First Wok

12-25-2023First time visit. We had flown in for a vacation earlier in the day. They were extremely busy on Christmas day. I was quite amazed at how many online orders were coming in. When one comes in, it announces out loud a online order was placed. I think that's a very smart idea. While sitting there I heard at least 15 online orders come in. They do also have a drive thru. The wait was about 45 minutes for the order to be made. They did make everyone aware of the wait time. Their restaurant is tucked in the corner of a plaza. They had about 7 or 8 tables. The inside really needs a total refresh. It's very tired and old. The photos for dishes on the wall are so faded you can barely tell what's in the dish.I ordered the sesame chicken and pork egg rolls. Wife had sesame chicken and crab rangoon.The sesame chicken was average in flavor. The chicken was good. There was plenty of sauce in the sesame chicken, just not rich in flavor. The portion size was very good. My wife commented that the portion size is enough for two meals. The pork egg rolls were the smallest I've ever had from a Chinese restaurant. The flavor was average. I did encounter some gristle in one of the egg rolls from the pork.The fried rice was decent.Overall, I would say this was simply an average meal, and nothing stood out as rich in flavor or memorable.Based on other reviews, those who are rating the actual food are giving more realistic star averages. It seems those who are rating how nice the people are who own it give much higher star averages, even though they do say the food is average.The staff was very nice and helpful, and extremely efficient.

Good variety of options. Your basic Chinese quick eat. Prompt with service. There are vegetarian and many other flavorful options. No frills and thrills, but a decent option.

Standard Chinese take out place! The food was good nothing amazing. The rice was not the best. But I really did like the sesame chicken. I would go back. The staff was nice

Ordered takeout tonight of Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef & Broccoli, Steamed Rice and Egg Rolls from First Wok in Erlanger. It was all delicious as usual...and extra fortune cookies for Lucy! We just love Ching, the owner, she is so friendly and welcoming. This was my moms favorite place to go for lunch, and Ching would always make a point of sitting down and talking to her. If you haven't tried them, you have been missing out on some of the best Chinese takeout food in NKy!

I just like this place for my carry out Chinese fix.Try the Egg Foo YungEgg Drop Soup

Don't judge a restaurant by its appearance. Judge it by its operators. Love this place. The food is great! The operators are outstanding. Sure the restaurants doesn't seem upbeat and stylish, but you won't be disappointed. Seriously....try it. Will be worth it.

I got take out from the restaurant today for lunch and it was excellent. I had general chicken. My only complaint is that there was a little too much breading on the chicken. The portion was huge and tasted as expected. Will definitely be back.

not happy at all with either meal. the bourbon chicken and the sesame chicken were bland and tough the fried rice was not fried rice it was a blob of mushy yellow rice that tasted as poorly as it looked sorry but not a fan and feel like i just threw 50 bucks out the window ughh

I usually love this place but today... wow. HORRIBLE! The crab Rangoon a were so off. They tasted terrible.. spoiled almost. The rice was still crunchy.. the chicken in the moo goo gai pan was so big and had a hard texture. Couldn't even eat my meal. The only thing that tasted good was the spring roll. Absolutely disgusted and so disappointed. Basically threw away $15!!! Time to looks elsewhere

It made me very sick!! The chicken gave me the squirts, and very bad cramps!!