Awesome food. Very friendly. We ordered Washington apple martini first was excellent. read more

Rice Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, Delaware

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Fantastic food! The waitress was absolutely fantastic. The check said her name was Nancy. So sweet and pleasant. Refreshing! Just all around good meal! Will be back again. read more

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We were craving good General Tso's chicken, which hard to get. Usually it's a super-sweet, goopy mess of soggy chunks of dough with a bit of chicken somewhere in the middle. Rice's GT was actually very good - still crispy despite the ride home while in the sauce, tender and juicy dark meat inside. Excellent take out packaging and fantastic pork fried rice along with a stonkin' shrimp eggroll. Overall a great deal!!! read more

Beautiful design, fun atmosphere, friendly service and great food. I highly recommend the Hairy Mexican Roll. We started with that as an appetizer and had the chicken with broccoli for the main course. Fresh, soft chicken loaded with flavor and the rice was cooked to perfection. I will definitely go back! read more

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Great food. Got the black dragon and the tiger roll but I've had better but not discounting it.

I have wanted to try this place for a WHILE, finally went. Nice place, nice staff, but food was NOT all that good. Salad dressing was really weird. Soup was ok. Teriyaki chicken kinda tasted like .......... Pizza!?!?! I know that sounds weird, but it did. If you never come here, you'd be ok. If your looking for Chinese food, just go to the place in Elsmere. read more

The service was the best part about this restaurant, the waiter we had was super nice. But honestly the food was all really bad, the beef we had just tasted wrong. I haven't really experienced bad food like this before, I wouldn't recommend thisbplace read more

Sushi here is really good quality. Other stuff like the actual meat and rice orders , are not that great. The flavors are off. It seems as if it's Low sodium and low fat . read more

Hey this place is outstanding! The food is not only tasty but also it is visually actractive and served by seasoned, friendly servers. We continue to visit Rice and order take out during the Pandemic. read more

After patronizing this restaurant numerous times and leaving generous tips, we get this waiter James, I ask for a large hot sake and tell him I like it hot, hot. He brings the large hot sake container half full. When I ask him why so little sake in such a large container, he points to the menu and it says 8 ounces, I then explain to him that is for the small. So he brings me additional sake! We leave him a 30% tip, in the hopes that I would get better service on my next visit. On my next visit we get James as our waiter again. As always I ask for a large hot sake, I guess he want to make a point, so he bring me the hot sake cold and barely half way full. In addition he brings our appetizers out and they are also cold. That was the last straw after patronizing the place leaving generous tips. Asked for our bill left a $3.00 tip on a $30.00 check and went somewhere else for dinner. The proliferation of quality Japanese restaurants in our area we find it unnecessary to return to Rice. If you get James as your waiter I recommend you just get up and leave. read more

Great service and good sushi. This is my go to place for sushi. They also have happy hour drink specials as well.

We dined here when Rice opened years ago. Since we moved closer, we came back for Valentine's Day for lunch, and it was wonderful! Delicious sushi and sashimi and pleasant atmosphere. The staff are attentive and friendly. Will be regulars now that we are not far. read more

Very nice restaurant. The atmosphere is cute. The service is a little weird at first but the food was good.

I did not have high hopes, as this is a Asian fusion restaurant in Delaware, but my coworker twisted my arm into trying it out and it was a big mistake. I ordered the tempura scallop and it tasted rubbery and oily. Porbably not a good choice on my end for the choice but my groups concensus was that everything taste wise was sub par. Id say everything brought out was pre packaged and reheated before serving, which is ironic because it took forever for the food to come out. i want to give this place the benefit of the doubt because we came when they were fairly new, but even still we mustve waited for over an hour. traumatized from this experience, I might not eat at an Asian fusion place in this state ever again read more

