I have been here twice, and each time has been a fantastic experience. This is a much better restaurant than its appearance. From the outside, it looks like your typical chinese takeout, but the food and the service far surpasses any chinese fast food I've had. This is not Panda Express, the food quality is much better. There's a lot of variety and the food itself is flavored extremely well, and the best part is there is no MSG used. The lunch special is good value and the portions are quite good. If you decide to eat in, there's plenty of seating inside and outside. The line for the lunch combo during noon can get long, around 5-10 minutes wait at times, but it's sporadic, you never know when the wait will be shorter or longer. We got the black bean fish, eggplant tofu, teriyaki chicken and BBQ pork, all of which was delicious. The lady in front is pleasant, and friendly. At the current price of the lunch specials, it is one of the best values in Lake Forest and we'll continue to come here regularly because of it.

Best Chinese takeout in Lake Forest/Foothill Rannch area Try the Salt & Pepper Shrimp and Black Pepper Chicken.

I came with a hunger and oh boy did they fulfill that stomach appetite. The service was great. She's very friendly in the place looks very clean. I should eat there sometime. The food was delicious and the spices just right.

Tried this place since it's on the LF gift card list. We were pleasantly surprised with the extensive menu and I'd say the salt n pepper fish was the highlight. They have a lunch to-go style set up which looks pretty popular. Similar to Panda Express and Sam Woo BBQ togo. We came kind of late so preferred to just order off the menu to have our food made fresh. I think some of the items are hit or miss with it being too salty tasting or just right. It looks mom n pop owned with very friendly workers. Overall a nice spot nearby to try and again, would recommend the salt n pepper fish filet.

We tried Rising Sun because they accept the Lake Forest gift card and I think we've found our new Chinese food place! The service is incredible. They are so nice, helpful, and quick. The food was DELICIOUS! And had good portion sizes for the price. We got the pineapple chicken fried rice and LOVED it. We also enjoyed the orange chicken and bbq pork. Highly recommend each of these dishes! We picked out some soft drinks from the cooler and they had a surprisingly big selection. The store was clean. There was plenty of seating inside and outside. Also it was easy to find parking.

Service is great, people there are very friendly. I ordered the beef chow fun and the house special pork chops. The chops was delicious, the chow fun was ok, a bit dry.

Hands down my favorite place since Sam Woo disappeared. Im a simple person. Bbq pork fried rice with some orange chicken. And trust me ive tried many spots for a quick go to.

I have the gift vouchers that can be used in 99 locations in Lake Forest, CA. I noticed that Rising Sun Chinese food restaurant is one of them. After visiting the OC library at Foothill Ranch, I took my family to dine in on Saturday. It is the small business and I like to support because the front desk staff is very friendly. We ordered the following items for 5 people (3 adults and 2 kids). Thai Curry Chicken ($13.65) with rice Happy Family ($14.95) with rice Salty & Pepper Pork Chop($14.95) with rice We waited 20 minutes and were surprised to see the big portion size of Salty & Pepper Pork Chop. My kids liked Thai Curry chicken a lot. We were satisfied with the entrees we ordered. The only thing I don't like is that the restroom is not open for the customers. If you would like to buy lunch or dinner to go , Rising Sun is a good one to begin with. Just give it a try with 3 entrees I mentioned above. You won't feel disappointed. Will go back definitely.

Amazing food here! We love the house special fried rice, spicy garlic chicken and kung pao chicken.

Rising Sun is a hidden gem in the Foothill Ranch Marketplace, next to the KD's donuts. Many have driven passed it on the way to/from Ralph's supermarket without paying any attention. It is where I go for decent Chinese food in this area. Usually we would order the house special fried rice, garlic eggplant with tofu, a meat dish, and a soup. We are usually satisfied when we put chopsticks down. They have a few lunch special items available between 11am and 3pm. After being closed on Sundays for some time, Rising Sun is now open for dinner on Sundays, 3:45-8pm. It's a move I like very much. It now also has tables for dine-in customers but we usually order our food to go, a leftover habit from the pandemic days. For anyone new to the Rising Sun, they identified your to-go order not by name but your phone number. One last thing for the local folks, Rising Sun accepts Shop & Dine Lake Forest gift cards, so support our local business when you are in the mood for Chinese food.