We are vegans and were excited to see so many options on the menu. The entire meal was a great disappointment. And way on the salty side and I am a person who likes salt. The food did not have enough flavor. We order the exact same food at a restaurant in Chico and it is always delicious. Not even the Thai ice tea was good. It was weak with not enough cream. The plus side is that the wait staff is terrific. We felt welcomed right from the time we walked in the door. I had a truly lovely conversation with the Receptionist while I was waiting for my partner to get the car. So FIVE STARS for the staff. But as far as the vegetarian options we chose, can only give it One Star because of the overuse of salt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
David Lecher
Take out. Great sausage fried rice!
Food: 5
Mary e Hoy
Excellent food with interesting sauces and the plating was inviting. Beautiful interior design gave a relaxed atmosphere. Service was very pleasant. We especially enjoyed the entertainment, a jazz duo that suited the place perfectly. Top notch experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Bryer
I was extremely surprised at how beautiful the restaurant is. The food was stupendous and flavorful. The bartender jake was insightful, attentive, and knowledgeable. Izzy brought out my food and was very kind. I will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Solly Solamo
Great food with just the right price. Good amount of serving in every order. Their Clam TomYum is hands down the best I have ever tasted. The host was friendly. Then Jake was attentive to our needs, he was our server and I see he was also the bartender. I also appreciate Tyler who brought out our foods to the table, very courteous and nice. My only suggestion is for the dish I ordered, Pork Belly Bowl, to soften the meat of your Pork Belly Bowl wherein it would taste like its softness would melt in the mouth kind of texture because the taste is great already its just a bit tough to chew. Oh their Tiramisu is a 5⭐️! Perfect size, fluffy texture and not too sweet. This is the best Tiramisu for me in Redding,CA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Teresa Hawkins
This was a great restaurant a year ago - but I went in with a party of 15 in May and the food was mediocre and the service was horrible. I think they are understaffed. I don’t think it’s the servers’s fault. Went in and gave it another try last night and was one mistake after another after another and we waited and waited to only be offered $1.80 off of our bill. And I did not taste any alcohol in my drink. Will likely not be going there again. It’s too bad because it’s a very beautiful atmosphere! I don’t know what happened from last year to this year.
Qiang Yao
rude service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Philip Clark
Don't bother! They only rated two stars because of the service at our table by the bartender. Food was cold and tasteless. Filled the bowls with rice and very little else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Tony Atkins
Service and atmosphere make it feel like its a really high end asian fusion restaurant, but the food and food quality was abysmal. Extremely disappointing. Overpriced and not worth it.
1. They mistakenly added chicken to our fried rice, and then charged us for it
2. The itemized price of the extras doesn’t add up to the total price of the fried rice. I encourage everyone to check the bill twice before you pay.
3. Price on the check is difference than price on the menu.
4. The guy (waiter/bartender) initially refused to take the chicken out of the check, saying “we could have fixed it for you”. This is ridiculous. When we said “Don’t worry about it”, we meant don’t bother wasting the food we’ll just put up with it. We didn’t mean please go ahead and charge your mistake on us.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Nikhail Kumar
I really hate leaving bad reviews at places. The atmosphere was great and food was above average. But the service was terrible. Waited forever for food/drink when the restaurant was practically empty. We arrived at 7:40 PM and happy hour ends at 8. The original bill charged us for non happy hour prices because the servers took very long to get to our table even though we were ready to order. Again the restaurant was practically empty. They did correct the issue and gave us the correct prices. Still it seemed like did not want to correct their wrong. I’ll probably give it another shot but I really hope they can improve the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Brendan Jenkins
Didn’t know this place existed great place for a day had live piano music probably the most classy restaurant in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dustin Erdman
UPDATE: So good, we went back the next night! As good or better than the night before!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In Redding, good food in a restaurant setting is a rare gem—and Taroko is a gem among coal.
We ordered a variety of small plates: calamari, popcorn chicken, and scallion pancakes. Portions were generous, flavors popped, and each came with its own dipping sauce (a nice bonus). The popcorn chicken was a peppery flavor bomb—easily a favorite. The scallion pancakes were thicker and more fried than traditional ones, but paired with a handcrafted cocktail from the full bar, they became a guilty pleasure I’d order again.
The calamari had great flavor, but the pieces were oversized and a bit too heavily fried for our liking.
We also had the Hong Kong noodles—craveable in every sense.
Service was spot-on, and the atmosphere hits the sweet spot between trendy and relaxed—perfect for a date night or a stylish night out with friends.
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
A. Wu
The service was great and the theme of the place looked nice, but unfortunately the food didn’t meet expectations. The ramen tasted like it came from a package and was missing the usual ingredients; the noodles had a strange, possibly expired smell. The pho was similar in quality. The fried calamari was undercooked and had a fishy odor inside. I hope others have a better experience than I did.
