I know a ton of people rave about this place saying its the best Chinese food in Davis but boy are they wrong. Maybe it is just me but I always can't finish the food here and trust me I have a BIG appetite. It's not because they have huge portions but I think it is whatever they put in the food. Maybe it's too much corn starch in their main entree I don't know but I always feel sick after visiting multiple times and I always didn't finish my plate. I do like the service by the two brothers because they are super friendly and chill. I guess my favorite part in the restaurant is the Hot and Sour Soup they serve before your main course because I actually can finish it without feeling sick. Or maybe its the soup that makes me feel sick...hmmm no one will ever know :'(
Review Source:If you're located in the area, you've got a good Chinese option available.
Ordered the honey BBQ chicken wings, vegetable chow mein, fish with black bean sauce, and a side of steamed rice.
The honey BBQ chicken wings were awesome. I'd come back just to order these, seriously.
Vegetable chow mein was pretty average at best, and I actually got a piece of pork in one bite so if you're a strict vegetarian/vegan I guess you ought to be careful...
Fish with black bean sauce was cooked well and the fish was tender but there wasn't actually that much fish, it was maybe half vegetables, and the sauce was a little thin; the taste was fine but I've come to expect thicker, plum-ier sauces when it comes to black bean sauce.
Overall I'd go back if in the area and feenin' for some Chinese, but I'd probably make some different entree orders just to see what else they're capable of here. I'd basically definitely order the honey BBQ chicken wings though... really good.
Wok of flame is my comfort food. I enjoy their hot and sour soup a lot (best in davis) as well as authentic gummy-yummy potstickers. I also really heart that you can request normally deep fried items to be wok tossed with the same sauces as you would have had on the deep fried meats. this is sort of revolutionary and will be something I really miss when I leave davis.
Review Source:We were just at this place and I am sorry but was terribly disappointed especially after reading all the awesome reviews on this place. We had the combination plate talk about disgusting food. In this combination plate was their vegetables which were raw no taste in any of their food accept their sweet and sour soup the vinegar taste so strong it honestly made me sick.I know it does have a strong taste of vinegar we get it all the time here at home. This combination plate also had sweet and sour pork with sauce no taste what so ever then what really got to me it was either a piece of red bell pepper or a tomato frankly after seeing a huge rotten spot in the middle of the piece I went on to there noodles again no taste huge noodles just no taste. Frankly by that time we both said no more got up paid and left. Now we are from the valley, we were in the area taking a pet to UC Davis this place was close to our motel. Gosh people if you think this place is so good try some really good Chinese food next time your in the valley near Fresno Sorry to say I would never recommend this place to anyone.
Review Source:Living only blocks away from this place is a bad thing.
this is my favorite place for Chinese food.
One of the must orders is the Salt and Pepper chicken wings,
i like mine extra spicy with jalapenos.
I have yet to try one thing from this place that is not excellent.
The staff of brothers, Bobby and john, are great and personable.
This was our go-to Chinese place the past 2 years living in Davis. Their food has amazing consistency in quality and taste; with easily the best quality chicken I have had at a Chinese place - in Davis or anywhere else. You can get all dishes as stand-alone, or as a special with about half the meat but plus chow mein or fried rice and choice of pot-sticker/wonton/egg roll and soup. Favorites are (in order) general chicken, sesame chicken, and teriyaki chicken (the first two are breaded). For appetizers, the cream cheese/crab wontons are incredible, as is the fried rice or chow mein and both soups. Beef and shrimp dishes aren't bad, just not as addictive as the chicken. The service is consistently friendly and accurate, and they are great for dine-in or take-out.
Review Source:Probably the best Chinese in Davis.
If you're familiar with Davis, you know that for a town with so many residents who are....capable of making Chinese food, there are astonishingly few quality Chinese restaurants. So with that caveat in place, Wok of Flame is a solid choice.
Affordable lunch specials, complete with soup, fried, rice, and chow mein. Plenty filling, and light enough that you don't immediately want to pull a Rip Van Winkle at the mattress store as soon as you're done eating. Which is good because the last time I did that, the mattress store employees were all like "You can't sleep in here anymore!" but then I showed them my fortune cookie fortune that said "You will get your way today." And I did. Where did I get that fortune cookie? After my meal at Wok of Flame.
