When you walk in, it feels so welcoming. The woman on this day was so nice answering questions and asking about our day. Carrying small talk and being very cheerful. The food was everything we came for. Unlike other places, Wok & Roll service steaming hot fresh to order food. I had about a 10 minute ride home, and the food was still steaming hot. We will definitely be back.
Vegan Restaurant
WOK & ROLL CHINESE RESTAURANT
· $$$$ · lawrence · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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When you walk in, it feels so welcoming. The woman on this day was so nice answering questions and asking about our day. Carrying small talk and being very cheerful. The food was everything we came for. Unlike other places, Wok & Roll service steaming hot fresh to order food. I had about a 10 minute ride home, and the food was still steaming hot. We will definitely be back.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I cannot believe people like this food. I stopped going here after I twice got Moo Shu Pork without pancakes (the owner does not offer them) and no plum sauce (they forgot to pack it). I recently returned as I had a craving for shrimp in lobster sauce. Thinking how could a restaurant screw-up shrimp in lobster sauce, I went to Wok-n-Roll in Lawrence and obviously underestimated how badly they could prepare the food. Expecting shrimp wrapped in a lovely, velvety, savory sauce with intact pea pods, what I got did not even come close. What I got was some shrimp in a very thin, watery, runny sauce with small slivers of pea pods and absolutely no umami or taste. There were more chunks of fake lobster than there were shrimp, presumably because the fake lobster (usually an unknown breed of fish) is cheaper than providing fat shrimp. Being fake lobster, it tasted fishy and I hate a fishy taste. Genuine shrimp with lobster sauce does not include lobster. I paid $30 for shrimp with lobster sauce that came with rice (I chose steamed), an order of crab rangoon and a small vegetable friend rice. Next time I will happily pay $40 for something that actually tastes as advertised. Avoid this place at all costs (and it does cost a lot for bad food).
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I cannot believe people like this food. I stopped going here after I twice got Moo Shu Pork without pancakes (the owner does not offer them) and no plum sauce (they forgot to pack it). I recently returned as I had a craving for shrimp in lobster sauce. Thinking how could a restaurant screw-up shrimp in lobster sauce, I went to Wok-n-Roll in Lawrence and obviously underestimated how badly they could prepare the food. Expecting shrimp wrapped in a lovely, velvety, savory sauce with intact pea pods, what I got did not even come close. What I got was some shrimp in a very thin, watery, runny sauce with small slivers of pea pods and absolutely no umami or taste. There were more chunks of fake lobster than there were shrimp, presumably because the fake lobster (usually an unknown breed of fish) is cheaper than providing fat shrimp. Being fake lobster, it tasted fishy and I hate a fishy taste. Genuine shrimp with lobster sauce does not include lobster. I paid $30 for shrimp with lobster sauce that came with rice (I chose steamed), an order of crab rangoon and a small vegetable friend rice. Next time I will happily pay $40 for something that actually tastes as advertised. Avoid this place at all costs (and it does cost a lot for bad food).
The food was amazing. We ordered general tso’s chicken, sweet and sour chicken, both with fried rice, fried dumplings, shrimp lo mein, and crab Rangoon. It all exceeded my expectations. Servings were plentiful and the crab Rangoon were FULL! I’m glad I found this place because I will be back! Oh and they value family, they’re off for Thanksgiving and the whole weekend after, those are morals and values I can support!