This business - and the family that runs it - deserves all of the praise that has yet to come. The quality of the food is unmatchable and the flavor is unlike any other American/Asian inspired cuisine that exists. I've eaten here nearly a hundred times and there is nothing that beats the salty/sweetness paired with the perfect crunch that you get from every bite of chicken and wontons. If chicken and wontons aren't your thing, fret not. The egg noodle soup is immaculate and their sugar donuts are to die for. I have been trying to find something on this menu that I don't like to a 100% standard. But that has been impossible. I try to leave warnings about menu items that may be better off left unordered, but everything on this menu is excellent. I must also encourage you to go in and order instead of using the drive-thru. They have pictures that their children have drawn all over the walls and often are sitting amongst the family while they work. A truly great ambiance all around. They are quick with all food ordered, no matter the quantity. I've gotten the same quality of service AND food when I take 5 people that I receive when I go alone. read more

Oh my goodness probably one of the best hole in the wall places of all time!! So cheap and great food! You get so much for the price you pay and staff is also so sweet! Highly recommend read more

Woman working was friendly but the food wasn't great, very greasy and there was like no chicken in the chicken with vegetables.

Loved the Sesame Chicken was awesome. Employees were clean and friendly. Portions were plentiful. I would definitely recommend. Only complaint is no outside dine in. Some outside seating would be super nice. read more

Love!!!!! Pick up or delivery I've never been disappointed! General Tso's chicken in amazing! Love the noodles! read more

For the price, you can't beat this! Food is always cooked fresh to order, always had fast, friendly service... the only thing this place "lacks" is a seating area. read more

I really enjoy this place. I find the food tasty, the service wonderful, and the portion sizes are huge! I really enjoy their peanut butter chicken, and my parents really enjoy the combo with broccoli and carrots. Their orange chicken is also a great option, and I always find myself trying to decide what delicious dish to get. This place is definitely worth your time for a tasty meal! read more

Fast and delicious. Unique orange chicken. Very friendly staff. Carry out and drive through.

So good and so worth the price! Super fast service and the food is delicious! It's one of our go to's when we want Chinese take out!

What a value! Huge portions, tasty food. You can see all the garlic, sesame seeds, etc in the sauce- flavorful. Friendly and fast service. Worth the detour in our road trip :) read more

Rice Noodle Cai - Noodles Near Me - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Decided to try this place driving by, and it's really good. Very clean, the staff is friendly, and the wait time was minimal. I got my food faster than I would have at the McDonalds drive thru. I got the strawberry shrimp and it was very tasty. The portions are generous so i have leftovers. The shrimp is served on a bed of fried rice. Very tasty dish. The fruit punch I got is also good. The only reason I mention the drinks is because sometimes at restaurants, the drinks from dispensers have a funny taste, but not here! It tastes good! I will definitely be going back. :) read more

Rice Noodle Cai - Strawberry shrimp. Very good! Already ate about half before taking the photo. - Noodles Near Me - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Coming from the Bay Area, high expectations. They didn't disappoint. The strawberry shrimp was very flavorful. A friend had the General Tso's chicken..As we say in Hawaii......Winnaz! Would love if they had a dine in area. Just moved here from the west coast and have been trying a few Asian places. So far, this is very good! read more

Been wanting to try, went for the first time today. Probably won't go again. Pros - large portion size, cheap Cons - don't get the shrimp, unless you like the microscopic kind with the vein still in it (blech), ordered shrimp lo-mein and asked for vegetables (you get broccoli and carrots) - it was an up-charge which is fine, but there was probably the equivalent of a stalk of broccoli (if that) sliced small and a few slices of carrot. I think I also expected since they're name is Rice Noodle that they would have more of a variety of noodles. Overall I was underwhelmed... read more

Mom & Pop shop with fabulous, fresh food. Quickly prepared while you watch, if you go in. But don't plan on dining in as it is strictly carry out or drive through. Huge portions with choice of soup or soda. The Egg Noodle soup has great flavor, dark chicken base melded well with the noodles and egg. Sesame Chicken is mild, served with brown rice. read more

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Hands down my favorite drive through. The menu is fairly limited but being that I prefer rice and noodle dishes there is plenty to keep me coming back. The spring rolls are amazing and not the typical cabbage variety. Everything is so fresh I actually have to let it cool down after bringing it home. The owners are wonderful and strive to please. Fast and cooked to order and prices are cheaper than anywhere else. Hard to beat read more

Rice Noodle Cai - Noodles Near Me - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Great little dive shack off the road. Good inexpensive pricing for enough food for a smaller dinner and lunch. People are always nice & drive thru takes about 5 minutes read more

Hole in the wall. Family owned business. Great food and even Better people. My son loved it so much we went 2 days in a row and tied for 3 days but they were closed on sundays read more

Don't let the 3 star fool you. This new Chinese takeout place in Cape is a welcome addition to the other Asian offering we have here. It's on Independence about halfway from Kingshighway to the River. I think this place used to be a car lot. Here are the main points. #1. They open at 11:00 for lunch. #2. They have all the typical American type Chinese dishes that most people here want. #3. They are super nice. The Chef has been living here for 18 years and his Wife for 10 years. They have a beautiful daughter by the way! #4. Prices. Well we had two full entrees, two soups, two egg rolls for a little north of $13.00 bucks!! #5 They close at 9;00, late enough for supper.. Talk about a quick freshly made lunch to go? Call them and it'll be waiting on you steaming hot.. For the price alone I'd try it at least once.. read more

