The food is amazing. I love to order the whole fish. The server debones the fish table side. The food is well seasoned, hot and great customer service. I would visit this restaurant even if I was not staying at the hotel/casino. It's a hidden gem inside Thunder Valley Casino. read more

We love Red Lantern! It's our go to place at Thunder Valley. Polly is usually our server, she is friendly, efficient and knows how to treat her guests. If Polly is not available Angela is a complete joy to have serve, also very friendly, efficient and will be a treat. Food is always amazing. Fresh, hot and delicious. Mongolian Beef is the best ever. Salt and Pepper Sea Bass, Pho', egg rolls, dumplings all excellent. It may be a bit pricey but it's always worth it to us... to have great service, delicious food in a beautiful restaurant. read more

The food here is very authentic and very well made. It is however quite expensive, perhaps because it is located inside a casino. It is just something I cannot pass up when I go to The Casino. read more

Food - The food was decent, but I've had more flavorful Chinese food elsewhere. We ordered the potstickers and dumplings as appetizers and they were okay. We ordered war won ton soup and I felt it lacked flavor overall. As far as entrees go, we ordered the general chicken which had a nice kick to it, honey walnut shrimp (pretty tasty), asparagus and beef (also tasty), and a couple other dishes like fried rice and chow mein. Service - The staff was friendly and attentive. They kept our glasses full and cleared out plates promptly. Ambiance - The restaurant itself has a nice ambiance. Unfortunately, because it is inside the casino, the cigarette smoke smell travels into the restaurant a bit. read more

The food is very good. Prices are a bit expensive, but then again, it's worth it. The ambiance is fantastic, and the service is impeccable! I would highly recommend this place if you want some superior quality Chinese food. read more

This place is awesome, it's the good one! This place is usually closed or so busy I just happened to be lucky. The fry rice is great and I got options on how spicy my food could be! read more

Red Lantern - Empty plates - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

Don't cha! Don't cha wish your mama was cool like mine? Just kidding, but not really! Price: Free complimentary items. Tina's Temptation and Tourism: - Mama got the hook up! Get to know your host and spend moolaaaah. ‍ - Sad now that the place doesn't have XLB or any dim sum items, I used to love going here with my mom and brother in the mornings and for dinner. - Some servers don't pay any attention to you unless you do something drastic as wave or shout something. A little ridiculous. - Hopefully, things will look up for the new year. Apparently their vendors don't deliver the goods anymore; therefore, they don't have dim sum items to serve. - The other food is good, not bad Chinese food. This place actually use to be Koi Palace before Red Lantern was born. - Great egg tarts and lettuce wraps are yummy. - The hosts are usually nice and know my mama... so we get seated as she's a black card holder. How about the benefits?! - We will be back regardless of the lack of items... mama loves Chinese food. read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

This place never disappoints! The sizzling beef tenderloins are a must as well as their salt and pepper sea bass. The service is prompt and the servers are really nice. The restaurant is located inside the casino but the smells and sounds cannot be heard while in the restaurant which makes for a really pleasant dining experience. read more

At exactly 6:16pm today, the 28th of January we were at this restaurant "Red Lantern" to order Shrimp Fried Rice and 2 more items for our dinner. We know that there are a lot of Chinese restaurants out there but since we came to rest our minds here at Thunder Valley Casino, we decided to order Chinese food to go for our dinner. Unfortunately, one of the waiters declined to serve us. He said, the restaurant is too busy to take our TO GO orders and left us just like that. I wanted to speak to the manager or the head of the Thunder Valley Casino but it is getting late and we have to look for Chinese restaurant around the area, we have our son with special needs who loves Chinese food. To make the situation really disappointing, we don't really know the area. We are from another city and too hungry. Another employee approached us and respectfully said the same thing. I never expected this kind of service from supposedly almost 5 star restaurant inside the Thunder Valley Casino. read more

We love Red Lantern... great BBQ pork, some of the best fried rice around. Mongolian beef, singapore noodles and potstickers with some hot tea are always a huge hit. Service is always fantastic as well. Nice atmosphere and somehow not super Smokey despite the location. Highly recommend. read more

food is amazing. service can be a hit or miss depending on how busy they are. wish they doordashed as I do not gamble and going there with all smell of smokers ruins the mood read more

