88 Wok

It was alright I guess. Very bland. Not bad by any means, but definitely not ‘Good’ either. Delivery driver was awesome though.

Place is awful. Dumplings had cartilage and bone on the first bite and we’re a nasty brown color. I don’t think they actually make anything there, just heat it or nuke it. I posted a picture. It’s about as authentic as a gas station cheeseburger but those can taste good.

UPDATE I have ordered it again but it was just ok.
I guess I was too hungry when I ate it first time lol
and kinda pricy for large one. $ 10.70. it was better if price was around $ 8.
I ordered shrimp noodle (lo mei?) noodle is good but I dont like fried rice.
not strong flavor and i can taste a little bot of garlic.
noodle, fried rice, 1 egg roll and 1 can of soda
i think total was like $ 10.
I will order ONLY NOODLE NEXT TIME!!!
I DONT LIKE THEIR FRIED RICE

Disappointing. First time ordered here, online and they weren’t busy at the time. The scallop dish had 3 tiny scallops and mushrooms although I ordered without. Got veg egg rolls instead of meat. Broccoli had the wrong sauce. Peking ravioli’s undercooked. Worst pork fried rice ever had. Overall this place sucks.

Distinctly better than nearby Chinese options. Understand this is a 3 ½ star north suburb cheap Chinese rating – they wouldn’t get that in Minneapolis. The two best dishes I’ve had are the pork fried rice (very not-​greasy and with actual visible pork chunks) and the pan fried dumplings (filling of actual meat). The chicken dishes are kind of weird and I didn’t really love the beef either.

Good food for a very low price. You can find better Chinese food, but you’ll have a hard time beating the value and convenience of 88 Wok.

Andover went a long time without any Chinese options. Now they have a few, but Wok 88 is my top choice. I feel like we end up getting Chinese take-​out at least once every time I’m in town (my mom lives in Andover). Wok 88 has delivery — which is a nice perk. The delivery driver is SO nice and arrives fairly quickly.
Another huge plus is the vegetarian options on the menu. There are plenty of tofu-​and-​veggie-​filled options, which makes me a happy camper. I especially like the sesame tofu, veggie lo mein and broccoli in garlic sauce.
(Great sized portions, too!)

If there were a way to do 3.5 stars, they’d get the extra ½ star. Just not quite enough for 4 whole stars.
It’s located in a strip mall off Bunker Lake Boulevard. To be honest, I can see it being fairly easy to overlook as I did for the first few years they were there. The key draw to me was, they deliver. And the driver has always been timely, extremely polite and seemed genuinely nice.
They have all the regular standard fare of 99% any other Chinese take out place. But, 88 Wok is more hit than miss. The things I’ve had that I liked, I loved. The things I ordered that were mediocre, were pretty damned ‘bleh’.
I’ll do a quick list of items I’ve had. The fried shrimp were middle of the road. Not horrible, but didn’t stick out. Fried dumplings are good. The house special fried rice (lots of veggies & meat) is generally very good (although I have found another place locally that tops it). The Singapore mai fan is good. Although it seems with mai fan, it’s really hard to screw up since it’s been virtually identical every place I’ve ever had it. The pork egg foo young at 88 Wok is the best I’ve had. The texture, gravy and flavor are outstanding. Chicken with curry, Mongolian beef and Szechuan beef are all very good. The Hunan beef, roast pork w/​garlic are both middle of the road and somewhat bland. The pan fried noodles were virtually tasteless. It even looked flavorless. With the exception of the broccoli, the noodles and chicken were almost a stark white. Like they actually sucked the flavor out of it intentionally.
Overall, for your run of the mill local Chinese take out, 88 Wok is definitely better than average. And the delivery is a nice bonus in the suburbs.