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    Wok On the Wild Side

    3.3 (33 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Open 10:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Good for kids

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    Horrible food and almost $30

    I ordered pu pu plater for 2 and small veggie looks like the put a can of veg all in the rice and small pork rice all the food was gross definitely not made in house its reheated store bought food was ready in under 10 min ..red flag smallest portions I've every seen I'm calling my credit card food was that bad..please look at the pictures bad food small portions all most $30 I threw this in the trash mall Chinese food is better this is a 1 star out of 10

    Dan R.

    From reading some of the high rated Yelp reviews, I was expecting something above average, but I just didnt see it. The interior is nice and a little larger than I expected from the average take-out place. They had 5 booths and a slew of tables with about 20 chairs. I brought home take-out for dinner tonight- steamed dumplings and Hot & Spicy Shrimp. The dumplings were just OK, I've had the same "quality" lots of times and better quality often. The Hot & Spicy Shrimp was most certainly neither Hot nor Spicy, it was tame, with a ton of shredded peppers and onions (how about something interesting, like water chestnuts or broccoli or straw mushrooms?). Five shrimp. Lots of white rice and a good egg roll rounded out the tin. It's average...

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    David B.

    I've gone here a handful of times since moving to the area. What got me to initially check it out was a review that mentioned how their food isn't drowning in sauce. I'm pleased to say that the review was spot-on. Wok on the Wild Side relies on spices and combinations of quality ingredients to make their food taste good, instead of just covering everything in the same syrupy mess to make it all taste like your run-of-the-mill General Tso's. Imagine that...a Chinese restaurant where you can tell the difference between the different items. I stopped in a couple nights ago to grab takeout. I've always found that when they say "10 minutes", it's ready in 10 minutes. That night wasn't any different, and they had my food waiting for me when I walked in. I had ordered the Kung Pao chicken, and I have no complaints. The vegetables were fresh, not soggy, and it had the right amount of spice. It wasn't "Oh wow, I need to take a break because I'm sweating." It had a nice, slow heat that built up as you ate. Wok on the Wild Side has the best crab rangoons I have ever had. They're little pouches, not the pierogi shape that you normally see. Also, there's more flavor to them than just a mess of cream cheese. Try them the next time you come here. Reasonably priced, fast service, and friendly staff make this the best Chinese Restaurant that I have ever been to. Definitely stop by if you're in the mood for Chinese food. They have a fairly large dining area if you're looking for a sitdown dinner, and the food is consistently great. Protip: If you're hiking on the Metacomet Trail, you can order food from the parking area on Turkey Hills/Newgate Road, go to the Liquor Cabinet for a six-pack, and get to Wok on the Wild Side right as your food is coming out.

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    5 months ago

    Food is always delicious, great service and very friendly staff...business is very clean and the prices are fair.

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    Great place for take-out Chinese food. Fast friendly service. No tipping required, decent prices andctvasty food.

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    Best place around for take out! Awesome portions and very well priced and amazing food!

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    12 years ago

    Had the general tsous chicken lunch special take out. Crispy chicken and good egg roll. I would get it again.

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    11 years ago

    Very good food, pretty much the best option in town so we tend to go here quite a bit. Dependable and always good.

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    Delicious! Honestly, I am not usually a fan of Chinese food, but this Chinese is SO good, I could eat it every night!

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    15 years ago

    Great family run local business. Quality Chinese food. And they're delivery is fast.

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    I've been hearing great things about this place. Ordered fried rice and shrimp and broccoli. The…read morefried rice had a burnt taste to it and the shrimp tasted a bit funny. I ate the broccoli with white rice.

    My wife had a craving for rice during our last night in Connecticut, so stopped into this strip…read moremall restaurant near our hotel for an early dinner. The food (taste and value) and service was solid. It's an interesting name (like others, knew a 'Jimmy Chen' while growing up...Chen being a very popular surname in China and in the Chinese community in the U.S.). They have a good website, so was able to scout the menu before arriving and knew that we had missed their lunch specials. It wasn't too busy inside, and there was plenty of parking in the small strip mall (Sophia's Plaza). We were greeted immediately, led to a booth, and offered a free appetizer of deep fried wonton skins with sweet/sour sauce (appreciated since not a common practice on the West Coast). Chen's is marketed as Asian Cuisine which in this part of the country means Chinese (Chinese-American classics) and Japanese (sushi and bento) with a little bit of Thai (Pad Thai and Pineapple fried rice). We were too late to take advantage of the lunch menu special ($9.25 or $10.25 during 11:00 - 3:00), but Jimmy's offers the same as combo specials (anytime but priced higher at $13.25). Our server stated that the lunch option does have (slightly) smaller portions, and doesn't include the egg roll. We ordered two plates, shared between the two of us: C4 Beef Broccoli and C19 Garlic Shrimp, each coming with a big, fat egg roll well deep fried and a rich (greasy with chinese bbq pork) fried rice. The garlic sauce was really good, not too garlicky (noticing how a 'garlic' Chinese dish has quite a bit less garlic than a 'garlic' Italian dish). I loved that they used 5 really jumbo shrimps, each big enough to be split into 4 bites. The vegetables (broccoli, peppers, water chestnuts, and celery) were sliced thin and cooked well (though didn't have the distinctive wok-fried smokiness that i love). The beef dish wasn't as good...decent sauce and plenty of broccoli, but the sliced beef wasn't good...very mushy, almost parboiled, similar to the versions at buffets or a Panda Express. There is a full service bar inside, along with a sushi bar manned by a chef. For us, service was very good, with our waters being constantly refilled. Payment was done via clover (though done away from the table). It was a good last meal during our trip.

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    Guys this place is actually good. I had low expectations because of the reviews and I was…read morepleasantly surprised. Food is hot and fresh and my dish was great. I can't attest to anything else on the menu since I didn't have it but my experience was totally fine. I decided to eat inside because I didn't feel like walking home yet. Looks like mostly a take out operation but they have a few tables. Feel like they don't really expect people to eat the food inside the actual establishment which is fine, who cares. Took them maybe 10 minutes to get my food to me, even though they were apparently swamped with take out orders. I probably saw 20 people come and pick up when I was inside. Wouldn't say it's astounding or award winning food or anything but it's exactly what I needed and nothing less. The owner's kid was relaxing on a lounge chair watching his iPad while I was honestly jealous of how chilled out he was. Nice family business. No notes.

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    Had takeout from Pacifica tonight…read more The order was taken over the phone and no issues. When we arrived, one item was missing (broccoli with garlic sauce) it was our fault not theirs. They were very quick to make this order on the spot. So service here goes against the grain of what I've read on other reviews. We were happy with the level of service. We had takeout so we can't really comment on ambiance. My wife went in and felt that it was clean and the people were very friendly and customer focused. Prices are good compared to other Asian restaurants in the area. The food wasn't world class but it wasn't terrible either. I had pad Thai chicken, it wasn't very spicy, and was just fair IMO. The flavors all seemed a bit blunted. My wife and daughter had sushi, again it wasn't world class but they've had better and fresher. Nothing wrong but nothing stellar either. The Kani crab salad was very good. The broccoli with garlic sauce was fresh, and delicious. So some hits, some misses, solid middle of the road for this encounter. We'll try again and give an update.

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    Fast and great service. A family owned place. Food was made fresh and served hot off the stove…read more Enjoyed the food and ambiance. A great quick stop by near the Hartford airport.

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