Classic Chinese food for takeout. Something dependable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Hao Wang
I rarely leave negative reviews, but our experience at Red Pepper was the worst I’ve had in this country.
We went for a late lunch around 2 PM. The restaurant was mostly empty. Our waitress initially seemed friendly, but service was odd. Instead of serving water or tea, they just left a container and cups on the table for us to pour ourselves. Not a huge deal, but unusual.
The food came out extremely fast — all five dishes within about five minutes. Honestly, it made us wonder if everything was just reheated. The food itself was just okay, nothing special.
The worst part happened when we were about to leave. After we finished eating, I went to the front desk to pay with Apple Pay. My 2-year-old son had been sitting quietly in his high chair the entire meal. While my wife was packing the leftovers ourselves (yes, customers pack their own leftovers), he slipped away and briefly ran onto a couch in an empty section of the restaurant.
Suddenly, a woman sitting nearby spoke to me in a commanding tone: “Don’t let your kid run on the couch.”
She was sitting with her legs crossed, looking upset, food still in her mouth, and pointing her chopsticks at me while speaking. There was no “excuse me,” no polite approach — just an accusation. I was shocked and confused. At first, I thought she was another customer who was bothered, and I was ready to apologize.
Then I found out from our waitress that she was actually another waitress working there.
Her attitude was extremely rude and hostile, like we had committed some serious offense. I understand that kids shouldn’t run on furniture — but he is 2 years old, and the restaurant was nearly empty. A little understanding and basic courtesy would have made a big difference.
This place has zero tolerance for children and zero warmth toward families. I later checked other reviews and realized we are not the only ones who experienced poor service.
This place is NOT kid-friendly. If you have children, I strongly recommend avoiding it.
We will never come back. Blacklisted.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Yapan Liu
Our go-to Chinese restaurant in the area for both dine-in and takeout. The staff is very friendly, and the food is consistently good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Qinghua Xu
Favourite Chinese restaurant in the Worcester area! Food is authentic and good, good portion size and affordable prices! In an environment where most resturants are raising their prices, Red Peppers kept their pricing affordable and accessible for families. HIGHLY recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Anu Mathew
Authentic Schezuan food. Very quick service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Chee
One of the best “real” Chinese restaurants.
The service is very good and friendly.
And, it is super clean!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sean Rogers
Ok but not great. First waitress who seated us seemed... Upset and angry. 2nd waiterss later was super cheery. The food was mall level take out, at best i was super underwhelemed. They plopped a pot of tea on the table and never asked us if we wanted drinks, which i guess didnt matter since neither waitress ever stayed there long enough for us to when we realizied after initial order , or when we tried to get thier attention later, which didnt really work. My guess is this is the super cheap place you go to for lunch specials.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Barber Fam
this was my first time here . i always heard good things I ordered crab rangoons boneless spareribs eggrolls orange chicken and shrimp fried rice . everything was mediocre at best but the fried rice was not good at all really bad flavor .... probably will not be returning ...
Rick Zhang
Used to be a good restaurant but now the dishes are mediocre and not authentic at all
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Ty Lightner
Excellent authentic Chinese food with some spicy dishes. The flavors have always been great, as well as the service. There is also an Asian grocery store across the street, so we will often go to both stores.
Love love love red pepper. No frills hole in the wall spot with incredible authentic food and large portions. They do a discount if you pay in cash!! It’s our go to spot. Must try the cumin lamb!!
Barbara Squitieri
We love this place. Great food, good prices, and fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jason Zachary
I have been a regular customer for many years but am not sure if they changed a new chef or used premade dishes now. Somehow some of the traditional dishes were cooked in a new way that’s less authentic and taste very differently. Especially I can’t tell the difference of a beef dish and a pork dish, which were cooked almost the same way and taste the same. Meanwhile, there are less usage of vegetables in a dish than before, while the meat were marinated with too much starches. In general the cooking is less authentic and not that good now.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
anthony ferraro
Probably the worst Pork Lo Mein I've ever had in my life it was gelatinous and Gray and the pork didn't even look cooked, duck sauce was very odd as well and also tried to charge me $10 for a big container of duck sauce
Food: 1
Tammy Y.
Delicious sichuan cuisine, filling portion sizes and really fast service. Favorites are the beef & tendon appetizer, cold noodles in chili sweet & sour sauce, mapo tofu, double cooked bacon and the dry chili dishes. The fish with pickled mustard green soup was the perfect balance of sour amd savory. Can't go wrong with anything on the house special section. Spice level is very manageable (could be spicier if you have a decent spice tolerance). It's also BYOB
Classic Chinese food for takeout. Something dependable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I rarely leave negative reviews, but our experience at Red Pepper was the worst I’ve had in this country.
