this place had amazing food and johnson is awesome!!!! the service is alway great and the fries are to die for

I've been here a few times, and think the food is better at their counterpart, Ketmoree. The portions could be bigger here, but they do get credit for big flavors. The prices are cheap, but they also don't give you much meat. I've had the curry noodle soup, and it was pretty good. My bf had the spicy ramen noodle dish with BBQ pork, and that wasn't too spicy, despite having the word "spicy" in the title. One other hand, the rad nar isn't my favorite, for being "medium spiced", I thought it was way too spicy. They should try to re-think their spice names and categories, because that information is misleading! read more

Got some pork fried rice from here, and ordered it with medium spice. It cost me $12(!), and wasn't in the slight bit spicy. I've ordered it with medium spice before, and it's usually pretty hot, at least for me. They also really don't give you that much rice for how much it costs. The girl at the counter also seemed like she was done with life and didnt smile or act friendly at all. Try Open Rice Kitchen if you want fried rice for a much cheaper price read more

This is the one place where I don't trust the Yelp rating. Honestly my time in Davis was made better by this place! The fried eggs and rice with Asian sausage is super good. And no one can beat their cream cheese wontons. I don't know what the bad rating is about, but find better things on the menu. I will admit some dishes are hit and miss but those two I mentioned above are some of my favorites in Davis. read more

I hope it's not the effects of MSG that's making me crave their duck noodle soup all the time...I mean, it's reaaally addictive! Pair it with the garlic flavored spices and you're sold! I also love their cream cheese wontons & fried chicken wings :) The servers were always friendly (and charming too!) There was this one time when a female customer fell unconscious on the floor in the middle of her meal. While her friends were freaking out, the bartender/server called the ambulance really quickly, and handled the situation very calmly and professionally. Kudos to him! Oh and, when I went there with my friends last time, the owner was so nice she offered us an appetizer sampler for free. LUCKY ME :D I like this place and I still don't understand why Red88 is often empty during the day. read more

Had the ka-ree soup with chicken and split a dimsum sampler. Everything was tasty. The soup didn't have nearly as much noodles as in the menu photo. Not as cheap as the rating suggests--soup, soda, shared appetizer and tip, my meal was $20. They need better signage. I had a hard time finding it until I was right on top of it. read more

This place is great if you come on s Tuesday you get a meal and a drink for $10. The quality of the food seems to have gone way down since I started coming here. The three stars are most for service. The baldish manager is hella rude. I don't know what who pooped in his socks but I've eaten there 3 times since January and he has been very bitchy and unaccommodating every time. I thought maybe he way having a bad day but 2 more tries and he's still rude af. It really ruined a fun night going out and got my anxiety level at a 10. I felt like he didn't want us there and spent The entire time wondering what we did to piss him off. read more

I came in around 8 ish with a party of 8. I ordered a red 88 fried rice and drank some thai tea along with my meal. I'd heard numerous positive things about their thai tea, and after drinking it, I do have to admit that those comments did have merit as I thoroughly enjoyed my drink. Our food came out quick--quicker than expected, in fact, and that was a plus since I was a bit hungry at the time. Our waiter was also very attentive and friendly. The one thing I had a problem with is the fried tofu item I had with my red 88 fried rice. I highly recommend that you get something other than the fried tofu if you ever get the red 88 fried rice because honestly it was the worst fried tofu I'd ever had. It was extremely dry, and when I got to the middle of each of them, it felt like there was never anything inside. It felt as though I was just eating some sand. read more

I'd give it a solid 3.5 stars rounded off to 4. Just found this place by accident. We were impressed by Net/Nette, the waitress. Very friendly and explained everything well, including their great selection of 4 chili condiments. That was a very nice presentation of chilis... all delicious. Nette described the duck broth. And I was not disappointed. You could taste the pride in preparing the duck and it's broth. Really good. Just wished they had more noodles in the bowl as I went through it quickly. read more

Yummy I really liked the spicy beef noodles I got. My co worker got the spicy pork and another the vegetarian tomato noodles. Very tasty, just a little heavy on the oil. I love spicy but if you don't trust me order the mild because even that sizzles a little! read more

