Rice Bowl-Westfield Av

Classic food. Amazing flavor. Beats out every place we have tried in the area. A little pricey but worth it. No delivery. Take out only.

Above average Chinese take-​out. The general Tso’s chicken is unique (white meat) and the lomein is better than most. This is definitely my local go-​to when craving chinese

Had rice bowl last night. We had fried dumplings, fries, egg rolls and vegetable lo mein. Nothing too crazy, but simple quick eats. $ 18+ for everything
We picked up our food in 15 min. and honestly the place needs a little update. The wood panel walls and everything else is pretty outdated.
I know what we ordered was greasy. But this stuff was super greasy. I’ve eaten at many Chinese places and this is by far the most greasiest. My lo mein was drenched in oil and soy sauce. The top of the lo mein was great and the vegetables are chunky. But when you get to the bottom it has so much oil and soy left. The dumplings come in 12 and they were good. Egg rolls are pretty big and filled up.
I may try out the general tso or the sweet and sour chicken next time, since someone did mention it’s the white meat chicken Lol

Mediocre at best.
Dingy little take-​out place with food that is just okay. With so many cheap Chinese eateries around, I wouldn’t bother with this place.

First, and last, check in here. The place hasn’t been updated in 40 years. Food was awful.

Really good Chinese food/​real chicken. A little more expensive than your typical Chinese food joint but satisfying. Got sweet and sour chicken and beef with broccoli.

Best eggrolls and wontons on the east coast. Love the steamed dumplings also. The only Chinese restaurant I go to. Literally amazing.

I’ve been back to the rice bowl and tried other items. I had the sesame chicken which is very much like General’s chicken and I would imagine Orange chicken, thick, white meat with not to much breading. I am very satisfied with this, but I had tofu in black bean sauce which was terrible. Big chunks of tofu in some thickened glob which had no taste. I also don’t care for the lo mein which is on the greasy side. The beef and garlic sauce was good but did not fill the container. I cooked some fettuccini and made my own sesame noodles to have with the left over sesame chicken and broccoli. I do that a lot, have left over spaghetti or pasta and use that with left over Chinese takeout and I know it won’t be greasy at all. I give this place 5 stars for generals, sesame, orange chicken and 3 stars for some other dishes.

It’s a little more expensive than other Chinese restaurants but the quality speaks for itself. The general tso’s chicken consists of big chunks of white meat. One order is enough for two. Only drawback is it is carry out only.

live in town and this place is a real gem… three dishes you can’t go wrong with… the general tso’s chicken is 100% white meat… best I ever had… the roast pork slices appetizer has a broth that you can drink as soup… so tender… but my go to dish every time is the chef’s special spare ribs in black bean sauce… I have them make it extra spicy and I swear this dish is absolutely heaven on a plate… real authentic Cantonese at the Rice Bowl… those 3 dishes you simply can’t go wrong with

Wow, this place must have been sold off or has fallen under bad times! Doing non-​profit work in the area and suggested getting takeout from here given my good experience a few years ago. However, do not plan on going back, ever!
— Pork w/​Mixed Chinese vegetables was packed into the old style quart container. Good points for the amount of food, however, it was all very dry w/​out much sauce. They also did not make it extra spicy, even though it was requested.
— Kung Pao Chicken was probably one of the worst I have ever had. I understand using brocolli stems as filler but a ‘soup’ with peas and shredded water chestnuts w/​a few pieces of chicken and peanuts is not acceptable. This was more like a soup and didnt even pack the new style quart (still debatable on how much these hold) container. They also did not make it extra spicy, even though it was requested.
— Beef lo-​mein was uninteresting and mostly noodles. There were very little if any vegetables and not a lot of meat.
— Hot and Sour soup was the worst I have ever had. It was a gelatinous mess w/​way too much corn starch or flour added. They also appear to have used ground meat instead of actual shredded Chinese pork.
They dont deliver either. This is a good thing for Unilocalers. Stay away.

I dunno what it is, but the egg rolls are the best.
That is all.

Stopped here based on the reviews. Wasn’t bad and definitely a family business that cares about what they put out there. But priced a bit high for take out only chinese and Ming Feng in Rahway is as good or better for my money.

First of all, I’m not one of those Chinese food snobs that is comparing this establishment to «real» chinese food. All we were looking for was straight up, well executed, fresh, well-​balanced classics. Wonton soup was tasteless, whereas the hot and sour soup tasted like sweetened pork gravy (completely inedible… and for me to say it was inedible, should say it all.) Pork fried rice was a gelantious mess with minimal pork. Pork, with rice fried into it. What’s the hard part… Fried dumplings were burnt dough balls, General Tso chicken, while made with all white breast meat, was dry and stringy, like they had taken frozen chicken fingers, chopped them into big cubes, then sauced them accordingly. My meal was the highlight, steamed chicken with chinese vegetables (Moo Goo Gai Pan). This was tasty and prepared well. Do yourself a favor. Go someplace else…

Excellent and well prepared food!

Best Chinese food ever! Grew up in Clark and used to go to the one on Raritan Rd in the shopping center. When that closed we ordered from here instead bc both restaurants are owned by the same family, or are somehow related (I’m pretty sure, the food is identical). Still the best Chinese food I’ve ever had. Through all my years moving around and whatnot, I have not found another Chinese restaurant that compares to the Rice Bowl. The fried rice and Orange Chicken are the best! I won’t eat Chinese anywhere else now.

This place has great Chinese food. It’s very fresh and doesn’t gross me out like other Chinese places can. The vegetable fried rice is my favorite. The vegetables are all very fresh and I especially like the little snap peas that they put in it. Quick and reliable and only two blocks from my house!

Its real chicken!!!
This place is gourmet all the way with great, friendly service. I always order from here when I am home. They have a great orange chicken dish with fresh orange slices, not those dried disgusting peels that most places use. The chicken pieces in all the dishes are large, lightly breaded real white meat pieces that are always excellent. None of that mystery meat here. I have been to a lot of Chinese restaurants and this place is the best by far, and the most gourmet while still being priced very reasonably. They make great homemade egg rolls and I also recommend the Chicken Chow Fun. GREAT! definitely search this place out if you are looking for quality Chinese. You will be happy!