This review was for my 1st visit on Thursday, July 2nd
Thanks to other reviews, this place was on my short list to try. My colleagues and I stopped in for lunch, and the first thing we noticed was the cool "celebrity-like" backdrop on the far wall. Cheesy but fun - a little tongue-in-cheek so to speak. The 2nd thing to really pay attention to, as mentioned by other reviewers, is the Specials board. HH prices from 11 - 3 pm. Yes!
I ordered the Thai-ritto and the deviled eggs, and my colleagues ordered the beef & broccoli, orange chicken, and pot stickers. We each tried each others dishes and all were excellent with generous portions!
Thai-ritto consists of pad thai with a lime sauce wrapped in a tomato flour tortilla. So fresh, and served cool. Perfect on a hot Vegas summer day! The beef & broccoli was tender and the sauce was well balanced, not too spicy, salty or overbearing. The orange chicken was well flavored as well, with crunchy pieces of chicken (nothing soggy about this dish) and lots of beautiful colors of various vegetables. The pot stickers were cooked beautifully with a delicate soy-vinegar sauce that was also well balanced, not too salty or vinegary.
Staff is very friendly, and chef popped out to check on us. My colleagues received a work-related discount that I did not (not the restaurant's fault), and chef generously offered a dessert on the house. Wow! Pretty amazing customer service! We all shared a slice of the key lime pie, which we initially said we were too full and would just try a bite, but of course we ate it all.
Be patient for your food - it's cooked to order. This is NOT Panda Express where the food is pre-cooked and sitting in a warming dish. It is WELL worth the short wait! Thank you, J-Wok Cafe, for a wonderful lunch! We'll be back...