Red House

I got:
Egg drop soup
Vegetable lo mein
Fried rice
Egg drop soup was gelatinous, so off putting. I shared a video to show this. Not good at all. Taste was very mild. This is the worst egg drop soup I have tried
BF got wonton soup, which he loved, so dont write off all soups they offer.
Vegetable lo mein was lacking any discernible flavor. Good texture.
Fried rice was good, would order again. I wish they offered a vegetable fried rice option. Pork probably gives it all the flavor, but I always get a taste of what I can only describe as «dog smell», like when you can smell a dirty dog when they come up to you, with pork. Call me crazy but I just dont love the way pork tastes/​smells

Great flavor. The spicy is actually spicy! Definitely two thumbs up. We had the Kung Pao Chicken and Mongolian Beef and they were both very good. The Hot and Sour soup was outstanding. Food was hot enough that it did not require reheating after the 20 minute drive home. Restaurant was clean and staff was friendly.

HORRIBLE! If you enjoy your Chinese food soaking in oil, this is definitely the place to go. Honestly, this is quite possibly the worst food I’ve ever tried to eat. The hot and sour soup was comparable to drinking vegetable oil. The orange chicken was gummy and had so much food coloring in the sauce it was ridiculous-​SO unhealthy. I’ve never known of Mongolian beef to have green peppers (green onion, yes, peppers, no) and so much oil that the description should read «beef and peppers floating on a bed of oil». My poor Mom even tried to soak off the beef on her napkin but it was still inedible. The crab puffs were too sweet and there was nothing «puffy» about them. The wonton on the outside was more like a pie crust that was oily, dense and heavy. Net-​net we basically threw $ 30 dollars away because literally EVERYTHING went into the trash. This place has some gall to compare itself to NY Chinese food. I’m disappointed in my fellow Unilocalers for their decent reviews, I typically have good luck when I rely on the reviews.

Very disappointing. Soup was lukewarm. Honey chicken so-​so. I love Chinese food and I ordered from Red House many times, but something has changed. Never again.

It was cold and I wanted hot and sour soup. I was surprised to find that it was more of a fast food set up. Which was fine. Within 2 minutes of sitting down at a table, the hot and sour soup came out. It was mild. Not spicy, not too sour. Which means you can add to the flavor with pepper or soy sauce. I’m okay with that. Some places make it way too sour. You can’t take the sour away after that. The lunch prices are very reasonable. I would come back and try something else on the lunch menu.

Pound per pound about as expensive as Pei Wei. I was expecting double portions after reading the other comments. I didn’t get any left overs.
The meals came in white plastic boxes that were otherwise identical in size and shape to the Pei Wei boxes.
The didn’t give me a menu, so I don’t know what all they serve, but the General Tso was Tso Tso, and the white rice was very sticky, which is a plus in my book.
I think it was $ 20 and change without the tip for two meals and two spring rolls, no drinks. That’s roughly what I have to pay at Pei Wei. The food was comparable, but generally, Red House is more typical as per delivery, where as Pei Wei is somewhat upscale quasi sit down food.
The only real advantage I see is that it came to me, not the other way around. Delivery cost $ 1.00 I believe, so not bad.
It took them about 45 minutes to get my food to me. The guy who delivered the food was neutral in his friendliness, which is at least better than being rude.
TL;DR: Food was clean and tasted decent, cheap delivery, average wait time, and with tip+delivery fee it cost about as much as Pei Wei.

Yum. This place was recommended to me as we had tried another «popular» Chinese restaurant who shall remain nameless and were really disappointed despite all the rave reviews. Red House is now our go to Chinese restaurant. We have tried the house fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls, orange chicken which have all been delish. Ohhhhh and the egg foo young (house efy) is prob the best egg foo young I have had. It is not a thick and sloppy messy like some, the patties are made thinner and the gravy is flavorful (I still like to add soy sauce to it tho). This is not your fancy smancy foo foo place, it’s more of a pick up and go, good food, great prices kinda place.

I’ve only been once, but I will be coming back. We ordered takeout for dinner and I was greeted immediately upon entering. The place is immaculate! And the food not only was hot and traveled well, it was very flavorful and appealing to look at.

Really good food! Quality chicken in my sweet n sour chicken. However, no pineapple, or peppers. Sauce comes on the side. Fried rice has bean sprouts! Love it, no one does that anymore. Also, the best hot tea I’ve found in a restaurant for a while. We got our food quickly, but no one else was eating in the restaurant. I think they do a lot of take out. 2 people=$ 22

Great Chinese food, especially for takeout. They were fast and efficient. The chicken chop suey was awesome, full of big pieces of tender chicken!

