Plano, TX // Masala Wok Indian + Asian Fare — Restaurant in Plano

I have eaten at this Masala Wok in the past and have had no complaints. I ate there with a friend of mine yesterday, July 24th, 2015 and not even 10 minutes after consuming their "Paneer Butter Masala" I knew the food was not going to sit well with my stomach. I have had this exact dish in the past and have been perfectly okay, but after this particular meal, I came down with your typical food poising symptoms; uncomfortable stomach, nausea, feelings of high body temperature...oh and also severe vomiting and diarrhea. Luckily the vomiting didn't occur until I had literally just arrived at my friends apartment complex parking lot, so at least I was fortunate enough to make it to a place where I wouldn't be throwing up curry in my truck. The parking lot, on the other hand, had a nice, thick pile of $12 dollar Paneer Butter Masala that I'm sure even the hungriest of dogs wouldn't consider eating. The feelings continued through the night with my head nicely rested on the front end of my toilet seat. After the vomiting subsided, it was no longer my head on the toilet seat, but instead my other end. The hot and steamy diarrhea show began which, fortunately for me, continued to play not only late into the night, but also encored into the next day. As I sit and type this, I've consumed a single piece of bread, 2 gatorades, and 2 bottles of water, and am finally having feelings of recovery. Still not feeling Pre-Paneer Butter Masala condition, but I am recovering. I understand, food poisoning happens and like mentioned above, I've had this same dish before with no complaints, but when it does occur, something needs to be noted because food should absolutely NOT do this to a person...especially at $12 dollars a plate...my suggestion to the restaurant is to ensure that ALL of your employees are following safe food handling procedures, make sure that your food is fresh, ensure that your food is cooked to its proper temperature and make sure that everything is CLEAN. I will not be returning to this establishment. On a positive note, their Nann is quite delicious...

[Update - We've been here 3x and loved it all 3 times! Fantastic fast casual place to get a great lunch!]

My wife and I visited Masala Wok for lunch today and were delighted by the delicious food and environment. The restaurant was very busy at lunch time and was filled with an overwhelmingly Indian and Asian crowd -- which was lovely! A modern Indian / Asian restaurant whose lunch crowd supports the notion that the food is authentic :)

I ordered Korma Masala with Lamb. The dish uses cashews to create an amazing curry with asparagus among other vegetables. Paired with some nan and basmati rice - it was absolutely heavenly. My wife ordered Chicken Manchuria with fried rice. The fried rice was amazing -- fresh and herbacious! The dish was a little bit salty on first taste - but after eating a complete bite, we realized that the sauce contained the salt, not the chicken. It was fantastic.

We also enjoyed a 1/2 order of samosas that were beautiful and complex. Each bite was amazing.

I've read other reviews concerning undercooked meat / overcooked meat and all sorts of bizarre things that did not describe our experience at all. We had a perfect experience and while I'm not Indian -- there were at least 2 dozen patrons that were who all seemed cheerful and enthusiastic about the restaurant.

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TLDR: -Food Took almost an hour -Order was not what was expected -Ended my experience with possibly food poisoning

Came in with my wife and 2 kids for dinner. My kids ordered a quesadilla and a pizza off their menu, and my wife and I ordered a butter Masala (extra spicy) and Tikka Masala. After about 15min, we received both of my kids orders but nothing for my wife and I. We watched multiple people come in, order, get their food, finish their food and leave! Meanwhile, we waited over 40min before we finally got our food, giving both of our kids time to finish their food and wait on us.

My Butter Masala was not spicy at all, more so bland, as well as being room temperature. Wife's food came out how it normally does. Now I have to wait even longer before my food comes back correct! I did end up asking for a refund for the the food, but was only refunded my butter masala.

Fast forward a few hours, and I am now extremely sick and contemplating going to the hospital from possible food poisoning!

Seriously??? We use to come here all of the time, but this experience has definitely turned me away from wanting to come back anymore. Did management change? Ownership? New vendors for their food? Prices have gone up as well, as I ended up spending almost $70 for 4 meals.

Highly recommend finding a new Indian + Asian...