Wokcano Cafe

02/16/09

Wokcano is Always a Good Idea

by Montereyes at Citysearch

We like Wokcano, although there is even classier and better quality around it, this restaurant is the restaurant to go if you are in a more "modest" budget and is consistently great for the price. The drinks and specially the desserts are a little bit over priced, but the sushi is very affordable and of extremely high quality, $50 of sushi will get you sushi for at least 4 people (not two as hinted on prior comment.) I love the orange chicken and the fried yuca they garnish it with. I love the house salad. The staff is generally very helpful and if you let them know, they will address any complaints. We ordered delivery today and the same great quality of food arrived in a matter of minutes, super fast. Wokcano is never risky, we like everything we get here. My review is based on at least 10 visits to this restaurant.

• Pros: Happy Hour and Ambience
• Cons: Overpriced Desserts

12/14/08

Cool Slick Atmosphere, Great Selection of Standard Asian Cuisines

by trojanfromoregon at Citysearch

The place succeeds in coming off as very trendy with its jungle techno music and it's low lighting, but the staff is very gracious and attentive. A rare combo. Yeah they do have stuff like orange chicken that is pretty standard for the price, but when you can get orange chicken, pad thai, unagi sushi, korean short ribs and curry noodles all from one restaurant then I am impressed. From what I've tasted they do each region well.

For sushi their salmon, yellowtail and tuna I hear is delivered fresh daily or every other day. Their salmon definitely tasted delicate. It doesn't come frozen either. Their Golden Triangle and Black Pearl rolls are innovative and delicious. Ok I've eaten here a few times. It's open till 2am everyday. They have daily happy 3-7pm with sushi and drink specials. It's way packed and service can be rough for the poor waiter, but that's what happy hour is all about--survival of the fittest haha.

• Pros: Large Variety of Asian Food, Great Staff, Great Ambience
• Cons: Expensive drinks, Music gets a bit much

09/04/08

HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE

by kimmy213 at Citysearch

Being a new resident of downtown LA, I just had a delivery order of over $50 in rolls, and both my husband and I agree that this is the worst tasting roll/sushi we have ever tasted in our lives. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. The fish was warm, the rolls had rice falling apart everywhere, and one roll consisted of 4 tiny pieces of disgusting material.

It's worse than one of those packaged sushi obento (lunch boxes) sold at Ralph's.

I can not believe I hate this restaurant so much that I actually made an account on citysearch to blast it.

I hope no one goes through the same horrific experience as I have. Waste of money and time.

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: EVERYTHING