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    Hello ! Rice

    4.4 (34 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Sarah C.

    We love bento boxes. This place replaced chick n tea. I do think this place is better than chick n tea. Although, not quite as good as another place we go to for bento popcorn chicken but it is cheaper/more affordable. The popcorn chicken has really good flavor but the breading is a bit thicker and my box had some chewy tendon parts. The celery could have been flavored a bit - it was bland. This place is closer to our home and cheaper so I do see us getting take out from here often.

    Kim l.

    The spot that replaced chick n tea. Similar menu. Fast friendly service. Bbq chicken cutlet: 3/5 sweet, the one below was better: Chicken cutlet: 4/5 good nice crunch, good gpie flavor. Sides were good too. Pork belly bento: 4/5 kids enjoyed this. Passionfruit smoothies: 3/5 super sweet and full of syrup Grilled corn: interesting flavor and a bit dry. Probably skip this.

    Basil chicken rice
    Richard C.

    4.5 stars. Classic Taiwanese bentos. Good portion size, comforting taste, quick and convenient. Pretty similar menu to O2 valley in Cupertino. The sides rotate per day; I got Napa cabbage and string beans in my bento this time around. Both were well seasoned and flavorful. They offer spicy pickles on top of the bento which added a really nice kick and texture. The basil chicken was good, with plenty of basil and chunks of chicken. It does feel a touch oily, but it tastes yummy nonetheless. Overall, if you're looking for a quick comforting meal, this place will deliver.

    Mary L.

    No more Chick n Tea here, but Hello Rice is also a modern Taiwanese bento box, beverage & snack spot. Parking lot can get congested during lunch hours, but it's a good location in Sunnyvale. Yes, they have a self service kiosk inside. If you dine in, leaving a tip should be optional, but the cashier still tends to carry your foods/beverages to your table inside. I like the bento box options and beverages. Most people just order takeouts/grab and go for convenience. It does take awhile at least 12-15 minutes for your orders if dining in though. Staffs are ok. Pick up your own trash and clear your own table. The original classic milk tea I ordered was only $5 and cup was tall! That's really worth the value here, especially if you don't want to purchase it for $7-$8 elsewhere. Food portions are good sized. My basil chicken bento box meal turned out to be good too. Lots of sauces/juices in my vegetables/chicken meats/mapo tofu/etc. I had to take half home because I could only finish half of the meal. There's plenty to try during a next visit.

    Chicken cutlet
    Tuss R.

    Ordered delivery and wow, so yummy. Great portions. Everything well flavored but also balanced, 2 different veggies and 3 different proteins! Yum. Definitely would get again.

    Popcorn Chicken Bento
    Jerry C.

    Came on a Thursday night for a quick dinner. The interior was clean and unassuming, and you place your order on a tablet. There were a lot of togo orders online, seems like a popular takeout spot! I got the Popcorn Chicken bento, and it came out within 5 minutes of ordering which was super quick. I added the option of spicy pickled radish on the side, and it was spicy and delicious--I wish there was more haha. The chicken was crispy and flavorful, and fried basil was good. Good portion overall, also next to TP Tea and Molly Tea if you want boba afterwards. In a popular area, friendly staff, quick service, would like to try more of their other snacks and bentos next time!

    Brenda L.

    New place that replaced the old Chick n Tea! When Chick n Tea closed suddenly I was sad, but very happy this place opened now. I don't know if it's under the same owner or not, but the menu is pretty much the same (although the chicken cutlet isn't called g-pie anymore xD) I ordered the chicken cutlet bento and passion fruit green tea, both tasted very good. The chicken cutlet is fried well, with crispy outside and juicy/tender inside. Inside is bright and clean, with English pop music playing. This place does attract family and young crowd so may be a bit noisy. Also it's pretty hard to find parking in this lot. But overall still a nice option for a quick lunch!

    Jenny H.

