Red Kings 2 Restaurant
1006 Race St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
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Address :
1006 Race St
Philadelphia, PA, 19107 - Phone (215) 238-1392
- Website https://redkings2-hub.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :4:00 pm - 3:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Accepts Bitcoin : No
Good For : Late Night
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Music : Karaoke
Good For Dancing : No
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Happy Hour : Yes
Coat Check : No
Smoking : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Dogs Allowed : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Dan W.
solid sit down place for spicy traditional Szechuan food that is slightly more expensive than other nearby restaurants. more clean and modern look compared to most other chinatown restaurants but have to say bathrooms are kept up very poorly - sometimes toilets have no water pressure to flush and soap is missing at times. if you are a fan of spicy food, I highly recommend their spicy fried fish fillet dish, griddle cooked chicken pot, and double cooked pork belly (on the oily side). service is pretty standard and the place is small enough to always get the attention of a server if you have any concerns. overall, i'd recommend coming here for more special occasions since the bill can get expensive if you order 1 dish per person (about $15-25 per person imo). on a side note, it can get loud at times given they have karoake rooms on the second floor of their restaurant, otherwise another solid Szechuan restaurant!
(4)Jack J.
This place is open till 4 am on weekends. We came with a party of 8 and got a room; if we spend $130 on food and drinks we could stay for 2 hours, or if we spent $160 we could stay for 3. Unlike other karaoke places in the area, they have a full menu all the way up till closing. They specialize in Sichuan food. The BBQ here was great, definitely go with the lamb. Beer here were all bottled and are all only $3 (including imports). We ended up staying 3 hours and had more than we could eat and drink. The staff were extremely attentive and friendly, they brought all the questions we had down to management and were very polite (even somewhat of a pushover..). all in all, definitely a good experience and is better value wise than its nearby competitors.
(4)Su W.
Gotta say the quality of food has definitely improved over time. My friends and I love to go here for late night dinners. The food comes fast and smelling great. My favorite dish here is the cumin lamb. For the price of the food you get a great value for your money. It's a good place to go with a group of friends and catch up.
(4)Hoang T.
Forgot to review this place. Came here for dinner on two occasions. One was for hot pot too! This place is pretty nice, clean and modern and not overly tight. They use tablets for ordering which is pretty cool but becoming the norm at Chinese restaurants lately. I don't remember all the dishes we ordered for regular dinner, I know we tried the dishes that han dynasty was famous for.. Dan Dan noodles, some vegetable and chicken and pepper? Or was it beef ? Overall I thought it was good and better than Han dynasty. I'd suggest people come here for Szechuan. For the hot pot. I think we had the half half broth, but it's been so long and I've eaten hot pot so many times since then that I think they all blurred. I just remember that their hot pot menu is ticket style. You get a paper and pen and you check off the amount of a LA carte items you want. The biggest hurdle was the menu was all in Chinese. The boss and managers were very nice to translate every item!!! Thanks!! Since this isn't a hot pot only restaurant, the meats were all mostly frozen... Which wasn't a problem to us. We ordered a lot of random stuff BC some translations were kinda off. The vegetables were decent portions. It was a good hot pot experience considering. They have karaoke upstairs but haven't had a chance to host a party up there. Will definitely check it out soon though. Staff were very nice. Good addition to Philly Chinatown
(4)Jia Ying W.
Very good service, friendly people. This is one of my favorite Chinese food places. I use to go Emei a lot until I found out this place! If you are a spicy chinese food lover you should definitely check this place out!
(5)Allison B.
It's Friday night. I'm druuuunk and can't wait to dig into a pile of Chinese food and then dance my ass off while fake-karaoke-ing (I'm not much of a singer). It's my friend's birthday and the private room is packed- so much so that it's a little hard to get around. We've brought beer and liquor, and like I said before, can't wait to dig into a pile of Chinese food. Zack adds a couple dishes to the plates already ordered, and the food starts coming. The only problem? The food was not good. So greasy, not enough flavor. I tried everything but didn't take seconds. The dan dan noodles paled in comparison to Han Dynasty's. Half of the things we ordered never showed up (including a special lobster dish the birthday boy's girlfriend pre-ordered). We had to hit the $300 minimum for the room, so we ordered some dessert. Little rice balls in a watery broth. Don't order this. The karaoke machine was pretty easy to use, and the waitstaff put up with us. Three stars granted.
