One of the best impromptu dinner decisions we've made in a while. With all the futuristic decor and glowing 5 star reviews, my expectations were high and they absolutely delivered. The food was SO good. We placed an order using their app which is super easy to maneuver. It didn't take long for our order to be ready. We ordered the Sesame Chicken, House Fried Rice (26oz), and wings tossed in sweet and sour sauce. We also added some General Tso and Sweet Chili sauces on the side. Everything was packed with flavor and served in generous portions. It was perfect for two adults with leftovers to take home. RB (The Rice Box) has the vibe of a cool after-hours hangout with great food, a chill ambiance, and a place you'll want to visit again and again. Can't wait to visit again soon. read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Pluses 1. Packaged well and it was warm 2. Green beans ok Areas to improve 1. Chicken egg roll very thick skin and bland 2. My orange beef was soggy and the dough was very thick Probably a notch above frozen dinner. Not for me, taste was very salty. read more

Came here for a quick work lunch and loved it! Got the classic YangZhou fried rice with Chinese sausage - portions were large and they did not skimp out on the sausage. Came with an egg roll too which was a nice touch. I think they had a good balance of less salty base with salty sausage, but I would have liked just a touch more (maybe 10%) soy sauce to coat the rice as I thought some flavor was left on the table. But even with that, I'd still definitely come back! read more

The Rice Box - Yang Chow Fried Rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The garlic eggplant was heavily coated with a dark overpowering seasoning. I expected white rice to accompany but it was given noodles, again, seasoned heavily where you couldn't tell what exactly you were eating. Not an enjoyable meal in my opinion. read more

The Rice Box - Eggplant garlic and noodles. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Holy grail I'm not even joking. First bite in and I started feeling like that mouse from ratatouille.

Always love this place, after having it catered by my job. My dad loves Asian food, so I decided to get him hip to this place... I love the futuristic vibes and background music. This place was clean and I was able to order quickly without any issues. We ordered; App: Scallion Pancake Entrees: Pepper steak & Sesame Chicken both w/ noodles and chicken eggroll I like that you are able to control the spice in each dish; no spice, med or extra spicy. The food is always awesome here, no complaints. I was surprised that there was plenty of parking, despite its awkward location. My dad loved the noodles, they should rename it to "noodle box" Enter freely, they've been approved read more

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John P, the owner of Rice box, I live by your joint and do not need delivery if I choose to eat your food. Your customers do not park where they supposed to. Your waste trap overflowing last week of Thanksgiving week was the most disappointing and disgusting experience we had in our neighborhood for decades. You should treat your neighbors a little better! read more

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I still love rice box when I'm in Houston the vibe is unmatched major meow wolf energy! The food is good and decently priced too! The lady that took my order was so incredibly sweet can't wait to go back thank you for the great food and consistently! read more

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I stopped by for some quick dinner and was impressed by the tasty food and timely service. The place was clean and was decorated in a lovely and fun manner, with colorful low lights and plenty of seating. There were multiple faction movies playing all at once and the bright menus that made up an entire wall made it easy to order. I had the general tsao's chicken meal with the chicken egg roll and it was really good. The flavors were rich and the textures were succulent. Really good quality and quantity for what I was looking for. read more

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This place is so cool!! It's so high tech and I feel like I just walked into a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. The food is really good and just even the chicken fried rice itself is very good. I will say that The portions are very large so they are definitely splittable. The first time we went, we got our own entrées and then the next time we went, we just split one and that was more than enough for both me and my boyfriend. Service was really fast. Even the second time when we ordered it online it was ready before we even got there. This is definitely a place you want to take a lot of photos. Even have like a nice outside area because it is a little bit cold inside the restaurant. Bring a jacket. read more

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Random craving for egg rolls so I tried this place out. The interior is nice. There is parking but the lot is oddly shaped. Customer service is non-existent - at least it was when I dined in. It gave vollect payment and then we don't care energy. There is a variety of options on the menu. I ordered what I call the beef with broccoli . The portion size was fulfilling. The fried rice just lacked flavor -which was disappointing. Even when you add the duck sauce the fried rice was just bland. Also, I dined in and it was interesting that you don't get refills on fountain drinks. read more

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Husband and I have a 7 year tradition now. Eat at Rice Box. Go look at fancy Christmas lights. Usually we do it mid December. But we did it Jan 3 this year. Fewer lights, but same great experience. Food is delicious. I know they've rebranded to make everything look like them and not a random takeout. Perfect. Our date night included beer, 2 Star Wars movies and 2 Keanu Reeves movies. Perfect date night. read more

