Met a friend for lunch who recommended Red Chopstix, having been there before. We were seated immediately which was nice. I ordered the L15 lunch: soup, egg roll, white rice and veggies. The veggies are bland, I had to add soy sauce and red chili oil to try and add some flavor. The portion was also fairly small. Keep it mind it was a lunch combo but for those who are used to leftovers (which my friend had with her sesame chicken and rice combo), the veggies may not meet your goal of two meals in one. I had also never seen Chinese fried rice (friends order) that only contained rice, soy sauce and egg; no mixed veggies. read more

Red Chopstix - L15 lunch - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

Best Chinese food in Elk Grove , Food is delicious, and great price, service was excellent.

The Perfect Chinese restaurant. Food and vegetables are very fresh. All the dishes we tried were really good. Reasonably priced with solid portion sizes. New ownership is very nice and has done a great job revamping the place. Quality is consistent, definitely worth revisiting and trying the different dishes. Highly recommend, it is the best Chinese food anywhere in the area. read more

The food was GREAT! I also loved the service they had! The ambiance and look of the restaurant was TOP TIER! I recommend this place! Loved how the interior looked like too! My waiter was SO nice to me and my family! So totally try this restaurant! read more

Food and service is so good we're switching from Happy Garden to Red Chopstix tonight

As a recent transplant to Elk Grove, I've been on the hunt for my go-to Chinese spot, and I'm happy to say... I've found it! Ordered Shrimp Fried Rice, Beef and Mushrooms, and Sweet and Sour Pork for delivery, and WOW, it was love at first bite. The shrimp were big, the flavors were on point, and they even thought ahead and included extra sauce for the pork so it wouldn't get soggy. It's like they knew how to "wok" my world! Can't wait to dine in next time. read more

I mean just everything was perfect. We ordered lots of dishes some notable ones, beef and broccoli, sweet and sour chicken, and teppan beef. The restaurants boss served our food with great attitude and care. The serving sizes here are large but not overwhelming and this id have to say has been the best Chinese food I've ever had. The place is also clean with comfy seats. read more

We ordered orange chicken, chow mein, walnut shrimp, and cheese wontons. Text message said 30 min wait but we waited only about 10 mins. Orange chicken a little bit soggy but good flavor. Large serving sizes for the price. Definitely would come back again read more

Red Chopstix - Orange Chicken and Chow Mein Combination Plate, Cheese Wontons, Walnut shrimp - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

The pork tastes old and the breading on thd fry seems limp soaked in oil. Not good sorry

Heard great things about this place, finally decided to come and try it out! Best bbq pork fried rice I have ever tasted in my whole life-- the restaurant is very cozy and service is immaculate, this has became my go-to restaurant. Would come again! read more

Boss lady is friendly and nice. The food is extra delicious and price is reasonable. Everybody should come try it.

I love this place. The food is fantastic and the service is good and the atmosphere is casual and not in any rush.

Love the place and the food. Every dishes had so much flavors. The store changes ownership just a couple months ago but that doesn't stop with their amazing service. They are very attentive and always tries to help you. Some of the dishes are not available in the pictures because the owner will add them soon. He is very kind and let us tried some of the new dishes. It was very flavorful. My overall favorite is the cream cheese wonton, walnut shrimps, and the egg flower soup. Overall 5/5!!! Please come support the small family business. read more

Red Chopstix - Walnut Shrimp, Sizzling Beef, Crispy cream cheese wontons with sweet and sour sauce - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

What happened to this place? I Once was a regular but now everything is just so bland and subpar quality. Ordered lunch sesame chicken special 2 times in past month. Both lunches had bland sauce, subpar dark meat breaded chicken, flavorless so called "fried rice" and an egg roll that is dripping grease. Threw away both lunch specials half way through eating. Totally Gross. Other dishes here are just ok, will not be returning. read more

Red Chopstix - Garbage Sesame Chicken and Fried Rice - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

I have always loved this place! However, my recent take out order was really bad. The pork fried rice had very little pork and lots of egg. The sweet and sour pork was tiny pieces of pork in big big balls od fried batter, 2 pieces of pineapple and a few small onion pieces no bell pepper. The mushu chicken was just as sad. When I called to let them know about my issues they really didn't care. Time to find a new place for Chinese food read more

