red hot chili pepper

if you are fan of indo-chinese food then you will love the food here. most amazing food in bay area. i am hearing about this place from past 3 years but got a chance to visit recently. i was wondering why i didn't go there before!

their portion size is small but the delicious food compensate for all. we went in a group of 4 people and made reservations ahead of time and we did arrive on time. so it was easy to get a place. this place gets crowded pretty quickly between 8 and 9:30 pm so plan accordingly. 

we tried their baby corn, chicken momos, hakka noodles, chicken chopsuey, gobi manchurian. everything tasted just amazing. it is a must visit place for indo-chinese food lovers :)

food 4.5/5
service 4.5/5
ambience 4/5
value for money 4/5
overall 4/5
in my opinion this is the best indo-chinese restaurant in the bay area. i have been here many times and the food has never disappointed me. once i went there with my team at work and it has a couple of chinese folks. they loved the food although they were reluctant to call it chinese food. it was an edition of chinese food unknown to them 😂. nevertheless everyone loved it

possibly the best indo-chinese place i’ve been to so far in the bay area. authentic, good ambience & appropriate portion sizes. service could be a bit faster, but it was a busy night. definitely on the pricey side, but worth the splurge. must try the crispy chilly potato, szechwan prawns, and the chilli chicken.

good place to hangout with couple of drinks and tasty chinese food with indian spice... do you wanna eat the spiciest dish then here you go this is the place where they make you sign a document before they serve the dish called vegetables in devils sauce....

if indo-chinese food is your thing then it’s a ok place to go.
when i visited friends in town they insisted on me trying this place as i’m a big fan of chinese food. s fried rice were spicy with little ingredients apart from the rice. lotus root were well cooked with kind of a tangy sweet manchu sauce. friends loved it as always and i’m still undecided on how i feel about the place. at least it was freshly cooked and presented well.

if you were a fan of chinese food in india then this is a cuisine you would like too - indochinese cuisine. we ordered soup which was bad, dry chili chicken which was super good. mostly food was average nothing great.

i was in the vicinity with a few friends and all of being fans of indo-chinese cuisine, we decided to have dinner at red hot chilli pepper.

the place has been done up well and service was pretty prompt. although some our silverware had to be replaced since they were not as clean.

we got started with the crispy chilly potatoes and dry cauliflower manchurian for appetizers. while the chilly potatoes were not as crispy, the cauliflower manchurian was full of flavor and spicy.

for the mains, we got the schezwan fried rice which seemed more like the regular fried rice with very little schezwan sauce. the hakka noodles on the other hand were quite nice and the sizzling vegetables that we ordered along with it were pretty good too. although, i was a little disappointed with the portion size of the sizzling vegetable for the price paid.

and then came the best part of the meal - desserts! the fried ice cream was good but the outer batter was a little too thick. but having said that, i really like the overall flavor.

but the chocolate pyramid was the show-stealer and an absolute delight

the overall experience was average with a few hits and misses.

this place is great! the indo chinese fusion of food is wonderful and there is also so much to choose from! the ambience is wonderful and they have chopsticks to give you the whole experience of eating at a chinese restaurant. they also customize the spiciness making it easy to get food that suits each one's taste. will definitely go again!

red hot chilli pepper - one of the best indo-chinese restaurant in bay area. i always make reservation online. a table reservation is highly recommended if you are planning to go on weekend. the food here is quite spicy and have the right amount of spices which is meant to appeal the tastebuds. the servers here are are polite and amiable.

i have tried quite a few dishes at rhcp. starting with soup, i have tried their hot n sour and machow soup. i would recommend manchow soup over hot n sour. manchow soup has a distinct aroma that reminds you of the soup that we all get in any chinese restaurant in india. from their small plates, dry chilli chicken, dry cauliflower manchurian and crispy chilli potato - they all are amazing. small plate portions are not large enough.

i like their calcutta chicken, indo china basil chicken, chilli chicken and chicken in hot garlic sauce are delicious. i would recommend indo china basil chicken and chilli chicken. they are super fantastic. from their rice and noodles menu, i have only tried hakka noodles and chilli garlic noodles. the chilli garlic noodles are soft, slightly on the spicier side and always cooked to perfection. i just love it!!

food: 4.5/5
service: 5/5
ambiance: 4/5

my hunt for a good indi-chinese restaurant continues. this was better that all the others i have been to so far in the bay area.

started with the munchow soup that was spot on. the hakka noodles and tangra chicken were tasty too. chilly baby corn was just about ok.

the prawn preparation (chilly prawn i think) fell very short of our expectation. the fried rice was greasy and is avoidable.

the place was pretty crowded for lunch. luckily, we had made reservations.

service is so-so.

mixed feeling about the food and hence the average rating.

i loved everything about this place! the chilli fish i ordered was just amazing,up to the mark and so soft and fresh!

one person in my group did not like cauliflower much and he wasn't happy with the idea of ordering gobi manchurian.but once it came and we asked him to taste,he finished the whole plate. hahaha.it was super yummy!

even the schezwan fried rice,chilli garlic noodles were upto the mark.

thank you red hot chilli pepper for bringing back my faith in good indian restaurants in sf.we loved it,enjoyed it! :)

delicious, craving, indo chinese food. !!been in my wishlist for a long time. definitely one of the best in the surrounding area.!!a must visit for all asian friends. !!

not being a big fan of indo-chinese cuisine, i did not expect this restaurant to wow me in any way and it didn't. been here multiple times as most of my colleagues tend to crave this very indian cuisine when visiting the us. 

food here tends to be fried and oily; with a generous dose of spices with very little subtelty to speak of. portions are generous - do keep that in mind when ordering rice and noodles to accompany your entrees.

i recommend this place only if you are nostalgic about eting indo-chinese food as most of my colleagues love this place; and it's relatively easy on the pocket.