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Love the lights and the tech feel. My kiddo was obsessed and she's definitely hard to please aesthetically. Tall guy with the long hair was super nice and friendly!! Great customer service and it's so hard to come by these days. So thank you!! Tonight I got the lg house fried rice with chicken. It's a great portion for two or for one person and have left overs. I appreciate the flavor and the green onions sliced just right in the rice. I also like that the rice is the right texture. It's not mushy or too wet. It's a nice dry rice that's light but gets your full. I also ordered the noodles as a side and that was plenty to eat as a full entree. I will be back!! And maybe even tomorrow!! read more

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I have been looking for a place to get quality Chinese food since my favorite spot closed. I was wanting take out and had heard about the Rice Box before so I decided to give it a try. I loved the colorful decor outside and thought a bit standard on the inside. Decent amount of seating if coming in when it's not busy. I usually start with a basic entree to test how good a new Chinese food spot may be, as not all are created equal. The basic entree I went with was Fried Rice. The Rice Box delivered big time on this one! Ordering online for pickup, I added Chicken and Shrimp to my fried rice, and really appreciated having the option to add broccoli to it as well. With fried rice orders you also have a choice of egg rolls. I chose Chicken, again. For a price of about $16 I got plenty of food to take back home. The rice was cooked perfectly, with the chicken and shrimp being tender, flavorful, and delicious. The egg rolls on the other hand was average - I've had better. Nonetheless, the test was passed with flying colors, so it is safe to say I will be returning to try other entrees. Receiving my order for pick up was pretty quick which was a plus. If you're looking for your next favorite Chinese food spot, check out The Rice Box. Enjoy! read more

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Rice Box is kind of a fancier, more aesthetic Panda Express. The selling point is that they give decent sized portions, about 1-3 meals, depending on your appetite. I ordered the Mongolian Chicken, and it was a saucy, stir fried chicken with snow peas, carrots, and onions. It tasted like those individual ingredients were thrown together in a wok, which is to say tasted fine, but not mind blowing. Their two spice level is medium and extra spicy, which makes no sense lol. I got extra spicy and it was barely spicy nor were the peppers very spicy. The rice was also overly dry and crumbly, which made it really difficult to eat with chopsticks. The meal also comes with an egg roll with chicken or vegetable as options. In total it was about $15 for the meal. Pretty good value, especially if you can make it stretch over 2 meals. I also tried the chow fun, which I really enjoyed the flavor of. Will definitely be getting that next time. I really do see this place's main competitor as Panda Express. I would argue that PE will get you your food faster, albeit slightly less fresh, but with roughly equivalent value and flavor. I'd definitely come back if I was in the area but would not go out of my way to come here. read more

The Rice Box - Mongolian chicken - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

I found this food pretty lackluster, but I might've just ordered the wrong thing. I got curry chicken and I didn't realize that it was just chicken, sweet potato, and carrots... and I don't like sweet potatoes or carrots. Their fried rice was good - just plain old rice fried with some egg. The crab Rangoons were good and so were the egg rolls. I'm sure I'll eat here again because my friends enjoyed their food, so I'll update my review when I get something better next time. I will say that I found it hard to focus on the menu on the wall because there were so many moving parts on it, but that might just be a me problem. I much preferred looking at the menu on my phone. There was a pretty long wait even though there weren't a lot of people eating there, but I think they get a lot of takeout orders so maybe that's why. The tables are all long so it's sort of communal seating. There's also outdoor seating. read more

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This location is my favorite. Food here perfect I always get the mein, the sesame steak or chicken, the wonton soup, or mapo tofu. I wish they would bring back the custard buns ! Service is always quick, it's clean, and very unique atmosphere. The only con to this place and it's not their fault. Parking. read more

As a huge Houston foodie, rice box is honestly not bad at all for a nice chill Chinese takeaway dinner! It's not what you would expect as "good authentic Chinese food" but just something basic and nice. A little pricy though. The chongqing chicken wasn't a bit dry but general Tso and fried rice was great. Their service is also good and they will bring the takeout to you in your car. read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Very good ! The inside space is on the smaller side for how busy is it so it would be nice to have more seating at the bar area. The food is great and the workers were nice. read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Pretty good americanized Asian (Chinese-ish). Bold flavors, casual atmosphere, ok prices. Chow fun with Chinese sausage and sweet Thai chili wings are our goto favorites. This location is fairly busy with door dashers and people waiting on their takeout order, which can take up much of the dining area. There are some seats outside, but Houston doesn't make that appealing most of the time. read more

