My favorite Thai food in town. The building is starting to show some age but overall a good meal, good portions and for a reasonable price. I really enjoy the Phad Thai and that is what I point anyone I'm with too. read more

Service is crap and the food is even crappier. Don't waste your time or your money. The sweet n sour dipping sauce at McDonald's is more authentic. I've had better Thai food at Panda Express. read more

Wasn't busy upon our arrival, waited a few minutes to be seated. Literally one table ahead of use and folks paying their check, no one else in the place. Once escorted to the table 2 menus were dropped and then we were abandoned. My fiance pulled my chair out for me, I noticed a rather large piece of dried fish skin stuck on the seat of the chair among many bits of other dried particles. We switched chairs with another at the table which too had dried remnants of food however we brushed those off. Once seated I noticed the plate and fork wrapped in a paper napkin in front of me were dirty, so I set them aside for a server take away. Opened the menu, it too had an extremely greasy feel along with dried food amongst the pages. My fiance could tell this was not an ideal place. I felt bad because although it had been years since he'd been there his memory of the place was great. For my sake he said we should go somewhere else, I tried to make a go of it. The server arrived, he was very pleasant however unskilled at his job. When he brought me another plate and fork they too had not dried food but wet food particles attached as it had come straight from the dishwasher. The food was so disappointing and the sake was of such low quality I really don't think there was any alcohol in the very small bottle served. Once the server returned to the table to ask if everything was okay, we were still waiting on the rest of the order. Service can be improved upon and the food as well but, the lack of cleanliness absolutely turned us both off to ever returning. read more

Without a fail On Rice continues to keep myself and my kids loving their delicious food.

I loved this Thai restaurant. First, my husband speaks some Thai, so we always seem to get pretty good service if there is someone there who speaks it too. In fact, I have discovered that a great way to weed out bad Thai places is if none of the staff speak Thai. Most of the staff here seemed like college students, but our server was an older Thai gentleman who was delightful. My husband spoke to him and Thai, and when it was my turn to order I said, "I'm sorry, I don't speak Thai." He laughed and said very sweetly, "That's okay, I speak English." The only thing bad I could say about the service was that we had to wait at least 5 minutes at the hostess station before anyone even acknowledged our presence. It is the reason I can't give it 5 stars. We started with the coconut prawns, which were very good. I ordered the Pad Thai which was different than other Pad Thai that I have had. First off it was sweet and not even a little spicy. At first, it was a little strange. I am used to spicy Pad Thai. I don't particularly care for spicy, but I have found that if it isn't, it is usually really bland. I found this stuff to be very flavorful. Probably the best Pad Thai I have ever had. I did get a little peanut sauce on the side, mostly because I love peanut sauce. I put a little on my noodles, and it did enhance it a little, but it didn't need it. The portions were very large. We probably had enough food to feed 2 more people, and took home a lot of leftovers. I will probably have lunch for two more days. My husband had something with a lot of Thai words that I don't remember. It is a traditional Thai dish with ground chicken, basil, peppers and a fried egg on rice (I think it is the last thing on the menu). It was spectacular. My husband is one of the pickiest eaters I have ever met, and very hard to please. He loved it. The prices seemed reasonable, especially with the portion sizes. The worst part about this place is that it is in Bellingham and I live in Seattle, so I can't come on a regular basis. Honestly, I am a little sad about it. read more

Great place! I had the basil fried rice and wife had drunken noodles both were wonderful. The service was prompt and very curteous.

Lots of sweet sauce. We were joking the Pad Thai was made by Will Ferrell in Elf. Tasted like it was soaked in maple syrup. If you like super sweet food, this might be for you. read more

Not bad for pad thai with chicken. They give you huge portions! Friendly service, nice atmosphere.

Best Thai food in town and with reasonable prices possibly the best deal in town. If you like you food spicy make sure to ask for the spice rack, as there dishes don't tend to be as spicy as other Thai restaurants (there one downfall). read more

Overpriced and average. Nice decor and service but the food isn't distinguished or anything different than most Thai places in town. To-go portions are definately too small and filled with rice: over $10 for a small pad-Thai with rice taking up a third of the container. This is just me, but I will head elsewhere next time. read more

I come here alot and food here is pretty good considering not many good restaurants around here. Only complaint is phone ordering process. You have to tell them your phone number (Every time) and your name. This takes up about 2 minutes of unnecessary phone calling time. Although it doesn't stop me from ordering ahead of schedule, some people on the phone can be rude. (or really nice, you don't know who you will get) read more

Talk about a flavor explosion! Great spices here, very enjoyable. Highly recommend the Tom Yum soup and Phad Crystal, some of the best Thai dishes I've had. Took off one star as quality is not always consistent. Definitely recommend though. read more

had lunch there the other day, to bad its a little out of the way because the food was great had the larb salad, never had it before so didn't know what to expect but it was really good a little salty for my taste but a little less fish sauce will fix that, my friend had the pad thai and it looked really good (better than I've seen in other thai places) will go back read more

