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| - The worst part of Sizzling Wok is the location. You have to look hard to find the place. Hopefully when the new hardware store opens to replace the closed grocery store, it will bring some more customers in, because it would be a real shame if Kenny had to close due to lack of business.
Once you manage to find Sizzling Wok, you will find a gracious, multi-ethnic staff. I don't usually point this out, but when you go into a Chinese restaurant, you usually see (wait for it) Chinese employees. Not here. We were greeted by a female African American, Kenny (who appears to be Chinese) and a gentleman who would be hard-pressed to be more Southern. Were he a bit older, he could have played in Lynyrd Skynyrd. That's a tough act to follow in any establishment, let alone an ethnic restaurant. Luckily it doesn't detract here.
We settled in and decided on the (Flaming) Pu Pu platter for an appetizer, as it would allow us to sample several items that sounded tasty. All in all, they weren't bad, but the star was the teriyaki beef skewers. These succulent, tender mounds of meat were music to my mouth. I am drooling just thinking about them. Unfortunately, the rest of the platter, while good, didn't quite do as well. I'd stick to the skewers. If you don't like beef, the chicken isn't bad, and the wings are pretty good. Stay away from the fried shrimp - it's pretty bad, with enough bread to scare away the Merita delivery guy (I know - he's my uncle).
By the time we put away the Pu Pu platter, we were bordering on full, both because it was a decent amount of food and because we had been impressed by the way that the staff - all of them - kept our glasses full.
But we forged ahead, into the Sizzling Wok Special (with a little spice). I'll warn you now, this is not like Panda's Den, where you can tell them to go nuts on the spice and you won't have to worry about what you get. If you tell Kenny you want a little spice, he'll take care of you. We needed every drop of the liquid they gave us, and then some. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Unfortunately there aren't many vegetarian options, but there are a couple. Shame, really, as the food is excellent. Perhaps some of the best Chinese in Charlotte, and certainly the best in this area of town. I highly recommend you checking it out, and tell Kenny I said so.
Sweet Tea Report: Another great surprise is Kenny's sweet tea. He even suggests that having an item on the menu like sweet tea that isn't sweet enough just doesn't make sense, and that those people who make sweet tea that isn't sweet don't know what they are doing. Why would someone do such a thing? Sweet tea and Chinese food? Interesting combination, but it really works!
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