Food was very tasty and a pretty generous portion for the price. The menu has a lot of options to fulfill different cravings. I will definitely be back! read more

Hot Rice - Sweet and sour chicken - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Good chicken. It tastes good in me. I like the teriyaki sauce. It goes well with the chicken and rice. Yum read more

Hot Rice - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Never left a bad review. I ordered a spicy beef teriyaki and spicy chicken teriyaki. Tasted below average, but not bad. Far too much oil . Meaning a pool of oil at the bottom of the box. Compared to the two other places I got teriyaki this week. The price was two dollars more per. But the real failure on this restaurant is the portions . Half the rice of the other two teriyaki restaurants I went to. In about a quarter of the meat. It was so obvious when I was served my dishes. I pointed out to the proprietor, unbelievably small meat portions. read more

One of the only spots left down here, but it's a great one! Foods great and not too spendy. Easy to get in/out of.

This place just wasn't for me. Soon as I walked in the lady up front kind of aggressively asked me "are you ready to order!" And I responded "still looking give me a second" it's like she literally counted to 3 and then aggressively asked me the same question but a little louder! Now the food was terrible also she basically forced me into getting the spicy teriyaki special(hate spicy food) with 2 spring rolls and to gyoza and a salad which the gave me a tone of rice and a microscopic portion size of overcooked chicken and they definitely hands down made the gyoza earlier that morning or maybe even the night before who knows, but all in all not worth it I recommend going to the 711 across the way. read more

Fast and delicious chicken and rice. salad was really good, ate everything and definitely will be returning

Very rude cashier, extremely bad customer service towards business professionals. Rude experience.

Very rude customer service, very aggressive. Wasn't even able to order my food. She kept yelling at me when i asked a question, they need to control there anger read more

You need to go on Tuesday!! The chicken curry they have on tuesday is delicious. It's home made Japanese style curry and it's worth the drive. one of the best places around to get a quick bite to eat and some of the nicest people work there! read more

My favorite lunch place! The food is great and the service is fast. The customer service is fantastic and the staff is all very friendly and remembers my name and order. I eat here at east once a week and always look forward to it! read more

I was looking for a quick lunch spot on Swan Island and this is pretty much that. The lady who took my order was friendly and answered my questions. I ordered the chicken and prawns lunch special. It was rather large. It came with 2 skewers of shrimp and the normal serving size of chicken and rice as well as salad. It tasted good and the service was quick. I'd eat there again. read more

Hot Rice - Chicken and prawn lunch special. - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Super quick service and delicious food. I would highly recommend this place for anyone who needs lunch while on Swan Island. The owners are very friendly and funny. They really take the time to learn their regulars and memorize their orders. It really makes you feel like you are welcome! Be mindful that they get fairly busy during the lunch rush but they are still very quick with their service. read more

I get lunch from here at least three times a week. I work about 5 minutes away from Hot Rice and the owner makes it incredibly easy to pick up my food and go. I actually end up calling my order in, and he picks up the phone and goes "chicken beef combination?", And then five minutes later my food is ready to go and I'm back on my way to work. So the people that work here are very friendly. The service is VERY quick. Lastly the food is really freaking good for the money your paying. I always get the chicken beef combo. In a weird way it's oddly addicting. read more

Was recommended by the construction crew while delivering, and did not disappoint one bit. I had the beef/pork teriyaki, wife had the chicken. We also has the goyza and egg rolls. This was the best teriyaki we have ever had, quick delicious and giant portions. I think the two highlights were the egg roll (made in house) and the owner. Charming, attentive and funny. Everything is made to order fresh and all the meat is organic and GMO free. I know Portland is a foodie city but I'd travel from Toronto again just for this meal.. read more

Hot Rice - Appetizers pot stickers and egg rolls house mad - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Pretty good yaki! The service was extremely fast and friendly, the owner is a cool guy and chatted me up a bit. I really liked the price, less than $7 for a decent size chicken teriyaki, also got a pork teriyaki and it was $7.50 I believe. The meat is char grilled, which in my eyes is way better than wok fried. The table hot chili sauce is really good, has actual flavor not just a hot sensation. Close to work, cheap, and fast. Will definitely be back. read more

I've been on the hunt for a classic, bare bones but delicious teriyaki restaurant in portland that actually has tofu teriyaki instead of just bland tofu in vegetables... and i've definitely found it at Hot Rice! Everyone there is soooo sweet, while we were there several repeat customers came in and he knew they and their orders. the tofu teriyaki doesn't look like much at first, just tofu cubes on rice, but it's DELICIOUS and has that perfect sweet soy taste, the rice is cooked to perfection, and the salads are awesome. He also gave us a ton of extra sauce for free! My friend got the pork yakisoba and was amazed at how good the pork was - they said often cheap and plentiful pork is especially bad but this was delicious! DEFINITELY recommend if you're on the hunt for good teriyaki at good prices. Will definitely be coming back!!! read more

