Frankly, I am not one to go to a new food establishment, the first couple of weeks it is open. I like to give them time to work out the kinks and stabilize, prior to trying them out. If you have read any of my other reviews, you will know that one of my favorite quick bites is gyudon. So to have a place like this that is literally minutes away from my home made me forgo the wait. When I saw their sign go up, I could not resist trying them out the weekend they opened. They are located in the Target shopping center on Green Valley Parkway, next door to Starbucks. I went there late Sunday evening. And as expected, they were sold out of some of their offerings. Namely they were out of their Salmon Don and Ribeye Steak Don. Being sold out of some things to me is a good sign, that business was brisk the first weekend! The place makes a nice first impression. It was clean and organized. There was ample seating on the inside and it looks like they have a nice little area for outside patio dining. They have sports on their screen, so you can pass the time as they freshly prepare your food. I order the Gyudon and the Mapo Tofu Don, along with an order of the Gyoza to go. On the 3 minute drive home, the aroma of my order permeated throughout the car. It made my stomach growl! I got the food inside and open up the containers to inspect their contents. Started with the gyoza. They were good and properly cooked, steamed first and then seared crispy on the bottom. Good, authentic flavors for the dumplings. 6-pieces for $7.00 is a good value for this appetizer. I ordered the gyudon with light green onions and extra red ginger. There was still a lot of green onions, but it was not too overpowering. The fried egg included was a little bit well done for my taste. I like to have a yolk that will spill over onto the beef and rice. First bite was pretty delicious. The flavors were good and adding a little togarashi at home topped it off well! The rice was a tad overcooked (i.e. mushy) but the bowl was very good. Portion for the price of the bowl was well above average. There was a little room for improvement here, but no red flags found! The Mapo Tofu smelled amazing. I like a little more heat when I order Mapo Tofu, but the flavors were on point here. Again, same batch of rice, so it was a little mushy. The amount of ground pork they provided was almost too much...where I kind of thought, I wish there was more tofu. Again, room for very minor improvement, but an excellent value when you consider the portions provided. I am glad that Don Rice Bar moved to the neighborhood. The staff was friendly and did a great job. I know it is going to get better over time and look forward to trying them again in a few weeks. I will update this review when I do. read more