We are vegans and were excited to see so many options on the menu. The entire meal was a great disappointment. And way on the salty side and I am a person who likes salt. The food did not have enough flavor. We order the exact same food at a restaurant in Chico and it is always delicious. Not even the Thai ice tea was good. It was weak with not enough cream. The plus side is that the wait staff is terrific. We felt welcomed right from the time we walked in the door. I had a truly lovely conversation with the Receptionist while I was waiting for my partner to get the car. So FIVE STARS for the staff. But as far as the vegetarian options we chose, can only give it One Star because of the overuse of salt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Take out. Great sausage fried rice!
Food: 5
Excellent food with interesting sauces and the plating was inviting. Beautiful interior design gave a relaxed atmosphere. Service was very pleasant. We especially enjoyed the entertainment, a jazz duo that suited the place perfectly. Top notch experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was extremely surprised at how beautiful the restaurant is. The food was stupendous and flavorful. The bartender jake was insightful, attentive, and knowledgeable. Izzy brought out my food and was very kind. I will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food with just the right price. Good amount of serving in every order. Their Clam TomYum is hands down the best I have ever tasted. The host was friendly. Then Jake was attentive to our needs, he was our server and I see he was also the bartender. I also appreciate Tyler who brought out our foods to the table, very courteous and nice. My only suggestion is for the dish I ordered, Pork Belly Bowl, to soften the meat of your Pork Belly Bowl wherein it would taste like its softness would melt in the mouth kind of texture because the taste is great already its just a bit tough to chew. Oh their Tiramisu is a 5⭐️! Perfect size, fluffy texture and not too sweet. This is the best Tiramisu for me in Redding,CA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was a great restaurant a year ago - but I went in with a party of 15 in May and the food was mediocre and the service was horrible. I think they are understaffed. I don’t think it’s the servers’s fault.
Went in and gave it another try last night and was one mistake after another after another and we waited and waited to only be offered $1.80 off of our bill. And I did not taste any alcohol in my drink.
Will likely not be going there again.
It’s too bad because it’s a very beautiful atmosphere! I don’t know what happened from last year to this year.
rude service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Don't bother! They only rated two stars because of the service at our table by the bartender. Food was cold and tasteless. Filled the bowls with rice and very little else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Service and atmosphere make it feel like its a really high end asian fusion restaurant, but the food and food quality was abysmal. Extremely disappointing. Overpriced and not worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
My new favorite place in Redding
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Pretty disappointed with billing and service
1. They mistakenly added chicken to our fried rice, and then charged us for it
2. The itemized price of the extras doesn’t add up to the total price of the fried rice. I encourage everyone to check the bill twice before you pay.
3. Price on the check is difference than price on the menu.
4. The guy (waiter/bartender) initially refused to take the chicken out of the check, saying “we could have fixed it for you”. This is ridiculous. When we said “Don’t worry about it”, we meant don’t bother wasting the food we’ll just put up with it. We didn’t mean please go ahead and charge your mistake on us.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
I really hate leaving bad reviews at places. The atmosphere was great and food was above average. But the service was terrible. Waited forever for food/drink when the restaurant was practically empty. We arrived at 7:40 PM and happy hour ends at 8. The original bill charged us for non happy hour prices because the servers took very long to get to our table even though we were ready to order. Again the restaurant was practically empty. They did correct the issue and gave us the correct prices. Still it seemed like did not want to correct their wrong. I’ll probably give it another shot but I really hope they can improve the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Didn’t know this place existed great place for a day had live piano music probably the most classy restaurant in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
UPDATE: So good, we went back the next night! As good or better than the night before!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In Redding, good food in a restaurant setting is a rare gem—and Taroko is a gem among coal.
We ordered a variety of small plates: calamari, popcorn chicken, and scallion pancakes. Portions were generous, flavors popped, and each came with its own dipping sauce (a nice bonus). The popcorn chicken was a peppery flavor bomb—easily a favorite. The scallion pancakes were thicker and more fried than traditional ones, but paired with a handcrafted cocktail from the full bar, they became a guilty pleasure I’d order again.
The calamari had great flavor, but the pieces were oversized and a bit too heavily fried for our liking.
We also had the Hong Kong noodles—craveable in every sense.
Service was spot-on, and the atmosphere hits the sweet spot between trendy and relaxed—perfect for a date night or a stylish night out with friends.
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The service was great and the theme of the place looked nice, but unfortunately the food didn’t meet expectations. The ramen tasted like it came from a package and was missing the usual ingredients; the noodles had a strange, possibly expired smell. The pho was similar in quality. The fried calamari was undercooked and had a fishy odor inside. I hope others have a better experience than I did.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
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