Reviews for Monkey King in Oakland, CA
This was my first visit to the Monkey King and the food was excellent ????. Sweet & Sour Chicken with Fried Rice with Onion.
Ordered the porkchop with rice. They gave me the pork chop (wich was dry.) But no rice. I called to make them aware and was told... it doesn't come with rice. I said it's listed on their menu as coming with rice and she said "oh ok" I asked if I could comepick the rice up and she said only if I want to purchase it separately... I said but it's listed on YOUR menu. She hung up onme. Great customer service. Read more
The food is always cooked exceptionally but a huge part of the food industry is customer service. I never get utensils when I... ask even when I come in and ask if it's in the bag myself. I work hospice and enjoy the food here on a hard shift but how can Ieat in the middle of a long shift without a fork. Such a simple thing that so far they have not accomplished for me. This is mythird go. Read more
On the menu it says ?Lil? Man Shrimp & Rice - Hawaiian shrimp truck influenced, shrimp wok tossed in house garlic and... butter? What they gave us is deep fried shrimp with spicy peppers and garlic. This is false advertising. Kimchi fried rice wasgood and big enough for two to share, fortunately, since this is likely going in the trash. Very disappointed at their blatantlyincorrect menu. UPDATE: I went ahead and complained to the manager and she was gracious about it and offered to refund the mealand she mentioned she would speak with the owners about changing the online menu to reflect the actual dish they prepare.Increased my rating 2 stars for good customer service Read more
In a sea of expensive fine dining, and organic ingredients, is a little place on Piedmont avenue called monkey king. Monkey... King is for people who are tired of foie gras and Caesar salad and just want to get down on some really super tasty spicyfood. A lot of their menu centers around chicken wings, boneless and with bone, noodles, rice, and an array of snacks bothFilipino and Chinese, all of which are damn delicious. I just discovered the place by accident and figured why not, a placenamed "monkey King" sounded like it might be a good bet. I love Pan Asian or Asian fusion food, that mixes a lot of differentflavors and I ordered the Szechuan style boneless wings and the garlic noodles with a ginger beer, and I was in absoluteheaven. The wings are so plentiful I could not finish them in a single sitting and I am a big eater. They were even better whenI took him home and heated them up. I highly recommend this place to people who want to have some inexpensive Asian street foodin a restaurant setting. It's totally worth it. Or you can go have a $35 2 oz piece of Chilean sea bass and sip it with youroverpriced merlot. Your call, really. Read more
Best wings we have had in a long time! Everything was amazing. Definitely have a regular customer, if the prices stay as is.... Piedmont ave generally isn't affordable to be, but this place is and their food top notch. Love the fusion . Have to come backand try the other wing flavors as well . 4/2 have now been here 3 times. Everytime they don't disappoint. Tried the jambalayarice. Pretty bomb. Read more
This place is amazing. They just opened recently and their menu is limited right now, but the quality of their chicken wings and... boneless chicken is beyond compare. Legit chunks of chicken breast. Juicy and crunchy. The garlic noodles should be tried byeveryone. Plus, the people who work there are ridiculously friendly and efficient. I for one can not wait for them to fullyopen. I have tried all the sauces at this point and every single one of them is delicious. You will not regret it. Read more
Unfortunately, their (Piedmont location) garlic noodles were dry and had no hint of garlic or sauce. I asked for extra sauce and... didn't receive it. More embarrassing; I recommended it to a family member who had the (Alameda locations') "garlic noodles" andfell in love. The Alameda location is where it's at!!! Apparently, the family has distributed the business and the youngerfamily members own the Piedmont location. Don't go!! If you want the years of great tradition and flavor, go to the Alamedalocation! Read more