Wok of Hakka — Restaurant in Vaughan

I SOOO wanted to like this place, as it's not too far from where I live and the reviews were positive. So I decided to do a small take-out today as my family had other dinner plans. I ordered the "large" chicken wings as an appetizer and the green curry beef with vegetables on rice (pho doesn't work that well for take-out). The place looked very clean and the lady in the restaurant had my food packaged and ready to go.

The wings were okay - not spiced in any way, just deep fried and served with a tiny container of spiced ketchup. There were four wings for $6.50, as advertised. Not something I would order again, as it was nothing special. I guess they were advertised as large as they had the wing tips still attached to the flats, not something that I eat (nor do I suspect most people eat) - but whatever, that's on me.

The green curry was a decent portion - both the sauce and the veggies. There were a variety of veggies - cauliflower, carrots, green beans, etc. However, there were only five smallish pieces strips of beef - for a $14 dish, it was somewhat disappointing. The green curry was creamy and spiced just right, but it was really lacking salt. I don't eat a lot of salt, but this was really low - so much so that I had to add some soya sauce, which I rarely need to do for take-out.

Don't think I will return - it may be a bit of a trek, but I still like my 'Sauga pho places - better portions...

This place sounded very promising, reviews were great and food pictures looked inticing. Right when we walked in, the waitress looked very rude but we shrugged it off. We got seated and ordered, everything was good. Appetizers come in and we are disappointed with the lack of flavour from the fried chicken dumplings and the rawness of the chicken pakora. As our noodles came in, we were okay because it tasted good. Once the Manchurian chicken gravy got to us, one of us pointed out that there was a bad after taste. Everyone else ate anyway but once I ate the bombay chicken, it was really bitter. We sent back the Manchurian fried rice because of the extremely bland taste yet odd bitter after taste. The food was not it and was extremely disappointing. The service was just as terrible. The waitress had an attitude and was barely serving us. Pretty sure she was violating some food service health code by literally wearing open-toe-d slippers. Extremely poor service, she literally put the food on the edge of the table. We are not impressed and in fact very disappointed. I would give this place a -1 star if I could. Do not come here, spend the money somewhere else. Also,...

My first time trying Hakka food, and I'm definitely a fan! I really appreciated the attentive service and local business feel that Wok of Hakka offered. As a first timer, I asked for a recommendation and was obviously recommended the Chili Chicken. I was able to get this as part of the lunch special ($11).

The lunch special itself is a great deal. It comes with a vegetarian spring roll, soup of the day, entree, and white rice. I was contemplating upgrading the rice to fried rice, but I'm glad I stuck with the white rice to get the full flavour of the chili chicken. I really enjoyed the crispiness of the chicken and how it wasn't overshone by the sauce. I felt like the sauce could have a BIT more flavour - but it was still enjoyable. I also have never had it before, so wasn't sure what the taste should have been. I actually think my favourite thing was the soup of the day, which was a chicken corn soup and very delicious!

Overall, our meal for two was under $25 and extremely filling. Very...