Terry is so sweet and a great bartender, she was all alone and she got it done. I wanted this beacuse my coworker ordered it for lunch and it just smelled and looked amazing. After sharing my story about my unfortunate life events friends are there to try to help me feel better. So catching up, laughing and bsn we had a great time. What made it top tier is the food and the service. 10/10 for all plates and yes 10/10 on Terry's drinks. I meet some new people and I even got an origami out of a $2 bill SO COOL! Great playlist played on karaoke including Don Omar PORBRE DIABLA, Blake Whiten #7'S GONE, Poppy CRYSTALLIZED, Luis Armstrong LA VIE EN ROSE, Three days Grace HOME, Paramore TURN IT OFF and plenty more great DJ. Honestly it's nice to know that people who actually care about you will go out of their way to be with you no matter what, no excuses no bs just be there for you because they genuinely love you. Come as you are and I went right after work, plz tip the service because it it fantastic. Clean restrooms and great atmosphere. read more

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I came to Rice Bowl in Bakersfield for my mother's birthday. We've been here before and have always had a good experience, which made this visit especially disappointing. I ordered the rice bowl dinner and specifically told our server that I wanted the soft noodle chicken chow mein that comes with the meal. When my food arrived, it had crunchy noodles instead. I let the server know that this wasn't what I ordered. He seemed confused and told me to keep the plate and that he would bring me a side of chicken chow mein. Since everyone else's food was already at the table, I agreed. The problem is, he never brought it. By the time he returned, he was bringing takeout containers and the bill. I had to remind him that I was still waiting for my chow mein. A minute later, he came back with a small bowl of what appeared to be plain boiled noodles. When I explained that I had ordered chicken chow mein, he told me those were the noodles that go underneath the vegetables. At that point, I was done arguing about it. Unfortunately, the food itself wasn't much better. It was bland and lacked the flavor and quality I remember Rice Bowl having in the past. What disappointed me even more was the way my complaint was handled. I brought the issue to the owner's attention, and I felt my concerns were simply disregarded rather than taken seriously or addressed. Mistakes happen in restaurants, and I understand that, but how management responds to a customer when something goes wrong says a lot about the establishment. Rice Bowl has been a longtime Bakersfield restaurant, and I genuinely remember a time when both the food and service were much better. Based on this experience, it feels like the quality and customer service have declined significantly. We came here to celebrate my mother's birthday and left frustrated and disappointed. Unfortunately, after the poor service, bland food, incorrect order, and the way my complaint was handled by the owner, I will not be returning. I also would not consider hosting another family celebration or event here. read more

Have been wanting to try this place for a while now and decided to get food and bring back to the house for the family to try. Someone told me they didn't like the food there but was willing to try myself. Place looks cozy with a nice family ambiance. Wasn't that busy so didn't wait long to get my food. I ordered the spicy beef, kung pao chicken, mu shu pork, orange chicken and sweet and sour pork. All came with fried shrimp, spring rolls and fried rice and I chose the Cantonese style noodles. Food was decent but did lack flavor. It seemed like it was missing some seasoning. Most Chinese food you can taste spices especially garlic and didn't taste any. They did give me a lot of food and had enough left overs to take to work the next day for lunch. Probably won't be back. Also the mu shu pork I'm used to tasting the plum sauce and barely could taste any. read more

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I've often wondered how two Chinese restaurants could coexist literally across the street from each other for decades, so I finally decided to look into it further. The two restaurants are this one, Rice Bowl, and the other one is Bill Lee's Bamboo Chopsticks. Bill Lee's has been in business since 1938, and Rice Bowl has been there since 1948. That's 88 years for Bill Lee's, and 78 years for Rice Bowl. They both serve Cantonese style food, but Bill Lee's has a couple of Mandarin dishes on the menu, and at Rice Bowl you can also get American food like a cheeseburger and fries. I would have to say that the quality is better at Bill Lee's, but the prices are lower and the portions are larger at Rice Bowl. Both places make killer Mai-Tais. The big difference between the two places is that Rice Bowl has an awesome server named Candy. She's amazing! read more

Rice Bowl - One Delicious Pot Sticker - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Tried rice bowl on my lunch and had combination plate, of orange chicken, fried rice, and chow main. Food was good, service was great and ambiance was nice. Highly recommend. read more

