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    Yea's Wok

    3.9 (953 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:45 pm, 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Bonnie G.

    Old style Chinese American food. Went for lunch. Big lunch menu. Liked the hot and sour soup, filled with goodies. The lunch entree plates were very generous servings, and fresh ingredients. I ordered the ginger chicken which was marked "spicy". It was not spicy. It tasted very sweet with a hint of ginger. I liked the veg included, but way too much sweet sauce. My other had Mongolian chicken. It was also over sauced. Just way too sauce, though he liked the flavor. If we come back, we'd order different things. The service was very efficient.

    Moo Shu Pork
    Courtney L.

    My family has visited Yea's Wok several times over the years and most recently, we picked up takeout to bring over to my grandmother for lunch. The service has always been friendly, and their King County health rating of "Excellent" stands out against other Chinese restaurants in general. We ordered four dishes, all of which we thought were alright. We wouldn't say any of them were extremely flavorful, but we would rather have that as opposed to them being overly salty. + MOO SHU PORK: I normally don't gravitate towards this dish, but I actually enjoyed it the most. Thin pieces of pork were mixed with a medley of vegetables including cabbage, carrots and mushrooms. The pork was tender and lean, while the cabbage retained a bit of crunch. The pancakes provided were thin, but held up well to the filing as we all made our little wraps. + COMBINATION CHOW MEIN: This was a typical chow mein with soft noodles, vegetables, chicken and seafood. It was okay, but nothing too memorable. The highlight for me was the snappy little shrimps. + GREEN BEANS w/ MINCED PORK: While the sauce coating these beans had a nice savory garlic flavor, the beans themselves were overcooked. Rather than having a crunch, most of them were wilted and soft. For some reason, they had an undertone of what tasted like a pickled flavor which was really strange, but luckily, it wasn't too strong. + PEPPER BEEF: Since we were bringing food to my grandma, we asked to tone down the spice on this dish, but by doing that, it may have lost some of its spark. The beef was tender and I enjoyed the various vegetables (bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, carrots) included, but the sauce also fell flat. One of their signature dishes is the Volcano Fried Rice, which I've had before. It's their fried rice with a reddish sauce that includes a mix of vegetables and meat, served upside down with the sauce cascading over the top, representing a volcano. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of fried rice in general, but I give it to them in terms of creativity! While I wouldn't necessarily order the above items again, I'd go back to try other dishes from their menu, given our positive experiences in the past. 3.25 stars.

    Fenny C.

    Haven't been here since 2 years ago. It was our go to place for good taiwanese chinese food. Restrooms: male and female restrooms Parking: plenty of free shared retail parking Menu: Chinese and English menu. Seating: plenty of big round tables for big parties Reservation: via phone We ordered: Pepper salt pork chops Honey walnut prawn Sweet sour intestines pork blood tofu dish Black pepper beef Sichuan shrimp tofu Stir fry Green bean w ground pork Crispy noddle w veggie gravy Steam seabass [forgot the sauce] Fried pancake redbean filling [not in picture] my fav. Overall food quality has gone down. Everything is super salty. Still like my seabass tho. Service is good, they are always there ready. However,the food took longer than normal which is wierd, there's only 4 other tables besides ours.

    The Bill, just because.
    Kevin M.

    We had lunch today at Yea's Wok in Newcastle, and while the service started off great, the food was pretty underwhelming this time around. We were seated and greeted very quickly, and got our water and menus almost immediately, which we appreciated. However, it took quite a while to get our soup, which is unusual here since it's normally brought out almost right after you choose between egg flower or hot and sour. I ordered the Mongolian beef, and my wife had the mushu chicken. Unfortunately, both dishes missed the mark. The chicken was room temperature or cooler and very bland, and there wasn't nearly enough plum sauce for the amount of food on the plate. The Mongolian beef was very tender, but also flavorless and really needed more seasoning or sauce to bring it to life. It was a slow lunch hour, quiet in the restaurant which is usual, so maybe it was just an off day in the kitchen -- Thursdays might be the "B team," because the food definitely wasn't up to their usual standards. We actually love coming here and usually look forward to a solid, reliable meal, which made this visit extra disappointing. Hoping this was just a one-off, because we've had much better experiences in the past.

    Won Ton Soup Cup
    Debra W.

