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Red Hot Wok in Palo Alto

4.4 (30) 3345 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States

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Chinese restaurant

Location on the map

Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, US

Phone: +1 650-565-8868
Site: https://redhotwokpaloalto.com/

Opening hours

Monday:Closed
Tuesday:11 AM–2 PM
Wednesday:11 AM–2 PM
Thursday:11 AM–2 PM
Friday:11 AM–2 PM
Saturday:11 AM–2 PM
Sunday:11 AM–2 PM

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Total reviews rating 4.4

30 Reviews for Red Hot Wok 2024:

Review №1

2023-12-07 20:18:16

Decent lunch box.There is not as much meat but plenty of veggiesThree cup chicken is best.The S&S pork chop were only ok. Lots of boneIt has a small parking in the back which is nice

Review №2

2023-12-08 03:10:06

Authentic Taiwanese cuisine. Not your usual night stand / hawker style but proper sit-down restaurant. The three-cup pork intestine pot was the highlight.

Review №3

2023-07-31 18:39:56

Incredible food and friendly service.This restaurant is extremely vegan friendly — there are plenty of options on the menu that are vegan, and while they aren’t labeled, the waiter was very well informed and pointed out all options.We ordered the sizzling tofu with black pepper sauce, the stir fried green beans with garlic sauce, and the stir fried eggplant with basil.Everything we ordered was incredible, and I’ve been looking forward to returning since.

Review №4

2023-08-28 06:51:06

Crispy Shrimp w/ House Mayo Sauce was great! The pineapple is sweet. The rest of food are so so, a bit too salty.Service is really good and quick.

Review №5

2023-07-05 03:19:15

This location has nice outdoor seating.The clay pot was a lot smaller than what I was expecting: it looked palm-sized.The fried rice and the veggies (空心菜) were very good.

Review №6

2023-10-07 16:44:31

As a new restaurant I want to give them some grace, so hopefully they listen to the feedback and up their game.-Smell: the whole place had a weird smell as soon as we entered. I don’t know if it was the kitchen or from cleaning supplies. But it was overwhelming and over powered the food.- Too much soy sauce and salt: I think someone else mentioned in the other review. Go easy on your sodium. The hot and sour soup was barely edible and we couldn’t eat it- sizzling plates are good: we ordered the pepper chicken and it was great- rice was hard and dry- service was okA lot to improve, and hopefully they up their game, but we won’t be visiting again.

Review №7

2023-03-10 03:32:04

One of the most popular Taiwanese food in the Bay Area. The Cupertino location is busy all the time. This new location is great that close to Stanford shopping center. Outdoor tables are good for party.

Review №8

2023-03-14 00:55:09

I love this place in Cupertino; now there is a Palo Alto Taiwanese Restaurant with sizzling plates and Taiwanese Desserts!!The luffa gourd dish was naturally sweet with a hint of ginger. Not like a few other place that has a bitterness from the skin. The Salt and Pepper Spare ribs when great with the Taiwanese Sausage Fried Rice. That all when dow with my Taiwanese Gold Medal Beer. Then my favorite Taiwanese Appetizer arrived Moon Shaped Shrimp Cake. That and popcorn chicken rounded out my late dinner. I will be back to review some more dishes.

Review №9

2023-04-09 07:22:07

Nice place for authentic Fujian food! The auto calculated tips on the check is based on after-tax amount, so be careful.

Review №10

2023-10-01 03:46:55

Excellent service, fast and friendly - delicious fresh ingredients and tastefully seasoned Taiwanese cuisine - we are looking forward to trying the noodles and clay pot dishes next time. Fun indoor/outdoor dining areas - very loud/echoey indoors when crowded - try outside dining if weather permits.

Review №11

2023-06-10 20:49:51

Delicious Taiwanese food. A new restaurant here based off the popular Cupertino original. One minor area for improvement is they could have a better waitress system so tables aren’t waiting so long to order.

Review №12

2023-05-29 00:41:39

The food is good, but the noise level offered by the interior building materials is uncomfortably loud. Eating lunch at 1:30 on a Sunday here was quite possibly the loudest place, Chinese or otherwise, I have ever eaten anywhere short of a concert. Definitely do not take a date here for dining inside.

Review №13

2023-04-15 02:41:30

Maybe the food is good. I wouldn’t know.Went here, and we were seated immediately. We sat for 15 minutes before anyone acknowledged us. Then, we got water and drinks and placed an order. An hour later, after everyone else who came in after us had gotten their food, we still hadn’t talked to anyone. I tried, in vein, to flag down someone for help. For 30 minutes. 75 minutes after we had entered, we just got up and left. Since I couldn’t get anyone to talk to me, I couldn’t even get my check. I the smallest bill I had was a $20. So, I dropped $20 for some tea, a soda, and some water, and left. No one even said a word as we were leaving. I wish I’d been able to try the food. All the people who came in after us seemed to be enjoying the meals they were *finishing* as we left.

