They had a large to-go order from an older gentleman and the host did not hesitate to walk his order out with him. She didn't even ask or try to hand it to him she just walked out to help him. The best thing I've ever seen. My heart. read more

Amazing to have a truly authentic Chinese restaurant in Riverside. I'm highlighting their spicy, hot-oil Chinese food here that isn't the typical Americanized, Western-Cantonese, although they do offer these dishes, too. The lunch specials look like classic Americanized Chinese, but they are affordable and most folks will probably love those too. I'm particularly excited by the beef roll pancake, cold beef tendon with chili oil, steamed pork belly with preserved vegetables, chili oil cold chicken, deep fried Szcehuan peppercorn chicken - these are dishes most of which I haven't been able to get in Riverside city. The restaurant manager was very pleasant and helpful. The restaurant interior has the feel of a restaurant in mainland China. It really is setup for authenticity. I shared a few photos of the food. We loved it. read more

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I really wanted to like this place, but overall it was a disappointing experience. We started with a wait at the door, which I can understand because they were busy. It took about 15 minutes to be seated, and then another 20 minutes or so before we were able to order. Not the end of the world, but it did set the tone. The menu is huge -- seriously, it feels like 100+ items -- but that also made me wonder how much of it they actually have available. We tried to order a few things and were told they "didn't have" several of them. I was also surprised they didn't have orange chicken, which feels like a pretty standard item at a Chinese restaurant. I ended up settling for the teriyaki, and it was fine, but definitely not anything memorable or something I'd go out of my way to come back for. The food overall was mid. Not terrible, not amazing, just very average. The Thai tea was okay too, but again, not one of the better ones I've had. The inside looked clean-ish at first glance, and the decor is actually pretty nice in some areas, including chandeliers and upgraded touches. But then we were seated at a table that had just been wiped down with an old dingy-looking rag, which kind of took away from the whole atmosphere. It felt like the restaurant was trying to look elevated, but the actual cleanliness and service didn't match. Then there was the B health rating posted. We noticed it before eating and honestly should have taken it as a sign. After looking up and reading the actual health inspection report later, I would have chosen somewhere else. The report raised enough concerns that I personally wouldn't feel comfortable returning anytime soon. To make matters worse, within about 20 minutes of leaving, most of our group started feeling stomach discomfort. I'm not saying for certain it was from the food, but given the timing, the health rating, and the overall experience, it definitely didn't leave us feeling confident. Overall: long wait, slow service, a huge menu with missing items, average food, questionable cleanliness, and a health rating/report that made me regret staying. Unfortunately, this was not a place that made me want to come back. Y'all have been warned. read more

They have a B rating. It's public record and you SHOULD look up why. Y'all.. there was four of us and we ordered about 7 different entrees to include a soup. It was our first time here and we were pleasantly surprised to see how many options they had on their menu. It took about 20 minutes to get seated, took about another 20 minutes for our order to be taken, and let's go ahead and say it took another 20-30 minutes before food started showing up. Yes it was busy, and no don't come here if you are already hungry. Overall, food wasn't bad. Soup was a little bland and despite the many options on the menu.. they also didn't have a lot of their items available. Three out of the four of us had tummy aches about ten minutes after leaving. Two of the four of us barely made it home and couldn't trust a fart. read more

I decided to give this spot a try, since it was new. I got take out, and tried two different types of dishes here that I thought might be good. I'm a big fan of mapo tofu, and the one here is good. I found it to be enjoyable, with a good mix of Sichuan peppercorn numbing spice and flavor. I'd get that dish again. The Thai style tofu and broccoli chow fun was mediocre at best. It was really lacking in flavor, and the overall consistency didn't seem like this was stir fried or much sauce was used. The flat rice noodles were all basically still white. I would not recommend this dish at all. Looking at their menu, I think it's honestly way too extensive. Most food establishments that have massive menus like this really tend to suffer with some dishes. I think that holds true here. If you'd like to give this spot a try, I would recommend sticking with dishes that are popular. The price point is good, for the amount of food I got, but I'd recommend this restaurant slim down their menu and offer better quality for the options that remain. read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Mapo Tofu - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

