Tommy’s Wok
Ocean Avenue and Seventh, Carmel
624-8518, www.tommyswokcarmel.com
Hidden up a tiny alley, the T-Wok is as cute as an ewok and as big as a wookie on flavor. One of the most loyal followings-by-the-sea loves the eggplant, the tomato-beef chow mein, the cheese crab puffs, the Szechuan pork, the sweet-and-sour fish and the honey empress calamari. It also loves the super-efficient pick-up-ability of all of the above, which helps earn the community institution this double honor. Here’s a fortune cookie prediction: These will not be its last two Best Ofs.