Late-night, Purdue-adjacent eatery serving an extensive menu of Chinese staples in a low-key space.
Hours
| Monday | 4 PM–4 AM |
| Tuesday | 4 PM–4 AM |
| Wednesday | 4 PM–2 AM |
| Thursday | 4 PM–4 AM |
| Friday | 4 PM–4 AM |
| Saturday | 4 PM–4 AM |
| Sunday | 3 PM–3 AM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 128 Pierce St, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: (765) 743-3503
Website: http://www.ricecafe.net/
Menu Photos
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Reviews
That’s about it for the positives.
The food is mediocre and the prices are high compared to the other Chinese places in town. The meats were all dry and over done for us, and the dishes were extremely vegetable heavy with small portions for a dinner sized meal.
I don’t know WHAT happened since the summer, but we don’t get food from this place much because it’s so close to campus and hard to get to. We ordered tonight and the General Tso’s chicken has… no actual chicken in it (see pics). Fried starch is on the left and the meagre pieces of chicken are on the right. There’s less than an ounce of chicken in the whole thing. We’ve never see quality drop off so fast before.
Worth no stars. None.
There’s a new Chinese food emperor in town. We’ve lived here a decade or so and we’ve tried so many places. En Lai, Lin’s Wok, China King, Happy China, Schetchean Garden, Sichuan House, etc. They are all varying degrees of okay (except Happy China, they’re an automatic stomach ache for me) with issues like too much sauce, stingy portions of meat, gross or sad looking vegetables, and so forth.
Worries no more. First, the servings at Red Wok are good. They aren’t huge, one person could probably eat an entire General Tso’s Chicken or eat half and put the rest away. The prices for what you get are definitely fair. The crab rangoon is smaller, but the perfect balance of sweet and savory. The chicken pieces were all large and similar size and crispy. Delightful after En Lai and China King’s recently decreasing amount of protein in every dish. The last time we got China King, the chicken pieces were 80% fried starch with the odd bit of chicken mixed in. Not the case here. Red Wok is superior in every tenant except location being so close to campus that it can be hard to find parking.
To reiterate, excellent food. Good portion size and price. Wait was pretty quick, but they also weren’t crazy busy when we went. Try it out!