(3)Julie H.
I love this place! Would give 4.5 stars if I could. The clean and modern decor originally drew us in, but it's the food that keeps us coming back. The spicy fish filet is truly delicious and very spicy. Other consistent favorites are the sauteed string beans and their dan dan noodles. Because they're open late, this has become my favorite post-concert dining joint. They have several karaoke rooms upstairs where you can have a nice private dinner, but unfortunately it's painfully obvious that they allow smoking (or don't do anything to stop it). If you don't enjoy bathing in second-hand smoke, I suggest you avoid sitting upstairs.
(4)Dennis L.
Tasty spicy food with meh service. This was my first time at either of the red king locations. I was there for a large dinner and we were seated at the largest table tucked away in the back of the restaurant. This location allows diners to observe the rest of the patrons, but it effectively makes you invisible to the staff unless they are delivering some food. The service was pretty poor, it took a good amount of time till we were able to get someone's attention for water. Normally this wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that this place specializes in spicy ass food. If the place was packed and under staffed then they may be excused, but it was neither. We ordered a good amount of food, most spicy but some was not. The scallion pancakes were not too bad. The flavor was all in the dipping sauce, but I don't think the over fried slice even had scallions... maybe it was just pancakes, I don't recall. The spicy dumplings in some sort of soy sauce spice oil was surprisingly good. Good flavor with a kick, not simply tongue numbing red oil. There was some type of thick spicy glass noodle which made my tongue and mouth burn. There was minimal flavor and maximal peppers, I wasn't a fan. The non spice food was good. I enjoyed the meat, and veggies, and fish, and stuff that wasn't spicy.
(3)Linh L.
The food was really that good that I had to come back again THE NEXT DAY! Hahaha It was my cousin bday weekend. She wanted to go out for some food and drink. I was in charge on planning, which I fail miserably. Originally, the plan was to go out for food, drink, and karaoke. I thought about Tango, yakitori boy, and k top. Didn't know that you have to call weeks in advance to book a private karaoke room. As you might have guessed, all room were booked. The only other places in Chinatown that I know that serve food and has private karaoke room are ken seafood and red kings 2. I read other yelper reviews. Apparently, you have to order at least $200 in food to get a private karaoke room at ken seafood. I didn't think it was worth it for a party of 5. On top of that, I didn't really like their food there from my previous experience. When I called red kings up, The requirement was at least $165 for food. I guess I would be ok with the $165 if I hadn't found out that at Tango, The room is FREE if you order at least $50 worth of food. Long story short, my cousins and I decided to go to red kings, but skip the karaoke room. We got there around 8. The dining room wasn't busy at all. When we placed our order, the food came out fast. We ordered slice beef tendon in chilly oil (cold app). Chinese spinach, chicken griddle dish, spicy crab, and fry fish ( don't remember what kind of fish it was) in hot and sour sauce. For a Sichuan restaurant, I was expecting my mouth to feel numb after dinner due to all the chilly pepper and spices they use. However, It wasn't that bad! One of my cousin loved the food so much, She wanted to go back again the next day. The second time around, We pretty much order the same dishes, but with a few addition new dishes. The new dishes were the double cooked chicken, hot and sour soup, and beef tendon stir fried with spinach. They messed up the beef tendon dish. Instead of spinach, It was bean sprout. I was a lil hesitant to eat that considering that I just read an article about salmonella outbreak from bean sprout. There were some cases from Pennsylvania!!!! Overall, The second time around, i thought the food was just OK. It wasn't as good as the day before. Maybe it was wayyyyy too soon to come back to the restaurant? Maybe our body hasn't fully digest the food from yesterday? Or perhaps our taste buds haven't had the chance to recover from all the spices from the previous night.... Whatever the reason may be, Everyone thought the dishes were spicier than the night before.
(4)David Q.
The food is great, and in terms of the prices, it's hard to get a private room with a few hours of karaoke and food for 150, so that part is definitely great. The negative is now they charge uncorking fee for Byo which I believe is a new thing
(5)Patty Q.
Jelly fish was a little tough but the flavor is good. Steamed vegetable dumpling was really good. Filled with cabbage and mushrooms. The dumpling skinwas silky. The crispy fish was incredibly delicious. Sauce was perfectly balanced. Beef tendon and bitter melon was the best and most flavorful dish. Snow pea tops was perfectly cooked, not too overdone letting the characteristic sweetness of the vegetable come through.
