Food was great!! Service was nice! Also the restaurant was clean! It has a cute theme to it. Outside and inside seating. You can sit at the bar if you want. Parking is a little tricky but we were lucky. read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Man, I am not sure what happened to this place. I remember going to the rice box food truck every weekend after hitting the bars in Montrose. It's lost almost all of its charm in exchange for brick and mortar expansion. You used to be able to get a take away box with rice in the bottom general tsos or orange chicken and an egg roll all overflowing out of the box for like 13$. It was nothing short of amazing with an awesome flavor. Now, it's mediocre at best and pretty expensive. I have had almost everything on the menu. The spare ribs, curry, and egg rolls are the only things that really shine on the menu. Everything else is no better than the local Chinese joints around town and higher priced. Don't usually post these kinds of reviews, and it's sad to see something so amazing as the food truck go downhill like that. Will not be ordering again. Service is alright and the ambiance is really cool inside with all the neon light. For the value and flavor 4.5/10 read more

The atmosphere was super nice, but the food was just ok, nothing special. Don't think we would go back.

I'm really upset at myself for living so close to The Rice Box for so long and only now having their Beef Chow Fun in my life. I ordered it spicy and it was some of the best Chinese food I've ever put in my face. I fully intend to make up for lost time. read more

Food: The most inauthentic Chinese food I've ever had. Coming from NYC their Chinese food is not it. Service : Great/ friendly Ambiance: Welcoming read more

If you're looking for some flavorful quick food this is the place to go! Overall, the location is small and the only seating are stools both indoors and outside. There is a small parking lot and some street parking but it is often packed. I ordered the Mongolian beef (medium spicy) with fried rice (extra $2). My meal came with an egg roll (your choice of chicken or vegetable). The food was delicious and is enough to share with another person. I definitely had leftovers for the next two days. The staff was friendly and worked quickly to ensure orders were getting out on time. I really liked the decoration/ style of the restaurant inside. read more

Thoroughly decent Chinese food. Not the best but also very far from the worst (and I've had some pretty awful Chinese food in this area). I tried a couple items -- beef and broccoli (kudos for switching it up and using Chinese broccoli, you don't always see that), cumin beef, dumplings, fried rice, and an egg custard bun. Nothing amazing but I was pleased with the meal overall. The menu has ample options with plenty of veggie dishes (got to get those nutrients in). The portions are very generous btw. We ordered 2 main dishes (each served with rice), an order of dumplings, and 2 egg custard buns. Pigged out and seriously had enough for like 4 more meals. Easy online ordering system. read more

I can say that this place is great. The place is small but once you get your food it's a lot. One order can be split for two. The Orange Chicken was great, along with the street noodles. I'm definitely coming back read more

The Rice Box - The Menu - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Chinese Take Out isn't normally my go-to but was feeling some thing different and WOW, I have now been to The Rice Box twice this week. We went on Valentine's Day before a concert and decided to sit inside. It was crazy busy with to-go orders and has been this way ever time I've come at night (I highly recommend ordering ahead of time). We ordered the Sesame Chicken and Orange Chicken with white and fried rice. I think we accidentally had the orange chicken substituted for the green beans and chicken; however, it was so good we were not upset in the slightest haha. Great place to pick up or sit at the bar/outdoor seating for a quick bite. Portions are huge - two of us were able to finish one order and side of rice. read more

The Rice Box - (Left) Sesame Chicken and White Rice (Right) Greenbeans with chicken and Friend Rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

All the years in living in this area and I have never stopped. My boyfriend said he always sees it busy so he suggested to order online. Each item was exactly as described on the menu and the flavors too!!! By the time we got to the restaurant we received a text saying our order was ready. It's got social seating tables which if your social it's cool. We went at night and the neon lights gave it sort of a cool mode! But once we got our food it was amazing. The egg rolls AMAZING! Can't go wrong with the chicken or veggie. Plates are box in box containers and just aren't most veggie but actual meat!!! The tangy chili oil stuff was excellent and had a kickin' ginger hit! The Szechuan plate was super spicy so be ready for it! Thank y'all for taking my mouth on a roller coaster it was pleasant and affordable! read more

