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| - Do you remember that classic 90s cooking show where the guy cooked exclusively with Woks? I think it was called Wok With Yen. If so you recall the plethora of amazing Asian inspired dishes he would concoct and moreover you'd remember his endless aprons and punny Wok comments such as "Wok, don't run". Laaaawwwwlllll.
Ok, why mention this? I dunno, maybe I'm about to Wok out some serious puns so strap yourself in it's gonna be a woky ride!
We were headed back from a holiday party that we excused ourselves early on account of a lack of food and were desperate to find mid week eats that could wokommodate a variety of tastes - and be OPEN after 9pm (I realize these are not the best laid plans).
A quick yelp app search revealed that Wok of Flame was not only close by but open for another 90 minutes, score!!!
We pulled into the lot and got ready to Wok out! As others have mentioned we were advised that last call was about 45 minutes away (no worries) and that holiday pricing was in effect. I found this to be a little shitty since we were there so close to closing and essentially were accepting leftovers for dinner. Give your customers a break around these times when people are spending extra money while they Wok around the Christmas tree (or menorah).
It's massive. That's all you need to know, easily there is seating for what appears to be 700+. There had to be close to 200 people there when we arrived and 3/4 of the space was unseated. Not to be outdone, the buffet areas are massive as well. The buffet includes, dessert/fruit area, sushi area, raw food (think Mongolian grill style), grill area, white-person Chinese food (chicken balls and sweet and sour pork etc), a roast meat section (beef, duck, pork... impressive) and a salad section (there may have been more but notably there were so many sections it's hard to keep track.
One plus over a spot like the Mandarin is that all non-wokoholic beverages are also unlimited, included and self-serve.
Maybe it was the time of night (most likely) but all the food was sort of ... bleghh. Not gross, cooked fine or overcooked, had been sitting for quite some time, not great... basically palatable. The roasted duck was about 60% blubbery fat, the sashimi did not look safe to eat, as well as the Mongolian wok section raw meats. The safest things to eat it seemed were the white-person Chinese fare the deep fried selection, salad bar, and dessert - definitely not worth the money paid.
I'd be willing to give this place another try during peak turnover time but definitely never again during holidays pricing or late at night again.
Eatcrest out.
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