After several nights of cooking and doing dishes on our vacation, we decided to order Chinese food from Red Orchid after consulting the Breckenridge dining guide found in our room. When compared with another Chinese takeout place in the guide, Red Orchid seemed cheaper. Now we're not so sure.
After placing the order, I drove to pick up the food, and using my cell phone, tried to get directions from both the Chinese person on the other end and the high-school-age girl who tried to help. Neither one was very helpful. Once I arrived, the interior looked warm and enjoyable, but I was shocked to get a bill of $30 for our two dinners and egg rolls. I paid and then brought it home to taste.
To be fair, my cashew chicken portion was enormous, but the taste was somewhat bland. My wife ordered another chicken dish but was also unimpressed. The egg rolls were small and not crisp and were $10 out of the $30 total since there was no combination dinner option most people are used to, so they were not a good choice.
We were disappointed, both in the taste and the inability to substitute lo mein for rice (even offering to pay a bit more). Visitors desiring a sit-down experience may find the atmosphere improves their experience, but ours was less than desired.
As a side note, this is one of the many places that the Takeout Taxi will deliver food from to local hotels and rooms for a sizeable fee.