The best Chinese spot in the area. Most Chinese spots are very similar and not stand out much, however this place has a down home and authentic feel to it. There is no delivery which is a pain but I skip delivery from other paces because it is worth it. The owners are really great and you can see it's very homegrown and they are always there and seem to love what they do! Best wonton soup I have had since I moved from New York!! read more

Dumplings tasted freezer burnt and chicken and broccoli had no flavor. Establishment was extremely hot inside

This place is an icon. Been around since 1968. My parents ordered from here when I was a kid. I ordered the sweet and sour pork combo...just as good as the old days! Easy in easy out and very reasonable prices. It will be a regular stop for me every time I am in town. read more

I used to enjoy this place. The order was missing items and no receipt Was provided. Will mot return. read more

Rice Bowl caught my eye when I was walking along Westfield Avenue one day. The exterior of the restaurant features a pagoda style structure along the edge and a sign that looks like it has been up for decades. Faded but charming in its own way, this place was a time capsule that I *had* to check out. Walking into Rice Bowl was an exercise in time travel. The interior has wood paneling making up the walls. There are a few tables to the side and the counter sits towards the middle (made of *more* wood paneling). Inside the counter are two windows showing shelves that I speculate may have once held candy/treats but now feature various Chinese trinkets (such as a Buddha statue). On one wall is a multi-panel Chinese carving, adding to the ambience. I grew up going to businesses like this in Manhattan's Chinatown (not to mention my Grandparent's house) so even though I had never been here before, it felt incredibly familiar. The owner is a really nice gent and he and I discovered we spoke the same dialect, so it was great to chit chat with him. I finally ordered and he went into the back where I heard the familiar sounds of cooking going on. I took my food to go and headed home. So how was the food? Well...there are some things that Rice Bowl does well, and others that are average. There are dishes like chicken/vegetable lo mein, shrimp toast and eggplant in garlic sauce which I really enjoyed. Other dishes however including their General Tsao's chicken and mixed vegetables were only okay. Now, normally this would put me off and I simply would not return. However, I loved the feel of this place and the owners are very nice so I do intend to return and try different dishes to get an idea of what their better dishes are. read more

Ehhh. Nothing to brag about. Simple and not impressed at all. I ordered ribs with pork fried rice. Not satisfied

Well, certain things good - the egg rolls the BEST!!! Two times perfect - one time too much oil. What we ordered was good...but for some reason the food just did not feel like it was prepped or cooked in a clean restaurant - nor did it seem fresh. I did not pick up our order...but my husband didn't care for it and he doesn't notice anything. Surprised restaurant being passed down to family and it is like this? i miss the original Rice Bowl on Raritan Road - was definitely our once a week go to place for actually decades. Missing Avenue East and Lun Wah too. If the original owner ever reads this - please thank your daughter for teaching my son when he was three years old to perfect using chopsticks in 1987! Best Egg Rolls in the area. read more

Had rice bowl last night. We had fried dumplings, fries, egg rolls and vegetable lo mein. Nothing too crazy, but simple quick eats. $18+ for everything We picked up our food in 15 min. and honestly the place needs a little update. The wood panel walls and everything else is pretty outdated. I know what we ordered was greasy. But this stuff was super greasy. I've eaten at many Chinese places and this is by far the most greasiest. My lo mein was drenched in oil and soy sauce. The top of the lo mein was great and the vegetables are chunky. But when you get to the bottom it has so much oil and soy left. The dumplings come in 12 and they were good. Egg rolls are pretty big and filled up. I may try out the general tso or the sweet and sour chicken next time, since someone did mention it's the white meat chicken Lol read more

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I read the reviews & decided to try the lunch special.. I ordered chicken & broccoli with fried rice. Unfortunately it was very bland. The fried rice was brown and the chicken & broccoli ugh..drenched in oil. I added ginger to make it edible. The egg roll was delicious. So I'm really disappointed that the food was not satisfactory. I will stick to Red Dumpling in Woodbridge.. or Edison Wok n'Roll on Inman ave. Food should taste fresh. read more

Amazing General Tsos Chicken. I literally drove an hour round trip to get this. They use ALL white meat chicken and their own breading. It was amazing. Nobody does it like this ANYWHERE! Thank you Rice Bowl! read more

I've been eating from the Rice Bowl since I was a kid in the late 70s. The staff is very friendly and they always get the order right. The General Tso's chicken is my favorite- huge chunks of breast meat with no fat in a delicious sauce. No eat in here- only take out. I don't even think there's a bathroom LOL. read more

Rice Bowl-Westfield Av - a row of chairs in a restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Clark, New Jersey

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I have been coming here for many years and consistently get good service and great food.

Best Chinese food ever! Grew up in Clark and used to go to the one on Raritan Rd in the shopping center. When that closed we ordered from here instead bc both restaurants are owned by the same family, or are somehow related (I'm pretty sure, the food is identical). Still the best Chinese food I've ever had. Through all my years moving around and whatnot, I have not found another Chinese restaurant that compares to the Rice Bowl. The fried rice and Orange Chicken are the best! I won't eat Chinese anywhere else now. read more

So I came here for years as a kid, went into the Marine Corps and ended up in Southern California. Every year afterwards I would come to visit my family and one of the places we love to go to is right here at Rice Bowl for the best Jersey Chinese food! Sure you may think why can't you get good Chinese food in California? Well you can't, I just haven't found it and believe me I have tried. It's just not as good. Maybe it's the water, maybe it's the vegetables but maybe it's just the fact that it's not fake here, it's a mom and pop place that I hope will last forever! read more

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Worst!!! Order never delivered!! Rice bowl says not his problem! Grub hub - didn't deliver- cheat!!!!!

