We are from Los Angeles California, and love great Chinese. This is it. I've literally ate at every place in town, all mostly bad. Red Lanterns the best. Same owners as Sams Chinese in central. Awesome food and wonderful owners Sharen and Bob. Cook Michael is amazing. Very hospitable and cheap great quality food!!! Ambiance is traditional Chinese. read more

Well they didn't have their license for serving alcohol. We were sat by the hostess who quickly disappeared and went back to rolling forks and napkins. After seeing how many people were in there vs. who was being waited on , i opted out to order out instead of staying and eating in. As we were leaving the older lady who was a waitress said "oh i was coming over to wait on you". I let her know we were going to order out instead. Not sure if this place recently reopened as they had a sign in from stating " dining room open now". ?? not sure why but i do not recommend this place. The orange chicken, and sweet and sour chicken was all dry and over fried. The shrimp fried rice had those tiny shrimp from a can. Probably 61/70. Save your money and go to P.f. chang's . read more

The hot and sour soup was delicious as well as the chicken chow mein. The portions are large and the food is fresh and tasty. I dined in and the service was excellent! Highly recommend if you looking for Chinese food. read more

Red Lantern - Hot and sour soup (forgot to take pic before eating) - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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The menu looks incredible. I chose Soba Noodles with Tofu. It was really disappointing. I've had Soba Noodles in Japan which were thicker and had a distinct Buckwhat taste. These were thin and tasteless. The Tofu was fried and very salty. What veggies were buried underneath the ton of noodles. I will most definately go again as some of our group had fabulous meals. They really need to work on the Soba Noodles. read more

This place is a hidden gem! We decided to venture out to the east side of town and came for lunch, had their lunch specials! The portions are huge and the food is delicious! I had their lunch special chicken chop suey with fried rice and hot and sour soup! The place was hopping and now I know why! The place was clean and the service was good! Good place to check out if you are in the Zaragoza neighborhood! Enjoy! read more

Red Lantern - Lunch special - Chicken Chop Suey with Vegetable Fried Rice. - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Do not go to this place !!! I would put 0 stars if I could. Me and my husband just ordered on Uber Eats and my red lantern noodles had a piece of metal in them I immediately threw it away what a waste of money. Imagine if I gave it to my kids... the food isn't even good no flavor at all but the portions are big. read more

Red Lantern - Metal in my P. Red Lantern Spicy Noodle - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

We had a large group so it took awhile to take the orders. The food didn't all come out together. Everything tasted good- except the hot and sour soup . I had the General Taos chicken it was gray! Spicy but not too hot. It came with white rice even though I ordered fried rice- so I got both! Very large portions! read more

Red Lantern - a table with plates of food and drinks - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

I don't know who the cook was but it was so good. The cook deserves 5 stars. Not sure why they have 3 starts but you must come and try them again every dish was phenomenal. read more

Went there for lunch with my Dad today. It took them a while to sit us down. A blond older lady was sitting by the register folding the utensils in paper napkins. I saw as she picked at her nose and then continued to wipe her finger on the same napkins she was folding the utensils into. She then assisted a customer at the register and she sat there picking at hear ear. Then went back to stuffing utensils into the Togo packaging. Needless to say, we left. read more

Food and service was amazing. Very authentic. Huge portions! Highly recommend. Ambiance was amazing.

I've been going to the Red Lantern for 20+ years and always recommended it to all for the price and quality of food. Sharon the owner recently sold it to another family. The quality has completely changed. Food deliveries sent cold and what tasted as food that was not freshly made. Eating in, the sauces and recipes have changed. Not the same taste nor quality. We asked one of the waitresses we recognized as to where is Sharon and what's happening. She explained that Sharon had sold it off to this family. Before she did she showed them how she ran the business and cooked the food. They however are not following past management guidelines. The food taste and quality has drastically changed and loosing a longtime loyal customer. Missing my go to Red Lantern!!! read more

