Wok Of Fame

Not a big fan of this place… The food is OK nothing impressive or there is not much varsity of food. It is just that it is pricy. I came on Saturday for friend bday and I end up paying 40 buck for a meal. That is alot. I never paid for all u can eat this much. The food is decent I really like the mean and chicken which they cook fresh. They have ice cream machine which I like as well. The sushi is not as good if u want sushi go to all u can eat sushi no here.

I really enjoyed the concept of having people to cook in front of you and this place offers that in buffet style. You can basically order whatever, from beef, chicken, fish or even shellfish. But the taste is below mediocre. Selection of food is quite small and for the amount youre paying for, I dont think its worth it. Ive been here several times usually when there’s an occassion. And although someone else ended up paying for it, I never really liked the food and then I feel bad because money spent here could have been spent somewhere else. Its a place I would never suggest to someone who’s planning to have their baptismal or engagement celebration here. Its just an ok place plus the piano.

This buffet is horrible. It is a more asian inspired buffet in comparison to Mandarin or Dragon Pearl.
The foods here are similar to Mandarin, and comparable in the variety to some degree. The restaurant even has a teppanyaki area that lets you make a stir-​fry fresh, sirloin steak, and other seafood.
The biggest problems with the restaurant is the layout and food quality. The restaurant is a larger buffet, so it allows for more people in there, and more space to move. That hinders this buffet because the food is spread out in weird places and you can’t find what you want. As well, the food is mass produced to a larger extent since it accommodates to larger number of consumers. All the dishes I tried were horrible, and the one gimmick of the teppanyaki was bland and disappointing.
The teppanyaki area leaves raw meat out in the open, and one can only suppose what germ filled hands and young children can do to that.
There is also free bottled water and free fountain drinks on the side, but honestly it takes very minimal charge to supply soft drinks.
I wouldn’t go back.

This was my first time at Wok Of Fame and I was surprised at how busy it was on Sunday right after opening. The claim to fame is the restaurant’s live cooking and teppanyaki station. You can choose your own vegetables and meat and then a chef will cook it for you. You can also choose from a variety of sauces. The stir fry was okay, but honestly nothing special. I tried to sirloin steak from the teppanyaki area and I found it overcooked, dry and bland. The sushi was okay, but the rest of the food was not very good. The Chinese noodles were made fettuccine pasta and the eggplant in the Chinese eggplant dish were bitter.
Although the restaurant is pretty big, the selection is not that great and the quality of the food is poor. Also, the food is spread out and the arrangement of the food doesn’t make much sense. I definitely won’t be coming back here anytime soon.

This is one of the better serviced buffets in the GTA. They have plenty of serving staff that’s constantly making sure the tables are clear and that the food is always stocked up during busy times. The food is average, nothing to complain about and they have a good variety of sushi and Chinese food. There’s a grilling station and something you don’t see too often — a «hotpot» station where you load up you plate and they boil all the food for you personally.
It’s a great place for a get together where everyone gets to pick what they want and it’s very spacious — always seems to have enough room for seating — I hear it used to be a Home Outfitters location before it got converted to Wok of Fame.

