Grand Buffet
1 / 15#15. Grand Buffet
- Rating: 2.6/5 (184 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2650 Hilltop Drive Redding, California
- Categories: Buffets, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Redding
Forget General Tso's and chop suey. Today's Chinese restaurants are skipping the American takes on Chinese food and instead are bringing diners on a culinary journey through the diverse regions of China. Fiery chili-infused Sichuan food, stuffed bao from Beijing, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, Guilin rice noodles, and Cantonese seafood and dim sum are just some of what the country has to offer.
By seeing the world through social media, more consumers have learned that there's more to Chinese food than fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and egg rolls. Consumers increasingly want to go deep into Asian cuisine and understand the variety of flavor profiles, which in turn is influencing how we eat. Forty-five percent of consumers believe that Asian food and flavors will have a big impact on food trends, second to American cuisine by just 1%, according to the American Culinary Federation's 2025 trends report.
That's evident in the rise of chili crisp as a must-have condiment, which was on menus 77.8% more times between 2023 and 2024, compared to just 10.5% for hot honey, according to Technomic.
Social media and restaurant review sites have made it even easier to hunt out unique and delicious options for Chinese food. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Redding based on diners' reviews on Yelp as of July 2025. Restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "Chinese" on Yelp and within a 10-kilometer radius of Redding were included. Some restaurants featured may serve other food items besides breakfast food. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, national chains with more than 10 locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.
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Tokyo Garden
2 / 15#14. Tokyo Garden
- Rating: 3.0/5 (366 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1675 Hilltop Drive M Ste M Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese, Sushi Bars, Japanese
- Read more on Yelp
Peacock Chinese Restaurant
3 / 15#13. Peacock Chinese Restaurant
- Rating: 3.2/5 (119 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2881 McMurray Drive Anderson, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
China Kitchen
4 / 15#12. China Kitchen
- Rating: 3.7/5 (65 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6512 Westside Road Ste A Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Panda South Chinese Restaurant
5 / 15#11. Panda South Chinese Restaurant
- Rating: 3.8/5 (113 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 64 Lake Blvd. Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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New China
6 / 15#10. New China
- Rating: 3.8/5 (283 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3669 Eureka Way Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp
New China Two
7 / 15#9. New China Two
- Rating: 3.9/5 (43 reviews)
- Address: 2990 Churn Creek Road Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese
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Chu's Too
8 / 15#8. Chu's Too
- Rating: 3.9/5 (148 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1135 Pine St. Ste 101 Redding, California
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Thai House Restaurant
9 / 15#7. Thai House Restaurant
- Rating: 4.0/5 (110 reviews)
- Address: 2772 Churn Crk Road Redding, California
- Categories: Thai, Chinese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp
Oriental Express Restaurant
10 / 15#6. Oriental Express Restaurant
- Rating: 4.0/5 (57 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1703 Bruce St. Anderson, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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Golden Star
11 / 15#5. Golden Star
- Rating: 4.0/5 (143 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2257 Hilltop Drive Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Chinatown Restaurant
12 / 15#4. Chinatown Restaurant
- Rating: 4.1/5 (98 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2766 East St. Anderson, California
- Categories: Cantonese
- Read more on Yelp
Taroko Asian Bar And Grill
13 / 15#3. Taroko Asian Bar And Grill
- Rating: 4.2/5 (204 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1701 Pine St. Redding, California
- Categories: Korean, Asian Fusion, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Peter Chu's Skyroom
14 / 15#2. Peter Chu's Skyroom
- Rating: 4.2/5 (288 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6751 Woodrum Cir Ste 210 Redding, California
- Categories: Chinese
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Oriental Express
15 / 15#1. Oriental Express
- Rating: 4.3/5 (151 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5232 Shasta Dam Blvd. Ste A Shasta Lake, California
- Categories: Chinese, Ramen, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 317 metros.
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