I like to order take out. Food is good with decent prices. Is it the best in town? No. But does it hit the spot for Chinese food that isn't Panda Express? Yes read more

The food is always fresh and prepared quickly. We love it here. It's a plus that it's close by.

If you're looking for American authentic Chinese food in Brea, look no further. What do I mean by "American authentic Chinese food"? Let me break it down for you. When people say they're looking for "authentic" Chinese food... oftentimes, they don't MEAN "AUTHENTIC" Chinese food. Chicken feet, jellyfish, pickled everything... this very common fare at "real" Chinese restaurants. Not interested? Yup, neither am I. But Red Lantern does carry some "American authentic" Chinese... in other words, authentic Chinese food that most westerners can still appreciate. I'm not talking orange chicken (although they do have a version of that), I'm talking whole fried shrimp, salt and pepper pork chop, black bean fish filet, and more. All in all, this is a bit of a "hole in the wall" Chinese restaurant but it definitely hits the spot and beats making a trek out to Chinatown or the SGV. Stop by for their lunch special on the weekdays for $10-$11 entrees served with egg drop soup and an egg roll. For the price, it simply can't be beat. read more

Amazing food and service love them...The food is always fresh and yummy. Highly recommend you come and see tham you will not be disappointed. Abby and her crew are the best! read more

I wanted some crispy pot stickers , not steamed ones. I ordered and took them to go Once I opened the container they were not cooked all the way. One side was lighted fried and the other was I guessed steamed or nothing at all. I was hesitant to eat them. I came home and finished cooking them, They were good once they were cooked all the way. I did call the gal who took my order to let her know the kitchen didn't fry them. She was very kind and understanding. read more

Adjusting my rating to 3/5 after the rather disappointing trip recently. Mongolian beef was more like "stir fried scallions and onions with a hint of beef" which could have been okay if cooked properly... but felt as if it was rushed as the sauce didn't blend well (was heavily concentrated in one area vs none in another) and the onions were pretty raw. Had to stop after few bites. Fish with black bean sauce was okay but not something I would recommend nor ever order again. Just like the Mongolian beef, didn't taste like it was "cooked enough" and the black bean sauce wasn't spread out (blended) evenly. Chow mein was chow mein, and there wasn't anything special to wow about but the only decent dish from this trip. Based on my 3 trips so far, it seems their strength is on the Kungpao line of dishes and I would recommend their Kungpao Tofu as per my previous review. read more

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This has easily become our new favorite Chinese place! The people who own and work there know us by face now, and I lived having a Concerta about our holidays! So kind, great service and so much delicious food! Thank you for being such a great place to go! read more

They have pretty good food. The orange chicken isn't the style of orange chicken I like but it's decent. They have good fried rice and egg flour soup. Definitely my go-to Chinese food in Brea. Three stars because I finally service lacking. read more

Stopped in for a late lunch, food comes fast and hot. I recommend this establishment highly for good food fast. The service is excellent too. read more

I ordered from Red Lantern via Door Dash on Christmas day. I ordered a meal for 2 people but it was just fot me. Lol! The meal came with steamed rice, chow mein, vegetable eggrolls, orange chicken. I gave them 4 stars for overall taste. Food was hot and tasty. It was pretty much like Panda Express. I think Panda Express is a little better. Would I order again from Red Lantern? Of course! I was hoping it would be much better than Panda but that's okay. Bon appetit! read more

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Food is good but the front desk girl is rude to the point we stopped going to this restaurant

The food is delicious. First time here. We order a dinner "2 people special" 5 people could have eaten out it. We had to take most of it home for the next days lunch. read more

We love Red Lantern. Food is always fresh tasting and ready for a quick pick up. In particular, we always order the green beans and chicken made "spicy Szechuan style" read more

2 stars because of the food, the service is trash! Full of nepotism, you will never see this lady smile to you or said please to you.... Place is small and always come back because of the food but today she gave me nuts like seriously read more

Been coming by for years and decided to stop for lunch. Decor - kind of dark and old school, which I love. Service - was great Food- fresh orange chicken ($7.99). That was good, fried rice just ok (included at no cost) BBQ pork wasn't good at all. Kung Pao Chicken was decent ($7.99). Drinks - No fountain drinks, all cans. I don't like this option. I like the ild school feel with dim lighting and cheap prices. Give them a shot! Looks lime they've been around for a long time. If all else fails, go to Panda Express up the street! read more

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When I found this place i was happy about it, came back second time and food was great. Buuttt the lady in the cashier had an attitude towards us. Then 3 rd time came back and she had same attitude. We were about to order and left us hanging didnt apologies or anything. Just said what u want. This is a great place and will hate to stop coming because of this lady's attitude. While waiting for my order I saw that others people she was friendly to them. I felt discrimination toward us(Hispanic girls) ... read more

Red Lantern - The food is great but cashier has bad attitude - Chinese Near Me - Brea, California

Still the best Chinese food in the neighborhood. Abigail takes good care of her customers, whether dining in or taking out.