    Newly opened Taiwanese place that replaced the Chick & Tea. The interior is remodeled so looks refreshed from before. Food served is similar too as the previous place. There's a single ordering kiosk which moved a little slowly but perhaps also because the menu is probably new for everyone. I ordered dine in and later realized I could have ordered from the seat since they have a QR code menu by toasttab which is probably easier if you are dining in. Once ordered there was maybe a 10minute wait for the food. I ordered: #B7 Basil Teriyaki Chicken Rice Plate ($16) : rating 3/5. It was pretty good and I enjoyed it until I was packing up the left overs and noticed it was swimming in a pool of oil. I've never seen that before. Usually some sauce with the oil but this was just oil left over. Also a little disappointed the second side with the chicken was another chicken dish. Would have preferred to have two vegetables instead for variety. # F1 Tradition Chicken Cutlet ($11) : rating 3/5. I ordered it medium spicy and it was fried nicely but I only tasted spicy flavor and not the other spices and powders they usually use. Hoping since they just opened that they will slowly improve some of the recipes they have. I'd still be interested in coming back to try more items. The owner also went around the tables talking to customers to ask how everything was and how we found out about them. She also said if we write a google, yelp, or little red book review they would give you a 10% off coupon. However, I already got a 10% off for yelp check in that's valid until I think 1/11.

    Mimi L.

    It was just grand opened 3 months ago to replace "chicken and tea", at which we used to come for take-out sometimes dine-in. Was informed by staff that they use the same menu albeit with different recipe, and new owner also owns TP Tea next door, which explained why their boba milk tea tasted icky. Owner doesn't want to lose the competitive advantage of his adjacent little boba shop's, which however was equivalently awful, being cheap and meager. I'd suggest to skip them both until they get the act of integrity together. Too artificial and sweet, both Jasmine green and thai milk tea were awful! Nothing tasted right and will not order them again. Bentos were great. Ordered three, all good. Vegetables were palatable to eat. Newly renovated, store was bright, quiet yet vivacious. Friendly staff. Recommend bento but don't recommend milk tea drinks.

    Braised Pork plate
    Christy M.

    Braised pork cutlet tasted like the ones from the night markets in Taiwan. Love that the bento comes with so much variety of home cooked dishes. They also have spicy pickled radish you can add to the rice, which compliments the braised pork rice really well. Definitely going to try other bento boxes from here next time

    Shaira S.

    Very nice and friendly employees! The ambience is very clean and inviting. Excited to see their new menu in a couple months from now!

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    Ordered the chicken cutlet bento box . It was delicious, would come back to try their daily specials .

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    8 months ago

    New place in Sunnyvale. Love the G pie bento here. My kids favorite Togo place for food.

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    Very authentic Taiwanese food. And very delicious tea. Very good service. Nice new remodel.

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    Newly opened Taiwanese bento place in Sunnyvale, clean modern interior and friendly staff!

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    8 months ago

    I've been here a few times after the remodel. Food is consistently good and the place is clean. Fried tofu is my favorite.

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    8 months ago

    I would say that the fried chicken is the best in all I tried. So juicy, so crispy. And it's very enough for me. Highly recommended!!

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    8 months ago

    Food taste good and good service. Drinks is also good. Recommend people to try this place

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    8 months ago

    Same great food as Chick & Tea, without the awesome name and logo unfortunately. My 6 year old will only eat minced pork rice from here.

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    Chick & Tea

    3.7(276 reviews)
    0.0 mi
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    Chick & Tea is in one of the many small strip malls in Sunnyvale!…read more You order at their counter kiosk, or from a QR on the tables. Cute lil cafe, with some fun pop music playing. They have a small dine-in area. If you need to satisfy that "fried food" craving, definitely try their basil popcorn chicken! You can choose your spice levels, but wish they offered a sauce to pair. I will say I appreciate the size and juiciness of the popcorn chicken bites! Breading is not too bad either, we've eaten it even after letting it sit it the kitchen for a few hours and they didn't get soggy!

