for some reason. The older couple who owns the place are so cute and nice. The woman even gave me flowers from her garden because I think she remembered me. The worker's are always pleasant and helpful too. All around this place feels like a warm and welcoming home. read more

This place is amazing! The food is flavorful and on point, the pricing is great, and the service is warm and homey. Food was quick. They customized the hot and sour soup to be vegetarian, and it came out so quick! In under 5 min the customized soup was made! The tofu and eggplant were really good too. Definitely will be a regular here read more

Tried it for the first time after driving by for many years. The salt and pepper fish was soggy with no flavor. Very disappointed by the tien fu chicken! It is advertised as spicy with a Szechuan flavor but tasted like overcooked freezer burnt chicken with zero flavor not even salt. Very dry as well. Chow mein was also lacking flavor. Will not return read more

They were closed for a long time after maybe a fire a while back. Was a good and easy place for cheap American Chinese food. But ever since reopening the chicken dishes (ones with battered/fried pieces) have mostly been super dry and stringy. Would be a good time to maybe fix some of your food prep. Used to be a lot better quality. Hopefully someone will post a review soon to say food taste/texture has gone back to before their closure. Will gladly put it back in the rotation of easy take out mid-wk when we run outta steam cooking at home. read more

Ordered an egg roll and the food inside seems to either be old or rotten on top of the entire roll tasting like the oil it was fried in hasn't been changed out for a week or more. Food tasted disgusting and had to spit out as soon as I ate it. read more

Been going here for years still taste the same and good. Not stingy with there food and staff always makes sure to add your free soup.

3 items should not include the chow mein. Such bait and switch. Won't be back They charge the same if not more for the 2 3 or 4 items, but once you get ready to pick that last item they inform you that your out. Such a horrible hidden practice that zero other places I've been too do. 1 star read more

This, for many years, was my go to for an alternative to Panda Express for "tourist Americanized Chinese food." No MSG, large portions and fair prices. fast forward post pandemic and not been there in a few years, and I got my previous: chow main, spicy eggplant and tofu, 5 flavor chicken, and peppered chicken. all of these fell "flat" in flavor to me. just greasy and "meh." don't know if it was just a bad day or my taste buds are muted two weeks post Covid, but I was underwhelmed and sad since I had a craving for it and was disappointed. on the taste bud issue: I don't think it was my taste buds because the hot and sour soup was just fine. will go back another time to give it another shot, but not not excited to do it any time soon. read more

I used to LAAAV getting food from here. I had the nerve to Door Dash an order of $72 worth of food. The salt and pepper fish was STALE (?), the orange chicken was bland, everything tasted old, off...just horrible. I have fond memories of picking up affordable food from this place when I used to work nearby. I was craving that greasy Chinese takeout...but I got, stale, barely edible food delivered at 8 at night on a Saturday. Even my 15 year old son stuck his nose up at the food; he apparently suffered from some pretty terrible cramping and tummy troubles. We ordered: Chicken Eggrolls Egg Drop Soup Pork Fried Rice Rice Noodles with Veggies String Beans Salt & Pepper Fish Orange Chicken And it was all BAD. Like, inedible bad. What happened to Wok's On? This is the only time I can say I'd wished I'd just gone to Panda. With all the taxes and tips it was $80 for a small bag of inedible food. read more

Wok's On Express - Does that look like $80 worth of take out? For reference I wear a size 6 in women's shoes. - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Gone to this place once before and they messed up my order you look on the menu and it tells you what you can order and you order it but for some reason, it's always 4 to 5 dollars more than what you are ordering which I didn't get the chow mein was good but the rest of the food was horrible. It also made me feel sick and I had to use the restroom most times which was not fun. Will I go back to this place again? No, I will not overpriced food that doesn't taste good and added extra charges. No thanks I'd rather go to panda express and that's not same much either read more

i normally dont write reviews and sure if i do they're going to be bad but THIS... this is the worst chinese food i have ever had in my ENTIRE LIFE. i am honestly surprised that this place is still running. Do yourself a favor, avoid this place at ALL COST, just go to panda's or something. What I got: chow fun. HOW CAN I CHINESE RESTAURANT MESS UP CHOW UP. well, the noodles, stacked together, soggy, seems like it was left in the fridge and old. No animal product made the beef, it was wild to me how fake the beef tasted. Seems like vegan made. Seems like they just microwave the meal. Broccoli was not cooked fully. I ate maybe 15% and now my stomach is aching. I am writing this review mainly to warn others. read more

Wok's On Express - the WORST chow fun I have ever had - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

I saw in their menu they had things like Tien Fu fried rice, Tien Fu chow mein and Tien Fu chow fun and it made me curious what Tien Fu was so I gave them all a try. To my surprise they were all so fragrant and I especially loved the Tien Fu chow fun which was so flavorful. It's been so many years since I had noodles that tasted that good and I wonder what they put in it to give it so much flavor lol read more

Their portions are HUGE !!! They give very generous portions and I can almost never finish them. I love their vegetable fried rice, Mongolian beef, and their orange chicken! This place is always my go to if I can't figure where and what to eat. Im glad they are still open during COVID-19 and taking things seriously. They limit how many people are in the place, everyone is required to wear a mask and is sanitizing the used tables/chairs and pens! read more

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It's convenient. Tastes high in breading and msg. I was over charged and had to have it corrected. The place looks fairly clean.

