{"id":200848,"date":"2026-03-12T03:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200848\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T03:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:18:20","slug":"asian-restaurant-with-robotic-chef-opens-near-texas-medical-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200848\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian restaurant with robotic chef opens near Texas Medical Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iWok\u2019s opening near the Texas Medical Center is a part of the brand\u2019s recent expansion into Asiatown, Katy and the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>How it works<\/p>\n<p>Using a robotic chef system, iWok serves fresh entrees, rice dishes and wok-seared bowls in minutes, as <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/bellaire-meyerland-west-university\/dining\/2026\/01\/20\/new-asian-eatery-with-robotic-chef-to-debut-across-houston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a> by Community Impact.<\/p>\n<p>Although the brand incorporates robotic technology, human employees prep the fresh ingredients and plate dishes before serving customers.<\/p>\n<p>On the menu<\/p>\n<p>Each restaurant offers regional variations in the menu, with the Houston locations set to serve Double Down Bacon, a twice-cooked pork belly dish; and Dragon Pepper Chicken, a fusion of Chongqing and northern-style heat.<\/p>\n<p>The menu also features items such as Kung Pao Chicken, Mapo Tofu, Mongolian Beef and Umami Wok Shrimp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iWok\u2019s opening near the Texas Medical Center is a part of the brand\u2019s recent expansion into Asiatown, Katy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4267,3436,37879,6863,1604,2636,56,58,57,57263,1454,55719,79245,79246,39287,1983],"class_list":["post-200848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-asian-food","tag-bellaire","tag-community-impact","tag-foodie","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-iwok","tag-near-me","tag-noodles","tag-robotic-chef","tag-stir-fry","tag-west-u","tag-where-to-go"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}