Wok On Air, Sydney Domestic Airport

"Fast, fresh and healthy food."

That is the tag line of Wok an Air, a fast food Asian restaurant in the Sydney domestic airport.

I can't say that what I ordered was healthy, but it was fast, and, I did enjoy some of it.

Wok On Air Storefront.

"Wok On Air is fast, fresh, healthy food, with every dish made to order in less than five minutes. Wok On Air offers Asian classics such as laksa, pad thai, red and green curries and noodle soups. All dishes are made by our qualified chefs from authentic Asian recipes, and prepared 'live' through a window to the kitchen. 

Wok On Air's modern and diverse menu is backed up by communal tables and seating on short stools, reminiscent of street vendor eating in South East Asia. Light ash timber and red, black and white details create an inviting and fun atmosphere."

I wasn't really in the mood for mediocre airport dining, but the Qantas domestic business lounge didn't have much that I wanted, so, I needed to check out the other options (like Bar Roma, with incredible onion rings!).  My ventures lead me to Wok on Air, on the side of the main food court.

Counter.

The style is fast food, order at a counter, with food behind display cases, although they do have dedicated seating, and some items are made to order.

My Snack.

Wok On Air has a diverse menu including noodles and dim sum, but I stuck with packaged items, grabbed to go to take on my flight.

Snacks Menu.

The signs, and steamer baskets, did look appealing, actually.  Points for the decor.

Rice Paper Rolls.

But once I saw the food items ... nothing looked great.

Snacks.

Spring Rolls, Chicken Satay, "Fried Dim Sum", San Choy Bau.

BBQ Pork Buns, Vegetarian Dumplings.

The presentation in steamer baskets was appealing, but ...

Edamame with Salt, Shanghai Pork Dumplings.

They really did not look good.

Prawn Har Gau, Chicken Dim Sum.

The lineup was fairly extensive though, if you want to try airport dim sum.

Sushi.

The sushi was funny, basically just uncut rolls.  Not hand rolls, not cut rolls, just, large uncut rolls.  All pre-made, with a little soy sauce fish in the package, no wasabi or ginger.

California Roll. $6.

I got a california roll, as it seemed like a good option to bring on my flight, easy to eat, and I was craving crab, or, even crabstick.

This ... was not good sushi.

California Roll: Insides.

The rice was sticky but not seasoned, not vinegared.  Inside was a big flavorless crab stick, a spear of cucumber, and a spear of avocado.

Meh.

Sweet Chili Sauce and Hoisin.

I did take sweet chili sauce and hoisin from the condiments station, and I'm glad I did.  The hoisin in particular was really good, and, it went great with my onion rings from nearby Bar Roma.

Prawn Chips, Lotus Chips.

I'm not sure if these were housemade, but I adore chips, so I gladly snagged bags of each of the non-commercial chips.

Prawn Chips, Large. $8.

The prawn chips were delicious.

Really, really delicious.  Or maybe, just at the time I had them, I was craving simple carbs and salty things?  They were a bit oily, but, my body wanted that at the time.  Oh, air travel, makes the body crave strange things.

The chips were crispy, airy, flavorful, salty ... just the perfect snack.  They were even better dipped into sweet chili sauce.

These are available in two sizes, small or large, neither kind actually sealed, just tied off with a rubber band. I ordered the large bag, and downed it in about 3 minutes.  Oooph.

Fried Lotus Root. $6.

Why did the lotus chips come with soy sauce?  I don't understand.  Would you drizzle it on?

The lotus chips were good.  Really crispy, really fried, really salty.  They didn't taste super fresh, but, still, crunchy salty goodness.  Best with something to dip into (other than soy sauce!), or thrown into a salad as a crispy topping.

The lotus chips come in a single size bag only, and were properly sealed, so, worth grabbing an extra bag for later too.