One of my favorite new restaurants in Charlottetown last year was Mad Wok. It’s a quick-service cafeteria serving Asian food that set up in the old Kay’s Building downtown.

I always order the same thing—Cashew Veggie and a jasmine tea—so I cannot speak to to the breadth of the menu. But the Cashew Veggie is very good, especially if ordered “spicy.”

Other things I like:

• If you’re ordering in, they now serve you with real plates and cutlery instead of disposable paper and plastic.
• Their mobile app (Android | iOS) allows me to order my lunch so that by the time I walk down the street from the office it’s hot and ready.
• They’ve paid a lot of attention to both graphic design and interior design: there’s a real attention to detail on both fronts.
• Spotlessly clean; they push chairs back into place, clean tables quickly, and all the cooking is done out in the open.
• Very friendly and accommodating staff.

At a time when many businesses created by new Islanders seem to be created by regulatory requirement and are decidedly disposable, Mad Wok looks like it’s settling in the the long haul.

Welcome.