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Got here at 12pm. All tables against walls were occupied. All center tables were open. There was about 10 people waiting to be seated. (They all left eventually). More clients walked in and left after seeing the amount of people waiting for a table. 26 min later they sat me at one of the open tables in center. Went to restroom and the toilet was exploded all over on. They have 1 cashier. 2 servers. And 2 in kitchen. I hope the food is good since it already does not look like the menu photos. AND we wanted steamed buns and dumplings..which they have none because they ran out. Our appetizer came once we were done eating. My to-go order showed up as I was ready to pay after asking a few times if it was still coming (ordered it when I first sat down to order all other food) read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Braised pork and spicy pad Thai - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

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New Chinese restaurant in town off of Chicago Ave and University Ave (next to Dollar Tree)! Came with no expectations. Ordered items that were recommended by the waitress. The food was mild, not too salty or greasy--perfect and easy on the palate for a first meal of the day. It was fairly busy for a Sunday mid-morning. Looks like a lot of people come for the daily lunch specials (available on weekends too!). Super spacious with lots of room for seating. Best of all, their dumplings are housemade! Will definitely be back to try more traditional Chinese dishes. read more

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Took my BF out for Sunday dinner . The restaurant is large and the hall quite grand. We ordered Mongolian beef and cashew chicken, they are having a special so we got a 3rd dish for free. You get free rice with your entrees. The timing of the food was odd, we got 2 dishes, but the 3rd dish did not come for some time. But the food was worth the wait! read more

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Excellent food and grand opening in Riverside with spacious seating area and dumpling viewing window. Service is slower as I believe there was only 2-3 working at the time for 20+ tables. Otherwise, very friendly staff and great spot for a relaxed meal. read more

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Delicious, great quality food! We ordered food to go but the restaurant was clean and welcoming. We ordered beef chow fun, teriyaki chicken, and braised pork belly in white pepper. It was all so flavorful and great portion sizes. I will definitely be back and am so excited to have a new go-to spot near home! read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Beef chow fun, steamed rice, braised pork belly in white pepper, and teriyaki chicken. - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

Great food with traditional Chinese Chuan cuisine flavors! Friendly service staff, with delightful manner! Dinning place is clean quiet and comfortable! read more

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Ordered takeout, the lady at the front was quick to give me my order. Food was good! Nothing crazy but definitely enjoyed it. The pork buns were okay, I do think that they lacked a bit of flavor. I really liked the orange chicken, super good. The fried rice has a bit less flavor than I'm used to but still great overall. Would definitely order again. read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Orange chicken - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

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Never tried bullfrog and it was delicious! . Pork dumplings were juicy Great service as always... read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Bullfrog and dumplings - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

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That is a new Chinese restaurant I known and I tried today, it was brand new, supper clean and nice huge, and tasted great. As today was the holiday, it was over busy, the service was as a little bit slow, I waited 15 mins to be seated and the servers were nice and I really like their smiles. My family total 4 person we like the soup and the spicy sichuan tastes good. Though they had several dishes were run out, but the busy restaurant are always like this to keep all our food are fresh, right? I fully supported them and liked them, four of our family all said we will come back within a couple of days read more

Heard good things about this place. However, if you're looking to get in and out in a timely manner, forget it! It took over 30 minutes to even have a server take my order. After an hour, she came up and told me they were really busy, did I still want my food? I told her I've been here over an hour, I might as well wait. She said unapologetically, I warned you in the beginning. I told her that there was no excuse for service this slow. She claimed she was the only one for the whole restaurant. The couple next to me also complained of the excessive wait. Even if the food is great, I don't think I'll be returning. The wait time and the indifference is not worth it. Well, after an hour and a half, I got my food. Chicken chop suey is pretty basic. We'll, presentation was lousy. Food looked like it came off of a steam table. Not fresh at all. Salty and mediocre at best. I rarely post anything bad. THIS was bad! So safe yourself the trouble. read more

Authentic xiao long bao in Riverside! The wrappers are just right--not too thick, with enough skin to hold all the rich, flavorful broth without breaking. Each dumpling is generously filled with juicy pork and a delicious white soup that bursts with every bite. Very decent quality, especially for the price. Getting 7 soup dumplings for just $12 is a great deal. I'll definitely be coming back whenever I'm craving authentic xiao long bao! read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Xiaolong Bao, Pepper & Salt Shrimp , Mao's pork. - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

I really wanted to support this new restaurant, but my first visit was frustrating. They were out of several menu items, including everything my mom and I originally wanted to order. It was disappointing to keep changing our order because so many items weren't available. I understand that new restaurants can have growing pains, but if you're going to offer something on the menu, customers expect it to be in stock. Better inventory management would make a huge difference. Hopefully they can work through these issues because the experience left us disappointed, and I'm not sure we'll be back anytime soon. read more