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We just had a wonderful birthday lunch at the Rice Bowl. The people that work there are very friendly and the service is excellent. We ordered three orange chicken and one lemon chicken and several other spicy dishes. Everything was good and we didn't have to wait. You can order egg drop soup to go and it's in a mason jar. The soup is delicious. It was a nice lunch and they sang happy birthday to us. Thanks Rice Bowl. read more

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Andy our server was so friendly and attentive. I prefer the Rice Bowl to most other Chinese restaurants in Bakersfield. The service is always good, your meal comes out in a timely fashion and the food is delicious. The decor is lovely and the music is never overpowering. It is a very family friendly restaurant and great for large groups as well. Their prices are very reasonable and the portions are generous. read more

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Been coming to Rice Bowl since my childhood and it's a staple restaurant for my family! Can't believe this is my first review! My first advice COME HUNGRY! The portions are large! I ordered my favorite Rice Bowl Special Beef Dinner. If you love beef broccoli yet would like it spicier, try out the Rice Bowl Special Beef. I always order my chow mein Cantonese style & highly recommend. Fried rice is always delicious and the fried shrimp dipped in hot mustard is perfection! We also tried the Walnut shrimp (comes with white rice) was perfection! The perfect bite of shrimp and walnut! Highly recommend! Service is always impeccable and friendly! read more

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We were in this area of town and we were starving, so we decided to come here where we know the service is great and the food comes quickly. I ordered sizzling rice soup, and my husband ordered a combo meal. Both were very delicious and hit the spot. Our server was wonderful, very nice and gracious. 11/8/25 read more

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Rice bowl is a popular spot for some great Bakersfield vibe type of Chinese food. Their lunch menu and pricing is one of the best in Bakersfield. Their lunch menu service is always fast with the food coming out hot. The portions are fantastic. I would recommend this place to everyone that loves Chinese food. read more

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I've been going to The Rice Bowl for years, and their food is always delicious! The staff is always great, and it's a wonderful place to take the family. We always enjoy coming here and will definitely keep coming back! read more

When we first came here 8years ago it was really tasty and delicious. Slowly through out the years it's been declining, today was the final straw. Spent so much had it delivered and it was the worst we've ever had. This is our last time eating with them, we may try again but not any time soon. They either rushed to cook it or just gave up on flavor. The meat was flavorless and the Cantonese noodles were bland. The fried shrimp was all dough with a small bit of meat. The spring roll was good, but they don't make those fresh, store bought. It may have been an off day for them, but with the decline throughout the years it seems to be common now. read more

I really wanted to eat here the food looks good but when I went there was 5 homeless just camping out by the front door and I left , stuff like that makes the whole business look trashy and dirty , definitely ruined my appetite seeing 5 dirty mfers just camping out by the building I'm about to eat at read more

Waitress was amazing. Didn't even need a notepad to take your orders and was perfect on point. The dinner special is so amazing and filling. The word Needs to get out about how good the food is. The orange chicken dinner with fried rice, noodles, 2 shrimp and egg flower soup. And the availability to be able to purchase a scratcher to test your luck while eating. read more

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Amazing food! They give you tons of portions of food whenever you go here! I mean lots of food! Even if you order only 1 dish. Its comes packed! Lots of seating inside as well! This place won't disappoint you at all. Come here and give it a try! Tons to choice from on Chinese food! read more

very good experience, very nice good, very good services from A Qin. Strongly recommend read more

Rice Bowl - food is amazing. A Qin is very kind she speaks Chinese with us. Also exchanged some views between each other. strongly recommend！ - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

My family and I have been coming to Rice bowl for years and even before then and we have never been disappointed in the taste, quality and amount of food that you recieve for the price. Staff and service is outstanding. It's always nice to see staff with we arrive. When you go all the time, they tend to become family. Ambient noise is tolerable. Just a heads up, food items that are made in batches with cost extra for any changes with items being taken out. read more

Ordered rice bowl through door dash, food was poor quality. Chow mein tasted flavorless, fried rice looked unmixed. This is my last time going to rice bowl, so disappointing. read more

