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    Riverbank Express

    3.5 (18 reviews)
    Fri 12:00 pm - 4:00 am (Next day)
    Sat 12:00 pm - 4:00 am (Next day)

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    Salmon bowl five stars. $23 Top quality dinner
    Souliphanh V.

    The chef and cashiers from Riverbank express restaurant, in tacoma eqc top quality and effort. I have eaten at both tacoma and fife eqc restaurants but in my opinion tacoma is much better. Salmon got delicious flavors and I can appreciate their extra efforts giving me awesome dinner. Thanks so much

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    Colleen R.

    Our go to when at emerald queen. So many great choices but the Asian and Vietnamese seem to be our choice every time. This visit,had the pho and it was great. The fried rolls and fresh spring rolls can't be topped. We were told this was peanut sauce,I don't know how they do it ,but it was smoky perfection, no peanut taste at all. I could have eaten it with a spoon. Wonderfull and very attentive service. 100% satisfied.

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    Faran S.

    This was probably the best I've ever had, im not a pro with chopsticks but I tried lol The broth was very smooth and the brisket was well done and rice noodles was cooked to perfection and this place is located at the new Emerald Queen Casino I.ln Tacoma. I'm telling you if you ever come this way try this place out you will not regret it at all.

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    Derrick G.

    Riverbank Express is a good casino restaurant. They have a large menu consisting of American and Asian foods. The food is very affordable and flavorful. I highly recommend ordering the fried spring roll, it was delicious. The staff are extremely friendly and accommodating. I had an issue with my bill, I forgot to provide my players club to get a discount. They refunded my bill and took the time to rectify the situation. I was really appreciative of the staff taking care of me.

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    Nelson L.

    It's not the best pho, but it's not the worst pho I've had. Came here with friends to check out the newly remodeled EQC and we decided to eat here. This place is massive and the menu is almost as large. You can order all kinds of cuisines including burgers, sandwiches, pho, rice bowls, Thai food, pastas, fish and chips, quesadillas, and so much more. With such a large menu, this is like the casino's version of Cheesecake Factory. It's great that they can make so many things, but they don't make anything exceptionally well. For my pho, the broth was a little light for my tasting and the cuts of meat didn't look the freshest. Nonetheless, I did finish the pho, so it wasn't inedible. Again, it wasn't exceptional, but you know what also wasn't exceptional? The service. It wasn't because our server didn't do her job, but she was in charge of serving so many tables. They have to hire more people to help out. In addition to our dishes, we also ordered sodas and ice tea and it felt like eons between refills. If EQC is reading this, please don't have your poor servers take care of 12-15+ tables at a time. If you have a group that can't decide on what to eat at the casino, go here. The food is above average, but just don't expect high quality cuisine. However, as we were walking out, I did see someone at another table order the spaghetti and meatballs and that didn't look too bad. I'll probably order that if we ever go back.

    Rachel S.

    Our go to here are PHO!!! Everything about it is just delicious. It taste pretty authentic compare to other PHO places I've been! Must Try and highly recommend!!!

    Char-grilled chicken on Vietnamese cold rice noodle salad, very tasty. Added sesame ginger dressing, $18
    Carol H.

    Finally was able to order off the American/Vietnamese menu since staying later at casino. We've wanted to try this before but they don't switch over from full Vietnamese menu to other until 2:00 pm which is different from what EQ website has as 11:00, doesn't make sense honestly to be so limited until after peek lunch time. Anyway hubby got the fried oysters/fries and I got the char-grilled chicken Vietnamese cold noodle salad. Our service was excellent! Our food took a bit but came out looking good. Only issue we have is serving fried entree on top of the fries in the cone cylinder. This is second entree we've had and what happens is the batter fried whatever it is ( our case fish and oysters) end up causing the fries to steam underneath losing all the crispiness! Most people want crispy fish and the especially fries. Please put entree on plate separately!!!! Fries can maybe be ok in cone but alone. He really enjoyed the oysters. I thought it looked like smaller portion for the $18 price. Should come with slaw or more oysters/fries. My chicken rice noodle salad was really tasty. This version wasn't served with mixed salad greens like I was used too but did have few diced veggies. I asked for some Asian dressing too because it's really bland with just fish sauce. Mine too was $18 but took me 3x's longer to eat that hubby's dish. I'd order again and he said he would too. Wish the lighting was a bit dimmer, seemed a bit cafeteria like compared to the nice restaurant next to it that's less expensive on certain similar items. Not sure why these casino eateries charge for soda/coffee when free on casino floor. But overall nice late lunch.

