New King Wok

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  As good as it gets most definitely in Hartwell, right up there with Little Asia in my opinion.  The place is always packed most importantly for us is the taste and freshness with what is being served.  They are always happy to make u happy and get the orders right, hot and sour soup is the best in 100 miles all around and we've had plenty of hot and sour soups in ATLANTA an surrounding areas.  We also have traveled thru out this country and these people are from China Town in NYC so that should say it all.  
  Sheila D, Hartwell GA

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  Posted on 02.23.13 Sheila D.

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  With all due respect, I think John B's review is a little harsh for this place. He gave Little Asia in Hartwell 5 stars and I get that, too. It's really great food. BUT, you'll wait a lot longer for it to be prepared and you'll pay a lot more for it.
  I've been to both places. I've also had Asian food in places from Atlanta to San Francisco to Europe and tons of places in between. What I've seen in 2 visits to New King Wok is, friendly, young kids working very hard, having fun, cranking out decent (mostly) Chinese food to a pretty well packed waiting area. On our first visit, we ordered garlic chicken, hot and sour soup, egg rolls and house special fried rice. We got it all as takeout.  There's not a huge dine-in space. Was it the best in the world? It was darned good. And for the price, how could you ask for more? The next visit, I called ahead and ordered shrimp fried rice, beef chow mein and hot and sour soup (gotta have my hot and sour soup!). It was ready when I got there.  When we got home, it was still hot and tasty. No complaints at all. I still have to mention they were slammed when I picked the food up. The waiting area was elbow-to-elbow. The young people working we're downright inspiring in how they were working as a team and how much fun they were having. All the cooking was not behind some wall but out in front where everyone could see what was going on. In some places where you can't see what's going on, I wonder.
  I like this place and wouldn't hesitate to order from them anytime I want decent, inexpensive,  rib-sticking Chinese food, cooked well by people who seem to take pride in what they're cranking out.
  Best in the world? Not sure. Best in Hartwell? I'd eat there anytime!

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  Posted on 02.15.13 John M.

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  This brand new restaurant in the Hartwell area carries low quality Chinese food right out of a box.The chicken wings were two different brands. The flats were one brand and reasonably good but the drums were a different brand and terrible. The egg rolls had absolutely no filling. The crab sticks were artificial crab meat stuffed into a very thick breading tube. Under Chef Specialties all the chicken meals (General Tso's, Orange, Sesame, etc) were all the stuff you find on low quality buffets. Tiny pieces of chicken and thick brown coating. The local restaurant adds the flavoring for whatever meal you ordered. The Pork Egg Fu Yung had no pork in it and the three patties were exactly the same size without any of the typical crispy hair around the edges. I'm guessing they came out of a box as well and were nuked on site for sale. My wife had Szechuan Wontons and said they were reasonably tasty. All the items in the Pu Pu Platter were directly from a box except the Chicken Sticks. Actually they might have been as well but it is hard to tell because they all look the same. Run! Don't Walk from this place. What a let down. After a long period waiting for them to open I had my hopes high and then to run into the inferior products they are providing was an unfortunate experience.

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  Posted on 12.28.12 John B.

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