Sam Wok Restaurant
About
Chinese
Price Range : $11-30 ($$)
Location
Adress: 10417 67 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6H 1L2
Phone: (780) 433-6077
Business info
- list_altTakes ReservationsYes
- directions_carDeliveryYes
- move_to_inboxTake-outYes
- local_parkingParkingPrivate Lot
- accessibilityGood for KidsYes
- groupGood for GroupsYes
- volume_upNoise LevelQuiet
- local_barAlcoholBeer & Wine Only
- transit_enterexitOutdoor SeatingNo
- wifiWi-FiPaid
- tvHas TVYes
Reviews
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Alex W.
Despite connecting to a sketchy motel, this is a pretty decent place for Chinese food in the south side.
Food quality is decent, although sometimes they do add a bit too much sauce to some of their dishes (namely their chow mein) which can makes things a bit too salty.
Prices are very good, cheaper than most places. Service is incredibly quick, yet still tastes pretty fresh and not reheated. Definitely a good place for Chinese food on a budget or in a hurry. -
Rithesh R.
Favourite Chinese. There is no better house special fried rice in the country. Plus, they are open all the time and late. I always grab takeout from here to bring back home when we are visiting Edmonton.
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Wesley A.
The absolute best Chinese food I've ever had.l, and I've eaten at a lot of Chinese restaurants. Super friendly staff, and a cozy, homey feel. We were greeted as we came in, and immediately brought a pot of amazing tea. The wait time was short, considering what we ordered. Super fresh and absolutely amazing!!!
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Sarah M.
I absolutely loved this Chinese place!! You can order through skip the dishes and it comes delivered to your door!! All the food had amazing flavour and the general chicken (which tastes just like general zaou's chicken) was a Chinese food dish I had been looking for forever!! I give this place five stars just for that!! Although honestly it deserved it for so many things!!
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Alton B.
Enroute to the southside and saw Sam Wok's sign, have never been there since they moved south and it is close to lunch time so I went, why not and stopped.
First impression was not good, the entrance way was filled with old newspaper and garbage, once you are in, the first thing you see is a plastic plant covered with dust. As I had said, it was lunch time, there were two occupied tables in the whole restaurant. The TVs are nice, with news on full time to keep you occupied; but the furnishings need work, a lot of work. It also can use a major head to toe cleaning. If you are familiar with the Triple D show on the food network, this restaurant fit squarely in the third D's category.
The waitress slowly strolled over with a menu and some completely flavourless tea. If not for the colour, I may not have guessed that it was tea.
The lunch menus was surprisingly small, fits nicely on half a page. I ordered the Dry Fried Beef Hor Fun, one of my favourite Chinese noodle dish. I have decided that it is the best dish to gauge how good a Chinese noodle restaurant is. The lunch Hor Fun came with the soup of the day and a coffee; all for $10, not a bad deal at all.
The coffee, not a good sign when the waitress employed the microwave to warm up the coffee before bring it to me. Even with cream and sugar already added, it was bad, undrinkable bad. Seriously, this restaurant served me microwave reheated coffee.
The soup of the day was a bit of a mystery to me. The flavour was very mild, taste a little bit like melon soup. It wasn't very good but drinkable with a little bit of salt.
The Hor Fun came shortly after the soup and coffee. It was fresh and hot, smelled fantastic. I had to wait a few minutes to dig in, it came straight from the chef's wok to my table. It smelled good, it looked good, it tasted meh... I think the chef forgot to add salt, or something. The beef was tender but lacks that certain "beef" taste, can I say "the beef tasted like chicken"?. The portion was huge. Once I added a touch of salt, it was good (note the trend here).
Would I return, unlikely. The place was a dive, the drinks were horrible, the service was meh and the food was meh. Unless I am desperate for a plate of noodles and I am stranded in the neighbourhood with no car, pretty much I would drive the extra few blocks south to get some real noodles.
Things have definitely changed from the Whyte Ave days; gone was the busy vibrant cheap noodle joint which caters to the Asian crowd. Now, it is a run down, dirty, mediocre wannabe noodle place, no Asians in sight, not sure who the restaurant caters to anymore. Too bad I couldn't give them 1 1/2 stars, they don't quite deserve the 1 star rating but then I couldn't justify going up to 2 stars either.