Its real chicken!!!! This place is gourmet all the way with great, friendly service. I always order from here when I am home. They have a great orange chicken dish with fresh orange slices, not those dried disgusting peels that most places use. The chicken pieces in all the dishes are large, lightly breaded real white meat pieces that are always excellent. None of that mystery meat here. I have been to a lot of Chinese restaurants and this place is the best by far, and the most gourmet while still being priced very reasonably. They make great homemade egg rolls and I also recommend the Chicken Chow Fun. GREAT! definitely search this place out if you are looking for quality Chinese.You will be happy! read more

Wow, this place must have been sold off or has fallen under bad times! Doing non-profit work in the area and suggested getting takeout from here given my good experience a few years ago. However, do not plan on going back, ever! - Pork w/ Mixed Chinese vegetables was packed into the old style quart container. Good points for the amount of food, however, it was all very dry w/out much sauce. They also did not make it extra spicy, even though it was requested. - Kung Pao Chicken was probably one of the worst I have ever had. I understand using brocolli stems as filler but a 'soup' with peas and shredded water chestnuts w/ a few pieces of chicken and peanuts is not acceptable. This was more like a soup and didnt even pack the new style quart (still debatable on how much these hold) container. They also did not make it extra spicy, even though it was requested. - Beef lo-mein was uninteresting and mostly noodles. There were very little if any vegetables and not a lot of meat. - Hot and Sour soup was the worst I have ever had. It was a gelatinous mess w/ way too much corn starch or flour added. They also appear to have used ground meat instead of actual shredded Chinese pork. They dont deliver either. This is a good thing for yelpers. Stay away. read more

The food is always cooked when ordered and fresh. We love their hot and sour soup and generals chicken and shrimp lo mein.

Above average Chinese take-out. The general Tso's chicken is unique (white meat) and the lomein is better than most. This is definitely my local go-to when craving chinese read more

Best eggrolls and wontons on the east coast. Love the steamed dumplings also. The only Chinese restaurant I go to. Literally amazing.

This place has great Chinese food. It's very fresh and doesn't gross me out like other Chinese places can. The vegetable fried rice is my favorite. The vegetables are all very fresh and I especially like the little snap peas that they put in it. Quick and reliable and only two blocks from my house! read more

I do not like to sound harsh but I will never eat here again. I ordered chicken lo mein it has no flavor and everything is in big chunks like they have no time to do it right. I'm working in town , very tired and hungry and can't stomach what I ordered. I also ordered wonton soup and the broth tastes gross. I'm sorry but I'm only being honest. It's like they don't care anymore how things are done. read more

So disappointed with this spot after hearing rave reviews. I ordered beef with broccoli for take out and brought it home. Started eating and noticed the beef was barely cooked and red inside so took it back. They told me that was how it was cooked there and that nothing was wrong with it. It was disgusting and chewy and instead of offering to cook me up new one they claimed they couldn't do better than that and so just returned the purchase... they couldn't bother to cook it more and were so stubborn about telling me it was cooked properly. The beef was undercooked!!! Haven't been back there since and don't plan on ever returning. read more

Mediocre at best. Dingy little take-out place with food that is just okay. With so many cheap Chinese eateries around, I wouldn't bother with this place. read more

Beef w/ Broccoli is terrible. Orange chicken was decent.

Stopped here based on the reviews. Wasn't bad and definitely a family business that cares about what they put out there. But priced a bit high for take out only chinese and Ming Feng in Rahway is as good or better for my money. read more

Best Chinese food I have ever had! The chicken and broccoli in white sauce is like no other chicken and broccoli dish I have ever tasted before. Absolutely delicious! The homemade egg rolls are also amazing, I can't resist them every time I visit! Overall a fantastic restaurant, highly recommend! read more

Really good Chinese food/real chicken. A little more expensive than your typical Chinese food joint but satisfying. Got sweet and sour chicken and beef with broccoli. read more

It's a little more expensive than other Chinese restaurants but the quality speaks for itself. The general tso's chicken consists of big chunks of white meat. One order is enough for two. Only drawback is it is carry out only. read more

Classic food. Amazing flavor. Beats out every place we have tried in the area. A little pricey but worth it. No delivery. Take out only.

First of all, I'm not one of those Chinese food snobs that is comparing this establishment to "real" chinese food. All we were looking for was straight up, well executed, fresh, well-balanced classics. Wonton soup was tasteless, whereas the hot and sour soup tasted like sweetened pork gravy (completely inedible...and for me to say it was inedible, should say it all.) Pork fried rice was a gelantious mess with minimal pork. Pork, with rice fried into it. What's the hard part...Fried dumplings were burnt dough balls, General Tso chicken, while made with all white breast meat, was dry and stringy, like they had taken frozen chicken fingers, chopped them into big cubes, then sauced them accordingly. My meal was the highlight, steamed chicken with chinese vegetables (Moo Goo Gai Pan). This was tasty and prepared well. Do yourself a favor. Go someplace else... read more

I guess they forgot to put the beef in with the beef and broccoli that we ordered. Very minimal use of spices and flavors.Not sure how this place has been in business so long read more

I tried out their General chicken was surprised that it was all white meat it was amazing. Wonton egg drop soup was amazing as well. It seems like a family place since they have pictures that are from the 50's it seems. Would go again if ever in the area. read more

live in town and this place is a real gem....three dishes you can't go wrong with...the general tso's chicken is 100% white meat...best I ever had....the roast pork slices appetizer has a broth that you can drink as soup...so tender....but my go to dish every time is the chef's special spare ribs in black bean sauce...I have them make it extra spicy and I swear this dish is absolutely heaven on a plate...real authentic Cantonese at the Rice Bowl....those 3 dishes you simply can't go wrong with read more