Note: If you’re visiting between December 1^st — January 1^st, «Holiday» pricing is in effect, re: be prepped to shell out a few dollars more pp!!! It was $ 31.99 for dinner.
If you’re Asian, live in GTA-​West (Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville), and tend to celebrate bdays in a group, you’ll probably end up at Wok Of Fame. True story. Why? Because bday person eats for FREE here and there’s no minimum number of people in your party in order to qualify. Keepin’ the qualifications low.
Yes, Wok Of Fame is HUGE. I’ve never been to Vegas, but this place reminded me of buffets at a resort…‘cept that the fruits aren’t that tropical looking. ;) Buffet is divided into different sections, re: Salad (most weren’t good), Cooked Westernised Brown Foods (noodles, fried rice, egg rolls, chicken nuggets), «Sushi», Soups (none looked appetising to me), Another Section of Brownish Cooked Foods with Crispy Chicken, Duck, Roast Beef, Fries, Pizza, etc., a large, Dessert Section, & the section in the centre is for Live Cooking.
(There was another «Raw Foods» section which creeped me out ’cause it also had raw beef/​chicken, BUT I found out that you scoop what you want on a plate, hand to the Live Cooking station, select a sauce, and they stir fry something for you! Thank God ’cause I was about to comment that this section was a lawsuit waiting to happen.)
I never took advantage of the Live Cooking ’cause I just ate a part of my mom’s steak which although thin, was quite large.
FOOD — Not impressed, but edible. Although there’s A LOT, I didn’t find many things appetising. There was also a lot of fakey foods/​shortcuts like cut canned beets, fried scallops weren’t actual scallops, and don’t even get me started with the desserts. They looked like something from a Play-​Doh playset. Soft-​serve was melty, ice cream tasted slightly chemically, and I NEVER touched anything that was in those fridges. Fruits weren’t ripe enough colour.
I don’t eat much the carbs at buffets, so I never tried the Fried Noodles/​Rice, but they looks dry.
SERVICE — Fine. I saw a coupla servers even crack a smile!
Overall, your rating will depend on your expectation. If you expect this food wonderland, are impressed with the less depressive atmosphere, then you’ll love this place. However, if you can actually focus on the food, you’ll be less than impressed. Thinking back to my visit last year to a smaller Mandarin, the food was better there. Less variety, but BETTER tasting.
Question: What’s the big deal with Crab Legs, anyway? Too little ‘meat’ for soo much effort!

The first time I came in, I really liked the variety of Chinese foods. You were able to watch your food being made in front of your eyes which I thought was unique and that brought in some specialty to your food. The overall food quality of the food was great, however when it came to dessert I picked up a waffle and when I ate it, it was ice cold. I complained and they offered me a hot one. I wasn’t too concerned because maybe the woman forgot to throw this one out. It wasn’t such a big deal.
I really liked how the servers were attentive and consistently took our plates away. And brought our drinks fast and prepared right.
SECOND TIME —-
The second time I went to Wok of Fame, we were put on a wait list but for some reason… I would’ve gladly waited for a better table, but they sat us in this awkward in the middle of everyone table for two. I know they just took tables apart and just put two chairs together in the middle of the section. It was a FIRST DATE too. so we both laughed at the awkward seating. However, we got over it and got our food. No problem with the food once again, but the servers just kept rushing it and constantly reminding us that we had a 1.5 hour limit.

Overall Impression:
Nice interior and service, but we were sick afterward, and felt we definitely paid too much for the quality we got. Overall, I’ll never go back.
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Interior:
–very spacious
— good amount of space between hot and cold tables, meaning few bottleneck areas
–open unprotected table with raw meat, meant to be used for fresh cooked stir fry. Presents great possibility for health hazards
Service:
–very friendly and kind
–drinks are self serve however
Value:
–it cost us about $ 30 a person before gratuity
–they charge an extra $ 10 if they think you’ve been wasteful with food. Not unheard of, but makes you nervous when spitting something gross into a napkin, which we did a lot
–soft drinks and water are included
Food — the good:
–sushi better than any other buffet sushi we’ve had
–Asian beef stew was tender and flavourful
–chicken balls were among my top 5
–broccoli beef, also very flavourful and savoury
–Good variety of ice cream
–mini pancakes were a hit
Food — the not so good:
–pork ribs were very salty and rather chewy
–jello wasn’t good, rubbery and bland
Food — the inedible:
–the pork was all grease and tasted like cooking oil despite the sauce
–the crispy duck was chewy with skin like a rubber band
–the breaded items (chicken, scallops, onion rings) were all very chewy as well
–the fried noodles were extremely greasy and tasted only of cooking oil
We left feeling sick and it only got worse into the night. We were so concerned about the food wasting fee that we probably ate more than we should have of the inedible chewy and greasy food.
I got the impression that the food had been sitting out since lunch for how stale it tasted.
I wanted to try the fresh cooked stir fry, but couldn’t bring myself to do it after eating the other food there. Since I was pretty sure much of what I’d eaten had been sitting out much of the day, I didn’t trust the salad-​bar-​like table of raw meat with no sneeze guard or barriers. I also didn’t like the idea of piling the raw items on a plate and carrying it across the aisle to the cooks (whom the meat should have been kept with to prevent mishaps or accidents or tampering). That portion of the restaurant is badly designed, and for all its novelty, presents too much potential for something to go wrong.
In the end, my wife and I paid $ 60 before gratuity to be sick for the night. I don’t recommend this restaurant.

