Recommended dishes: Shrimp Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken
L Johnson
Drove to pick up dinner on a recommendation. Lemon chicken worst ever, not fried well enough to hold crust. Lemon sauce too thin, like soup; wouldn't adhere to chicken and not enough sweetness. Pork fried rice had weird flavor, almost gummy and burnt. Spring Roll raw in middle, wanton soup raw in middle. Was looking forward to a good Schessuwan meal. Without a doubt worst I've ever eaten. Don't go and waste your money, learn from my $38 mistake.
Food: 1
Service: 4
Nora L.
Very friendly staff!! Food is delicious is always my favorite dish chicken lo mein I really recommend to you !
Ben Cunningham
Christmas Day they had 100 orders that they were working like crazy to get fulfilled - and they did! Thanks for the hustle Red Lantern ?!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephanie Offman
Can’t go wrong with the kung pao chicken and pork egg roll.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Davon Blakey
I have been coming here since I was a Lil child with my mom they have around for a long time and always have my order on point its the only Chinese food I will. Actually spend my money on %%%%%%% approved BYE ME?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suzanne
We got delivery. The food was hot and delicious and the driver was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbecue Ribs, Fried Chicken Wings, General TSO's Chicken with a Side of Lo Mein, Chicken Lo Mein, Crispy Chicken, Fried Rice
Kenya S
The absolute worst!!!!!! Ordered food came cold, told them to pick the food back up and give me a refund. They agreed but then called back and said they wanted me to come out in the cold to return delivered food. Very disrespectful manager, she called being very rude. And they all have horrible communication when it comes to orders. Wouldn’t dare recommend to anyone else!!! Food was so soggy wet and cold & we waited a hour!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lauren Maupin
our favorite chinese takeout! some nights are better than others - ie some night are 5 stars and some are 4 - but it is always reliably good!
Food: 5
Service: 4
Layne R.
Great for Takeout There is no shortage of bad, and I mean AWFUL Chinese food in Virginia. Ask your average Food Lion shopper and they'll tell you how frustrating choosing the right takeout Chinese can be. Luckily, the rare gem of a not terrible, not bad, not decent, not only good, but GREAT Chinese Takeout is finally here in Charlottesville. The Red Lantern has tasty, well-portioned takeout food for a decent price. I was more than satisfied with the General Tso's Chicken and Sesame Chicken my fiancée and I ordered. The rice didn't taste like cheap-o quick rice, and the egg rolls were made in-house. Granted, it's still takeout, so don't go in expecting this to be a life-changing American-Chinese experience. But, if Christmas dinner falls through, I'll be turning to The Red Lantern this holiday season.
I’ve searched all over Charlottesville for good Chinese food and this is the winner. Sesame chicken and egg drop soup are my go to. It’s always delivered on time and the people are so nice when dropping it off. A Chinese place that delivers?! Can’t beat it!
Food: 5
Service: 5
K. Savage
Reviews can be iffy..and this is based on personal experience mixed with a little bias.. they have always been kind and if they have ever made a mistake it has always been taken care of. One of the only places where I canceled an order because a friend had already ordered the food and a worker made sure to ask if I was able to afford it cause they would help figure it out. One of the best in the area!! When i'm in town its always on the list!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Dumplings
EmilyAnn Steinbach
After a long day, we decided to order takeout from this restaurant. The food was good. The ingredients seemed fresh. The temperature was hot. Unfortunately, we found a strange piece of metal in one of our dishes. I’m not sure what it is, but this very scary and dangerous occurrence turned us off from ever ordering again.
Kiley W.
My go-to for (American) Chinese in Charlottesville. Recommendations: dinner special with any of the following - pork or beef fried rice, sesame chicken, egg rolls, chicken and broccoli Price: two dinner specials (entree, white rice or fried-ish rice, egg roll or soup, soda) will run you about $26 not including tip The parking lot is on a hill and super tight, so order delivery if that's a problem for you because you're probably not going to get an easy spot.
M L.
