Good food! Im thankful that my friend brought me here! This is truly a gem in the valley! The service is good and fast. The restaurant is small but I love that they have round tables to eat with 8-10 family or friends! My favorite is the walnut shrimp, Singapore noodles and string beans with chicken! Will definitely go back! read more

This place is probably my new favorite chinese spot in the valley!!! Good quality food with great value! I don't really know how else to describe it. It is a reliable spot to satisfy your craving for chinese food. No frills, no gimmicks just straight up great food with amazing value. You can eat healthy or not depending on your mood. I keep thinking about this place everytime im in northridge. The staff is nice as expected, just no frills. Here are the items that I have ordered / tasted Beef w Broccoli Siu Mai (the chicken dish in a hotpot) Fish Fillet and Vegetable Delight Imperial seafood Sauted Chinese Broccoli The aromatic chicken in hotpot and the sauted chinese broccoli were standouts for me. Oh and they also deliver in the area for $3 or something. read more

The ambiance is the only positive going for this place. I think whether you like this place is if you are into authentic Chinese food (such as Ding Tai Fung), or Americanized Chinese Food (think Panda Express). If you like the latter, then this is your hangout. Otherwise you will be disappointed. Regarding the service, this is one of the few places that missed my order. I ordered 4 dishes - 2 of them stir fried vegies. One of the vegie dish never came. I have to explain, a. the staff knew there were 2 vegie dishes because on our first prompt, he acknowledged the dish and promised to push the order in the kitchen. b. on the 2nd inquiry, the staff did go back to the kitchen but he didn't come out for 5 minutes. After which he never came to our table to explain the delay. By then we had finished with our meal (this is approximately 30 minutes after we got our first dish) and just asked the staff to remove that order from our bill, paid and left. Btw, nowadays the better Chinese restaurants (ala authentic ones) no longer serves fortune cookies with the check. This place still does. Unfortunately we only get to see that in the end of the meal. read more

Orange chicken is excellent!!! As are the barbecue spare ribs. My friend also enjoyed the steamed pork string beans and egg rolls. We ate in and didn't notice any issues while there. read more

I remember coming here as a child and loving the food I went to visit a few weeks ago and I have to say the food doesn't disappoint. Crunchy shrimp, warm soup and perfectly cooked green beans Yum. I just wish the service was a little faster and a little bit more attentive we were waiting a while before we were seated they're probably short staffed though like most restaurants now in days. read more

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If you want to have authentic Chinese food , this is the place to go The staff here is also super nice and friendly read more

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This is my second time eating here. Delicious food with fresh ingredients. Not over priced and great service. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Hot Wok Cafe - Delicious flavoful Kung Pao Chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California

The food was terrible. I ordered wonton soup, pork lo mein, orange chicken, fried potstickers, steamed dumplings and chicken egg foo-young. The man who took my order over the phone said they did not have egg foo-young. After trying the rest of the food, I'm glad I saved myself a few bucks. Instead of steamed dumplings, we got steamed potstickers. The potstickers were nasty. No other words needed to describe them. I spit it out. The fried potstickers seemed to have been put in the to-go box immediately after being fried so they were soggy. The orange chicken tasted like it had been made the day before. The best part was the fortune cookies. I've been to other Chinese food restaurants that cost a fraction of what I paid this place ($66) and taste so much better. I'll keep going there. My family didn't like it either. Not a chance I'll ever come back to this place. read more

Hot Wok Cafe - Gross. All of it. - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California

Came here on a Saturday night, were immediately seated and greeted. Service was fast and quick, even though it seemed they had a large party in the back. The food was good, the kung pao beef was not too spicy which I was afraid it would be! Had for leftovers the next day and tasted just as good! read more

Hot Wok Cafe - #115. Steamed BBQ Pork Buns - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California

Just had lunch with the family and highly recommend this place. The food was great and the staff was amazing!! Don't miss out on this hidden gem!! read more

We 6 had a splendor experience. Enjoyed the foods! This restaurant has been "redecorated" during Covid. Theyn chaged their name to simply Hot Wok (without Café). We had ordered: Black Pepper Sizzling Plate 鐵板黑椒牛; Flamming Roast 五更腸旺; Seafood Tofu Hot Pot 海鮮豆腐煲; West Lake Beef soup 西湖牛肉羹; Sauteed Chinese Broccoli 蠔油中芥蘭. read more

