Fantastic Wok in Ontario

"Among my favourite restaurants in Waterloo; amazing service, really fast, great prices and good portions. It really has the relaxed atmosphere that I felt at canteens when I was in China, especially with the free sides and soup provided. The staff are amazing and while the food may not be perfect, the experience is. However, I wouldn't recommend this as a fancy dinner place, it's better for a quick bite or a casual hangout with friends. Food is still really good though, just a bit low on the vegetables."

"One of the best Chinese restaurants in the plaza. Was very surprised by the quality and authenticity of the food. The price is fair and portions are decent. This is my new go to Chinese restaurant in the plaza. I ordered pork with brown sauce, boiled beef and cabbage with black fungus. I recommend bringing someone who understands Chinese to help read the menu."

"It’s nice that they now include a side dis bec before it was just unlimited soup. They serve generous portions, and I initially thought the Tso’s chicken didn’t have any sauce, but it actually turned out great. My husband really enjoyed the fish, idk the name haha We’ll definitely be coming back!"

"Amazing authentic Chinese dishes from all over China! The highlight for us was the pork belly in Shandong noodles, which were just the right texture and seasoning. The staff were very helpful and kind. In addition, the restaurant offered a complementary savoury seaweed egg drop soup the Wednesday we came. We can't wait to be back, and explore more dishes this establishment has to offer!"

"They offers a wide selection of affordable menu options for around 10 buck + free soup. The portions were generous, and we were able to leave feeling full and satisfied. However, the cleanliness of the restaurant left much to be desired, as the table we were seated at was quite sticky. Despite this, the food was decent(would recommend staying away from item with heavy sauce tho), and the prices were hard to beat, cheapest restaurants in the plaza. Overall, this restaurant is a great choice for a quick and inexpensive meal for students."

"Generally decent Chinese restaurant in the plaza, but also nothing to call home about except for the value. The food was cheap and the portion sizes were decently sized - overall great value. On days where they give free soup, the value is even better. It's quite a quiet restaurant, with the place usually less than a quarter full if not empty. Overall, there's a lot to choose from on the menu, with an assortment of dishes ranging from rice combo dishes, noodles, Shandong ramen, set dinners, regular chicken/beef/seafood/vegetable Chinese dishes etc. I personally got the fried tofu, fish, and vegetable rice dish. It was pretty decent and quite authentic Chinese food (especially when comparing to other food in the plaza), but at the same time it's definitely not the best food I've had by far. My friends got the dinner for 5 and the food seemed generally good, but again not out of this world. The soup was also decent. I also got the fried beef ho fun to go for lunch the next day, and as expected, not bad but not amazing as well. My sneaking suspicion is that there are some dishes on their menu that are genuinely amazing, but due to the breadth of their menu, it's hard to pinpoint which ones those are. Overall, I think this probably one of the more hidden gems in the plaza. While the food itself is decent, you'd be coming mainly for the value - a good quality to have for a restaurant located to so many students. Would come again. 3.5/5 stars"

"It’s great. Not a lot of people, but it’s pretty regular food and with a good sized portion for its price. Very much asian style, it’s like Mini wok, or zhi char, if you’re singaporean. Also, if you go to UW or WL you get a 10% discount, so all the more reason to come here!"

"Great black bean noodles, prices and service. I tried their chilli beef and black bean noodle (F19). It taste like authentic Cantonese black bean rice noodles and the price was good (12 something after tax). It was barely spicy as is common with this dish. Food was made fast too on a Sunday evening. I took my food to go. The portion had a lot of sliced beef, and came with mushrooms, broccoli and carrots (so not exactly what your usual Cantonese black bean noodles come with) but still very good. I thought the vegetables were delicious. The noodles were slippery and tasty. I’m surprised how good this dish. I will be back!"