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This lol was a cool trendy place with excellent food . A little goes a long ways for-sure . The sweet and sour chicken was amazing their low win was incredible. I love this place read more

The Rice Box - Outdoor sitting area - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Not bad, but not good either. Definitely more Americanized and not authentic if that's what you're looking for. The chow fun was ok, but there was something off with the beef texture and seasoning, and when asked for something spicy, they give you a bottle of "chili" oil but with zero heat and zero chili. No sriracha. Since they're opened late, I can see it getting its job done of delivering something warm and hearty after an evening of drinking. read more

The Rice Box - Beef Chow Fun - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food was served hot and good. I ordered their general tso chicken and the sauce was someone what greasy but still really good. The chicken stack was really good! I appreciate the carbonated water they have available! read more

This place is so cool! I feel like I'm in the future when I'm here and trying to order my Kung Pao Chicken - extra spicy. :) I like the menu options with different entrees to choose from. I really loved the fried rice with my meal. The staff are so cool and nice too! I need to go back at night so I can see it with the cool lights! read more

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I wish I could give it a 0 but I cannot. Horrible dry rice with zero flavor. I would never recommend! I had to add so much soy sauce to taste something read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is a favorite delivery spot for my coworkers and I who work in the Medical Center. I work nights and we typically order right before they close and the food is always nice and hot when we get it. I've never been or ate at the actual restaurant but have driven by many times and it's a cool sight to see with all the neon lights. It looks like it was transported here straight from Japan. I've seen many a Instagram posts with cool car pics in front of this place. The menu has lots of tasty options to choose from. My favorite go to is Chow Fun. Flat rice noodles is one of my favorite things to eat and they do it very well here. It's filled with egg, green onions and bean sprouts and I always get mine with beef. They use big chunks of tasty beef. I always go with extra spicy and it definitely has a great kick to it. Not for spicy food amateurs. It always comes with egg rolls. You get your money's worth here for sure. It may seem kind of spendy, but one entree can definitely get you two, maybe three meals depending on your appetite. It looks deceiving in the to go container. I've tried bites of other dishes and I haven't tried anything bad. All their locations are in one general area of town, but I would love to see them spread out to the 'burbs so I can frequent them more often outside of work! read more

The Rice Box - Chow Fun Noodles with beef, extra spicy, delivered via DoorDash - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

The rice box was really good! I got the chicken lo mien and it was super flavorful. The egg roll was one of the best I've tasted. My friend got the all and pepper chicken and that was good as well. Service was really fast. I can't wait to go back and get the Thai tea nitro! read more

The Rice Box - Outside - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I am a huge fan of Asian food. I also used to be a huge fan of The Rice Box, but my last few visits here have really struggled. It goes without saying, the parking at the River Oaks Rice Box is horrendous and has only gotten worse over time. Cars are illegally parked around all sides of the building, even at off-peak hours. Given the setup of this site, this really needs to be a to-go location only, or, The Rice Box should consider opening a Uber Eats/DoorDash kitchen elsewhere to get that traffic away from this snug site. Still, the food used to be worth the hassle. Lately, my entrees (Orange, Kung Pao) have featured large pieces of dry, dull chicken, with very light amounts of sauce. Crispiness is missing from both the vegetables and the fried meats. The egg rolls have a great fry, but the contents have little flavor. Despite these gaps, the fortune cookies do save the day with a vanilla flavor. Props to their vendor. When Rice Box is done well, the food is really, really good. I hope they get the magic back soon. Until then, I'd rather drop by the Panda. read more

I really wanted to love this place- I've been wanting to try it for a long time and it obviously looks really dope from the outside. I haven't been to the rice village location but this location was extremely disappointing for a few different reasons. First of all it was absolutely FILTHY. There was trash literally all over the floors, behind the counter there were empty boxes and trash/back of house items laying everywhere and every surface I looked at was either wet or covered in crumbs. It was bad enough that I was grossed out and ordered my food to go because I wouldn't have been able to eat there. There was tons of staff working but they were just chillin on their phones chatting behind the counter - no one was making any effort to straighten or clean the floor. I got the chow fun noodles with chicken and my husband got the wings. $16 for the noodles was a little over priced in my opinion - a lot of the noodles were stuck together and the chicken was way overly salty. Honestly wouldn't go back for the price and overall experience. read more