Rice Bowl - Chef's Special Chow Mein - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Been here before and yet again I forgot why I don't frequent it. If you're looking for a good soup however when you're sick or just in the mood for, this place is great for that. I've had the sizzling rice soup, egg drop, and hot and sour soup. This last time I ordered the sweet and sour pork and found the meat very chewy and lots of pieces is just puffy dough, tough tendon, and fatty pieces without meat. The crunchy lo mein was okay. But, it he jasmine tea is one of the best I've had. The fried rice that came with the dish leaves a lot to be desired. I like my rice to have a wok-seared flavor and this does not. The staff is friendly. Nice, and attentive. They are efficient too considering how busy they are. The place is always busy and some tables at great and others are by the runners and the bathroom. Don't sit there, there is so much going on. There were also people talking on FaceTime and on speaker for the entire restaurant to hear the convo. Really? People buy air buds, a headset or whatever. Don't recall getting the memo that it is okay to talk and share your business with everyone in a restaurant when you're trying to enjoy a meal. if you go, expect the unexpected and you will be fine. Enjoy! read more

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The ambiance is very old school. The ac was not on but it was kinda nice still. The service was great. The waiter was kind and always had a smile on his face. He would come and check on us and never felt like he was pushing too hard. The food was very good. The lunch special was $15. It came with the soup and hot tea. The plate had lots of food and came with an egg roll as well. The soup was very tasty and not thick like other egg flour soups. The food was seasoned perfectly. We really enjoyed everything about our food. Again my only complaint would be the AC needs to be on. read more

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We really enjoy the Rice Bowl. Not sure why the star ratings are low, though admittedly, I didn't scroll through many reviews. We went in last Sunday and they were so accommodating to seat us in the bar so we could watch the World Cup. We had a couple teenage kids with us and it was nice they were able to eat in there with us since they have tables and booths. Everyone got a lunch special which is reasonably priced considering how much food they give. Delicious and can't wait to be back. One of the best Chinese restaurants in Bakersfield, in my opinion. Cocktail mai tai service is good and fast! read more

Came with a friend that recommended this restaurant. Lovely decorations and very pretty on the inside. The servers are kind and always smiling, especially with a good amount of people to serve. The food is good, especially its appearance. read more

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Rice Bowl offers a great Chinese food meal filled with flavor and offers several menu items and combos to choose from. Most of the food items are served family style so you can share your food choices with everyone in your party. Since Rice Bowls remodel, the ambiance offers a welcoming and warmth to the restaurant. They have cozy intimate style booths to open dining areas with quality furnishings. As I'm writing this review, I'm getting hungry just thinking about their food. Some of things I enjoy from Rice Bowl is their BBQ Ribs, they are thick pieces of ribs, not little thin ribs like some other place will offer. I also prefer their fried rice compared to Bill Lee's down the street. Rice Bowls rice is full of flavor and the color of their rice is so much more appealing to the eye. Its hard to choose on their Chow Mein options so when we order the combo plates, I order the Cantonese style and my husband gets the pan fried. One comes with more vegetables while the other has a chop suey on top. The sweet and sour chicken surprise us since we weren't expecting chicken wings, but nonetheless, they were delicious. Rice Bowl's sweet and sour sauce has got to be some of the best sauce we've ever tasted. If you're looking for a sit down Chinese food restaurant restaurant in Bakersfield, of course their are a few to choose from but I definitely suggest you pick Rice Bowl. You won't be disappointed with the ambiance or your food choices. As many times as we've come here, we haven't had bad customer service, although when you're checking in our out, it may seem like the staff is ignoring you but its usually because they're busy. read more

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The food was horrible. We took a group of ten there and was so embarrassed at how bad the food was . The chow mein had no taste. The shrimp tasted like it was left over. It was greasy and all batter. Will not go there again. The service was great. read more

The food was amazing I eat here knowing I'm going to get good Chinese food but this time they kind of kicked it up a level and it was really good. The service was a little slow and this was the after lunch service but still a good place to get good Chinese food read more

Rice Bowl - Off the dinner menu - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Let me start of saying, portions are HUGE. My sister and I thought getting one regular dish and a lunch special would be okay but it was A LOT for two people. The food was great and I loved the service. Very attentive and quick. I love that there were many family and friends groups around us chatting. It really felt like a family space and fun to be at! Prices are definitely fair. Parking available :) Recommend going at least once read more