Our server named Lana was excellent. Great customer service, friendly, knowledgeable and she made us feel very welcomed. The restaurant was well lit, very clean and decorated nicely. The service was very fast. The food quality and prices were also very good. We had the sample platter appetizer, walnut shrimp and combo with beef garlic. Excellent choices. So much food. The cook is amazing. We will be back soon. read more

We have always been regulars at Happy Garden until the pandemic hit when we would just order take-out from them. Since then, they don't offer dine-in service and they may not. We needed to find a dine-in restaurant to fulfill our cravings for Chinese food. This place hits the spot. We had Peking pork, Sesame chicken, Kung Pao Three delight, pork fried rice and pork chow mein. The food was delicious. The Kung Pao had a nice bite to it. The Sesame Chicken was moist and flavorful. The Peking spareribs are tasty, but be cautious of small rib bones. The fried rice was fluffy, moist, and packed with flavor. The chow mein was delectable. We have definitely found a new go-to for Chinese food. If you eat here, you won't be disappointed. read more

First time having their Salted shrimp & asparagus and it was so good! The food was ready on time, still hot when we got home and was 'great'. read more

Wow, it has been quite awhile Red Chopsticks. I haven't been to this establishment since high school and I had lots of nostalgia being back. Lol My friends and I were famished after walking around Elk Grove Park for a few hours and this was the perfect spot to settle our stomachs. When we arrived there were 3 other parties in the restaurant and we were told to seat ourselves, no problem. We slid into a booth and were quickly helped. They have lots of specials available. You could go with their basic lunch special that's served with an entree & white rice or fried rice or you can order their combo plates that come with an entree, chow mein and white or fried rice. Both specials come with soup and an egg roll. I had their spicy mandarin chicken with white rice and chow mein. The chicken was perfectly fried and the sauce was delicious. It was spicy but not over powering. I love their chow mein. It's seasoned perfectly and not overly oily. After 4 years, the rice is still dry. Lol, next time I'll just opt for all chow mein. My friend had their Mongolian beef but it should really be called Mongolian onions. Lol, way too many veggies and not enough beef. I tried my other friends sweet & sour shrimp and wasn't really impressed. The tiny shrimp was over battered to make it look bigger and it smelt overly fishy. I know that's a strange thing to say but it was an overly powering scent. The sweet & sour sauce was pretty standard. I love their egg rolls. I'm pretty sure they're just veggie but man are they tasty! Also fried to perfection and aren't overly oily. I don't think I'd make this my regular Chinese restaurant since there are so many in the area and I'm not a huge fan of their rice. But a great memory from my younger years. read more

Red Chopstix - sesame chicken plate with chow mein & white rice. - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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great service and good food. held up after a 30 minute car ride too. staff was super hospitable and the wait to go was very reasonable.

The price is right here! The portions are good and big. The food is amazing and so is the service. Be kind to service workers they are doing their best! I'm not sure if they have delivery but we have gone for takeout and dine in and both experiences were great we love it here! Call ahead for takeout! The lemon chicken is okay but the beef is good as well always! Soup portions are great for takeout a small is really like a large. Always recommend this place read more

5-12-23 Prices getting too high. Probably why there aren't any customers on a Friday night at 7pm. Better options in Elk Grove. Never had Peking Pork like this, oh and it doesn't include steamed rice either. I guess rice is too expensive as well. read more

Red Chopstix - Peking pork? - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

This is my "Go to" place for food delivery. I live just down the street. I usually order Egg Foo Young , egg rolls and Honey glazed Ribs. Food is always hot and fresh. Their portions are very good and usually I have enough food for more than one meal. The egg rolls and items that are supposed to be crispy are crispy. I gave them 3 stars because I usually only eat takeout and I haven't been inside the restaurant in a while. But from my takeout experience, Red Choostix is good food. read more

New owners are wonderful! Food is fresh & the best Chinese food we had in years. The restaurant is clean with great service!

