Great food and good ambience. Been here 2 times and food is great every time...... a must go place read more

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Another northern Chinese food gem in Mississauga. The food is pretty authentic for someone who want to experience real back home northern Chinese food. Everything on the menu is good, there's no bad dish. However, just like most northern Chinese dishes, the food can be a bit oily, but the flavour and texture are top notch. If you can't speak Mandarin l, bring someone who can do you can communicate with the waiters for recommendations. read more

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Randomly decided to try this awesome restaurant with no idea the food would be so so good A typical Chinese restaurant in the China market didn't imagine it to be this good We walked in scanned the menu the scanned menu was not in English however the awesome server helped us to get the English version Ordered Fish flavoured shredded pork and house fried rice which had shrimp and chicken as it looked good in the pictures on the menu The food arrived in less than 5 minutes steaming hot Wow!! It was like the best !! One bite and mine and my spouses eyes popped open so full of flowers and the best food We ever had The helpings are huge too We overstuffed ourselves as it tasted so so good however there was more left and we boxed it This restaurant has the best food in town very very different from the other restaurants unique and distinct flavours The server Evelyn was so warm helpful and prompt with her service It was Saturday evening and the restaurant was full in spite of this the rush service was excellent and very quick They open till 12 midnight and yes they do accept cards It's a definite try NOT TO BE MISSED Rate it as the best and authentic Chinese in town a must must try!! read more

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Tried lunch here, food was flavourful and good. Service was very good. My favourite was the bean dish. read more

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Swung by this place on a whim and felt the food quality was just alright but nothing to rave about. We ordered their deep fried chicken, fish in a spicy garlic sauce, kidney stir fried with veggies, and cabbage stir fried with vinegar. The best dish out of what we ordered was the fish in a spicy garlic sauce. The sauce was savory and thick with chunks of chili and garlic which clung onto the fish very well with every bite. If you come here, I would recommend this dish. read more

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Definitely one of the better authentic Chinese restaurants in Mississauga. Huge portions, fresh ingredients and plenty to share! Must get: the chicken in bamboo net dish. Everyone orders it. Pretty good. I ended up destroying the net to make it easier to eat. read more

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Honestly, the place is trendy and looks hip with their attached bubble tea stand at the opening, but the food was sort of bland and overly oily for our group and we're likely to not return. Service was fast though so I'll give them that and portion sizes were pretty good. However the price isn't that cheap so I guess the portion sizes are a little bit expected for them. I paid $88 after tax for these dishes pictured. The house fried rice - comes with shrimp and chicken which is nice but was just sort of meh. The eggplant - pretty good but oily. The stir fry kidney - seasoned ok but too oily. Deep fried bamboo chicken - best dish by far, only cause of the deep fried aspect to be honest. Not that much chicken but was worth it. Soup - meh. I don't even remember what it was that's how meh it was. Beef roll - meh. I would pass on this, not enough sauce at all. I know this feels like a scathing review but that's not really my goal here. Overall I think it's worth checking out for a casual super americanized Chinese food and boba but if you want something that's authentic just go to another restaurant in the plaza instead. read more

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Had the cumin pork ribs, chilli fish, lamb skewers, and cold shredded chicken. The cold shredded chicken was fantastic. The meat dishes were way too salty. Chili fish was good but portion could be bigger. Overall seems very popular among mainland chinese, which is a good thing since this is their food. I'm descended from HK chinese so my palate may be a little different. read more

For some reason, I always expect restaurants with relatively nice interior to have good service paired with it. However, the server that day could speak minimal English, to say the least. My family and I basically communicated with her with hand motions (what a sight to see!). We just wanted some recommendations, but that clearly wasn't possible. The worst part was that the English on the menu was in font size 8 and was so hard to read. Like Mom could barely make out the words. Aside from our bad first impression, the food was relatively decent! We got beef fried rice, stir fry Shanghai noodles, Beijing style eggplant and beef stir fry with broccoli (shared it family style to have a taste of all the food). Our favourite was the beef fried rice. Perfectly seasoned in my honest opinion. The beef was so tender and the rice was fluffy and not dry. If you follow my other reviews, you know how much I LOVE noodles. This one's biased but I thought it was seasoned well too. The price is really good for how much you get ($11) The eggplant dish, on the other hand, was too salty. I love eggplant but not when I have to eat copious amounts of rice with every bite of this dish. Definitely would want more of a steamed veggie dish next time. Beef stir fry with broccoli looked really good when it came out! But in all honesty, it was everyone's least favourite dish. It was way too bland. The broccoli was boiled, rather than steamed. What would've made it better is if they lightly tossed the broccoli in the sauce as well. The highlight of this dish was it's presentation over its taste, unfortunately. Also not worth the price ($14). By the end, we were all so full and had to get a take out box for the rest of the food. We came as a family of four, so we thought four dishes would suffice. I think we would've even been okay with just three dishes! It's definitely a place for family style meals (having all the dishes in the middle to share). Overall, the food was decent. I quite enjoyed it but I do wish that there wasn't such a huge language barrier, which ruined my experience a bit. read more