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Whenever we are in the area and are craving noodles / Asian cuisine we stop by rice box and get our fix. There is limited parking at this location but honestly I've never had a problem whether that's dining in or picking up. The overall space is clean and attractive. The staff here is super friendly and knowledgeable about their menu. We typically order the cow fun with shrimp and the general Tso with fried rice. Both items are accompanied by an egg roll. Typically we try to order a new appetizers/ side so this time we went with the crab Rangoon. Everything was flavor and fresh but... I do find the chowfun to be overly greasy. read more

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TL; DR Good ambience, okay-ish food, okay service I like how the place looks- very futuristic looking with all the neon and open structure. Especially love the digital menu board. The food has great portions but tastes mediocre, in my opinion. Ordered the following: 1. Sesame chicken 3/5 - no real flavor in the sauce but the chicken was alright. Extra spicy had a nice amount of heat but I didn't feel it was extra spicy for me. Came with a chicken egg roll on the side which was good & hot. 2. House fried rice with chicken 4/5 good wok hei on the rice and very good chicken to rice ratio. Also came with a chicken egg roll. 3. Scallion pancake 3.5/5 tastes as you'd expect a scallion pancake to taste. However there was an odor on the oil used that refused to leave my hands after eating. Service: it seems they have attempted a mix of fast food & table service (like chick fil-a in some locations). We were sitting on the patio outside and wanted the heaters turned on. I waited several minutes for someone to come turn them on (since there was an explicit sign on them to not touch) but the restaurant was very busy. After waiting a while I figured I'd try turning it on myself when one of the staff members came over and tried turning it on. However both their patio heaters had no fuel in the tank and we ended up sitting outside without heat since our food had already arrived. Overall, I am okay with my experience here and doubt I will return for more. read more

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Will absolutely repeat. Without equivocation. Insta-rific with the neon lighting. Good service. Stir-fry heaven and more food than anticipated. read more

Love RB for may years App allowed orders for Christmas Day (from NY always do Chinese for Christmas) RB was closed on the 25 Went to the location, staff were helpful and offered multiple options to resolve the issue. Looking forward to ordering and picking up next Christmas Eve. read more

This is probably my new favorite Chinese food place! I have been wanting to come here for so long, and it was definitely worth the wait. The customer service was excellent, the atmosphere was super cute and cozy, yet very modern. The food was delicious, and the portions were very generous for the price. The only downside is the parking is limited. read more

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Food was good.. orange chicken one of the best I've had ! And the noodles Woww!!! Make sure you get steak and shrimp middle spice and place was dope legit took you to another atmosphere! Service was great the young lady answered all my questions and gave me a great recommendation! read more

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While I love The Rice Box, this is probably my least favorite location. I came due to the convenience of where I was located at the moment. The food just tastes a bit lackluster here, like they don't put forth any effort. I order Rice Box quite frequently so I could taste the difference between this location and others. This time, I got the medium spicy general tso and it didn't taste spicy at all. Food was made quick though! read more

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I was hesitant about going to The Rice Box from what I've heard from my friends, but I was genuinely pleased with my visit. We went on a Friday night, and it was pretty busy. The neon lights are a vibe. They're such a vibe that there was a guy filming a music video there. I got shrimp chow fun and it comes with an egg roll. They come in hot and in huge portions. The chow fun had a good amount of spice and was full of flavor. They are generous with the amount of shrimp, but they use the mini ones. I had a bite of my boyfriend's Mongolian chicken and it was pretty good. Some rooms for improvement: The rice was a bit dry, bathrooms were dirty, and my fortune cookie had no fortune. All of which are an easy fix. I will definitely be back if I am in the area! read more

Always a solid choice. Good unique food for a decent price. Good flavors with an interesting selection. Greet amount of food for the money. Parking can be a pain bc of the location but worth it. Cool decor inside and out read more

