This place is so unique in their offerings and I really enjoyed my visit. The menu is somewhat difficult to navigate but once you know what onigiri you want then you should be okay. I had the beef and shrimp tempura and wow -- absolutely incredible. The only problem here would be the price point. read more

Rice ball is inside the snowy village! Took me a while to found it. Maybe it's a busy Sunday afternoon it took me a while to get things ordered then retrieved with confusion since no order number was giving to me. Also there was only one person rolling the balls and she had a big backlog that day, people have to wait for a while. The presentation of the rice ball is excellent! I tried the beef and real crab. In general the use of seaweed and sesame is good. The beef one was nicer while I wish they can put more filling there, the real crab meat is something I won't recommend, not going that well with rice ball and the crab meat is little bit too salty. In general it's a good rice ball offering, but nothing wow here I guess. read more

Rice Ball - Rice ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

No, just no. We got grilled salmon rice ball, salmon (raw) roll, unagi roll and injeolmi bingsu. The grilled salmon ball was good although the rice to filling ratio could be better. The rolls were just ok. They looked like they were made by a 5yo. The seaweed was bursting and torn. And because the rice was warm, it made the seaweed soggy. I was also disappointed the ball and rolls didn't come nicely wrapped using pretty paper per the earlier reviews. Overall they didn't look very appetizing. Now the bingsu. $9.95 for very very sweet ice, red bean that tasted like it came from a can, a ton of hardened mochi (prob prepackaged), and a few specks of injeolmi. No nuts or crumbles which you see at other Bingsu places. Such a ripoff! read more

I'll keep this one short but I think this is a great spot for rice balls! They are reasonably priced and made to order. It is located inside a bingsu shop (Snowy Village) but their rice balls are pretty legit. I may have ordered like 5-6 to-go since they were around $3.50-$4.75 a piece depending on if you choose a premium option. My favorites would be the spicy salmon and the fried chicken riceballs. read more

Good, cheap, fast. Unfortunatly we got here after we had Ramen so we didn't get to try more options. This was for the road back home (3hr drive). Would try again when we check out Daiso. read more

Rice Ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Delicious! Ordered the Cheesecake Bingsu, and it was an absolute delight! A must try.

The only downside about this place is that it's often understaffed, but the food is great! Used to go here a lot when it was still "Snowy Village" but everything's still the same. Really like their rice ball and roll options, even my picky husband approves :D The taiyaki is a big hit, definitely must try! read more

it's alright. they increased their prices and then decreased the amount of stuffing they add. it's an okay choice if you want onigiri, but i'd go to asahi and wait over this place. asahi is cheap and better quality. only hit this place up if you're desperate and have some cash to spare. read more

Rice Ball - barely any spicy salmon - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

The owner/manager is always watching her programs on her computer without headphones, so it's like the radio and the TV are on at the same time. It puzzles me why she even has employees bc she makes most of the food and if she isn't, she's micromanaging/questioning her staff and watching their every move. Its quite uncomfortable. I've been there once when she was screaming at someone in the kitchen and the girl taking my order had to step back into the kitchen to tell her everyone could hear her and then she yelled at her too. The rice balls are ok. They aren't made with short grain rice so the texture is a little weird, and I have been there when the rice was straight dry and crumbly. The drinks are good size but they don't have the plastic seal so you can't shake them up to cool the whole drink down, so u end up w warm boba on the bottom and cold drink on top ... And worse sometimes they aren't mixed well and it's all chalky on the bottom. After coming here several times, I don't think I'll be back. read more

I saw their sign and pictures on the window when I was in the plaza. Decided to go in since the rice balls in the pictures looked great! I ordered a soft shell crab rice ball. It tasted good. Just had a tad bid too much rice which I was already expecting. I also ordered the taiyaki - filled with red bean and another filled with Nutella. Those were ok. I've tasted better. The red bean filling was good - not too sweet. read more

Rice Ball - Soft shell crab rice ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I try to avoid writing bad reviews, especially for places I used to like. But this visit was extremely disappointing. The rice ball was crumbling apart and I realized it's because they're not made entirely of sushi rice. It was a mix of regular medium/long grained rice and some sushi rice. Worse, I almost swallowed a fish bone while eating it, which shouldn't be in there. read more

