Feeling hungry after watching some food tv, I had a craving for some Chinese food. My usual ordering place that is Golden Eggroll was closed unfortunately, which led me to ordering from Quik Wok. I went through the reviews and saw that it was okay Chinese food, but I figured I should try it for myself. In their defense, I ordered around 9:15, so it was 45 minutes before they closed.
Right from the start, the $12 dollar minimum almost put me off.
Being hungry and craving something won out the minimum though.
I went with spring rolls and the dinner order of orange chicken. The spring rolls weren't too bad. I thought the sauce was a little bland and the rolls looked a little saturated with oil, but not bad. They still held their crunch and the filling held together. I look at my chicken and immediately think that they gave me bbq pork. I love bbq pork anyway... and open up the container...
They cut the chicken into strips.
Why is that a problem? The problem with that is the chicken was too thin and once it was done cooking, became really dry. I read from another review that there was too much breading, but I found there was very little to speak of. There was no crunch, just a soggy outside with dry inside. Looking at it again right now, it really looks closer to stewed chicken feet that you can get from any good dim sum restaurant. I love chicken feet, but when I wanted orange chicken, that's really off putting.
The 'fried rice' was pretty insulting since it looks like white rice colored by soy sauce. There's very little egg to it and there's no vegetables of any kind mixed with it. The soy sauce is the only clear flavor I could taste and it was overwhelming.
What did I like from this place? I liked the person on the phone, he sounded like a really nice guy. I liked the containers from the place, you can definitely wash them out and reuse them. The delivery was really quick also. They said 35 minutes and they were here in about 15.
They really need to cut costs somewhere and put it back into the food. I like cheap Chinese as much as the next person, but it's lower quality than Panda Express, and costs more too. I wish I went to the Panda Express at the Groves, then I would have saved $6 and had a better meal.
They're getting two stars for the service and because I ordered close to closing time. If I ever order from them again (very unlikely), I'll try during the lunch rush instead.