I'm so sad... Apparently Red Lantern is under new management...and it sure does show. I had never had a bad meal there in all the years I've gone there until last week, thought it was a fluke and tried again today. The week before I ordered the Chow Fun meat combo )chicken, beef & shrimp) and OMG it had egg in it which it never had before. So, ok. I'll request it be omitted next time. Today was the "next time" and I asked for no egg and was informed they don't put egg in it. Well, yes indeedy they did last week. So instead of the meet combo I just had the beef and one friend had the pork. It's always been stellar...until today. The beef was tough as could be and virtually flavorless. The pork which was always scrumptious pieces of pork meat was ground up like hamburger meat that was unrecognizable as pork. I asked if they'd done away with the char sui type meat and was told this is the way they now do it now. ...Check Chow Fun off my "must have" meal from here on out. My other friend ordered a chicken curry, nice portion but very salty an and a few too many jalapeño slices. The fried rice, nice portion , was dry as a bone! Definitely had been sitting around for awhile. The wait staff was very pleasant and the portions were still huge. However, it was not the tasty dining experience I'd loved for so many years. I'll try one more time and if the results are the same I'll sadly not be returning. I guess it's true that nothing lasts forever. read more

I have been coming here for about a year and I always order lunch specials and this actual lady has helped me once or twice before and I ordered the lunch special and the fried rice with no lettuce. Now it's an issue. She says they have never done that in the whole time. She's been here of five years. Which is ridiculous because I've been coming here for over a year now And enjoying the food and now I'm never coming back because this lady is such a B and you know what I mean when I say B I will never ever step foot in here and I will stop telling people about this place because she just ruined it for everybody she should be fired. This was a good atmosphere but not anymore. What a horrible and terrible blonde haired lady. She is costing your business tons of money with her attitude. To be honest, she looks very prejudice, but I cannot confirm that. read more

I just had a to go order from Red Lantern and it was horrible!! Apparently they are under new management. They did away with the Clover rewards program, so you can no longer accumulate points for $5 off of your meal. The quality of food has gone way down. I ordered lemon chicken and barbecue pork fried rice. The lemon sauce had little black specks in it that definitely wasn't pepper, some of the chicken pieces were doughy, and the fried rice was gummy!! Let me get this right, they took away the discount program and serve subpar food!! No thank you!!! They have lost my business! read more

Wtf is this shit...I specifically called to double check that their pad Thai came w bean sprouts egg lime and peanut sauce...I came w whole peanuts only no sauce and PICKLED JALAPENOS!!! And the rest of the food for my family 100$ worth.. tasted like black licorice...don't waste your money here read more

Red Lantern - Pad Thai - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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The food is fresh and tasty and the price is excellent. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. The restaurant is clean and comfortable with plenty of seating. read more

This is to help this business. _ What happened to you? You used to be good some years ago. To start off your windows are super smeared, the old drapes full of dust. Your chop suey and chkn curry has so much thick gravy and MSG that I'm still trying to digest not to mention the blob on my plate. The hot n sour soup is tasteless you can tell they don't taste the food. Prices are very low, you might want to increase to sell better quality and regain your clientele. Also might consider making your menu more concise. Good luck read more