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This one tends to fly under the radar quite often, but don't let that keep you from checking it out. Rice Noodle Cai may very well be one of the best food values in town. It is a little out of the way, compared to the location of other food places in town, but make sure you take that trip off the beaten path to check this out. Their menu isn't so vast that it becomes overwhelming, which makes your food choice and decision that much easier. You can get a combination, which includes your entree, a soda and a soup for $5.50-$6.50 and the portions are HUGE! Along with their noodle options, which range from lo mein, curry, soy and spaghetti, you can also get standard Chinese menu items like fried rice, sweet & sour chicken, General Tso's Chicken, and sesame chicken, if you're not sure that you would like the rice noodles. For the price, though, give it a shot if you've never tried a rice noodle plate before, and I think you'd like it. I love being able to see them make my meal while I wait, and the wait doesn't take long, as they have a very efficient operation. So, next time you are looking for something different, check it out, and I feel you may want to add it into your regular rotation! read more

Food is horrible, lo mean smells like wet dog and made my sister and her husband sick. Definitely not your typical Chinese food everything had a strange taste, sesame chicken was not sesame chicken some kind of weird sauce I've never seen before and the rice was literally black, will not be back that's for sure. read more

So good that I am writing this review as I eat. This could not wait. First time customer. Took the drive thru and got the curry rice noodle with egg soup, for 5.95 including tax. The flavors are amazing unlike most chinese places where the noodles taste bland. My new favourite place. Do recommend! read more

Rice Noodle Cai - Curry rice noodle with egg noodle soup. Take out - Noodles Near Me - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Where to start! The employees were very friendly and so helpful! The prices are low for the amazing quality AND quantity. The food is hot, fresh, and delicious! I went in to order carry out and waited in my car, I was planning on going back in to pick up my food but an employee walked my food out to me when it was ready! Will definitely be back! read more

Not only did the delivery take upwards of 50 minutes but the food and as literally worst cooked Asian food I have ever tasted. I'm truly not one to complain, but this was that awful. read more

Unexpected by its appearance from the street and its location. This place stands out from the typical Chinese food takeout by its freshness. I could tell my food hadn't sat there all day waiting for someone to order it. Very happy with the price, and its location being close to downtown. Will definitely go back. read more

My family loves this place. We order individual dishes AND their big catering pans. The food is great and the prices are fantastic. They have a good selection of vegetarian/vegan meals, too. read more

Rice Noodle Cai is a great place to go for some good takeout chinese food. While it has a bit of a small menu, their food is really good. When I went there, it took a while to get our food, but that was ok because the food was excellent. read more

This restaurant has excellent food. Great food for a great price. I had soy rice noodles with beef, egg roll and egg drop soup. Big portions and big flavor. read more

After discovering this place a few months ago, I've made it a point to stop by at least once a week. Their food is delicious, and you can see them make it while you're waiting on your meal (which might suprise you as to how quick it gets in your hands and you're on your way.) The portion you get for your money is bar-none in Cape Girardeau. Make it a point to stop by here and please, for your own sake, get the chicken soup. I'm partial to the General Tso, but everything on their menu looks great. I reiterate, this place is a MUST in Cape Girardeau. read more

The people are so nice and the food was amazing. They had large portions for a great price I wasn't a large fan on the amount of onions. I had the chicken rice soup and I loved the amount of spice to it. Now if it was me I would order all my food spicey so if you are like me then order spicey. read more

In my opinion, the best new addition to the Asian cuisine in town! You definitely have to try the honey chicken, it's fantastic. The egg drop soup is nothing to sneeze at, and the service is super friendly. read more

Amazing spicy beef lo mein and sweet and sour chicken! Best Chinese food in the area! Eat there every week.

Ok--first, apparently there are a LOT of people who like this type of Chinese food, only that does not include me, my husband or two other adults. The food was NOTHING like any Chinese food we had ever had before. Disgusting seems very strong, but also on the nose. I gave it two stars because the people were so very nice, and the portions large, but my Sesame Chicken was too spicy, General's Chicken Too Weird, and the egg drop soup was like chicken scented water, with NOODLES. Never saw that one before. So if you like weird Chinese food and lots of it-- this is your place. My dinner went in the trash. read more

Fresh, Fast and Delicious!!! The chicken and rice soup is superb. Family owned, great service, clean and fair pricing. HIGHLY RECOMMEND Rice Noodle Cai read more

I love this place! So much food-- GOOD food-- for almost nothing. I also love that it's a drive-thru. I have never had anything here that I didn't like. I usually get the curry rice noodles with vegetables or the lo mein with vegetables, and the egg noodle soup is delicious. Also, the owners' kids are adorable. Just a great little place all around. read more

The Curry Rice Noodle was amazing. Very affordable and very fast service. New addiction

Good food, big portions, friendly service, and a very reasonable price. One of the better choices for Asian food.

The best place in town. Do yourself a favor and skip the buffet. The food is always fresh, prices are great, large portions, and the service is awesome. read more

The noodles we had were flavorless and honestly not up to any real standard. It has been a while since we've eaten here. I really hope things have changed read more

Absolutely wonderful place. A great "mom and pop" shop that has great food, big portions and all at a great price. My favorite is the curry fried rice with chicken and vegetables. They also know how to make good sweet tea which is a plus right off the bat for this non-soda drinker. read more

Just tried tonight and the food came out super fast and was delicious! I'll definitely be stopping in more and trying new things. The egg drop soup is amazing read more