This place has a beautiful interior and is huge inside. The lobby has a big fish tank full of huge parrot fish. I have three of these in my fish tank and didn’t know they could get that big. Yikes.
The food is standard Chinese buffet good but has a lot of variety and is decent. There is the mongolian grill section, salad bar, sushi/​sashimi, dessert, soups, hot and cold foods with the usual Chinese entrees and beverage section where you get your own drinks and a refrigerator with bottled water. In the hot food section they did have a lamb dish which I don’t see at any of the Asian buffets in my hometown, Seattle. I thought the food was okay. You don’t expect to be blown away with buffet food. But it is good place for a family gathering.

This place is huge! Tons of seating which means lots of people which means it is loud in here! You have to almost yell at the person next to you in order for them to hear you.
Went on a busy Friday night for dinner. Service was average. Ordered a bottle of Jackson-​Triggs white wine. When we ordered a second bottle, our server just slapped it on the table and immediately said «It’s the one you ordered it’s just in a different bottle». Maybe she thought we wouldn’t notice? When we told her it isn’t the one we ordered she made a face and said she would go check the order. Came back a few minutes later with the right one but no apology whatsoever. Aside from this, the servers were constantly coming by to pick up finished plates which was good.
Onto the food!
Had to try the wok station since it’s what the place is known for. Grab a plate and choose from a selection of udon or yellow flat noodles with veggies such as bean sprouts, green bell pepper, onions, and mushrooms. Meat choices of either shrimp, beef, or chicken but to be quite honest the raw chicken in a large bowl just sitting there is kind of off putting. The dish will be served to you on that same plate so be sure not to place the raw chicken directly on it. I had udon noodles with shrimp and Thai chili sauce. It is marked 2 chilies which is one of the most spicy sauces on the menu but it was not spicy at all. Very tasty though.
Other dinner items I tried:
— Sushi: Surprisingly good for a self serve buffet. They have salmon sashimi and rolls such as California, red dragon, green dragon, and cucumber. Tasted quite fresh. I appreciated the spicy mayo they had available beside the sushi station.
— Garlic steak from the fry station: Was OK. Tasted bland despite the overwhelming amount of garlic.
— Salmon from the fry station: Meh. Very oily and flavourless.
— Teriyaki salmon: Quite good. Nice flavour.
— Hot crab legs: Small and incredibly salty to the point I couldn’t eat it. Nothing compared to the crab legs at Mandarin which I really enjoy.
— Crispy duck: Very yummy if you don’t eat the extremely thick and fatty skin. The meat was very flavourful and moist. Some pieces such as the leg didn’t have such fatty skin so it was edible and tasty skin on.
— Fried chicken wings: A tad on the salty side but very nice and crispy.
Desserts:
— Mini pancakes: Looks cute but that’s about it. Had a strange aftertaste.
— Tiramisu cake: A let down. Soggy and no flavour.
— Mocha cake: Pretty tasty. Sponge was a bit dry but the creamy mocha icing made up for that.
— Crème brûlée: Disgusting. Tasted awful. Looked and tasted like pure cornstarch with water. No cream in sight. Top tasted like gas from the flame torch.
— Strawberries covered with chocolate from the chocolate fountain: Enjoyed it. Milk chocolate.
Green tea and red bean ice cream: Very good. Just like the kind from sushi restaurants.
Coconut ice cream: Did not enjoy. Tasted like very artificial coconut flavour.
Mint chocolate chip ice cream: Very minty and not too sweet. Almost like toothpaste.
Fresh pineapple, cantaloupe, watermelon, grapefruit, grapes: Can’t go wrong with fresh fruit.
Overall the food was comparable to any other buffet. Not bad but not great either. Compared to Mandarin their sushi was much better but their desserts were very lacking.

