China Wok - Marion

I've eaten Wok at China, probably since it opened- around 2002/2003 maybe? It's always my go-to for exporting Chinese. It is just so good, so fresh that nothing else compares around Marion/Carbondale area. Their prices are large, the food portions so large, and the family that run it are just about the most beautiful people you will meet.

The place looks dingy and dirty, but its really not. The staff is super friendly and the food is really good. I wish they would add sushi to their menu, but overall I love ordering food from them. She food is also quite cheap with a lot of choice.

We have been protecting China Wok for years, so obviously we like it, or we wouldn't come back. In an area that has no ton of restaurant options, this place is pretty good. Having grown up in the Chicago suburbs for ten years and living in the Orlando area, I often had better Chinese. But for southern Illinois, China Wok, it is as good as it is for taking Chinese food. I like bovine broccoli and chicken mushrooms, both with roasted rice. The woman likes sesame chicken, sweet and sour chicken and we both like the crabs rangoons. The egg rolls are also okay, but I prefer spring rolls.

Quality of food at this restaurant has gone down drastically over the years. When I moved here 8 years ago this was the best Chinese food in town. Over the past couple years it seems like it's slowly gotten less and less quality and flavor. Fried chicken dishes taste like oil and the sauce doesn't help to mask that. Wontons in the wonton soup are overcooked and have no taste, barely any meat in them anymore. Disappointed this used to be such a great restaurant.

We have ordered here several times but this time was terrible! We ordered sesame chicken and it was so tough that we couldn't eat it. I have always loved their crab rangoon, but every one of them were burnt. Very disappointing!