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Came here for the first time today, for Christmas Eve dinner! It was delicious, but we made the wrong decision of ordering too many spicy plates... all at once. For a family that doesn't eat spices very often, this was a very bad (but very good and tasty) choice. We ordered the famous spicy chicken bamboo, Sichuan dan dan noodles, stir fried green beans, 'husband and wife lung slices' (fuqi feipian). The tripe/beef shank came first ('husband and wife lung slices'), drowned in crimson red chili oil. My family, for the most part, were not great fans of it as they found it overly oily. It was still okay though! The dan dan noodles came next, and they were not what I was expecting at all! It was my first time trying them, and I thought that there'd be a more prominent sesame/peanut flavour. But there was none of that! Overall, like the other dish, it was decent. The spicy chicken bamboo, however, really stole the show! It had so much 'wok air' - and so, was quite 'hot air' (if you're Chinese, you'll understand what I mean haha). I couldn't help it though, and kept eating more and more and more. The peanuts were fried so deliciously, and the chicken was crispy and fragrant. Absolutely loved it, even though my mouth was dying from the spices! Will come again for delivery, and try their other specialties (lamb skewers, beef roll, hot pot)!! read more

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The Spicy Chicken Bamboo was the best dish we got. Everything else was good, nothing special tho. At least nothing was bad. Staff was pretty nice too. Would go again. Would recommend for people who want some decent spicy food in sauga read more

Happy to have a great Sichuan restaurant in Mississauga. I've made multiple visits here and the go-to's are the spicy bamboo chicken, deep fried chicken, mapo tofu and stir fried green beans. The spicy bamboo chicken is flavourful and the spice level isn't too bad, although I feel my spice tolerance is higher than most, I feel that it is at a decent level. The deep fried chicken is also very tasty, with its abundance of Sichuan red peppers, it is not mouth-numbing like others I've tried at different restaurants. Their mapo tofu is a Sichuan staple and a must order. The tofu is pretty spicy but there's something about it that keeps you wanting more. Good flavours and a very large portion make it the perfect accompaniment to any of their entrees. The stir fried green beans are very crispy and the little pieces of fried ground pork add a nice salty flavour to the dish. You'll be needing this to counter the spiciness of Sichuan cuisine. The house special fried rice also goes well with any of the entrees, my gf and I felt that even though it was spicy, it was very tolerable considering the first time we ordered it, we asked for it to be mild which was unnecessary. Also, the beef roll comes in a large portion and the sweetness is a great counter to the heat of the dishes. Overall, I'm happy that I don't have to travel all the way to the east end when I'm craving Sichuan and I recommend this place to anybody that likes spicy food. read more

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A nice spot located in the same plaza as B Trust, Owl of Minerva, and other popular go-to Asian restaurants in the west end (around Burnhamthorpe Road and Central Parkway, not too far away from Square One). We visited on a Saturday evening and it was quite busy - if you are visiting at peak meal times, consider making a reservation. First, atmosphere. This isn't Tremendous (Mississauga-ites know what I'm talking about!). The decor is fairly modern, it's quite clean, and there's a good amount of tables. They also have private rooms for large groups (but the private rooms don't have windows, which is the downside). Second, the food. If you're not careful, you could be eating something very, very, very spicy (and I can usually take a fair amount of spice!). We ordered the Green Beans (with Ground Pork), and the Bamboo Fried Chicken. We also got a bowl of plain white rice. Tip - we initially thought we didn't want any rice (I know, shocker), but the beans were so spicy that we needed the rice to balance it out. Overall, pretty tasty, and we would get both dishes again. Lots of flavour, a variety of spices mixed in, and well-cooked. Not a bad choice in the west end, and what we had was quite delicious. We will be back. read more

