The location is decent, with enough table space to sit comfortably. The waiter was a little too attentive in the beginning.I had just sat down and was already asked if I knew what I wanted, which was tough since it was my first time there. The chicken was crispy and flavorful, but the rice didn't quite match it. It lacked flavor and was a bit hard. The duck sauce was delicious, and the egg roll was just okay. I was visiting NYC and needed a quick bite, and this place definitely delivered on speed. The food came out super fast, which was a big plus. read more

Wok 88 - Chicken wings fried rice lunch - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Overall convenient location in the UES for authentic Chinese food. Came here for quick take out order. Prices are higher than if one went to chinatown of course. Friendly staff and wait time about 15 mins for take out... depending on amount spend, get a free can of soda, which was nice. Pepper steak with rice was good. Sweet and sour chicken was bit overcooked so hard and dry even after pouring sauce on it...so tough to eat. Fortune cookies were good and nice that they provided all the additional sauces and chopsticks. Variety of food on the menu to select from. Would have to come back to try other dishes to compare...maybe noodles next time. read more

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I decided to come here after having a very bad lunch, that I couldn't eat. Ohhhh, this hit the spot. $12 for a soup, egg roll, fried rice and traditional sweet-and-sour pork. I was being greedy and I ordered vegetables and oyster sauce and that was delicious. I'm sold! Flavors are great the egg drop soup, was good. I'm definitely coming back and trying another dish. read more

Wok 88 - Egg drop soup drop soup. I added soy sauce - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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In the area Christmas shopping and a store clerk recommended this restaurant. Great variety of lunch specials. I had the basil chicken, egg drop soup and brown rice. Basil chicken was a bit more spicy than anticipated but nonetheless tasty. Egg drop soup was hearty but could have included scallions. Wait staff friendly courteous professional. Very clean place. I will return! read more

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Great food and wonderful service. No long waits! I got the sesame chicken with white rice - made perfectly for a good sunday night read more

Wok 88 - sesame chicken and white rice - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Real Chinese food in NYC among hundreds of other Asian restaurants. Fast atmosphere with good service and affordable lunch specials. Food is served hot and fresh and does not disappoint. read more

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Pricey, but great Chinese food Wok 88 has been in business for a very long time, while most restaurants in the surrounding area have closed down. read more

I'm a native New Yorker and have been dying for the Chinese food of my childhood. I hesitated because I rarely eat in a B-rated restaurant but went in anyway. Plenty of seating at 6:30pm but the restaurant soon filled up. I ordered egg drop soup (almost made me cry because it's exactly what I wanted); egg roll (good but a little dry) with plum sauce mixed with mustard, of course); shrimp with lobster sauce (outstanding even without ground pork, which is what I'm used to); and even though it's not on the menu, they made old-style chicken chow menu for me (no noodles, just velveted chicken with vegetables--sadly, no crispy noodles for the top). Don't @ me for ordering what I did. It's because I can't find this type of food anywhere in LA that's any good. It is expensive but most Chinese restaurants post-Covid have raised their prices significantly and never lowered them after. Waiter always tells me, "too much food" but leftovers are IMPORTANT. I was so happy to get my fix of the food I used to rag on my mom for eating when she ordered it. Now it's all I crave. I'm sure she's rolling her eyes in heaven. read more

You know what? I'm going for it. This place is a dump. Just take a peek into their basement if the doors are open and one of their hostile delivery guys hasn't run you over on the sidewalk. The food is greasy, gray and gross. Do yourself a favor...save up a bit and go to Pig Heaven instead! read more

Haven't ordered from this restaurant in years and will not again. The mushu vegetables was basically chopped lettuce with sauce, green beans not fresh but soggy. At least you gave us free waters and staff was nice. read more

AMAZING CHINESE UES. Extremely friendly staff. Very large and clean restaurant. Food is delicious. The hot and sour soup is amazing every time. The beef with broccoli is to die for. The Szechuan beef is also delicious and not too spicy. Their lunch specials are an INCREDIBLE PRICE. I highly recommend coming here!! I've dined it and done to go. Food is fresh both times and leftovers are delicious. read more

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My favorite all-time restaurant. I've been going since I was little with my whole family and the food never changes. The place feels homey and welcoming and the service is quick. 1000/10 recommend read more

The owner needs to educate their order taker on how to answer the phone. On July 22, 2025, I contacted Wok 88 to place an order from their lunch menu, and I was a little confused because the lunches came with soda, soup, or egg rolls. I asked the order taker, and she let out a long sigh over the phone. This makes me very hesitant to ask additional inquiries. read more

I stand by my last review. Very fast and friendly staff with dine in as well. The food is a bit bland. We got beef chow mien, mooshoo pork, and basil scallops. read more