So this used to be my "GOTO" Chinese lunch place when I lived in the east. But I moved Central about 7 years ago so I rarely, like maybe 2-3 times, get back here since we moved. The menu hasn't changed but the food quality has. The have a huge lunch menu that ranges in price from $5.25 to $6.95. that comes with choice of rice and soup. But even their regular menu items like for example, Fried Rice with beef or chicken or shrimp, is just $7.95. So this place is SUUUUPER affordable. But that can also mean you get what you pay for. My dining partner had the lunch special Almond chicken. He chose the Hot and Sour soup. He loves this soup, he gets it every Chinese place we go. This one, he said wasn't very hot, as in the soup itself, but the spice level was turned up to 11! He kept going back to his Iced Tea after a every few spoonfuls, and was wiping his brow. I had Egg Drop. It was warm and had good viscosity. And tiny little bits of chicken in the bottom of the bowl. It could have used some green onions on top and they used to have white pepper on the table here to add to it but now they no longer have salt and pepper at the table, and when I asked for it, I was brought packets. My partners dish was vibrant in colors with peas and zucchini and carrots, some chicken and a few almonds on top, maybe 10? Much fewer than he was used to getting in the past or at other places. I got the combination Fried Rice for $1 more, making it $8.95 And an order of Spring Rolls for $3.25 For 3. These are smaller ones than most places, but super crispy, and when fried fresh , so delicious. Mine came immediately and we're only warm to the touch, so I could tell they had been sitting, maybe under a heat lamp or on a steam table? They weren't freshly fried pipong hot. The outside was crispy, but the inside had gone mushy. That happens when when they sit and steam inside the wrapper, the cabbage goes limp. My Fried rice was a disappointment. You're expecting big chunks of meat in a Chinese dish. I was supposed to have shrimp, chicken, beef and BBQ pork. I definitely saw the shrimp, about 8 small ones. But then I was searching for the other meats. Turns out they dice it or maybe food process it ??? Remember the tiny pieces of chicken in my egg drop soup? That's what got mixed into my fried rice. Rice sized tid-bits of chicken and beef and pork. It became a game for me and my dining partner, we both took forks and dug around in the rice in a contest to see who could find meat. It was ridiculous. I should have taken a picture. Little to no meat and what there was you could not stick a fork into because it was no bigger then the tine of a fork. Smaller than the green peas in it. ‍ Our tea was good but we had to ask for refills of obviously empty glasses that we had sat at the edge of the table hoping someone would notice. So I don't know if it's new ownership or what, we didn't notice any of the mostly Asian staff that used to work there in previous years. I understand inflation. But you don't sacrifice quality to save money. Raise prices if you have to. What we ate tasted good, but the main dishes failed to deliver what the menu promised. read more

Red Lantern - Main entrance. - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Not any more the last three times we ordered the food was tasteless and of poor quality. Not what we have come to expect. We have been faithful customers for over twenty years regretfully the quality has deminished. Has it changed ownership? Chef's? The last time we ordered combination fry rice very little meats and it was tasteless. The combination egg fu yung was also tasteless and dry. WHATS GOING ON OVER THERE! Very disappointed!!! read more

Good food fast service Traditional oriental atmosphere with friendly staff along with a lot of food on a plate. read more

We ordered war wonton soup, Portabella mushroom deluxe, wonton soup and crispy tofu- delivery was excellent and the food was all packaged very well and in a very considerate manner-soup was separate from food and sauce separately from tofu! Food is delicious! This remains our favorite restaurant! Thank you! read more

Fantastic hot and sour soup !! I also got the spring rolls and curry noodle dish . Food was hot fresh and tasty . The service was excellent and the iced tea cold ahd refreshing . My fellow diner got beef chop suey off menu abd it was fresh and fantastic ! I'm def going to this place again soon ! read more

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I created a Facebook page so that I could draw the El Paso public's attention to a local restaurant here. My wife and I visited this establishment last week for the first time, and in all of my 59 years, I have never encountered such a horrible experience. First of all, the cleanliness, or lack thereof of the restaurant. We encountered flies, two big pile of dead flies as well as several live ones, throughout the restaurant. A small roach ran across the adjacent table next to us after our food arrived but it was took quick for me to get a picture. My curiosity peaked, I convinced my wife to stay though she just wanted to leave at this point. I ventured throughout the restaurant trying to locate the men's room and found myself next to the kitchen, where sunlight was cast across the floor. I poked my head around the corner to find the back door wide open, and several pigeons standing in the doorway. One of them was darting in and out of the door. I implore the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to please check this out. Also, the entire restaurant was brutally hot, and I managed to get pictures of the various (filthy) thermostats located throughout. Over 80 degrees inside during a desert summer. While I sat looking around and my wife picked at her food, I overheard two of the servers speaking Spanish. I do not speak Spanish, but my wife does, though she does not look like it. The two girls were making derogatory remarks about white people, and then one of them who's name starts with a K, Klarissa or Karmen, something like that, insulting an older white lady hustling by them. Something to the regards of "that's why we're getting rid of her old butt." Only they didn't use the word butt. I ask the Texas Workforce Commission to please research this as well. After we paid and left, I asked around some colleagues of mine if they had ever eaten there, and discovered that the owner has hired an entire kitchen staff that is not legally eligible to work in the US, and is paying them all discreetly under the table. A coworkers nephew had worked there for a brief time and said that that had been the case for a while. And now the current owner is in a hurry to sell the place to another party for some reason. I believe the IRS, Department of Homeland Security, US Patrol El Paso Sector, and US Border Patrol take a closer look at this, as well. I would advise everyone in the Sun City to steer clear of Red Lantern. Their tagline is "The best Chinese food in all of El Paso." And even if the place was clean that wouldn't be true. What my wife and I did try was flavorless and vastly overpriced. You'd be better off at Panda Express. Good day. read more

