Wok-fired Chinese street food. Chicago's West Loop, every weekday.
Ginger smashed, pork scored, 200 dumplings folded. The truck doesn't move until it's ready.
5:30am — pork belly scored
ginger goes first, always
house chili crisp batch
pleating 200 dumplings
Laminated dough, wok-pressed, served with ginger black vinegar
Pan-fried, crispy bottom, hand-folded every morning
Slow-cooked rice porridge, century egg, fried dough, scallion
Construction crews line up before the awning unrolls. Mapo tofu sells out by 1pm. You've been warned.
screaming heat, 11am sharp
mapo tofu sells out by 1pm
the 11:45 crowd
Sesame paste, chili crisp, ground pork, Sichuan peppercorn
Silken tofu, fermented black bean, pork, over steamed rice
Egg noodles, char siu pork, bok choy, oyster sauce
The queue dies down. We pull noodles, bottle chili crisp, and get ready to do it all again.
3pm — bottling the extra crisp
hand-pulled for dinner service
Chilled wheat noodles, tahini, black vinegar, cucumber, chili oil
Garlic, sesame, chili crisp, rice vinegar
House-made, take one home — 4oz jar
Office workers on their way home. Then bar crowds who need char siu rice and scallion pancakes to close out the night.
the golden hour line
bar crowd, 11pm
Honey-glazed pork belly, steamed rice, pickled daikon, scallion oil
Chinese sausage, egg, soy, wok breath
Braised pork belly, pickled mustard greens, hoisin
Cold, fresh-pressed, slightly grassy — pairs with everything
We move. Here's where we'll be.
Monroe & Canal, West Loop
11am – 8pm
Wacker & Michigan, Loop
11am – 9pm
Fulton Market, Randolph St
11am – 10pm
Monroe & Canal, West Loop
11am – midnight
Navy Pier West Entrance
12pm – midnight
Logan Square Farmers Market
9am – 3pm
Pilsen, 18th & Halsted
12pm – 8pm
Route updates posted by 8am daily on Instagram @wokfoodtruck
"Sesame oil hits a screaming wok at dawn. The smoke doesn't stop until the last container of mapo tofu leaves the window at midnight."
Wok is one truck, one menu, one city. We started because Chicago deserved better street food — the kind that leaves your fingers smelling like chili crisp for the rest of the afternoon.