Wok 88 - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

I am only slightly exaggerating when I say I feel highly blessed and highly favored to have this as my local Chinese restaurant . They serve alcohol, the lunch special is the best deal in a one mile radius, and they have ample seating, including a heated outdoor area (they get a lot of older patrons who I assume are still wary of sitting inside). The star of this review is the general tso's tofu which makes my little pescatarian heart so happy. They also have general tso's shrimp but I love the tofu so much that I let those little shellfish keep their lives when I come here. read more

Wok 88 - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

If you think this is a Chinese restaurant, you might be disappointed as the dishes you can find there have limited connections with the food you will eat in China nowadays, e.g., most Chinese people don't what the egg rolls are. However, if you open up your mind and see this restaurant as Chinese American cuisine, this place is not bad at all. Chinese immigrants have rooted in this country for more than 100 years and the characters of the Chinese American cuisine tell their unique stories of successes and struggles to blend in. E.g., they replaced the yummy long yellow daylily in Moo Shoo dishes with the boring cabbage. This is so forgivable as I could never find the long yellow daylily myself in the continent of North America. It must be a nostalgic revision. Isn't it? To think in this way, the food here is fun and somehow delicious. read more

Wok 88 - Sichuan style chicken, a typical Chinese American cuisine, is surprisingly delicious - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Good food here. Very busy most of the time. Solid mai fun noodles. Delicious friend rice. Pretty good steamed dumplings. Cheap prices for large portions. Seems not super clean with sticky tables and menus. read more

This is my go to Chinese spot when I come to the city ! I do not eat meat, but my boyfriend does . We both equally love this place ! read more

Wok 88 - My go to when I am in the city ! I love this place! - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Quick tasty lunch specials during the weekends opened for years my go to when I want Chinese !!!!

I visited Wok 88 in mid-July 2025 with some friends after work. When we entered the restaurant, we were seated rather quickly. My first impression was it's a small place but the food must be good as people there was a steady rotation of people entering to dine. A waiter came over and brought us water right away. After a few minutes the waiter returned to take our orders. I did feel a bit rushed while looking over the menu. We received a food in about 10 minutes after we ordered. I ordered the chicken and broccoli with white rice. They only give you a small bowl of rice to go with the massive amount of chicken and broccoli. As we were eating I noticed the staff hovering over us. This was the second time I felt rushed while at this location. The staff was friendly it just seemed as though they were in a rush to get us out. They served complimentary pineapple slices when we completed our meal in which I did not eat as it seemed old. I will also tell you the prices are pretty steep. The restaurant is accessible via public transportation. They accept both cash and card. At this moment, I'm unsure whether I would return to this restaurant. read more

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For simple yet quick and reasonably-priced food, especially the lunch specials, you can't go wrong! The egg drop soup is also the best I've ever had -- the corn in there is heavenly. read more

I Still really enjoy wok BUT since Covid they have raised prices tremendously and have made portion sizes smaller. Some items aren't made with the same quality. In addition, the fortune cookies are usually very, very, stale. Not sure why they accept this from the supplier. I'm still a customer but I'm ordering less and being more selective. read more

Wok 88 - Diced chicken and shrimp and shrimp mei fun order! Love them both here. - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Good food for a decent price. Take out service isnreally fast. Be careful as food is a little oily.

Been going here for 10 years now family ,alone friends cousins grandma. For those 10 years I can confirm I have never been disappointed every time I ate here it's been so nice the service is good there's no problem they even offer free sodas from the fountain you get a lot of and portions for even little money the lunch specials are especially the best for the family there pina coladas and Thai ice teas are amazing. There always so welcoming never any problems always so quick to assert a problem very friendly. read more

Stopped by for lunch after a medical apt. This is the second visit, and I tried children with black bean sauce. I got the lunch special and added an egg roll. (Wanted shrip roll but they didn't have any). The restaurant is small and it can get crowded quick, but its also convenient close to mass transit. I will visit again soon. read more

Wok 88 - Lunch time. Stopped in for a bit - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Every dish that we ordered was terrible. Shrimp shumai, Sesame chicken, Shrimp with eggplant all inedible.