Rice Ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love the boba here (although I feel like it is hard to mess up on boba). Also ordered a beef bulgogi bento box for my boyfriend and I to share and it wasn't bad, but if we hadn't ordered boba drinks, it wouldn't have filled us up. I feel like they didn't give us much beef and we had a lot more peppers and onions instead. The egg was really good, but small. Overall everything had a great taste but the portions of meat were small while we had a ton of rice and salad read more

Did UberEats and ordered a lot: -Beef Rice Ball -Spicy Tuna Rice Ball -Pork Belly Premium Rice Ball -Soft Shell Crab Premium Rice Ball -Spicy Salmon Rice Roll -Unagi Eel Rice Roll Consensus was that we preferred the rice rolls over the rice balls since they had less rice, so we liked the filling to rice proportion. All of them were delicious, but the stand outs for us were the soft shell crab, pork belly, and the unagi eel. The unagi eel rice roll had so much filling! We also ordered Honey Grapefruit Tea and Milk Tea Boba, but they were meh. The Honey Grapefruit had a weak flavor and the boba was hard. Since the rice rolls aren't hot dishes, they deliver really well. The prices are a bit pricey, but everything is right now with all the Covid related stuff (supply shortage, shipping delays, worker shortage etc). I think 2 rolls/rice balls per a person is good. Also think they should update their Yelp and Google name to be the same. I think these are the same owners as Snowy Village, so I'm sure their bingsus are amazing too. read more

Located in the Snowy Village Dessert Cafe!! 5 Stars for rice ball flavor, but -2 for them falling apart. I got 2 salmon, 1 tuna Mayo, and 2 soft shell crab rice rolls and they were delicious! I wish the salmon had a little more filling, and the rice kept falling apart after the first bite. It would have been nice if it had more sticky sushi rice which would have held it together better. read more

I've been craving onigiri so I was excited to find this in Austin! When my roommate and I first tried this place, she came back for the next 3 days in a row. The rice is nicely seasoned but some items have a better rice to filling ratio than others. My favorite rice balls I've ordered from here are the spicy salmon, chicken karage, and shrimp mayo! read more

So happy an onigiri place opened up in what I hope is the new and improved Asia town. What many people don't realize is the restaurant won't have a sign out front. It is located inside of Snowy Village. I think the best deal is to order the three rice ball combo. You can't go wrong with grilled salmon, spicy salmon, spicy tuna, Japanese friend chicken. I was surprised to see that the mushroom and egg onigiri has a whole hard boiled egg inside! Looks much like a tea egg. I would go here for late night snacks and drinks! read more

They have really good customer service and the food is really good. Rice balls/rice rolls range from 3-5$ they also have combos like 2 rice rolls + miso soup is like $8. 3 rolls are $9. & more. I got the scallops rice roll, spicy (fish something) rice ball, and crabmeat rice ball. They're all really good. Also had a red bean taiyaki. read more

Rice Ball - Menu - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love love love this place! I bring all my friends here when they're craving something light and sweet! The bingsu is awesome! So fluffy and refreshing! The rice balls are addicting so watch out! Amber is pretty awesome too, she's always super friendly and helpful. It's a small business so make sure y'all go out and support them! Try the Honey Ginger Tea Iced while you're at it. read more

This spot serves delicious onigiri. I love the spicy salmon and the fried shrimp one! It's a good place to grab a snack since it didn't really fill me up but still yummy. The inside is clean and it's a 4/5 stars because the cashier didn't seem the happiest but she could've just been having a rough day. Overall, good place! read more

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Got to get here less than 10 minutes before they closed. I was afraid I wasn't going to have some fresh food. But man was I mistaken! These were just as delicious as if I they'd just opened up! I've been wanting to try this place out since I've noticed it especially since it really reminded me of when I went to Japan. My friend and I would stock up on soo many onigiris when we would site see. They definitely kept us going throughout the day! These were well cooked, seasoned, salted, and portioned. I ordered 4 Onigiris: the Fried Shrimp Mayo, Pork Belly, Beef, and Fried Chicken. Soo Delicious!!! Highly recommended! Whether you're starving or just want a little snack. This place is worth trying. It is hidden in a place called the Snowy Village Fyi! Definitely worth a place to try out! read more