(4)Luis P.
Best place in town!!! came from California to this Restaurant and they have the best service, best food, and entertainment and great prices!! in china town, Opens Late!! Top notch from the employees to the owner! Will be back for sure!!!
(5)Rachel Minhua W.
This place is pretty good. I went with a group (about 8 people) for karaoke. It was about $22-23 each per person (including tips + tax) Food: Everything we ordered was delicious. The vegetable dishes were a bit bland but it a nice contrast to the stronger flavors you get from the meat dishes. The only missed that we order was the "hot and sour soup," there was nothing hot or sour about it. It just tasted like soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce mixed together with mushroom and tofu. No one in the group finished theirs. Service: Good, I didnt feel rushed even though there was another group after us. They gave us notice 15 minutes beforehand that our time is up and waited patiently as we split the bill among us. Actual Place: The karaoke rooms are upstairs and the room we got is (probably) the smallest. There is no ventilation in there so it got really hot after a while. There are fans inside but it doesn't really help much. I wish they could install an air conditioner or something because the air gets so stuffy.
(4)Geraldo H.
Very clean spot. I usually get VIP in this restaurant. I've tried a lot of food, but there isn't anything that makes me WOW. Some dishes were downright salty or way too bitter. Then, there were dishes that were VERY good. There is this one dumpling dish that made my mouth water. Other than that, I do not really have much to say about this place.
(4)Charles S.
Absolutely fabulous. Great food great service and will not break the bank. I will be back!!
(5)Sabrina K.
If you're looking for karaoke, this is your place. Otherwise expect average Chinese food and bubble tea. They even brought out an entirely wrong dish and had a random Asian TV channel playing for everyone although just music would have been nice. Probably won't visit again.
(3)Jonathan K.
Mmm mmm mmm Cold spicy pork belly appetizer, szechuan crawfish, dan dan noodles, it's all amazing. Karaoke upstairs. BYOB. Great service. They don't judge too hard late-night ;) - they're open until 4AM.
(5)Craig C.
IF this restaurant open in China, it will closed down in very next day. those chef does not know how to cook, still american- chinese food. For american people is okay but not for Chinese. too much msg in any dishes, i don't think so those chef being any trained. the Fish with pine nut in sweet sour sauce is really terrible, fish is over fried, the sauce is not right.
(2)Susan Z.
Love the ong choy & spicy fish we got! Free tea with dinner! The decor of the place is so nice and un-Chinatown. The bathrooms are clean. We went for dinner at 10pm. I love eating late meals. The only downside is that 10pm on Friday also meant we had to listen to the worst renditions of Mandarin & Cantonese songs (karaoke rooms upstairs). I swear to god, one song managed to turn Chinese words into "AHHHHHHHHH EEEEEEE AHHHHHHHHH OOOOOOOO" and in the melody of a wounded stray cat.
(5)Adhish R.
Red King 2 has served me some of the best Szechuan food in Philly. Lamb with Cumin - IMO, better than Han Dynasty. The lamb pieces are bigger, more tender, less greasy and definitely more flavorful. Spicy Boiled Fish - I love this dish, it's my go-to dish at any Szechuan place, and Red King delivered. It is spicy and leaves your tongue tingling, but definitely worth it. It's definitely a place I'll frequent and am already looking forward to my next meal there.
(5)Sovanny B.
Food was not that great in terms of szechuan cuisine, I've had better. We ordered a variety of dishes from vegetarian to lamb with cumin, and some were okay but some were subpar. There was hardly any flavor to the dishes, especially the dan dan noodles. Atmosphere was decent as well, but having a group of friends in a tiny room to sing karaoke without any kind of air flow was torturous. Staff catered well to our needs, but kicked us out before our allotted time. We were told that we could have 3 hours in the room and had to leave thirty minutes too early.
(2)Christina P.
Mr. Lee from hop sing laundromat recommended we go here after his bar closed. Seemed like he told other bar goers the same thing...good marketing tactic. At two am the wait staff was friendly and attentive. Food came out quickly and was delicious. Dan dan noodles came w bok choy and were spice level 1 compared to han dynasty. But incredibly yummy. Steamed dumplings are a must have too! Go here! Its clean, everyone is friendly, the food is delish and they're open till 4 am!