Vegan orange chkn delicious! Vegan sweet & sour delicious! Veggie noodle soup delicious! Yum yum yum!!!!!!!! read more

It's good solid Chinese food! Best we have found in the Placentia, Brea, Yorba Linda, Fullerton area. We always pick it up. It's always waiting for me! read more

Good and authentic food here! Always our family go to place for Chinese food. Quick and dependable service.

This is a quick review and notice for future customers. Be sure to use the phone # to call to place an order, or use the proper website. The link here on Yelp, goes to a third party. The only reason I found out was that once the order was confirmed, it sent me an "Ubereats" text and showed delivery time. Somehow the driver had some sort of issue with the pick up, and so it was 'canceled'. I called the phone, the lady said she didn't know anything about it, but the guy did provide the order, and my card info (which in itself is very odd). The staff there explained to me when I went to pick up the order, that they received a call from someone that wasn't Asian, placed the order, and said someone was going to pick up the order for delivery. It was a bit messy. To avoid all of that, PLUS not get charged over $10-15+ in additional food and delivery fees, avoid the link to place the order here. The lady said they didn't even claim the Yelp page ... yet. Maybe a rep can reach out to them. It's a small family business that serves decent Chinese/Americanized food that I would still like to support. Door Dash, and BeyondMenu, and some other services they do use, just not Ubereats. Oh, they provided a flyer with discounts and other information which I will share a picture of for future orders. read more

Lately been wanting to try something new. Skimming through yelp and found a local Chinese restaurant so decided to give it a try since we were running errands around that area and they had pretty good ratings. Red Lantern is located in a huge complex with Vons so there is plenty of parking. The restaurant is pretty small and had a Chinese vibe, very old school tables and chairs. We were seated in a corner booth which was a good size for 6 people. The food was meh. The two things I enjoyed were the combination chowmein and the orange chicken, everything else was eh. The cream cheese wonton was crispy but not hot at all, walnut shrimp was greasy, didn't love the flavor and the salt and pepper pork chop was bland. I'd have to say it's a more expensive version of Panda Express. Although, Panda might be better. With that said, I'd rather go elsewhere to get my Chinese food fix. read more

Red Lantern - Cream Cheese Wontons - Chinese Near Me - Brea, California

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If I could give this place a zero I would the customer service of the lady is very very poor!! The food is not good at all. I ordered fried rice and it was very dry and hard. The soup I got was OK at best.! I have ordered here before and got the Honey walnut shrimp and it was soggy and gross !! And to top it all off the workers are rude . Please go spend your money somewhere else!! read more

Great food. When I'm visiting family in this area we always eat from here. Fast service and quality food

Terrible service! The staff was so rude. Would only take half our order and then walk away as we were still giving our order. When the food came out they practically shove the plates at you. When I asked for containers to take home leftovers they were rude about how many they would give. We used to come here a lot but not worth it for the horrible service/rudeness. read more

Delicious great menu to choose from. Definitely will return! Dumplings, orange chicken, chow mien and broccoli with beef. Fried rice was great. read more

Great food! Always fresh and hot. The staff is helpful and will make recommendations if you ask

Can't understand why the rating is not higher, been getting home delivery for years from here and food is always excellent. The staff is very busy with little time for pleasantries but is far from being rude. Very accommodating with drink refills, to go containers, table bussing so you can chat without dirty dishes under your nose. Even gave free Almond Cookies with the obligatory fortune cookie! Who does that anymore? Old school. read more

Red Lantern - Couldn't decide, so ordered everything! Honey Walnut shrimp was excellent! - Chinese Near Me - Brea, California

Every item ordered has its own flavor. So tasty! The walnut shrimp was crispy and yet moist inside. Only one waitress but the cooks and the waitress worked well together. Food was delivered in a timely manner. We Will definitely return. read more

We had a great takeout meal from here! The food tasted fresh and delicious, everything was flavorful, and not greasy. The service was very fast and the family meal options are good value. Highly recommend the crispy beef entree, and the family meal for 2 (comes with with orange chicken, chicken chow mein, rice, and appetizers.) I'm happy to have found this local spot and will definitely order from here again! read more

The people are nice the place is clean . The lunch that I have had were really good. But they have fried rice as a side for lunch but it doesn't have egg or and vegetables in it to me that is not fried rice. I will be going back for dinner on day soon . read more

We've just moved into the area and we've been getting some coupons in the mail from local restaurants. Red Lantern was one of those places that we definitely wanted to visit when we got the time and tonight was the night! We ordered two entrees: Steamed Mixed Vegetables Tofu with Spicy Garlic Sauce for $8.99 and Orange Chicken coming in at $10.99. The Orange Chicken was your standard Orange Chicken you can get at other Chinese Takeout places. It wasn't overtly saucy, the way we like it, and it did have a nice slight kick of heat from some roasted Chinese red peppers that hyped our expectations upon opening. It had a good portion size with plenty leftover for another meal. When it came to flavor, it was as delicious as Orange Chicken can be but nothing special. Whenever we have an Orange Chicken itch, we'll come back for it here. Overall, a solid 4 out of 5. Now when it came to the Steamed Mixed Vegetables Tofu with Spicy Garlic sauce, we wish things were different. The vegetables were all overcooked, steamed beyond the point of no return. Tasteless, bland, and cut with no finesse, these poor vegetables were done wrong. The tofu was amazingly worse! Huge chunks of tasteless chunky pillows were met with every mouthful - it makes us wonder where the tofu was sourced from. The sauce, marked spicy, was just what seemed to be a mixture of soy sauce, oyster sauce, and about a dozen small pieces of garlic - also tasteless, probably full of water and corn starch. This dish warrants a 1 out of 5. The service was quick, easy, and the person helping us was very kind. We actually wanted to order some steamed rice on the side but she let us know that with every entre rice is already included. Overall, Red Lantern earned a 3 stars in our book - definitely come by if you're local and have an itch for Chinese Food, but don't go out of your way by any means. read more

