Wok & Roll

Conveniently located right next to Korger, this new Chinese place is really good! It has really good food and really good service! I enjoyed it, it was awesome! It is small but you will probably find a seat!

I was looking forward to trying a new local restaurant, and I'm on an ongoing mission to discover really good Chinese food in Noblesville.  So I was excited to order from Wok and Roll last night.  

They're new and located at the west end of the Kroger strip mall on Logan Street.  Clean and well-lit, I was impressed that their are sliding glass doors between the seating area and the kitchen ... I suspect to keep down the noise and the pervasive smell of cooking oil?  

I ordered two appetizers, the shrimp toast and the wontons in garlic sauce.  The toast was a huge bag with 8 pieces and they were average, nothing special but not awful, but fried just a little darker than I would really prefer.  The wontons were disappointing.  I guess it's my mistake for comparing them to the spicy wontons at Taiwan Tea House, where they're very light and steamed in a super-spicy sauce.  These were heavy and fried, the sauce was very dark and thick, and as it cooled it became very gummy.  The stuffing of the wontons was a tasty pork mixture and the best part of the order.

For entrees, we had my husband's standard of mu shu pork, and I ordered the kung pao chicken.  I was going to order the General Tso's based upon reviews from another yelper, but decided I wanted something that wasn't fried.  Well, much to my surprise, the chicken in the kung pao was battered and fried!  What I liked was a tasty sauce (but not enough spicy flavor), lots of chicken with only a moderate amount of celery, and lots of whole roasted peanuts.  Again, the sauce was thick and turned gelatinous as it cooled, I think from use of too much cornstarch.  I was really wishing it wasn't fried.  My husband's mu shu pork had all the right elements and the pork and veggies tasted fine.  Once again, the side of duck sauce was so thick it had to be spread with a knife rather than drizzled onto the pancakes.

The basic elements were there, some of the flavors were good, but the overly-thick sauces and the fried chicken in the kung pao were enough of a turn-off for me.  I'm still looking for really good Chinese in Noblesville, for now my best bet remains Peking Garden up north on Little Chicago.

Had the General Tso's, very good, nice size portions. This just opened, and is very bright and clean. Limited seating but would be good for a quick drop in. Prices are reasonable for this type of place, large selection with soup and appetizers. I'll be back!