Came to celebrate my mama's birthday at TVC. We made reservations online which was simple enough. The restaurant is basically a fancy Chinese restaurant. We ordered about several dishes. I couldn't take all the pictures, because it was served about 3 plates at a time and some of us dived in once the plate hits the table. For the most part, all of the dishes tasted pretty good. We had the eggdrop soup, beef with chinese brocolli, honey walnut shrimps, shanghai steamed dumpling (xlb), fried dumpling, sweet and sour chicken, stirfry mushroom with veggies, roasted duck, sticky fried rice, chicken chow mein, and that's all I can remember. I can probably get everything else at most chinese restaurants at a significantly cheaper price with the same taste. I enjoyed our meal, the service, and nicely decorated restaurant. read more

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I have been coming here for years, how have I never left a review? This is my family's go-to Asian/Chinese cuisine spot in town. When my dad was alive my parents would play the machines, order, pick up and bring us home food to eat all together. Special occasions were celebrated here over the years as well and when guests are in town my parents would often treat them to Red Lantern. That was the case last night, my mom had a friend in town from the Philippines and treated us all here. We ordered Wor Wonton noodle soup for the group (of 7) as an appetizer. Followed up by Orange Chicken, Honey Walnut Prawn, Mongolian Beef, a green bean dish with pork, two orders of rice and some eggs rolls for the kids. Everything was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone (with the exception of the veggie egg rolls ...icky). I think the Honey Walnut prawns are some of the best I've had anywhere. Not soggy, great sauce and the walnuts are perfectly candied. Service was solid. Friendly, efficient and helpful. Recommend? Yup and I hope you like it also. read more

Okay, so really I'd give this place a 2-Star review. Since we had such an awesome server, I gave them an extra star! The highlight of my late night dinner at Red Lantern was our super attentive server. I wish I remembered her name, but she most definitely made sure that we were constantly checked up on and timely with our orders. Unfortunately, the food wasn't as great as the service. First off was the Wonton Noodle Soup. It was so bland! The broth was lacking in flavor. Had to add a good amount of soy sauce and chili sauce. The Beef Chow Fun had a healthy amount of beef and unfortunately, an over abundance of lemon grass. Never had lemongrass in a Beef Chow Fun. I love lemongrass, but it was a bit overwhelming in this dish. The fried calamari appetizer wasn't seasoned well. It was crispy but needed a bit more salt & pepper. The Thai Fried Chicken was decent. I had to use the sauce they provided liberally. Of all the dishes ordered, the Honey Walnut Prawns was delicious! The Prawns were a bit crispy and just the right amount of sauce. Compared to other Asian restaurants in comparable casinos across Northern California, prices were a bit on the high side. For example, the Honey Walnut Prawns which had about 9 pieces came to $19.50. Overall, not the best Chinese food but I'd come back for a second time to try their other dishes. read more

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We went to Red Lantern last night and was pleasantly surprised. We ordered the following and my ranking is next to it : -Chicken wings - 10/10 -Bbq pork 7/10 would be higher if the meat was served warm and not cold -Chicken Chow Mein - 10/10 - General chicken 8/10 would be 10/10 if they had onion in it -Sticky Rice - 8/10 this was delicious, me personally I'd prefer without the mini shrimp. But it was really good none the less I wish I would have took pictures as I normally do. read more

This restaurant is located inside the Thunder Valley Casino. I have gone here several times before. The most recent visit was on Sunday 07/17 around 9pm with a party of 3. We were seated at a decent time. There were plenty of guests dining in. We ordered all À La Carte. Firstly, we got Fried Rice w/ the choice of Chinese Sausage. This was so good. It had a good amount of sausage. Then we got Sizzling Beef Tenderloin. The beef was soft but I had to cut it in half because it was hard to chew & swallow as a whole. This meal is considered spicy but if you don't like spicy, you'll be fine as long as you don't eat near the peppers. This tasted ok. We also got Braised Tofu w/ Veggies and Sweet & Sour Chicken which both tasted good. Lastly we ordered Honey Walnut Prawns which looks small but is actually a good amount. This tasted good as well. The service here is fine. read more