I'm not gonna lie before this most recent visit, I haven't had rice box since they were just a food truck that used to come to UH during college. But dang have I been missing out. The rice box brick n mortar greatly exceeded our expectations. This space ship looking Chinese spot had quick service and HUGE portions. We ordered their general tso's chicken, sesame chicken, garlic eggplant, and beef chow fun noodles. We didn't realize each order also comes with a giant side of white rice, brown rice, fried rice, le mein noodles, or broccoli, plus an egg roll. When I tell you the portions are big, I mean we had enough food for lunch, dinner, and the next 3 meals honestly. All the food tasted fresh and was made to order. The general tso's chicken was honestly some of the best I've had in awhile. It beats your "local Chinese takeout" spot for sure. The real favorite though was their garlic eggplant. This is such an underrated dish. Even if you don't like eggplant, order this and I think it will change your mind. The chewy texture of their beef chow fun noodles is a must as well. Overall I'm upset I didn't come back to the rice box sooner. The prices are reasonable for the giant portions, the food is hot and made to order, and it all tastes great. I'll become a regular here for sure. Enjoy! read more

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Love the rice box. It's one of the few places I can get super good tofu that is nice and firm!!! Every one of their sauces pairs Greta with it! I especially like the sesame tofu or the orange tofu! The house fried rice is great but I'd recommend the yang chow fried rice as it has delicious sweet Chinese sausage in it! And lastly try the nitro lo pan it's so smooth and unlike anything I've had before! Inside and outside are both simple but decorated nicely with a big photo spot outside. Always very friendly staff and the food is great dine in or delivery!! read more

The Rice Box - Orange chicken egg roll and nitro Lo pan - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

I came here to spend $70 on some food and none of my rice was done. My dumplings were not done so I tried to contact corporate. They are saying they not giving me a refund back or at least remake my food. Do not come here at all read more

The parking sucks the food was pretty bomb! I got the pepper steak and rice. Seasoned very well..... my son got the chicken fried rice. He said it tasted like how the old Timmy chans rice use to be. Really good. All meals came with an egg-roll. read more

The Rice Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

I don't know what's happened to this restaurant. I used to love their food but it's gone downhill. The food is so bland and flavorless. We ordered the Kung Pao Chicken and it was huge chunks of chicken and bell peppers with a very bland and terrible tasting sauce. Whatever they've done, they need to get back to their original recipes. read more

The Rice Box - Kung Pao Chicken - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

Trying this place for the first time! Ordered to go. As stated in other reviews, parking isn't great. I ordered General Tso's because of all the good reviews for it, plus the house fried rice. It comes with egg roll (nice). Got nice recommendations from the server that rung me up, he was kind and patient. I really liked the great service. Was easy to order to go, this place stays busy, lots of To- go orders. Cool vibe, lots of busy workers. Overall food was fine, I appreciate the service most of all. I liked the lo mein the best, but I'm already a fan of that, lol. read more

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Food was great!! Service was nice! Also the restaurant was clean! It has a cute theme to it. Outside and inside seating. You can sit at the bar if you want. Parking is a little tricky but we were lucky. read more

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Man, I am not sure what happened to this place. I remember going to the rice box food truck every weekend after hitting the bars in Montrose. It's lost almost all of its charm in exchange for brick and mortar expansion. You used to be able to get a take away box with rice in the bottom general tsos or orange chicken and an egg roll all overflowing out of the box for like 13$. It was nothing short of amazing with an awesome flavor. Now, it's mediocre at best and pretty expensive. I have had almost everything on the menu. The spare ribs, curry, and egg rolls are the only things that really shine on the menu. Everything else is no better than the local Chinese joints around town and higher priced. Don't usually post these kinds of reviews, and it's sad to see something so amazing as the food truck go downhill like that. Will not be ordering again. Service is alright and the ambiance is really cool inside with all the neon light. For the value and flavor 4.5/10 read more

This was my first time to rice box and it was ok. Getting into and out of the parking lot is a nightmare. The lighting in vibe is super cool but too long would be kind of a strain in my opinion with all the neon. We took out so I can't say for sure. The service was ok, staff felt a little over it but it's the holidays so I don't hold that against them since they are still working. We got the pepper steak and mapo tofu. The pepper steak was a little watery with the sauce and a bit too sweet while still being kind of bland. The mapo tofu was great! Did a good job with that. The portions were very generous so I'd say worth the price. read more

The Rice Box - Pepper Steak Meat - Asian Fusion Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The atmosphere was super nice, but the food was just ok, nothing special. Don't think we would go back.

I'm really upset at myself for living so close to The Rice Box for so long and only now having their Beef Chow Fun in my life. I ordered it spicy and it was some of the best Chinese food I've ever put in my face. I fully intend to make up for lost time. read more