We'd been wanting to try this place since it opened, so when friends invited us out for an impromptu dinner a couple of Saturdays ago, we suggested Rice. It wasn't our best decision, that's for sure. First, the wait for a table was long, more than 25 minutes. When we finally did get seated it was at a ginormous table with these hot lights shining down on it. We couldn't hear each other, we couldn't see, and we were overheated, so we asked to move. Our new table had less offensive lights and was right in front of the thermostat; they had the place at 75 degrees which seemed excessive. (We actually turned it down to a more reasonable 72). Anyway, people talk about the decor being so pretty but it's not very functional. Our new table was by a huge table of very drunk 30-somethings who were SCREAMING obscenities and just generally really, really loud. Our friends had their baby with them - she's a good baby, very quiet, slept most of the time - but we were kind of shocked that the drunkies were so unruly in the presence of a baby. More disturbing was that no one in the restaurant asked them to modulate or at least act like humans instead of zoo animals. But I guess having a large bar tab buys you the ability to be publicly dickish without reprimand. Our waiter was...odd. On the one hand, he was overly attentive, checking on us every 5 minutes. On the other, he was unfamiliar with the menu, messed up a drink order, forgot to bring us sides, etc. Our friends ordered a sushi roll that was supposed to be topped with lump crab but came topped with crab stick. When they asked the waiter about it, he at first said they were the same thing (they're not) and then later said it was supposed to come with imitation crab meat. Um, that's not what the description said and what the price tag implied. My husband and I enjoyed our sushi rolls and didn't think they were overpriced. But our main dishes were kind of eh. My peanut chicken was supposed to have jicama and we picked through the whole thing to find literally three tiny cubes of the stuff. It was also really bland; I ended up taking most of it home and lacing it with sriracha just to make it semi-tasty. Our friend weren't impressed with their tempura, either. We got the tempura ice cream for dessert and it was weirdly soggy/chewy. Our friends got the mochi and liked that better but thought the portion was really small for the price. Moral of this story: I could see my husband and I getting takeout sushi from here, if only because it's so close to our house, but we likely wouldn't eat at Rice ever again. read more

Long story short is that the food here is subpar. The setting is nice, but i hate when restaurants overly focuses on dressing up my meal with undertook veggies and placement with little focus on the actual flavor. I ordered Chicken Teriyaki with a few pieces of Sushi, Wife ordered Pad Thai and my Daughter ordered several pieces of Unagi. The Teriyaki clearly lacked that seasoned grill flavor and the sauce was lacking. The pieces of Chicken were not grilled for flavor, almost White :( and sliced too large for them eat to really be grilled to perfection. It was bland and they clearly hoped the lacking Teriyaki sauce doused over the Chicken would mask the blandness. The Pad Thai was also not remotely close to good Pad Thai. They used a ton of Ketchup as the base or at least that's how my wife explained it. She would know as we've been to many Thai restaurants over the years. The Sushi was ok. I had Mackerel and Salmon and my daughter had Unagi. The rice was a tad too dry, but the fish was acceptable. Personally I wouldn't go here or recommend for Sushi as the assortment is lacking. If I want good Sushi I go to and also recommend Sakura in Elsmere. I only got the few pieces here to see where they were at. Again, not a place I would recommend for Sushi, but it didn't suck either. I get it, it's Asian fusion, but they need to make it so the food taste of that seasoned grill and Wok! Maybe they'll get it together in time, but in the meantime this place is not for us. read more

1st time, getting a quick easy, take out meal for dinner The decor is very modern and non traditional. I thought I'd play it safe and got General Tsao Chicken. This is basically chunks of white chicken, dipped in a batter, quickly deep fried, then topped with a spicy sweet brown sauce, accompanied with fresh steamed broccoli. I was somewhat disappointed. The chicken was very inconsistent. The meat should be tender and juicy. Their General chicken tasted light it was over fried, dry and tough, or it had been frozen, and refried more than once, which is my guess. I think I'll give this place one more try, with a eat in meal, but, 1st impressions are normally right. One star for the food, one star for the brand new building. read more

Just ok. I saw the mixed reviews but gave it a shot any way. As we walked in a waitress was having a tempertantrum. Once seated, we were lucky enough to get the cranky waitress who proceeded to be snippy and inattentive. Food was okay. The wonton soup was really good. Two of us got teriyaki dishes and both were a little too sweet. My shrimp still had the tails on, which was messy since it was covered in sweet sticky sauce. My husband got the peanut chicken and it was bone dry with no sauce or flavor. Not going back. read more

Rice Restaurant - Teriyaki shrimp with tails still on..... - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, Delaware

Went here for dinner and made reservations that went smooth my table was private and ready. After being seated took about 15 min to put a drink order in. The martini was all vodka no mixer way to strong. The sushi was great but again slow waiter that was another 20 min. I ordered the pad Thai took one bite and sent it back tasted like soggy noodles that sat in ketchup too long. Disgusting. On the side of it a pile of raw peanuts wtf. Order Lo mein instead so we'll still here read more