The food was plenty but was very dry. The chicken was dry, the pork in the rice was over cooked,the orange chicken wasn't really spicy and also not that saucy. The house special noodles were really dry and only had like 3 small shrimp in it. They gave us no sauce except 2 soy. I guess you have to ask for some sweet sour sauce. It was very dark and dingy looking going in. I think they premade food like a buffet and keep it under a heat lamp. Very expensive. Avoid read more

Chicken chow mein & beef and broccoli lunch special. We had two appetizers fried chicken and foiled wrapped chicken with walnut shrimp and egg foo young. Everything was really good...beef & broccoli was very tender and had great seasoning...the chow mein wasn't nothing special... the walnut shrimp and foiled wrapped chicken was the best I ever had. The house egg foo young was amazing. Customer service was okay. I would say a little short staffed. read more

Red Chopstix - Chicken chow mein and beef and broccoli lunch special - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

Really really really really good Chinese food. They have everything you're looking for: Mushu, wonton soup, orange chicken, you name it! We've been trying Chinese places all over Elk Grove, and some are great, some are not so good, but red chopsticks is number one on the list. Call in an order, and unless you live across the street, it'll definitely be done by the time you get there. They are fast! Definitely try this place! read more

Wow this place went down hill. Egg foo young was a pile of bean sprouts with flour poured over it. $15 sizzling plate was half full. Chow fun was super greasy and half of it was onions. Wings were pretty good. Service was horrible. They gave us a napkin and fork each as our table setting for dinner. We had to ask for real plates which were sticky. Had to get our own table setting napkins on our own. They gave us to-go chop sticks. The Bill came and they charged gratuity for table of 3 adults and 2 toddlers. I asked the lady if they changed rules and add mandatory tip now. She said no. No tip add. Then she seen tab and took it and then talked to the girl with glasses and came back with tab and say yes tip add now. There's no sign that says they charge for that now. The girl with glasses offered bad service the whole time. Seem like they wanted us to hurry up. read more

Chicken fried rice was so good! My husband loved his orange chicken. The service was eh but the food made up for it. When Reheated the food was so good still! read more

We ordered the egg rolls and they were perfectly crunchy and delicious, they did not disappoint. My husband ordered the Kung pao with 3 meats and loved it. I got the combination plate with chicken chow mein, fried rice and lemon chicken and all 3 items were outstandingly delicious. I was so impressed by the flavors and textures, everything was cooked to perfection. I wish I could give 6 stars! Very relaxed little restaurant with TV screens and easygoing, friendly staff. I can't wait to come back. read more

Red Chopstix - WOW!!! 10/10 would recommend this place!!! - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

Awesome service with a smile!! Ordered food and everything was just right!! Received extra fortune cookies to my heart's desire. read more

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My husband and I found Red Chopstix literally the day we moved to Elk Grove from the Bay Area. We love(d) their food from day one and we've lived here for almost two years. They've been our mainstay (and only) Chinese food restaurant all this time and we've been there many times since. However (and I really hate to say this), the last time we dined there about a month ago we were really disappointed. All the items we ordered tasted the same and lacked flavor. We wondered if they had a new chef or if it was just a fluke. We're not quite ready to go back there, but we may at some point. I guess we figure if we're going to pay to eat out, it should be a place we really enjoy. I will definitely edit my comments here if we find it was just a fluke. read more

Well i continue my quest for good Chinese food, but this was not it. Tonight the chow mein and fried rice were very bland. The general chicken had jalepeno slices, never had it like that before and had no kind of sauce. Also the orange chicken dry over saturated with fried oil taste and again no sauce. The sauce probably would have masked the terrible taste.. Moreover I'm disappointed and will not drive that far again to repurchase their food. read more

Red Chopstix - Suppose to be general chicken. - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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We entered the restaurant and were barely greeted by staff, who said in an unfriendly manner "sit at that table." After stating two times we did not want to sit there because there was a soiled rag on the table the staff laughed and removed the rag, but did not disinfect, sanitize or clean the table, and yet they expected us to sit there . We immediately walked out. Poor customer service and an unhygienic environment. read more

