The food was excellent today as usual. I had Hunan chicken, which was loaded with vegetables such as cauliflower, green and red peppers, celery, and a few hot peppers. The fried rice was excellent containing a lot of roast pork, eggs, and vegetables. I also had some hot sour soup, which was excellent. I have been eating here for years and have never been disappointed. The menu is extensive everything is fresh and top quality. This is my go to Chinese lunch location. Ed Nanno read more

The food was amazing! I have been looking for a really long time for some general Tao chicken and pork fried rice! This is by the Best By Far! Their vegetable Lo Mein is off the hook! And I Love that they give you chopsticks It was my first time using them and I live eating with them instead of plastic silverware! read more

They were prompt and the food was hot. The sesame chicken was cloyingly sweet, the fried rice was dry. Would not go back.

The price is great for the amount of food you get. Ive been here a few times and its just not my favorite in the area. The chicken is too crispy for my personal taste and is almost too hard to eat. read more

Checked out the rice box after seeing a commercial that looked very tasty. A quick google lead me to a Syracuse.com article by Charlie Miller about this little takeout "speakeasy" as he described it. I was decided on where I was getting lunch. Ordered online at about 1:15 on a Monday and was told my order would be ready at 1:40. I drove up to the backlot of what looks to be some sort of office building and there's a little atrium where rice box is located. I waited a couple minutes before a friendly employee brought out my food. I ordered two entrees: General Tso's with white rice and Garlic Shrimp with Lo Mein. I also ordered an appetizer of pot stickers. This bag was incredibly heavy and sure enough there was a boatload of food inside. for 25 dollars this already seemed like a steal. I got home and the food was all still steaming hot. I tried the pot stickers first and dang were they good. I'd highly recommend. I then moved on to the General Tso's. The chicken was coated in sauce and very crispy- a notch better than I am used to from Chinese takeout around Syracuse. The rice was nice and fluffy, but it was only white rice after all. The Garlic shrimp was excellent. Spicy with a nice oily sauce that had very good flavor. The vegetables were still crispy and there were TONS of shrimp. Genuinely, I was surprised at how many shrimp there were. The lo mein was piping hot and also tasty. Each meal comes with a complimentary shrimp spring roll which was nice and crispy- I personally used the garlic shrimp sauce to dip. Honestly I was surprised at just how good this Chinese takeout was. Decidedly better than any I've had in Syracuse. I'm definitely ordering from here again and recommending to anyone who will listen. Excellent Job. read more

Okay hear me out.. you're going to think you're in the wrong place if picking up from here the first time... but you're not. Enter through a small glass vestibule and call a magic number to pick up some of the BEST Asian cuisine we've ever had. The flavors are so much better than the standard run of the mill Asian flare and you get sizable portions to spread across multiple days. The thousand island shrimp is quite good, general tso's delicious, and the noodles are fabulous! So highly recommend! Don't let the location scare you away! read more

I have been looking for a new place to order Chinese food. It seems most places use the same sauce for every dish - it all tastes the same. This place is different in the best way! It's my new go-to! read more

The food was amazing. It taste so fresh and it arrived very fast only took about 10 minutes after ordering it. New go to place read more

The Rice Box - Sesame Chicken Lunch Combo 20/10 - Chinese Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Excellent Chinese food! I wish they were open weekends and dinner so I could eat it more! Only open for lunches and for takeout. Order online and pick up in the glass enclosed area at the back of the building/ parking lot area. We have ordered a wide range of dishes, and all have been delicious! Plus, the staff is always pleasant. It's been quite sometime since we have had a "go to" Chinese restaurant in Syracuse- thank you Rice Box for being our "go to" read more

Syracuse has only a few good Chinese restaurants, and they're all authentic. Very little if any good Americanized/ Cantonese Chinese to be had. So, I was very excited to find out about The Rice Box. I ordered 3 lunch combos, all with fried rice and a spring roll. The spring rolls were sooo greasy, they dripped oil and were inedible. The fried rice looked promising because it had the essentials of good fried rice without any yellow coloring. But, it too had too much oil which pooled in the container. The chicken with broccoli was gloppy and the chicken leathery. The beef with broccoli had plenty of tasty pieces of tender beef, but it was swimming in an oily sauce that ruined the broccoli. The broccoli absorbed most of the sauce and was soft, not crisp. The sesame chicken was pretty good and somewhat crispy, but again, the sauce was oily and ruined the broccoli. Overall, just another ordinary Chinese takeout. read more

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I ordered my first takeout lunch today (the only meal they serve, each weekday, from 10 - 2), choosing a dish I've never had but whose description sounded great, and wow, is it delicious! The Bangkok Beef has a sauce that I've never tasted in Chinese cuisine. It's like the perfect mix of teriyaki and peanut sauce with a splash of chili sauce. Not too hot, just right. The sticky rice is the perfect sponge for it. It's taking everything in me to keep from eating another plateful. SO DANG GOOD. I'll definitely be coming back! The parking lot was lively with regulars picking up their orders. They know what I now know. This is a hidden gem of a lunch spot. Pro tips: You have to order online then pick up your order 30-40 mins later in the parking lot. Enjoy!! read more

The Rice Box - Bangkok Beef - Chinese Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Delicious takeout spot for lunch. I had the shrimp lo mein and chicken fried rice. The prices were reasonable and the portions were huge, was enough left over for dinner and lunch the next day. It was so fresh and was delivered pipping hot like it just came out of the wok. I also tried the pot stickers, menu said was an order of 6 but actually came with 7 and they were so yummy. Can't wait to try out more items from the menu. read more

Probably the best Chinese food I've ever had. I had the Szechuan beef with pork fried rice. It's the freshest fried rice have ever had and tasted so good. Szechuan beef was very flavorful and vegetables are cooked just right. I definitely will be making this one of my go to lunch places. You can only order ahead and when your food is ready, it's on the table right inside the glass foyer. Can't wait to try more of the dishes. read more

Take out. You call the number and they bring the food to you in the waiting area. Non-descript no store front. Ordered sesame chicken, pot stickers and pork egg rolls. Chicken was fried until it was gristle and sauce was like glue. Too bad, flavor could have been ok if it wasn't for gristle dry over fried chicken. Pot stickers had a good sauce but the actual potstickers were yuck. Egg rolls were over fried & dry. We won't be back. read more

Number 1 search for the best Chinese Food in town, so I had to check it out. If you you're a out of towner like me, DO NOT use google maps it will bring you the wrong way, use Waze. The building where the food is prepared is a Little inconspicuous especially at night. When I went it was on a Thursday. I was confused because it was in an apartments/condo-like setting where you had to have a key fob to enter the building. When you enter the glass building there's a sign next to the door instructing you to call upon arrival I guess. We ordered online for a pickup time of 7pm. I did have to wait 15mins, but the gentleman was very pleasant and apologized for the long wait. We didn't get a lot of food for our first visit, but let me tell you! That fried rice was spot freaking on!! Very delicious. Very Fresh. Highly impressed and satisfied. The sweet and sour chicken was very hard and misshaped, the chicken lo mein was just a miss for me. the chicken was very thin--not my preferred texture of lo mein, I've definitely had better, but I will say it is a hefty amount they give you I'll probably try the beef or vegetable lo mein next time. My friend love her salt and pepper shrimp and the pot stickers were good as well. All in all I will definitely be back because of the fried rice! read more

The Chef is excellent, portions excellent, price excellent. Currently only pick up or delivery.