"Was Voted Top 100 Chinese Healthy Menus in the US in 2010"
And so it was, 17 restaurants later, Ryan and I were headed through the doors of China Wok. This chinese restaurant is different from most little "hole-in-the-wall" chinese restaurants. China Wok actually has plenty of booths so that you can sit in the restaurant and enjoy your meal as opposed to being limited to take out. We decided to do just that, and shortly after, the waiter/cook/cashier came out and gave us a menu and ordered our drinks. Ryan, as usual, ordered a water with a diet coke. I am cheap, so I just order a water every time. The waiter then brought out Ryans coke in a can, like one you would get in a vending machine. If anything, pour the can of soda in a glass to make it look more presentable!
Once again, Ryan and I ordered our favorite Chinese dish, General Tso's Chicken, with a side of rice and an egg roll. Our egg rolls arrived almost immediately after and served as a nice appetizer. We weren't too impressed with the eggrolls, but that's okay because the main entree made up for it. We didn't have to wait to long to receive our food. The general Tso's chicken was cooked to perfection! Each piece was nice and crisp on the outside and a little chewy on the inside making a perfect texture. It is a little spicy which added a nice "bite" to it but if you don't like spicy foods, be sure to tell them that upon ordering. The rice was done very well and had pits of meat and peas mixed in as well. My two pieces of broccoli were not as warm as I would have liked but after all, I am not a huge fan of brocolli to begin with. The sauce on the general Tso's chicken was delicious as well! The menu had so many choices that you could come back again and again and order something new every time!
The best part: I now have leftovers for another lunch! Hooray!
Now for some areas of improvement: Since our "waiter" was a cook, cashier and everything in between, I never got a refill on my water and was left to suck on ice cubes as my tongue was burning from all the spices. At the end of the meal, we sat there for a good 10 minutes until another lady that was working there came out and asked us if I wanted a box for my leftovers. Finally, our "waiter" came out later and we had to ask him for our check in which he replied that we need to come out in the lobby to pay. It was confusing and we wasted time just waiting. There should be a sign or something!
I recommend the food at China Wok because the General Tso's chicken is some of the best General Tso's that I have ever had! However, the service and environment could use some work!
**China Wok is open 7 days a week and they do accept credit cards, but not checks!**
FINAL RATING: 3/5
PRICE: $
333 West Broad Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
215-538-8288
Until next time,
Derek & Ryan
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Restaurant #16 - Caitlyn & Cody's Diner (June 23, 2011)
"The Diner With An Identity Crisis"
For this adventure of Eating Thru Quakertown, Derek and I headed out to a new dining joint located right off the Quakertown exit on 476 named Caitlyn & Cody's Diner. Located conveniently off of the turnpike, C&C's does not really have any serious competition to the weary traveler. It is either stop at C&C or wander into the heart of Quakertown a good 5 to 10 minutes away.
We were extremely excited to try out a new restaurant, so upon entering the building, our morale was way up.
That was up until it was time to be seated. The building is pretty big and it is made up of about 75% seating (including bar seating) and 25% of the space is an arcade. ( I know, I know, you're asking "Why does the diner have an arcade?" We figured it out a little later and so will you). We were seated practically in the entrance of the restaurant, but we were still ready to chow down. Looking over the menu, we discovered that the menu really was limited in options. When our waitress came, we asked what she recommended. Her first response was "anything but steak" as she proceeded to inform us that the steaks were not done well and she would recommend that we not get them. She then finally recommended the Nachos and the French Dip. So that is exactly what we ordered.
After having been in the restaurant for about 30 minutes, we figured out why the arcade was there. They put it there so that you would have something to do while waiting the overwhelming long time that it takes for your food to arrive. So make sure that you bring some extra cash for tokens. As far as arcades go, they had some pretty good options from racing to skee ball and the games were reasonably priced. We had enough time to race cars and motorcycles and when we came back our food had finally arrived.
We had the Nachos for appetizers, but be ready though if you want more than just chips and cheese because you will need to shell out double the price. The nachos were good and they were loaded up pretty well, as you would expect for the price. While we were sitting there, we commented on how much seating there was available in the dining area, but to our surprise, 5 minutes later, they sat someone down at the table literally elbows length away. They had plenty of table choices but they decided to sit this man down so close he could have been sitting at our table. Things were not going so well up until this point.
However, when our french dip came we were very optimistic. The sandwich and fries looked great. The looks were not deceiving. The sandwich was very full of flavor, even if it was a little soggy (they pour the au jus on the sandwich before bringing it out). The fries were crisped to perfection. Finally we were done eating and the bill was brought out to us. Start severing an arm or a leg because as far as diners go, this one will cost you. We waited in line, paid our bill and grabbed one more game of skee ball. Walking out the door, we had pretty much decided we would not be coming back unless the restaurant were to drastically improve.
FINAL RATING: 2.5/5
PRICE: $$
1907 John Fries Hwy
Route 663
Quakertown, PA 18322
215-536-8888
Until next time-
Ryan and Derek
Next Restaurant- China Wok
For this adventure of Eating Thru Quakertown, Derek and I headed out to a new dining joint located right off the Quakertown exit on 476 named Caitlyn & Cody's Diner. Located conveniently off of the turnpike, C&C's does not really have any serious competition to the weary traveler. It is either stop at C&C or wander into the heart of Quakertown a good 5 to 10 minutes away.
We were extremely excited to try out a new restaurant, so upon entering the building, our morale was way up.
That was up until it was time to be seated. The building is pretty big and it is made up of about 75% seating (including bar seating) and 25% of the space is an arcade. ( I know, I know, you're asking "Why does the diner have an arcade?" We figured it out a little later and so will you). We were seated practically in the entrance of the restaurant, but we were still ready to chow down. Looking over the menu, we discovered that the menu really was limited in options. When our waitress came, we asked what she recommended. Her first response was "anything but steak" as she proceeded to inform us that the steaks were not done well and she would recommend that we not get them. She then finally recommended the Nachos and the French Dip. So that is exactly what we ordered.
After having been in the restaurant for about 30 minutes, we figured out why the arcade was there. They put it there so that you would have something to do while waiting the overwhelming long time that it takes for your food to arrive. So make sure that you bring some extra cash for tokens. As far as arcades go, they had some pretty good options from racing to skee ball and the games were reasonably priced. We had enough time to race cars and motorcycles and when we came back our food had finally arrived.
We had the Nachos for appetizers, but be ready though if you want more than just chips and cheese because you will need to shell out double the price. The nachos were good and they were loaded up pretty well, as you would expect for the price. While we were sitting there, we commented on how much seating there was available in the dining area, but to our surprise, 5 minutes later, they sat someone down at the table literally elbows length away. They had plenty of table choices but they decided to sit this man down so close he could have been sitting at our table. Things were not going so well up until this point.
However, when our french dip came we were very optimistic. The sandwich and fries looked great. The looks were not deceiving. The sandwich was very full of flavor, even if it was a little soggy (they pour the au jus on the sandwich before bringing it out). The fries were crisped to perfection. Finally we were done eating and the bill was brought out to us. Start severing an arm or a leg because as far as diners go, this one will cost you. We waited in line, paid our bill and grabbed one more game of skee ball. Walking out the door, we had pretty much decided we would not be coming back unless the restaurant were to drastically improve.
FINAL RATING: 2.5/5
PRICE: $$
1907 John Fries Hwy
Route 663
Quakertown, PA 18322
215-536-8888
Until next time-
Ryan and Derek
Next Restaurant- China Wok
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