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My first encounter. Menu was a little bit misleading and our server didn't care to make sure we understood what we were ordering. Was trying to order the family pack, but he still went around and asked us which entree we wanted. So instead of yes getting the family deal, we were charged for each entree ordered. He didn't even stop to wonder why we all ordered the same entrees. In reality we were supposed to get one of each entree (we realized once one of our family members pointed it out since they have been here before). I don't think I'll be back, unfortunately. As a server you should at least explain what the menu offers especially for first time customers. I'm disappointed. read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

0 stars for the Chinese Chicken Salad. A disgraceful salad full of nothing but cheap poorly chopped iceberg lettuce and a whole lot of nothingness. Red Lantern, congratulations! You have been awarded the "Absolute Worst Chinese Chicken Salad in History" award. read more

Came here on a Tuesday night around 8:30pm with my boyfriend. We were seated immediately by the hostess at the front. There wasn't a lot of people but everyone was seated throughout the restaurant. It's nice that they don't squeeze everyone in one section. Food: We ordered the combo entrée for $18 where you get two pieces of appetizers, a choice of fried rice or steamed rice and a choice of an entrée on the list. I got the honey walnut shrimp. All of the food was really really good and I thought it wouldn't fill me up, but it was just a little more than I could eat. The fried rice was bland but had the right texture. Service: Our waitress checked on us every 8-10 minutes to refill our water and see if we needed anything else. Very prompt and polite. Great service! read more

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Great food. Took it to go and they provided all we needed. Only good Chinese restaurant in Lincoln.

Their Salted Fish Fried Rice was good and plenty. The Wonton Egg Noodles is a little bland. Both dishes just need a tiny bit of salt/fla read more

Red Lantern - Wonton Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

Located inside of Thunder Valley Casino & Resort is this Asian/Chinese restaurant. I came here with my parents on a Saturday in August and there was a long wait, I think we put our names down and it was about another 45 minutes from our original reservation time around 7pm. Lots of people were waiting but they just gamble while they wait. We were seated and given water, the staff seemed to be short handed and really busy so it was hard getting their attention and ordering. A lot of stuff on the menu weren't available, we asked for steamed or fried fish and they didn't have any, no eggplant either. Those are my usual go-tos. Me and my dad both wanted a cup of wonton soup so the waitress suggested we just get a bowl, my mom doesn't really eat the soup so we didn't want too much but it worked out. The soup was good, large wontons and vegetables, then we ordered shrimp fried rice and beef with Chinese broccoli. The food took a little bit of time to come out but the servers were also so busy. My parents were in a hurry too, once they finished we asked to pack it up so they could go gamble. I wanted to continue to eat but I just packed it and finished eating in the car. It is a pick me up place and good break to eat here while gambling. read more

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Red Lantern has good selection of Chinese dishes. I recently had the wonton noodle soup which was very good. Although prices have gone up slightly, I still visit and enjoy this restaurant. read more

ok i have been going to this place for 20 years when I am up in the area, which is multiple times a year. I have only ever gotten a 40$ foot massage so I cannot speak to anything else done there. I hesitated between giving it a 4 star or a 3 star review. Went with the 4 star as I do like this place albeit I don't think I will be going there anymore. here is what you need to know, you may get a great 40$ foot massage or you may not. It is a gamble. I had one yesterday and it was the opposite of calming, but then again I am going through a rough patch so it is possible what is "calm" to me is not the same thing as what is "calm" to some one else. I wish I asked for a different person but did my best do communicate with her which was 1/not relaxing and 2/hard because she did not understand what I was saying. I asked her to use a mask and she did not for example. I guess right then I should have asked for another practitioner. Do know too it has become more common for practitioners to use gloves while they are massaging your feet. Soooo not ok in my book especially when I have exceptionally clean feet. I get it if you have something going on with your feet but that should be then on a case by case basis - gloves being used. The combination of you don't know what you are going to get (a relaxing massage or an unrelaxing massage) and that gloves are being used more with the 40$ massages makes me think I'd be better off somewhere else. My husband for example was with me and he loved his massage and even fell asleep. He also said the guy did not use gloves on his hands when massaging his feet. so case in point, it is a gamble here! read more