An asian Buffet with an absolutely wonderful setup and atmosphere and the food is a million leagues above mandarin; which I guess isn’t saying much, but it’s definitely worth a visit if you are a fan of buffet restaurants. Many options, including those of freshly prepared hot meals.

I don’t usually give buffets 4 stars, it’s a buffet c’mon! This place is deserving for a few reasons!
The interior is new nice and clean, plentiful staff who are constantly bussing tables, restocking and cleaning! On the weekends they have a live piano player, nice touch, be sure to tip them as well — just because it’s a buffet doesn’t mean you have to be cheap!
What I like about this place is the Mongolian Wok station and the grill station; it’s a healthier option than all the pre made food usually found at buffets. More Asian dishes than anything else, I liked that they didn’t have an excessive amount of fried or finger foods!
The desserts were OK, and just OK at that. Included with your meal was bottled water and soft drinks, although coffee and tea are not included. My fiancé was pleasantly surprised with his coffee, stating that it was pretty good and made his OK desserts a little better!
I would definitely return to this buffet it a great place for groups, with something to please everyone.

Its a buffet so you can’t expect culinary extraordinaire but as a buffet place it definitely stands out.
At Wok of Fame, food consists of sushi, wok dishes, teppanyaki, hot dishes, soups, pastries, salads and desserts. Soft drinks and juices at their drinks stations are also included into the price
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But…But…But!!!
Live cooking is what separates Wok of Fame from the rest. we can choose the ingredients that we want, and it can be cooked the way we want by their chefs at the live-​cooking Wok and Teppanyaki stations.
The place is nicely decorated and quiet huge, so space wont be a problem. I took around 20 people and the server was able to manage us and keep our table clean at all times.
Overall, as a buffet place it does a good job!

When I first walked in, the place looked amazing. It was dimly lit with very fitting décor. Even the food bar itself was in the shape of a boat. In the centre of the place is a piano, but there was no one playing at the time.
The selection is much smaller than other buffets like Mandarin and Spoonful.
Taste-​wise, I would recommend the live cooking section. You can choose what you want and they’ll cook it right in front of you. But… That’s the extent of the good food here. All the other sections offer food that’s just average at best. The rice on the sushis was hard and didn’t taste fresh. The pizza was cold and looked like it had been sitting out on the counter for hours. The meat tasted on par or even worse than something you’d get at a fast-​food restaurant. As for dessert, while it’s true that there’s a large selection, it’s mainly different flavours of the same dessert. Served in plastic cups, it looked and tasted cheap. Even their crème brûlée tasted awful and I had no idea that was even possible.
Overall, the place is nice to look at and it’s great that it’s free on your birthday but the food itself is really just average at best.

Wok of Fame: The champagne of westernized Chinese buffets. Since I only gave it 3 stars, you can probably guess that these buffets are not my thing. It’s always another person’s plan, such as a family birthday, which brings me to these.
The good: Um, it beats the Mandarin in about every way. They have less standard ‘Chinese food’ dishes than the Mandarin (where’s the lemon chicken?), but their edge is preparing various fresh dishes or meats. As their name suggests, you can have a make-​your-​own wok, fresh grilled steak, salmon, oysters and a couple other things. Also, they have quite a bit of sushi being constantly prepared and served fresh. It’s actually pretty good and miles ahead of what the Mandarin puts out. Lots of ice cream choices and pretty big dessert bar.
The average and below average: First, the service. One thing I’ll give the Mandarin is good service. Today, they lost our reservation, even though we made it clear as possible the day beforehand (even spelling the name letter by letter). Your table is visited less frequently and you often have old plates and napkins on your table for sometime. The food itself is generally average, with perhaps a couple things reaching a ‘4’. There isn’t a single bite that gives you any ‘wow’ factor. It’s basically your gluttonous impulses exciting you with so many food options, but upon reflection, little really stands out. That said, they don’t put out much poor food either to their credit. Soft drinks and water bottles are included which adds a bit of value too.
I like the ambiance over the Mandarin. Nice décor, and warmer more relaxing colours. One possible downside is that it’s completely open, so you may get more noise than some other places. It’s also funny that the bathroom area moves to a Greco-​Roman tile art motif, which has little to do with the attempted Asian feel of the rest of the place. I doubt anyone else cares however.
So if ‘Chinese’ buffets are your thing, give these guys a try. If a group suggests going to the Mandarin, try and persuade them to come here at least.

