Nice hidden gem in Middlebury. The food was good and the portion size was huge. They are only open for dinner and they use paper plates/ bowls with disposable cutlery; but they do offer recycling if that is something that is important to you. read more

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Food is very consistent in quality. Portions are reasonable in size. Order early as wait times can run 40 minutes.

I grew up with Chinese food in Chinatown Philadelphia. It was really good. I worried about getting good Chinese when we moved to NC. It was acceptable. I think that Rice does an excellent job and better than what I had come to accept in NC. I can stay in Middlebury! I have only gotten take out. There is frankly no atmosphere, or maybe negative atmosphere for eating in. However the folks are really nice, the food is prepared promptly and as I said, it's really good. read more

I like this place very much. The food is very, very good especially the dumpling which are enormous. This is classic Chinese comfort food as it should be. We recently moved to Middlebury and will be ordering from here frequently. read more

Nice small business. Friendly and hard working staff. Food is great as has been commented. Will definitely come back.

Was in the area last week and feel called upon to share that this (a tiny, very budget-friendly, no-frills operation) was the best Chinese takeout I (someone who's lived in NYC for almost 20 years) have ever had! Insanely delicious - came off as though it was prepared with love. About as good (taste-wise) as what I once had during a wedding banquet at the Golden Unicorn in NYC Chinatown. Rice Rice Baby! A Hall of Famer in my book. read more

Rice is the best Chinese food in Middlebury. It's a great meal for a reasonable price. I ordered off of the dinner specials menu and got General Tso's chicken, pork fried rice, a spring roll, and two crab rangoons for $11.61. A fortune cookie was included of course. The food was prepared quickly and I was walking off with my order within 15 minutes of placing it. The chicken was spicy, sweet, and crispy underneath the sauce. The spring roll was hot and crunchy. Lastly, I found it very easy to order from the bilingual staff. Highly recommended! read more

Rice - a meal in a plastic container on a wooden table - Chinese Near Me - Middlebury, Vermont

Good value. Generous portions. Becoming so popular be prepared for longer waits. But worth it!!

Very good cuisine. Price is right and dinner combos excellent. Take out or eat in. Service is great either way.

Very good. Haven't been in a while. Much better than the other one down the road. Egg rolls didn't seem to have the usual cabbage and pork in them. It's a mushy something and something else that looks like, not sure what. Other than that the food was great. I just wont order an egg roll. read more

We had a terrible experience. Something in the meat must have been spoiled. We all got sick after a few hours. They really need to be reported. Please avoid this dump. read more

Very good food, always friendly and cleanly inside as well. Would definitely recommend

It was fine but not great, tasty but not fantastic. Just your average crappy Chinese food, which is sometimes exactly what you need! I got vegetable lo mein and did enjoy it well enough. read more

Meh. Fried rices; decent. Tso chicken; decent. Crab rangoon; odd aftertaste. Lo mein; a joke. More soup-like than anything else. Cheap hangover meal, sure..but nothing special. read more

I'm a vegetarian and they have always been very direct with what food has no animal products.

This was surprisingly good. Some dishes were okay (scallion pancake and sesame tofu). Others were quite good (veggie lo mein). One was stupendous: Vegetable tofu soup (for two). read more

My friends and I crave Asian food, so this is a great change of scenery from the dining halls at Middlebury College (go Panthers!). The restaurant workers are all Mandarin speakers who probably feel out of place in homogeneously white Vermont, but they make a living, and I'm glad they're there adding just a bit more diversity to the state. There are tables so you can dine-in, though from what I've seen, people typically order to-go and probably go eat at home with their families. (Must be nice.) There was one day when table service was particularly bad. We had already ordered our food, but they didn't really get to making our orders until half an hour later, likely because of all the people coming in and ordering take out. I mean, I guess if people are in a rush, you try to make their food sooner, but that does not justify delaying other people's orders just because they were sitting down and this probably less pressed for time. (On top of that, I was supposed to go volunteer at a fund raiser but I completely missed the event because dinner was taking too long and my fellow committee members were mad at me... partially my fault, of course, but that conversation is for another time.) The food itself is satisfying. It's not per se top-tier Chinese cuisine (we're in Vermont), but when you're away from good "ethnic" food for half a year you take whatever you can get. And the food is still mighty tasty. The Sesame Chicken is always delicious. My friends likewise swear by the House Crispy Chicken, but that personally isn't my favorite, but it's still tasty! I usually get the dinner combo, which is a fairly good price and it's a large portion of food, so you're getting your bang for your buck. Also, probably an unpopular opinion: I love the cream cheese wontons included in the dinner combo. (I also like to bring the leftovers back to campus, and not have to leave my room for food, but someone is paying for my dining hall meals, so I should probably make proper use of those.) They have a lot of options, so you know we are definitely coming back to this place. I'm eating through the whole menu before I graduate. read more

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Best Chinese food I have had in VT, highly recommend! If you order on a busy night expect it to take up to an hour but it is well worth the wait. read more

The food is so good. Whenever my family wants Chinese food, you're our first choice. The food is full of delicious flavor and it's consistently good every time. read more

Enjoyable time, food was good and the prices weren't bad. Their little boy sure was cute, he came up a few times to our table and chatted with us. The building isn't anything spectacular but its clean and functional. Only a few tables but still a nice little place. I'm sure I'll return again, I enjoyed my spring rolls and chicken curry read more

Rice - Chinese Near Me - Middlebury, Vermont

Nice place. Attentive staff. Great portions. Nice local business. If looking for Asian cuisines this place imo is pretty good.