Red House is THE BEST CHINESE FOOD in Scottsdale and Arizona! None compare to Red House. We love them! They are consistantly good through the many years we’ve been taking food out at least once a week. They also deliver. You can add ‘extras’ to your orders to customize (like extra chicken, pork, beef or whatever for $ 1 or $ 2 if you’d like.
The vegetables in all the dishes we’ve ordered are FRESH, crunchy and so flavorful there’s no wondering what it is. Wonderful egg drop soup, awesome homemade crunchy fried noodles that come with many dishes or you can buy a small bags for 50 cents.
The shredded pork dishes are especially delicious,
I think anyone will be very happy with whatever they order. All of the cooks (chefs) are Chinese and the help at the counter are friendly also. It’s very Authentic, as this is American-​Chinese style food.

Singapore Rice Noodles with all its curry goodness. Asked for spicy, got spicy.
Lots of chicken, pork AND shrimp!!!
I think I like this place again!!!

I was craving Chinese food in Scottsdale, and stumbled across mention of this place as genuine N.Y. Style Chinese. Having been raised on the east coast, I grew up eating great ethnic food in general. I love Chinese food, and haven’t found great Chinese here in Scottsdale since my favorite closed back in 2001.
Reading the various reviews, I noticed that while some of their ratings were pretty high on various review sites, there appeared to be some inconsistency in the diners’ experiences. I was wanting good Chinese enough that I decided to take my chances and perhaps find my new favorite Chinese place.
I decided to eat in since it was about 15 minutes from home for me, so that I could enjoy the food right out of the kitchen, piping hot. When I arrived there were no diners seated in the restaurant, so no problem with getting a table. It is a small place, with no real ambience, but that didn’t really matter — I was there for the food.
As there appeared to be no table service, I approached the counter and ordered Hot & Sour soup, which many reviewers had raved about, the House Egg Foo Young which had also gotten good feedback, and substituted fried rice for white rice for only a dollar extra. I also requested that broccoli be added to the Egg Foo Young. The young lady working the counter was perfectly friendly and helped me make the adjustments I wanted.
I sat down and watched as a steady stream of people came in to pick up take-​out orders. Most were apparently regulars which I took as a good sign.
My Hot & Sour soup came out very quickly, along with crispy Won Ton chips with a sweet dipping sauce. My soup was good, but not over the top. It was bit thinner than I anticipated, and I can’t say it was the best Hot & Sour soup I have ever had. For the price, it was just fine however. Just not as much flavor as I had anticipated from reading the reviews.
My Egg Foo Young came out with perfect timing just as I pushed my soup bowl away. It was a HUGE order, and looked perfect. Brown gravy and Fried Rice were served along side. The Fried rice looked delicious, and I started with that because the Egg Foo Young was still extremely hot.
I would have their Fried Rice again in a heartbeat. They were generous with the bean sprouts and green onions, and there was a nice amount of broccoli stir fried in. It also had peas, onions and carrots. The rice was nicely cooked too. It did need a bid of soy sauce but that was easy to fix.
When the Egg Foo Young cooled enough for me to eat it, regardless of how wonderful it looked, it was a little bid heavy. It is still the best Egg Foo Young I’ve had in Arizona. Both the Egg Foo Young and the brown gravy needed soy sauce to perk them up. The Egg Foo Young was LOADED with chicken, shrimp, chicken, pork and veggies, and the oiliness of the patties was offset by how thick and loaded with ingredients each patty was. The oil did not saturate them. Although is wasn’t quite what I had expected, I would order it again.
If I were back on the east coast, I would have rated this 3 stars. I gave it 4 because it was superior to what I’ve had here in Arizona over the 16 years I’ve been here.
As I ate, the steady stream of take-​out and delivery orders continued. No one appeared to have to wait for their food any longer than it took to pay for it.
I want to return to try some of the other dishes on the menu. Perhaps tonight just wasn’t their best night, but it was good enough.
They only deliver within 5 miles of the restaurant. I had planned to have it delivered, but I was 2 miles too far away.

Several years ago I would frequent Red House almost weekly for lunch. Dine in or take out as it was close to my work location. At that time, it was good. It seemed fresh and hot to order.
I was sad to visit today to find the opposite. I walked in to dine and there were no lights on, the restaurant was dirty. Ceiling leak stains, dust from the ceiling, etc. The service was not friendly and the food was far from fresh. The only items that were «fresh» were those that were hot from coming out of the deep fryer.
Needless to say, I will not be returning.

