Definitely one of the best Chinese takeout spots in Charlottesville! Fresh ingredients and great flavors. Call ahead, they get busy.

This is a solid Chinese restaurant if you are looking for fairly good Chinese food in Charlottesville with a sit down area. The food is of decent quality. While I enjoyed my rice, onions, and egg, the chicken in my chicken fried rice was very dry and bland. Everything else was flavorful and the service was very good. My girlfriend ordered the vegetable fried rice and enjoyed it except the vegetables were too large resulting in little rice. The ambiance was very nice - super cool Lunar New Year decorations! read more

Red Lantern Chinese Restaurant - 26. Chicken Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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My food was delivered quickly and it was amazing! I ordered the moo goo gai pan and orange chicken with a side order of boneless spare ribs. My food was fresh hot and delicious. The delivery guy was very friendly too! Red lantern is my go-to for great Chinese food in Charlottesville! read more

I come to visit my Fiancé and was craving Chinese food Im not sure why but the food was HORRIBLE the egg foo young was burnt didnt get rice to go with it had to eat some of his shrimp fried rice the bourbon chicken couldn't eat just terrible we were staying 30 min so by the time we got to out Airbnb they was closed called the next day and was hung up on twice spent over $50 on this trash and I want my money back I really think you did this on purpose. Will be back in town 3/13 will want to see the manager or speak with the owner. Thanks . you can call me as well 202-302-9789 read more

Love these guys! Fast and delicious. I recommend the ginger chicken, it's the best now

Amazing food, highly Recommend to all. Red Lantern is the place for me and you. I always get the lemon chicken and it's like general Tso but with a sweet tang. I love this place so much. read more

General Tso sauce was disgustingly sweet. Couldn't eat it. Was expecting spicy and savory.

Always good! Pretty consistent if you have a fav. Parking lot can be a challenge at times, so delivery is always our option!

I've had a hard time finding just basic Chinese food here in CVille. I always rate an establishment based on their beef teriyaki & pork fried rice. My go-to's. I've found Tex Lantern to be the most consistent and delivered in a timely manner. read more

Best Chinese takeout I've found in Charlottesville. Food is always cooked quickly. And staff is friendly and efficient.

Very very basic chinese food for a very average price. Will not go out of my way to get this but will not avoid it either.

Been frequenting Red Lantern for over a decade. 1 - 2 times per month we order from them for years now. Only once has the order been wrong, but only a minor thing. The Hoisin sauce is the best in town, also their MooShu is my favorite out of all the other local choices. I suggest picking up instead of delivery. The owner is always friendly to me. read more

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. read more

The food was excellent. The portions were more than enough and the price was reasonable. Great staff too. I definitely will be back over and over again. read more

Best delivery! The food is also so yummy and affordable. The delivery drivers are respectful and super helpful

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. read more

Never disappointed with this restaurant. Lo mein is awesome and other items enjoyable as well. Fast and friendly.

This is everything I dislike about Americanized Chinese food. Bland, sloppy consistency, rubbery meat, only discernible flavor either too salty or too sweet. Fine for shoveling sustenance into your face, but that's it. This is not an enjoyable experience. read more

I have not ordered delivery from here before, just pickup and we placed the order 5 mins away from the restaurant and it was hot and ready when we arrived. We were surprised how quick the service was, but it sounds like they do much better with takeout than they do with delivery based on the other reviews. We thought the prices were super similar to Hong Kong (which is our usual go to) but these portions were MASSIVE! The lo mein was fantastic, the general Tsos was similarly great. Only thing was the fried rice was kinda meh definitely not my favorite but overall it was definitely good for what we paid for and we'd eat here again! read more

Red Lantern Chinese Restaurant - 27. Chicken Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

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Very good! I went to this place on a whim and ordered takeout. They don't have any sit down dining service but the takeout was hot and fresh. I didn't order many entrees and instead ordered many appetizers. The pork buns were delicious and so were the crab Rangoons. read more

The best Chinese take out I've tried in the area. Pros: good food Fast service Cons: tight parking lot. read more

Very friendly staff!! Food is delicious is always my favorite dish chicken lo mein I really recommend to you !

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. read more

The BEST Lo mein I've ever had!! There was so much flavor and the texture was perfect. I also really enjoyed the spring rolls. The vegetable fried rice was all right (not much flavor), so definitely go for the lo mein instead. Broccoli with garlic sauce was tasty as well! Not much garlic flavor, but the sauce was still yummy. read more

Bland, they use chicken broth instead of chicken stock in their soups. Egg rolls were ok but nothing special. Basically a take out place with some tables. Ordering is self service at the counter. Kind of dreary but clean. read more

food always good and hot!! food prep time and is quick, service is friendly. would recommend!