Hot Wok Cafe - Black Pepper Sizzling Plate 鐵板黑椒牛 - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California

The food is always fresh and well seasoned. The noodles are cooked well, without being overcooked. I tend to like spicy so I add plenty of the chili oil. The Tofu dishes are well prepared and their wings are delicious. It can get a bit noisy when it's busy and the service gets slammed, so keep that in mind. read more

The quest for a good Chinese restaurant that serves a lunch special continues. After a not so good experience at Chi's Chinese Cuisine we decided to come to Hot Wok Cafe. Truth be told we used to come here all the time 20 years ago. It's still good! After being seated we had ice water and a pot of tea in seconds. "Are you ready to order?" "Sure, lunch special, one Mongolian Beef, one Fish Fillet with Black Bean Sauce. Egg flower soup for me hot and sour for the Queen of Reseda" Two minutes pass, Bam! Soup for two! Wow, that was fast. It was good too. Another five minutes later, Bam! Here's your food! Wow, things move quick here! Lunch was good. The staff is super efficient, nice enough, but all business. We were in and out in 45 minutes. Highly recommended if your short on time or enjoy service at the speed of sound. read more

Hot Wok Cafe - Mongolian Beef. It was good! - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California

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I really love it- starting from the staff: nice people: the food is great- a good quick lunch or a nice place to bring friends or family for a good dinner. Highly recommend the pork belly and the pungent shrimp! Soooo good! 5 stars for me! read more

I love the pork and green beans. My husband loved the duck. Fried rice was good as well.

Food is good , portion for lunch special ( M-Sat) is a little more than one serving maybe 2 people can share. Price average 12.00-13.00." Per order. Regular ala cart is good portion too food is appetizing and tastes good. Service is good . Place is clean. This is a good place to go if you are in a hurry and hungry. Price is usual 12.00 + and up. Server's are courteous. The place is busy or half full at times. No lines right now. Mo problem with parking outside , it's near Von's . I like coming / eating here. read more

Hot Wok has ALWAYS been our favorite restaurant! Been to many Mandarin and Szechuan restaurants but we would travel far to come here. We have not found anywhere that the food is cooked this perfectly! The people are friendly and it is large, cool and clean inside! We couldn't give it a higher grade! read more

I hate, hate, hate writing a bad reviews. But I'm so disappointed! I've never had so tasteless Chinese food... If I knew, I'd go to Panda Express, much better-no doubt. Like no salt , no anything, I mean how could it be??? I thought I lost taste... they I saw mustard... mustard with Chinese? Yeah, when there is no taste ... I could taste the mustard lol. Everything goes! I was so starving that I had to pour everything I had to be able to eat it and now I'll have to just throw away the rest. I ordered chow with veggie but didn't find any there apart of couple of broccolis. I'm so disappointed! read more

Friendly service, good food! We have kids with food allergies and the restaurant was so accommodating to make sure the food wasn't cross contaminated with dairy, eggs, nuts. We love the pork belly, chicken in hotpot, and eggplant dish. read more

I remember the good ole days when Chinese food was plentiful and tasted really good. Those days are gone. They have ushered in a new age . Its called low quality meats, cutting corners and raising prices and giving smaller portions for more money. Using sub par ingredient's to save money. Some turn offs are things like only offering soup if you dine in. Also charging more for dinner size when lunch size is almost the same. Dinner size should be larger portions. As much as I love authentic Chinese food. Time to say good bye. None of these places cater to their Chinese cuisine culture like the older generation. $20 dollars for a small plate of bland mid level food is diabolical. Many places have so many new "Americanized" dishes that they specialize in none. Also they are cooking for health and not taste. That has aided in mid level tasting food. If it costs me $65-$80 for 3-4 people and its basic; I may have well went to panda express. And that's a no no. I'd suggest saving your money. read more

Amazing food, nice people and the service was beyond my expectations. Definitely will come back. read more

Hot Wok Cafe - #701. Garlic Shrimp, #401. Kung Pao Chicken, #1074. Vegetable Fried Rice, #102. Chicken Fried Wonton, egg #303. Egg Flower Soup - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California

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Have been coming here for decades. Best Chinese food around! Eric is our favorite server, always so pleasant and kind. Chicken with green beans and lo mein noodles are always yummy. We will be regulars forever. read more

Good food that's consistent every time. Nice people that work here. We've been eating here for over 10 years and will continue to do so. read more

So delicious and reasonable prices Portions are big one meal can be shared with 2 people read more

This place has an attentive staff and delicious fresh-tasting food. I ate the combination lo mein, orange chicken, and fried pork chops, which were all a 10/10. It was nice to see a mix of friends, couples, singles, and families. read more

Food is always good here and service as well. I always get takeout out so not sure about the ambiance.

