Wok

Noodle bowl close-up with chopsticks mid-reach

Steaming wok with vegetables at high heat

Scallion pancake pulled apart with greasy fingers

Mapo tofu in styrofoam container on truck hood

Chili crisp jar beside bowl of noodles

Construction worker eating from food truck window

Dumplings in bamboo steamer basket

Street food line at night with warm light

Fried rice in wok with smoke rising

Pork belly slices on cutting board

Chopsticks picking up noodles from bowl

Food truck window with customer ordering

Sesame noodles topped with scallions and chili oil

Wok flames shooting up in dark kitchen

Late night crowd gathered around food truck

Steamed buns on plate with dipping sauce

We park.
You eat.
Everybody wins.

Wok-fired Chinese street food. Chicago's West Loop, every weekday.

Open today · Monroe & Canal · Until midnight

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Morning Prep5:30am – 10:30am

Before the window opens.

Ginger smashed, pork scored, 200 dumplings folded. The truck doesn't move until it's ready.

Pork belly being scored on wooden board at dawn

5:30am — pork belly scored

Fresh ginger being smashed with cleaver

ginger goes first, always

Chili crisp oil jars lined up on prep counter

house chili crisp batch

Dumplings being folded on floured surface

pleating 200 dumplings

Wok being seasoned with oil over high flame

Scallion Pancakes

Breakfast

Laminated dough, wok-pressed, served with ginger black vinegar

$7+ Add

Pork & Chive Dumplings

Fresh Daily

Pan-fried, crispy bottom, hand-folded every morning

$9+ Add

Congee Bowl

Slow-cooked rice porridge, century egg, fried dough, scallion

$11+ Add

Lunch Rush11am – 2pm

The wok doesn't stop.

Construction crews line up before the awning unrolls. Mapo tofu sells out by 1pm. You've been warned.

Wok flames shooting high during lunch rush

screaming heat, 11am sharp

Mapo tofu being ladled into containers

mapo tofu sells out by 1pm

Dan dan noodles with chili oil and ground pork

Construction crew lined up at truck window

the 11:45 crowd

Dan Dan Noodles

Most Ordered

Sesame paste, chili crisp, ground pork, Sichuan peppercorn

$14+ Add

Mapo Tofu Rice Bowl

Silken tofu, fermented black bean, pork, over steamed rice

$14+ Add

Wok-Fried Lo Mein

Egg noodles, char siu pork, bok choy, oyster sauce

$13+ Add

Afternoon Lull2pm – 5pm

Slow hands, deep prep.

The queue dies down. We pull noodles, bottle chili crisp, and get ready to do it all again.

Chili crisp being bottled in small jars

3pm — bottling the extra crisp

Dough being pulled and stretched for noodles

hand-pulled for dinner service

Sauces in small bowls on prep counter

Close-up of chopsticks resting on ceramic bowl

Cold Sesame Noodles

Afternoon Special

Chilled wheat noodles, tahini, black vinegar, cucumber, chili oil

$12+ Add

Smashed Cucumber Salad

Garlic, sesame, chili crisp, rice vinegar

$6+ Add

Chili Crisp (Jar)

Take Home

House-made, take one home — 4oz jar

$10+ Add

Evening Service5pm – Midnight

Golden hour, then the bar crowd.

Office workers on their way home. Then bar crowds who need char siu rice and scallion pancakes to close out the night.

Golden hour crowd around food truck at dusk

the golden hour line

Night crowd eating from containers under truck lights

Bar crowd eating noodles late at night

bar crowd, 11pm

Char siu pork glistening under truck light

Steamed bao buns on plate at night service

Char Siu Rice

Dinner

Honey-glazed pork belly, steamed rice, pickled daikon, scallion oil

$15+ Add

Lap Cheong Fried Rice

Chinese sausage, egg, soy, wok breath

$13+ Add

Steamed Bao (2)

Braised pork belly, pickled mustard greens, hoisin

$8+ Add

Sugarcane Juice

Cold, fresh-pressed, slightly grassy — pairs with everything

$5+ Add

Live Location

Find the Truck

We move. Here's where we'll be.

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Monroe & Canal

Open Now · Until Midnight

This Week's Route

Mon

Monroe & Canal, West Loop

11am – 8pm

Done

Tue

Wacker & Michigan, Loop

11am – 9pm

Done

Wed

Fulton Market, Randolph St

11am – 10pm

Done

Thu

Monroe & Canal, West Loop

11am – midnight

Here Now

Fri

Navy Pier West Entrance

12pm – midnight

Sat

Logan Square Farmers Market

9am – 3pm

Sun

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.

400+

Containers sold daily

7

Days a week

1

Truck. No franchise.