Wokano

Chinese restaurant · Passyunk Square

Wokano

Chinese restaurant · Passyunk Square

1100 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Highlights

Informal eatery serving a long menu of classic Chinese fare plus a roster of specialty dishes.

1100 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Get directions

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"Wokano on Washington has a menu as long as a CVS receipt, including a ton of dumpling options. We understand if you want to try them all, but it's the seafood crystal dumpling you'll be thinking about 48 hours after your meal. These soft, chewy dumplings taste sweet and onion-y at the same time, and you can see all the colors of the crab, shrimp, and vegetables through their paper-thin skin. " - candis mclean

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@infatuation

"South Philly’s Wokano has the classic setup with carts, big families, chandeliers, and tablecloths. It's easy to get swept up in all the egg tarts, fried squid, and king crab claws in your peripheral vision. Our favorites here, though, are the seafood crystal dumplings. They have translucent, paper-thin skin that clings to the filling like a t-shirt in a rainstorm. Like most places on the list, Wokano opens before noon (10:30am), but the menu stays the same throughout the day. " - Candis Mclean

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@infatuation

"Things aren’t simple at Wokano - there are more dumpling choices than coupons attached to a CVS receipt. Even though you’ll want to try them all, the seafood crystal dumpling is the one you should order. With a paper-thin skin that clings to the filling like your t-shirt does after you get stuck in the rain, you’ll see the color of the crab, shrimp, and vegetables peeking through the skin. These soft and chewy bite dumplings are both savory and sweet, and you get a blend of mild onion-y spice in each bite." - Candis R. McLean

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Aatish Gupta

Google

The fried noodles were burned, and the ho fun was completely flavorless. I ordered the Buddhists delight and that was a mistake. Avoid at all costs.

y c

Google

Still have traditional Dim Sum served on a carts. Spacious, relax atmosphere. Attracted by the free parking on a mall complex. Ordered 20 items for about $120, average $6 - $7 each, except the specially ordered ones. Not many places remained with this type of cooking. Hope that the prices are more clearly displayed on the menu.

Becky Clark

Google

We had a rather unfortunate experience that ruined the meal and tainted my opinion on the restaurant. Halfway through our meal, I needed to use the restroom. When I opened the door to the woman’s room and stepped in, my foot was immediately greeted by a splash. One of the toilets overflowed, making the bathroom completed flooded with an inch of water with either dirt or feces floating around. When I told our server, she seemed to not care at all. I then tried the men’s room. Well, the drain must have clogged which caused flooding in there as well, so the only stall was also filled with dirty water! I was unable to use the restroom, even to wash my hands, and I stepped in the disgusting water. Needless to say, this ruined the entire experience and the staff did not seem to care. Food was just okay. Some was made to order, some was in carts. My favorite was the fried taro and pork dumpling. It tasted like thanksgiving! Pork buns did not have enough filling. Many of the dishes lacked flavor and seasoning. We went on a Monday, and it was not crowded. Our server seemed to avoid us after I complained about the toilets and we had to flag her down multiple times. Overall, it was way too expensive for regular dim sum, service was rough, and we had to go to another place after since I still had to pee. Would not return.

Michelle Do

Google

It’s sad to see how the restaurant’s standards and quality has declined throughout the years. The dim sum is is extremely oily and some pieces almost has a film on them, as if they’ve been kept warm too long, or is old. The restaurant was empty on a Saturday morning for breakfast, with very little staff to serve you

cool

Google

Pretty good place for dim sum. I like the shrimp shumai. They offer take out too. Jellyfish was aight. Stuffed Crab claws are soo delicious. I had sesame balls for dessert. Parking in the plaza is always trash.

Thomas Mui

Google

This place is interesting. Came here with low expectations but strangely overdelivered on dim sum particularly their baked goods - Pinneapple Bun, Fried Taro, Lotus Leaf Sticky Rice - Al the usuals like shrimp rice noodle and shiu mai are ok - but there are some gems here so don’t discount this place - reasonably priced than most

Angela Z-Frace

Google

Somebody strongly recommended this restaurant for its dim sum, saying that it’s the most authentic Chinese dim sum restaurant she had ever been to. And it’s free parking! So I bothered myself to go across the state to give it a try. I ordered several steamed or fried dim sum. It turned out that most of them were very salty and full of MSG! I felt thirsty right away after a couple bites of food. It kept me thirsty ever since, even now it’s past 5pm, I still feel very thirsty! For the inside environment, it’s pretty spacious and with wide pathways, you don’t feel as crowded as other Chinese restaurant. For the outside parking, it’s free but because it shares the parking lot with a super market and other stores there, it took half an hour for me to finally got a space. Weekdays should be easier, I guess.

grace field

Google

Just okay. Came around 6 pm, two waitresses are busy with their phones, we have to flag them to order food. Steamed shrimp stuffed with tofu comes as about we are leaving. We dont know if it will take more than 30 mins to cook it.