Food was ok.. I tried the shrimp and broccoli n fries rice.. not worth the hype. Brooklyn definitely had the best Chinese food. read more

Wok 88 - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Wok88 or First Wok as I know it to be is a childhood favorite. Their food is the best quality Chinese food I can always depend on. Can't go wrong with a chicken and broccoli and their scallion pancakes. read more

This is honestly the best chinese food in NYC. I moved away from the Upper East Side, but I will go across town and way out of my way to order food from Wok 88 and bring it back with me. Especially love their shrimp and lobster sauce (probably the most flavorful I've ever had) and lo mein. read more

Not a big fan of Chinese food but Wok 88 has changed my mind. Been here repeatedly and food is great and delicious, comes out fresh and we always end up ordering a second and sometimes a third round of dishes. There is also one waiter that already knows our family that is always glad to see us which adds to the good time. Check it out ASAP - it won't disappoint you. read more

Got charge $14.25 for this soup. When I ordered, the lady never told me they didn't have chicken rice soup and just said ok. She said $19.50 on the phone which I might have misheard her for $9.50 which sounded about right for chicken soup and a side of rice because it was really loud. When the ordered was picked up by someone else, that's when I found out the cost of this soup. I called back and a different lady answered and I asked how much the cost was for chicken rice soup and she said they didn't have that on the menu but they charge a chicken noodle soup price which is $10 and take out the noodles and add rice which is extra $4.25?? But the other lady never explained that and charged $14.25 which is ridiculous for this soup. If I had known the pricing of the first lady explained the break down, I would not have ordered it and their customer service is very rude. Don't expect them to fix things if they get it wrong. Will not be ordering from here again. The soup is super bland too. read more

Wok 88 - In what world is this soup $14.25?? - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Great for takeout. Fast and reliable. Food is decent for the price. Recommend them. Restaurant is ok too for a non fancy sit down.

Best cold sesame noodles I've had in a long time! The wonton soup was good. I ordered the peppered steak which was delicious. I love this place. The service is always fast. read more

Wok 88 - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

This was the most expensive Chinese food I've ever ordered! $17 for an order of General Tsos chicken. I called my order in and asked if it came with anything. The lady said white rice and a drink; if you wanted fried rice it'd be more. She told me 15 min on a Saturday night. I arrived and my order was ready. The restaurant itself is small, maybe 15 tables total. They do offer free delivery. The food was nothing special in my opinion. My order had 3-4 pieces of broccoli total. Chicken was bland with no real spice to it. Rice was sticky. It can easily be shared between two people. I would skip it and find a cheaper place. read more

Regular restaurant and amazing food, and they have a fast delivery. My favorite thing go order is the scallion pancakes and chicken wallnut read more

After passing by Wok 88 countless times, we finally decided to give it a try. It's always jam packed. We had to wait 20 minutes for a table. I like how they bring hot tea when you sit down, they offer a free soft drink or glass of house wine with the purchase of an entree and they bring over orange slices and fortune cookies for dessert. These are nice touches. But it seems like they nickel and dime you a bit, charging $1 extra for brown rice, for example. Ordered: Wonton soup ($2.50)- the cup of wonton soup warmed me right up. It had two wontons and a bunch of sliced scallions on top. I would order it again. Chicken fried rice ($10)- the portion was a nice size. It had thin pieces of chicken, egg, and onion. I thought it could have benefitted from some more seasoning and salt. Chicken noodle soup with udon noodles ($12)- this bowl of soup was massive! It had a lot of steamed white meat chicken on top and a choice of noodle (udon is $1 extra). I would say this dish was a great value. Sesame chicken ($16.75)- the portion was a generous size, I couldn't finish it. The chicken was crunchy and had a sweet sesame sauce. I enjoyed it, although it wasn't the best sesame chicken I've ever had. Overall, we enjoyed our meal at Wok 88. I would give the restaurant a 3.5 star rating. read more

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This has been my spot for over 15 years. I love their fried rice and steamed vegetable dumplings. It's with great sadness that I have to write this review. I received my order today and the fried rice had a black hair in it. So sorry that we have to part ways. read more

Wok 88 - Hair in rice. - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Our go-to Chinese place. Great value for lunch pricing. I remember trying the delivery here a while back but it's just not worth it at that price and the fried stuff comes a little too soggy, so dine-in only for us if craving something fried. The classic staples like egg drop soup, general tso's / sesame chicken / orange chicken are great. Also loved the chicken moo shu. read more

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed a change in the cooking? I've been ordering from Wok 88 for decades and always was happy with the taste and quality. That is up to like 2 years ago. Been giving them the benefit of the doubt, I continued being a customer until day. Ordered 3 Lunch Specials. The Hot and Sour soup was bland. No taste , no seasoning. The Won Ton soup dumplings were hard and the broth again bland. The Shrimp with Garlic was sweet and sour! Never had it like this. It was always spicy. No sweetness. Is this how they're making it now?? Beef Chow Fun tasteless and the noodles were pale. Didn't have that pan fried color. So, I think I'll be taking a break from Wok 88 for a long time. Shame read more

FOUND A HAIR IN MY FOOD. Disgusting. Disappointed. Unsanitary. I won't be eating there