J-Wok Kitchen (in Berwyn)

A friend tried this place a couple of days ago and said it wasn't terrible. He was intrigued by the presence on the menu of not just Chinese, Thai and Japanese (sushi) but a few things denoted Korean as well. Anyway, I'm now intrigued as well, though not enough to take one for the team. Anyone out there braver than I?

J-Wok Chinese Kitchen
6643 W Roosevelt
Berwyn, IL

I'm definitely not braver, but I have been threatening to try some sushi there. Haven't manned up enough yet. Website:

http://j-wok.com/index.html

Korean and Thai offerings are lumped into the section of menu labeled "Asian Corner" in the Chinese menu.

We've tried it a couple of times in the last several months.

The chinese was OK, but I won't mistake it for Chinatown. Their smoothies are good.

I hadn't noticed the Korean or Thai. Might need to give that a try.

So, finally, we did it. PIcked up the phone, and gave it the ol college try. "Party Platter D" was our order:

Spicy salmon roll
spicy tuna roll
Spicy shrimp roll
Eel roll
california roll
and 12 pieces chef's choice nigiri
55 bux:



(please pardon the pics, figuring out a new camera)
So, it was all just OK. The fish was decent. I've definitely had better and worse. The nigiri was in big fat slab format. I wouldn't call it great, it was just ok. Chef's choice tonight was namasake, maguro, hamachi, and smoked salmon. The yellowtail was just a tiny scoche past it's prime, but the other stuff was OK. I'm not a big fan of smoked salmon in nigiri format for the most part,but it was OK. The rolls were decent. The spicy salmon, and spicy tuna actually packed a decent punch. My biggest issue was the flavorless rice. It was cooked well, but seasoned very poorly. Flavorless no tang, none. It would have brought everything up a decent notch. It was just plain ol white rice.

The folks at Sen in Oak Park won't be losing any sleep because of J-Wok's sushi. Maybe tonight's rice wasn't seasoned in the usual manner. I'll give them another try - maybe a lunch special or something.