DISH OF THE WEEK- Sunday- 6/30/25- Gary Woo Express- Boca Raton)
***** DISH OF THE WEEK- Sunday- 6/30/25- Gary Woo Express,
One of Jeff Eats favorite menu items…
BBQ SPARE RIBS
($18- 6 ribs)
Gary Woo Express
9874 Yamato Road
Boca Raton
561-483-8889
garywooexpress.com
Latest review: 11/19/15
I love this joint! Totally awesome food!
Absolute must try…
Posted on November 19th, 2015
***** Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.
Was just by- Yamato Road & 441 in Boca Raton. Saw a gigantic tractor-trailer “unloading” a ton of cars- all with New York license plates!
To save you “car owners” the time-effort of writing Jeff Eats.
Posted on December 23, 2012
***** Gary Woo Express, 9874 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434, (561) 483-8889.
Got an absolutely terrific Chinese-takeout joint for you…Gary Woo Express in Boca Raton.
Just so you know, Jeff Eats originally “reviewed” this joint on August 19, 2009…suffice it to say, I loved its food back in 2009. Anyway, about 8 months ago new owners took over and to their credit, the food they are “banging-out” is even better than the original stuff. Trust me on this one, Gary Woo Express is right up there with the best Chinese restaurants that Jeff Eats has tried down here in South Florida.
When you check menu/prices at www.garywooexpress.com- in addition to loads of Chinese stuff you will find a huge Japanese menu. For the record, Jeff Eats, didn’t try any of the Japanese items, but if the Japanese food is as good as the Chinese stuff was—Gary Woo Express will be a joint where you can get both-delicious Chinese and Japanese takeout. Just so you know, Gary Woo Express has a couple of tables inside and a handful outside—but this joint is basically a takeout.
Applying Jeff Eats’ 1950’s Brooklyn Jewish Taste Test…sampled items included— won ton soup, tomato egg drop soup, egg rolls, pan fried pork dumplings, bbq ribs, general tso’s chicken, sweet & sour pork, pepper steak, shrimp in lobster sauce, chicken lo mein, roast pork fried rice. The result…Gary Woo Express is one of the best Chinese-takeoout joints that Jeff Eats has tried down here in South Florida. No kidding around, every item “tried” was delicious. To be perfectly honest with you, Jeff Eats’ original plan was to put the “dishes” in some sort of pecking order- but they were all dynamite–so I’ didn’t bother. For you wise-guys out there, No!–Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats didn’t eat “all” that food all by ourselves in one sitting…The fact of the matter, the taste test was conducted in 2-parts…some of the food was picked-up on a Thursday night and some was picked up on Saturday night—so there!
If I got one bitch here, I found the prices a drop- on the high side. No big deal–no second job needed…but the prices were definitely higher than the local competition.
Before I run…if you decide to try Gary Woo Express–when you get to the joint, you’ll find a “menu-rack” outside the front door. The takeout menus in the rack–have coupons and you can use them “right away”— Now that I’m thinking, the coupon that I used saved me 10% off my entire order. The point of all this yapping—use the coupons to off-set the higher-prices I detected.
Gary Woo Express was a “huge” find.
I am telling you, this joint is right up there with best of breed.
Gary Woo Express is open Monday-Friday 11am-10pm and Saturday-Sunday 2pm-10pm.
This is my go to joint for Chinese takeout.
This is the best Chinese takeout in Boca Raton. My family has been a steady customer since it first opened.
Boca has 2 excellent Chinese takeouts Bamboo Wok and Gary Woos. Personaly I think that woo’s food is better but price wise is more expensive. Like I said both are terrific.
Jeff,
This is/was the best Chinese food in South Florida. My wife and I have lived in Boca for 37 years and have eaten in Chinese restaurants all over south Florida. We were both raised in Queens and think we know what good Brooklyn Jewish American Chinese Food circa 1957 is supose to taste like. Gary Woo has it down to a science,
Josh, good call. Both are excellent, but I give the nod to Woo as being better. I could be wrong but I think Woo has better qualty in it ingredients etc.
Hands down one of the best Chimes takeouts in Florida. Ive been a customer for 11 years and the food has always been fresh and delicious.
I am a regular at this joint. Terrific food. Ive had their ribs tons of times and they are awesome. I highly recommend Gary Woo Express to all of Jeffs’ readers.
On your say so picked up an order and I will tell you delicious wonton soup, egg roll, ribs white rice and pepper steak. Great recommendation.
I love this joint.I know that there are loads of Chinese joints in south Florida, all I can say is that is Woo’s food is delicious. For sure it’s not cheap, but the quality of the food served is heads and shoulders above than that cooked up at your local joint.
My familu has lived in Boca for 37 years. We love Chimese takeout, trust me when I tell you we have tried them all and our 2 favorites are Bamboo Wok and Gary Woo Express. As Jeff always says, just a subjective call, but I can say without hesitation that Woo and Wok have never disappointed us.
Jeff,
First time poster.
Ihave been reading you for several months and really enjoy your style and picks. Unlike many other bloggers, you really don’t take yourself too seriously and know that every thing you basically write is a subjective call. I especially enjoy your entertainment stuff.
Just wanted you to know that you hit a homerun as far as I am concerned with your writeups on gary Woo express. Its food is awesome.
Keeo up the great work and know that many of us don’t write you, but we stil follow many of the things that you post.
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