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    Rice Bowl Express

    3.9 (69 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Betty N.

    Banger!!!!! Food delicious omg it was piping hot . Flavorful and the service is amazing they are always happy to see you!!! Wonderful place to go get your may I say GRUB ON !!!! lol yesss check them out guys .

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    Rose C.

    My go to place whenever I want Asian food in Escalon. who is great and service is awesome as always. If you call in ahead of time you don't have to wait ambience in the restaurant. I like the low light. It's not too bright. I love it.

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    Uggggghhh Super delicious! The Garlic chicken is Da bomb!

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    They have good service but the food is so plain.I have eaten here for lunch several times and find myself disappointed every time.

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    10 years ago

    Service is, OK. Food lacking flavor. Not much to choose from food wise in Escalon and probably the only reason we go back.

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    9 years ago

    Great food great service. Great family owned business. Even there kids work which I think is awesome. We are regulars and will always be

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    10 years ago

    Super good bruh. Order at least hour before they close though. That way it's allllwwaaaays fresh as will smith in the 90s.

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    10 years ago

    Worth the drive from Riverbank. Hot, cooked fresh and the best noodles. Great prices too!

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    12 years ago

    Good food and great service. I usually call in and get my food ordered ahead and it is always hot and ready for me.

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    10 years ago

    Terrible service, food was dry. No enthusiasm and drinks even took forever to get to tables

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    Heading back from the Reservoir and it was after 8 PM in Oakdale. Nearly all restaurants, including…read moreGolddust next-door were closed. Felt like my grandmother's old saying that they roll up the sidewalks after 8 PM on a Sunday night. Beyond Taquerias, a couple of hamburger drive-ins that were still open, we found this Chinese restaurant. We arrived 30 minutes before closing, and they were definitely not happy to see us, but they were willing to serve us. We got the Hunan Villa's dinner which came with a Pupu plate and your choice of soup and your choice of entrée. We ordered the dinner for two as the Babes only grazes. They gave us settings for three, including for the soup without having to be asked. Both the Hubbs and the babes had fun with the Pupu platter. I was more tired than hungry, but ended up enjoying the food. It had that old school greasy spoon American Chinese flavor that I've been missing. The food isn't fancy, but it's plentiful and tasty and reminded me of the Chinese restaurants when I was a kid. The Hubbs chose Mongolian beef and we got tons of beef and I chose the honey walnut prawns and they gave us at least 20 prawns. The portion sizes were huge. I was expecting that they had provided food for three but when we got our check, they charged us the dinner for two. We took home the leftovers and there was enough food for two additional meals. Forgot to take additional pictures and the total came out to about $42. I had $60 on me in cash and left that to cover the tab and tip, since they stayed open late for us. Definition of cheap eats and we will definitely be back the next time we go to the reservoir.

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    Friends and I stop by this place for lunch after looking at a muscle car for sale. When visiting…read moreManteca, we always stop by New China Kitchen. When having a craving for Asian food. The folks who ran New China Kitchen, had retired in December of 2025, we had discovered. So we tried China Bowl, located in a strip mall and visible from the neighboring streets along with parking being tight. We ordered the shrimp wonton soup, fried prawns and egg rolls for starters.The soup and fried prawns were very good and tasty.The egg rolls weren't to my liking and were on the doughy side. We later ordered Broccoli and beef, orange chicken, the house fried rice along with Mongolian beef. The main dishes were on point along with being eye catchy. This place hits the spot and has great service if you like chiness food. All the dishes were very tasty and at a great price.

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    The beef was weird chewy and full of fat. The rice was very salty.

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    The beef was weird chewy and full of fat. The rice was very salty.

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