I love this place and either go in or get delivery often. I usually get the Orange Peel Chicken which is awesome, kind of sweet and spicy. Mongolian Beef which is filling and spicy. Singapore style fried rice noodles, curry flavour and very delicious. The service here is always top notch. The value I think is great. My bf and I always share these staple dishes and always have leftovers. When you go in the restaurant to eat the menu has a combo on the back which is a great deal I think its $13 you get one dish with rice and a spring roll. The ambiance is great, kind of small but good. Will continue to go here and recommend it to anyone who likes spicy, flavourful Chinese/Szechuan food.

I took my family to the place on Friday Jan 7th 2010. It was busy and we were squeezed into a small round table (4 adults and child). We tried to order Chicken balls and General Tsao Chicken (RAN out both). The owner suggested a beef dish that did not taste good at all. We ordered 5 entrees and soup. We had finished eating and asked for tea. The bill was already on our table while we were still eating. They kept checking to see if we had paid yet. There was a line up to come in just as when we came.
My sister paid the bill and left with me. Her son and wife were picking up the baby and out the door. First the cashier asked my sister why there was not tip and she didnt reply out of shock. Then the owner/manager ran after my nephew asking for a tip. He responded he didnt have change.
If we would of been able to finish comfortably and not have the waitress hovering over us to leave a tip would not of been a problem. We have been there before and it was not at all like this experience. I think the owner should of been more concerned about how the customers are treated when they spend alot of money to dine out.

Love this place! A bit small, but cozy and welcoming. We stopped by here on a Saturday evening without a reservation so had to wait about 15 minutes. Recommended by my father in-law. Very delicious food and friendly service. We ordered quite a lot of food for the 6 of us, but everything was eaten up quickly. We tried the lamb stir-fry, green beans, chicken, tiger prawns, noodles, and duck. All great portions and yummy!! We were eyeing the huge crab hot pot at the table next to us. It smelled and looked so good. I'm going to try that on my next visit for sure! If you're looking for good chinese food in North Vancouver, Red Chilli is by far the red hot choice! =)

You won't do much better than here for lunch -- less than $10 for soup + rice and entree. The lunch service is fast, though there is a sameness to the dishes offered on the lunch menu, and given the speed at which they're served, I don't think they prepare them the same way they do the dinner service. (There are a bunch of dishes with different names that, at lunch at least, are really the same.)

For dinner, again the food is top-notch. Very tasty, ingredients are consistently fresh and good quality. A large variety of flavours. Some dishes are a little heavy on the sauce, though.

There does tend to be some service problems. Though they are very friendly, and always try hard, they're often late getting the rice to the table, so you're well into the other dishes before it arrives. Also, they serve pop from cans, not a fountain, and they frequently run out and are slow to restock. There have been times when I've gone two or three times within a week, and each time they had only Ginger Ale and Root Beer. I can see running out in the course of an evening, but dude, you're two blocks from a Safeway, and fifty feet from a corner store. How can this be a problem that doesn't get solved in a matter of minutes?

We were 4 adults and 1 child. We had made reservations since Red Chilli is a very small restaurant and it gets very busy.

We were greated at the door and we had absolutely exemplary service the whole evening. We ordered a bottle of wine with dinner and the wine was topped up by the staff all evening. We've dined in some high end restaurants that fail to top up our wine for us. The food was very good. We ordered the following dishes 1. Green beans - Szechauan - style. This is a favorite. It is so nice and spicy, it's almost addictive. 2. Ginger beef. This was also very good. 3. Sweet and sour boneless pork. This was a concession for one of our table companions who absolutely has to have sweet and sour. It was very good but I'm not really into Canadianized Chinese food. 4. Pepper Chicken with dried spinach. This was very tasty 5. A spicy fish dish that our waiter recommended. This was perfectly cooked and nice and moist. The total for dinner with 2 large bowls of rice, 5 dishes, a drink for the child and a bottle of wine was $111.00 before tip. With the level of service and the quality of the food that we received, I felt it was extremely good value.

When we left - the owner or manager was at the door, he shook our hands, thanked us for our business and hoped he would see us again. He most definitely will. It was a great evening out.

Highly recommended for good Chinese food in North Vancouver.

I was googling an address for Red Chili because it's a regular spot for my fiance and I and we're actually considering having them cater our wedding! I'm sorry if others have had a poor experience, but you should know that with a lot of szechuan restaurants, it DOES only take a few minutes to whip up some delicious green beans with garlic and chilis in a wok. And it DOES only take a few minutes to mix some already prepped shredded meat to a hot wok with spices and sauce. And I if you don't want sauce with your vegetables, don't go for szechwaun. It's not just 'Chinese' food - it's a style of Chinese food and the style is shredded meat (already prepared) and plenty of fast-frys so.....I'm surprised to see a few 'complaints' from hungry people about receiving food 'too' quickly.

Red Chili has fantastic food - our staple order (from an extensive menu that we've sampled quite often) is Shredded Beef in Homemade Chili Sauce, Szechuan Green Beans, Singapore Style Noodles, and steamed rice. Hot, fresh, affordable, and worth the wait (if you're silly enough not to make reservations on a Saturday night).

The service was decent and what you would regularly expect from a small sized restaurant, but due to their business, the setting was noisy and clustered. The menu had long lists of food that after a few pages, seemed to repeat each other, but if you can narrow your choices down from the 20 dishes that you cannot differentiate, you may find the couple good dishes. The food comes quick and moderate tasting. Not too bad. Only good for a quick meal when you are rushing though, not for a nice dinner.

The only place on the North Shore we go to for Chinese Food. Our favorites include, Genral Tao Chicken, Szechuan Green Beans and Chicken with Cashews & Tofu. Their spicy dishes are tasty, their portions are plentiful and there is always enough for leftovers the next day. Highly recommend it!!!