Joy of the Wok

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  I need to just learn my lesson about places that are deserted or almost before I eat there, as I was the only customer at the time.  I would say this is expensive subpar Chinese food. I ordered the Hot & Sour soup like another reviewer raved about and it tasted burnt. The spring roll had some sort of ground meat in it (?) and was really greasy as were the crab Rangoons. I ordered the chicken in garlic sauce, which had lots of meat, but very little veggies and the sauce tasted kinda like the hot and sour soup. Oh, and on a last note, the older gentleman that took my order didn't ask what kind of rice I wanted. No more than two minutes after he went to the back I asked if I could have fried rice if steamed came with it and he told me I couldn't change my order....seriously!?!? How hard is the difference in rice and again, I was the ONLY customer in the Restraunt at 7 pm on a Monday...

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  Posted on 07.23.12 Kendra H.

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  Was and is one of my favorites for stir fry. Always had a great meal there.

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  Posted on 01.26.12 Donna J.

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  joy of the wok is a great family restaurant. its usually very quiet inside, but its a great place to eat. the food is great no matter what you get and the owner is a nice man. I recommend getting mushu pork, joy of the wok chicken spicy and their pork fried rice.

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  Posted on 07.12.11 Mike B.

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  I've eaten at Joy of the Wok many times, I feel it to be one of the best around. Frank the owner is a great guy and the staff is friendly. The Joy of the Wok Chicken is to die for. I find this place to be very affordable and delicious.

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  Posted on 01.17.11 Greg E.

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  Joy of the wok chicken is delishhhhh! Usually a quiet place.

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  Posted on 11.18.10 Stephanie R.

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  Probably the best Chinese place in Springfield. Wong Wok is a close second.

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  Posted on 07.20.10 Benjamin C.

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  Joy of the Wok?
  
  More like Anguish of the Salt.
  
  I went here with a friend for lunch last week and the food was barely passable. The sauce on my shredded pork with spicy garlic sauce astonished me by being able to stay liquid despite tasting like nothing but chilis and salt. My friend's Buddha's Delight had a measly two pieces of tofu in it, and he reported it to be bland.
  
  I'll give them an extra star for being an independent business in a sea of chains and the benefit of the doubt for just having been there once. However, I greatly preferred another Chinese place a little further down the road. It had just opened, so I don't remember the name.

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  Posted on 05.27.10 Aaron D.

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  This is one of the better Chinese restaurants I have been to lately. No peas and carrots in the fried rice. Thank God. Kinda reminded me of the Chinese I used to get in the 70's...the good kind!

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  Posted on 05.20.08 Tressi J.

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