Red pepper Chinese food express
966 Embarcadero del Mar Unit C, Isla Vista
(805) 869-2967
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Pretty solid Chinese takeout experience, with more authentic options than your usual. I was there for the self serve, be careful with the price per pound payment!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Solid convient food.The eggplant was done right and i liked the coconut shrimp. Everything was good and the traditional spices were notable. Also black pepper chicken?Service was warm and welcoming, cozy inside. Larger seating area in the back with seating in the front if your eating quickly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don't let the fake reviews fool you. This place is disgusting and the food is equally terrible. I got a cold plate of orange chicken that extremely chewy with fat and bones. Employees behind the counter are rude and carry on conversations in Chinese while you are interacting with them.This place could have potential if they purchased quality and hired someone to cook it properly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Very Good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The quality of the food here is absolutely horrendous. It always seems like the food is a day old and not made with quality ingredients. I have given this place multiple tries and each time is has been equally disappointing. 0/10 would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Awesome food and service. I love this restaurant, the owner of this restaurant is very kind and nice! They provide traditional Chinese food here, and I went there for many times. Highly recommend stir-fried egg with tomatoes and coconut shrimp.If you want to try some typical Chinese food, choose this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not sure how people are comparing this to a better version of Panda Express. At least at panda it’s fresh. Food was horrible. (Ended up throwing it out). I could tell it was horrible but I started putting food on the plate and it’s a 1lb minimum. So about 9$ and tax per 1lb.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Good Chinese food self Service fast !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Clean your bathroom or dont allow customers to use it. Its disgusting. I spent 25 dollars on my food only to be disgusted after washing my hands.I didnt need to see female higiene products in the trash can.
Wonderful Delicious and all around Great Food Service and More. Bomb Bay For sure.
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Self serve, charged by the weight for a reasonable price. You could get a little bit of everything if you wanted to.Fried rice, chow mein, broccoli beef, orange chicken, Chinese bbq pork, black pepper chicken, fried fish, string beans, popcorn chicken, honey walnut shrimp, fries chicken (sometimes), fried shrimp (sometimes), and other stuff that I haven't gotten yet.Seems like they recently got a new chef. I liked the food so much before but now it is even better. I go almost every day and never get tired of it.
Great buffet styled Chinese food. Idk why people keep comparing it to Panda Express - it's WAYYYY better, with WAYYYY more variety.
Pretty good Chinese food. Like a local version of Panda Express. Nothing fancy or high end, but great taste and portion for the price (especially nowadays with the inflation). Restaurant can use an interior/exterior re-design though. It looks like a factory right now, lol.
As others have said, basically an upgraded version of panda express. Fast, good prices, and big portions!
I have no words. Either the workers are confused or they’re just scamming people out of their money.Update: I added two stars simply because I’ve had positive experiences with the actual Red Pepper restaurant in the past, and I’m just going to chalk this up to a need for training.But just to be clear, it wasn’t just that fact that I paid twice the amount I should’ve for half of the food. It was also the fact that the food was ice cold, and the “beef and broccoli” had literally two crumbs of beef. It’s just ratchet and feels like they cut corners just because it’s in IV. I truly can’t understand why they’d allow food of that quality to go out under their name when they’ve had such a great reputation.
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