I came here for the second time a few days ago and finally decided to write a review for Wok of Flame.
Upon walking in you are greeted nicely, and the restaurant has very interesting/nice interior design in my opinion. The menu has a large selection of many typical Chinese dishes which all sound delicious to me.
I had the General Chicken combo the first time I came and the General Chicken over rice the second time. I am a big fan of General Chicken and of course had better elsewhere, but for Chinese food in Davis, this is by far one of the "better" places. However, it was a bit too saucy as opposed to the previous places I have had the dish at before. The portions are large enough to fill you up and even leave extras for a snack later on. I also remember having the Sour and Spicy soup here as well. I thought it was pretty good, and I enjoyed it very much; definitely something I would recommend if given the option of a soup.
The pricing however, is a little bit on the expensive side as opposed to the other places where you can grab Chinese food in Davis, but I believe that it is definitely worth it if you are hungry and around the South Davis area.
Consistently good food. Â The fried items are crisp and never greasy. Â The vegetables are fresh. Â Everything we have ordered has been flavorful. Â
After accidentally being given the next table over's dishes, we discovered that brown rice is available. Â We will be ordering that instead of steamed white rice the next time.
Pretty tasty Chinese food in an area of Davis with few restaurants. Good-sized portions too.
For appetizers, we had the potstickers and agedashi tofu. Both were flavorful without being soggy or overly salty. I had the general chicken rice plate with cream cheese wontons and also the wonton soup. It was a big plate that 2 could share, so I had a lot of leftovers for the next day's lunch. The soup was good and not too salty. General Chicken had good spice and was tender -- still not a match for the Noodle Express General Chicken from back in the day. Worth a stop if you're driving to or back from Tahoe.
Nice staff, friendly servers too.
Update- I am changing my review and removing two stars for this. We ordered for pick up tonight and the meal we ordered came with a large container of sweet and sour pork. The restaurant did not include this in the order and much to our disappointment we ate dinner at home without the main course. I called the restaurant and they apologized and said we could come back for it or they could credit us for a future order.
Although these were good options in a bad situation I feel like they should have offered either to deliver the item which was missing or if we went to pick it up they should have refunded us the price of the pork. Otherwise they could have offered some extra compensation for the added inconvenience. My husband chose to go pick it up and I thought maybe they would throw in something extra since we had to drive there twice but they did not. Only the one order of pork was in the bag. I feel like this was a big error and they should have offered an extra side dish/entree or some coupons for a future visit or something for our trouble. As it is, I will not go there again and I went there a lot. I would have forgiven this error easily if they had done anything extra to make it up to us as customers. Oh well. There are lots of great places for Chinese in Davis.
Here is my previous review -
My family loves this restaurant. The owner asked me to mention on yelp that they do not deliver even though they come up under the search for Chinese Delivery. They are great for pick up too though and food is usually ready to pick up within 30 minutes of calling them.
We love to order the family style dinner specials. I have Two big eater men in my family as well as my self and my young daughter and the dinner for 3 plus an appetizers or the dinner for 4 is more than enough delicious food for us all.
I was surprised that my friends and I were the only asians that came in during the lunch hour. I've never been to an asian restaurant without at least one other party being asian. Haha, I guess that's because the food is not super super authentic. But hey, the food was alright and filled me up for sure.
I ordered the general chicken lunch special and it came with two sides and a cup of spicy and sour soup. For my two sides, I got brown rice and steamed vegetables. The general chicken was good but just not amazing enough for me to push my rating up to a four star. It was easy to bite into and the flavoring was just right, a bit on the saltier side though. Luckily, the vegies and brown rice balanced that out. The cup of soup was alright, but I've tasted better. The chicken was also yellowwwww but I think that's because the sauce sunk into the chicken while they were cooking so that didn't bother me.
The service was really fast and friendly so we enjoyed that. The food was enjoyable too, so this place is a-ok!
I've read some reviews about this place's authenticity.. If you think this place is "authentic," then your level of authenticity must be on par with Panda Express..
