This place is cheap but still good. Definitely the perfect thing if you want to eat more than fast food but don't want to sit down at a restaurant. It's so easy to place a to-go order and get it within 10-20 minutes. You get chicken/pork/veggie entrees for $6.45 or beef/shrimp/mixed meat for $7.39. They have a drive thru so place your order online and pick up without having to go inside. They use the same white cheap styrofoam to go containers for everything that you normally get at restaurants. So if you get an entree, they fill the largest section (front half) with your entree and give two scoops of your choice of white or fried rice in those sections for the sides in the back half of the container. The white rice is a 100 times better than the brown rice, pretty sure they just mix white rice with soy sauce in a pan and call it a day for their brown rice. Basically I don't want any rice and would much rather have the entire container filled with my entree item because it feels like I'm getting ripped off this way with getting all the rice. The most worth it menu options that give you the most for your money are their fried rices and noodles, they fill the entire container and don't give you any scoops of rice. The shrimp fried rice and spicy chicken Lo-Mein are the BEST. As for the entrees they give with the two scoops of rice, the Sesame chicken is sweet and the General Tso is sweet and spicy- I like both! Another family favorite is Kung Pao Chicken because it also comes with a ton of crunchy vegetables and savoury sauce. If their dumplings are on sale GET IT. Only $2.99 for a small container of fried or steamed dumplings with the saltiest soy sauce you'll ever have. The fried biscuits are little fried soft biscuits tossed lightly in sugar. Crab Rangoon was not good, way too much crab. Stay away from their Sweet and Sour Sauce- think synthetic pink. Would definitely come here again, but not because I crave it. This is a, too lazy to cook, but don't want to spend too much kind of mood establishment. read more

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Simple place but very clean and the food is excellent. Although it is geared mostly for to go Orders, the place is nice inside. The chicken plate I had was just the right amount of spicy and made fresh. The price is very reasonable. I will be back. read more

Rice Bowl Express - TSO chicken - Chinese Near Me - Garland, Texas

Stop leaving those flyer on my door! Plus the food isn't great. Customer service is good thou. read more

ordered a Mongolian beef. All I got was two scoops of rice and a bunch of grilled onions. Absolutely terrible do not recommend.

I really like the food here, but I just ordered shrimp fried rice and it says SHRIMP fried rice on the receipt, how are guys going to make shrimp fried rice WITHOUT THE SHRIMP, ISNT THAT COMMON SENSE NOBODY WANTS JUST FRIED RICE read more

Rice Bowl Express - Chinese Near Me - Garland, Texas

many friends said food was great so i went and was not disappointed. i went during lunch hour and will definitely be back

Hot and sour soup was great. The orange chicken was soggy and didn't taste good. Probably won't go back

This place is near my house, the employees are nice, the food is pretty good, and the price is right. You cant go wrong withis place. I usually just order the Basic Chicken Fried Rice through the drive through. I do wish they had more options, including desserts. read more

I ordered an E10, it didn't even have half of the vegetables advertized in their brochure. Hunan style was supposed to b spicy, so bland, and didn't have half the vegetables advertized on the brochure. If you want, inexpensive, tasteless, food this is the place to go. Worst hot n spicy soup I have ever had!!! Tasted like dirty dish water, with soy sauce. Sadly, no people from asia working here.... I don't know what to say that is polically correct. read more

First time trying this place and it was really good!! Hot and fresh and definitely worth the money! I have tried other Chinese places close by and they are not near this good!! read more

Rice Bowl Express - Cashew chicken and fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Garland, Texas

I really like that there is a drive thru, nice and different menu selection than same ol same, nice portions, flavorful and reasonably priced. I will say it is quite high in sodium but that should probably be expected and I wish they stayed open later. read more

When craving some quick Chinese food this is a good spot. Drive thru makes it quick and easy.

Lo Mein was gooood. Had them make veggie. Asked if I wanted a side of sauce and went with Sriracha. The steamed dumplings are good too. The soy sauce comes in little clear plastic packets and unfortunately it tastes like straight plastic; make my rice taste like plastic. Otherwise it's a great option in that area of town where there aren't many options. I was so happy to go here instead of the fast food chains down the road. I'll definitely be back. read more

Rice Bowl Express - Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Garland, Texas

i'm not going to lie i judged the exterior of this place lol and the inside but i'm glad i decided to eat in this little hole in the wall. we got our food pretty quick and it was fresh it was SO SO SO good i need to go a head and make another trip to this place. i got chicken and broccoli and the chicken fried rice and the plate was HEFTY. i got MORE THAN ENOUGH food in both plates i ordered (one to go and one to eat there) their prices are great and def get your money's worth. oh i almost forgot, THE EGG ROLL baybeeeee that roll was amazing. i love a good egg roll. it was crunchy and delicious. read more