I really love fried rice with shrimp and this place chefs makes it good not going to lie but... one thing that made me not wanting to come back to this place is the customer service or servers to be exact who expect you to tip and if you don't do that they get mad and rude at you. I tip if I felt like the person deserved to be tipped but unfortunately not there customer service. read more

Their basil chicken was so good and Q (I think qui) was a very nice waitress. Bbq pork was ok, I would rather double up on basil chicken it was so good read more

Had a wonderful evening at red lantern in thunder Valley Casino. The food was absolutely amazing and worth the hour and a half wait. Absolutely recommend, must try the Chilean smoked Seabass read more

Red Lantern - Smoked Seabass. Absolutely the most amazing piece of fish that you will have. - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

Great Chinese food but the price isn't satisfying my appetite! I've been here many times as a little girl with my family and it used to be Koi Palace which can was fantastic but the newly owned management doesn't beat what it was before! I ordered Beef Chow Fun, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Garlic String Beans, Salted Fish Fried Rice. Everything was good except that the waiter kept forgetting our drinks and the Hot and Sour Soup, when they were serving it to us in the small bowls the soup spilled everywhere I mean at least take your time and be consistent when serving. read more

Opps I forgot to do a check in on this place. But we came here during the happy hour. If you are planning to use your 40% off coupon up to $10 discount then, it will not apply to the bill. There are happy hour only tables which is very limited. Unfortunately, the wait staff took awhile to clean up one of the tables and noticed us for 10 minutes until my wife was brave enough to ask the front to see if they can clean the table. So first time impressions were not good. The atmosphere is good and very nice inside and the food caters towards more like the PF chang crowd if you know what I mean, but went here because we wanted to take advance of 25% off the food. We ordered the fried calamari which was okay and the Shanghai dumplings. My wife ordered 2 alcoholic drinks, the ginger and the red one which was very sweet and great. I loved it, but could not drink too much because of my gout issue. I did not care too much of the ginger. The calamari was okay, a little bit too doughy for me and probably like going to the buffet. I thought the Shanghai dumplings was just okay we had 8 small ones. Then, we ordered the Macau egg tarts which was great, small and quite a bit for the price. I think next time I will come here for the dessert as they had quite a bit of them. The service well something they can work on :) read more

Always my go to when I am at the casino. I love the reservation option so yo don't have to worry about a table being open. Always seated quickly and have pretty quick service from the time they take your order to the time the food appears. The servers are all nice, adn attentive. My go to is a combo plate with Mongolian beef that is always on point. The appetizer crispy sampler is always a bonus to dinner. They have the best hot mustard. The shrimp fried rice is also a good go to. read more

For now I'm going to have to give this place a 3 star rating. I had so much more hope in their food aside from reading previews reviews. Came in on a Tuesday evening and although the casino was moderately packed the restaurant wasn't, so we were promptly seated. The place is really pretty, has some Asian style decorations (foo dogs, dragons, etc) seating was nice and spacious so we weren't bumping elbows with the patrons next to us. Decided to order the fried chicken wings off their special lunch menu. And also ordered their salted fish and chicken fried rice. The chicken had great flavor. I'm a big fan of s&p anything. The skin was nice and crispy, but the only downside was the center of the chicken. I kept questioning whether it was fully cooked all the way. Although it seemed like it was safe to eat, I didn't eat the meat that was too close to the bone just to be on the safe side, and for anyone that knows me, I usually clean the chicken bones dry! They could have sautéed the jalapeños a bit more because they were still slightly raw. I still ate them because I like jalapeños. The let down for me was the fried rice. I'm really big on the salted fish/chicken rice, and when I took my first bite I was pretty sad. I like the notes of saltiness that surprise my mouth, but I almost rarely, almost never got that salty hit. The rice to me was a little more on the bland side and even had more of a ginger taste than anything. I'm not too big on ginger and I swear I had more bits of that ginger spice to awaken my pallet than the supposed saltiness of the fish. None the less the food was still very edible and would probably suit others taste buds more, but it just didn't do it for me. I'll most definitely return to try out other things off their menu, I'm hoping to re-review this place with a better rating in the near future. read more