It was the only place opened when we decided to have food delivered. The order arrived within the expected timeframe. We were pleasantly surprised! The food was hot, looked fresh and tasted great! Would recommend.
Love this!! Fast. Good. Biiiig plates!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken
Drove to pick up dinner on a recommendation. Lemon chicken worst ever, not fried well enough to hold crust. Lemon sauce too thin, like soup; wouldn't adhere to chicken and not enough sweetness. Pork fried rice had weird flavor, almost gummy and burnt. Spring Roll raw in middle, wanton soup raw in middle. Was looking forward to a good Schessuwan meal. Without a doubt worst I've ever eaten. Don't go and waste your money, learn from my $38 mistake.
Food: 1
Service: 4
Very friendly staff!! Food is delicious is always my favorite dish chicken lo mein I really recommend to you !
Christmas Day they had 100 orders that they were working like crazy to get fulfilled - and they did! Thanks for the hustle Red Lantern ?!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can’t go wrong with the kung pao chicken and pork egg roll.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been coming here since I was a Lil child with my mom they have around for a long time and always have my order on point its the only Chinese food I will. Actually spend my money on %%%%%%% approved BYE ME?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We got delivery. The food was hot and delicious and the driver was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbecue Ribs, Fried Chicken Wings, General TSO's Chicken with a Side of Lo Mein, Chicken Lo Mein, Crispy Chicken, Fried Rice
The absolute worst!!!!!! Ordered food came cold, told them to pick the food back up and give me a refund. They agreed but then called back and said they wanted me to come out in the cold to return delivered food. Very disrespectful manager, she called being very rude. And they all have horrible communication when it comes to orders. Wouldn’t dare recommend to anyone else!!! Food was so soggy wet and cold & we waited a hour!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
our favorite chinese takeout! some nights are better than others - ie some night are 5 stars and some are 4 - but it is always reliably good!
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great for Takeout There is no shortage of bad, and I mean AWFUL Chinese food in Virginia. Ask your average Food Lion shopper and they'll tell you how frustrating choosing the right takeout Chinese can be. Luckily, the rare gem of a not terrible, not bad, not decent, not only good, but GREAT Chinese Takeout is finally here in Charlottesville. The Red Lantern has tasty, well-portioned takeout food for a decent price. I was more than satisfied with the General Tso's Chicken and Sesame Chicken my fiancée and I ordered. The rice didn't taste like cheap-o quick rice, and the egg rolls were made in-house. Granted, it's still takeout, so don't go in expecting this to be a life-changing American-Chinese experience. But, if Christmas dinner falls through, I'll be turning to The Red Lantern this holiday season.
Restaurantji Recommends
I’ve searched all over Charlottesville for good Chinese food and this is the winner. Sesame chicken and egg drop soup are my go to. It’s always delivered on time and the people are so nice when dropping it off. A Chinese place that delivers?! Can’t beat it!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reviews can be iffy..and this is based on personal experience mixed with a little bias.. they have always been kind and if they have ever made a mistake it has always been taken care of. One of the only places where I canceled an order because a friend had already ordered the food and a worker made sure to ask if I was able to afford it cause they would help figure it out. One of the best in the area!! When i'm in town its always on the list!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Dumplings
After a long day, we decided to order takeout from this restaurant. The food was good. The ingredients seemed fresh. The temperature was hot. Unfortunately, we found a strange piece of metal in one of our dishes. I’m not sure what it is, but this very scary and dangerous occurrence turned us off from ever ordering again.
My go-to for (American) Chinese in Charlottesville. Recommendations: dinner special with any of the following - pork or beef fried rice, sesame chicken, egg rolls, chicken and broccoli Price: two dinner specials (entree, white rice or fried-ish rice, egg roll or soup, soda) will run you about $26 not including tip The parking lot is on a hill and super tight, so order delivery if that's a problem for you because you're probably not going to get an easy spot.
It was the only place opened when we decided to have food delivered. The order arrived within the expected timeframe. We were pleasantly surprised! The food was hot, looked fresh and tasted great! Would recommend.