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Their Crab Rangoon is amazing. Probably the best I've ever had. The General Tso's chicken is great as well. I wish we had stopped here sooner after driving by a million times. read more

Very good and creative sushi. I enjoy this place. Too sushi restaurant in the area. Seating is not my favorite but the service is fast and pleasant always. The bar is small but I enjoy sitting there over the tables. Good hot and sour soup! read more

Love Love this place. They have the best shrimp pad Thai!!! Everything I've had there so far has been very good and very fresh. The staff is awesome and attentive. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

We tried this Japanese restaurant for the first time. We started with the sushi/Sashimi combo. It was excellent with many choices of tuna, yellow tail and salmon. All fresh, cut just thick enough and very creamy. Our main courses were Shrimp and Broccoli, Chicken Katsu Don, and Sweet and Sour Chicken. We enjoyed the entrees. Although the Shrimp was a bit salty. The Jasmine tea was a bag in a pot but refilled multiple times and also very good. Our only upgrade would be to replace the plastic chop sticks, which some of our party found slippery for sashimi, with wood or bamboo. Overall we enjoyed our new found foodie place and will return. read more

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Our whole family enjoys Rice. Our grown daughters and their husbands all agree that when in town visiting us, they want to eat at Rice. Great service, delicious food, and beautiful decor, not to mention the clean and modern bathrooms. read more

Couldn't wait to try this Sushi Spot on a friends recommendation. Checked out the pictures and reviews on Yelp first. We started with a selection of rolls and the Coastal was the unanimous favorite. The rolls were well made and fresh on par with Mikimotos but not quite to the Masamoto quality. We ordered drinks before the sushi and they arrived after we finished our first course. The main entrees were excellent. We shared the Basil Pad Thai , General Tso, Pork Fried Rice and a Teriyaki Beef Roll. We checked out the dessert menu, lots of decent looking options, none house made, but we couldn't fit in another bite. Would return , but the ambiance was not what I expected from the photos. Looks like it used to be a diner and the ceiling designs made the acoustics really horrendous. Neighboring tables conversations echoed over our table like it was a speaker. It was pretty distracting. read more

Rice Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, Delaware

great restaurant!! I had the beautiful sushi & sashimi platter with miso soup - all of which was wonderfully prepared and delicious! My son had the orange chicken - he said it was great, too! Generous portions, great presentation, friendly staff, large selection of menu items... all at a good price! Definitely one of my new favorite places to eat! read more

Unfortunately I was not satisfied with anything I ordered from Rice. I ordered a shrimp roll (pretty standard) general tsos chicken and a side of chicken fried rice. One reviewer did note that you should request white meat, which I did not. So maybe that's the reason why the chunks of meat I received were actually just breaded pieces of fat. The sauce itself was thin and tasteless but the real kicker was the fried rice. It was horrible, lacking in flavor and the rice was crunchy. The one good thing is they didn't charge me to add egg to my fried rice which doesn't come standard. I was expecting a lot better especially since the name is RICE. On a side note, the decor is beautiful and the place is new so I may try again later down the line. For now I would stick to your favorite neighborhood Chinese takeout. read more

My opinion of this place falls pretty much in line with what everyone else was saying. The environment is cool, the ambience is fresh and new to the area. The food is just so-so. I wish the food was as good and the decor. I found the food was not bad, but it didn't wow me either. The sushi was more of the same;pretty much what you'd expect in the area. Nothing that stole the show. A couple of creative rolls are available, but again nothing that you cannot get anywhere else with the exception of the Naruto roll. But give it a shot, form your own opinion. read more

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Don't let the small venue fool you. This is a fantastic sushi restaurant with amazing flavors. Their unique combinations for sushi rolls were delicious. We also had the pad Thai and tempura combination platters which were so large we could not finish them. The miso soup was on point. The wait staff was wonderful and very patient for first time visitors. Definitely recommending this to my friends. read more

Great decor. The food was nothing special. I ordered the shrimp lover (hand rolled sushi) and sushi deluxe (10 pieces of nigiri). The sushi was fresh and pretty good. I was hoping for a menu with different sauces, like a plum sauce or yum yum sauce. The waiter barely came by so I didn't really get a chance to even request it. But Rice is more of a fusion Americanized Chinese-Japanese-Thai restaurant, low in authenticity and appealing to Americans. My friend ordered the general Tso which I tried and it was surprisingly flavorful. And bring a sweater it's chilly inside. read more

