Red Pepper Chinese & Vietnamese Restaurant

Name: Red Pepper Chinese & Vietnamese Restaurant
Address: 3910 Maple Rd, Amherst, NY, 14226, US
Telephone: 716-831-3878

Chinese and Vietnamese

Lunch Specials ($12.45-$13.45)

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Hunan-style: Hunan (Xiang) cooking is as hot as Sichuan's but leans on fresh and pickled chilies, smoked meats and sour notes instead of numbing peppercorn. Steamed fish head with chopped chili and Chairman Mao's red-braised pork are the signature dishes; "Hunan beef" on American menus is a chili-and-vegetable stir-fry inspired by the style. On this menu as: Hunan Chicken · Hunan Pork · Hunan Beef.
Kung pao: Diced chicken (or shrimp, tofu) stir-fried with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, scallion and peanuts in a sweet-sour-savory glaze. The Sichuan original is dark, tangy and numbing; the American-Chinese version tends to be sweeter, saucier and heavier on the vegetables. On this menu as: Kung Pao Chicken · Kung Pao Baby Shrimp.
Fish-fragrant (yu xiang): A Sichuan seasoning of pickled chili, garlic, ginger, scallion, sugar and vinegar, originally used for fish and now most famous on eggplant and shredded pork. There is no fish in it; "in garlic sauce" on American-Chinese menus is usually this flavor profile. On this menu as: Chicken with Garlic Sauce · Pork with Garlic Sauce.