China Wok

This place has the best pot stickers I have ever tasted. Everything is made from high quality ingredients, much higher than you get at most Chinese restaurants. The staff is friendly and helpful and they remember customers. A great place to visit in the neighborhood.

We’ve lived in the Godfrey/​Alton area for 2 years now and finally found good asian food. We didn’t expect to find authentic food at a place with such a generic name. I ordered the phở and it was delicious and in a huge bowl. The owner said her phở broth is simmered for a full 24 hours, and I can tell the difference. My wife ordered beef and broccoli which was also good. They have a full menu of normal Chinese food, plus three Vietnamese dishes. I recommend trying this place out. It doesn’t look like it, but it’s a real find. We will be coming back soon!

I was really wanting to get my gut full of Chinese food, so I was very disappointed when they said that they no longer served from the buffet, menu orders only. Hmmmm how can I be miserable for the rest of the day without a buffet.
They have a lunch serving size, I got the cashew chicken, after I picked out the celery she told me that I could have asked for no celery. It was delicious and plentiful. White rice and a uneventful fortune cookie. Spring rolls were tasty.

Food was different than most Chinese buffets, but the selection was small. Taste was okay. The other Chinese buffet in Alton is way better and has a bigger selection.

Hubby had gotten takeout here while I was on vacation, so I was excited to try it, as he said the takeout was fantastic.
We walk in, sit down and pay for our meal. We realize we are charged for our son, who already ate dinner (was 2 years plus one week old) and literatly ate no more than two pieces of fruit.
The buffet was empty. Like, not enough food for my husband and I to each have a portion of ANYTHING. We were there for approx 45 minutes and the four buffet pans that were gone (as in emptied and removed, presumably to be refilled) were not refilled until a swim team of about 25 people came in the restaurant.
Yes, Kelly is wonderful and she’s the reason I gave it three stars rather than two.
There are better chinese buffets in town, and that’s where we will be taking our money.

Kelly is the owner. You’ll feel like you’ve known her forever. If you dont see exactly what you want on buffet, just tell Kelly. They’ll cook anything you want, even if you’re on a special diet.

The food is great. They make it fresh, and the ingredients are of a better quality than other Chinese buffets in the area. They have all of the old standbys (general chicken, crab rangoon, etc), but they also have some really unique dishes. I really like these little dessert balls that are filled with black beans and rolled in sesame seeds. In addition to the buffet, the menu items are all extremely good and reasonably priced. They have excellent egg drop soup, which (with hot tea) is how I survived a couple of winters.
Here is what really makes the place:
First, the dumpling sauce. Order the dumplings off of the menu. The dumplings are good on their own, but there is this magic sauce. It’s like soy sauce, but syrupy and sweet. It’s AMAZING. No other place has it. They have a sauce guy who is coveted by other restaurants. I’m pretty sure he is Kelly’s husband.
Second, and MOST important, is Kelly. No other restaurant has Kelly. Everyone loves here. She is always energetic and happy. She’s funny as heck. If you come in with any frequency, she’ll have your drink order memorized. I love walking in with family and hearing her yell «Water, Coke, Coke, Tea». I’m always surprised that she remembers. Kelly sort of IS the experience. We don’t even refer to the place as «China Wok». We just say, «Let’s go to Kelly’s».

I love this place, their food, and the lady that runs it!