King’s Wok on Jefferson

The lunch specials at King’s Wok are a whole lot of food for not a lot of money. In fact, add an extra egg roll (or two) and there’s plenty to share with a friend (or two) if you can agree on what you want to eat. The shrimp lo mein was fine, as was the pork fried rice. The egg roll was actually a notch above most places. Seemed a bit fresher and the insides crisper than I’m used to at these mostly grab and go Chinese take-outs.

But I was there because I’d read great Yelp! things about their won ton soup. Unsurprisingly, I was misdirected. A whole lot of noodle in scalding chicken broth with just a hint of minced pork and green onion.

Place was clean, the family was nice, if this is your neighborhood or you find yourself in the area at lunchtime, the food is definitely better than P.F. Chang’s, even if that’s not a very high bar. I did see one thing in the store I’d never seen before. This piece.