    Pork Chop with Rice

    Yummy-yum-yum! That is the words I would use to describe the pork chop, shrimp. and rice entree I enjoyed!!! After a fun evening at Emerald Queens, Tacoma, I decided to get a take out and decided on Riverbank Express. It took about 30 minutes to get my food, but it was worth the wait!! When I got it home, it was still warm and to my delight, It is one of the BEST meals I had the pleasure of gobbling down! The pork chop was tender and scrumptious, the shrimp was crispy and favorable. Oh, and the rice with the carrots, Tomatoes, and cucumbers was so delicious with the sauce that came with the meal!! Riverbank Express, thank you for this awesome meal, and to your staff for making this a wonderful customer experience for me today! It was one of my best highlights of the day!! You nailed it--slam dunk!!

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    Don't order medium anything here when it comes to burgers. You will be served a raw one. Thank you to the person that didn't have the decency to cook my burger...and of course, since he/she didn't even bother to do it right the first time, I could only imagine what they would have done if I sent it back. So when I realized, I was so pissed I bit it until the inside was exposed enough so I could photograph the inside and make sure I wasn't mistaken. I wasn't. Wish I could get my money back.

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    Recently stopped in here for a date night with the wife…read more We've been looking for a decent replacement ever since Tacoma lost the Rhein Haus. Since my wife is of German heritage, brats and kraut are a thing in our life. The menu here looked really good, so we stopped in our 29th anniversary. I will say, there is a parking lot across the street. For those who've been in the area for a while and remember past times, it used to be a used car lot Luckily I found an empty spot on the street right out front, so I grabbed it. But yeah, parking in this area can be tricky. Just be aware that there is the lot across the street on Puyallup Avenue, the entrance is from "Court A", which looks like an alley but is technically a road. Tacoma is fun like that. So let's talk food. We ordered the Brätzel, because my wife loves a good soft pretzel with some beer cheese. This one states that it's a beer cheese soup, and it was a bit thinner than a typical beer cheese. But it had a really good flavor. It was not gritty at all like some beer cheese can be (I'm looking at you Hops&Drops). I'm not a huge pretzel fan, but I will say that I tried a portion of it and enjoyed this one. The pretzel had a good flavor and the beer cheese soup was great. We also split the Landjäger / Käse Platte. Let's get one thing clear, this thing is bigger than it looks on the menu. There's a lot here. I'm really not sure exactly which of the four cheese were which. If you go by the description on the Käse Platte then it should be Bavaria Bleu Crème, Raclette, Emmentaler and Butterkäse. The Bleu Crème is easy to spot. The rest look similar really. But each had a unique flavor and all tasted absolutely wonderful. The cured beef and pork sausages were good, but the cheese stole the show here. We also shared the Berliner Platte for a main. Again, I can not stress this enough, there is A LOT of food here. the two of us had no chance of eating all this. This plate comes with the following sausages; Berliner Bratwurst, Smoked Cheese, Spicy Cheese, Chicken Andouille & Bockwurst as well as being served with sauerkraut and you get to pick two sides. We chose the Spätzle and Pommes (fries). All of this was amazing. The spicy sausage and the andouille were too spicy for my wife, but we knew that going in. If you have a group and are wanting to sample the many wursts here, I would highly recommend this plate. Now, let's talk service. I don't remember our server's name, but she was so great. Very friendly, very tentative, very good at her job. This was exactly the kind of service I look for when I go out to a restaurant. I don't want some tablet where I'm interacting with a faceless machine, I don't want a kiosk, I want a real person who engages with us and helps make our experience the best it can be, and this place gets it. The staff here is on point, they are good, they take good care of you and the experience made s want to come back. This place is for sure at the top of our list for German food here in Tacoma. If you have not been, you need to stop by. It's not big, it's not fancy, you'll drive right by it if you aren't paying attention. But this place is by far the perfect replacement for our missing sausage haus. We are so glad we stopped in.

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