Although this used to be one of my favorite spots to get Chinese in Charlottesville now I will not go back. My coworkers and I ordered a meal from here and it started to take a really long time to get delivered. When we called to ask they said it was on the way and it still took a while. Finally when it arrived and we unbagged it our take out boxes they were all melted together. We were so frustrated because we had waited so long and then couldn't eat the food. We called and they refused to give us a refund and they said they would give us two meal credits (we had ordered four meals) and we reluctantly agreed. We asked how to redeem them and if they'd need our names and they said no. When I tried ordering again and redeeming those credits they said they didn't exist. Needless to say I didn't think the food was worth the hassle. I would try somewhere else. read more

My family and I were in town for vacation and stayed at a hotel near the University of Virginia due to a snow storm . The food was delicious and amazing. It was very fresh and they give you plenty of it, they also delivered the food to us with snow, rain and all. I can tell this is a family business and I was so grateful they took the time to provide us with delivery services even with the bad weather conditions. Thank you!!! read more

So, we had one bad meal here a while ago and I forgot to update my review since. Best Chinese takeout in town.

Tasty Americanized Chinese food. The food is made to order with fresh ingredients and generous portions. I particularly like their general tso's chicken and eggplant in garlic sauce. You can choose between white, brown, or fried rice. They're open for take out and delivery during the COVID 19 restrictions and everything is very hygienic in the restaurant. I appreciate how well they pack the food to make sure nothing would spill, etc. Would definitely recommend this place! read more

This has been our go-to delivery Chinese food restaurant this past year. There are other restaurants in the area that we really enjoy but for the combination of quality, choice, flavor, and on-time delivery we enjoy Red Lantern. When placing a take-out order they are the only Chinese restaurant in the area that I have experienced really reading and following the extra requests (e.g." please make extra spicy", "please include 6 sets of chopsticks", "only put the sauce on the side" (!!! - that one is huge for us) The food is always tasty and moist. I especially like their vegetable lo mein which they can add extra veg to (yum!) The fried rice is also especially good (and not dry!) So many choices on the menu and while we have our favorites we have tried many things and have not been disappointed. Love Red Lantern! read more

My husband and I went almost a full year last year never finding a great delivery/takeout Chinese restaurant in our former town so when we moved to Charlottesville we were excited about having a new city to try and find a place. The Red Lantern did not disappoint - my husband and I ordered for lunch on a Sunday some lunch specials and appetizers and everything was absolutely delicious. I liked that we could choose what kind of rice to have with the combo (not just white rice - brown or fried as well!) and soup or an egg roll for a great price. We also tried the rangoons which were fine, not amazing, but the steamed dumplings were awesome! We'll definitely be saving this as a good takeout option. We ordered delivery through Seamless and it worked great for us! read more

Now that almost every delivery Chinese restaurant is done in Charlottesville the monopoly is with red lantern. The food is minimally OK and extremely overpriced... Red lantern is a strip mall point of the picture type Chinese restaurant with price is equal to a fancy white tablecloth sit down Chinese restaurant. Just slow even before COVID-19 now they have a better excuse for one and ahalf to two hour delivery times. Anyone in the market to open a Chinese delivery restaurant jump on it undercut regulator and you'll become a millionaire. read more

do not get the bourbon chicken. staff is friendly but the food really just isn't it. Lo mein was edible, but just not great. read more

Great dumplings. Especially fond of their moo shu pork. Service is always faster than the app predicts. Highly recommend this spot

Chinese delivery...yes please! My husband LOVES good Chinese food and well he has a couple favorites in town red lantern delivers and has now become our #1 place. The vegetarian options are delicious and we usually are the pain in the ass customers that ask for something that's not really on the menu. The chefs always do a great job and the quick delivery can't be beat. read more

Red Lantern Chinese Restaurant - L33. Tofu Szechuan Style Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

These are THE Chinese delivery homies. 15 minutes before they close, you live two miles away & it's snowing. They got you. Best dumplings & lo mein in town. Their General Tso's is next level. So spicy, sticky & garlicky. read more

This is our Favorite Chinese food spot. Take out only. Very good. great lunch specials.

Portions were fine but the food was bland and too sweet for my taste. It's fine for a quick bite but nothing special

Best delivery! The food is also so yummy and affordable. The delivery drivers are respectful and super nice