Rice Bowl - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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We have been coming to this restaurant since I was little, like 40 years. The food is excellent and always fresh. The service is great and very attentive. The food has not changed in all these years. Generous portions. This had been our Go-To restaurant for most special events or occasions in our family. The decor has been revamped a few years back, it has a more updated look now. ( Try the hot mustard) they make it on the premises, a little goes a long way but so good !!! My favorite dish is the Orange Chicken. They use all Breast meat, yummy. Also I love the Pork Chow Mein. Candy one of the waitresses is so sweet. She remembers us by name and is our favorite. She works very hard, buzzing around and helping everyone. Their food is THE BEST CHINESE FOOD IN BAKERSFIELD. TRY IT AND SEE. read more

We use to eat there when I was a little girl and I am 74 now. Was a great memory for me and family

We went here for our Christmas party. They for sure give you a large amount of food and I definitely had leftovers. But I have to say I like my favorite place better for Chinese food. They were good though. Waitresses and staff were great. Very accommodating. My egg foo young was a bit cold. It could have been crispier. The noodles were good but didn't seem as fresh as they could. The white rice was dry not fluffy. I would go back by myself. It might be better if it's not a crowd of 20. read more

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Usually hardly ever have negative experience with this place but this has happened 3 different times for me this past few months. Food portions are okay but pot stickers were over cooked on one side. Fried shrimp was hard, couldn't bite into it. Bbq ribs, over cooked. This was a big order for take-out. $74 dollars and live cross town. Very disappointed. It will be a long time before I think of ordering takeout from here again. Expensive food and couldn't eat half of it. Disappointed staff were all friendly, nothing against them, just the sad food we got like it was scraps. read more

Love love love the egg foo young and the portions are enough for two people. The wait staff is always pleasant and very responsive.

The food was really good, a bit of fat on the ribs but still tender. The rice didn't seem as fresh as previous visit but was still good. Everything came out really fast and wasn't very hot. The service was okay, we were seated in the back corner so we had to wait on refills and other things. Overall I really enjoyed the noodles and will be back to try other items on the menu. read more

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LUNCH SPECIALS!!! When I tell you it was 6 of us (2 kids) and it was more than enough that we even took some home. With each lunch special you get an egg flour soup, but we just can't get enough of it that we ordered a whole other bowl. The orange chicken is always our favorite, the flavor and tenderness of the chicken is always spot on. As a bigger family we got sat in the back which we loved because we know how loud and messy kids can get. Our service was more than satisfactory, we often got checked on, asked if everything was okay and our waitress even had a beautiful conversation with all of us. One of our favorite spots. We can't get enough. read more

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Food was not exceptional. Bbq pork was just ham. Noodles were spaghetti noodles. Sweet n sour chicken tough, not deep fried properly. Sauce was not right. read more

Rice Bowl - Spaghetti noodles - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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One of my favorite places to eat. The serving sizes are pretty generous with lots of flavor. My favorite is the hard noodles and the orange chicken. I always choose a different item to try.Everything pretty much is served perfectly. Service was pretty good. We went just before lunch and it was not very busy. It is a very clean place. read more

We found ourselves driving through downtown on a Sunday afternoon. Many of the restaurants are understandably closed on Sunday. We knew the Rice Bowl would be open. We walked in around 4:30 PM and the place was full. In less than three minutes we had a booth and were being served hot tea. The booths are comfortable at the Rice Bowl. Service is pleasant and efficient. We placed our order for one Kung Pao Chicken to share and ordered an extra egg flower soup. There was enough food for both of us, AND for tomorrow's lunch. read more

Rice Bowl - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Hadn't been in years. So happy to say they are maintaining their reputation as a great spot for Chinese in town. Spacious clean dining area. Fast friendly service. Food quality, taste, portion size and price were spot on. Delicious lunch from the specials menu. Garlic pork and Orange chicken for Mom. Mom was happy to have a great lunch at a long time family favorite. read more

Rice Bowl - Garlic Sauce with Pork Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Always great!!!!!! Our favorite server is Mae and our favorite barista is Linda. They are both so friendly and accommodating!

Great, cheap Chinese food and large portions. Be careful of the hot mustard though as it's hot!!

They like to over charge people and not return the. Money the employee over charged us and then the wannabe manager so called named Andy wants to come and try to say oh the money will be returned to our card in 3 business days which we shouldn't have to wait for our money that was never supposed to been taken out in the first place The worst experience we ever had and the worst customer service ever they are so rude and did nothing to help read more