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    The Rice House

    3.6 (167 reviews)
    ModerateCantonese
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Chicken Soup w.Choy Sum
    Shih Fa K.

    Ordered the Chicken w.Dried Mushrooms Clay Pot Rice, Chicken Soup w.Choy Sum, and the America Ginseng Stewed w. Black Chicken. The chicken with dried mushroom clay pot rice was well-done and the dish had its signature crispy rice at the bottom. The chicken soup with choy sum was a nice flavorful broth with a good amount of vegetables and chicken. The American ginseng stewed with black chicken also tasted good. The service was fast and responsive, but is good to note that this place no longer takes credit cards for dining in. The ambiance was simple and a bit bare.

    Premium Soy Sauce Shrimp
    Cecilia Y.

    The Rice House is one of my dad's favorite restaurants. There hasn't been many clay pot places so he often comes whenever he's craving it. He loves their beef chow fun as well so we often get it. His go-to is the pork ribs in black bean sauce clay pot rice and my mom likes the preserved meat clay pot rice. For soups, we usually get the Sea Coconut & Pear Stewed with Pork and watercress stewed with dried duck gizzard. I usually like drinking the soups because I love Chinese clear soups and they taste really light. I rank this place a 3/5 because everything is pretty oily in my opinion even the soups. I always notice the layer of oil in the soups and then it's very obvious for the rice and noodles as well. The rice is somewhat understandable because it helps with crisping up the rice for the hard crunchy bits but the beef chow fun is so oily that it coats my lips. Like many other reviews, you have to watch out for the many tiny bones especially in the soups and in the rice pots. Overall, still decent food but wish it was less oily. The old pictures I had on here were from the when the restaurant was owned by previous management/ owner. The food now is contained in paper material bowls!

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    Joyce T.

    A counter-service restaurant serving claypot-style rice in paper bowls (weird) We had a half-and-half rice bowl with roasted duck and Chinese sausage. We also ordered the mushroom chicken. Overall the meats were delicious but it's too much rice compared to the meats. Also there's no wok hei due to not serving it in clay pot. The packet sauce and their house chilies were good.

    Mushroom and chicken "claypot"...
    Bor C.

    Lies. You walk up after seeing pictures of claypot rice on their menu posted on the window and expect a claypot served, but no. It's in a paper takeout container. After ordering at the counter (this place is totally self serve), we take a seat and pour our own water. When our "claypots" arrived, we were startled to see it in the paper bowls. The guy explained they are prohibited from serving it in a claypot as it is a cooking instrument and cited FDA regulation. Not believing it was a federal regulation, I asked if it was a Milpitas regulation and he confirmed, but I still don't believe him. Considering that the Chinese restaurant in the Ranch 99 Plaza next door serves their entrees on sizzling iron platters and the Korean restaurant at McCarthy serves their Bibimbap in Dol Sot (that hot stone bowl), it is a lie. The bowl itself was decent, even though it lacks enough scorched rice that is softened by this format. It is a disappointing experience as a result and I will not revisit. I feel the decision to serve it this way and the self service is a finance decision, which is detrimental to customer experience resulting in lower sales leading right back to finance. Place is clean at least.

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    Sisi C.

    This is a counter service restuarant that serves claypot styled rice bowls in plastic bowls whether you eat in store or not. I would recommend ordering online beforehand. I got a half and half rice with chicken and pork ribs. Their meats had good flavor but the meat to rice ratio is like 85% rice so I had about half of the rice left over when I was done. Although it's claypot rice, I'm not sure if this bowl of mostly plain white rice is worth the $18.50 price personally. They have plenty of tables for seating but it seems like most people just order online to go and those to do dine in store are mostly parties of 1. Overall, this could be a decent option for a group looking for a casual meal. There's also some outdoor seating in the plaza.

    Any 2 Selective Rice(Half & Half) Preserved meat and pork ribs
    Lauren T.

    Go here for claypot rice! I recommend getting the half and half preserved meat and pork ribs. The rice is toasted and has a nice crunch, and the soy sauce and spicy sauce is delicious.

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    Benjamin T.

    The rice house is a claypot rice restaurant but they don't actually give u a clay pit they only cook it and serve it in plastic to go bowls. Lots of ppl just order online and get delivery as not many ppl typically dine in. But if you do dine in, there's plenty of seating and lots of room with DIY water and stuff. Order and pay first st the register Overall food was okay, definitely needed to eat it with their sauce packet. Would recommend their half and half to try different things out.