Red Lotus - Green Beans with Ground Pork. - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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GTA is well known for their Asian cuisine and places like Red Lotus only reaffirm that there's great Asian dishes to be had in the GTA. While I've had a variety of different Chinese cuisines, Sichuan is right up there simply because I love the taste, the spice and the style overall. I ended up dining with a couple that really know this place since they are regulars and have a list of approved staples for sampling. We ordered a good mix of dishes from two types of dumplings, Dongpo pork joint, spicy chicken bamboo and beef roll, and beans, family style. The pork was tender and broken up into smaller pieces, small enough so that we'd be able to pick them up. the entire dish was glazed in a tasty and tangy sauce. The chicken bamboo was basically a stir fry with bite sized chicken pieces and a mix of vegetables and hot peppers. While the presentation was nice it was sort of hard to get the food out of this cone shaped container. The peppers while hot added a nice crisp and texture to the dish. For me they weren't too hot to eat by themselves although I could see my wife not being able to eat them with or without the other items in the dish. The beef rolls were in a flat bread rolled almost looking like a burrito but it was cut into pieces like a sushi roll. The beef had a sweet taste but the wrap was really good. It looked grilled on a pan, warm and slightly toasted. The taste sort of reminded me of siopao but the bread wasn't soft and fluffy but rather flatter and dense. The dumplings were good, pork one with bok choy and the other with green onions. The beans were amazing. Crumbled meat mixed with fresh veggies... a bit salty but I loved the taste. Overall Red Lotus has a very large menu with selections for just about everybody. Not everything is going to be spicy peppery hot as not every dish is like that, some yes but not all. We had a good choice of meats and flavors to try and between the 4 of us that had dinner we ordered appropriately for us (6 dishes, individual bowls of rice). Red Lotus is good Sichuan in central Mississauga. read more

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Red Lotus is located close to some of my most visited restaurants in Mississauga - Wonton Chai Noodle and Chilli Chicken House. I was in the neighbourhood looking for a late lunch and decided to try something new. If you like spicy food, this is right up your alley! Here are my thoughts: THE BEST - Spicy Chicken Bamboo is delicious and I highly recommend it. It is really flavourful with a spicy kick. The dish includes red and green peppers, celery, peanuts, green beans and chillies. You might want to order a bowl of steamed rice to help temper the spiciness of the dish. NOTEWORTHY - Beef Rolls is a good option but I prefer the Rolled Onion Pancake with Sliced Beef at Asian Legend. They are comparable but the flavours in the latter meld together much more beautifully. THE WORST - Dumplings (of any kind). I was intrigued because it specified that they are house-made. They are steamed and to my dismay, it was flavourless. I was curious to know if pan-frying them at home would help the cause. I did bring them home but I should have left them at the restaurant - they were far from being salvageable. As for the service, it is subpar in Chinese standards. Each table has a device with options to call the server, request the bill, etc. It was not working. It was hard to get the servers' attention even though it was not very busy. The inattentiveness was not a major issue. I got irritated when I asked the server for a take-out container for the dumplings. She nodded her head and immediately said, "How would you like to pay? Debit or Cash?" I incredulously asked her to repeat herself. It was discourteous to say the least. All in all, I do find their Spicy Chicken Bamboo tasty and unlike anything I've ever tried. Red Lotus is better reserved for take-out than dine-in. read more

Red Lotus - Must-try item is the "Spicy Chicken Bamboo." - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Tried this for the first time and was not disappointed! Super friendly staff, great food, maybe a little less grease would be the one thing I'd suggest if I had to find a problem. They offered a cash payment option but didn't force it on us at all. Place was also very clean, will definitely be back. read more

If you like spicy food, then you should definitely try this place out. They have a huge variety of spicy Chinese food. Love the service here. Once you place an order in the food comes out really fast. The waitresses are really friendly and are always available if you need anything. The lamb skewers are really good! read more

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Two words Pork Hock! Probably one of my favourite dishes of the night. I went with six other friends and we ordered a total of 14 different dishes. Yes, 14 different dishes. Nothing was left. The food was really good. Spicy when it needed to be and sweet when it needed to be. The only challenge we were faced with is, no one at the table spoke Chinese and it was hard to communicate to the staff what it is we wanted. Maybe they just didn't believe that we were going to eat as much as we were ordering. Fooled them :) read more

Red Lotus - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

This place is not as busy as the others in the plaza primarily I think because it costs more to eat here. The quality of the food more than makes up for that differential. Cheap and cheerful is nice but flavourful is hugely important too people!! Cumin pork ribs, chive and beef dumpling, Shanghai noodles, and ma Po tofu. Huge portions, nice spicy tofu and the pork ribs are to die for!! Toasted cumin seeds really make the dish along with the chillies. Dumplings were boiled and that's about it. Probably my least favourite dish although stuffed with fresh pork and veggies. I have to eat here more and try everything on the menu!! Service is what you expect in an Asian resto. read more