Decent food. Came to get my free birthday drink, but apparently it's only free with a purchase. Not very packed on a Monday night right before closing, so if you're looking for a late dinner spot, come here. Not open as late as open rice kitchen, but I think the food is better. read more

Not sure how useful my reivew is since I didn't eat there. We walked in, got seated, looked at the menu, and walked out. We thought it was a Thai restaurant. Nope, it's overpriced noodles in a nicely decorated restaurant. Plus, it's cash only. read more

First time I came here was during happy hour on a Thursday and boy was this place packed. Good service for the amount of people there were. Our group ordered appetizers. Fries, popcorn chicken, and crab wontons. The fries were tasty and different. The popcorn chicken was not so good, the dipping sauce was too sour for me. The crab wontons were the the show stealer of the night. They were crispy and tasty.Yes it lacked a good amount of crab but it was cheesy the way I like it. I've never seen a restaurant serve it with the sauce they do. Which is the perfect balance of tangy but sweet like honey. I came back the next day just to have some more of these babies. They deserve 4 stars for the crab wontons alone. read more

Red 88 - Davis - Fries popcorn chicken crab wonton - Asian Fusion Near Me - Davis, California

The food is not bad but its not the best either. The service was great and attentive but does not mean that they can charge that much for noodles and fried rice. read more

I came here during the day with my bf and we ordered the Thai BBQ Pork and Spicy Silver Noodles. They were both okay; nothing to rave about. We also ordered the Thai Iced Tea, which is great that it's bottomless, but a bit to sweet for my taste. We asked if it could be made less sweet, but "diluting it with water" wasn't really the answer we were looking for. The prices are pretty cheap, but I probably won't be coming back for the food - maybe I'll try Red 88 again for their drinks. They seem like they are more bar oriented than restaurant oriented anyways. read more

This place was disgusting! I walk in and it literally smells like a bathroom throughout the entire place. Like open a window or something. Nothing wrong with the service. No complaints there. But the food. Man, the food was pretty terrible. I ordered chicken chow mein. Probably the worst I've ever had. My friend got duck soup, it was alright. The place is really loud (it is a noodle bar). Anyways, no. Don't go here. Unless maybe you're drunk. The place is open til 3 am! read more

Only really came here for the drinks during bar hopping nights. The drinks are adequate with a nice variety. Sometime the drinks can be stronger than other nights which makes them inconsistent. I tried some of their appetizers and they are just ok. Definitely not a place to go to for authentic thai/chinese/ american? I would just stick to the drinks. read more

The Cris cut drunken pig fries are super good! Paired with a white gummy bear! Discovered this spot while doing the Davis trinity. Good service and very welcoming employees. read more

So, the food was ok, nothing special really. I had the spicy silver noodle, and I've got to tell you, it wasn't spicy and had almost no taste. Very bland. Pricing was ok but there's a 5$ delivery fee. The crab wontons were very tasty, but its pretty hard to screw up crab wontons. I'll give these guys another chance either way, they have potential, and its possible there's something there that just might wow me. read more

Absolutely LOVE their duck noodle soup! Their fried pot stickers are also quite yummy! My friend also likes to order the duck fried rice. I haven't tried it myself but it am pretty confident that it will taste yummy! I would say, anything duck would taste good here :D read more

The food is okay, but I bet it tastes a lot better when you're drunk. Haven't had the opportunity to experience that yet. The happy hour has a lot of variety, so that's cool. But the seating is pretty limited, and it seems like it is a really popular place to go too, so good luck there. Just a typical college joint that people go to. read more