(4)Jerry W.
A warning to the uninitiated: this restaurant's specialty is spicy food. If you don't want spicy food, your options are fairly limited. Also, many restaurants in Chinatown are BYOB but Red Kings II serves alcohol and will charge you if you bring your own ($5 a bottle, pricing is different for beer and wine coolers). This restaurant was a last minute replacement when the host was looking for a karaoke bar in Chinatown when she ran into problems with the other two she spoke with (Yakitori Boy and K Top). Renting a room is $50 an hour (three rooms are available) and have a call button to summon a server. Our host said she was told the room could fit fifty people but I suspect she misheard because just fifteen would be tight. There is a huge menu with a multitude of protein options and a second menu for another restaurant (with some American food like fries and hot dogs) that will deliver if a certain minimum was ordered. We learned if we order $200 or more worth of food, they would drop the cost of three hours of karaoke so that's what we shot for. The food is very cheap so we ended up buying lobster to get up to the $200 range. Regarding the food, the General Tso's chicken was too spicy for me (and even then, it didn't taste great) but I liked the crispy scallion pancakes. The service was prompt and polite, the karaoke had a pretty decent selection. We stayed from 7 to 11 pm on a Saturday but they're open until 4 am (when we left, only one other room still had people singing and the restaurant was empty). So, the service is good, food is adequate, and take the $200 challenge for three free karaoke hours. We mostly drank and sang in any event.
(3)Ashley S.
Weeks ago we made reservations for a karaoke room at Red Kings 2 for this past Saturday at 10pm. We showed up on time and informed them of our reservation. They looked as us like deer in headlights and said they didn't have a record of our reservation. We insisted that we had made a reservation, so the woman with the reservation book asked us to wait while she looked through the book. We stood there for about 3 or 4 minutes when she finally informed us that she found our reservation. She said she had written it on a separate sheet of paper but forgot to write it in the reservation book. She said they gave our time slot away to someone else and they didn't have any other rooms available. She apologized and offered a discount card to come back another time but we declined. We tried to walk-in to other karaoke places in the area hoping one of them would have an open room, but every one of them was booked. No karoke for us. What a bummer of a night.
(1)Winnie L.
Amazing Crab in spicy flavor dish! Best I've had in the philly area. Staff is also super friendly and everything is clean! Will definitely come back to this place!
(5)Julie P.
Bf and i waited half an hour till they tell us there's a problem with their computer taking our orders so the wait would be 10 to 15 mins but somehow manage to take the orders of other customers who got there after us. I suspect racism from this restaurant because of the unhappy waitress who took our orders as the other customers ordered more than my bf and I .. or perhaps an interracial couple is unseen in this part of the city. It really sucks because we really were excited to try the food. Oh well, this place is very, very unwelcoming.
(1)Diana K.
Looks like there is a second Red Kings restaurant in Chinatown and it did not disappoint! Since this place just opened yesterday, I'm not exactly sure if it's replacing the other Red Kings down the street, or if it is just a second helping of spicy, Szechuan food. We ordered takeout and picked up the Dan Dan Noodles and a shredded Pork in Garlic sauce dish. The spice level in both dishes was perfect. Extremely mouth-burning, but with delicious flavors that were sweet, earthy, and fresh. The portions were very generous and will make for great leftovers for us. I can't wait to try some of the other dishes and come back here for a sit-down dinner. They also have karaoke rooms upstairs, plus they are BYOB.
(4)J L.
Good food! As a group we decided on family meal. Recommend all beef products and even the chicken was delicious. Place is known more for seafood, but overall good experience. Service was on point!! Will go again and highly recommended. Only flaw is the karaoke machine is a bit outdated.:( no new songs
(3)Melissa W.
4.5 stars. The food is authentic, fresh-tasting and delicious. Most of the Szechuan dishes here are probably way better than those at Han Dynasty (except the Dan Dan noodles - Han's will always have a special place in my heart - er, stomach). Tried the beef and tripe in hot chili oil - the meat was pretty standard but their hot chili oil is nicely spicy without being TOO spicy. Can't go wrong with any of the apps in chili oil. The fried spicy fish pieces were absolutely delicious, and the shredded beef with long hot peppers were good too. Snow pea leaves were a nice complement to all the spice. The only way this place could possibly be better is if the food were just a little bit cheaper. And if they had Han Dynasty's Dan Dan noodles. That being said, prices are reasonable, the food is delicious, the place is open super late, and the service is friendly and better than at most Chinese places. Plus, their main clientele seem to be young transplants from China, who ostensibly have discerning tastes when it comes to Chinese food.