Rice Bowl Express - chicken fried rice. added siracha and the pepper oil thing - Chinese Near Me - Garland, Texas

I wish I could rate 1/2 star to this place, by far the worse Chinese food I have ever tried. I was explorIng food on the area after moving day, I thought that it was a very convenient to place my order trough out the drive thru, I ordered 3 meals all different . When I got home I realized how awful the food was, the fried rice is nothing more than steamed rice with a drizzle of soy sauce, all the veggIes were overcook and the meat was salty and gross. I'll never came back to this place. read more

Have you ever just gone to a place just because it's so close to you and you're too lazy? Well in this case, rice bowl is 2 mins away from where we live so we said why not? They have a drive thru so it is perfect because it is getting very hot here. I drive up to the drive thru menu and didn't see a speaker so I was taking pictures and looking at what to order. Out of nowhere, the guy was like, "can I help you?" It scared me because I thought I had to drive up more to order lol. Anyways, I got what is popular at any Americanized Chinese places--orange chicken and Mongolian beef that both come with plain fried rice. They had chicken lo mein for $4.99 so I got that as well. So I drive up to the window to pay and the guy working there repeats my order and then I proceeded to wait for about 20 mins in my car with it on of course because I would be sweatin' balls just sitting in my car without the A/C. I guess a good thing is they make it fresh and that's why it takes longer and they are understaffed. So that would be a big problem for people who are on a time crunch. Anyways, finally got our food and took it home. FOOD: You get a lot of food for $6.99. It is good but it can get greasy towards the end. The orange peel chicken was crunchy and good but did not taste like orange chicken. It was more of a soy sauce base than orange. The Mongolian beef was ok, some pieces of the beef were too chewy and I had to spit it out. It got too saucy at the end and too many onions to beef ratio. The fried rice is just plain rice fried in soy sauce so it is brown. It was nothing memorable. The chicken lo mein was huge!! The portion is pretty insane for $4.99. The whole box was filled with noodles. It was alright when it was fresh. I don't think these are lo mein noodles though. They are closer to udon noodles. Chinese leftovers are usually not a good idea and this time was no exception. Lol. It just became super greasy and mushy. No bueno. Would I go back?? Most likely not. I just can't do greasy foods and although yes you do get a lot of food for the price and they make it fresh, I just wasn't a fan. Something quick like Panda Express tastes better IMO and a lot faster to get too. read more

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Great Chinese food and very fresh food! This is all made to order and not something sitting in a pan! Don't expect to walk in and walk out 3 min later. They actually cook your food fresh! If you love Chinese don't miss it! read more

The food is usually great as well as service. But on Fridays and Saturdays, it says they don't close until 10:30 and yet they closed before we got there tonight at 9:40. Why are y'all closing so early if your window with your hours and online it says 10:30pm for Friday-Saturday and Sunday-Thursday at 10pm. I was very disappointed that they closed so early because I was really looking forward to this Chinese meal, and not to mention I'm pregnant so my cravings are pretty intense. I pray you guy's don't close so early next time so I can please get my order!!! read more

Our favorite by far! Prices are great! You get alot of rice and meat. It tastes like it should. The guy that takes your order is so nice, and always remembers you. Love that they have a drive thru window. Its convenient. Can't beat their prices and service. read more

Rice Bowl Express has been in this location for several years and we used to enjoy eating here,mostly for carry-out though they also have a dining room (formerly a Dairy Queen). Their prices were reasonable. However, our past several experiences have been unfavorable and yesterday's stop in for take-home lunch solidified our decision to no longer eat at this establishment. We don't see the same "management" that used to work there and the customer service reflects this. Our personal favorites have been the Sesame Chicken and Egg-Drop Soup. Lately, prices have gone up and portions are smaller. We have to repeat our order several times because they keep interrupting to ask questions before we finish our sentences. And no, there is nothing complicated, no substitutions, no omissions when we order - just two people, two sesame chicken, two egg-drop soup and some chicken sticks. Sunday's egg drop soup was tasteless. Don't know if they left out the broth, the seasoning or whatever. Basically, it just tasted like hot water with some egg boiled in it - yuk! The previous time the soup was ordered, it tasted rancid and old. Thinking the corner cutting will lead to their demise as it does not seem as busy as it used to be. Too bad. We will have to drive a bit farther, but there are other decent Chinese take-out in the area. read more

Love me some rice bowl the employees are always very friendly and place looks clean! Food is deli :)

