Rice Bowl

Marie 2 weeks ago

Manager “Shy” should not be a manager there! We were there Sunday 23,2025 at 6pm. We arrived the front desk were so unprofessional as well. We asked to be seated in the back because it was busy and we’ve been going to rice bowl since 2016 and never had a complaint towards anyone or the service. When we arrived the manager did not make us feel comfortable she was yelling at us across the waiting area saying “that’s only for reservations you can’t be seated there” we always sit there in the back and they never give us problems. If you look at the cameras she confronted us back and fourth like 3 times giving us problems. She took us and threw the menus on the table and not a word after. I went to the front desk where the two young girls were at and told them is the owner here a tall woman short hair? They said I don’t know who you’re talking about. I told them “well I guess you guys just work here and don’t know who you’re working for” and I told them I will make a complaint. They didn’t say a word. When we were done eating and leaving. The manager “shy” was sitting at the desk and starts smiling and laughing. It’s very unprofessional and sad to see a girl as a manager affect this nic

Jeffrey W. Cheney 4 months ago

Takeout for Mother's Day, and thought it was going to be delicious and amazing. We typically enjoy the: Walnut Shrimp Pork fried rice and Chicken chow mein with crunchy noodles However, the food was a BIG dissappointment. Thanks RB. We tried the orange chicken and ribs, and the chicken was hard as a rock and the pork spare ribs tasted like plywood, you know the cheap furniture kind of wood? Even cardboard would have tasted better. We also tried the fried shrimp, there is NO Shrimp in the fried shrimp dish!!! This food had to be more than a week old and they're serving it to the public? Shame on Rice Bowl, you're better than this!

M Huey 4 months ago

It was my 1st time sitting and having lunch, wait was very friendly, the mixture of music that played was also great. I will plan on another lunchtime trip here very soon.

Natalie Marie 10 months ago

Hands-down the best price for not only the quantity, quality & quickness of their food and service but their hospitality is amazingly awesome. To think we drove out to Bakersfield to celebrate my son's 21st birthday and every restaurant we went to said they had no tables available. So, we looked online and called uptrend Rice Bowl who to our surprise did have an available table. All I can say is, Thank God they did, because if it weren't for that we would've never discovered this great place!!! Would HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend this place to ANYONE & EVERYONE!!!

FoodExplorer Edited 7 months ago

In spite of the fact that the food here was American style Chinese food, everything was fresh and piping hot. The portion sizes were enormous! While waiting for our food, we looked over at an adjoining table to see a man eating a massive mountain of chow mein. "No way he can finish that", I whispered to my partner. The service was excellent and didn't have to wait long for our order. Would definitely recommend. Update: 12/13/2025 Unfortunately, in the space of 1 year, the quality of the food has deteriorated. First, the good - the service was as good as before and the food came out piping hot and the portion sizes are huge. Prices have risen but that's happening everywhere due to tariffs. However, I ordered the pork chop suey and the waiter brought out a plate of pork and veggies smothered in a thick, dark sauce, so thick that I had to shine my cell phone's flashlight on it to make out what I was eating. It went downhill from there. All I could taste was that heavy, oily sauce. To make matters worse, I bit into pieces of sand, most likely caused by improper food prep. The manager comp'd me for the dish but IMO they need to up their game in the kitchen.