Chef Wang

dis place bery gewd. yolo. sum times i can taste da chicken but i find irony. chef wang can cater ma weddin anie time am shure ma husband wood lub dat.

Ok. Reminds me of a place I frequented when I was in college and on a budget. But now that I actually care about the quality of meat I eat this place is a no-​go. One thing if it was $ 5 ie u get what u pay for. But for $ 8 you’d expect better quality. I feel a tummy ache brewing. wishing I just got the vegetables.

I have a confession. I grew up on cheap Chinese food. You know the kind, drowning in sauce and MSG. Well, I may have grown up a little but I still have a weakness for cheap Chinese food but limit that to maybe once a year or less!
Chef Wang is no exception. Cash only and a limited menu with daily specials on the chalkboard. It is in an underground plaza area where many of those old restaurants are no longer there. It was rainy and not crowded so we walked right up to order, grabbed our utensils and drinks and found a spot.
My hubby got the Chicken Chow Mein, with fried rice, which looked okay but also included broccoli. I got the Broccoli Beef with steamed rice. The beef was tender and I liked dipping it in the hot mustard sauce. The broccoli was perfectly crunchy, not overcooked at all. My rice nice and fluffy. I hadn’t been here in so long that I’d forgotten that I usually get the sauce on the side. So much sauce.
Still, I ate most of it and liked it. My tongue feeling like it’s been over-​salted, like a snail that someone poured salt over. That’s what makes me suspect MSG– especially since there was not a sign that said no MSG is used. We did get a free fortune cookie out of the deal, regularly $ 10 each. But, my hubby said it was not crisp at all.
So, forgo the fortune cookie, get your sauce on the side and maybe you will be able to make the most out of your visit!

It was tough to find the restaurant (it’s underground under Bank of American plaza) but after I did it was a pretty good experience — a bit like the ‘No Soup for you’ episode in Seinfeld. There was a system for ordering and getting your food. However — I liked it… good food, I’ll try again and see if it goes up a star rating. I had the shrimp fried rice and Crab Rangoon (didn’t see anything but cream cheese) it was tasty — a bit of a small portion — but good. I’ll go back.

This is typically American-​Chinese food, and if you are a Chinese student who want to find flavor of home, never go to this place. By the way, the soda here is made by soda powder mixed with water and it tastes like soda water.

I’ll start by saying this place was not easy to find. After finally finding it, I found the cashier very friendly. However I didn’t get the hype about the food. I am from NYC and have experienced some of the most flavorful Chinese food. There is nothing special about the food here. I probably won’t be back on my return trip to Dallas.

The journey to finding it may be long, it may be hard, you may get lost a time or two along the way but if you succeed, you shall arrive at a place which caters not just to your pocket book, not just to your stomach but a place so amazing that all of your senses shall be fully overloaded and completely satisfied. Okay well maybe that’s a little bit of a stretch but it’s pretty good, pretty cheap and somewhat difficult to find.

Great food and service, a little hard to find but well worth it and the seafood was very fresh. THEY DO TAKE CREDIT CARDS

The Short Version: Greasy Chinese standards with quality similar to what you get at a buffet
This place is really popular and I can not figure out why. Maybe because there are so few Chinese places in downtown Dallas. I may be over critical because I live in Richardson which has a great Asian community and good Chinese restaurants.
They have all the standard Chinese menu items and a few special items. If you pay a little extra you can get a drink and some fried wonton wrapper triangle that they call a wonton.
Pack you wallet because they only take cash.

This review is more or less for those who either live or work in Downtown Dallas. Because otherwise, you likely won’t ever eat at Chef Wang. Which to be honest, is pretty unfortunate. Chef Wang is the Chinese Hot Spot that all of your coworkers will claim they found! It’s a divey little place which makes it feel a bit more special to the community. The food is prepared as you order it and you can stand by and watch as they plate it if that’s your thing. I believe the last time I went there they had started to let people pay via Credit Card so that should help their business some as it was a cash only place before. It gets packed around lunch time so it’s best if you make your way over around 11:15 — 11:30. This will help you ensure that you won’t have to wait too long for your food and that you’ll have a seat. The prices are pretty fair and the man who owns it is typically the man taking your order. Thus, you can expect great customer service when you’re making your order. My only complaint is that the spot needs more seating when you consider how many customers they get. But with that said, it is a dive type of establishment and they do make the best of the space they’ve got. There are tables outside of the restaurant in the courtyard for outdoor seating.
Read This: Chef Wang is an underground establishment, meaning you’ll have to enter another building and go underground to reach it. Your two best options would be to enter either the Bank of America building or Thanksgiving Tower. If you don’t know which buildings those are, look for either the Bank of America sign for the BOA Building or the Glass Pyramid next to the Thanksgiving Tower. Then proceed underground and the hallway will lead you right by Chef Wang. If you think you may have passed it, look for the court yard surrounded by glass windows.