Had sesame chicken and general Tso's chicken. Both were extremely sweet and left me with a massive headache half an hour later. I am sensitive to MSG, and it seems that they used it liberally in these dishes. read more

So glad I finally got to try this place. Rice has restored my faith in local Chinese cuisine. My immediate reaction was how clean this place is. Next thing was a welcoming and friendly woman who took my order. She offered hot tea while I waited for my take out order which was perfect for this blustery first day of October. The food was not disappointing. These days, I expect frozen products at places like this. This is not one of those places. Eggrolls, rangoons and scallion pancake appeared house made and all were fresh tasting and made with perfect blends of the usual ingredients. Seasoned with the Asian essence I miss in most fast food places. But most obvious to me was the care that was taken to fold and roll each piece with technique, clearly not cloned by machine. Shrimp with lobster sauce had fresh zucchini, carrots, mushrooms along with baby corn, water chestnuts, and pork. I was so glad to see this version instead of the brown meat gravy and tiny shrimp that is most often served. So now I can add another reason (Lobby, Costello's and Nino) to visit Middlebury more often. read more

Rice - Shrimp Lobster Sauce combo - with Rice egg roll and crab Rangoon less than $8. - Chinese Near Me - Middlebury, Vermont

This was our second takeout experience. Second was just as good as the first. Food was still piping hot when opened up at home. Staff very nice. Kitchen looked clean. Only neutral comment, although the boneless spareribs were tasty and NOT all fatty, the sauce was a bit too sweet. Perhaps having it over white rice would cut that sweetness. We were overall very pleased. read more

Excellent Local Meat and Veggies used in many dishes. Wide assortment of entrees Large portions Priced nicely read more

Not good. I had spicy Szechuan wontons. Not sure what the sauce was, but it should be a spicy peanut sauce. This was not that. I also had shrimp with walnuts, which were deep-fried and served on a bed of raw lettuce. Just horrible. This is the second time I've tried this restaurant, after suffering through a lunch. Never again. read more

While in Middlebury Vermont we were looking for a cheap decent meal and came across Rice. Sure enough this hit the spot. Rice offers your basic Chinese fare at a really reasonable price. The portion sizes are massive for the price you pay. If you eat in at Rice you will more than likely get to meet Eric (Owners Child). Eric is mentioned in many other reviews across the web and is slowly becoming an internet sensation in himself. Overall if your looking for a cheap and decent meal while in town Rice is a great choice! read more

Very nice and clean. Our entertainment was provided by the owners five year old son who greeted those he knew at the door with a cheerful "hi friend!" Will definitely return if I pass through the area again. read more

Rice - Chinese Near Me - Middlebury, Vermont

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All you want in Chinese takeout. Everything is pretty good here. Nothing special but it definitely does the job

We were in Middlebury for business and after we found out that our first choice for lunch was only open for dinner we decided on this place. It was friendly and the young 4 year old son of the owner was very attentive and showed us all his cars and delighted us throughout the meal. he really made us laugh. The food was good and well prepared but was just ordinary. Nothing was special. But also nothing to complain about either. It seemed to be doing a good take out business as well as eat in. The process are reasonable and the portions are good. I wish them well. read more

Very good portions and fairly fresh for low-end Chinese. The family who runs it are very kind and are excellent servers. Really enjoyed the soup, the General Tso's chicken had a bit too much crust, but tasted good. A great low-cost lunch option. read more

Rice has become our go-to for local Chinese food. We've had a variety of different items and been impressed with everything. Flavors and very vibrant and ingredients seem fresh. The accessibility of a quick order Chinese takeout spot with quality that surpasses local alternatives. We have also dinned in and enjoyed the hospitality of the server as well as the presentation of the food. Highly recommended. read more

Really great food. I enjoyed the hot and sour soup and the mongolion beef. Great service

Love this place. HUGE portions and I normally will eat half for dinner and half for lunch the next day. Sweet and sour chicken is great as well as basil chicken and basil tofu. For the vegetarians out there try the general tso tofu. Huge pieces of crispy tofu cooked perfectly and a great sauce over rice. My vegetarian boyfriend loves it and raves that it's the best Chinese in Vermont (for that meal). read more

Went here for the first time last week on the recommendation of a friend and loved it! I do not often eat chinese food (maybe twice a year) because it leaves me feeling a little blah. Rice didn't, it was fresh, fast, and yummy. Very reasonable prices and a clean establishment, I look forward to going back. read more

This is by far the best chinese cuisine around. The food is flavorful. The establishment is kept very clean. Always fast, friendly service. Pricing isn't too bad either. High quality meats and veggies too. read more

We spent $45 on a huge meal to go thinking under new management we would get a delicious meal. WRONG. The General Tso's chicken was more breading than chicken and was bland and not spicy at all. The House Rice was tasteless as hell. The beef sticks were over cooked and more like beef jerky. The egg rolls were terrible and tasteless and the wrappers soggy. We ordered crab rangoons and they were barely acceptable but they gave hardly any sauce with them. The dumplings were overcooked and the sauce was not good either. We were so disappointed and would have gone in and complained but they spoke such poor English I don't think they would have understood or done a thing about it, either. We will never go back. I recommend if you want decent Chinese food in Middlebury you head down Route 7 and go to the other place. They put real effort into their cooking. read more

Super friendly people, good "Chinese" food in an unassuming location. Delicious dumplings and nice hot sour soup. Both our entrees seemed fresh and not grease heavy like some Chinese places. I would definitely eat here again if I was looking for a quick lunch. read more

Really disappointing Thai food. Pad Thai should not be in a red soup of sauce. Appetizers were disappointing as well. Really mediocre place and I have no idea how it's so highly rated. read more

Just love this little place, it's clean and organized and friendly, it's a great place for takeout and the portions are generous and reasonably priced plus there's an adorable 4 year old who runs and gets you chop sticks and hold the door for you! read more