Red Cafe

Late night cravings...Red Cafe is an alternative spot to conquer that as they open quite late at 7pm versus what's apparently being advertised at 6pm is wrong though they do have some designated parking spot right out front.As we waited for them to open we noticed a man causally walked up and unlocked the door to our confusion followed in and wondered if it was okay to enter. Yes though broken statue right at the front was quite concerning inside though is nice and clean with a simple decor besides a couple of games not sure if they karaoke as well with a couple of large tv screens it was kinda interesting.Wanting to keep it simple I got the ribeye steak which comes with black bean or garlic sauce both sounds great but got it plain and med rare which was a good sized steak cooked more medium in my opinion but was seasoned just right.Nice and simple ended the night with a happy belly.Thank you!

Happy National Dumpling Day!I really wanted won ton min, but Red Cafe ran out of dumplings. They had just opened at 7pm. Shucks. That means they hadn't replenished their supply from yesterday or before?Backtracking...We parked in the free designated stalls in front of the restaurant and waited for 7pm.A man casually walked up to the locked entrance a few minutes after 7pm and opened the door. No greeting. No welcoming words. No menu. No glass of water. Nothing. We let ourselves in and sat ourselves down. I needed to use the restroom, so I wandered around. The first room was a bar. I asked the bartender if I could use the restroom... Okay...I passed by a set of stairs that looked spooky. I hurried along the hallway and used the restroom that had no air conditioning. It was stuffy and a bit yucky - like basic, but the wash basins were beautiful ceramic! One had fish painted on it, and the other one had a bird painting. I should have taken photos. When I got back to our table, glasses of water and menus were there. The bartender came to take our order. He returned to our table and suggested that I get Braised beef noodle soup after I had ordered wonton min. Alright. When the Braised beef noodle soup arrived, I was disappointed that there was so much chewy tendon and not much beef. I ate all of the thin noodles and some of the dark chicken broth. Oh, well... I was afraid to order the clay pot items because they sounded spicy.I don't think I will return. I had called numerous times, but the answering machine was full. I called later one night, and a woman answered. She said they open at 7pm even though the street sign advertises a 6pm opening time. She said that I wouldn't need a reservation to dine there. Hmm...

What can I say I'm very disappointed I was looking forward checking out this restaurant Red Cafe located on Kapiolani Blvd. One website shows hour of operation 7pm-4am and on Yelp hours show 6pm -4am . I was there at 5:40pm and waited until 6:05pm and the front door was still locked . I also tried calling their phone number and no answer . Oh well maybe they open @ 7pm but they should change at least their signage .

A hidden gym !One of the last late night Chinese eateries left on the island.Hands down best clay pot rice on island .Grab some fried dumplings, French fries, chicken wings , large intestines, some beers ...good to go !!!

They had customers in the bar but told me the bar was not open.Not sure if its discrimination or whatBut i was stone cold sober.Lady said let me see who your friend is and well see about serving you in the bar.Very strange.They obviously dont need business and tailor their service to a select few.

We passed by this restaurant many many time and finally decided to visit last night. We were the only customers that dined in. Originally, we wanted to order the signature 香辣蟹. But alter we figured out you had to order ahead for that. So we ended up ordering 手撕鸡 牛杂煲 as recommended by the owner. They both turned out really delicious!

Their classic fried rice is the winner! Their service is very fast. The ambiance is mysterious and classic just like the hole in the wall restaurants I go to in other Chinatowns. Love this place.

Very awkward interior. We went to get late night food but we left without ordering because no one greeted us.

It was a late Tuesday night my husband and I, along with our friends were very, very hungry and we found this Yelp and because of the good reviews we decided to eat here.First, parking sucks. It's very limited, so you have to find a street parking. Fortunately for us, it was a Tuesday night we found a street parking. Before you enter their restaurant your greeted by this strong scent of cigarette smoke. Our server Joe mentioned that there were a couple of things on the menu that they didn't have which is fine. He took our order and repeated everything back to us. We ordered at 10:33pm, I know because I was taking pictures and our first food arrived at 11:05pm, and then 11:23pm and then 11:47pm, and our fried rice past midnight already. Our group couldn't even eat together at the same time as they were bringing out the food one by one. I was so annoyed already at this point. And had no energy to talk to them about this horrible service. And to top it all off, my friend never received her food!!! AFTER JOE REPEATED OUR ORDERS BACK TO US!! We kept offering our friend food but she wanted to save her appetite for the food she ordered but she never received it! And Joe's reaction was "oh let me check in the kitchen" as he proceeds to grab a menu and ask her what she ordered again. The food is okay, really not worth this crazy wait!Our orders came and for that super long wait I thought it'd be out of this world, but it's not. It's just above average.

Shirley and Vincent are the best!! Love the food, always a great time!! Good crowd/people/customer base. Good food later during the night, is not easy to come by, THIS is one of the places to patronize. No drama.