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Did not expect Snowy Village to serve Onigiri! But they do! and its good! There is a wide variety of selection ranging from 3-5 dollars. There were many meat choices from crab, chicken, shrimp, raw fish, you name it. And the portion sizes were huge! My favorite was snow crab! Very crispy. You need to try this place out. Dinner and Dessert! read more

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Came to try out the onigiri. Plenty of options and combinations that you can try out -- if you can't decide on just a few. 2-3 is a good amount to be satisfied in my opinion. Overall the food was solid (can only speak on the onigiri). But the price point was slightly above my preference. I would indulge in this more if it were a dollar or so cheaper. But probably only a "on occasion" meal for me. Interior is spacious and clean -- probably enough to feel comfortable eating inside. Though I didn't dine in given the time that we're in. read more

My wife picked this up on the way home and I was really looking forward to a bento box since Asahi has some down time at the moment. This was overall pretty disappointing. I opened the bento box, which was the typical plastic one, and there was a sloppy salad, some sad rice, and a really lazy looking fried egg that had propped itself against the side of the bento box in a really creepy way, like a drunk middle-aged dad ogling twenty year olds at the local swimming pool . We're not off to a good start! Well, the salmon was overcooked, and after taking a bite, I went to get a canned, sparkling water. The salmon was pretty dry! Sadly, the rice was overcooked and dry. I couldn't bring myself to try the egg, since it really did offend me! The salad dressing had found its way into the salmon-half of the bento box and the salad itself did not look appealing, so I stared at the salad blankly for a few moments and then I got up and put the whole thing in the trash, after eating the rice and the salmon. If only there were some umeboshi or kinpira or maybe a nice little tamago to add some variety and flavor in between bites. If only the rice and salmon weren't so overcooked and the egg wasn't fried until it was brown and crispy, perhaps I wouldn't even be writing this review. They've got a lot to improve here, but judging from their website and observing the poor layout and design and even carelessly chosen URL, "rice-ball-co.business.site", I don't know if that's going to happen. I think I'll just take the L and move on. read more

This place is pretty cool. Lots of options for different types of riceballs! The ones I had were not the best I've ever had, but still enjoyable nonetheless. The biggest star was their Taiyaki! I had the red-bean bun and it was delicious. Seriously. Worth visiting for that alone. read more

Located in Snowy Village, Rice Ball is a solid spot serving a large variety of onigiri! Staff is super nice and I like that they have a variety of onigiri combos (3 for $10 or 2 + a drink for $10 etc). The first time I ordered here, we had a large order, but they still managed to organize the food in a manner that was easy to figure out who ordered what! The only thing I'm not a fan of is that they don't use the special onigiri seaweed plastic wraps, so the onigiri isn't as good if you don't eat it right away since the seaweed will get soggy. I really enjoyed the spicy tuna onigiri the most! Parking is easy in the large parking lot. Give into the temptation to order a bingsu while you're at it. read more

Spicy tuna rice ball and pork belly rice ball...soo good...tasted fresh ..will return!!! read more

Rice Ball - Pork belly premium - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Great place for rice balls but is hard to place your order due to loud music and the cashier speaks Quit. Lol there is more to improve in this place your food is great but there many things to get in order. read more

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It was hard to find since there wasn't a photo of the exterior on yelp, but I fixed that. It's a nice place. The food is good and affordable. For $10 you'll get full and still feel good. They have WiFi, so you can get work done. I had the combo-2, which is 2 rice balls or rice rolls (mix match) and a miso soup. They don't have free water, just bottled, that's why they aren't 5-stars from me. read more

Rice Ball - Menu - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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They rice rolls (4) and rice balls (3) were good. We got a variety of fish flavor, raw and cooked. They were good and the prices are alright for what they are. I gave them a 3 because none of the pieces were labeled, especially the rice ball in which you cannot see what's inside. So I had to go up and ask the person who made it, seems to be the owner. It honestly doesn't take more than 5 seconds to label/initial what was ordered. I want to know what I'm eating and not have to accidentally bite into one that I didn't order. We also ordered an oreo bingsu, it was a light and airy shaved ice cream. It's a bit pricey for what it is ($6.95 for a small). Lastly, the place has horrible signage as we literally drove around the entire lot to find it. It's connected to a place called Snowy Village. read more