Got a combo plate with 3 items that came out to be almost $13 after taxes. The entree of noodles or rice counts as an item and each plate comes with your choice of soup. Ordered the chicken chow mein, five flavor chicken, and broccoli beef. We got the hot and sour soup. Chicken chow mein: Where's the flavoooorr? It was a little oily (as to be expected of any chow mein) but was extremely bland. It didn't taste like anything! The texture was definitely there in terms of chewiness but the chow mein just wasn't good, however it also wasn't bad. It was just meh. Wouldn't recommend. Five flavor chicken: The flavor was good but the chicken was stringy and it wasn't crispy or anything. My boyfriend thought this was amazing but I didn't like how it was a bit dry on the inside. I'd recommend it if you came here and didn't know what to order though because it isn't bad it's alright! Broccoli beef: Their broccoli is steamed to perfection! However we did not enjoy the beef because it was on the chewy and rougher side. Wouldn't recommend unless you just wanted steamed broccoli in a light sauce then maybe you could ask them for broccoli beef as one of your items but only ask for the broccoli! Hot and sour soup: This was not good at all I would pass on soup altogether because even though it's free it just had a bad taste to it. Would not recommend. The service was great and their portions are pretty good! It's also VERY clean and well kept which I was surprised about. Overall I might return if I was in the area to try some of their other things but I wouldn't go out of my way for it. read more

Wok's On Express - Hot and Sour Soup was not good! Pass on the soup even if it's free - Chinese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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Best walnut shrimp ever!! Drove all the way from san jose to get this and it is worth it!!

This place has been around since 1997, when I was still married to my ex. Didn't come here too often then, as my ex was a great cook of Chinese food. Only after I remarried in 2003 did I come here more often, as my current wife doesn't know how to cook Chinese. 9 minute walk from my house. Same shopping center at Peets Coffee, Habit Hamburger, Tacos Jalapa, Boudins, Noodle Talk, all of which are open for take out during the pandemic. Wok On had to survive a price war with Safeway's Chinese 200 yards away, and then the kitchen fire, which closed the place from November 2018 through January 2020. They reopened in late February 2020, just in time for the pandemic. Talk about bad timing! When they reopened the express line 2 items went from $8.50 to $9.95, the 3 item went from $9.50 to $11.75 and the 4 item went from $10.95 to $13.50. One item must be rice or noodles. Comes with soup of the day. The Mongolian beef comes with beef and sliced white onions barely cooked-crunchy just the way I like them. The beef comes without green onions and is on the tough side, tougher than my ex! The Kung Pao chicken has no red peppers, lots of squash and zucchini, little chicken, and not spicy. The chicken chow mein is on the greasy side, but good. Best seller here. Sometimes when they run low on the chicken chow mein, the cook dumps the vegetarian chow mein on top of it. The curry chicken is great when they have it, but salty -cook must have used tablespoons instead of teaspoons of salt. Also a lot of filler with carrots and potatoes. The black pepper chicken is my favorite dish here. Nice savory slices of chicken lightly breaded, with lots of flavor. The Tien Fu chicken is diced chicken pieces with more bamboo shoots than chicken, but is a decent vegetarian dish. The hot and sour soup is meatless, with bamboo shoots, egg whites, carrot slices -lots of vinegar, no pork let alone shrimp. Wife is huge hot and sour soup fan, and we fight over this dish. Wok On prices are $9.95, $11.75, and $13.50 compared to $7,$8.50, and $10 for Panda Express, 1 mile down El Camino Real. However, I weighed their food for the $13.50, and it was 59.2 ounces, compared to 28.9 ounces for Panda Express. For $3.50 extra, you get twice as much food! They advertise no msg, so no need to drink water like a house on fire! read more

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Unfortunately I got a craving on a Sunday when my go to Chinese restaurants were closed. The place I usually go to has a similar set up with the pre-made items. I ordered off the menu bc all the veggies looked overcooked. I ordered a veggie deluxe with chicken added. There seemed to be much discussion about what veggies the guys in the kitchen were going to give me. Once I got home, the only veggie I got was broccoli. Not sure what was deluxe about it but at least the broccoli was not overcooked. I'll stick to First Wok from now on. Thumbs down. read more

GRAND OPENING!! Thank the lord this place is finally open! I've been waiting for Wok's On to open again. It was a drought and Panda will not just cut it. I just came back from Wok's an hour ago and it was the same experience. The only difference is the digital menu, more clear and spacious seating, and the prices raised by maybe $.75 or even a little less than a dollar. They still serve large portions, they still provide egg drop soup with your meal, and the food is still the same. I think they did however reduce the salt and bold ingredients from some of the food like their fried rice and chow main but nonetheless, it was good. I really missed the food. My favorite items are their salt and pepper chicken, chicken chow main, egg plant, and sweet and sour chicken. Wok's On is that true neighborhood hole-in-the-wall Chinese food spot where locals come to gather for authentic cuisine. It's a true staple in Sunnyvale. WOK'S ON IS BACK IN ACTION!! read more

For the price of the food, you'd expect it to be better. You do get a large portion, but I like quality of quantity. A friend had picked us up lunch from here and it was fine. The food was just overall bland. read more

Hidden gem in Sunnyvale! Great value - portions are great and the food quality is good. The staff is friendly and they're very quick - perfect for lunch or dinner. The interior is clean and nice - not a lot of seating but it's well decorated. Their drink selection is huge, so everyone will find something they want. read more