Rice n Noodle

I trusted my friend who referred me to try Rice n Noodle. There’s only certain spot of Chinese food that I like to come & eat in the neighborhood but I told my friend I would try this place. Well… Not to happy how it turned out. My food didn’t taste so good. My chicken tasted like fish! My noodles were really dry & not enough sauce. I will not come back to this place again. I should’ve went to China Bistro across the street.

You know when you get that Chinese food craving that just won’t go away until you give in? Well, I held out for a few days, then we ordered Rice n Noodle. I’ve been hoping for a better option than our normal go-to’s, something with more flavor and less grease. Well, I think we found it and now I’m in real trouble because now I want MORE!
Ordered…
*Combo Chow Mein — Okay, yum, just yum. I’m calling them as soon as they open to order more … this could become a real problem!
*Shrimp with Snow Peas — Exactly what our group wanted, full of juicy shrimp and veggies galore, dosed in a flavorful broth/​sauce, which makes me happy because you gotta have the sauce for the rice, right?!
*Mongolian Beef — Their Mongolian beef does pack a punch with what I’m guessing were dried thai chilis? That was a welcome kick of spice. The dish overall was a 3.5 for me, solid, spiced but lacking something.
*Orange Chicken — The crowd fave — again — this orange chicken is a bit different than any other recipes that I’ve tried from other chinese-​fast food tyoe locations. Thought it was a bit closer to a sweet n sour, and very yummy. Complete with a mix of broccoli soaking up the sauce on the bottom. Yum!
All orders come with rice, and this is where they lost a star. The rice was dry and kind of blech. Luckily we ordered in, and I was able to make some organic jasmine rice quickly that was fluffy and delish. Their rice game needs work.
I must say, though the rice disappointed, I was doubly impressed that not one container had that stomach turning grease slick, you know, the one you don’t see until you’ve finished your meal and ruins it.
Their phone service was awesome — I ordered food an hour early and asked them to make everything closer to when we would arrive for pick up– and they did! Food was piping hot and FRESH, veggies still had a slight crunch and the shrimp was cooked to tender. Prices were reasonable, they do offer the family dinner options, also. Overall, it was a happy meal… and with that said, I have to go order another round of chow mein…

Poor service, spent $ 30+ for carry out during dinner time and they won’t give me plates or utensils. She explained that they only give disposable plates and utensils for dine in customers. Do they expect me to eat the food on the containers with my hands??? Other place would give you extra stuff if you spend more than $ 25. Never going back.

Rice n Noodle is around the corner from my work, so I go there a lot for lunch. Their food is delicious & the service is quick.

Last minute dinner choice for our group of 10. Had plenty of room and nicely decorated. Believe it is also grand opening recently. $ 20 gets you all you can eat for 90 minutes. Good deal for teenagers on up. My group have 5 kids under 11 and had to pay full price. Our group 6 kids and for adults came out to $ 241. Little pricey for a strip mall place to eat. Food was very good and flavored well. Your basic Korean BBQ where they bring you your choices of meat and shrimp and you do the grilling at your table.

Hard to rate it. Food was good but cold cuz delivery guy said he was not familiar with our area. GPS says we r only 2.9 miles from store so am assuming delivery folks doesn’t know about Google Maps or is just… distracted? … Understaffed? It is a shame cuz food was tasty. Will give them another shot to see if this is the norm or not

Pretty much the only local spot if you’re in the mood for oriental food in my mind. I’ve been coming here for years and only now got around to reviewing this spot. I have experienced several different dishes and can honestly say that I have not had anything I didn’t like. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. Food comes to you fast and delicious. Definitely give them a try!

Just ordered delivery from RnN for the first time ever, having saved a door flyer I got from them months ago. I didn’t really realize they were considered «fast food». I was just starving & Chinese sounded good. They were fast to answer the phone & were professional & speedy in taking my order. But more importantly, I cannot believe how quickly they were at my door step with piping hot food! Lightning speed. Also impressive, the delivery was well put together & they didn’t miss a thing as far as napkins, sauces, side noodles, utensils & fortune cookies. (I’ve had deliveries where things are sloppy, thrown together from other restaurants). The food itself was delicious. A little too greasy for me, Nonetheless, definitely great — especially for the price. Now that I know about them, I’m sure I’ll be ordering again soon.