This is the first time I have been here for dinner, and during the week too. I think many people come here for the free birthday meal. It is definitely a good deal. 2 adults = $ 30 for dinner.
They put everyone on the right side of the restaurant, and it was full. Got the feeling they were short on staff. The hot food line around the corner from the ice cream/​minnie mouse was actually closed, which was a surprise to me. Typically dinners have more selections, so more $ and It seemed the opposite. They did have prime rib, and I wanted to try a piece to see how it compares to Mandarin. To be fair, there were only couple little bites that were chewable, as I got the end piece, so hard to comment.
The stir fry station is the main thing I like coming here and it was good as usual. The soft ice cream is a plus as well! I don’t usually like fruits at buffets, but the watermelon was very nice. Peach and mandarin orange are good choices to have too. I don’t really bother with the live cooking section, as I have had it in the past and found the meat hard to chew. Looking at the table beside us, it seemed still is. You can’t expect an all you can eat place to offer the best meats. But I might try some mussels next time.
Overall, it was still a good experience and value. But, I was a bit disappointed in what seemed like less food choices. Stir fry # 1 reason, and #2 is the more choices they offer compared to other similar buffets I prefer this place. We will be coming back next week for sons birthday party, so hope they do not close down the 1 food section as they did for dinner.

Wow what a huge lovely buffet! Beautiful décor combined with a huge selection of food.
The hot food selection is just average, but the cook to order stations is what really stands out: Stir fry (pick your raw foods from the boat and your sauce preference) and Grill (sirloin steak, tilapia, basa, chicken).
They’ve got lots of desserts to choose from including the largest salad bar I’ve ever seen at a buffet! They also have chocolate and vanilla fountain fondues! (during weekend dinner only)
I noticed the chef at the stir fry doesn’t speak english or cantonese, which is a disappointment as I couldn’t communicate with him (wanted to ask which sauce is most popular). Otherwise the staff is friendly.
Be sure to make reservations because sometimes they can get full. It’s a bit pricey on weekends but a great fancy place for large gatherings. Free for birthday person! (with ID)
I really enjoyed this place! Will return soon!

The food is good here. Sushi selections are better than other AYE places. The fresh selections to choose from to have cooked for you is a treat. Cindy the server is amazing and I love when I am seated in her section.
Dinner selections are the best. Was not impressed with their lunch the 1 time I went.

This is my favourite buffet.
I always go here on my birthday (it’s free) because I absolutely love getting to pick what I am eating.
I am awfully picky and I also LOVE when my food is ridiculously spicy — so the fact that I can make my own raw plate and have them stir fry it for me is fantastic!
Now their hot food section isn’t the greatest but I don’t think that’s why their popular — if you’re going for the hot food… Just order in or go to the Mandarin. This place is for fresh food that is made how you like it.
My husband also says the sushi is pretty good!

The salad bar was plentiful. The live cooking station was cool. You pick your raw meat, ur noodles, and ur veggies, then theyll boil it and fry it up. I didnt see pork at this place though which is nice for people who don’t eat it.
Sooo many dessert options from cakes, cookies to ice cream and pastries. Pretty awesome.
$ 23.99 for dinner. $ 13.99 for lunch. Free dinner on your birthday.