We went for a late lunch around 2 PM. The restaurant was mostly empty. Our waitress initially seemed friendly, but service was odd. Instead of serving water or tea, they just left a container and cups on the table for us to pour ourselves. Not a huge deal, but unusual.
The food came out extremely fast — all five dishes within about five minutes. Honestly, it made us wonder if everything was just reheated. The food itself was just okay, nothing special.
The worst part happened when we were about to leave. After we finished eating, I went to the front desk to pay with Apple Pay. My 2-year-old son had been sitting quietly in his high chair the entire meal. While my wife was packing the leftovers ourselves (yes, customers pack their own leftovers), he slipped away and briefly ran onto a couch in an empty section of the restaurant.
Suddenly, a woman sitting nearby spoke to me in a commanding tone: “Don’t let your kid run on the couch.”
She was sitting with her legs crossed, looking upset, food still in her mouth, and pointing her chopsticks at me while speaking. There was no “excuse me,” no polite approach — just an accusation. I was shocked and confused. At first, I thought she was another customer who was bothered, and I was ready to apologize.
Then I found out from our waitress that she was actually another waitress working there.
Her attitude was extremely rude and hostile, like we had committed some serious offense. I understand that kids shouldn’t run on furniture — but he is 2 years old, and the restaurant was nearly empty. A little understanding and basic courtesy would have made a big difference.
This place has zero tolerance for children and zero warmth toward families. I later checked other reviews and realized we are not the only ones who experienced poor service.
This place is NOT kid-friendly. If you have children, I strongly recommend avoiding it.
We will never come back. Blacklisted.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Our go-to Chinese restaurant in the area for both dine-in and takeout. The staff is very friendly, and the food is consistently good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Favourite Chinese restaurant in the Worcester area! Food is authentic and good, good portion size and affordable prices! In an environment where most resturants are raising their prices, Red Peppers kept their pricing affordable and accessible for families. HIGHLY recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Authentic Schezuan food. Very quick service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best “real” Chinese restaurants.
The service is very good and friendly.
And, it is super clean!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ok but not great.
First waitress who seated us seemed... Upset and angry. 2nd waiterss later was super cheery.
The food was mall level take out, at best i was super underwhelemed.
They plopped a pot of tea on the table and never asked us if we wanted drinks, which i guess didnt matter since neither waitress ever stayed there long enough for us to when we realizied after initial order , or when we tried to get thier attention later, which didnt really work.
My guess is this is the super cheap place you go to for lunch specials.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
this was my first time here . i always heard good things I ordered crab rangoons boneless spareribs eggrolls orange chicken and shrimp fried rice . everything was mediocre at best but the fried rice was not good at all really bad flavor .... probably will not be returning ...
Used to be a good restaurant but now the dishes are mediocre and not authentic at all
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Excellent authentic Chinese food with some spicy dishes. The flavors have always been great, as well as the service. There is also an Asian grocery store across the street, so we will often go to both stores.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Love love love red pepper. No frills hole in the wall spot with incredible authentic food and large portions. They do a discount if you pay in cash!! It’s our go to spot. Must try the cumin lamb!!
We love this place. Great food, good prices, and fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I have been a regular customer for many years but am not sure if they changed a new chef or used premade dishes now. Somehow some of the traditional dishes were cooked in a new way that’s less authentic and taste very differently. Especially I can’t tell the difference of a beef dish and a pork dish, which were cooked almost the same way and taste the same. Meanwhile, there are less usage of vegetables in a dish than before, while the meat were marinated with too much starches. In general the cooking is less authentic and not that good now.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Probably the worst Pork Lo Mein I've ever had in my life it was gelatinous and Gray and the pork didn't even look cooked, duck sauce was very odd as well and also tried to charge me $10 for a big container of duck sauce
Food: 1
Delicious sichuan cuisine, filling portion sizes and really fast service. Favorites are the beef & tendon appetizer, cold noodles in chili sweet & sour sauce, mapo tofu, double cooked bacon and the dry chili dishes. The fish with pickled mustard green soup was the perfect balance of sour amd savory. Can't go wrong with anything on the house special section. Spice level is very manageable (could be spicier if you have a decent spice tolerance). It's also BYOB
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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