Reviews for The Rice Bar in The Colony, TX
Love everything about this place. Cozy mom and pop feel that?s small and intimate. Ordered the beef bulgogi bibimbap and it was... so delicious. The bowl was made to order and beef itself was tender and well seasoned. I will definitely visit this place againwhen I?m in town. Read more
Completely discovered this place by chance, but so glad to have. The food was delicious and I'll definitely be coming back. ... They make their soy sauce and kimchi in house which is pretty cool. I had the spicy chicken bowl and it was great, had a nicespice to it, good amount of meat too. My wife had the beef bulgogi bibimbop and it was excellent too, well sized banchanportions. The inside had a nice homey feel, though there was some outdoor seating as well. They also have a donut shop insidewhich was neat. I think it was only the owner working when we stopped by and she was very nice. There was also a drive thru onthe side. Edit July 2022:. I ordered online and specified a 7:30 pickup time for the food. I got there right at 7:30, howeveron my drive there (around 7:20) a woman from the restaurant called and sarcastically indicated that "my food has been ready fora minute". Strange because the reason I put a 7:30 pickup time is because I knew I could be there then, which I also statedover the phone. I had a feeling they may have prepared the food way early, and unfortunately that seems to be the case. Mostof my food was lukewarm, and the fried chicken was soggy. The woman who gave me my order (not sure if it was the same person onthe phone or not) didn't even bother to apologize for not reading the order. Very disappointing. I did my part, got there whenI indicated for the pickup time, it would be nice if they bothered to read. A simple, "sorry we didn't see the pickup time"would have gone a long way. I wouldn't recommend placing orders ahead at this place unfortunately. Read more
I got chicken bibimbap and my bf got chicken katsu. The sauce on the chicken katsu is too sweet, but it tastes great if you ask... them to hold the sauce. I've tried bulgogi and chicken bibimbap and I prefer the chicken. The lo mein is very salty and kind ofsweet. The fried rice is also salty and sweet. I don't recommend either. The egg rolls and stuffed crab are average. Read more
That's actually 3.75 stars. The food is good, not omg good but good nonetheless. I tried the short ribs and bugolgi bowls,... plus the potstickers. I know that's alot and well I hadn't eaten all day and I wanted more than one item to base my opinion. Bulgogi had lots of flavor, a lil salty yet slightly sweet however I found the meat itself to be a bit on dry side. The ribsneeded a lil salt, so I used a touch of the soy sauce I had for the potstickers and that made it better. The potstickers werenice and crispy on outside and tender on the inside. Now, this is called a rice bar, the pics of the bowls include rice. Ilooked forward to the rice especially with the bulgolgi but there was no rice just noodles w a good flavor in its own howeverthe dish would have fared better w the rice and the rating would be more than i gave it. Salty on salty is too much. The ladytaking orders is also the only person I saw cooking and serving, she's a kitchen hero and she did it all w a smile. **also oneof my favorite things was the simple dressing used on the lil salad. Reminded me of when I used to go to kings spa and order abowl of slaw, it had the same simple dressing. Ok it's a full 4 stars. Happy eating and now Go get your grub on. Read more
Let's start with the con: their "crab rangoons" does not have any crab or imitation crab. I asked the staff and they even said... there's only cream cheese in it.....their mislabeled item is misleading. The pros: cute place, plenty of parking, cleanrestrooms, and polite staff. I'll change my rating once they correct the name on the item. Read more
Blink and you'll miss it! Great little hidden treasure. Korean pancakes are delicious. The whole family enjoyed their meals. No... fountain drinks. You can also buy coffee and donuts! Read more
This is excellent place to have coffee and donut or sandwich in the morning. And also this is the great place to have Korean... bibimbap or bbokeumbap (Fried rice) or Bulgogi, etc in the afternoon. They don't use MSG that I could know from taste. Lovebibimbap fresh and yummy. I am happy to have cozy and nice place to go in my neighbors. Read more
Cute place for a dinner date. The staff was very friendly and food was greet. Love the indoor plants and decor!