Perfect for a family of 6. Panda House closed on us near our post home so we had to look for an alternative and this one fit the bill. On a not so packed (surprising) Sunday after mass, we ate here because of my PL's recommendation. As an El Paso native, he was on point. He's never let us down. Will come back to this as our go to Chinese food restaurant. Nothing but to go boxes to show. read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Delicious!! This place was great pre-pandemic and then struggled with food quality and flavor overall for a while. Tried take-out again today after a ~1yr break and it was fantastic! My go-to Singapore noodles were perfectly flavored. Crispy tofu with spicy sweet bbq sauce was really good. My friends tried chow mein and orange chicken and both were excellent. Glad the food quality and flavor is back to the old. Can't wait to stop by again. The service was prompt and friendly as always! read more

My family ordered carry-out from here for the first time in a couple of months: unfortunately we were disappointed tonight. The General Tso's chicken and fried rice were great, but the pad Thai was a total disaster (wasn't Pad Thai by anyone's standards). Visually it appears more like a lo mein, lacking the acidity you would expect and perhaps went too heavy on the tamarind without balancing other flavors (the color is off). There were no bean sprouts, no cilantro, no scallions or anything to lighten nor brighten the dish. While this is not a Thai restaurant, offering something on the menu gives the impression that you'll get what you pay for. This lowered the bar. read more

Red Lantern - M. Pad Thai - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

They offer a wide variety of options and combos. Their egg drop and war ton soups are very delicious. We love the black bean fish, sweet and sour chicken and sesame chicken. The food is very reasonably priced and the service is always great. read more

I really wanted to like this place, so took a look at the reviews and hoped for the best. Delivery took over an hour and a half! So if you are hungry or in a hurry, I would go pick it up. The bag arrived leaking from the soup. The wonton soup had NO flavor, at all. It tasted like the pork wonton (yes you only get one) was very old and the broth was just water. I would not recommend it. The fried dumplings were very hard as if it was sitting for hours. The other two items that we ordered...Mongolian beef was very tough and chewy, however the flavor was not all that bad. I did ask for it extra spicy, but there was no spice to it. Just a lot of red pepper flakes. The Chow Mein(with shrimp) unfortunately had no flavor and was very dry. I wish something was edible, because now my family is still hungry and out of $30. Off to the kitchen I go.. read more

Red Lantern - Chow Mein (Shrimp) - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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I can only judge on the dishes I ordered so far, it came highly recommended so I'm willing to go back and try more dishes. But I can say I never waited so long in a Chinese restaurant before... usually they come out so quick. Pad Thai - RETURNED real quick. I even asked the waitress If it was a mistake (it wasn't) it was so soupy and tasted so weird. Salt and pepper pork chop- it was more bones and batter. Honey walnut shrimp - shrimp came out so dark that it looked like they friend it in old oil. read more

Got some takeout Singapore Noodles, and they are excellent. Rich curry flavor, great spice level. Solid for $9! read more

Red Lantern - a close up of a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Not good at all. We ordered kung pao chicken with fried rice it was horrible. The fried rice had lettuce. Who puts lettuce in fried rice. The egg drop soup was not good either it looked like someone put phlegm in a bowl and served it. The kung pao wasn't spicy at all and tasted spoiled. Never ever ever coming here. Hope we don't get sick . read more