I feel like an updated review for Red House is necessary. My last review was a tad harsh, considering that the food was amazing, but the service was lackluster. I ordered a delivery lunch from Red House today, after looking at Georgie M.‘s picture of the General Tso’s chicken– which looked amazing!
Let me just start out by saying that it is very difficult to find decent Chinese in the Valley, let alone decent Chinese that delivers. I was happy to find out that Red House, a great local Chinese joint, delivers for a low delivery fee of $ 1.00 and a minimum delivery requirement of only $ 15.00. Most other places charge ridiculous fees and minimum orders that it makes it unreasonable to order delivery Chinese. Anyhow. Now that that’s covered.
I ended up ordering quite a bit of food, but figured I’d be able to take some home for everyone else. My order consisted of two lunch specials: the Chicken Lo Mein (take home) and the General Tso’s Chicken for me both with wonton soup, an order of the crab rangoons, and the chicken chow fun. The woman on the phone told me it would be about 45 minutes, and it was just that, which was no problem. If you want to pay by card for delivery, you also pay when the delivery person comes (with a handheld credit card processor). Something I like much more than reading my credit card information over the phone.
Something I always state in any review that involves delivery is the appearance and cleanliness of the delivery driver. Not only is this important, but it reflects the business as a whole. I was pleased to find out that my delivery driver was well groomed and presentable. All of the items in my order were present, and nothing was incorrect.
The General Tso’s Chicken was a perfect balance of chicken and batter, with enough sauce to make the dish taste good, but not swimming in some syrupy concoction– honestly, the best General Tso’s I’ve had in the Valley. The crab rangoons were also very noteworthy. A nice, plump amount of cream cheese and crab mixture wrapped in a nice crispy wonton wrapper. Definitely worth the $ 4.25 for 6 of them! I did not open the lo mein lunch special, as it was one of the dishes I was taking home, but it smelled wonderful and included a nice portion of noodles and rice (we selected the fried rice option). I tried a bite of the chow fun, which is my favorite of all Am-​Chinese dishes, and it never fails to impress from Red House. A nice balance of chicken, veggies, and flat noodles, not overwhelmed by sauce or oil. A definite must-​try. Yes, the lunch special portions are served in small to-​go bowls, but it is a lunch special, not a buffet. Don’t expect mounds and mounds of food for $ 5-​$ 7. They are lunch portions, and served as such– which are still very filling.
The cost, for all four items after the tax and delivery fee was only $ 27.25, which in my opinion is a Slammin’ Deal, especially when you get good quality food. As for in-​house visits, I don’t know if I’ll be making any more, but I will definitely order delivery again!

Good stuff for a mostly take out Chinese place for in Scottsdale. New York style Chinese food with all the standard offerings. Lunch specials come with choose of rice plus soup or soda for under $ 6. Portions are satisfactory. The hot and sour soup is better than average for Scottsdale. Everything was fresh and the service was very quick. Not really a sit down restaurant, but what seating there is is comfortable.
I recommend Red House for value and quality Chinese food in north Scottsdale.

A friend originally from East Coast recommended this restaurant as the best Chinese in Scottsdale, and it is what he is used to eat in east coast.
So far I tried chicken Egg Foo Young, fried rice, and orange chicken.
Egg Foo Young is a real Egg Foo Young. I realized what I’ve been eating around here was Egg Foo Youngish. Not a real one like they make here.
Fried rice and orange chicken was really good as well. Very fast service, located on my way home form work, very reasonable price. I can see myself becoming a regular here.

Came for takeout on Xmas, that was a mistake, place was packed and a disaster.
Told us 45 minutes but took about 1 hr 15.
Having said that and giving them the benefit of the doubt knowing «how good can it be with it so busy» it was pretty good.
Would go again. It’s a bit sauce heavy tho so next time will order easy on it.

Sad day. This used to be my favorite spot in town. I ordered my old favorite the «gourmet special» orange beef. Not what it was just a few months ago. It was soggy and very unpleasant. When I called to talk with a manager I was told that I needed to take back the food if I didn’t like it. As I live across town I just have to eat the $ 20.
Sad, sad day.

Food is decent, but EVERY time I’ve ordered from them, they get something from my order wrong. This time, I ordered my food at 9:30pm…and they just rang my doorbell 5 minutes before 11pm after telling me 30 – 45 mins! Really?! Their service sucks!
Ok, they comped the meal, so that was nice!