I've been here three times and even though the food is pretty decent and the price is good (dinner combo is less than $10 and consists of rice, soup, wonton or eggroll, and dish of your choice), this wouldn't exactly be "authentic." It is, however, very clean and has a more trendy look to it than normal Chinese restaurants if that's a
pro for you. I've had three things:
1. Honey Walnut Shrimp: It's okay.. Wayyy too sweet in my opinion, but if you like it sweet, try this!
2. Mongolian beef: Okay, I think it's because I just really like Mongolian beef in general, but this this was really good! I think my favorite here.
3. Curry beef: This one was really watery and didn't have much taste to it.
4. Garlic string beans: Pretty good. The string beans were a little too undercooked, but if you want something on the light side, this would be good,
Don't try to talk to the waiters in Chinese, lol.. They WILL give you a weird look. And they charge for tea, boo. :(
I feel like this place is so underground no one ever knows what I'm talking about when I mention it, but I enjoy this restaurant alot!
It has good Chinese food (for Davis), and the waiter is HOT which always adds to the lovely atmosphere they have going on here.  I would NOT recommend the curry chicken though...tasted like an msg  party in my mouth.  But everything else I've ordered here was decent. Â
Eat here!! :) Â They have amazing lunch specials.
This may be one of the best Asian restaurants in Davis, as we all know that getting good Asian food in the boonies is a challenge. My friend and I came by here for dinner and it was packed! Now I know why. First off, the service is wonderful! All the servers are very nice and attentive. The food isn't bad and there are substitutions. I ordered the garlic chicken stir-fried instead of deep fried, as I despise deep fried foods. The portions are huge and the price isn't too bad. If you're craving some good Chinese food, Wok of Flame is the place to go!
Review Source:They are the Bomb!
I love Wok of Flame - and every chance I get to stop to have lunch or dinner - it's my Davis restaurant favorite.
I absolutely LOVE:
1. Crab Rangoons
2. The Won Ton Soup - you don't even have to ad soy sauce, it's spiced just right!
3. Chow Mein - it's not only delicious, it's not Greasy!!!
4. Crispy Hunan Shrimp (I can't eat spicy food, but they make it 'not hot' for me - and the sauce is delicious!
Wok Of Flame get Two Thumbs UP!
Will always return - and always tell everyone I know about it.
Also, their Service is Excellent!
* The food was just fair. Â I had the Mongolian beef and it was not very memorable....just so-so
* The portions were average and the prices was fair.
* The downside to this place is the service.....our waitress was very disconnected and was just going through the motions
If you're in need for a quick Chinese fix, this place will work....but, in my opinion, I would look elsewhere if you like good service,
I agree with other reviewers that this is a pretty standard Americanizd Chinese food place. While Wok of Flame is better than many other places in Davis, it probably wouldn't be my first choice if I was ever craving Chinese food.
The service was excellent. We were greeted and seated immediately. The servers were attentive and very friendly.
The dinner menu had a lot of variety. There's no particular regional cuisine, and instead was a hodge podge of Szechuan, Canton, and just what you'd imagine American Chinese food is. The food was very average. The best dish was the fish fillet with black bean sauce, it was very flavorful and well prepared. The Szechuan style stir fry beef wasn't great. While the texture was good, soft beef with crispy veggies, the seasoning just was off for me. It was rather sour. We also ordered the salt and pepper spareribs, salty yes but other than than there wasn't really much flavor.
Being in Davis though, you really can't be too picky.
Consider that I lived in Davis for more than 4 years now , I am surprised that I didn't came across this place earlier. The food, service, and the atmosphere of the restaurant was all very impressive.
First of all ,the dinner menu selection is huge! There were easily over 50-60 dishes to choose from. The price isn't cheap but reasonable by Chinese restaurant standards (each entree will run about $8 dollars and appetizers will be about $4-$7 each). A dinner meal will easily cost about $15 a person including tips and taxes.
The restaurant is very clean and has a nice ambience to it. It doesn't feel quite like a typical Chinese restaurant but I enjoyed the setting. The servers were extremely friendly and the overall dining experience was pleasant.
i've brought home orange chicken from trader joes that was literally better. Â sorry. Â I had lunch here today for the last time- everything is just so mediocre. nothing inedible but absolutely nothing stands out at all. Â service is usually spot on. Â i've tried general chicken, kung pao this, honey walnut prawns (for lunch there were 4 prawns) and i've been so underwhelmed compared to what i am used to even in sacramento. Â
some things i've had were so drenched in sodium i didn't want to finish it. Â i'm really unsure what people are giving this place "four stars" for... are they the elusive paid yelp reviewers we hear about?
