I Kitchen Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant at 174 Jackson Street in Petone, Lower Hutt, holding a 4.2 rating from Google reviewers.
The trade rewards a little know-how. A good Chinese restaurant lives on fast, hot wok cooking — dishes should arrive glossy and just-cooked rather than sitting in sauce, and the busiest kitchens usually turn over ingredients quickest. Meals are traditionally ordered to share: a couple of mains, something green, steamed rice for the table, and everyone eats a bit of everything. Heat varies widely between regional styles, so if chilli dominates a dish's description, take it seriously; when in doubt, ask what is freshest that day rather than working down the menu top to bottom.
On Jackson Street's main eating strip, I Kitchen gives Petone and Lower Hutt locals a handy place for a shared Chinese meal.