    Spareribs
    LeeLee C.

    DoorDash order, so only comment on the food this time. The soup is delicious and good portion. Totally the traditional canton style soup. The rice dish is the issue. Both the spare ribs and chicken clay pot rice have broken bones. Be careful when you chew on the food.

    Dried Vegetable stewed with Pork Bones
    Jinan L.

    !!!CASH ONLY OR VENMO ONLY!!! It quite embarrassed us to download Venmo and pay the bills. And finally we have to Zelle the restaurant. Arrived around 7 PM and it takes a solid half hour before we got the food served. I think they're quite busy with takeout orders. There are roughly 10 tables inside and almost nothing is served. Indeed, I don't think they charged with tips. And it's quite noisy as it's closed to the kitchen. Food is actually tasty and very authentic flavor either the clay pot rice or the chicken with dried mushrooms. Chicken is very good and tender. Many customers are Cantonese speakers 街坊 so you can trust their food quality. I will deduct one star on the service: I think the waitress speaks Cantonese and talk to other customers in Cantonese. Obviously I can understand. But, when we order using Mandarin, she immediately switched to English and left us feeling awkward.

    Preserved Meat and Roast Duck Clay Pot Rice
    Peter X.

    Let's cut to the chase. The only two meats worth getting are the preserved meat and the pork ribs, in that order. The beef and duck were just disappointing. Rice was nice and crispy on the bottom, so I will give them that. But what's with the two broccoli? They literally put exactly two pieces of broccoli in each bowl... for color? I found that strange. All in all, if you're specifically craving Chinese preserved sausage then by all means order a bowl of that. However you can easily buy a clay pot, the meat, and just steam your own bowl at home.

    Menu as of 8.13.22
    Annie T.

    I came here with high hopes and expectations that this could be my next go-to comfort food restaurant. Sadly, I was a bit disappointed and will not be coming back. Customer Service The service was great overall considering there was only one employee managing the front cashier area and serving all of the tables with their orders. Food I ordered the following two items: #1: Preserved Meat Clay Pot Rice - $11.99 #11: Any 2 Selective Rice (Half & Half) - $14.99 It was a bit odd that only 2 pieces of broccoli were provided for each dish? The Chinese sausages were nicely marinated and cooked, but felt like something I can easily make at home? The rice for both of the dishes was a bit too crunchy for my liking. Hence, it did take about 25 minutes from placing the to go order for it to be ready. Each of the dishes can easily be shared amongst two people, if you're not super hungry and are okay with small portions of protein. They only accept cash or Venmo; be prepared for either of the two payment methods. Ambiance Open with lots of seating and waiting area for to go orders.

    Pork with black bean and special fired Any 2 Selective Rice(Half & Half)
    Ming H.

    Shouldn't call this fired rice if the rice was never fired. Very dissatisfied, disappointed

    Pork Ribs in Black Bean Sauce Clay Pot Rice (takeout version)
    April Y.

    At first glance at my takeout order, it looked a little plain. Once mixed though, it reveals the "rice crust" from the clay pot. Phew! I was reeeally worried but crisis averted! After trying this place a couple times, I think my top order is just the Black Bean Pork Spareribs Claypot. We tried a few others but it was "just ok". This time around, we just ordered 2 takeout orders for the fam, and it sufficiently fed the 4 of us. We were full and satisfied. Wouldn't say it was mind-blowing but it's the better of claypot rice options in the South Bay. Overall, I'd really give this 3.5 stars but rounded up because it's the best option I've found so far.

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    Never order thru yelps. Employee there said not to use yelps to order. There is a delay to get to the restaurant.

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    Love this place. A family style restaurant, warm and friendly. The 煲仔飯are great, not the best not very good

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    Simple delicious claypot rice place with the most incredible spicy chili sauce -- you need it with every bite.

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    Sad, sad food. And terribly unhealthy. You will be much better off by eating in Walmart's hot isle.

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    How much is the chili oil crisp container? How much do you get and what’s the cost? I’ve never tasted so I’m curious if I should buy it.

    We except credit cards or is it cash only?

    They accepted Venmo, Paypa and cash but not credit card.

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