Red Lantern - Fried chicken wings - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

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My all time favorite Chinese Restaurant. We have never had a bad meal at this restaurant. All the food is fresh and hot and always large portions. My only concern is it has gotten very expensive. I am sure their overhead has something to do with it being in the Casino. I had to limit my visits. It is honestly the best Chinese Food My husband and I have ever had read more

Get the smoked Chilean sea bass, it will change your life. Ugh it's so good - rich, sweet, tender, juicy. At $37 it is pricey, but oh so worth it. My mom gambles at Thunder Valley so when we go she uses her comps so it's like it's free haha. Their honey walnut shrimp, seafood soup, and "pea shoots" (I think that's what it's called in English) are some of my other favorites. Overall their Chinese food is very authentic, but they do have food that caters to a more American eater as well - hot and sour soup, chow fun, fried rice. Restaurant is very clean and staff is attentive. read more

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Not impressed. 4 star based on my parents rating. Beef chow fun w/gravy was popular with my parents. Ordered 2 dishes. The Mongolian Beef dish I wasnt a fan of either, it was edible, but not great. The beef in both dishes were tender, but the chow fun was a little bland for my taste. Ive had better. Service was less then great. Feng was our server and she wasnt too cordial. She was a bit rude actually. Overall, this place isnt authentic Chinese cusine. A tad on the pricier side as well. read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

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This restaurant deserves way more than its current 3.3 star Yelp review status. The food was very delicious and the staff was friendly and accommodating. We had reservations and didn't particularly like the first table they sat us at because there wasn't a lot of room between tables, but upon request, they moved us to a much better location. We had the dumplings, which were a delicious start to the meal. The walnut shrimp was a lightly battered perfectly cooked shrimp that had a sweet and savory combo of flavors. The orange chicken was crispy with juicy chicken. The Mongolian beef was very good with a nice hint of spice. We splurged with the whole Peking duck, which was quite a spectacular presentation! The ambiance was elegant with beautiful Chinese art on the walls and beautiful figurines, statues, and waterfalls. I'm definitely going back. Just make sure you get reservations ahead of time because they do get very busy and you could wait awhile. The only downfall have to go out into the casino for the restrooms. read more

Great late night eats if you're craving for some hot soup our go to is the Duck Noodle Soup. Roasted duck over bed of egg noodle with bok choy so yummy. The steam queen chicken is also one of my favorite, for drinks the love potion and the lychee martini is a must dry fruity and refreshing. Love this place! read more

Red Lantern - Roasted Duck Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

Although the Red Lantern is a bit over priced, I have never had a dish that I didn't like at this restaurant. I do not frequent the casino, so the only reason I go there is for the Red Lantern. The staff are efficient, if somewhat aloof, but we always receive prompt service here. read more

Today had a meet up with one of my best friend. She recommended this place. I came to this place probably 3 times so far but most of the time on weekdays. Actually they offer lunch special for Sunday and Saturday lunch. I ordered bbq pork. The portion was huge. It came with soup, rice and the entree. We also ordered some dumplings. Taste was good. Waiters are nice and friendly but just too rush to take the plate even we still working on it and asked us for few times while we still talking. As dessert we orders the grass jelly herbal pudding. It's always been my favorite and I didn't know they do have it here until my friend ordered it! That's awesome. We order extra 3 cups for to go. It came with a round plastic bowl. I'm so glad I found a place that carry this dessert here. Definitely will be back again! read more

Went there after an exhausting move from Bay Area. We didn't know that there will be a concert that night and the person that I talked to on the phone to verify if minors are allowed to come in through the casino to eat at the real didn't mention about it as well. In the end, we were turned away and since they were "sold out". I will try ot another time. read more

Make sure to make a rsvp here. Showed up at 6 pm starving and they said if we don't have reservations then we would have to wait 30 minutes. I saw many tables open too so i dont know what the deal was. Thankfully, 30 minutes in a casino is equivalent to a couple hands at one of Thunder Valleys many card tables. I came back with an even bigger appetite! Food came out in waves. Before you knew it our table was packed. They surprised me because they have fried flounder here. Authentic chinese food. Everything was great! read more