I've only ever had take out.... Little pricey but overall very good food. Doesn't really keep well for leftovers :/

This place is a go-to for some amazing, no-frills, fusion Chinese food in the metro Houston area. I always default to the Orange Peel Beef. iIt's consistently good every time and while no hate towards orange chicken, sesame chicken, or the like, orange beef is harder to find. The orange beef is basically deep fried cutlets of meat drizzled in their orange sauce, with real orange peel slices and chopped red chilis. So good, flavorful, and crispy! The dishes come with a full box of rice (living up to their name) and a chicken egg roll. This is always a huge portion and is definitely enough for two to share or for leftovers the next day! This place is counter service with most orders being online orders, Door Dash, etc. They don't take orders by phone so if you plan to order to-go, either order online or at the counter if you can afford a wait. Last time I went, we dined in and the process was slightly confusing. We decided to dine in their outdoor patio but weren't sure on if they'd bring the food out or if we had to wait at the counter like most people were. So I decided to wait inside so I wouldn't miss our food. After waiting about 20 minutes, they ended up bringing our food out to the table, so I had basically waited for nothing and was missing out on good company at the table! Just wished this was made more clear up front. read more

The Rice Box - Orange Peel Beef with rice box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Amazing food, but warning amazingly large portions. Great food with a cool hip vibe. Very much felt like a scene out of Bladerunner. Service was super friendly and helpful. Warning seating is limited and they only have stools. So if you have back issues be warned. I will be going back, but will order about half as much. read more

The Rice Box - Only stools, no chairs with backs - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came in late Saturday night and it was only thing open! Cool setup inside with neons and bar stool chairs. Order the pepper steak w/spicy option & house rice, orange chicken w/ steam rice, and a won ton soup. Sweet Tea and st Arnold's beer to go with it. Portions are large for sharing but soup taste like broth was added to cold won tons. read more

The Rice Box - Won ton soup & orange chicken - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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1 - Chongqing Spicy Style 2 - Eggroll, Chicken 3 - General Tso, Spicy 3 - Noodles 3 - Rice, White read more

This location was good! The food was hot and the taste was on point. DO NOT GO TO THE HEIGHTS LOCATION. That spot sucks! I'll make the extra drive to Shepard. We got the general tso, fried rice, crab Rangoon and egg rolls. My kid loved it too.the service was on point and very fast. Loved the decor, this location is set up for indoor and outdoor seating. Easy parking. read more

Good portions . Food was hot and chicken was crispy. The egg rolls are fire ! And service was fast and quick . The customer service was good also. I got the General Tso chicken read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Absolutely jail for this place. I wanted to cry because the rice was so dry and tasted like nothing. No sauce, nothing just dry rice and stale old deep fried tofu l. I am so disappointed in this place and it was my first and last time. I will never come back because I know better. read more

The Rice Box - Fried rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

First timer and not a last timer lol. This place was so cool! It gave me Tokyo vibes on Houston vibes! The service was cool, not terrible but not exceptional. They we kind and respectful. The food came out after a lot 15 minutes and it was pretty tasty. You know when you're super hungry, you forget to take photos and that's what happened here. Nonetheless, I will Definitely be back. Quantity is plenty as well.. it's a good 4 servings worth. read more

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I'd been looking for a place that does street noodles since moving away from Florida some years ago. I found this place, read their menu, and then ordered the Chow Fun Noodles and was instantly transported to the flavor I'd been craving. I can't even describe the taste, it's just good. I love the noodles, but they fill you fast after a while so I tried the Thai Garlic Chicken Wings. It wasn't what expected in terms of presentation. When I tasted them, I jumped out of my seat, put my fist over my mouth, and just stared at them. Who in the heck created this flavor combo? It's amazing! That sauce is so flavorful, that when I finished the chicken, I put the sauce in my fridge until I found something I could eat it would. It was salmon, but I digress. The rice is also very tasty. Not many places get that really great, flavorful rice but I think they did it. That nitro Thai tea is tasty. Sweet. But tasty. Still exploring their menu, but this far I'm pleased. read more