Review №14

2023-10-08 01:32:56

Taiwanese food was delicious and cooked quickly. We ate out of the pleasant patio in a booth

Review №15

2023-05-11 03:31:43

Omg, this is a hidden gem. The food is so good and the price is perfect. Best value for your money!!!

Review №16

2023-09-04 01:02:43

Liked it. Excellent food, great service, and nice atmosphere. They are usually out of a certain item.

Review №17

2023-08-10 03:34:18

Very salty. But hard to find similar restaurants in the bay area. Will try again.

Review №18

2023-04-21 01:50:55

We chose this restaurant because it had 4.5 stars.We had noodles with chicken (hardly any) and noodles with veggies (hardly any). Also both dishes were very oily.

Review №19

2023-07-09 18:27:50

Loofa, royal glory and 3 cup pork intestines were amaaaaaazzzziiiiinnnnggg!

Review №20

2023-05-07 02:47:00

Great food! I recommend the crispy shrimp with house mayo and pineapple.

Review №21

2023-05-10 01:58:19

Very great taiwanese food! Thank God they brought it here from Cupertino!!

Review №22

2023-10-07 17:14:11

Oily, salty, my liver was weaker after going here

Review №23

2023-06-07 22:59:04

Very good Taiwanese food

Review №24

2023-04-02 03:31:28

Excellent food.

Review №25

2023-12-11 05:38:21

Yummy Taiwanese restaurant with a large variety of dishes! This is their second location; the original one is in Cupertino. We ordered their seafood sizzling plate and a squash vegetable dish. Both were delicious with a good amount of seasoning/flavor, not too salty or oily.Service was fast and friendly. We parked on the street on El Camino, but there may be a small parking lot in the rear. The side streets also have plenty of parking.

Review №26

2023-08-07 06:07:17

It is very touching to be able to eat authentic Taiwanese food in the United StatesAlthough the taste is still a bit heavy, it is also in line with the local tasteCash payment can be cheaper (about 17 yuan cheaper on our bill)Moon Shrimp Cake: The deep-fried is quite crispy, and the sauce is also very appetizing, but remember that the sauce has a bit of spicy taste, which is not suitable for childrenFried noodles with shredded pork: a little salty, but the noodles are hard, so its not badBeef fried rice: rice grains are distinct, quite satisfactoryChicken Soup with Bamboo Shoots: I read the recommendation on the Internet, but the bamboo shoots have a bitter taste, and the freshness of the soup is slightly different from what I expected. I guess the chicken may be cooked until half-cooked, and then added to the broth after ordering, so the color of the soup is very clear., so the umami did not enter the soupBacon cabbage: The stalks are not removed, and the bacon is not cooked until soft. The bacon is not fried for long enough so the aroma does not come out. Instead, it tastes like pork with a slightly fishy smell. Not recommendedStir-fried green beans: The water in the green beans is not really stir-fried, so the taste is a bit disappointing, and the sauce is a bit saltyThree cups of fat intestines: the taste is very sweet and salty, in line with the characteristics of three cups, it should be eaten with white rice, the intestines are very soft, recommendedEggplant beef: It is also a heavy and salty dish. The beef is quite large and not too tough. The eggplant also tastes full of sauce, which is not bad.Sizzling Beef Tenderloin: Compared with eggplant beef, the amount of meat is relatively small. It is a pleasant surprise to serve it on a sizzling plate, but I personally don’t particularly like the taste of black pepper, which is quite satisfactoryPineapple Shrimp Balls: Shrimp balls are fried well, and canned pineapple is also very authentic; it’s a pity that there is too much mayonnaise addedThe waiters speak Chinese from answering the phone to ordering foodThe service attitude is also very kindThe store is a bit crowded, so it is noisyRecommended: Moon Shrimp Cake, Three Cups of Fat Sausage, Eggplant BeefQuite satisfactory: Stir-fried green beans, chicken soup with bamboo shoots, fried rice with beef, fried noodles with shredded pork, sizzling beef tenderloin, pineapple and shrimp ballsNot Recommended: Cabbage with Bacon

Review №27

2023-07-15 22:21:40

The environment is nice, the store is a little small, and the taste is good! Recommend the three-cup series! Satay beef 🥩 is a good satay flavor! The braised pork rice is a bit average...the soup is slightly less rich and lacks some meat flavor.

Review №28

2023-08-06 06:07:03

The fat intestines are fried crispy, and the three-cup chicken and beef are quite satisfactory

Review №29

2023-05-13 23:35:24

My new take out place. Service and food are good. Love their Salted Egg Yolk Luffa and Teppanyaki Series

Review №30

2023-08-20 06:04:59

Good service, warm and friendly, praise 👍