Davis isn't huge on Chinese food but this is probably the most authentic Chinese food you can find in town. They have great waiters/waitresses that know the business very well. It's a family owned restaurant so you know they make everything themselves.
The food is very good, everything is perfectly seasoned with a good amount of meat on each dish. Their soups are a bit weirdly sized but it'll do the job if you want a small appetizer. The lunch specials come in huge plates for a pretty reasonable price. Comes with fried rice, chow mein, and your choice of meat
The distance is pretty from the rest of the city and downtown. It's on Mace which is literally the edge of town. But it's located next to a Nugget and some others so you could do a one stop shop!
Price-wise this place isn't too bad. It's definitely comparable to other Chinese restaurants the proportion of their food.
I love this place! I came in expecting it to be expnesive based on the reviews but I came with a friend and we decided to get the 2 ppl dinner special which included 2 appetizers, chowmein/fried rice, soup, and 2 sides ! We decided to get egg rolls, beef skeewers, chow mein, hot and sour soup, sweet and sour pork, and kung pao chicken!
Egg Rolls/Beef Skewers : I really enjoyed the presentation of both of these items! The egg rolls were really yummy and crispy and the beef skewers were very tender  and yummy but didnt include alot of meat
Chow Mein : It tasted really good! It was a bit oily but that didnt hinder the dish too much
Hot and Sour Soup : OMG I LOVE THIS STUFF. LIKE SERIOUSLY, ID BE DOWN TO ORDER THIS SOUP ON A COLD DAY
Sweet and Sour Pork : Pretty good for Davis but it doesnt remind me of the ones I get at home. Instead of being pork spareribs, its more of pork pieces . Similar to what you would find at panda express so I wouldnt get this dish again based on the fact thatI didt trek all the way from NorthDAvis for something comparable to Panda
Kung Pao SHrimp : I really enjoyed this! Although it wouldve been better with shrimp, this dish had alot of flavor.
OVERALL, everything came otut to be about 30 bucks so about 15 dollars per person and my frined and I werre both able to bring home leftovers and eat them for about two days straight ! So Wok of Flame gets a thumbs up in my book !
** Also, service was very nice and decor was very clean and modern!
The Good: Â Good service and the General Chix was good, but had a bit more batter than I'd like.
The Average: Â 11 dishes that all tasted about the same; some spicier. Â The fish was "different" as it was supposed to be deep fried, but came out a little soggy. Â For the Honey Walnut (with shrimp) dish the walnut was not too fresh tasting, and shrimps were smaller sized and covered with a bit much mayo. Veggies were okay, some a bit bitter. Â Oh well, such as life.
The Bad: Â Expect to smell like the food when you get home. Â Double overrated at 4 stars.
Don't believe those who claims this is the "most" authentic Chinese restaurant when the menu is in plain English AND there are no round tables for big groups.
Wok of Flame. I saw a wok when I peaked in the kitchen, and there were some flames so you do get what the name tells you.
I used to come here all the time with my old roommate, we were strangely addicted to their food. If you want some good American Chinese food, I would suggest Wok of Flame. They have every kind of typical chicken dish you can think of. Kung Pao, General, Orange, Lemon, Garlic... I am sure the list goes on. The food is always fresh and has a clean taste to it.
The Lunch/Dinner specials are go to dishes when you come here. Lunch is of course smaller, but for the price, you can't go wrong. You get your choice of fried rice and chow mein, a big egg roll, soup, and your entree. I personally like their sweet and sour soup but their wontons aren't too bad. My only complaint is that the inside of the eggroll tastes like the chicken flavoring packet in instant ramen.
I always get served by one of the two wok of flame brothers (at least they look like brothers). They are also very accommodating for large parties. I am never disappointed by their service, you can relax knowing you're in good hands.
Yes... if you decide you want Chinese food with your date... bring her to Wok of Flame. Very nice seating area and service is fantastic!