Really had high hopes for this place. I got chicken teriyaki. Chicken was dry and didn't have enough sauce. Noodles were extremely oily. Best part of my meal was the side salad. I want my $14 back. read more

I ate here today for lunch and got the beef yakisoba! This was the best yakisoba I've ever eaten! The noodles were cooked to the perfect texture and it had great flavor! I also ordered the gyoza and they were delicious!! read more

This is the best teriyaki in portland. Family owned and every time is fantastic service. I wish I could eat here every day!

Love this place. I work on Swan Island and this is my favorite lunch spot. Their lunch special for $5.95 can't be beat - Chicken Teriyaki, salad, and soda. This is so much food, I usually eat half for lunch and the other half for dinner. Their chicken is good quality and cooked to perfection. read more

This place gives Teriyaki a bad name. They use a ton of cabbage as filler. Very little meat. Sauce tastes like its from a can. Dirty tables. Garbage can reeked of something like a dead animal or used diaper. Place is very busy, probably due to the dearth of decent quick lunch availability on the island. I'm from Seattle, and as a consequence have Teriyaki frequently. Not a Teriyaki snob (can there be such a thing? Thats like saying you are a Ripple snob ...). This place is just not very good. Cheap though. read more

We stopped in for teriyaki chicken. The food arrive fast, tasted great and was in huge portions. It came with rice and a salad. I'm not sure what the dressing was on the salad was but it was super good. I left feeling completely stuffed and teriyaki craving satisfied. The place was impressively clean and the staff was friendly and very attentive. We will be back for sure. read more

Thank god for something good on this spit of sand that is not a $20 lunch. Great specials for lunch before 2pm, very friendly service and an owner who remembers your name when you walk in the door. read more

Not only is their food fast, top-notch, and modestly priced, but my goodness the owners of this place are absolutely amazing. They had a line out the door for lunch and were cranking it out with some of the greatest smiles and personalities I think I've ever seen in the service industry. I don't live anywhere near this location, but will certainly be back for lunch any time I'm passing through the area. 6/5 stars, and to hell with anyone who gave them less than 4/5. This experience made my day, and temporarily restored my faith in humanity. read more

It is great for what it is. Good teryiaki for a low price with quick and friendly service. read more

Hot Rice - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

My go to lunch on Swan Island. Nothing fancy, but I know what I will get and spend very little to fill up. They have three lunch specials with a fountain drink for $6 to $7.50. Good flavor with their teriyaki or hot & spicy seasoning. Brown rice option for 50 cents but I like the sticky white rice and Sriracha hot sauce! Ask for Kim-Chee if they have some to set off your lunch. The Kim family is always friendly and they remember your name if you go regularly. read more

Starting to become addicted to this food. Chicken yakisoba is very good here. Still like the portion you get when ordered to go

I ordered chicken teriyaki. The rice and chicken was good. Rice wasn't dry or soggy, it was perfect. Lunch special is around $5.95 and it comes with a side salad. Not bad. I came in and ordered take out and the service was fast and speedy! read more

The food is pretty decent for teriyaki. The people are super nice. The wait is short and the prices are pretty good for what you get. The only reason they get three stars from me is the Styrofoam containers. I will eat here if I eat in but I would likely get more to go if they didn't have styrofoam which I think is illegal in Portland. I imagine nobody reports it because it is mostly truckers and people who work on Swan Island. read more

Awesome place for lunch:dinner. Consistently delicious! Friendly staff and hot and fresh food! Price is very reasonable as well!

Love this place. Three coworkers and myself had great lunch. Then I picked up for my wife and I the next day and she was so impressed. I'm going again today or tomorrow. read more

This place is fantastic. Great Food, High Quality, Reasonable Price. That to me is the trifecta of good business. Enjoyable staff, especially the owner. Great Man read more

Ive eaten here many times over the years working on Swan Island and have never left a review because the food is fantastic. However, the man behind the counter, i think he's the owner, is the RUDEST person ever. God forbid you want more than one sauce. I would give 5 stars because again, the food is amazing, and the woman who works there is great. But the Sauce Nazi is rude on the phone and in person. Shameful read more

I have been working on Swan Island off and on for 10 years. I dont know what I would do without this place. The food and service is great and fast and cheap. The place is always packed and they make a point to remember your name and what you usually order. Sometimes after waiting in line I get up to the counter and my food is already waiting for me because they saw me come in. That kind of service is hard to find, especially for under $6! BTW, the teriyaki snob from Seattle........ NOT accurate! read more