    Food: 3/5 The food is nostalgic and mediocre at best. There…read moreis nothing extremely special about the food but it has a very homestyle feel to it. The pork cutlets were fried well but the breading just fell off. The grilled pork chop was pretty solid and had a good charbroiled flavor. The fried chicken was probably the best: it was juicy and crispy. However, it could've been better with a little more spice. I do like that it comes with a wedge of lemon to make the flavors a little more prominent. Service: N/A Not much of a service since you can order through the kiosk. You pick up your food when it's ready and it's pretty much self serve. Ambiance: 2/5 It's a pretty empty restaurant during the time we went on a weekday night, but there were still a couple of people. Felt like a cafeteria where we self serve and clean up after ourselves. Despite the rating, I would come back for a taste of home cooked meal from time to time. Very simple and balanced bento.

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    Chick & Tea - Menu 06.15.2018

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    Menu Rice Plates 06.15.18

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    Bento Express

    Bento Express

    4.4(365 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    This is my favorite Taiwanese bento spot in the Bay Area -- I love coming here because the food is…read morealways consistent and I love the variety of sides you can choose from I always get their #13 combo and each combo meal comes with 4 sides to choose from The service is always fast and bring cash because they give a small cash discount

    I haven't been coming to Bento Express for a while so we decided to come by and grab some of their…read moredelicious bento for lunch. It wasn't as busy as I remembered it but nonetheless, I was very much looking forward to grabbing my bento. Lining up, the young lady asked me if I was with the party in front of me. "No", I said. She continued to ask me twice to which I continued to say "no". Afraid that she's confused, I said, "I'm by myself and I will be ordering a bento alone". She then skipped me and asked the person behind me and started taking his order? I was appalled and I gave her a weird look of discontent. She didn't stop and basically just skipped me. It literally took me a minute to realize what has just happened and you can imagine the feeling you felt if it ever happened to you. I could have: A. Make a scene about it and give them a piece of my mind B. Take the high road I took the high road. The bento wasn't as delicious as it was last I remembered it and with plenty of bento spots close by, it's a hard sell especially with how disrespectful this interaction was made me realize why the line was a lot shorter this time around. On a different day I may give them a piece of my mind, but not today. It doesn't seem like it was the first time this has occurred and the lady that took the order of the person behind me first went hiding in the kitchen afterwards. A seemingly polite act of disengaging conflict from her while running away from responsibility thinking conflicts will disappear doesn't work. Sometimes, just a little apology goes a long way and perhaps that's what they need to boost the business more. As for me, I don't care how good it is, I just don't tolerate this type of behavior and I won't be coming back. If you were me, what would you have done?

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    Bento Express - 7/8/24 Interior

    7/8/24 Interior

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    7/8/24 Exterior

    Red Hot Wok - three cup chicken with bones

    Red Hot Wok

    4.1(1.5k reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    Ordered a bottle of Biru 101 Rice Lager from Sugoi to go with our food and honestly it was such a…read moregood combo The stir-fried pork and steamed fish here are super flavorful and the beer's light clean finish pairs perfectly without killing the taste of the food. Plus it's brewed with Taiwanese rice and oolong tea Definitely order a bottle next time you come!

    The food was amazing, my favorite was the sizzling beef with black pepper sauce. The fried…read morecombination was a little bit dry but was still yummy. Had a great experience prior to this with a friend so I wanted to bring my mom to try. My experience from the service however was a little uncomfortable. When I went with my mom there was no customers. The server seated us at the bench closest to the wall (the table was pushed into the bench against the wall so we had to move it.) Apparently a lot of the legs on some of the tables and benches are wobbly so they put things under to balance it. The servers told us to move it back under the table since we pushed the table out to sit into the bench. My mom is older and she has a hard time walking, she asked to switch to another table where the benches and tables were already spaced out properly because it is hard for her to bend down and move the things under the table legs. The server gave my mom an attitude and asked why two people couldn't fit into our current table.

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    Red Hot Wok - Sizzling Tofu w/Black Pepper Sauce

    Sizzling Tofu w/Black Pepper Sauce

    Red Hot Wok - Clam with black bean sauce

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    Clam with black bean sauce

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