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Good place for a quick bite at a reasonable price. Service leaves much to be desired which is why I awarded 3 stars. Ordered a lunch special which included a soup which never came till I asked for it. The Soup finally arrived 10 minutes after the main course, as a result, my food was cold. Asked for tomato sauce, was given hot sauce instead which ruined the taste of my soup. I think there exists a linguistic barrier so for mandarin speaking people, this would be a great place to dine. Food was delicious in taste and quantity was sufficient. Decor was simple and the place is clean. For ketchup fanatics like myself, I recommend that you carry your own bottle. Abundant free parking available. read more

Red Lotus - Lunch Special - sweet & sour Pork - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Probably the best Sichuan restaurant in Mississauga (but again there isn't much Sichuan restaurants in Mississauga any way). My go to place whenever I am craving for spicy food. Most of the time, the food quality is good (don't go on Monday, they seems only fail me on Mondays. Maybe the head chef is not there?). Don't expect much service (typical Chinese restaurant). My favorite dishes: spicy fish pot, Kungpao chicken, bamboo shrimp and the spicy whole fish. If you are in the area and love spicy food, give it a try! read more

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The food here is extremely authentic and SOO delicious. My family and I eat here almost every time we visit Mississauga, which is often! This restaurant is more suited for Chinese people as the staff speak Mandarin and Cantonese with broken English, but I would still recommend this to anyone who enjoys Chinese food. Every time we come, we order the fried green beans, beef slices and frog legs. We recently tried the Peking duck. While delicious, my only complaint is about the duck, as the fat is not rendered properly, but the portion size makes up for it! Overall this is one of my go to spots to eat for authentic Chinese food. If you love orange chicken and fried rice, definitely give this place a shot for some REAL Chinese food. read more

I used to dislike this place because of the poorly maintained store. However they recently renovated the place and I am shocked by how much it has improved. The place is now well kept, nicely decorated, and the owners are more professional looking :) They have very authentic Si-Chuan food, most are spicy. I usually don't eat spicy food so the dishes here are way too spicy for my tastes. But they are delicious if you can handle it. It might be hard to order here if you don't understand Chinese. They are pretty smart and put a lot of pictures in their menu. All their nice dishes are on there so it's safe to go by the pictures. read more

Despite all the other so-so reviews I must say it is my favorite Szechuan restaurant in Mississauga. Seriously, if you wan to eat szechuan then you better be prepared for spicy. If you can't eat spicy don't bother, because that is how it is suppose to be eaten. I haven't got the chance to try everything yet, but here are few dishes I lovee! - Cold trio dish in spicy peanut sauce (it has beef, tripe etc.) - Spicy hot pot fish (white fish cooked in oil and lots of chillies with some numbing peppers and beansprouts) -Cumin stir fried kidney -Fried chicken with spices (forgot the name but its wrapped in a bamboo net contraption) -Hot and sour cabbage ( sooo good, brings out the flavors and the spiceyness) -Hot and Sour Soup ( it is pretty good here and the key is not to use red vinegar but black vinegar to pull out the real flavors) Their noodles and dumplings are...meh so just stick to ordering dishes to share read more

The last time that I was here several years ago, and at that time the food was too spicy to eat and the decor was in serious need of a update from the tacky 1980s setup they had going. This place makes northern Chinese dishes, which are far more spicy than what most of us are used too. On this visit, I was surprised that I was able to eat the food without breaking a sweat and also that they had redone the interior. Apparently they can still make overly spicy food on request, but have toned it down for everyone else. The noodles, house made dumplings, and roast pork were excellent. I suggest trying the home made dumplings with the, of course, spicy dipping sauce. The food is not expensive. read more

It's located in Golden Square, which are surrounded by so many restaurants. Obviously, it's a Sichuan cuisine. Yujie and I ordered the Spicy Dry Pot, super yummy. Full of locus roots, pork, mushrooms and vegetables. The cumin mushrooms in aluminum foil, hmm, below the average. Not worth the money. Highly recommend this Chinese restaurant, if you are a spicy teeth lol read more

Fish in a pot, Kung pao chicken and bamboo chicken. You just can't go wrong with the taste and authenticity!! Highly recommended read more

Red Lotus - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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We brought our little one here and she needed a change, and we found ourselves in the uncomfortable situation of a baby with poo and no change table. The staff was super nice and let us use one of their VIP rooms (they have about 3, and they were all empty) to change her. They didn't seem to keen about it and watched us closely when we came back (perhaps to see if we'd dump the poo diaper in the bathroom? I took it home with me so they had nothing to worry about), but it's nice that they gave us the room. Lunch specials are available, but you have to ask for them. They have a pretty decent selection, all around $8 - $9, and each comes with a spring roll and a drink. The lunch menus have a variety of food options, but the main menu is mostly northern food. Their XLBs are pretty good though the skin is a bit thicker than I'd like, and their shanghai stirfry noodles are well flavoured. Overall, it's a good food option and at $10 per person (average), it's a good contender in this plaza! read more

Best northern Chinese food. Bamboo chicken is must order item . Most spicy food looks great.