Back during the apex of the Bento reign of terror over our entire culture, all through the 1980s and well into the mid-late 90s, there were no less than 43 Bento eateries for every living soul in the United States* (see note below). How the mighty have fallen. Though still a powerful presence on the Portland food-o-sphere, this is an Empire clearly in decline. Old trends gives way to new, and the Bento-sphere has (reluctantly, no doubt) surrendered much territory, earning power and stature to the imposing Triumvirate of Mexicali, Ameri-Thai, and Viet-Zilla**. There will always be a place, one supposes, for the classic Bento shack in our fickle and capricious culture, and truly Hot Rice Teriyaki is about as by-the-numbers generi-Bento as it gets. You even get the paint-by-numbers older Asian matron of the business, the Supreme Burlesque Actress, who, with her exaggerated Bad English will fake-flirt with any male patrons and is encouraged to continue doing so by any eye contact, smiling, or displays of buffoonery by said patrons. As it turns out, many men in our culture apparently enjoy this sort of exchange almost as much as the matron-mommas do, and eagerly and enthusiastically await any opportunity to showcase their own buffoonery***. Accompanying said matron, again completely in keeping w/the stereotype, is a younger Asian female, presumably matron momma's daughter or niece. She speaks perfect English and is hot, like they almost always seem to be. She is also far more composed and quieter than Momma, and seems a little put off, but in a loving way by Momma's antics. Dignity isn't completely over- rated after all.... A quick word about the food @ Hot Rice Teriyaki: truly, no more than a few quick words are necessary. If you've ever had a decent Bento before, you'll know exactly what to expect here. There are no curve balls. There are absolutely no surprises. Generous portions of sticky rice are balanced by small-ish portions of meat, and a limited array of vegetables--mostly cabbage, carrots and onions. The meat selection includes shredded pork, beef (incl. short/flanken rib, de-boned), chicken (sweet n' sour or hot 'n' spicy), salmon and shrimp. They do offer tofu. They have Yakisobi noodles, burgers and fries, egg rolls and pot stickers to round out the menu. Most menu items range from $5.50 to 9 bucks. All meats, only naturally, are laden with an incredibly sweet teriyaki marinade. I honestly wonder if there's more soy sauce or sugar in this marinade. No diabetic, pre-diabetic or gestational diabetic could possibly consider eating here w/a clean conscience. The ladies are preternaturally secretive about their family marinade recipe, but honestly, ladies, I wouldn't dream of even asking. I may be a buffoon, but that would be straight up déclasse****. A 2.5 star review based on the food is bolstered here by the energy and vigor and vim of the very likable Matron and her Missie. One can but hope there'll always indeed be a place for a bonafide Bento experience in our culture, and there undoubtedly shall continue to be--as long as they continue to suffer fools so very gladly. Thanks as always for reading, and stay thirsty, my friend... Notes: * At approx. 310 million living persons for the US population, that would be over 13 BILLION Bento shoppes in the US alone! This figure may be slightly exaggerated, but is reliably sourced from Wikipedia.org, and thus retained here for dramatic illustrative purposes. ** If the tongue in cheek nature of this narrative has been somewhat obscured by poor, inadequate writing, my regrets. For the record, please feel free to take this review w/a properly large grain of salt. Such would be in perfect keeping with the truly impressive sodium content of the take-out meals experienced by this writer and co. @ Hot Rice Teriyaki. *** I assure you, dear reader, that I personally have NEVER, EVER engaged in such buffoonery----with Asian Matron's using exaggerated Broken English, or anyone else... **** In other words, t-a-c-k-y. read more

Good spot to pick up some quick lunch for a good price. $5.99 gets you teriyaki chicken, rice, salad, and a small soda. The food is pretty good, it comes out quick and the people who work here are friendly. read more

I had the worst experience here. Me and my coworkers had just put our forks down, when the owner of the restaurant snatched plates from out table. He then proceeded to tell us to clear the table so other people could sit down. I understand that it was busy but they could have given us a few minutes to finish chewing our food. Ill never go back. read more

I am a bus driver and take my breaks in Swan Island.... I drop in on occasion.... The man who works the front is AWESOME!!!! I'm serious he's so nice.... He's 70% of the reason I come in!!! The food is a fair price for good food with generous servings.... I have been going here for years and I will continue to eat here for years to come:) read more

Very good teriyaki. Plenty of food for a decent price. No frills - but what do you need on your half-hour lunch break?

Great place for lunch. The food is simple but well done considering. The Lunch special is consistently tasty and for less than $6 is a solid choice. The owner is very kind and goes out of his way to know all the regulars. read more