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The food was good as usual but today it was super fresh and hot! I love rice box the food is always consistent and staff is always kind. My friend brought me here years ago and I still love coming! read more

The Rice Box - Pepper Steak Meat Fried Rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Rice Box is in my top 3 restaurants to visit when I come to Houston. It's so good I always forget to take pictures before eating - next time I will do better! They have a simple menu but plenty of options to choose from to fit your taste buds. The serving sizes are huge so you can easily share or you'll have enough for left overs. One of my favorite dishes is the cauliflower. It's a nice side to add to your meal. The wings are also really good if you're in the mood for chicken! In fact, I can't think of anything bad I've had here. They are currently doing takeout only due to covid but the food is prepared quickly so you can call ahead or order inside and wait. read more

The Rice Box - Waiting area - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

They always forget things you pay for like the extra sauces they charge for, and the people who drop your food off for mobile orders are not very friendly. Also I had to call multiple times to get through as nobody answers the phones even though in their mobile pick up it says to call when you're there. Just dissapointing. read more

I love this location it's very instagrammable inside and outside. The food is always made to order and the cauliflower is one of my all time favorites! Food comes quick and containers are filled to the brim every time! read more

i couldn't help but notice how packed this place is everytime I drive by. While I do not go to places that has avg stars less than 4.5 I decided to give it a try. i'm glad i did! parking situation was a bit weird but i was to-going the food and so i just waited right out the door. walked in, cool lights and i really liked the design of the menu! fun. Julie (based on my receipt)at the front was welcoming. i went ahead and got house fried rice + shrimp and no protein lo mein. waited about 10min or so, and as i was about to go pick it up, the staff actually came to drop it off for me which i thought was a nice gesture!! when i came home, it made me smile because i can't remember the last time i ate in these small little boxes! the fried rice was pretty delicious and exactly what you would expect a fried rice would taste. and the lo mein was good too but i liked the fried rice more. it came with egg rolls (didn't know) and they were ok nothing good or bad (i personally don't like egg rolls). overall i can see myself going back here for a quick dinner for a take out or chill spot to hangout. read more

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Ordered General Tso & fried rice to-go. It was good and flavorful. The restaurant is pretty and colorful. It's always packed here so if you order to-go I recommend calling beforehand. read more

Came here with my boyfriend and a couple of friends and it was pretty good. I ordered the Mongolian Beef and my friends got the Sesame and Sweet & Sour chicken. You have the option to get white rice or fried rice, I chose white rice because I think the pairs well with the Mongolian beef. Our food came out fairly quick and the taste is why I'm giving the restaurant 5 stars. It was good, but nothing special that I have never tried before. My favorite part was the ambiance. Super chill and they had anime playing on one of the screens which I loved! Parking was not great, had to park on a side street. Wouldn't mind coming here again to try something different. read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Good spot for Americanized Chinese food! I would describe it as elevated Panda Express. It may not be the most authentic food, but at least it sure is tasty. I highly recommend the Beef Flat Noodles and General Tso's Chicken. Noodles were full of flavor and come with heaping portions of beef. The General Tso's Chicken was very crispy and flavorful. Very saucy as well. Overall, I always have good experiences at the Rice Box. Food is yummy and always comes out quickly. Great spot for late nights! read more

This place. Looks amazing. Parking is almost impossible. I've had better food. Chinese food for me is sacred. Honestly. I don't see many great Chinese take out places that honestly give me pleasure. So this place, although not the best I've had. Is prob one of the best in Houston. Ambiance is amazing. read more

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Good was fresh and delicious. Great place for some Asian fusion. Wife and I stopped here for a bite and wasn't disappointed.

Large amount of food, so plan accordingly, especially if ordering with kids. Cool atmosphere read more

The Rice Box - Eating area - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas