We came here after hubby won a nice chunk of money and we dinner is on the house so to speak lol My daughter and her hilarious hubby joined in on the celebration. Originally they had crammed us in a table literally wedged in between two tables too tight so I asked to be moved to a larger table with a bit of room and they happily obliged and we were seated in the main dining room smack dab in the middle perfect a big beautiful round table which is best for conversation and room to be comfortable. After reading the reviews my daughter and I were shocked to see some terrible reviews, all I can say is we had a delicious dinner and the service was on point, we ordered champagne we ordered the Peking duck with bao buns and the orange chicken, pork chow mien so delicious and we will be back again soon too yummy not to Cheers ALL SYOY 12/04/23 Review #327 read more

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It was my first time coming here with my family for my dad's birthday. We did a la carte/ family style and it was good for the most part. It just tasted a bit salty for most of the dishes like the calamari, and the chicken dishes. We ordered a lot of food (we were hungry and didn't get to take photos of all of them) and we had a party of 13 (including baby :-) ). And my favorite dish was probably the tofu/bok choy dish. And I recommend that along with the rice, fish and chow mein. I wish they had more vegetable dishes and less oily ones. I also wish they had the spicy mustard/chili oil and a sauce for the calamari. The service was great (which got this review at 4 stars) and the servers were attentive. The ambiance and restaurant appeared to be clean and bright. They also were able to help us get a candle so my dad could blow out his birthday cake. read more

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A friend and I stopped in for a last minute dinner before enjoying the Penn and Teller 50th Anniversary tour at the Venue which is also located at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Parking was a bit challenging to find on a busy summer Saturday night visit. We were seated promptly as promised. Numerous employees walked by with zero communication for over 10 minutes. It was to the point we were debating leaving for a food court restaurant to ensure we would arrive at the show on time. Our server finally made an appearance and we placed our orders. Chicken fried rice and Kung Pao chicken for me and sweet and sour chicken for my friend. The food came out fairly quickly thereafter. The chicken fried rice was a bit bland for my taste. I regrettably went for another spoonful before we left only to find a large hunk of chicken bone. I mentioned it to our server out of concern and courtesy without asking for anything in return. They could've cared less and it put a damper in an already mediocre at best experience. The Kung Pao chicken was medium spicy as requested and was the star of the meal. It had good flavor and was pretty well executed. The sweet and sour chicken was pretty solid as well. Nice crunchy pieces of chicken adorned with the sweet and sour sauce, bell peppers, and onions. A hint of spice would've elevated this further. The lack of awareness, customer service, empathy, and poor service overall makes this a no for me to revisit. The execution isn't there from start to finish. It's a nice looking restaurant but it's not for me. There's better Chinese restaurants in the area that are far more accessible and cheaper with much better service. read more

We had a reservation for 6:15 before a concert. We were promptly seated when we arrived. For 4 adults we ordered the calamari appetizer, bbq pork fried rice, beef w/broccoli, and honey walnut shrimp. Everything was delicious. Hands down the best (americanized, but they have "authentic items too) Chinese food we've had. So flavorful, and the shrimp was crispy on the outside and tender inside. Food came quickly and we finished our meal by 7:00. Portion size was perfect for us. We were absolutely stuffed and had no leftovers (if we didn't have a concert to get to, we would've had some leftovers). Our bill came to just under $100 before tip. Restaurant is located right near the entrance to The Venue so this was a great place for a pre-show meal. Service was perfect for us, meaning once our food was delivered, we had no other interaction with our waitress other than the check but our drinks were checked and refilled without us asking. The only negative thing I have about this restaurant is that there isn't a "front door" so all the cigarette smoke from the casino wafts in. Even though we were sitting in the back, the smell was still very noticeable and my friend got a headache from it in the short time we were there. Next time, I would request to sit as far from the entrance as possible. An observation: despite the restaurant's name, there were no red lantern decorations to be found, haha! read more

We decided to grab dinner before a concert at Thunder Valley, and we made reservations to ensure seating. It's a good thing that we had reservations, because apparently the nicer restaurants don't really take walk-ins when they have events going on. We ordered drinks and dumplings to start our meal. I ordered a restaurant, special called the red dragon. Based on the description it sounded like it was going to be tasty, a little, sweet, and right up my alley. I had asked for super light ice and a drink, when the drink arrived, the glass was filled with ice. The drink itself was mediocre at best , and it was obvious that the bartender doesn't know how to make a mixed drink. The flavors were completely off, and the drink overall was not great. Service at this point had been challenging. When we were first seated, the waitress came over and asked us what we wanted to order for dinner. We haven't even opened a menu or decided what we were going to have. When we order drinks and appetizers she wanted a dinner order at the same time. We both politely told her that we wanted to wait until we had drinks and appetizers and we still need to decide on dinner. She seemed incredibly displeased with that. The dumplings were also very mediocre. They were gummy and the filling lacked flavor and seasoning. The dipping sauce was rather odd. It wasn't a soy sauce, it wasn't anything that enhanced the dumplings, and it just seemed very miss placed. We ordered the sizzling beef, tenderloin and fried rice to share. The serving sizes are incredibly generous, and definitely shareable for more than just two people. The rice was absolutely incredible. It's probably the best fried rice I've had in a very long time. It wasn't Granier dry, it was moist, and filled with flavor, and all the goodies that you would want in fried rice. Hats off to the chef that made the rice. That was the best part of the meal. The sizzling beef was really tasty. The meat was tender, but it should've been served in smaller more edible sized pieces. The vegetables that were made with it were on the raw side, and raw asparagus is not our jam. It would've been nice to have the meal or the drinks fixed, but the waitress made herself scarce and didn't bother to come over and check on us after the food was brought to the table. It was pretty much like she could not be bothered. The overall impression is, that service was less than it should've been, the food was OK, but not anything that I would go out of my way to go back just for this restaurant. read more

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My wife of 35 years and I wanted a date night. We made reservations for 7:30 at Red Lantern. We got there at around 7:20 and asked if we could be seated slightly earlier than our reservation. The host said sure, just one minute. One minute turned to 20 minutes. We went and asked what was going on and the hostess obviously had forgotten about us. She took us to a table. As we walked through, we saw multiple empty tables. Strike one. We sat and waited and waited and waited. If you have bored yourself with any of my other reviews, you know that service is more important to me than the food. We eventually had to ask one of the ladies clearing another table if we could place our order. About ten minutes later a server arrived. She took our drink order and food order. We didn't see anyone for the next 15 minutes. We saw a gentleman walking around the space that we surmised was the manager, he was. We told him that we were just being ignored. We said we had ordered drinks 15 minutes ago; he asked what they were, and in 30 seconds we had them. He apologized and went off to make things right. Strike two. We got our food and it was okay. That's the best we could say, okay. We love Chopsticks in Citrus Heights, China Villa in Roseville, they make very, very good Chinese food. Red Lantern was 2 stars below them. Strike three. Never again. First time, last time. read more

Best Calamari ever as you no I frequent casinos. Being a love of Chinese food I often check them out. This restaurant was acceptable the rest read more

Red Lantern - The best calamari ever quite delicious perfectly battered non-greasy delicious. - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

Great broccoli beef! The broccoli was lightly cooked and crunchy. I had the American broccoli, they also offer Chinese broccoli, haven't tried that yet. I also really like their Honey Walnut Prawns. Service was great. Looking forward to my next visit! read more

This four star is mainly because this place was open and our wait was not too long after watching a concert at The Venue in Thunder Valley Resort and Casino. The place is nicely decorated and clean. The food could probably be more flavorful but nevertheless met our expectations. We had the Wor Wonton Soup which was okay. We tried their Yang Chow Fried Rice which was more than enough for the three of us and had shrimps and barbecue pork. The Honey Glazed Walnut Prawns was good and I really enjoyed the sauteed Baby Bok Choy (their Daily Greens) which was recommended by our server. read more

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What service? I wait 30 minutes for a table and the extra 15 minutes it took for no service was all it took. Thanks for nothing.

The lack of service My family and received was considered racist. The server left with menus and 3 waters and never returned to receive our orders. Completely ignore our presence at our table . We waited at least 15 minutes. We will never go back there. read more

Don't waste your time and money. Four of us dined there on a Friday night before a show. Thankfully we had a reservation as the place was packed. The restaurant is open to the gaming area (of course) and reeks of cigarette smoke and is incredibly loud. Service was terrible. We wanted to start with drinks and apps which didn't sit well with our server who wanted us to order our entire meal. Apps arrived but drinks came after and then we discovered the wrong wine was delivered. Took forever to get that corrected. Meanwhile our server returned every 5 minutes to ask us to order our mains. The food was ho-hum at best and I thought pricey. I gave it one star as it was convenient to the show venue. read more

The service is really bad! We had a reservation on last Saturday, even we came earlier 15' but till wait outside later than the time for reservation. After we got the table for 2, we continue waiting more than an hour to got the foods! The waiter claimed on the other big table with the big menu, that why the chefs were focusing for that... this is not the right excuse!!! Also, because it was too late to get the foods, we did not finish, we gave the reception to hold our foods (after packing in the bag) and wrote down our name for later picked up, but after 2 hours be back to get it, the receptionist said there is no foods holding there... maybe they gave to a wrong person! Thats unacceptable! We were really disappointed the way of their service! Not recommend anyone come this restaurant to eat! And for us, definitely not going back there again! read more

The drinks from the bar were great. Got the Emerald and highly recommend it. However, the dishes were lacking. After ordering it took way too long for an appetizer to come out and then everything came with it. It wasn't a busy day, went right at opening and seated promptly with only three other tables occupied. Would not recommend the honey walnut prawns, did not have flavor. Surprisingly the fried calamari was flavorful after reading other reviews. Inconsistently though the Singaporean rice noodles were heavily salted and over cooked on some parts and other parts no spices. Also, not including rice with a $20 entree is insane. Disappointed and definitely will never be back. Just there for a quick bite when at the casino, but avoid it and save your money for the slots. read more

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I'll keep this short Zesty orange chicken 5/5 recommend Yang chow fried rice 2/5 mushy, watery . Don't recommend Beef tenderloin with asparagus 3/5 sauce was more on the gravy consistency flavor was ok. Pot stickers 5/5. Good size good flavor read more

Maybe just maybe you will be Lucky enough to get Thomas as your bartender! He is beyond beyond!!! The food is also really good! Highly recommend! read more

I've been wanting to try this place inside of thunder valley for some time now. The food was decent just was not anything with wow factor. The best part of my meal was my lychee martini. It was delicious I would challenge the restaurant to find a way to make it look more appetizing though. You will see in the picture it but a catch your eye drink. The food was tasty but way too much so I felt guilty wasting it. I had a concert right after. I got the Singapore noodles and they were ok. I just expected a more bolder flavor profile. I ordered it spicy and it was not spicy by either definition. So I give it 3 stars. The staff were nice. read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

The guy at the counter (host) was a little frantic. We had a reservation but he was very pushy. Our server was on it, we ordered a lot of food for three people. Everything was delicious. We were going to a comedy show at the venue and we weren't sure if they would let us take our leftovers into the event. So we asked our server and he said no, but he told us that we could leave our food at the restaurant and pick it up afterwards. We thought that was great! The restaurant is very nice and has a full bar. read more

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Fancy Panda Express. The worst version of American Chinese food. Not enough flavor. I guess this it what most palates can handle these days

An elegant decor style Asian cuisine inside TV. As we sat down we ordered the Peking whole duck $65 and ordered ahead mainly because we knew it would take time to prepare. And the service staff nodded and took our order and walked off. Another service staff came to take the rest of our order which was the pork chow mien, fried chicken wings (not photos), Mongolian beef, hot and sour soup. We waited about 35-40m before our food arrived and it arrived cold. Like it sat back there and someone forgot to bring it out. Anddd the presentation looked sad. It tasted ok nothing worth mentioning. The price of the food was overpriced. I don't mind paying over the top for food but it needs to tastes amazing. The service was great just no so much the food. Nonetheless, disappointed and will not be eating here when I am at Thunder Valley (TV). read more

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Excellent quality Chinese food every time I visit! Attentive service and lovely ambiance! read more

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Less than zero score. We waited for the bar for over an hour. The bartender told us we were fifth in line. He forgot us and let someone else sit on the seats. Instead of saying "I'm sorry" he told us we were next. Horrible service.. bartender who was in charge should be more attentive to his words. read more

Red Lantern is at least a 3-1/2 star. A friend invited us to Red Lantern because they had Lunar New Year coupons that had to be used by the end of the month. They made early dinner reservations on Open Table. It has a beautiful interior and was empty at 4:00 pm but got crowded by the time we finished dinner. Overall all the dishes were good portion and tasty. Service was good and attentive. For a casino restaurant I was surprised it was as good as it was. Didn't take pictures of all the dishes since I didn't think I would be rating a casino restaurant. The Wor Won Ton was good. Broth was clean and not too salty and the won ton was large and very good filling. We had salted fish fried rice, beef chow fun, fried flounder, egg rolls, fried chicken wings, roasted pork belly and mongolian beef. read more

Red Lantern - Roast Pork Belly - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

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Ate here with my Mom. She had some credits gambling at Thunder Valley. Food was good but nothing special. Wouldn't be my first choice if going to a Chinese restaurant in town not unless I was already gambling. Service was good and pretty nice inside. read more

Ok first of all let me say we have been here a few times and this will be the first time I am doing a review. Service was still so busy very good and fast service ambience was nice for being a casino. Restaurant food has always been good here, so was the priceI will put up some pictures but there are a lot that you can look at if you just look at them if you are here make sure you try this place you won't be disappointed. It is very good and we will be back soon. Check it out. read more

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I was really looking forward to trying this restaurant after hearing so much about it, but my experience was quite disappointing. We ordered the Peking duck, which was priced at $65.00, expecting it to be a highlight of the meal. Unfortunately, it came out 10 minutes after we had already finished eating everything else. On top of that, it took over 30 minutes just to start getting any food. The duck felt like an afterthought.  We also had the Mongolian beef and chow mein. They  tasted fairly decent, both dishes arrived cold, as if they had been reheated or left sitting out for a while. This was quite a letdown considering the hype surrounding this place. The hot and sour soup was just alright, nothing really good about it. Most of the food looked sad. Customer service was okay but nothing to brag about. For a place that is so highly praised, I expected a more efficient and attentive service. The overall experience did not live up to the reviews I had read. For the price, especially the $65.00 Peking duck, freshness of the food, and the long wait times, I expected much more. read more

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Omg one of my most favorite Chinese/thai! I love their orange chicken with a passion!!!! Martinis are so good too . Service is always amazing read more

Red Lantern - Zesty Orange Chicken Sweet and Sour Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

The steamed dumplings were OK and the salty fish and chicken fried rice was good, but the chicken and beef entrees were disappointing. Not much flavor and maybe 2 oz of meat in each. The chicken was diced the size of the peanuts in the Kung Pao. Service was fine and the ambience is exactly what you'd except from a casino Chinese place. read more

It's a beautiful restaurant with a huge fire place in the center of a great room. The service is fast and the servers are sweet and friendly. The food is fresh and made to order. If you don't like spicy food be sure to order it mild as the wings and calamari were too spicy for my kids and specifically the Mongolian beef and Kung pao chicken. The peaking duck is pricy at $65 but it's worth it! Usual orders are sweet walnut prawns, shrimp fried rice, and tofu vegetables. The food is pricy but it's delicious! read more

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5 stars for interior/ambiance - looks very upscale with high ceilings. Great for a special occasions, large groups, or a date night. 4 stars for service - overeager to clear table, came for times to take the order when half the party was there, tried to rush putting in food order with the drink order. Efficient yes, refilled water many times, but needs to feel less rushed. 4 stars for portion size. You will leave full and with left overs. 5 stars for cocktails (**highly recommend the LYCHEE MARTINI**) 3 star for quality of dishes. The vegetarian chow mein and mongolian beef was slightly better than mediocre when compared to similar upscale PF Chang's and Frank Fat's. 3 star for location in casino. If you park in the parking structure, the restaurant is in the opposite end of the casino and you half to walk quite a while through very smoky areas. Price point was ~85 (before tax/tip) for 1 appetizer, 3 entrees, and 2 drinks. Worth giving it a try! read more

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The seafood fried rice is my favorite. Everything on the menu is good but seafood fried rice I always get double to take home leftovers!

The peking duck was excellent as well as the salt and pepper sea bass and the sampan style crab. Too bad I got banned for life from Thunder Valley casino for life after I got into a fight with someone that tried to claim my jackpot because they said they planned on going back to that slot machine and that the money was theirs. After I got my hand pay, the guy tried to snatch the money after following me around and I hurt him pretty bad so unfortunately I can't go to Red lantern anymore. read more

It's our first time at Thunder Valley Casino. Red Lantern's food is top notch. The service was great. Most likely will eat here again before our stay end. read more

Red Lantern - Veggie egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, honey walnut prawns. DELICIOUS! - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

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Food and ambiance were good! However, we experienced discrimination (racism) from our waitress. There were 4 of us. Me and my husband who was the only black person at the table. We were with my brother and his wife. We split the check. My bother paid for theirs and my husband paid for ours. They asked to see my husband's ID to prove it was his credit card but they did not ask my brother to see his. They only wanted to see the black person's ID. Completely unacceptable. We could probably sue them! read more

Some of the best Chinese food in the Sacramento area. Really authentic. Service is excellent.

Absolutely terrible customer service. My daughter has a chicken and egg allergy and we asked if our food could be cooked separately. The first woman didn't understand what we were trying to say so a second woman started yelling that we are asking for too much and to order somewhere else. We asked it's not a big ask, our 3 year old daughter is allergic that's it. She responded yeah so order somewhere else. Completely unprofessional, rude behavior. read more

Very expensive // the food was marginal. I had a bad vibe in the restaurant. The place seemed dirty. I'll never go back

New to the area, we hadn't been to or heard much about Thunder Valley. We were looking for Chinese food and were interested in Red Lantern because of the positive reviews. Sadly, to get to the restaurant from the parking garage, you must walk through the entire casino. It is smoke-filled and noisy. There is no smoking in the restaurant, but it is open to the casino and smells horrible. Everything I wore had to be washed, including my hair. I'm including photos because smoke might not bother others. I'll go elsewhere for Asian food. read more

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We recently returned to the Red Lantern in Thunder Valley Casino. It was our dinner destination the other evening while entertaining some family members over the holidays. This was a good experience for us, enjoying our food and doing a little gambling afterwards. If you have not been, the atmosphere in the Red Lantern is marvelous. Open, spacious and beautifully appointed with nice pieces of art. This is certainly not your typical Chinese restaurant in terms of décor. I started with a Whistle Pig Rye Whiskey (neat) .... Always satisfying. Our dinner order consisted of Lettuce Wraps, Calamari, Shrimp Pad Thai, Beef with Asparagus, Honey Glazed Walnut Prawns, and Orange Chicken. The House Lettuce Wraps included minced chicken, water chestnuts, mushroom, mint, and toasted pine nuts and, of course, fresh romaine lettuce (the filling had great flavor). Our Salt and Pepper Calamari consisted of tender and crispy "fried calamari'. The Shrimp Pad Thai was a stir-fried rice noodle dish with shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, onion and scallions in a Pad Thai fish sauce and peanuts. Not bad, but my least favorite. The Beef with Asparagus in Black Bean Sauce was stir-fried, tender sliced beef flank steak, asparagus, carrot, onion, and ginger in a black bean sauce (one of my absolute favorites). The very best, in my opinion, was the Honey Glazed Walnut Prawns. This was crispy fried prawns in lightly sweet mayonnaise sauce with candied walnuts. The candied walnuts are perfect as are the shrimp. Another super delicious dish was the Sweet and Sour Chicken. This included breaded tender chicken breast, pineapple, onion, and bell pepper in a sweet and sour sauce. You will not go wrong by ordering this meal. While service was only "mediocre", prices are competitive for what you get. read more

Inside Thunder Valley. Besides their steakhouse I do enjoy using my benefits here. The food tastes great and it's a great way to enjoy dinner before or after a few games on the Buffalo slot machines. Ordered the beef chow fun, seafood crab maw soup, Peking duck, Mongolian beef, empress chicken, deep fried flounder, braised tofu and stir fry sticky rice. We were so hungry, I forgot to take pictures of the food... The best things here are the great friendly staff, the crab maw soup, stir fry sticky rice and empress chicken. Please remember to ask for more ginger garlic sauce. Add a dab of soy sauce to it for enhanced flavor! read more

Red Lantern - Chinese Near Me - Lincoln, California

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