Red Pepper Chinese Restaurant

This restaurant had previously been at 821 Iowa Street in West Lawrence, but now located closer to downtown. The phone number has not changed from at its previous location. The address of the new location is somewhat confusing. The restaurant is at the corner of Indiana Street and 9th Street, but despite the address of the restaurant there is no entrance to the parking lot from Indiana Street. The entrance to the restaurant's parking lot is from 9th Street. If you approach from or turn onto Indiana Street, you will be disappointed by the lack of entrance to parking.The new location has both advantages and disadvantages relative to the prior location. Although the new location is smaller, its two dining rooms include one with a glass wall and sliding glass doors facing the parking lot. The atmosphere of that room is better than any of the rooms at the prior location. But the prior location had booths with comfortable seating, while the current location contains only wooden chairs without cushions. As at the prior location, the restaurant does not have brown rice or a liquor license, despite the fact that many of the other Asian restaurants in Lawrence have both. The menu is very similar to the one at the prior location offering many of the same preparations. At the previous location, the restaurant was closed on Tuesdays. At the new location, the restaurant is open on Tuesdays but closed on Sundays. There is a substantial difference between the two dining rooms at the new location. One has a view of the chefs preparing the food behind the counter. The other has the view out of the large glass wall. When we were there, we found the dining room with the window views to be more popular, filling up rapidly. You would need to get there early for dinner to be seated in that room. If you had been at the previous location, you know about the Sichuan preparations available at this restaurant, so I will not repeat the information I've posted previously about those preparations.

After a long day of driving (10+ hours), Chinese delivery is just what we needed -- let someone else do the driving for us, even though the restaurant was only a few miles from our stopover for the night.Everything we ordered was pretty much what you'd expect from a run-of-mill Chinese restaurant. The steamed dumplings were fine. I did like the dipping sauce--it was tangy and a tad sweeter than what I've had from similar restaurants. It really enhanced the dumplings which otherwise skew to the bland side.Their best item that we ordered was the hot and sour soup. The balance of hot and sweet was perfect. The amount of tofu, egg threads, and vegetables was substantial. The soup and dumplings alone made for a full meal that sated my wife's appetite.I needed a tad more so I also ordered "house special" Lo Mein. The huge portion meant enough leftovers for dinner the next day after another ten hour drive. The Lo Mein proved to be a mixed bag --the sauce was under seasoned (to my taste) and the noodles were overcooked and rather pasty. The shortcomings were offset by a more than ample amount of proteins (beef, chicken, pork and shrimp), all properly stir-fried.Ordering online worked perfectly. Delivered was prompt, and communication by text from confirmation of the order to an alert that the delivery was imminent was excellent. All in all, I can recommend Red Pepper Chinese Restaurant for delivery, but don't expect above average food. Check other reviews to learn about dining in.

Excellent authentic Chinese cuisine. Service is always friendly and fast. Love coming here especially during lunch hours 11-3pm.

On the positive side the service is is friendly and very fast. However the speed of service may indicate premade food. IMHO Chinese food is typically not great unless one is on the east coast perhaps. This restaurant is typical. The food needs much more effort, fresher meat and/or flavor. The kung pow chicken should be called kung pow celery. The broccoli beef was mediocre at best, however, the broccoli was good. My cat liked the beef, however, he's young with a less discriminating palate. I left the rest to the critters. Apologies to the owner but seriously up your game please.

New location, table service Szechuan perfection- glad to have near campus. Chinese menu is my preference- generous portions to enjoy later.

Everything I've gotten here is always tasty & not greasy. I recommend their steamed spicy dumplings!!

This is our second visit to Red Pepper and I am very pleased. We were greeted by the friendly staff and promptly seated. The menu has two sides, one that appeals to the American palate and one that has authentic Chinese dishes. Both visits we ordered food that was brought to our table hot and steaming and incredibly fresh. The Empress Chicken and Szechuan Beef are chock full of fresh vegetables, very obviously not frozen or from a can, and are so flavorful. The hot and sour soup strikes a perfect balance of hot and sour. The rangoons are full of cream cheese and huge, brought to the table fresh from the fryer. The General Tao's chicken was fresh, flavorful, and had the right amount of sweet and spicy. We've had trouble finding good Chinese food in Lawrence that isn't swimming in bland sauces from packets and we are so glad we found this place. We will be regulars here. Next time I'll grab a picture, but we were too busy enjoying our food tonight.

Ordered carryout Wonton & Egg drop soups, Spring rolls and Teriyaki beef. Ready in 25 minutes as promised, in a secure bag. Food was teriffic as usual.

Dan Dan Noodles and won tons are very good. Service was fast , the portions are huge and prices are very reasonable.

I keep telling myself not to order from Red Pepper. It is pricey to have the meal delivered and the taste of the food has gone downhill this last year. It doesn't matter what I order, I end up throwing most of it away away.