Absolutely STELLAR, classic Chinese takeout joint. It's exactly what you want when you want some Chinese takeout--well-priced, delicious food and speedy and kind service. I tend to swing by around lunchtime and get a lunch special (usually sesame chicken) and some dumplings. I've never been disappointed by this place. It's a small location, but I've never had an issue getting a table around lunchtime. The menu has anything you could want from a Chinese restaurant, it's worth stopping by if you ever need some delicious and cheap eats! read more

Could I give no stars!?! I ordered today in Berlin since it was close by to a shopping trip Grossed out by "extra" item floated in wonton soup. read more

Wa Wah Kitchen - Bug - Chinese Near Me - Berlin, Connecticut

Wah-wah You've given me a wah-wah (George Harrison -Wah-wah) The Wa Wah Kitchen is a pretty good representation of all the small predominantly take-out Chinese Restaurant you've seen all of your life. Ceramic tile floor, double plastic booths, big photo board of dishes across the front of the store. Definitely No Frills. The menu is very large, like you usually see in these sort of places, with appetizers, soups, fried rice, chow meins, chop sueys, egg foo youngs, curries, lo meins, broccoli and meats, seafoods, chickens, pork beefs... well you get the idea. I just scanned through the menu for any unusual dishes, so maybe Roast Pork Yat Gaw Mein Soup, Roast Pork With Oyster Sauce, Lemon or Pineapple Chicken, Subgum Wonton are what you may not find at your local take-out place. I dined in and ordered a small curry shrimp ($6.25). The small was far from small- a good sized plate of 5 or 6 shrimp with onions, green peppers, carrots, pea pods, water chestnuts, and celery in a very yummy curry sauce with rice. No complaints on the taste at all. If I could have changed the dish, I would have made the green pepper slabs much smaller and have had less of them. To me, green pepper, carrots and celery are boring, and I'd rather have seen some broccoli or bok choy in the mix. Service was very good. After I ordered, I took a seat, and the food came out on a tray in ten minutes or so. And when I left, a smiling young guy asked me how the meal was. It was no phony-baloney question, he was as genuine as could be. I was glad to tell him the food was very good. read more

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So this place was a hole in the wall but the food was EXCELLENT. Sadly the portions have gotten so much smaller- the fried dumplings were tiny- but really good. All the food items were super tasty. Will come again- but even McDonalds portions got smaller. Hope they increase portion sizes!!!!! read more

Eh I feel this deserves a 3.5 but I'll do 3 stars. The general tso is SUPER SPICY. Like wow spicy. Nothing special on it. But it's alright. I'm not a fan of the stemmed dumplings but they're alright. Grab rangoons are solid. I mean I don't dislike this place but it also isn't super great read more

New owners again. This is the WORST yet. I don't know what was in my Chicken Fried Rice, but it's not chicken. It's some weird, paper white, gooey, gelatinous substance that if you touch it breaks apart. No meat in there. Totally gross. Never going back. Too bad because we enjoyed the food till now. Someone's trying to be cheap. Chicken is not expensive guys. Use the real stuff wtf. read more

Wa Wah Kitchen - a close up of a box of food - Chinese Near Me - Berlin, Connecticut

Chicken is terrible. Prices have increased. Used to be good but has gone downhill. Do not order the General Tao's Chicken - couldn't eat a lot of it because it was so tough! read more

Beef and broccoli with fried rice was perfect. The egg roll was crisp yet melted away into an ample filling. The hot and sour soup extra spicy cleared the sinuses as expected! read more

Yes you ha e to go and pickup your food but it is always super fresh, never greasy and it's delicious. We think it's the best Chinese in our area read more

Wow. What a disappointment. It's 11:30 and I'm as ravenous as ever. I was craving some sweet and sour chicken but none of the Chinese places near me were open. I opened up doordash in hopes of finding somewhere that was still open. Low and behold wah wah kitchen pops up. I ordered 2 large orders of sweet and sour chicken and waited the longest hour of my life for one of my go to meals at any Chinese place. I opened up the box and instantly knew I made a mistake. The chicken was absolutely ghastly. I also ordered a large and they gave me a small amount of chicken and enough rice to feed a small army. Safe to say this is the last time I'll be visiting this sorry excuse of an establishment. read more

We got takeout on our first visit and were satisfied in terms of both the price and overall quality. We started off with spring rolls which were fresh and grease free, but a little light on the filling. We shared an entree of shrimp mei fun - ample shrimp, but very little flavor requiring dashes of both fish and Sriracha sauces. Our 2nd entree was chicken with mixed vegetables that had a nice mix of both chicken and fresh vegetables, but also benefited by the addition of a little heat. Overall, we felt the meal was satisfactory and we may try a few different dishes on future visit. read more

Wa Wah Kitchen - chicken with mixed vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Berlin, Connecticut

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New to the area and this is my go to Chinese food. Always delicious, quick and hot! They have a good menu and everything I've ordered has been great! read more

OK, it really pains me to say this but I think I am done with Wa Wah. Too bad, because I've been many times as it's great for a quick pick-up meal in a fairly convenient location. But it's an open kitchen, so...yeah, "chef," maybe don't slurp off the ladle that you then stick right back into the wok in plain sight of the customers. Yuckkkkk. read more

I ordered a General Tso's lunch special. Though it was reasonably priced, it was soggy and did not have that nice fried, crunchy layer. The young man who took my order was very cordial. Berliners, go to either East Tokyo or Hunan for your Chinese fix instead. read more