I'm pretty disappointed. We ordered beef and broccoli, beef noodle soup, shrimp dumplings, and a hot and sour soup. The beef and broccoli stir fry was delicious, but the beef noodle soup had no flavor. Our shrimp dumplings never came out and we had to remind our server 3 times for a little bowl of hot and sour soup. There might've just been a shortage of staff but the restaurant was not crowded. Service was poor, I don't plan on coming back. read more

I wasn't very fond of this place. We ordered the chicken wings, seafood soup, sweet and sour pork, and dumplings. Overall, I felt the food lacked flavor. The wings were probably the best dish out of everything we tried. The timing of the food was also frustrating. The dishes came out one at a time, and by the time we had finished eating, the last dish finally arrived. What completely appalled me, though, was what I witnessed at the end of the meal. While waiting in the booth, I watched a woman hand-making dumplings. She was handling the food with bare hands, which was already questionable, but what really grossed me out was seeing her put her hand in her pocket, grab her phone to check it, and then immediately go back to making dumplings without washing or sanitizing her hands. That completely ruined the experience for me. read more

Me & my husband ordered to go and the food was delicious. Service was great everyone is so kind and friendly and making sure your order is better then expected. Definitely will be coming back for more ! Very much recommend. read more

Came here for lunch with my parents and was very impressed. Food came out quickly after ordering, and everything was delicious. I would definitely say the Chongqing spicy chicken is a must-try if you like spicy food. The restaurant is clean and relaxing. They also have amazing customer service. Our waitress was attentive, kind and gave great recommendations on what to order. We will 100% be back! read more

Service is terrible. They have one waiter for the entire restaurant. He is servicing all the tables by himself. The food is just okay. I ordered beef fried rice, orange beef and sweet and sour chicken. The sweet and sour chicken is yuck! Everything else was just okay. I probably wouldn't return. The restaurant is nice and super clean but the service and food just aren't worth the frustration. read more

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I gave two stars because there was a gentleman working there was very kind and attentive. I only tasted the rice which was good. We saw it was a new restaurant and we thought we'd go support it. We got in and we're able to sit down. We ordered. They gave my life a metal Fork and they gave me a plastic like for takeout. I went up to the counter and told the lady if I can have a metal Fork. She became visibly upset and was rude and telling me "we don't have any." I told her then wash one as everyone else appeared to have a real fork. After her rudeness we simply said we'll take the food to go. I did not walk out as some people would have because that's 100% wrong. I will never ever and I mean never will I come back to this place. All the good food in the world doesn't make up for good customer and kindness. It cost absolutely nothing to be kind, especially if you want to return customer. There are many restaurants to choose from. I would never choose this one again. Again I only tasted the rice and it was good. We're taking the rest home although I'm probably not going to need any of it. I went to the Dollar Store to see if they had any Forks so I can give it to them. They were out read more

Very tasty dishes. Some different selections. Service is awesome, ambiance is so standing out, be returning for sure! read more

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If you're in Riverside and looking for amazing Chinese food, that taste delicious and has great customer service look no further! The atmosphere is welcoming and huge so if you have a family party you have more than enough space to enjoy. Everything is made fresh to order and the authentic flavors are to die for! The lunch special is a steal and comes with an entrée, fried rice, egg roll, and soup if eaten there. So come give them a try! read more

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We ordered for pick up and our food took a lot longer than we were promised. I felt like they are a new restaurant and were not ready to handle the volume of customers they were getting. It just goes to show how desperate Riverside is for good Chinese food! They have a very extensive menu, and that probably adds to the challenge of filling orders quickly. Anyway, we got home and the food was indeed really good. Everyone in the family liked it. I look forward to getting food here again! read more

First time I try to get dumpling and she said we out at 5:20pm that is my last time . I don't understand for the restaurant that just open and have grand opening, out of food. read more

Food was so goood!! Delicious take on classic dishes like walnut shrimp and stir friend green beans :) ate it so good forgot to take pictures !! Gonna have to be patient with the wait tho since the place is new, there's a bunch of people coming read more

I visited today and unfortunately had a disappointing experience. The wait time for the food was quite long.. though since they seem new, I was willing to overlook it. However, when the soup dumplings arrived, I had to request a soup spoon and waited so long for it that the dumplings went cold. To add to that, the food was very average. The Chongqing Chicken was a major disappointment as it barely contained any actual chicken. Hoping they can iron out these service and food consistency issues soon read more

