Red Orchids China Bistro

I have been in Charleston far too long to not have tried this place sooner. Their menu items are fantastic. I can usually narrow down a menu to two items but this one has so many amazing options. I went with the tangerine chicken because it was recommended by a friend and boy was it delicious! My boyfriend had a pork dish and said he had never eaten anything with that flavor before. Portions are large! The spot is smaller than I expected but I showed up without a reservation and they were able to accommodate me. If you have a larger party, I'd highly recommend reservations.

This looks like an American - Chinese restaurant. But after we tried some dishes here we found that they served authentic Chinese food 👍 if you don't like American -Chinese food, you should try this place. The space inside is limited and the speed is a little bit slow after ordering. Maybe because we went there for dinner and there were so many orders at that time. Anyways, this is a good Chinese restaurant.

Thanks to Red Orchids, we have found our favorite Asian food restaurant in the Charleston area. We drive 30 minutes to dine here at least twice a month or more. We are always welcomed warmly and the service is excellent. Don’t let the strip mall scene fool you…inside it’s upscale casual. Our favorite dishes are the Korean Steak, General Chicken, and the chicken fried rice. Yum! The food is consistently good every single time. Don’t miss out on their wonderful hot mustard condiment. There’s no other out there like it! Thank you Kelly, Tony, and team. Bravo!

The plaza/store front may make it seem like it's like every other Chinese dive, but that would bea bad assumption. I'd put it in the same space as The Dragon Palace on Daniel Island. Nice sit down space with excellent wait staff. Friendly management also. Cheaper than PF Chang's and of course more authentic.

Usually this place gets 5 stars but tonight 1. Shrimp fry rice mushy was like grits and the shrimp tasted like boil cocktail shrimp. So disappointed. Update call the restaurant and inform the manager of quality of food. Told her I didn't want a refund or another order. She insisted on making it up so I agreed to another order in the far future. The quality of their food is usually really good.

Rich our handsome server was amazing! Gave us 5 star service. Was so helpful answering all of our questions as it was out first time visiting and with the amazing service, ambience and delicious food we shall definitely return soon.

I have been a customer of Red Orchids for many years, and have always worked through their service discrepancies just as you do with any F&B establishment- when the food is normally pretty good! However my visit on Friday 4/1/22 was the final straw. I brought in a fellow business owner that is new to town, and he ordered his dish and found a long piece of a steel pot scrubber in his food. He remained quiet, while I told him I would have them remake it just incase he wanted to try the dish later and get a true experience of the food despite this huge discrepancy. I called over the manager who was more concerned with getting the steel wire off the table than she was with remaking the dish. Next, she has the cooks to remake the dish and she brings back a bill for the full price of the entree. I asked her why would she do that, and that I knew it wasn't the standard of Tony and Kelly (owners). She responded and said she wasn't authorized to comp a $10.95 meal so she apologizes for the inconvenience and responds in a very sarcastic and condescending way. How insulting is that!!!! This guy could have ate a piece of steel metal and choked and died, or even took this photo and gave it to his attorney after already probably eating a strand of metal or two...and a $11.00 comp has to be brought to your attention? It's the absolute least you could do. Totally embarrassed, and the fact that she responded continually with such assurance and sternness made me feel that she knew Tony and Kelly would stand by her decision. That's it! No more! I've spent thousands in that place over the years and this is how you deal with metal in food? METAL!!!!! Not hair, not paper...but METAL. We even stayed an extra 20 minutes to give her some time to think about how ignorant she sounded. Her response as we walked out- "Have a good day".

Food was serve hot, fresh and delicious. Servers were very attentive and friendly. The resturant was clean with nice decor. I would eat here again.