Red Lantern - Orange Chicken & Steamed Vegetables with Tofu with Spicy Garlic Sauce. - Chinese Near Me - Brea, California

Let me start with how great the food was. Everything I ordered was delicious. The one star is solely on the service. The service is horrible. First of all we walked in at 8:15 pm and they refused to let's us dine in. So we proceeded to order takeout. The cashier was rude. She was also rude to the staff making our food. But they do make some great food!!! read more

We ordered togo from here regularly for the past couple months. This time we ordered the mushu pork. This comes with some tortilla wraps. The wraps were old and broke apart as we opened the foil. Then the shocking part was the wraps were moldy. Spots of hairy all over the tortillas. This made me hesitate to eat at this establishment again. read more

We were excited to try this place because they have vegan/vegetarian options, but I lost my appetite after we went to pick up our food and a worker was very rude to us. She told us our order wasn't there and was being difficult, not making an effort to figure out which order was ours. Another worker came to help us, asked my name, and found our order immediately. She was nice. The first worker interrupted, took over, and was again very rude, cutting me off when I was trying to answer her question. I was so stunned by this entire interaction. The food was fine--I'd give the food a three out of five stars. Definitely not worth the abuse you have to go through to get it. read more

Been searching for another place for Chinese takeout since China Wok shut down. Red Lantern is a decent substitute in a pinch but it's just okay. My main gripe is the hot and sour soup. It's very watery and rather bland. There's just no substance. And the small size (which is more than 1 person can consume) is $5. This was my 2nd try of the soup and it's a definitely pass for future visits. The kung pao dish is good. Again I feel like the restaurant is pinching on the protein. There's ample onion and water chestnuts but marginal on meat. Times are tough and restaurants may be cutting costs but cutting back on key ingredients is not a way to go to build a business. read more

Red Lantern - Hot and sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Brea, California

WOW! I am so impressed with Red Lantern. They truly make the best Chinese dishes here. I am so happy with my overall food experience. Amazing customer service! They are so welcoming and friendly, makes you feel like you are home. We ordered the string beans, honey walnut shrimp, beef with veggies, orange chicken, and everything was soooo delicious! The place looks clean and has nice decorations. I highly recommend everyone to try Red Lantern! read more

Beautiful place, service was great and food was hot and delicious!! Definitely coming back and highly recommend. We had the Kung pao chicken and Mongolian beef. Both came with choice of soup and rice and egg roll . Hot and sour soup was delicious. Can't wait to bring my husband back here with me. read more

Oh my gosh! This place has been here for many years and I didn't know about it. Great find for good Chinese food! Clean, good wait staff, excellent food, nice atmosphere. They have good lunch specials! read more

The restaurant seating is one big room. 4 booths for parties of four along both walls. The decor is a little dark for my taste and could use a little brighter decor. Thu tried making the small place feel authentic. However, the food doesn't quite match the authenticity that they're trying to accomplish. Sure, the food is closer to the real thing and is a step up from Panda Express, Pick Up Stix and even Pei Wei but it definitely falls short if you compare it to places like Phoenix. The closest thing (besides their steamed rice) to the real thing would be their Singapore Rice Noodle. However they forgot to add in the curry but it actually still tasted okay. The Kung pao 3 flavor wasn't bad although the portion amount was on the small side. The salt and pepper pork wasn't good. The amount of pork to the breading was about equal which means there wasn't much pork. Some of the pieces was just fat. The paper wrapped chicken-DON'T order this. It was so dry and flavorless. So you might wonder why only 1 Star? Well, service is usually not the strong point of any Chinese restaurant but the lady that served us tonight takes the cake. We arrived at 8 pm. At 8:45 pm she came and asked if we could pay bill so that she could close out the register even though the restaurant closes at 9 pm. Over the next 15 minutes they kept rushing us to finish our food because as she said she needed to wash the dishes before closing. At 8:55 pm she grabbed the glass of coke and asked if we wanted to finish it before taking it away. Now, here's the real kicker and why the 1 star. There's was another party of 6 people in the center of the restaurant. I think they were friends or at least they know the owner. They still had plates full of food, tea pots, glasses, silverware, etc. and they were still eating. The same lady who rushed to take away my glass of Coke even refilled their glasses of water. Note to the owner: optics says a lot and please be more cordial to your customers and not just your friends. read more

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