Wok Chi Asian Kitchen 鑊氣 — Restaurant in Atlanta

I was in the area for a friend's birthday and I was hungryyyyyyyyy. As I was heading to my car I passed Wok Chi. Their QR menu was on the window so I scanned it. After taking a scroll I decided to place an order.

Walking in, the restaurant is very clean and made great use of the space. The bar is directly in front of you and the tables are to your right. It’s very cute with a simple design and a few eye-catching placements throughout the area.

I walked up to the ordering area and was immediately greeted. The young lady was very pleasant and welcoming. I placed my order for 6 Wings, Thai Chili, with Pork Fried Rice, paid and took a seat at the bar to wait on my food.

The ambiance is very chill. The music was at a perfect volume as I was still able to hear my conversation, the staff was laughing and engaging with one another, and the bar seats were super comfortable.

My food arrived and was super fresh. As I placed my order to go, I was excited that I could smell my food through the container. Opening my container, the visual appeal was nice. The plate was well packed and the portion size was perfect for the price point of the meal.

Now… the Food!

The wings were amazing. Though they were light in color, they were crispy on the outside and juicy and hot on the inside. The flavor profile of the Thai Chili sat well on the fresh wings. The sweetness wasn’t too sweet and put me in the mind of a honey glaze. The chili flakes were present but not too spicy. There were some good wings. I would definitely come back for more.

The rice was a bit too eggy for me. I’m accustomed to egg being in fried rice, however, the eggs overpowered the rice and pork. After two bites I was unable to adjust to the over-powering egg presence and decided not to eat the rice.

All in all, I’ll be back...

Edit: the manager or maybe owner reached out to me. I really appreciated that. The original interaction made me very uncomfortable. But I’ve never had anyone call me after a bad experience. In truth the Tofu was really good, even Luke warm. Upgrade to a 3.5 star all things considered.

Ordered my food (General Tso Tofu) at 10:22 pm. Got home realized I had been given someone else’s order of General Tso Chicken. Honest mistake. I was told they would make my food fresh. I asked her if she wanted me to bring the chicken back, she said “no, you can have it”. That’s great but I don’t eat chicken.

I ordered some spring rolls since I was going back anyway. When I arrived, the woman I spoke to on the phone about the issue, asked me several times if I had already paid for the General Tso Chicken. Of course my racism antennas went up because what kind of question is that? It’s like she thought I created some masterful plot to steal tofu and chicken at midnight.

Anyway, I was offered a soda for my trouble. And was going to leave it at that. But then I got home again and realized they gave me the old tofu which had been sitting there north of an hour. And the spring rolls were smaller than a thumb and tasted terrible. Basic customer service could have made this a simple mistake, then...

I like the fact that they stay open late with decent speed. The cabbage with chili oil is too oily. I prefer the bok choy. Wings tasty but the sauce is strong. Lo mein is good too. Oh yea, this a cool spot! Food is very appropriate. Nothing was over seasoned, I can see someone maybe wanting more sodium but I thought it was very fresh and made me feel good eating it. Everyone was nice and the light is a good mood. The restrooms are nice. They take a little while for the food to come, but it’s fresh and I like that, especially the soups and vegetables, I tried the scallion pancake, which was interesting because I’ve never heard of that. It was very crispy and presents well, and I thought it would be filled with more scallions. I feel like it was mostly a batter with sprinkles of scallion. Again it was tasty and didn’t taste like an onion and I’d order it again, but I really wish it was filled with more noticeable scallions. Everything was delicious and the place got packed really quick even though at first it looked like it was an empty spot with no customers. It appears they get a lot of DoorDash orders so I’m the one behind. I’d recommend...