The Short Version:
Pan-Asian restaurant in Centretown. Nice decor and pleasant service. Tasty food, albeit on the salty side.
The Long Version:
Rice-Mi recently opened (January 2026) in the space that was Festival Japan.
My husband had dinner there and overall the food tasted good and it didn't taste too salty as we were eating it but we were so thirsty afterwards, lol.
I got the General Tao Chicken dinner combo ($22) and my husband got the Black Pepper Beef dinner combo ($23) and he had a can of Sapporo beer ($11).
I asked for no sesame seeds for my meal and my food arrived as requested. The General Tao Chicken was nice and crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. It was dark meat, which is not my preference, but the meat wasn't too fatty nor gristley at least. The chicken came with carrots, bell peppers and onions. A lot of onions. Too much in my opinion, lol, but I gave them all to my husband and he said they were delicious, haha.
Our meals came with a small bowl of white rice and a small cup of soup. The soup had cut up fried tofu puffs, bamboo shoots, edamame and what I think was tiny dried up pieces of chicken. It was a bit random and seemed a little like a bunch of leftover ingredients thrown into a soup, lol, but I guess that's that restaurants do, haha. It wasn't bad. I finished it.
My husband enjoyed his Black Pepper Beef. It was tender pieces of beef with bell peppers and onions.
Service was pleasant. Decor is nice. They have a few tables against the wall with side partitions so it's a bit more private. I feel it's equally a nice place for a business lunch or for a date or an outing with friends.
Street parking only.
Review #59 (2026) read more