This has been my family's tried and true and according to my dad, the ONLY decent Chinese restaurant in the entire SFV. We have been eating here for more years than I can remember (I think back when a Taiwanese army general had opened and ran the place?) and the food is always consistently legit and tasty. They even have a separate menu all in Chinese (not that I can read it) where you can order banquet style dinners, complete with the cold jellyfish and spicy sliced beef. The place recently got a facelift which is nice! Definitely this is the spot to go to if you're in the valley and don't want to drive to San Gabriel to get good Chinese. read more

This place is right around the corner from Cal state northridge and it hardly misses! The pork chops and green beans are a must get for sure 10/10. Would def come back if I'm in the area. read more

The food is okay, the portions are large and enough to feed 3-4 per order. We has their garlic shrimp, orange chicken, combination chowmein, combination fried rice. The service was okay, could be better. They took a while to refill our drinks even though the place was not busy. read more

Really poor customer service. We won't be ordering from this restaurant again. Placed an online order and it took over 4 hours for delivery within a 5 mile radius. They get a lot of orders on weekends and holidays but they can not keep up due to staffing issues. Food was bland and didn't taste that fresh. read more

Place is immaculate, staff is super friendly and the food is a great bargain. I've had many of the lunch specials but the wor wonton is my favorite. Great local place. read more

This is what Chinese food should taste like. I was craving chinese food after having a bad experience at panda inn and wanted some really good chinese food and I loved it. Customer service was also great. The last who took my order over the phone and the man who delivered my food was very polite and also had a smile on his face. Will order from them Again read more

It used to be affordable. Now expensive. They remodeled so they can charge more? I'm guessing.

Great food, service and inviting! Our family gatherings are so enjoyable at Hot Wok!!

My favorite Chinese spot in the valley. So delicious every time and the staff is very friendly and attentive. The dining room is spacious and great for small and large parties. I especially love the wonton soup, sweet and pungent chicken, kung pao chicken and the beef lo mein. So delicious! read more

I have been coming here for more than 10 years and am finally getting around to writing a review after my most recent visit. If you go at lunch time, they have many specials to choose from which come with soup and rice. My favorite items are the Beef Lo Mein and Kung Pao Chicken. On cold days or when I'm feeling sick, I usually get the Wor Wonton Soup to go. The staff always gives me good ideas of what to order on the menu and the food always comes out fast. Whenever I'm in the mood for Chinese food, this place always is my first choice. read more

A couple of months ago the service was 5/5. Everyone from the busboy to the cashier was customer-centric and pleasant at all times. Our waiter, David, made sure that all of our special requests were accommodated (everything from adding scallops and deleting shrimp to complete customization of our veggie dish). Not one do-over required. Water was kept refilled My ONLY complaint is their idea of "hot/spicy" barely rises to the level of warmth. We solved this with the addition of chili oil tableside. I would have preferred the spice to have been layered in rather than added post-cooking. Other than the not-spicy spicy dishes, this was a great dining experience at a mom n pop restaurant and their dishes are well-balanced and deliciously seasoned. My friend picked this meeting place near her home.. read more

I would have rather went to Panda Express! Fried rice was the worst. I will never order from this place again! Seriously was a disappointment read more

This is THE spot for Chinese food I've came here multiple times and it never disappoints. The portions are good and they have a lot of selections. Definitely recommend the chicken cashew, orange chicken, kung pao chicken, and mongolian beef. This place is a hidden treasure in my opinion. Also service is top notch. read more

Love this place great service and food..highly recommended....my go to when friends come from out of town read more

Hot Wok Cafe - Great food love this place - Chinese Near Me - Northridge, California