Another prime example as to how bad service can taint a good food experience. If the service were better, Red House could have earned a 3/4 stars from me. \n\nA friend and I were out and about late Friday night, and desperately wanted Chinese. After sitting down in a different establishment and actually walking out, we decided to go to Red House. Advertised on their door that they were open until 10:30, we decided to give it a shot. It was just shy on 9:45 as we walked in. We walked up to the front counter, and needed a second to order. The little Asian women at the front counter who was talking on her phone from the moment we walked in disappeared into the kitchen and came back about five minutes later. Well past the amount of time it took us to decide. She was very quick and snappy when taking our order, and then asked us if we wanted the food for here or to go. We said for here, and the woman told us no. A flat out no. Her reasoning? Because they were closing early for the Chinese New Year. Okay. Totally fine. I get it. But I don't recall any posting on the door about closing early, nor do I recall any adjustments on the Hours of Operation sign.\n\nSo we ordered our food anyway and sat in the restaurant to wait. About 15 minutes later, our food came out. We left and decided to eat in the car as it was late, we were hungry, and there really weren't many other options considering we were further from home than expected. As we were eating in the car, we happened to notice that the woman did, in fact, keep the store open until the 10:30pm posted time, however had the nerve to tell us that we weren't allowed to eat our food in the dining area. \n\nDon't get me wrong, the food is great. Some of the better Chinese in the area, actually. I ordered the chicken chow fun and the wonton soup. The chow fun was very good. It had a good ratio of noodles/veggies/chicken, and it wasn't overcooked/mushy. The wonton soup was pretty good, too. It came in a pint(?) sized container, and had about 5 or 6 wontons in it, which was a nice surprise compared to the places that give you about 2 per serving. \n\nBut, like I said. Rude, snotty service can ruin a dining experience.