wah kue cafe

i've been going here since i was a kid 39 yrs and the food is fantastic. downfall is the price/portons very price for the anount of fod you get...

just like grandma used to take out. literally. i grew up in boulevard park and this was our go-to chinese takeout through my entire childhood (and for three generations of my family before me, i am pretty sure). wah kue has been in operation since 1950 and i'm not aware of any changes to the menu or recipes or the interior of the restaurant or possibly the staff during that time. which to me is a good thing.

(except possibly the creepy decor which is easily fixed by takeout. but the dine-in waiter was totally sweet and helped make up for it.)

a few differences i notice at wah kue compared to other places:

you won't find modern american-chinese dishes like general tso's chicken or orange whatever on this menu. i'm not sure if that's because they hadn't yet been invented in 1950 (i'm serious!) or if it's a szechuan vs. cantonese thing or both. what's there is delicious, though. if you can't find what you're used to, try something new.

i do wish they had hot & sour soup or something. the noodle soup tastes suspiciously like campbell's. thud.

as mentioned by another reviewer, the sweet & sour sauce is dark brown, not kool-aid-red. it's yummy.

the egg rolls are actually rolled in egg! they're huge and fluffy and filled with actual food. they're like deep fried omelettes. be hungry. you will not need six of them. find them on the menu under the "egg foo yung" section.

other stuff i like:

the barbecue pork appetizer with the plate of ketchup, hot mustard, "medium sauce" and sesame seeds is simple but correct. pork tender, not leathery. takes me back, man.

the chow mein noodles seem to be handmade, though i am not certain of this. couldn't really see the (generous quantity of) noodles under the (massive pile of) vegetables and crispy won tons.

we got the dinner combo special and found it to be a massive quantity of food at an excellent price. we took home two families' worth of leftovers. the waiter also brought us a ridiculous number of fortune cookies.

i still go to a variety of other american-chinese places, e.g., when i'm in the mood for deep fried meat bits in sugary sauce, but i'm glad wah kue is around when i need serious throwback comfort chinese instead.

finest cantonese s. seattle. if you like cantonese style food you will love wah kue. if you are a fan of szechuan go to king wah. i personally grew up on cantonese style and have been eating at wah kue for 33 years. it is one of the very few anywhere that match what i ate a a child. like any resturant you need to order what they do well stick with cantonese dishes. they have a #3 combination dinner that will easily feed two people. if you want old style order pan fried noodles for the chow mein and boneless amond chicken. they have a dark brown sweet & sour sause for their sw chicken or spare ribs. this is extremely rare and is 5x better than all the other types. i came to love this sause when used on "almond braised pressed duck" at my childhood resturant. unfortunately they do not have that dish on their menu. it has been nearly 20 years since i found an place that did serve this dish and that was in la. we order extra sause and use it on the chicken too. . we usually order their combination fried rice. they have been absolutely consistant and i have never had a bad meal their. if you don't like their food you must not like cantonese style.

it's more like commerical chinese food then what you would find in chinatown. do not order chow mein
it taste and looks like it came from a can of chung king and fried rice was more like it just came out from a rice cooker with added color (not soy sauce ).
over price for no quality and just lots
of unions and bean sprouts for a lot of there food!...:(

last night 2-17-2015. ordered out , excellent dinner , the food was a lot better than last years food.
thank you we'll all be back your food was very fresh tasting. loved it

family tradition. my family has been coming to wa kue's since shortly after they first opened their doors. it was my grandparents saturday night out for their entire lives. we love wa kue's. their almond fried chicken on the bone is one of the best things you will ever eat.

not worth it. the price vs food proportion and quality was terrible.

great food & drinks, family owned for 61 years.

over priced for the poor quality of food. went here because it was reccommended by a friend. food was not that good and the style was out of the '50's.

the best. the owners are the best.