What happened Rice Bowl?! Something has changed, and I don't like it one bit. Their eggrolls are still on point, but everything else has gone down hill. It's NOT the same quality as years past, and I'm SO SAD. read more

Waste of money! Food was really greasy.. noodles over cooked ...the egg rolls SUCKED!! Crab Rangoons were very bad.. over cooked. Won't be going back. Disappointed.... read more

All I can say is one and done. I had the chicken fried rice. Service was extremely slow although the restaurant was empty. The food did not taste fresh and was super greasy & gross. I actually threw it in the garbage and skipped dinner because a few bites left me feeling sick. read more

The short Hispanic dude in here is very friendly. Yes, the Drive Thru was busy but they take ur order at the window and you have to wait. Solution, call ahead or come and order inside. A dude at work recommended this place and it hits the spot, like a guilty pleasure type of food. Not healthy at all but taste good! read more

I have been eating here for years and have NEVER had an issue with my order having shrimp in it, which I'm allergic to. I came by to pick up my to-go order and checked it before leaving out of the drive through and found shrimp in it. Now being the second time, I ask them to remake it without shrimp, get my food and head home. Fast forward to when I'm almost done eating my food, I see that they did NOT remake my food but instead put the stir fry on top of the shrimp to cover it up!! Now I am experiencing allergy symptoms!! God forbid if I end up in the hospital! If I could give a -10 stars I would! read more

You really do get your moneys worth for all the food you receive. I had the combination fried rice but it honestly had no flavor. The chicken and beef, had no flavor. It was literally cooked with no seasoning. I usually go to the one off garland and Jupiter but I decided to try this one since it's closer to my house. I would honestly rather drive an extra 10 min and know my food is going to have flavor. Now I know it wasn't just my plate because my brothers also ordered the same and they both agreed it was missing flavor. Maybe the cook forgot to add some ingredients? read more

Great value considering inexpensive prices! Also, If you're from the East Coast and have been searching for Chinese take-out that tastes like home, this is as close as it gets. There's a dining room, but nobody eats there. Veggies are always fresh, staff is always very friendly. Once, I told the guy that I would be right back to pick up my order. He said he was going to wait 5 minutes before starting it so that it wouldn't get soggy by the time I came back. This is a local mom-and-pop shop that deserves your business. read more

I eat here several times a week, and I have for a year or more. I have ordered almost everything at least once. Usually I get the cashew chicken, Kung Pao chicken, or sesame chicken. Also, the steamed dumpling special is great! This is some of the best Chinese takeout I've had. The vegetables are always crunchy and fresh. read more

If you see a lot of people here come another time when it's less slow. the drive thru line is extremely slow I would come inside if I were you, the staff is super friendly plus they speak Spanish which is great for my parents when they decide to come in. some of the workers have years working here. the food is always great with fresh ingredients. the only thing is that they need more workers in the back. read more

It's really a hit and miss here! I The staff is friendly and very helpful but the food today was tasteless and barely a couple of pieces of meat in the chicken lo mein. I have been here a few times before and was pleased. Went there today, out of my way, because it's inexpensive and I thought would be good for dinner. Guess I won't be trying again for a while. read more

They have a kid like ten taking orders. He's a bit to quiet

First time here stoped by great place! Renovated, friendly stuff, quick service, fresh cooked tasty food I tried R3 from the menu very recommend! read more

Great flavors. Fast service. Good price for the amount of food you get. Just remember to ask them to double bag or place orders in separate bags so that the sauce doesn't spill into the bags and leave you with a sauce less entree. I love the fact that you can order a side of lo mein. read more

I am very particular about my Chinese food. For the last year I have been ordering there regularly and found all meals to be made with fresh ingredients. I usually order the Happy Family made with garlic sauce and it is excellent. You can get it spicy or not. Also, the sesame chicken is very good along with their other dishes. I also recommend the hot and sour soup and the egg drop soup. read more

Great food and service. I don't know why these bums are giving it a low review. It only takes ten minutes to get my food. Hot and tasty. The ladies in the front and the manager always friendly. read more

This WAS one of my favorite places for Chinese food. Went there a couple weeks ago and was VERY disappointed in the food quality and taste:( not flavorful at all!! WHAT HAPPENED??!! read more

usually take centerville to 635 but got an alternate route on maps and headed down broadway instead. Saw this spot and hadnt had lunch yet so i tried them, fast service + a drive thru. It isnt so packed around beginning of lunch time, def coming back again. read more

If you want good food for an inexpensive price this is the place for you. They have a good menu and the drive through is fast. They have always gotten my orders correct and are accommodating if you want to customize the order too. read more