    Good and solid option for the Newcastle area and especially on the Eastside. The slat and pepper calamari here is one of my favorites in the area. The food is always hot and fresh. Every dish we have had here is always packed with authentic flavors. This place can get busy and the dining area in the main area is compact. The "waiting area" is essentially non existent. So if you have to wait for a table, you'll probably end up waiting in your vehicle. Calling in orders for to go is highly encouraged. Otherwise you end up waiting sitting in a chair feeling uncomfortable bc there is very limited space entering and leaving the restaurant. Not the most ideal set up so you'll end up waiting in your vehicle. The servings are family style and big portions. You won't be disappointed.

    Chinese Eggplant With Ground Pork*
    Mary C.

    Been Coming here since I was a kid and it has been consistently decent Taiwanese food. The food were great. My favorite was the eggplant dish. Kids loved the noodles with meat sauce. Their walnut shrimp was perfectly fried with yummy walnuts. Basil with beef was also flavorful. The stirfry noodle was on the soggy side. Chicken in the clay pot was very fragrant! Forgot to order the hot and sour soup today but it is always good :) Service was excellent. We celebrated a birthday with a cake. They place the cake for us in the fridge during the meal and supplied us with little plates and knife for us to do the birthday celebration there! (Even turned down the lights for 5 second ) :). Really appreciate the small thoughtful gesture. Tea was $1pp.

    Volcano fried rice
    composer K.

    We love this Chinese restaurant for dining in and takeout. It's so consistent, even a decade later. Large portions and fast service. Efficient waiters. The best Orange Chicken - it's so fragrant! I'm not sure if my pic is of Orange Chicken or General Tso. We order them both on and off and they look similar. I don't have pics but we have also tried the duck. Wow, it's fragrant and smoked to perfection!

    Sweet and sour chicken
    Edna D.

    Yea's Wok will always be our favorite Chinese/Taiwanese restaurant. Food is excellent, service is great, ambience is homey. It's a go to place for any occasion. Owner and servers are always attentive. Favorite dishes: Camphor Wood and Tea Smoked Duck, Mongolian beef, General Tsao's chicken, Buddhist delight with seafood and chow mein.

    General Tsao's Chicken, Orange Beef, Hot & Sour Soup Bowl
    Azzaam K.

    Extremely dissapointed because I've been searching for a Chinese restaurant and found out this one was fairly close to me...but I will NOT go back. $60 for 3 dishes (Hot and Sour Soup, General TSao's Chicken, Orange Beef). Hot and Sour soup was probably the best thing if I had to choose, but they put every mushroom that was grown in Newcastle in the soup. The chicken and beef I'd have to chew and then spit out because it wasn't consumable. Honestly can't remember the last time I wasted $60 like this... don't go

    Honey Walnut prawns
    Alvin L.

    Friendly staff and good Chinese in the Renton / Newcastle neighborhood. Nice to not have to drive into the city of Seattle for authentic / good Chinese food. Menu had a good variety. Some of my favorites were the Happy Family dish with seafood, protein, and veggies. Also liked the green beans, walnut prawns, and house noodles. We also had the pepper steak, prawns, Mongolian beef, black bean clams. Everything was good. Would recommend and will be coming back for sure.

    Alex N.

    Good place to get large portion sizes of Chinese lunch specials! Quick and friendly service. Well, it's not the best lunch special that I've had, they do give big portion sizes, it is a bit on the sweeter side, the chicken with cashew tasted like teriyaki. Overall great spot.

    Volcano Fried Rice
    Jackie Y.

    I found the dishes to be affordable and fairly big here. The taste of each dish wasn't bad either and my favorite was the eggplant for sure. I think the service was pretty good and I got my water filled pretty often. The space can get quite busy, so don't be surprised if you have to wait a bit. Overall, I think this place isn't pretty good and would recommend it.

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    Authentic Taiwanese food in New Castle area. Highly recommend to anyone looking for it.

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    the taste is not the same compared with pre 2020 times. it used to be a place that people would travel to for good food.

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    5 months ago

    Good Chinese food! Authentic as well, definitely will be coming back. I love this place

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    10 months ago

    Yummy, fresh food. Friendly, attentive staff and quick service. The kung poa chicken was soooooo good!!

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    2 years ago

    Best Chinese food on the Eastside, my favorite is Kung Pao chicken and shrimp, second favorite is Mongolian Beef, extra spicy

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    Food is always great. They have a good variety of traditional oriental dish. Price is fair. Service cannot be complained about.

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    Always great food and service. Volcano rice and General Tao's chicken were great. Prices were reasonable and portions were large

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