Hours
Guests must be 21 years of age or older to dine at Red Lantern. Guests age 20 or younger must be accompanied by an adult age 21 or older while dining in the restaurant.
Dinner on Sunday - Thursday: 4PM to 11PM
Dinner on Friday, Saturday: 4PM to 1AM
Happy Hour: Daily, 4PM to 7PM (excluding holidays and concert nights)
Lunch on Saturday and Sunday: 11AM to 4PM
Chef Bios
Chef Biographies
Phuc Dong
Prior to joining Red Lantern’s staff, Room Chef Phuc Dong owned and operated Tango Café as well as held several culinary and managerial positions at Cache Creek Casino Resort from 1995 to 2006. Now he works with up to eight other chefs in Red Lantern’s kitchen preparing superior Pan-Asian dishes for our guests.
Noi Cheungsomboun
Sous Chef Noi Cheungsomboun has been with Thunder Valley since its first year, helping to establish the Koi Palace (now Red Lantern) as one of the premier authentic Asian restaurants in the region. He has cooked for or owned Chinese restaurants, including the Thai House in Los Angeles, for nearly 30 years. He always strives to prepare a “very good and authentic” Asian cuisine for every customer – indeed, that defines his chef leadership at the Red Lantern.
Duane Luukkonen
Executive Chef Duane Luukkonen oversees every aspect of our culinary development, from procurement of fine locally sourced ingredients to the development of our menus.
Stephen Smith
Before coming to Thunder Valley, Stephen dazzled palates at Alexis Park in Las Vegas & the Embassy Suites Maui. Today, he makes sure that every dinner roll, Danish & wedding cake is as enjoyable to look at as it is to eat.