A second chance for a Chinese kitchen in my hometown that once kinda ignored me. Might as well, right? At least I got to have some food this time. It was quite good and appropriately priced. $7.50 or less for a majority of dinner combos, which include an egg roll and a side of pork fried rice. Unlike many of their ilk, Wa Wah also offers brown rice, which I chose instead as a healthier option. Put some points on the board for that. It's your typical takeout fare. Nothing extraordinary, but a good quick option for local takeout or delivery. read more

I'm very picky when it comes to Chinese food so much do that when my boyfriend says he wants some I usually opt out of ordering. However today we ordered not from where he usually orders from & tried Wa-Wa. He ordered the general tso's chicken, I ordered sesame chicken and my son had shrimp lo mein. We all LOVED our dishes. So delicious, the containers were filled almost over filled, they gave us extra egg rolls at no additional cost. Another thing I also liked they used brown rice which in my opinion tastes better than the yellow rice you get at most Chinese places. I was even more shocked that we paid less than we usually pay. The people are super friendly as well. Even though they are out of the way we will definitely be going back!!!! read more

Just alittle local joint in Berlin but the food is great and device is better. Usually Aaron is at the counter always greeting you with a smile and a quick convo depending on how busy he is. Him and his mother make that place one of the best around and the food is always on point read more

New to the area. I did not know that this place went through multiple owners based on the reviews, I have been going to a place in Cromwell that is rated #1, don't know how. Wa Wah has the best shrimp lo mein with garlic that I have gotten since I was a kid in the 90's. Ask them to put garlic in the shrimp lo mein. It is so easy to make great lo mein and most restaurants in the area are going for a vinegar taste or they ruin the lo mein by putting way to many bamboo shoots in the plate. The general tso's is also very good. They go for a more robust taste rather than roll the fried chicken in a sugary sauce like most chinese restaurants in the area. I go here at least once a week. Would like to go more if it were a little closer. read more

This place is amazing. So friendly! Great family business! The broccoli and snow peas are amazing. So grateful we have such a great Chinese restaurant in town!!! read more

Not clean, during the pandemic none of the chefs or cashier were wearing protective equipment. The cashier was rude, long wait time. i will not be returning here read more

This is our favorite Chinese food place in CT. I just hope they stay in business after corona shutdown. We missed them for a month or so.

This place has eroded in quality. It's not what/how it was back in the day. Just a warning to all that frequent them: be ready to have your order screwed up or missing. Once, is understandable. Twice, suspicious. Three times, damn fools think I'm a fool. When you call them to notify them of THEIR mistake, they have the intelligence to not say much, just that "if you come back, they will fix your order and make you happy." However, once you go back there, they start antagonizing you about how they can't understand my English. Mind you I'm fully American (born, raised, & educated). No matter how much you try to be civil and heartful, they will keep pushing your buttons with antagonizing rhetoric in order to bait you into accepting blame. Then they have the audacity to lecture you about how to place an order for "Lo Mein, with extra vegetables and gravy." They say if you say it like that we don't understand, so we assume you want Vegetable Fried Rice. OMG!!! Now the Chinese are teaching us how to speak English! Wow! Never ever going here again. I'm going to let everyone in Berlin know about this and the other experiences I have had with them, recently. read more

I didn't realize how good this place is until we moved away from Berlin and tried to find something to replace our beloved Wa Wah take out!!!! Husband says nobody beats their sweet and sour chicken dinner. Everything is just consistently really good, even after they changed owners... fried rice, egg rolls, dumplings, rangoons, house lo mein... i've always found the general tso's is crispy, not soggy. Great service on the phone, too. Agree with other review that says don't let appearances fool you. read more

The Best Chinese Food in the area!! Not only is the food always fresh but we get top notch customer service every time. We are new to the area and have tried several other Chinese restaurants in the area and none of them can compare. read more

Best Chinese food in Berlin! They are so friendly there and alway accommodate any special requests that we have

Starting to slack a little.... Rice in pork was all fat.... Broccoli had no fresh snap just a rubber feel.....BUT They still make the best boneless spare ribs around.... read more

The food is surprisingly good here. I say that because many store front Chinese places are, well, spotty. I've gotten take out many times here now, and it has been accurate, and very good. The counter staff is friendly and fast. Prices are good, and portions are good, resulting in left overs for another meal most of the time. read more

Don't let the hole in the wall appearance fool you. This is a great Chinese restaurant. Very friendly service all the time. The chicken is really good and does not taste rubbery like some other Chinese restaurants. read more

Ordered fried wontons and were not up to par. Too much breading and no meat. Happy garden on new Britain road is where it's at

The place was nicer than average, as take-out chinese places go. it would be comfortable and roomy enough to eat there as well as take out. The service was pleasant and good. Parking was good, But the food was not good, unfortunately, and also the chicken and pork were hard to find. (i.e. not enough and cut too thin) read more

This place makes the best General Tso's I've ever had in my whole life! They need to move out of that old and empty location they're in. The plaza is boring but Wa Wah Kitchen is really good. It's a small take out place, but the taste is out of this world. I'm a little shocked at some of the negative reviews! I've been there about 12 times and have never had a bad meal. I don't know what some of these people are talking about. I just had their Orange Chicken and Chicken with Mixed Vegetables and was very pleased! read more