- 10 STARS. it is 90+ degrees outside and we paid for drinks and we couldn't take them to go. Totally messed up our lunch order. She acted like we were invading her space. read more

First of all service is poor. There was no one in when we came in for lunch. We where told to sit ourself which is fine and did. Then another customer came in seated themselves and they got there drinks and order first. We ordered the orange chicken, sweet/sour pork lunch special and a fried calamari. Flavor is to sweet, the orange chicken taste like a sweet general chicken, the sweet/sour pork was way to sweet and the calamari was all bread. Worst of all, the rice was not good. How the heck can you mess up on rice. I just hope it wasn't someone else rice. Will not come back again. Update: we ate lunch around 1230pm, 8 hours later I'm still full and stomach hurts. That was the only meal I had all day, sweet/sour pork and fried calamari. I believe they added MSG. My stomach hurts and it bloated, MSG does that to me. They started with 2 stars but after 8 hours and feeling this way, they deserve 1 star. It should be zero star. read more

Red Chopstix - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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Whenever I come to Elk Grove, CA, I like visiting Red Chopstix. It is much better than other food I have tasted. When food of this type is heavily sauced and fried, it takes away from the flavor, which Red Chopstix seems to lean on. However, it is freshly made using excellent ingredients. Everything tastes fresh such as the celery, carrots, soup, rice and the chicken. I had 3 adults and a 2 year old in my group. We ordered the $9.95 Family Dinner times 3 with Ice Tea. ($36.47 Total). This was a feast and we ended up taking some of it home. We would have taken more but the 2 Year old loved the food. After eating one plate, we had to give her another. The favorite was the Chicken Chow Mein. The sweet and sour pork was great, but had a little more breading than I liked. Cashew chicken (really fresh), fried rice, egg rolls, egg drop soup-really good. The restaurant, including the restrooms, was very clean. The service was phenomenal-we asked for nothing. Our server and helper anticipated all our needs. The interior and seating is a welcoming environment. I HIGHLY recommend this restaurant. read more

Love love love the chow mein! I like when the noodles are thicker. I tried lemon chicken for the first time and I think I found a new favorite! Lemon chicken is light and crispy and saucy. The beef had a good amount of flavor and a nice little kick. I wish they had given a little bit more compared to how much chicken was in the plate. But portions are definitely a good size, enough to overeat and enough for lunch the next day. read more

Red Chopstix - Mongolian beef combo plate - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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-Chow mein was bomb and I've tried lots of chow mein at different places, this is now my top 3 places for good chow mein. -Fried rice is alright, fine, not in love. -Mushroom chicken was fair, fine, pretty good. -I think it was $12-$13ish for combo plate that comes with half chow mein+fried rice+entree item. read more

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So, let me start off by saying I was a little concerned when I walked in the front door. The booths are a little bit dated and the restaurant has not been updated (decor wise) for quite some time. The good news is we weren't there for the decor - we were there for the food and the food was phenomenal! We ordered the house special wor wonton soup and an appetizer sampler. I ordered an iced tea to drink and it was by far one of the most balanced, fresh, well blended teas - I have tasted in a very long time! The soup was served promptly and the portion size was beyond expected! My husband and I probably could have eaten just the soup! There were a lot of delicious dumplings! The cabbage was fresh and crisp and so were the carrots. The meats were not over salted and seemed very fresh but the star, was the broth! I normally have to add salt but that was not the case today, it was perfectly seasoned. Drinks were refilled promptly without even having to ask. The appetizer platter came out next. The wontons were very full of cream cheese and the dough tasted light and airy. You know how sometimes, it seems like when you get these things, it's cooked in old oil and you can really tell or it just tastes heavy - that was not the case here today! Everything tasted so light and fresh. The eggrolls were delicious and the foil wrapped chicken - it was amazing! The foils were filled with a lot of meat - I mean twice what I am used to getting. We were so impressed with the food and the service! Cannot wait to visit again soon and try more off of their extensive menu. read more

Red Chopstix - House special wor wonton soup & appetizer sampler + the best iced tea in the city of Elk Grove - Cantonese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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