I used to come here more frequently, a few years ago. I stopped coming because they always put way too much black pepper on the dishes I ordered, and stupidly I just kept forgetting to ask for less. The food wasn't good enough to keep coming back and keep asking for less pepper. Anyway, I decided to go there again recently, and I won't be going back. I got the Roasted Duck Noodle, but I've been eating low-carb, so I requested it with vegetables instead of the noodles. I only did this because the menu specifically says "Order any rice or noodle dish with seasonal vegetables instead". Otherwise I just would've eaten around the noodles. The waiter, who I'll come back to, acted really annoyed at my request to do this. I felt embarrassed and said "Oh, sorry, I thought the menu said I could do that". He said "Yeah, I guess, I think they can probably do that..." He kept frowning and seemed really impatient and I was really put off by his attitude. My friend got the pork bao, which was pretty good, and the spicy pork noodle, which was good too. Afterwards I'd wished I'd gotten the pork noodle instead, as it had more flavor. The duck & veggie dish I got was underseasoned and bland, and the duck was a bit chewy and didn't taste like much. That aside, I would probably still give them another chance, if it wasn't for the service. We came in and sat down and the staff was very attentive. However, they ended up being too attentive. We literally had just landed our eyes on the menu when someone showed up and asked if we were ready. We said we needed more time. Within two minutes, another staff member came up and asked if we were ready. We said no. This happened THREE MORE TIMES in less than eight minutes while we were trying to read the menu, with the same two staff (our waiter, and another lady) coming up repeatedly asking us if we were ready, even though we had the menus in our hands in front of our faces. I almost left, because I felt like they were rushing us and just wanted us to order, eat and get out. There were only two other groups of people there at the time (it was a Wednesday night). Back to our waiter: This guy was rude throughout the night. At one point, we asked for a second order of pork bao, and he kind of paused and sighed like it was a huge inconvenience, saying "Oh, yeah, I guess they can add that to your tab..." Um, yes, that's how restaurants work. You order something, and pay for it. We also ordered a drink which he did not bring, so after we were almost done eating, we reminded him about it. He acted like this was a huge inconvenience too, saying, again, "Yeahh, I guess we'll just put that on your tab then". What is this guy's deal?! Anyway, the drink was called "The Red 88" (which, when we ordered, he acted like he couldn't understand us. "The what? What?"), and it was incredibly sweet, and very weak on alcohol. It's the first time I paid for a drink I didn't finish. So, in summary, mediocre food, and I WOULD be willing to try another dish there, if it weren't for the fact that the service was horrible, and that was the worst cocktail I've ever had. Our waiter was really rude and unwelcoming, and unfortunately the other staff, although not as rude, didn't make up for it, either. read more

Awesome bar, my friends and I like to do sake bombs here and my favorite drink is the warhead! Awesome food too!

After walking around several times trying to figure out what i wanted to eat, ended up at this place. Really enjoyed the ground pork with tofu noodle bowl. Happy Hour drinks was a plus. Waiter was very attentive and I did not wait long for anything. Highly recommend this place. read more

I excitedly took my girlfriend to dine at this noodle bar after having tried it the day before. I was salivating as I described how insanely delicious their fried egg over sausage fried rice was; however, I was disappointed the quality of the food contrasted drastically from the day before, especially the steamed dumpling appetizers--I kindly informed the server about our experience and mentioned how the meat tasted stale--he apologized and took the charge off our bill which I appreciated though I do not think I will come back here after the last experience. read more

Red 88 seems to be a great restaurant with mediocre food. Came with a friend for dinner and had excellent service and an okay atmosphere, but the food left us wanting more. We ordered two vegetarian meals and in both the flavor was really lacking and it really seemed to focus on the portion of noodles you get. I would be fine with this if the noodles were flavorful or unique in any way. I wanted to be impressed! read more

Absolutely loved this place. Went on a Sunday afternoon and it was very quiet and laid back. We got the cream cheese wontons, spring rolls, jalapeno poppers, asian style fries and the vegetable chow mein. Everything was very delicious. We will be going back! Especially since there's so much more on the menu that we want to try! read more

Despite a lot of the bad reviews, I actually think the food here is pretty good. My favorite entrée is the spicy loco moco and favorite appetizer is the Asian style fries. The duck soup is good, but can be a little too salty after awhile. The jalapeño poppers also can be a little too much after having a couple. So if you're thinking about getting any of these two dishes, definitely share. read more

A perfect mid-car trip stop for the family. Kids ate ramen noodles and the waitress totally understood how kids hate to wait, we also had the veggie spring rolls (nothing special) and the stir-fry special vegetables without the pork, which was made perfectly and was nice and garlicky. Also my favorite draft been (Blue Moon). And, of course, there is the bathroom sink! read more

