Wok With Dave — Restaurant in Calgary

I order some food from this take out only place in my quest for a good Hot and Sour soup. Ever since the Spicy Hut shut down I have been on a quest to find something close to comparable to their food. We ordered Hot and Sour soup and Chicken & Veggies in curry sauce and Chicken Fried Rice. I would not recommend any of these dishes. The extra star was because the portions were good. The Hot and Sour soup was OK but it really lacked a richness of flavours plus no fungus or mushrooms in the soup. The heat seemed to come from the equivalent of frank's hot sauce poured in, not much too it. The Chicken in curry sauce -yuk it was battered and deep friend then put in the curry sauce so it was a mungy coating, why not just stir fry chick straight up, then it would have been just boring. The chicken fried rice, well in a word, uninteresting frozen corn in it, none of the usual other things kind...

I've been going to Wok With Dave for several years, although I will admit I've had a long break over the past few years. The order was prepared quickly and was on time for pick up (although I did only order Hot & Sour Soup). I ordered Hot & Sour Soup and it was very subpar. There are hardly any ingredients in it. It should have Chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, lily root (although I've yet to find this in Calgary), and black fungus as well as bean curd (tofu). This order had what I think is tiny pieces of chicken, carrot strips and tofu, some tiny things that I think are bamboo shoots (but not many), nothing else that I could note. Food was very disappointing. I guess I'm on the hunt for a proper Hot & Sour Soup provider in Calgary...

The storefront isn't going to win any awards, to be honest it's actually pretty rough looking, there isn't a restaurant to speak of but what is there is not pretty. To judge the restaurant from its frontage would be a mistake though because the food is excellent. Dave offers a wide variety of different Chinese cuisine but I'm a huge fan of his chicken wings. Conveniently when asked Dave is also able to provide gluten free on request. Food is always fast, hot and fresh, the portions are generous. Ordering take out is your best bet. They deliver but that can be tricky due to how busy they get during evening hours. If you can pick up though you'll be in for a treat. Highly...