Red Lotus

Yesterday, Dan and I read an article in the Tulsa World about this restaurant and decided to check it out. The food was good but the service was lacking. It's a tiny little place. Normally, I feel uncomfortable eating in a place with so few tables, but the way it is decorated compensates for the size. The decor includes lots of red and black lacquer, tasteful artwork, and a large screen TV showing videos of Asian cooking and Asian food festivals. The owners created a very pleasing ambiance. We were given only one menu. Since we were sitting across the table from each other, we couldn't look at it at the same time . They did have a plaque on the table that we could scan to see the menu on our phones. Dan used the paper menu and I used my phone. The phone menu doesn't Indicate which dishes are spicy. He handed me the paper menu and I started looking for the entrees marked spicy. Just before the server arrived to take our orders, Dan said the paper menu did show which dishes were spicy and handed me the menu. When the server got to our table, I had just started searching for the spicy food. Dan said what be wanted but I was still looking for spicy food. She showed her annoyance that I wasn't ready. When she left, I thought she would be right back to get my order and turn both in at the same time, but the next time we saw her was when she brought Dan's food to him. We were surprised. I ordered Pad Thai. We shared Dan's jalapeño beef while waiting for my Pad Thai chicken and then share my Pad Thai. Both dishes were delicious. The portions were large enough that we could have just shared one. We had enough in our to go box for lunch the next day. The Pad Thai chicken has small squares of fried tofu that are delightful. They do have lunch specials, but only on stir fries and it doesn't include egg roll or soup. Next time we plan to share one entree and also share soup and an order of spring tolls to share. Usually, when service is this bad, we don't go back, but in this case, the quality of the food outweighs what is lacking in service. Also, it's possible to order from the scanned menu. I think you can even pay online. If people do that, it will be a semi self service restaurant. This is a unique little restaurant.

Meh. Mixed bag.Best-to-worst:hot and sour soup, great flavor; Korean kimchi beef fried rice, little bit spicy, nice tang, well done. Edamame was fine. The dumplings, shrimp rolls, and spring rolls just fine. Did not care for the cream cheese wontons. Greasy and The cheese had an odd consistency. The teriyaki chicken was overcooked and dry. Not nearly enough sauce. The sesame chicken was not enjoyable. Over breaded, chewy-- over sweet orange- like flavor.Service is mind-boggling how you order at the table from QR, get your own water at the front. We dined family style and the plates came out in a somewhat randomly. Staff was not inclined to remove plates as our table filled up. Pay at the front at conclusion. Bit overpriced. 2.5*

Fried Dumplings have a great taste and crunch The service was great and got to order online at table! Chicken pho was delicious my 2 year old son is a picky eater and loved the broth

After reading a review in the Tulsa World wedecided to try it for lunch. Let me start by saying both of our dishes were quite good. I got Jalapeño beef and spouse got Pad Thai. Generous portions, too. The service was off somehow. Waitress came for our orders and I placed mine. Spouse asked for a couple more minutes to decide. Didn't see her again til she brought my dish. She set it down and turned to go. Spouse had call her back to give her her order. Odd to say the least. The place only seats 14 and it wasn't half full. Empty water glasses weren't refilled. Didn't get a check so went to the counter to pay and found her deep into a text message until I got her attention by coughing. Maybe she was just having an off day. The food was good enough that we'll definitely give it another shot.

Red Lotus really surprised us! We enjoyed our time there a lot. We walked in and were greeted and instructed to sit anywhere we liked. The place was really clean and decorated well with pretty wallpaper and lanterns around the ceiling (even the bathroom was cute, which is rare). The menus are a QR code on each table (mine didn't work but my husbands did). We decided to try out the pho with brisket and pad thai with chicken. We also ordered two waters (super exciting) but they have different options such as hot green tea, brown sugar milk tea, and others. Our food came out pretty quickly and the presentation was great! The pho came out with a plate of additions to it, including basil, cilantro, bean sprouts, and jalapeños. Sauces and condiments could all be grabbed out the front, so of course we grabbed chili oil and hoisin. The pho was delicious and had a good depth of flavor with good thin brisket. The pad thai was delicious with a more sweet flavor than what I expected, but was fantastic! Definitely will be back to Red Lotus

I've seen this restaurant a few times as I've driven home from work; so my husband and I decided to give it a try on a cold day because we read their flag that has Pho written on it. We were pleasantly surprised they had so much more to eat than just Pho. The place looked clean and well maintained. We were able to choose our own seats and we ordered through our phone which was a little unusual. The items didn't have a good description to know what each meal consisted of. So we only ordered what we knew. I would have liked to try something different. Every thing came out hot and it all looked appetizing. And it WAS! The food was delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant for Asian cuisine. The staff were friendly and attentive. We will go again.

The Thai boat noodles was decent. Slightly clumpy noodles though. My husband's dish came first and I took two bites because I am really hungry. The inside of the beef was icy so we sent it back. My husband said someone who looked grumpy came out of the kitchen and looked around when he placed the new plate of beef on the counter. Not sure if he was looking for the customers who sent the beef rice plate. Either way, we probably won't be back.

We were excited to try this place right here in Jenks! Happily the food is delicious and the service is excellent. The Pho is mild but really good, my husband tried the Thai Boat Noodle soup and it had amazing flavor. We will definitely be back!

New owners. Food isn't good anymore. Small portions. Food no longer tastes authentic. It's a shame really. I highly don't recommend this place.

Located really close to the Aquarium. Great place to eat if you're headed that way already. Plenty of parking. Place is a bit small if you have a large group. Hot inside and large fan running. Things we ordered:Thai tea: Not as strong or milky as I'd like. A little watered down probably due to it being so warm inside the place. Rating: 2/5XL Beef Pho with rib: It had a great balance of meat to noodle ratio. Broth was good. Rib was slightly tender with a little chew. Rating: 4/5Papaya platter: I love how the papaya is shredded, it makes the papaya so appetizing and helps the sauce coat onto the papaya better. OMG!! The eggrolls are so delicious! One thing I would wish is that there was egg roll sauce with it. That would up this platter a million times. The eggrolls were huge and meaty. Vermicelli was on the softer side, but still tasted great. The papaya was good. Rib pork meat was good, just your basic salted meat. They included greens that are not often provided at most places that serve papaya and we loved it. Pork rinds were nothing to rave about, but crunchy as usual. 5/5. Eggs are eggs, there's nothing ever good about eggs unless it's in cake.Pad Thai: It was flavorful and meaty. Loved the components of the fried eggs, tofu, meat and etc. Delicious! It had some sort of spice that I'm not usually familiar with in it that was a little strong. Not gonna lie, I ate it anyways and I ate it all when I got home. Rating: 4/5Pad Krapao: Pork version. I actually ordered this for my mom as a to go option. When I got back to my moms place and we both tried it, mmmmmmm. That dish was so good! I would definitely be back for that dish that's for sure. I'm still thinking about it and it's been a couple weeks. Looks like I'm due to visit again. Rating: 10/5Service was amazing and they were so attentive!