Design Your iWok Dish — Community Contest!
What the Wok is iWok?!
We’re building our very first iWok menu — and YOU can help us shape it. Join our community contest for a chance to win great prizes and become part of our culinary story.
The campaign is centered on the Greater Houston area — especially communities around Chinatown, Katy, and Texas Medical Center — but participation is open globally via online entry. Everyone is welcome!
RENAME A DISH
Contest Level 1 Challenge: Help us name two of our real menu items — Orange Chicken and Yuxiang Shredded Pork — think fun, clever, brand-worthy!
Winner receives:
- Winning name featured on iWok’s menu
- $50 iWok Gift Card
- Invitation to exclusive Tasting Event
- Copy of The Wok — the award-winning cookbook by food scientist and chef J. Kenji López-Alt, featuring 200+ amazing wok recipes
CREATE A DISH
Contest Level 2 Grand Prize Challenge: Have an original wok-based dish idea? Let your creativity flow — vegan, fusion, wild concepts welcome!
One restriction: MSG (monosodium glutamate) may not be included in any part of the dish.
Winner receives:
- Dish featured on iWok’s menu
- Brand Ambassador title
- Invitation to exclusive Tasting Event and opportunity to meet the iWok culinary team
- Free dish for life (your winning dish, 1 serving/day, dine-in only, non-transferable)
- Copy of The Wok — the award-winning cookbook by food scientist and chef J. Kenji López-Alt, featuring 200+ amazing wok recipes
IMPORTANT NOTE
- If you live outside Houston, you can still win and have your dish featured on our menu and receive your prizes by mail.
- Physical prizes and experiences (such as Tasting Event attendance, free dish benefits, and in-store Gift Cards) are best enjoyed by those in the Houston area, or by those willing and able to travel to Houston at their own expense.
- By participating in this contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
- Contest ends: July 4, 2025, 9 AM Central Time. Winners will be announced shortly after!