This is a nice place to get a drink--decent prices, usually not too crowded (I guess I shouldn't write that or all the douche bags will start swarming the place). They've got pretty good late night appetizers too. Their drink selection is kinda weak. read more

Really disappointed. Ate here because so many people have told me how great it is. I ordered the dim sum sampler appetizer. My meal got there before the appetizer. I ate spicy loco moco. It tasted good at the time but has left me feeling sick. When the appetizer finally came (5-10 mins after finishing the lunch), it tasted horrible. The spinach roll thing was soggy and the pork dumplings tasted like a freezer. I don't appreciate buying frozen food at a restaurant. My fiancé ordered the duck, it also tasted frozen. To top it off, they charged us more for the meal than the menu said. Horrible experience. Not sure I will ever go again. read more

Open til 3am wed-sat, just a couple doors down from Fuji's. Food is good but a little pricey for a late night snack... Glad they have beer though. read more

The only reason I come here is to complete the trinity. All the stars are for service and friendly staff, and a pretty good atmosphere at night. But I don't really like the food, maybe they bank on extremely drunk college kids not caring that much. But I care, so there. read more

Eduardo is the best bartender ever!!! Drinks are amazing and has a killer friendly smile.

Absolutely amazing. I always recommend the spicy chicken chow mein to friends. The lamb spaghetti is another great pick. The employees are always nice and social... Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in Davis. read more

Good service. Consistently good food. Oh so savory! Try the Pork and shrimp dumplings and duck noodles. The cocktails have fun names and they don't skimp on the alcohol. read more

The place is good. Service is good. We surely enjoyed our dinner. We came there and sat anywhere we want, within five minutes someone took our order. Shortly after, we got our drinks. Five minutes later got our orders. We enjoyed our order crab wonton, jalapeno poppers and roasted duck noodles. They were delicous. Nice atmosphere, clearly for college student or even maybe for annoying drunk people as well (depending on the day). We went there on Saturday night, so we expected them there since it was closed to a bunch of bars and clubs. We'll sure be back again. read more

Richard Pro here with another review. Remarkably unexceptional. Prices are high, presentation is pretty good, but taste is meh. Got the Red 88 Fried Rice (I believe that's what it's called) and I found a nice lump of undissolved chicken broth mix inside. While that lump of msg tasted nice, it completely ruined the authenticity of the dish. It's like when you order chili and you find a lump of undissolved tomato paste drowning away at the bottom. Portion size is borderline and I think it ended up costing me about $11-14. Nothing memorable about the flavor whatsoever. For the heck of it, tried some appetizers and desserts. The eggrolls were surprisingly fresh and crunchy, though lacking in taste. The crunch definitely gave it a kick though, but whether that kick is worth $4 is up to you. Popcorn chicken--horrible and you get like 20 pieces for $4-5. Dessert-thai iced tea with ice cream. Comes in a very small cup for $4. Decor and ambiance--dim and the restaurant tries too hard to be classy. Your waiter is dressed up nice and quite professional but something is off. Maybe the fact that this is davis and we're just a bunch of college kids who want food. Or maybe it's because around 1am you start winding down and aren't ready for a classy meal. 2 stars. Misses the mark at trying to be an expensive fusion restaurant and instead it just feels like the chefs try to salvage creative cooking with great presentation. read more

This place isn't terrible, but it's nothing to rave about either. They offer different dishes ranging from Chinese-style fast food, Vietnamese and Thai. The quality is not bad, but I've experienced so much better Asian cuisine, in and out of Davis. The Spicy Beef Soup has a tasty broth, but the glass noodle dishes get very clunky and stick together. Come here for a quick, late night bite, but don't expect any culinary wonders. read more

I would give a 0 star rating but, sadly, I cannot. There are many options in downtown Davis and none could be as bad as this place. I stopped in for a quick lunch, ordered a noodle dish, and was served an over-spiced dish that could only have been the result of a trip-n-spill accident in the kitchen. There was so much ground pepper on surface, that scraping it off was an ineffective means of defense. When I complained, the manager/owner/whatever she suggested she could replace part of the dish, but could could not replace the meat. I felt bad for the lad who had to deliver me this news, but not as bad as I feel for any future customers who go here. If you make a mistake on someone's order, you should fix it! read more