OMG… Ok I’ve never given 3-​stars for a place before. I don’t like judging a place solely based on service as long as I get my food but clearly, language barriers do make a difference. Esp, if it’s leftover food I plan on taking home.
Why, why did the lady who served me throw my leftover take-​home away? Not once did I shake my head nor say I didn’t want to take whatever I had left home. Can we say rude? She straight THREW it away and had the nerve to say I told her I didn’t want the rest of my food. Don’t put words in my mouth lady!
OK so the food is good! The service too, I thought was good… Food is fast and well-​cooked, although some people might perceive their swift order taking + no eye contact as rude… But I hate wasting food! Maybe I want some later? I’m a mama on a budget, so that’s why a — 2stars for this review!
Please make sure you understand your customers better!

*** Unilocal 100 CHALLENGE 93/​100***
This review is based on my one time visit, a to go order made last Saturday. We were running errands and was famished by 2 pm. My daughter wanted to visit Desyree (Gelatology is next door) so we decided to grab lunch here first since we’ve never been. I ordered Orange chicken ($ 5.95) lunch special to share with her, within 5 minutes our food was ready and we were on our merry way. When we got home, I first tried the fried rice then the chow mein, it was promising. Food was not too oily and tasted okay. Next was the chicken. I’m sorry, but that had to be the worst orange chicken I’ve ever tasted. I don’t know if I was given the wrong order or what but I was not used to eating chicken with soggy breading and doused with super sweet, artificial, non orange tasting red sauce. I wasn’t sure if it was meant to be an entrée or dessert. I’m not one to waste food but after a couple of bites I gave up, I settled for the rice and chow mein. My daughter wouldn’t even touch it and she LOVES orange chicken.
I want to give this place another chance in the future and will update then because a few of my Unilocal friends seem to like this place and I trust their tastes but honestly, not in a hurry as that monstrosity of an orange chicken still haunts me.

My husband apparently has come here many times for work. He said he loves it and is his favorite.
He took me here. I was skeptical when I first walked in. I was even more skeptical when I saw everything was served in styrofoam and plastic.
I ordered the hot garlic chicken in a lunch special. It came with soup, and two sides: rice and noodle, hence their name. ;)
It was so good and so spicy which is why I loved it! They also put pieces of fungus!!! You never see that in an Americanized place. Loved it and love this place!

The appetizers were good, but the food was just blah. I really wanted to like this place cause the reviews were great, but our dishes were not the greatest.

Chow mein here is the best you’ll ever try! Ever!
This place is a quick Chinese takeout place kind of like a hybrid between Panda Express and a traditional Chinese restaurant. But it’s so much more tasty! I order here and drive past three other fast food Chinese places before I get my food there.
They don’t even compare. It’s not even a contest. Best Chinese in its genre. Hands down.
The only very slight negative thing I will mention is their Thai tea is too sweet. But other than that– the food is amazing.

Worst place ever. The first time I went was good and this last time I went was the worst experience ever. I called back to tell them that they were serving old food the meat was so hard I can’t even eat it. When I call them tell them that they gave me old food they were like it’s not Panda Express and I told them I don’t eat Panda Express I’m just letting you know that you gave me told me that was hard and I had to throw away the food. I am Chinese and I know my food and my parents own a Chinese restaurant so I know what to expect coming from a Chinese restaurant and this was disgusting. The place is close to my home and I’m never going back. I guess China Town it is.

2 visits are 1 too many for this place. I previously believed that it is difficult to mess up Americanized Chinese food; Rice and Noodle changed that for me.
I do occasionally visit the popular chain during my lunch hour or whenever else I need to grab something fairly quick. I find that popular chain ok. That popular chain is better than Rice and Noodle.
The last time my guy and I went to Rice and Noodle was in early 2013. My guy made note of the dirty light switch and the dirt smudges surrounding that light switch. Spring forward to 2015 and the same dirty light switch. We verified with the picture he had taken in 2013. We had already ordered when we noticed it and decided to stay. My guy wanted to go but I insisted we stay so that we could take advantage of the lunch special and then have dessert at the new hot spot next door.
My guy ordered orange chicken and I ordered… whatever chicken. It was tasteless and forgettable. The rice was soy sauce flavored and the noodles were mushy. We added an order of 2 piece egg roll and that was also forgettable. Whoever prepared it is a fan of black pepper and used way too much.
I apologized to my guy a few times and I had to treat him to a large dessert next door.
Lesson learned.