I am giving this a one star mainly because we never received our food. Okay, we did get our pork and cabbage dumplings, which were pretty darn good, but only after a long wait. But we never received the rest of the order. The service was very poor, which I hope is just because they are so new. We were seated quickly and then waited a long time for the one waitress they had to take our order. After that we pretty much never saw her again. No one came to check on us and there was zero eye contact from anyone until we were able to flag down a bus girl to ask for the check. read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star was so good! The food was amazing, and I loved everything I tried. I also liked how the restaurant felt super clean. Living on campus, there aren't a lot of Chinese food options around, so I was really happy to find this place since I have been craving it for WEEKS! The service was also great. Everyone was super nice and helpful. I highly recommend this restaurant. They have a HUGE menu with so many choices, and honestly I would love to try everything on it. Definitely one of my favorite places to eat in riverside! read more

The beautiful large dining area gives a spacious feeling. The staff is attentive and professional. The menu is quite impressive and there are no shortages of specialty dishes. Prices are medium plus, but fair for the times. I had the braised beef noodle soup. The broth is spicy with a nice depth and the spice accumulates as I was eating. The noodles tasted super fresh and had a nice chew. The server confirmed the noodles are made fresh by staff. The beef was fatty and had some gristle and a small bone (only negative) Nice perfectly cooked Bok Choy topped the meal with fresh cilantro garnish. I had a brown sugar milk tea, that was exceptional, to go with the meal. Very relaxing environment and overall a great experience! I will be going back to try other menu items so I recommend giving this place a try! read more

Finally found a Chinese restaurant near UCR that's actually worth coming back to. The braised pork belly was melt-in-your-mouth tender, the sweet and sour ribs were amazing, and even the tomato and egg stir-fry tasted just like home. Everything was freshly cooked, portions were generous, and prices were very reasonable. The mango milk tea was also excellent. Easily one of the best Chinese food spots in Riverside. Highly recommend! read more

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Authentic Chinese food and everything tasted great. The cauliflower and eggplant were especially delicious. Also, their rice was amazing -- honestly some of the best rice I've ever had. Definitely worth coming back. read more

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The food was great!!!! My new favorite restaurant!!! I wish I could've took a picture but it's all gone!! Great place definitely recommend

"I had mixed feelings about my visit. The hand-stretched noodles themselves are great and have a beautiful texture. However, the Szechuan spicy broth was swimming in a massive layer of grease--I love chili oil, but this felt heavy enough to drown out the other herbal flavors of the soup. My friend's beef chow fun was a bit bland and lacked that classic wok-hei charred flavor. It's a cool, modern spot with a great concept, but the execution on the dishes felt a bit inconsistent for the price." read more

Everything was soo good here. We got the congqing chicken, eggplant, duck, and beef stir fry. The ladies that worked there was so nice and let us eat there even though they were close to closing time. They made sure to check up on every table and refilled water relatively quick! Their chef is from Szechuan so all the food was authentic. Their menu is huge, there's something for everyone. They've got non-spicy and spicy food read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Everything was soo good here. We got the congqing chicken, eggplant, duck, and beef stir fry. - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

The food was flavorful and satisfying. I liked the spicy Hunan-style dishes, especially the red chili oil dish, which was rich, spicy, and great with rice. The service was satisfactory, and the response was prompt. The environment is very nice and spacious. read more

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Absolutely delicious in every respect. my new go too authentic chinese restaurant near UCR. Ordered hot chili oil fish, juicy dumpling, and the lunch green bean special. There are typical american style chinese dishes on the menu also. they also serve Pho and Ramen but I cannot speak to these vietnamese and japanese dishes. The menu is a bit big but hey if everything is as good as what I had today I am excited to try many more. read more

Red Chilli Noodle Star - Noodles Near Me - Riverside, California

Me and my husband visited this place recently and we both agree that it was delicious. The prices were not too bad, and the staff were really friendly and generous. The interior is all brand new and clean which is nice, with drinks served with metal cups. The only thing I did notice was that it was extremely quiet inside, you could almost hear a pin drop. I'm not sure if the music radio stopped working or something, but that was the only semi-negative thing I'd have to say about our experience. Overall, I'd highly recommend checking this place out because their food is authentic and you'll get your money's worth no matter what you purchase! read more