There are a bunch of Thai places in Bellingham, and it's taken me a long time to decide which I think is the best. Until now. I've decided that On Rice is the best in Bellingham. I usually only order the Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) at any Thai restaurant. But this particular dish at On Rice stands out among all the others I've eaten because it's NOT GREASY. And I like their spicy fish sauce. read more

Not a bad spot. Great atmosphere. The food was okay but nothing special. I've had better and I've had worse. The prices were pretty reasonable though and they offered very good portions. All in all, I would go back. But if you're just passing through town, try one of the many restaurants in downtown Bellingham instead. read more

We ate dinner at the Samish Way On Rice a few weeks ago. I have eaten at On Rice on numerous occasions and enjoyed the food and service. However, I am really upset about what happened to us. The 15 year old I was with ordered the phad thai. When it came it had a light colored hair sitting right on top. The woman who brought the dish had light colored hair, we just removed the hair and weren't going to say anything. But then, my friend started eating the phad thai and within a few bites there were two more hairs mixed in to the dish and these were a darker color. It was really gross. We both felt sick to our stomachs. I motioned our waitress over and showed her the two hairs we had just found. She apologized and took the dish saying she would get us a new order of phad thai. Then we had to wait a long time for that new order. Then, and this is the part that really upset me enough to write a review, when we got our bill, we were still being asked to pay for that phad thai. I asked the waitress to talk with the manager and she came back saying that is their policy. We had three hairs in our dish!! I have called and left messages to speak with the owner or a manager higher up, but have not been contacted. I have been a pretty satisfied customer ever since they first opened. After this, I don't want to give them my money anymore. read more

One of the worst customer experiences at a restaurant. Upon picking up my take out I was told that they were no longer allowed to sell me food because I complained too much. I complained once when my son found a four inch piece of plastic in his meal. I asked for the meal to be comped. Next time in I am apparently banned from the restaurant. We use to order 4-5 times a month. They just lost a family of five. read more

Great food good price. Best fried rice in town and love the peanut sauce, Service is friendly and fast. I think this may be the best On Rice in town have tried the other locations just seems the food/cooks are better here. For Thai food in Bellingham this is the place to go unless you like to travel to Seattle or BC. read more

Not terribly vegetarian friendly, even though menu says most dishes can be made vegetarian (not true).

Amazing food, best Thai restaurant in bellingham! Staff are brilliant it's a short wait time and there restaurants our always clean. Lunch deals are great aswell! read more

Usually, the gluten intolerant can count on a Thai restaurant, but this one is clueless. The waitress said that only the Swimming Rama lunch special was gluten-free. After I questioned the (non-Thai) soup she brought out for all of us, she assured me that the soup was gluten-free, and just the shell noodles in it had gluten. (Shell noodles at a Thai Restaurant???) The peanut sauce on the Swimming Rama was an overly-thick overly-sweet mess and the Pad Thai side was over-cooked and tasteless. read more

This is our favorite restaurant in town and we generally eat here twice a month. We order the Pad See Ew, Drunken Noodles, Panang Curry and the Yellow Curry exclusively. The Tom Kha is also excellent. We LOVE the peanut sauce topped salad that comes with dinners. The best price in town for Thai food. Decent atmosphere and waitstaff. read more

I honestly don't understand the hype regarding On Rice. The food is okay, but there are much, much better Thai places in Bellingham. They absolutely refuse to make the food any hotter than 5 stars which is lame. The vegetable dishes are kind of bland, the curries are okay, the pad thai is average. If you want really spicy thai food, with big, bold flavors try Supons or Busara, On Rice is to Thai what Panda Express is to Chinese. read more

Absolutely atrocious service! Took over 40 min to get food on a take-out. When you have to ask where your food is 5 times, the taste suffers significantly. read more