(4)Phong V.
With any new place, I normally look around at what other people are ordering to see of there's a commonly ordered dish (don't act like you haven't done it either.). From what I saw this night, it was the cucumbers and Dan Dan noodles. Now let me just say this. In no way am I saying that Han Dynasty is better than this place overall, but when it comes to cucumbers and Dan Dan noodles, HD is the reigning champion. The entrees were enjoyable. Crawfish sautéed in chili , Pork ribs in cumin , and Szechuan scallops. There were so many options to choose from, it became a little too overwhelming. Red Kings isn't the best that Chinatown has to offer, but I would definitely come back to try out some of the other interesting items that I saw on the menu. The food wasn't bad. And it's open late so I'm bound to stumble inside on one of those drunken nights.
(4)Lan H.
Why is it that I always start with the sequels? Haha I could have easily gone to the Red Kings a half-block away! philly.com/philly/blogs/… . Anyway, no matter, there is finally a Szechuan place that is not Han Dynasty that is actually more accessible to me :-) Forgive me, Han Dynasty, I will come back soon! Get the essentials: ma po tofu, red chilli-infested chicken (hehe), and a smoothie to extinguish the flames in your mouth ;-) I will tell you that I have tried other dishes, and they have been ok but not to the level of the versions by Han Dynasty. However, I will remove Red Kings II from the shadows of the Han Dynasty and say that I truly love their take on Szechuan food! Thank you, Red Kings II!
(4)Khanh V.
It is cool to see Red King 2 opening. It is a new addition to the late night places to go in Chinatown. Red Kings 2 offer Szechuan food and is very spicy. They also offer karaoke rooms for a good price. Ask for that if you plan to go with a large group and wants to also do karaoke. The food is good here, but you have to know what to order and what they specialized in. Service is good every time I come. I recommend the lamb with cumin, chicken in garlic sauce, eggplants in garlic sauce, the fish filet and etc. Come with friends and order different dishes to share is the best way to try out.
(4)Linda F.
This place is awesome.... I was with a large group I arrived late but they was quick with my order.... must go.... stays open late too... can't beat that....
(5)Nicole W.
Poor service. They canceled a room 2 hours before my group was supposed to be there today. It was for my friend's bachelorette party so I'm very disappointed. VERY. They had no excuse, only that the other party said they would stay until 2 and that they called me but I had no voicemail setup which is false. I reserved for 12 am, days before, in preparation. This is really poor service and I'm really reluctant to use them again or suggest them to others. Frankly I'm pissed off.
(1)L W.
I was lured by the smell of Szechuan pepper as I walked on Race street and decided to stop by for dinner. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted and seated immediately by the friendly staff. Then the hot tea and ice water came soon after; we didn't even need to ask. About 90 % of the menu consisted of spicy items (just how I like it) and theres three levels of spiciness to choose from. The food came out in reasonable time even when they had a good amount of customers. For starters, I ordered the cold platter sampler since I wanted to try a bit of everything--it had pig ears, pork belly, sliced beef, and beef tendons. Everything on the platter was aromatic and a tolerable spicy; the pig ears would've tasted better if it was sliced as thin as the tendons though. As I was having dinner with just my sister we ordered only two entrees: spicy chicken and crab. Both entrees were so delicious! When I eat a lot of Szechuan peppers, my tongue tends to get numb and everything has no taste to it anymore but surprisingly the entrees were distinctly flavorful from one another. We never told our waitress what spicy level we wanted but our food was just right. Our waitress checked back with us a few times and asked us to let her know how the food was so they could improve. She even gave milk teas on the house which really helped soothe the burning sensation in out mouths...I highly recommend as we all know milk helps with spiciness. Final verdict--I recommend this place if you love spicy food! The service is great and the food is good, so why not? That's a rarity for a new restaurant.
(4)Ke J.
the service is soooooooooooooooooooooooo slow .AND there will be terrible songs singing when you eating .
(1)David R.
I really enjoy this place. Most of the authentic dishes have some nice heat.
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