Golden Wok

The little restaurant that could. The food is average to good . Depending on the dish. I fond the tables are clean. The condiments were just nasty gross. Like it never seen a cleaning towel. The atmosphere could be better if they would clean the grease film off the walls and clean up the wall art. Overall not bad for take out. Would not dine in again till its a bit more clean and sanitary.

I ordered the Kung pow shrimp with fried rice and got something completely garbage my order had 3 shrimp and white rice like how lazy is that and why would I pay all this money for 3 shrimp and white rice. Super pissed I could of order from somewhere else now everything is closing and I'm left hungry.

We ordered beef pad thai and shrimp fried rice. The food here is really good, and the guy at the register, who seem like the owner, was really nice and welcoming. It didn’t take that long to get our food.

I came to Champaign for college in 2014 and stayed in town for 8 years until I moved out to LA. Gwok may not be the fanciest but there is something so comforting about their food. I’d choose Gwok over any Thai restaurant in LA. Whenever I’m in Champaign, I make sure I eat here at least once. My personal recs are combo fried rice, pad Thai, and Hainan chicken. This family-owned business deserves high praise.

I started going to this restaurant in 2011 with a hope just to find okay Thai food as Urbana-Champaign are not big cities like Chicago where you can find authentic Thai food. But I was surprised how great the food was. I ordered Kana Moo Krob (Chinese broccoli with crispy pork belly) and three flavored fried fish. These dishes were so tasty that I went back there soooooo often (for some other dishes too). How often? Probably over 400 times in 6-7 years I was in Champaign. The owners are super nice. Service was quite fast. One of my most favorite restaurants of all time. P.S. These pictures were taken when I went back to Champaign the first time after I graduated. I went there 3 times during a 40-hour visit. Now, you know how much I love that place.