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    Red Pepper Asian

    4.4 (437 reviews)
    ModerateMalaysian, Thai, Chinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Madelyn A.

    I love stopping here to dine in for lunch. I've been coming here for years, the service is always consistent and amazing. Everything is always fresh and hot. This Szechuan shrimp is to die for!!! The hours to dine inside is limited, I think from 11am - 2:30 pm I think, but check before coming. Take out is always an option. Not bad for $14.00 right?? Great value

    Salt and pepper fish, small fried rice

    I got the salt and pepper fish with the fried rice. The portion size for a dinner entree at 15.45 (plus a processing fee??) was tiny. Only 9 pieces of fish about the size of a McDonald's nugget. We usually get a sizeable order from here every holiday and I'll rethink that in the future. Our children enjoyed their sesame chicken and rice. I'm very disappointed with my food.

    Calamari - gluten free!
    Debra R.

    We love it here. We moved away from the area and drive about 40 minutes to take a trip there. They can do so much gluten free. It is no nonsense and good clean food. It's always excellent. Today my basil tofu was a little salty. It's still excellent but it was not as excellent as usual. Still worth the trip as everything else is perfect. I would up taking a chicken chow fun home (gluten free) of course!

    Hunan shrimp
    Christine W.

    Excellent service at lunchtime. We were a little late to lunch, and they seated us immediately. Our food came out fast and with a complementary egg roll that tasted amazing & hot. Our drinks were refilled all the time. Definitely would be down to come back for another lunch sometime. The ambiance is nice, a cozy little restaurant with clean tables and chairs.

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    3 years ago

    Great experience with their food every time. I appreciate that they have a high health score too!

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    I love your food and was sad to see that you are temporary closed during the pandemic. Miss you and look forward to you being open again.

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    My family and I were looking for both Asian and Chinese food and they have the balance of both. Love the food and service

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    Pretty good food. I loved the atmosphere and how fast my order was taken. Will be visiting again in the future

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    Always yummy food. Nice staff. Good prices. Small dining room makes it better for take out but other then that great place

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    Love this place! Food is awesome. I think I may love just about everything on the menu lol

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    It would be very tight, and it would consume the whole place, I think the whole place only seats about 24

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    Decided to try this place for a late lunch on a recent Thursday afternoon. There are booths and a…read morelow counter with stools. I was told to sit wherever I wanted, and since they weren't busy due to the off-time, I chose a booth. Ordered the chicken and scallops combo, plus green tea and water. Tea and water were served in styrofoam. Not a fave of mine. But when the delicious food appeared, I forgave them. Especially since it was on a real plate. I had to ask for ginger sauce, but the yum yum sauce had already been put on the table in a squeeze bottle. Everything was perfectly cooked, plentiful and yummy. I would probably not order the scallops again because the flavor and texture were more fish-like than scallop like. Loved the chicken and all the veggies. Fried rice was good as well. Didn't have anything added to it, but it didn't need to. Even though I ate a lot, I still took home enough for another delicious meal. Would definitely go back, especially considering how inexpensive it was.

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    Red Pepper Asian - malaysian - Updated August 2026

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