We placed a pick up order and immediately upon walking in I knew the food would be yummy. There were people dining in and looking happy. The place was clean and didn’t smell funky.
We ordered the Family B Dinner Special w Sweet n Sour Chicken, Kung Pao Combination, War Wonton and fried rice. We also ordered the Pad Thai and Hunan Beef. When I was setting everything up I was super super impressed at the fact that they packed the sauce for our sweet and sour chicken separately– because who wants soggy food? That right there lets me know Rice n Noodle is up on their customer service. I snuck a piece of the chicken and found it to be crispy– yet light and not greasy! The Hunan beef was so yummy! Perfect combination of spicy sweet. Kung Pao combo was my fave! Veggies were fresh and the sauce was super tasty. Everything else was also yummy and I wasn’t pouring soy sauce or anything else on it! Their cooks obviously know what they’re doing.
Conclusion– glad we ventured out and found delicious not greasy and clean tasting Chinese take out!

Ok so since I’ve been on a «Chinese Fast Food» Unilocaling kick today I will end with the one I think is worthy. If you are in the SW area and is craving delicious, fast, and fairly priced Chinese food, then Rice and Noodle fast food on Rainbow and Windmill in the Smiths shopping center is the place to go.
Here are the places to avoid (Trust me I’ve tried all the Chinese fast food places in this area and I’ve done my research)
For those of you who are near the
Sunset and Fort Apache don’t go to Chung Fai it sucks!
If you are near Blue Diamond and Durango Jacky Chan is ok, but not too much better then Chung Fai.
If you are near Blue Diamond and Buffalo area and is anywhere by XO Chinese food drive pass it and drive fast!
If you are in the Southern Highland area China A Go Go is pretty go just don’t be offended if the counter service is far from friendly. I don’t remember how the service is at their Durango and Warm Springs location was but the food is the same.
So just skip all those places if you can and save yourself from a bad night of unsatisfying dinner and go straight to Rice and Noodles because there I am never disappointed.
Everyone has their own favorite and they are mine. Pork chow fun is amazing, Mongolia beef is done right with the crispy white thin noodles on the bottom, Kung Pow chicken is perfectly spicy and flavorful with the right amount of «cooked» peanuts (I hate when some places just throw nasty raw unsalted peanut on top) and their apps are all so good. Everything else on their menu is so good. So please try it for yourself and you will see that I didn’t not go through all those trial and errors for nothing and just to lie to you. Why would I?

This would be a 4-​star review, except that the employees were prepping snow peas on one of the dining tables in street clothes. This didn’t deter me from dining in, I just think it’s a poor business practice even though they wiped the table down afterwards (hope they did the same before they started).
This is the second time I’ve been in, this time was for lunch. I had the garlic chicken with chow mien, and I really enjoyed it (enough to take the leftovers home and plan to eat them later). The noodles were well seasoned and very filling, which left enough to have a second «lunch» from one lunch special. I can appreciate that lunch is served up in a togo container, because there’s a high chance you won’t be finishing. The food comes out fast and HOT, the service is above average for a small Chinese joint, and the food is good– what else could you ask for?

My go to spot for quick Chinese food because it’s close to home and the food always comes out rocket fast. Portion size is large compared to the price. My usual order is the Hong Kong style crispy noodle or the combination chow fun.

This is the only Chinese food I’ll order from in my neighborhood. There are three other Chinese restaurants that are closer but they are awful. I’m not sure how they are still in business. Chinatown is far for me so I usually end up here to satisfy my Chinese food craving.
Mabo tofu, honey walnut shrimp, Mongolian beef, wor wonton soup, & the salt and pepper squid are my favorites from this place. They give a huge portion. I can never finish in one sitting and they give plenty of rice.
I like how the kitchen is out in the open so you can see them cook your food. Pick up is fast, usually ready in 5 – 10 minutes. No complaints about the service.