Wok Express
Wok Express
Chicken with Broccoli
Shrimp Lo Main
Hong Kong Chicken
Shrimp with Vegetables
Tofu with Vegetables
Sesame Chicken
Crab Ragoon
Fried Wontons
Chicken Rice Noodle Soup
Chicken Rice Noodle
storefront
Mung Bean soup, a sweet summertime tradition, was offered as a dessert.
Napa cabbage and dried shrimp
Sarah C.
Apr 28, 2015
Wow I can't believe I never reviewed this place! There aren't very many places in Cincinnati that have traditional Chinese food. This place has it. And I'm not talking about fancy dishes or street food, but right in between.While other 'real' Chinese restaurants around the area cover the whole gambit of food, Wok Express keeps their focus on the middle portion and they do it right. This is the place you go to if you're craving that meal that you can get for cheap, in a huge portion, at a little stand on the street at night market, and you're sitting on a little plastic chair and a wobbly metal table.The decor here is obviously much better than that though. Wok Express tricks you with their Americanized name, and while they do serve Americanized Chinese food, just like House of Sun, they've got a separate menu and that's where the gold is.I come here for the Beef Noodle soup only. I'm too satisfied with that to try anything else, and given that it's $5 or $6, for a bowl of noodles big enough to feed two, why would I even bother?
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Kelly Y.
Mar 7, 2012
Yum, Yum, YUM! Unpretentious...inexpensive...YUM! Hurry and come on over!Yes, these are the best words I can come up with for Wok Express' Taiwanese style cuisine. After two days, I'm still reminiscing those flavors: homey, familiar, yet impossible to reproduce at home. We ordered quite a few dishes: Mixed cold appetizer plate with pig ear slices; Quarter cold duck with ginger and sauce; Twice cooked pork belly slices, "Chinese" style;Salt n pepper fried chicken wings, bite sizedStir fry beef with jalapeño peppers;Chitterlings with fish slices in flaming hot pot. (I thought I had written chitterlings out of my list long time ago, but I could not stop eating it! )EVERY single dish was delicious and non-gringoed. It has been quite a while since something has excited this tired palate of mine. Wok Express has a very low key exterior and even lower key interior: worn tables and more worn booths. The owner's service style is no-nonsense: "are you ready to order...here are your food..." But who cares when the food is this good! I am already wanting to go back for more!
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Fiona L.
Jul 6, 2016
My boss took my team out for lunch and he chose Wok Express because of what he remembered it being like 2 or 3 years ago. My team expressed a similar sentiment that the food quality has definitely ddepreciated and the service is subpar. The food comes quickly, but the the waitress had a difficult time recalling who ordered what. If the food was good, I would probably overlook that, but everything we ordered was covered in this thick, sweet sauce that made everything inedible.My team and I ordered off the lunch menu. It was cheap and fast, but definitely not somewhere I would want to eat at again.
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Mardelle J.
Jan 5, 2019
Ordered from them (via DoorDash) for the first time after reading several reviews local Chinese places and this one sounded alright. Boy oh boy was I disappointed- Hunan Beef with fried rice, 2x egg rolls and crab Rangoon. The beef was tough and chewy in a sickening sweet sauce with way over cooked veggies. Egg rolls tasted stale and bland -super tiny with thick wrapper little filling ... and the crab rangoons were the same - stale thick wonton with hardly any goodies
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G L.
Mar 3, 2018
This is a great authentic Chinese restaurant. Ask the boss to recommend something authentic and yummy. The owner family is nice and friendly. Great Chinese family restaurant!
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Danny C.
Oct 9, 2017
Wow! A Chinese restaurant run by Mexicans. Looks like they also got rid of the authentic Chinese menu. I'll know how the food taste when I get home. Also no egg foo yung. Disappointed!
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Chris H.
Jan 4, 2010
Wow, what great food. While the location and the dining room are a bit underwhelming, the food was excellent. I had the beef noodle soup, and will come back for more.Summary: A hidden gem.
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Joel J.
Mar 30, 2009
wok it out! wok in! haha, if i opened a chinese restaurant, i would SERIOUSLY consider those names.i visited wok express with my audit team based on recommendations from several chinese auditors who previously stayed in cincinnati. don't let external appearances fool you. the food is amazingly authentic. once you've been seated, immediately ask for the special chinese menu. when you do this, you've instantaenously removed all of the p.f. chang style americanized chinese food off your menu. the top dishes to get (especially since you get tired of american food in cincinnati) are: beef noodle soup, crispy tofu, fish in garlic sauce, chinese broccoli... you'll be full and satisfied.
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Anjelica N.
Sep 22, 2013
I visited this place for a private party. As far as authentic Asian food goes, this place is right on point. Don't come here and get your typical Americanized Chinese dishes. Instead opt for their pan-fried fish. It's crispy and flavorful. They're fried rice is pretty good too though it's a touch oily for my preference. They're steamed watercress is mild and delicious....and the best thing there? Tempura squid. I bit into this thinking it was your typical tempura fries chicken. I was pleasantly surprised. The squid isn't too rubbery and the fried shell is light with a hint of salt. My only regret is that this dish came out last...I was too full to stuff my face with the squid. :(
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Zhi X.
Mar 14, 2012
Terrible service, the woman servant's attitude is awful. Food is indifferent. I really have no appetite at all here!!!
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