Yes, their food tastes good for the most part, but there are things that are more important than taste. Some restaurants, when they get popular, continue to give great customer service. Some restaurants get cocky and think that they can treat people poorly and it won't matter to their business. On Rice Thai is one of those restaurants. I have been eating there for years, ever since they first opened and were not so popular and over the years I've had to deal with college students who were fairly rude on the phone and an owner that didn't have much of a personality. I did it because I liked the food. However, yesterday things took a drastic turn for the worse. Because of the economy and the loss of a job in our family, we have not had the disposable income that we once had. Regardless, I wanted to treat my mother to her favorite food, Thai, for a very special birthday that she was celebrating. I ordered three dishes from the BARKLEY location to bring home to her my brother and my 4-person family. Not a feast, but enough for us to all have a little bit for dinner as a treat. Now On Rice Thai has a coupon that they print and distribute CONSTANTLY and have been doing so for a very long time. It is for 20% off a purchase of $25 or more. I really needed to take advantage of that coupon last night to purchase this meal for my mother. Because of my financial situation, it truly was a stretch for me, even with this coupon. The page that it was printed on had a number of other coupons and they all had expiration dates of either Jan 31, 2013 or very near that date. I looked at the coupon for On Rice Thai and thought it said it expired on Jan 30. Well, when I got to the restaurant to pick up my food they wouldn't honor it because they said that in fact, it had expired Jan 3rd. Now, first of all, why would they have a coupon expiring Jan 3rd that was distributed the first week of January when every other business and restaurant on the same page of coupons expired at the end of the month? Well, I basically pleaded with the person at the register to honor it. It was humiliating, but those of you who have been hit hard in this economy and after 20 years of experience and college education have found yourselves making less than you made in college (like my family) can understand that spending $30 is a huge splurge. That $6 actually does make a difference to my family now. Anyways, long story long, I was literally in tears because I was so embarassed to have to "beg" for them to honor the coupon. After asking several times and being made to wait for 30 minutes, they offered me a 10% discount. I took it because at that point, literally, my very elderly mother and teenage daughter had been waiting in the car for 30 minutes and the temperature outside was around 30 degrees. I don't even know why I was made to wait for so long? So, the irony is, today I got yet another page of the coupons in the mail and guess what, ANOTHER On Rice Coupon, this one with an expiration date of Jan 31st. It's not even like the coupon was a one-time thing. Maybe I could understand not honoring the coupon then, but not if they are constantly cranking them out. I felt so defeated last night and of course wiped my tears away and didn't let my mother know what happened. I didn't want to ruin her birthday dinner. But today, when I saw the coupon in my mailbox, all I felt was anger. I have patronized this restaurant at all of its locations for YEARS and spent a lot of money there over time. They had such poor customer service that I had to literally beg them to do me a "favor" and honor this coupon. I seriously had my head hanging low as I walked out I felt so humiliated and now wish I had not said anything and instead walked out. So, tonight I called to talk to the owner and the first thing I asked her was what her name was and she proceeded to say verbatim "I don't know what you're calling about and I don't know YOUR name so why should I tell you." In fact, I had given the first person who answered the phone my name. Very rude indeed! After I told her everything that happened last night she simply said "okay". Nothing else. I couldn't believe it. I asked her if that was all she had to say and she asked me what else she could say. I told her that possibly an apology for humiliating a good customer was in order and then of course she said she was sorry. But then she asked if I wanted anything else and I told her that a good business would have offered me a free dish at a future time and she, of course, said NO. So there you have it. I will never eat at any On Rice Thai again, nor will I recommend them to anyone I know. I'd prefer to eat at Busara, where the owner is friendly and would never humiliate a good customer. Shame on you On Rice Thai!!!!!! read more

i like this restaurant because it has outdoor setting and they have really great shrimp and noodles soup.Also, i like that quiet music which they have. also, it has a good service i recommend you guys to try.... read more

Hands down the best thai ever!!! The pad thai, Tom yum, and holy basil were to die for!! Delicious. My husband and I just stumbled upon it while vacationing. Unfortunately, I won't get a Thai fix even close to that again. If u live there...go go go! read more

Great restaurant and service. Everyone is friendly and dishes are prepared to perfection. Huge fan of the on rice fried rice, Phad Thai and Phad Se ew. Open until 10 on Saturdays which is great for the late night college students! read more

I love on rice. I get the tofu pad Thai and it's super good. Every once in a while you get a weird batch but most of the time it's awesome. Do take out from this location because they give you 10x the food!! read more

When I entered in On Rice, I had heard tritional thai sound. If you first heard it ,you can't adjust On Rice, but If you order something, you will be comfortable because On rice has very kind workers and cheif. Before we ordered menu they had known that we are asian,so we have used chopstick. I was moved about this. We ordered phad thai and on rice fried rice. We also chose chicken of these two menu because cheif recommeded chicken. Some salad came out before main dishes. In my opinion, this salad was good because peanut source and spicy somethings combination was good. After we had eaten salad, main dishes came out on the table. I really expected this moment. First, i ate phad thai, it's was great!! and on rice fried also good!! i don't live thai , im from south korea. Spicy degree was modest for me(almost korean eat spicy food better than me) and me and my friend are huge eater, but when we finished dinner, we were full. In my opinion, on rice have resonable amount , resonable taste , but a little bit expensive to students. However, I will go again and again because i had never eaten before in korea. If i'll go back to korea, I will remeber On Rice!!!!! read more

We have gone to On Rice since they opened. We were regulars for many years. As of right now, we will no longer be going there. The service has gotten horrible and the owner nickle and dimes you for silly things that are a no brainer. At one time we took a large group of over 40 people there for several years, but after multiple times of not getting our food at the same time (first ones were done when the middle group was just getting theirs) and finally the owner trying to make us pay a deposit to prove we would show up (after several years of consistent attendance), we go elsewhere. More recently on several occasions we took others with us and they had issues with the food quality etc....Then the manager totally embarrassed me the last time we were there and tried to make me out to be a trouble maker when I got my 1.5 star dinner that tasted like a 4 star and made me sweat it was so hot! Telling me condescendingly, "We always try to make you happy and you aren't." Who treats a customer like this? Suffice to say, don't waste your money, go to Asian One. They are nice and dinner is great and always right. read more