Only one word, Dirty. Tea pot coming with some chemical taste. Plate not clean well. Grease table etc..... They should hire a professional sanitation company and deep clean this place. Will never come back. read more

Not a bad place to eat. We ordered 4 dishes for 3 people. Beef noodle soup, dumplings, chicken and vege dish plus 2 white rice. Price came to $50. Not cheap but not too expensive either. The portion size is not bad. The dumplings are big and the beef noodle soup was really good. Most of the food is spicy but there are a lot of non spicy options. read more

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Would recommend food under the Best of the Best section. If you're a spicy food lover, this place is one of the best options in Mississauga. It does get pretty busy during weekend dinner times. Food portions have decreased in size over the past few months but tastes have not changed. read more

Red Lotus - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Used to be really good but totally went downhill in terms of quality and service. Found strands of hair in our food. Not coming back.

found a bug in the dish. poor service and ask for tips. the worst restaurant I ever been. read more

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Came here for my friend's birthday and they served a party of 8 at one of their larger round tables. Although I've been here plenty of times before I've never actually noticed how terrible their service is. We ordered 8 dishes in total including various pork, chicken and fish dishes. Their food was absolutely delicious, I'm a big fan of spicy food so I really loved their authentic SiChuan cuisine. If you can't handle spice then this is definitely not the place for you. The food on the menu was the only enjoyable part of my experience at Red Lotus (). The waitress spoke in Chinese through out the entire dinner despite only about 4 people at the table were Mandarin, and one guy was clearly white but that was the least of my complaints. Our bill came to a total of $107 which was paid by the birthday girl, however she only had $100 cash on her so I pitched threw in whatever cash I had left in my wallet which was approximately $12, we realize this isn't enough for tips so everyone else was in the process of looking through their wallets for change. As soon as the waitress saw that we had money placed on the bill ($112), she rushed over and took the bill from my hand, then she proceeded to count the money and gave our table a strange stare, she said (in Chinese): "this isn't enough, you guys only have $5 for tips, this is not enough, you need more. -eye roll-" While she was complaining about the amount of tip she got despite the less-than-satisfactory service we have received all night long, my friend who sat beside her has already taken out her cash and was waiting to put it on the bill, after hearing her complaints she slowly placed $10 on the menu....and our waitress said: "yep, now it's enough" and turned to walk away without another word. After this incident our table was slightly put off by their request for more tips, but as I was complaining, some of my friends who eat here more frequently than I do told me that this is definitely not the first time this has happened, apparently when the tip is anywhere around 10% or lower then they will say you have not paid "enough". To me, this is outrageous...I've worked in the service industry throughout high school and being a waitress I expect tips when I deserved it (by having a good service attitude). So upon reading some other reviews which showed complaints in their service as well I feel that the restaurant should really consider training their waitresses properly or hire some new ones which actually have the courtesy to speak english to a table that is CLEARLY not all Chinese. read more

One of the less impressive Chinese restaurants I've tried in Mississauga, but still pretty good. The spicy chicken sticks out in my mind as very good, but nothing else does. One of the best things is that the servings are really big. read more

Excellent authentic mainland Chinese food. Has quite a good variety dishes, so you won't be bored coming back.

Was pretty good. The food was pretty salty and spicy. Just make sure to ask to make it less spicy

Refused to serve my husband "cold tea" because he is, as she calls it, a foreigner. We were there to celebrate a family occasion, the experience was very unpleasant and put a complete damper on our mood. My entire family was made very uncomfortable by the event. When I confronted the 2 servers why they are refusing to serve someone because of their race, she said it's not about racism, it's because he's white and foreign? Needless to say we left for Bashu instead. Much better service and their cold starch noodles are amaaazing! read more

Like Bashu, this is another excellent restaurant to eat authentic Sichuan food in Mississauga. We always have to make a hard decision to choose between Bashu and Red Lotus because they are just equally good. read more