I personally love this restaurant. I've only been their twice and every time I go there I only eat pan fried noodles, so my review is based on the meal. First time I came here, I was with my bosses. They recommended me the pan fried noodles and now I am a huge fan of it. It comes with a big mountain of fresh steamed veggies and delicious garlic sauce on top. Noodles are crunchy when you get it like uncooked maruchan noodle, but it'll become softer and softer as you eat the meal. Also, don't forget to put their chili sauce on top when you eat the noodles. It just goes perfect with the garlic sauce. Also, anything at this restaurant is super cheap. My meal was $9.95 and I couldn't even finish half of it. Their portion is so huge. I'm planning to eat the rest for dinner tonight and I'm already so excited. read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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So this is a rare place for me; a Chinese NON buffet restaurant. Over all ill say it's decent, I could go back there again. The prices aren't bad and the food quality is decent. It's not much higher quality than a buffet though. But with that being said, in the rarest of incidents, I actually got a To-Go box lol. I've never NOT finished my food in a very long time. So while I couldn't go back to a serving line and get more, I really didn't need to. The portion sizes are pretty large. The menu was full too, so there's plenty of options. This seems like a good place to go with 4 people or more, so you can all get like and different dish and share it. Which in a way, would be like a buffet... And you'd probably still have leftovers. It's a 3 star kinda joint. Nothing more, nothing less. That's what you should expect. read more

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I Order food from them this was the side chow mein ate one bite then saw a bug just laying there. I called the restaurant and the lady I spoke with didn't care. Like does this happen all the time because she was very rude. read more

Red Lantern - Bug in chow mein - Chinese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Great service friendly staff, amazing food and they have great deals! Going inside you feel so welcomed it's just like going into your own house everything is great there! read more

Had dinner with my daughter with gluten gluten-free diet. The ONLY dish that seemed safe for her to eat was lemon chicken in white sauce. The chicken came breaded so I asked for unbreaded chicken & the waitress said there would be an extra $3 charge. I asked about beef instead of chicken at no extra charge. When her dish got there the beef looked grey and flavorless with some sauce and lemon wedges. No matter how much chili, salt, siracha, it was nasty. When the waitress came around, I told her how bad the dish was. She shrugged her shoulders and walked away. I signaled her back & to send it back & order something else. She said fine but kept telling me to be rude over & over. I never raised my voice or used inappropriate language, but clearly, I was annoyed at her reaction when I expressed how bad the dish tasted. Upon looking at the menu I saw that there was nothing that was gluten-free friendly so decided not to order anything else. The owner then comes to my table and I explained the situation and she blamed me for changing the menu. I told her had I been offered guidance I might of understood what I was ordering. Bottom line both waitress and owner/manager cared more about returning food v customer service. I was disappointed at how lil they cared and instead, we were ignored the rest of our time there and made to feel uncomfortable. The waitress had a huge attitude and her boss backed her up. Don't be fooled by the affordable prices. It comes at a cost. Food is mid and experience was unsatisfactory. read more

I have been to this restaurant on several occasions, and I've also ordered takeout several times. I typically get great service and the food is always good. A few days ago we ordered take out, and I ordered some of my favorite dishes: General Tso and Mango Delight. The mango delight was good and sweet. Unfortunately for the General Tso, the beef was very dry, it seemed overcooked. The sauce for it was delicious, but the meat was not pleasant to eat on that day. I wont stop ordering from here just because of one negative experience, but I hope that the overly-dry beef was just a fluke (one time thing). I will definitely try to update during our next visit. read more

Great Place if you enjoy GREAT food plus you're given large portions, terrific service and always making sure you are ok. Highly recommended

Great tasting food! We ordered the double mushrooms with chicken, magnolian beef, a side of fried rice, and a seafood soup! YUM. Our food also came with two pints of white rice. The food was very good, but the entree dishes tend to come with more onions and vegetables then it does with meat. I found myself digging trying to find my chicken under all the onions that were on top. Flavor was great! The seafood soup is a must try! Just add some siracha sauce and some soy sauce and bam you have the best soup ever! I ordered online and the ordering process was very easy. We spent about $30 for all that food, one Dr Pepper, (in a can) delivery fee, and a tip. We waited about an hour for the food to be delivered. Def will order again but maybe ask for little onion or none. read more

I had remembered this plaxe being good years go but not anymore it seems. I ordered Pad thai and they should have a disclaimer for the people who are expecting actual pad thai. What they gave me was so loaded with jalapenos it was robbed of any flavor except spice. It was inedible. Then to top it off I ordered Shu Mai and those were just gelatonous blobs of onion and chicken flavor. Disgusting read more