Great Wok — Restaurant in Union City

Good American-style Chinese restaurants that charge reasonable prices are becoming harder and harder to find - this is one of the last standing.

I found this spot while visiting a friend in the area and was pleasantly surprised by the fair pricing for good food, with most dishes and combinations costing less the $9. However, the portion sizes have become smaller over the last 2 years, with them ditching the traditional styrofoam platter for plastic containers that are at least 20% smaller.

So far, every dish I had tasted good from General Tso's for $9 to the fried Chicken with rice for $8, and the chicken lo mein for $6. Just note that the sauce on items like General Tso's or Orange Chicken is quite sweet, but still not overwhelmingly so like other restaurants tend to be.

It is not a fancy spot. There are just a few tables to dine in if you like, but I would recommend going if you don't want to eat with the occasional weirdo that stops by.

Unlike many Chinese restaurants, the server taking orders did greet meet me when I entered and was short but polite. He even politely explained the total when I inquired because tax is not included in the price - for some strange reason I've had others get a little annoyed by that question. So, thumbs up on that.

It is located in a busy residential area. So, if you are driving, parking is not easy to find. Your best bet is to find somewhere to temporarily pull over, then run in and grab your food.

Overall, this is currently one of my few preferred Chinese spots in North Jersey. Whenever I'm in the area and want Chinese, this is the only place I trust for a tasty and decent-sized meal at...

My order was not done correctly. He did not say my order back to me so I assume everything was okay. When order arrived my meal was missing, I called and he stated that he did not charge me for that meal when I clearly ordered it. I want my meal so I told he that I eould pay the money and a delivery fee if it was necessary. He had no intentions of helping or fixing the mistake and told me I had to get a min of $10 for delivery and that if I wanted to eatI had to pick up the food and he disrespectly hang up my call. Very disappointed with the...

Watch what you order. I ordered boneless spare ribs, and as soon as I lifted the lid of the order, it was instant smell of expired meat. I let two other ppl smell it and they said the smell was undeniable - expired meat. Be very careful with these places in Union city. As far as I know, there's one person that works with health codes and whatnot in this city, and some of these restaurants could go months without being inspected, or maybe never. Very concerning... You could die from expired meats...