This place is spectacularly difficult to find for someone unfamiliar with downtown. Wang also has business hours that cater to the building it is housed in, so good luck if you don’t work or live downtown.
The staff was personable and aimed to please. I enjoyed the food, though I didn’t think that it was worth the expedition of frantically searching through plazas and building floors only to arrive with 15 minutes to spare for take-​away.
If you work or live near Chef Wang, bully for you — this place is pretty good. I think that most people would have a hard time justifying the search or making the effort to get in during business hours. It’s basically not for you if you don’t work nearby.

As far as chiness food downtown dallas goes, this is my favorite place to eat. The Chicken and green bean dish is a favorite of mine and always fresh. I have never had a bad experience here. I also enjoy the cashew chicken. You usually get more than enough to eat, and an take home your leftovers for a late night snack or even eat it the next day for lunch. This place has been downtown for many years and pretty consistent as far as food quality and taste. Way to go Chef Wang.

in the immortal words of Larry David,“pretty, pretty, pretty good.”
i wasn’t impressed by the egg roll, and i think that sets the tone for the whole meal, but i pressed on.
the broccoli/​beef with brown rice was flavored really nicely. the rice was a bit dry, but i’m not going to count off points for that. my to-​go order was done quickly and i was out the door.
i’ll probably get something spicy next time, now that i know how timid they are with spice. mmmmm!

I LOVE CHEF WANG! Their chicken friend rice and egg rolls are hands down the best. Not to mention, the prices are incredible. Granted, they only accept cash, but it is definitely worth it. I always take clients and co-​workers from out of town to this little hidden gem, and they always walking away praising the food. It is very tricky to find the place, but once you find it you will never forget where it is and how to get there. They have a wide variety of food on the menu, but you can also order things off the menu ;)

This is my favorite Chinese food place in downtown. The food is delicious and made fresh while you wait (and you don’t wait very long unless you go right at noon). They are cash only, so have money in hand. My favorite dish is the string bean chicken but ask them to add peanuts for an added crunch. It’s quite salty but that’s a good thing for this dish, regardless, i just can’t put my chop sticks down until it’s all gone. I go here frequently enough the guy knows what I am going to order. They aren’t shy about customizing your order, my wife gets chicken fried rice, no egg, no onion, no vegetables (i know, what’s the point?) but they know what she wants before she says a word. Their portions are huge, my only issue is that they don’t do half portions cause while I can inhale a full order, I know I probably don’t need to. Ok, I am going to go get some for lunch now. mmmMMMmm.

I didn’t find this place to be anything spectacular. I am not a person who is too familiar with the downtown area, so I found this place to be really hard to find. When you ask people that work in the underground plaza where it is they have no clue either. I am not saying I wouldn’t eat here again but there was nothing that made it stand out either

Wang.
Wang.
Don’t you just love how Wang just rolls off your tongue?
Everytime I hear it, I think of soundbyte of George Takei that they play on Stern.
That one and then the «Balloon Knot» clip too.
Chef Wang rocks.
It’s located downstairs at One Main Place adjacent to to open air plaza that’s down below the street.
Tip #1– They only take cash.
You order your entrée at the front counter and make your way down a short line to a pickup window. The «chefs» (not Wang, maybe Chef Martinez) are cooking your food. If you’re tall enough, you can watch them do it, but otherwise you just see the tops of their heads.
The selection is typical chinese restaurant fair. Sweet & Sour, Moo Goo Gai Pan, Broccoli chicken, etc. I had a combo fried rice and it really was the best fried rice I’ve had since moving here to TX. The best I’ve ever had was at a chinese place I worked in during college in Bossier City LA. Yep, Bossier City LA.
The fried rice here is close to perfect. Oily enough where the rice doesn’t clump together, the rice was PERFECTLY cooked for fried rice – not mushy or starchy, but soft enough where it’s just under al dente. The vegetables were cooked al dente (carrots & peas). The shrimp was super fresh. Not a hint of fishy or of that weird ozone taste you get with some shrimp dishes at lesser Chinese restaurants.
Tip #2-​Ask for your drink in a to-​go cup. It doesn’t cost any extra and you can top off your beverage before you fight off the Morlocks on your way back to the surface.
My coworkers had the Broccoli Chicken and the Orange Chicken. I can’t attest to the taste (which they said was very good), but it sure looked good.
The place is certainly no nonsense. It’s glass fronted with plain white walls. The tables are food court type tables.
From what I hear, most days their is a line out the door and down the hall, however they’re really efficient at clearing out even the longest lines within 5 – 10 minutes.
Mmmm, Wang.