China Wok

Good food but the wait time for takeout is bad. We called in a order and we were told it would be ready in 30 minutes. We sat in the drive through line for 1 hour then didn’t even get the food due to the issues going on at the restaurant at the time.

The best Kung Pau Shrimp in the 4 States! Amazing Crab Rangoon. General So Chicken is hard to beat. Food always fresh and hot.

SOOOO SLOW!!! We came in and ordered 2 meals and fried dumplings. We waited 25 minutes and my Husbands food came out, Fried Shrimp, which was great… Then 13 minutes later my food came out, general chicken, REALLY? we would have liked to eat together. Then 5 minutes AFTER I had my food the appetizer came out of fried dumplings. WOW… luckily their saving grace was the food was all very good.

Been waiting at this place for over an hour for food and still haven’t gotten it for a take out order. Need more staff

Our family is very picky when it comes to our takeout Chinese food and our kids demand China Wok. This place is in a strip mall and is not fancy at all but CLEAN! Like I said we only do takeout and everything is very good. Yes the orders take extra time to prepare but they cook it after you order. There is not a big pot and they just spoon it out like other places. Do yourself a favor and order then LEMON CHICKEN IS THE BEST… hands down!

A great find on my trip to Missouri. Their set up is service set-​up is in the middle of Panda Express-​like and full fledged sit-​down Chinese restaurant. Food is made to order and not pre-​made, which I thought was pretty cool. I agree with the other reviewers. The services isn’t fast-​food Panda fast. You order what you want and the husband and wife duo in the back makes it piping hot. Personally, I would take made-​to-​order over pre-​made saucey fried chicken any day. Speaking of chicken, their General chicken is is awesome! Their chicken is not overly breaded or buried deep in a cloud of fluff coating. Moist, crunchy nuggets of friend chicken goodness. It’s so good. Crab rangoon, chicken friend rice, lo mien — all made to order. That means if you don’t want veggies in your noodles, you can say no noodles! Or extra spicy/​extra garlic! Prices are affordable, too! The lunch combo which had fried rice, entrée, and crab rangoon ran around $ 5.50! We don’t have a place like this in Oregon, bummer for me! I recommend it if you are ever in Joplin!

Should have taken a picture of the Orange Chicken Combo! It was Great, looked even better. Very happy with this experience !

The kitchen is very slow to get the order out if you get anything that needs to go though the wok. They do have decent food if you are patient enough to wait for it. To be honest, I don’t think it’s worth an hour of waiting to get some lo mein. I was tricked into waiting the first 15 – 20 minutes, then again when the cashier told me it will be right out a couple more times.
I should have asked for my money back and went else where, but I guess my judgement was clouded by the anger and hunger that got the better of me that night.
I understand it’s a small family business and there’s only 2 cooks in the kitchen, but come on, judging by the number of customers waiting for their food you can afford to hire more help. Or maybe not. Either way, it’s not my restaurant and I will just take my business else where next time.

Been here for carry out a few times. Staff seems to be easily overwhelmed when more than 5 people are here, but they always get everything done in a tasty and timely manner.

Drive thru is beyond slow!!! For the time I spend n the drive thru I could done been at orient express and back home! Food is ok. This place sux because of slow service. Orient express is the only way! FVCK china wok ! Ughh

The food here is really good but the drive through can be very slow. They sometimes seem to not have enough staff working so service suffers during busy times. The food is always hot and fresh and they have very reasonable prices. I love their cashew chicken and egg drop soup.

China Wok is great! Best Chinese food in Joplin, imo. You can get a general chicken combo with all white meat chicken, that comes with fried rice and 3 crab rangoons for just $ 7 including tax! Everything is always hot and fresh and soooo good. Awesome general chicken and grab rangoons! They also have a drive thru window that makes picking up carry out orders really easy.

I’m a fan. I eat here regularly. I haven’t had a bad dish yet. The service is usually good but the staff can seem overwhelmed during te noon hour, during which getting your drink refilled can prove a little tricky. They could easily stand to hire additional help during peak times, but I am willing to tolerate the any delays because the combo prices are low. Adding help would only drive up the prices.

Fast, great value and the best fried rice at a «chinese» place to eat in joplin… nothing fancy just real decent food.

Tip: Ask for a menu, it has tons more choices than the wall menu.
My husband says their General Tso chicken is the best he’s had in a very long time.
I had the shrimp fried rice and it tasted very bland. So bland that I ate some of my hubby’s chicken instead.
The crab rangoon were sweet, just how I like them, and were the shape of a little pouch which was a nice change to see from the traditional folded over rangoon.
All in all, it was ok.

My fried rice was decent but the hot n sour soup was terrible. My plate had a small insect on the rim which I found unpleasant while eating. They charged 50 cents for chili oil which is a natural condiment among Chinese food. I think that is a big minus, its like eating tacos and you have to pay for taco sauce. Maybe because I am Asian and expect Asian tradition way of serving food but isn’t it Asian food? Lastly, the wait service was very good, the friendly waitress did a good job that I didn’t have to get her attention.

Best Chinese in town with healthy portions. Well worth the price!!!

Cashew Chicken was pretty good, Crab Rangoon’s were good too. Will come back again.

Great place. The brown sauce on the broccoli chicken has a slight hint of ginger to give it a slight sweetness that balances out the soy taste beautifully. Food is always fresh and cooked to order.