West Des Moines · Wok-fired to order
Four kitchens off one wok line. Cooked when you order it, counter to table in about ten minutes.
Open today 3701 EP True Pkwy, Ste 400 (515) 419-6944
Four to start with
The same cooks move between all four in a shift. Full menu and current prices live on the ordering page.
Breaded and tossed to order
The wok classics people came in for before the name on the door changed: orange, sesame and General's chicken battered and dropped per ticket, Mongolian and Szechuan beef straight off the wok with no batter at all.
Off the grill, over rice
Marinated bulgogi charred on the flat-top and built into a bowl with kimchi, cucumber and a fried egg. Kimchi jjigae simmers in the back for the days that call for it.
Broth simmered in house
Pho stock goes on early and stays on. Grilled lemongrass pork over broken rice or cold vermicelli with herbs, pickles and nuoc cham on the side.
Basil, chili, tamarind
Pad thai with real tamarind, basil fried rice with enough chili to notice, and wings tossed in fish sauce and basil that regulars order two of.
The room
A boxwood wall runs the length of the counter, with a pop-art wok mural bolted to it and a hand-painted maneki-neko watching the pass. Bamboo climbs the wall in the dining room under a red folding fan. It is brighter and more deliberate than the room you expect at this price.
Order at the register, take any table, and eat off a real plate if you are staying.
Also on the wok
Visit
Look for the red roofline. Park straight in front of the door.