My freaking favorite. My onigiri of choice is the grilled salmon. It is so reasonably priced too. I have brought three friends here on separate occasions and they are all obsessed with rice balls now. Get a nutella taiyaki and ask them to add banana to it--you won't regret it. Edit: ok yes y'all, this place gets packed and there are usually only three or four people working at a time. So if you go during lunch or dinner rush, expect a wait. I won't dock any stars for it because the food is usually worth the wait for me. read more

Riceball is located inside of Snowy Village! It is actually pretty good and offers a variety of options. It is quite unique and I have not seen anything like it in Austin. They do offer a student discount if you show your UT ID which is an amazing incentive they have; I feel as if other places further away from campus should do the same. Parking is pretty great because it is located in a plaza next to other amazing places to eat as well. Great for an on the go snack! Can get pretty filling depending on how much you eat. read more

Rice Ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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One of my favorite spots in the same shopping center as 99 Ranch, especially since it doesn't take much to feel full from the food. They have a nice selection of hand rolls and onigiri which are my personal favorite, and sometimes I'll get a combo of two onigiri with a milk tea. Food is consistently good, but be aware that regardless of whether it's busy or not it takes a while for any order to be made so be sure to plan accordingly for that. read more

The perfect lunch for under $10! I love stopping by here when I don't pack a lunch. I worked down the street and found myself coming here often for their hUGE rice balls. My favorite is the grilled salmon, but they also have great ones like pork belly and soft shell crab. It is so simple, yet delicious. Their furikake is so flavorful and adds nice texture. I always recommend family and friends to stop by here for a snack. FYI: its located INSIDE Snowy Village. It was hard to find the first time, but eventually found out in the other yelp reviews. read more

This place is really really good. Why the three star review? They never answer their phone. They never check their messages. They don't take online orders. So basically you're stuck and you have to go and order in person and wait for your order. It's happened more than once. So this isn't a place to go if you're limited on time. Their onigiri is great, though, and so are their drinks read more

Delicious Onigiri. Went on a busy Sunday but food came out quickly and was delicious. Wish This place was closer to my house so I could go everyday read more

Super packed when I went on a rainy Saturday night. I got a coffee and two rice balls. I would say for the value it's great. Very tasty and would say it's deff the better ones in Austin. Would be back again read more

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OMG! Loved everything I ordered! I had the 3 premium rice balls - shift shell crab, crab and pork belly. They were baseball sized. Very well seasoned rice and nicely flavored filling that all complimented each other. I also had the hot honey ginger tea made with real ginger. It was very flavorful. I would definitely recommend Rice Ball, but come early. The place was really busy by noon on Saturday. read more

Rice Ball - Soft Shell Crab Rice Ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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We love ordering here but wish it was less rice and a little bit of the filling. It seems like they skimped out recently on the filling. It's like 90% rice. We have to go to 99 to get extra protein. It's good for convenience and gets the job done. read more

This is located inside snowy village and I am happy I stumbled upon it on Yelp otherwise I would ha e never walked in. I got the fried chicken riceball which was delicious. At first I was apprehensive about the amount of chicken as a couple of the other reviews mentioned the rice to meat ratio was off but I found it not too bad, a little more chicken would have been nice. The rice was flavored well and the chicken was juicy. The only thing I would change is asking for kore fo the sauce they drizzle on the top on the side. Along with he riceball I got a miso soup and it was a good portion. I wasn't very hungry so the rice ball and miso soup were perfect, they were more filling than a snack but less then a full meal...if that makes sense. O. top of the food, the presentation was super cute too, they come in a newsprint paper wrapper. read more

Rice Ball - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas

This place is so amazing !! Love getting everything here! Best and authentic Onigiri. read more

Rice Ball - Grilled Salmon Onigiri - Japanese Near Me - Austin, Texas