This restaurant has a great atmosphere. I wish there was a little more variety in the flavor of the rolls. The staff here is so friendly and they really do a nice job with customer service. I would probably stick to not ordering the mango roll, it was way too sweet. read more

Rice Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, Delaware

This was a pleasant surprise! My husband and I went casually on a Friday night and loved it! We are familiar with the Rice restaurant in Dover. The place is gorgeous, the decor is fun, the menu has something for everyone. The sushi is fresh and delicious. Prices are reasonable. My husband and I both had sushi and the total was $60. Go. You won't be disappointed. The service was wonderful as well. Thanks for a great experience, Wendy! read more

Went with a large group for dinner. They were very accommodating with seating us together. Quick turnaround on the appetizers and main course. Fried pork dumplings - very good! Sapporo - Cold, poured into a glass Jalapeno Pepper Shrimp - Oh yeah! Cooked and seasoned perfectly Green tea Mochi - A bit too melty Overall, great experience close to home. read more

This is one of our top favorites in town. We especially enjoy having lunch here (from the special lunch menu). The service is wonderful. (Lydia always warmly welcomes us and is very attentive. She remembers our favorite dishes and has become a special friend). We are vegetarians and there are plenty of delicious options for us. We love introducing friends to Rice. We appreciate the modern decor, pristine restrooms, refills of hot tea, welcoming staff, and delicious food. read more

Went here during the opening week with my father and and I must say the food was really good. Everything was fresh and large portions. Lots of food for a good price. The sushi menu was on point and had pretty much anything you could want which was awesome. The one hesitation I have to say is just it's a lot to take in with the menu and they can't master everything. Still though everything came out and was super tasty and good. read more

I am posting this sadly, as this used to be my favorite place. As of late the food has increased in heat to the point of being inedible. I love jalapeños, siracha and most hot sauces, but the cooks here have apparently developed a death wish. Last month, I ate in the place and we ordered General Tso's, Sesame Chicken and Black Pepper steak. The waiter asked us if we wanted mild or spicy. We all answered mild and spent the entire meal choking and gasping for air. The waiter hovered around and even sat at a table for a few minutes staring at us like it was a joke. I tried ordering takeout on a subsequent occasion and almost vomited from the hot and sour soup. I actually drank milk and rubbed my tongue with a paper towel while tears streamed down my cheeks. Mind you, I grew up eating NJ/NY Chinese food and have never had a similar experience. Unfortunately, Rice has lost a longtime customer. read more

My favorite Asian restaurant . The design of the restaurant is fantastic! Hot lover roll and crunchy trigger roll was surprised me. Shrimp Pad Thai has amazing tasty! Hello kitty is my favorite drink . read more

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This was a pleasant surprise to find while traveling from NYC to DC and needed to stop midway. The restaurant is like 8 min from the highway and has its own parking lot and really nice for a casual meal. The food is decently priced and fast really good. The atmosphere makes it seem more expensive but we were happy with our bill around 55 dollars for two glasses of plum wine, avocado roll ( which they made smaller so my one year old can eat, spicy tuna and salmon, and fried calamari. The waiter was really funny and attentive and we really enjoyed our meal. This one is bookmarked for our journeys back and forth to NYC. read more

Service-horrible. Waiter was non existent and very timid. Never asked how our dishes were. We sat with empty drinks more then half of our time there. Sushi-2/5 ..lots of corny cliche named rolls, all were below average as far as execution. "Seaworld"' roll "tuna fantasy"'roll were not only uncomfortable to order, but tasted weird. Non sushi items-the shrimp pad thai, was bright red, and sweet. Like they'd mixed it with bbq sauce. No one ate it. The whole dish went back. The seaweed salad and yuzu hamachi and hicama slaw was very good and helped salvage Rice to 2 star. Overall, the modern decor was pleasant, but the food execution and flavor were sub par. read more

We have gone to the limestone Road location rice numerous times in the past and Have had a good experience. Tonight the service was poor. Our server was either very inexperienced or Had too many tables assigned to him.Didn't ask many of the basic questions - drinks, water, desert. We are hoping this was just an anomaly but it seems when they're busy they're not staffed properly or trained properly. read more