#115 - 805 Boyd Street, New Westminster, BC
604-540-9657
Why were we here? Why...why? I blame this misfortune on my chubby partner-in-crime, my husband, Buddha Boy. You see, earlier in the year, Buddha Boy asked me to pick up this deal on SocialShopper for some Asian "fusion" food. Honestly, I was not too keen on it...but being the wonderful wife I am (Wahahaha!!!)...I still went for it...bad choice.
There was only one customer dining when we showed up. The interior was bright and spacious, but most of the tables were dirty and sticky. I saw garbage (wrappers, paper napkins, fork, and etc.) lying around at different spots on the floor. After we ordered, Buddha Boy and I had to scout out an "acceptable" table to sit at...I was not too pleased. Oh, by the way, don't expect service here as it runs like a fast-food joint.
Don't be fooled by the Pot Stickers, which did not resembled the actual meaning of "pot-stickers 鍋貼", instead, these were deep-fried chicken and vegetable dumplings. This was one of the two better dishes, but, unfortunately, other than being fresh, nothing was memorable. Not much meat, not much vegetables...not much filling, period.
The Butter Chicken Naan-wich had a very doughy naan with limited amount of chicken in the butter chicken. The sauce was not smooth and it was quite salty.
The Thai Red Curry Chicken was a disgusting dish. Not only thst the vegetables were not fresh, some even tasted rancid. The chicken was tough and chewy. The sauce was unbearably salty. The rice was dry. The portion was small. Nothing was right.
Another one of the two better dishes was the Breaded Chicken. With a choice of honey, lemon, orange, teriyaki, almond, or sweet and sour sauce, we opted for almond. Okay, the "better" part was that these were freshly deep-fried, but other than that, it's pretty disappointing. Exactly what part of this dish said "almond"? Nothing.
I admit, we tend to stay away from "fusion" food. Don't get us wrong, we've had some good experiences with fusion cooking, but in general, we've had more misses than hits. Our visit to Wok Box was simply horrifying. This place not only fools, but it's also for fools...and us being the "one-time-fools" was already too much for us.
