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    Happy Wok

    3.0 (122 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Chicken Lo Mein
    Helen N.

    Great portions! The chicken lo mein was delicious! The crab Rangoon had a lot of filling and was great as well.

    34. Chicken Fried Rice
    Jeff D.

    I've been going to Happy Wok for my Chinese takeout for the better part of 5 years (it helps that I used to live there), and I've gotta say, they should win awards for consistent quality. In that entire time, I've been able to have such a uniform experience that I've been away for a year and a half and come back to EXACTLY what I've come to love about it. Since I've been going to Happy Wok, I've essentially only gotten two dishes: their Fried Rice and Lo Mein. Both are good but generally I float toward the Chicken Fried Rice, and even to this day if I'm going to have Chicken Fried Rice in Michigan, I'll do my best to find myself in Ann Arbor to arrange a pickup of Happy Wok Chicken Fried Rice. I'm pretty sure they have the usual fare that you'd expect from a Chinese restaurant, but seriously I stick to my guns once I find a dish I like. My one complaint is that even when ordering the dish "extra spicy", it still comes in under what I'd like as a spice enthusiast. Some basics: There's a good amount of parking in their strip-mall style parking lot (it's a one way, so just be mindful of that). Location is in a fairly convenient spot along Stadium on the west side of Ann Arbor as well. The physical footprint of the restaurant is on the smaller side, but you should easily be able to find seating for a small group (under 5). Usually the noodle/rice entrees can come in a small or large size; small is easily enough for one meal, and large is basically a meal for two people. All in all, I'd say Happy Wok is one Chinese restaurant in Ann Arbor you shouldn't skip, they excel at making quality meals quickly and consistently.

    Zhao C.

    The only piece of feedback that I would give them is to be a bit more flexible to customer needs. When I ordered a dinner combination plate one night and wanted to substitute the egg roll for wonton egg drop soup, I wasn't allowed to. I emphasized I'm willing to pay extra but they responded that they couldn't because they wouldn't know how much to charge me...it was just one of those examples where it wasn't too big of an ask but they weren't open to the idea at all.

    Mapo tofu - SO Salty it burns
    Grace K.

    I'd rather eat Panda Express. The food was almost unedible for me, except the shrimp with mixed vegetables, which wasn't bad at all. We ordered some things for pickup, and the mapo tofu was SO SALTY it burned going down my throat (and it wasn't from the spices). The Chinese takeout boxes of rice were So teeny tiny I think it was made as a joke for dolls. Anywho, worst of all was the Sour and hot (spicy and sour?) soup that came with the combo meal that had a Bad Bad weird flavor - reminded me of feet/bad breath. Sorry, I have no other way to describe it.

    Avocado, cucumber, carrot veggie roll
    Chloe F.

    Tried Happy Work because I had a GrubHub coupon. Definitely out of my norm, but had to spend over a certain dollar amount and wanted to try a couple things. I'll start by saying, prices are decent and there is a pretty big menu. The veggie spring roll is excellent. The only reasons why they are getting three stars instead of two. Veggie sushi is a hard pass. I've made veggie sushi rolls better at home. The rolls were mostly rice and pretty tasteless. I eat veggie rolls all the time and, although the price was great, not worth it. I was torn between the tofu and veggie with peanut sauce and the tofu red curry. I'm sad to say I opted for the curry. It's just "off". Not sure what kind of paste/seasoning was used, but it wasn't very good. There was a lot of tofu, which I appreciate, but not sure I'll be revisiting my leftovers.

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    Best food in this area, amazing customer service, always feel great and full of energy after finish eating.

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