For a truck stop, the food here is always great. Some year or two back, the kitchen suddenly…read moreimproved noticeably. I now have lunch here several times a month. Suggestions are shrimp dishes, gumbo, crawfish, & sandwiches. Over half the customers are locals & regulars. As other local eateries decline, Rice Palace improves. Rear (North side) parking is easiest & offers some shade. Auto fuel at West side entry, truck services on North plaza. Do try this restaurant.

Here today! Myself…read moreand 3 of my coworkers was on our way to Florida, 2 were truck drivers. For anyone that doesn't know, truck drivers and bus drivers know the best places to eat. I had no suggestions, all I knew was I knew of the best place to get some boudin balls. Picture the 4 of us hungry hippos talking over each other wanting what we want and all claiming we knew the best place to get the best of what we craved. I cleared the least hours so when it came to driving, NOT me but I totally forgot we were passing through Louisiana so I acted exhausted and chose the rear of the van so count me out the equation hahaha. The rule of thumb is the driver gets the final say on where we stop to eat and he CLAIMED the place he knew had great food including boudin balls (I'm in the rear flipping through my Yelp reviews searching for the place I was insisted on stopping at). Ok so we pull up to this deserted hole in the wall (see picture) parking lot irritated voicing my disappointment and so did the other 2 except the driver who was reassuring us the food was DA BEST, he raved on and on about their food was life changing. We walk in and the place and it's DESERTED, but I did see a couple eating boudin balls so ok fine. Our waitress took our drink order, I wanted an Arnold Palmer and she explained their tea wasn't sweet because majority of their customers were seniors. As we're looking over the menu the driver wasn't, he still insisting the food was da chiii and already knew what he wanted, I'm looking for BOUDIN BALLS hangry (hungry/angry) coworker 3 saying we needed to go elsewhere, coworker 4 asking is the food even Cajun and do they have seasoning she could add. As we're ordering I asked WHERE ARE THE DANG boudin balls, she say they don't have them and what I saw the couple had was fried mushrooms balls. The driver who chose the restaurant was conveniently in the restroom! We all order and waited impatiently for our meals still complaining and small talking. Our meals arrive and the 3 of us looking at our plates like toddlers deciding if we was going to eat what we was given, the waitress said it's a lot she knows. Naw lady, this a hole in the and inflation too high to waste on food we won't like, this Louisiana and we know there's better in this State. WE took our first bites in unison and said DAMN looks are deceiving! THEEE flavor was there! Each of us started raving about what we ordered and offering each other a taste of Louisiana cooking! The portions were enough to take with us since we would be arriving in Florida late and had to clear 8 hrs before we took over our buses. We was so satisfied with the portions of out left overs that we didn't need to spend anymore money, we want to sleep the rest of the ride. WE highly recommend Rice Palace if you want to try a different restaurant in Louisiana, or a budget because eating on a road trip isn't as affordable anymore we have to be cost conscious. Here today! Yup will be back tomorrow!

4/12/2026 Not good is an understatement; both service and…read morequality. Had to order online, no other option. Chose to pick up for multiple reasons, but mostly because it was on the way home. Grab and go, get home, and there's an entire meal missing. Called them just to hear oh yeah, it came out after we filled your order. ??WTF?? And after all of that BS, the food was not good at all. Good grief, how do you F' up rice, beans and steak so bad? This is not my first experience there, but it is my last. Terrible shame, the Chili's we used to eat at in Virginia was excellent.

Soooooo good great service my waiter Anne was super nice to me and my family food was great would…read more100% recommend will definitely be coming back 5/16/26

Ther shrimp salad is so good and alot of it,,they dice it up small ,and you get everything on it…read morethat a salad should have,,,I would recommend them 100%,,,,and also very friendly service.

The hamburger harkened back to my childhood and made me really happy. I hear the spicy tenders are…read moregreat, and gonna try that next. It did a while to get my food, but it was piping hot and as ordered, so no complaints about that!

Driving an extra mile or two off I10 was well worth it!!!! I love a yummy local place to eat, and…read morewhen it's adorable and friendly- bonus!!! The Vanilla Bean is a cute coffee, breakfast, lunch spot that checks off all of the things! Clean bathrooms. Friendly staff. Delicious coffee - I had the cold brew coconut joy ! Scrumptious breakfast sandwiches - I had the Sunrise and hubby had the biscuit. YUMMMMM! Grabbed some sweets for later - holiday peppermint cookies and carrot cake. This place is a MUST stop. And if you are looking for g for a quaint little town for a little shopping, The Vanilla Bean is right in the midst of an old downtown. I will definitely be back for shopping and to try out their lunch.

The food the quickness the service. Ivery quite little coffee place with many regulars. Cooked to…read moreorder breakfast sandwiches.

This place and the subway next door, are the nastiest I have been to, in quick skillet, the…read morelettuce was literally brown.. Like it had been sitting there for teo days, that is a health hazard

Had hamburger steak, don't remember having a worse piece of hamburger meat ever. It was horrible…read moreshould have stuck with Subway, don't recommend it.

Jacob was super sweet and provided excellent customer service while we were traveling through LA…read more He took the time to make sure our order was perfect and that we had everything we needed. His kindness and attention to detail were greatly appreciated and made our experience at McDonald's even better. Thank you, Jacob, for going above and beyond!

We had a great experience at this McDonald's on the way back from thanksgiving with family…read more The restrooms were cleaned and stocked. We ordered food using the kiosk and it was a little long to get the food but not terrible. They placed our food under the lamp in the pickup area. This is good to keep the food warm. The only complaints, very little ice in the machines and the wait time was a little long. They did not have a crowd. We ordered a McRib combo which I enjoyed. Also ordered a Big Mac combo and chicken nuggets. My son had the frappe and said it was good. I used my app and had a reward to purchase 10 piece nuggets for 1.00.