Asian Wok

While I think I'm an asianfoodaphile (is that a word?) and typically go for authentic Asian cuisine almost 100% of the time when dining out whether it be Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Thai ....every once in awhile I just crave some good 'ol' neighborhood Chinese food. You know the kind that would have a Shanghai-ese chef rolling over in his rice bowl and throwing his wok over the stove. We're talking stuff like general tso's chicken, beef and broccoli, chicken, sweet and sour pork or chicken and chicken with cashews and the ever present crab Rangoon's that are the staple in most neighborhood places. There's nothing wrong with that food, it's just not really authentic.
But I digress, Asian Wok is a smaller place right off Centennial at Buffalo where you can see the 95 from the parking lot. I'm thinking most of their business is takeout or delivery but there are a good number of seats if you wish to eat in.
The place is scrupulously clean. You a pretty good view of their storage area and a half view of the kitchen... Just adds to the neighborhood ambiance.
As usual the dolphin lady (IYKYK) takes my order...
Had the bone in spare ribs (3-4 spare ribs chopped into thirds ) Sweet but not overly sauced. Pretty yummy.
I had a piping hot bowl of egg drop soup which had a huge amount threads. For my main I had a lunch special (their lunch special list is ok, pretty standard) of sweet and sour chicken (nicely breaded with typical really sweet sauce) and the two sides were lomein noodles (the noodles were almost like spaghetti but pretty tasty) and vegetable fried rice.
Portions were decent. Taste- darn good! By the way, they also have Thai food but I've always just stuck with the Chinese food.
By the way, dolphin girl never writes down your order but never gets it wrong either.
Unfortunately no military discount and they are closed Tuesday.
Will I be back, definitely !

Liked this place so much went back again yesterday. Now dont get me wrong, this is not authentic, Taiwanese, Hainan or real Chinese regional food, but to me, the more like, get a bunch of chinese take out and watch netflix on a friday night or " I'm in the mood for egg rolls and spareribs and orange chicken or beef or broccoli" kind of place. The food is good without a doubt, portions size good and service is outstanding for eat in... but it's not like Chinatown....
Anyway, it was a rainy friday and a perfect day for Chinese comfort food and didn't want to make the oh so long 20 minte ride to chinatown....
Got there about 11:30, Dolphin girl was the server. (You have to be there to understand why). We over ordered with the express purpose of bringing food home (Netflix Friday lol).
Started off with the boneless spareribs, I like the other type that they chop up and have the bones, but these were just as good. REAL filled with cabbage and stuff egg rolls, (cut diagonally like a cuban sandwhich for a nice presentation). I prefer mine whole so that I could dip in the spicy mustard. Ordered house special fried rice which was decent.... Plain lomein... tasted good, but the noodles were more like spaghetti (thicker and round), but the dish tasted good. I ordred the mu shu pork, a huge portion of pork and veggies with a good sauce. The pancakes were a bit more fragile and fell apart quickly. I guess you could use a flour tortilla for when you have them at home (I did). My dining companion had steamed fish in a ginger sauce. A huge portion of fish fillets in a very tasty sauce. Dolphin girl didn't know what type of fish maybe sole ...
But all in all a great meal with a good amount to bring home.
Wish they did a military discount but given the great food and service, I'll still give them the fifth star without the military discount.
Didn't have time for pictures, as I was too busy eating.

Squidlett (the queen of Uber eats and door dash) recommended this"neighborhood " style Chinese restaurant for a casual lunch or dinner. I am not anti-third party delivery, but I prefer to pick up my food or dine in to delivery for the most part.
Now to be clear, Asian Wok is more of a western style Chinese place, you know, beef and broccoli, orange chicken , moo shu pork dishes rather than some little Tiwanese or Hong Kong eatery in Chinatown that specializes in truly authentic Chinese cuisine that may not be familiar to a non Chinese or more adventurous foodie. Don't get me wrong, the food here is very good and there is a good selection of Thai dishes as well. Inside, typical neighborhood joint a few booths and tables....Racks and boxes with canned goods, bags of veggies off to the side, etc...but all organized and neat.
Quick service, two women ( looked liked sisters to me), working front of the house..Pretty comprehensive laminated menu. As I mentioned previously, didn't see anything exotic , but wasn't expecting anything like that. We opted for the spareribs for an app. ($8.75) Maybe ten medium sized chopped up ribs with a very nice sauce. My dining companion had the garlic chicken lunch special. ($8.75) .it consisted of egg drop (or hot and sour)soup , an egg roll(more of a spring roll) or a crab rangoon. The main was garlic chicken , a pretty decent portion with a good amount of chicken and veggies. There was a choice of white or fried rice or chow mein.
I really didn't see anything that rocked my taste buds on the special menu, but the plan was to order off of it. I opted for sweet and sour chicken. But asked if they could substitute pork which they did for an extra charge. I had the egg drop soup as well, served piping hot with a good amount of egg. I chose the egg roll and confirmed that it was more like a spring roll.( I guess the full size cabbage stuffed behemoths we all know and love are served as an separate app.). I opted for the fried rice. Two scoops, kind of bland, I assume if you order the chicken, pork or shrimp fried rice you get a tastier product. My sweet and sour pork was a neighborhood standard, good breading but not overly breaded. Obligatory hunks of pineapple etc.
All of my food tasted good, but the star was the ribs.
My dining companion had some sort of a bobba tea slushy dealie but I stuck with tea.
All in all a VERY good meal.The price was right, but no military discount so I couldn't give them the fifth star.
But will definitely keep them in the rotation.

Again one of our favorite local restaurants with a large selection of asian foods e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Thai, etc.). Friendly and fast service, great selection of menu items, nice dine-in area or take out, delicious food and good portions at reasonable price.

Such a nice restuarant with delicious food, friendly and attentive service, reasonable prices and nice dine in atmosphere. We had wonton soup, beef and broccoli and fried shrimp. All were excellent.

Nice little local restaurant for sine in ot take out Chinese food. They have quite a large mene selection, friendly staff, great service, great price, nice atmosphere and generous dish portions. Egg rolls, wonton soup and Suezan beef were all great.