Wokcano is part of a restaurant chain and one just opened up by our house. The building has been in the works for a long time now, and D would comment that he wanted to go there almost every time we passed by. I am not sure what appealed to him, but when I saw that there was a coupon for a free entrée on your birthday, I knew we had to go. D was traveling for business on his birthday and he was supposed to travel on my birthday as well. As it turns out, he was able to be home for my birthday on Friday. After I took k to hula practice, we went to dinner just after 7 p.m., which is VERY late for us.
The first thing I noticed upon walking in the restaurant is the noise level. This is not a place that my parents would like to visit! There is loud music, making it necessary for everyone to raise their voices in order to carry on a conversation. The décor is pretty upscale. It has a “club vibe”, which feels weird in this decidedly surburban big box shopping center. There were a lot of families, most of whom were quite casual, so we didn’t feel out of place.
Our waiter was an enthusiastic young Asian American guy. He was helpful in guiding us through the menu.
We made two of our entrees a complete dinner for $4, which adds on a salad, bowl of hot and sour soup or miso soup, and rice. Since the entrees are priced so high, I would expect this to come with the entrée. The dressing was good, but there was too much. I always like hot and sour soup, which worked out since the kids preferred the miso soup.
Black Pepper Beef Mignon (very tender) & Chicken Lo Mein (kids’ favorite).
Grilled Seabass (most expensive dish, used birthday coupon). This was ok…kind of dry, and not too much flavor.
Even though this picture is grainy, I like it because it conveys the extra happy mood that k was in that night.
D insists that if he had an unlimited amount of money, he would eat here every week. Since I do not foresee that happening anytime soon, it will probably be a while before our next visit!