Wah Kue Cafe — Restaurant in Burien

I ordered a Shrimp in Lobster sauce and had a table to myself, I scooted over to the back wall to watch the soccer game and got comfortable. Immediately felt a sickening feeling against my skin from the table, which shocked me because I didn't feel this before I moved over. My right arm was glued to the table and as I pulled it away my skin was reluctant to let go pulling away from my arm stuck to the table. Finally freeing myself I slid back to the front horrified and was relieved to have that half at least cleaned that night. Realizing what the unknown stickiness was I relaxed being a guy too proud to be overcome by grime. The dish made it to my table and I made the waiter feel both halves of the table expressing my disgust and tried to enjoy my questionably safe seafood dish. Unfortunately the best part of the dish was the white rice. The Lobster gravy was bland, void of seasoning, the Shrimp was at least edible despite coming out of a deep-freeze coma. Half way through I nudged the gravy because of the texture and my chopstick looked as if a 6 year old boy had just used this instrument to clean his gelatinous mucus clogging his nose! That gravy clung to that chopstick like a slug holding on for dear life! Other than that it was the exact place I would take a girl to...

I suppose my experience at Wah Kue was tainted by the recommendation that it was absolutely the very best Chinese food in the Seattle area. For some people, that acclamation most likely rings true. I'm certain my grandmother would have thought so; as the restaurant, around for 50 years, reminds me a lot of eating "Chinese food" back in the 1960s. It's what I call "Fork Chinese Food," as opposed to the more ethnic "Chopstick Chinese."

The won-tons were outstanding as was the fried rice. The sweet/sour chicken was delicious, some of the best I've ever had. The chow mein noodles, however, looked like they came straight from a can of Chun King. The pepper beef was uninspired.

The service was particularly mediocre. The restaurant wasn't crowded, yet we waited 50 minutes for our dinner. They seemed to prioritize the take-out over the dine-in. When we asked our server how much longer we'd have to wait, our food was ready and hot in 3 minutes.

I would recommend Wah Kue for people who aren't familiar with actual Chinese cooking. If you really want to eat something more authentic,...

We ordered the chow me in. Didn't look like chow mein. Mushy beansprouts cabbage celery? Your option is hard noodles or soft noodles. I was not told that when I ordered so I ended up with the hard noodles. The hard noodles have come in a bag and I have always been given those with sweet and sour sauce as an appetizer at restaurants. I didn't know because I have never seen chow mein like that. She talked to me like I was dumb and I should have known that is what it looks like. Even the chow mein in the restaurants in Chinatown look the way I expect. Picture 1) mushy veggies 2) hard "noodles"? 3) "chow mein" with soft noodles. 4) what chow mein has looked like my entire life Update: I did some research and they have traditional chow mein. Which is fine, but you should let people know that. She could have said "we do it this traditional way". I would have been on my way with...