SERVICE: LOVE the service there! They are very helpful and they seat you right away! 5 stars!
FOOD: Here's what we got...
(1) Beef Chow Fun - 5 stars!
(2) Egg Rolls - 5 stars!
(3) Mongolian Beef - 5 stars!
(4) Chow mein - 4 stars!
(5) Fried Rice - 4 stars!
(6) hot and sour soup - 5 stars!
A few notes about the food: (1) I usually get beef cause it's hella soft and tender! (2) I always ask for very, very light oil and no msg ... and they are always down to do it.
ONE THING that I was NOT impressed about: I "checked-in" on yelp and there was an offer for ice-cream... and the server said they are no longer doing that... errr hrmm... then take it off of yelp! But ... she ended up getting us ice-cream ... lol.
OTHER than that! This place is totally cool and will definitely will come back for more Chinese food!
**OVERALL: 4 stars for the good food, cool servers, and nice seating area.
Wontons were really good, pork fried rice was pretty decent, hot and sour soup was off-putting, and the general tso's chicken was so salty that my tongue shriveled up inside my mouth and died. Â
Maybe it was a bad day, but if I decide to come back I'm only ordering the crab cheese wontons and maybe the rice.
Considering the reviews on Yelp, I really expected Wok of Flame to surpass other Chinese in Davis, but I can't say that the items we ordered were anything special.
The food (take-out) was perfectly edible, but it's not a place I would go out of my way to order from. Perhaps it was just the items we ordered, but that was my experience. Not bad, but not fantastic, so we'll be sticking to Shanghai Town in West Davis as our go-to Chinese take-out place.
By far the most authentic Chinese restaurant in Davis!
Nothing is too greasy, you don't get a stomach ache, and some of the guys working here are just plain cute!
Sizzling Rice Soup, Egg Flower Drop Soup, Crunchy Noodle with House Special Gravy, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Chestnuts and Sugar Snap Peas, and many other things I can't remember!
It is a bit far off campus, but it's well worth it! P/Q line passes by. And it's located in the same plaza as Mountain Mike's, Nugget Market, Guadalajara, and Burger King.
Wok of Flame is the best Chinese food that I have found EVER and this is saying a lot because there are some pretty good places around. Â I think what pushes them to be the best is the quality of the food as well as the amazing staff. Â No matter how busy they are, I have never had to wait for a table or more than 15-20 minutes for my food. Â My favorite thing there hands down is their salt and pepper wings. Â I don't even know how to describe them--except if you like spicy foods combined with Chinese flavors and wings you will LOVE these! Â These could be a meal alone. Â However, if you are looking for a meal, I can also recommend the chicken chow mein, orange chicken, and honey walnut prawns.
You can always count on exceptional service, a clean restaurant, and leftovers. Â This is a must visit whenever you come to Davis!
A lot of people think that this place is not that decent, but I'm just going to state that this place is pretty much the classier version of hoodaddy Hunan. I'm serious, multiple flat screen tv monitors, cool looking decorations, and the trippy lights have got to have a placebo effect on the food.
The entrees at Wok of Flame are endless, just like Hunan. And you can get a 10% discount if you are a UC Davis student! I'd say it's a dollar more expensive than Hunan.
So long review short, if you and your date are craving Hunan for dinner and you want to keep it romantic and nice, Wok of Flame is the place.
I just took my family here since they were craving some Chinese food. They LOVED it. We came as a party of nine. We were seated right away but our food took FOREVER to come out (a big no no for a starving family). But once the food came out, my family fell in love. It was all extremely delicious. Let me tell you what we ordered:
- wonton soup
- hot & sour soup
- house special chow fun
- pork chow mein
- teriyaki beef
- kung pow chicken
- kung pow tofu
- broccoli w/ garlic sauce
- honey walnut shrimp
- shrimp & scallop in brown bean sauce
I will forever love the house chow fun. My family loved it too. The workers are overall very nice. They had a lot of orders to take care of so I'm fine with the long wait. Cute server too, if you're into Asian guys. Anyways, I'll definitely come back again, maybe not SOON but I definitely will. By far, the BEST Chinese food you'll find in Davis. As for now, I'm experience a food coma coming on so it's time for a nap (:
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