Rice Bowl

The food was absolutely delicious and fresh! The portions were generous and very satisfying. Service was super friendly and excellent, and the dishes arrived at our table really quickly. Highly recommend!

5/5 *Stars on Atmospheres and service inside the restaurant. Food is missing taste. Cabbage rolls are good. flour Fried Shrimp is tooo greasy. Price is ok. Customer service is great.

My family has been coming to Rice Bowl ever since I was little. We’ve booked the banquet rooms for countless family get togethers, and we often frequent it on roadtrips to see my grandparents in Bakersfield. The food quality is consistently delicious and authentic! Every dish I’ve had here is amazing, but I especially love anything in their black bean sauce! The owners, managers, and servers are so personable too. I cannot recommend this place more highly!

The Rice Bowl is a Bakersfield classic Chinese restaurant. It’s not fancy, and with great service and classic Chinese food. Their lunch specials are wonderful and enough food for 2 people. Whenever I am in Bakersfield I am sure to make a stop at the Rice Bowl.

I’ve been a regular customer here, but my recent visit was really disappointing. The noodles were bland and did not come with the normal toppings only a few small pieces of ham, and the orange chicken was dry and overcooked. Even more frustrating was the service — the waitress was noticeably rude and dismissive, which made the entire experience uncomfortable. I’ve supported this place for a long time, but this kind of treatment and food quality makes me seriously reconsider coming back.

Waited well over 45 minutes while others who ordered after us were served and finished eating. When our food finally arrived, it was cold except for the broccoli beef. The orange chicken was soggy and smothered in a thick, gelatinous sauce. They offered to remake the cold honey walnut shrimp, which took another 15–20 minutes and still came out mushy and unappetizing. Extremely disappointing experience from start to finish. Don’t waste your time or money here.

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.

Always a delight. Proud customer for over 20+ years. The remodel a few years ago really boosted the experience. All the food is great, and the portions are large. Hot tea is available, no charge. Can be busy often. It's worth the wait.

Great, cheap Chinese food and large portions. Be careful of the hot mustard though as it's hot!!

The ambiance is very old school. The ac was not on but it was kinda nice still. The service was great. The waiter was kind and always had a smile on his face. He would come and check on us and never felt like he was pushing too hard. The food was very good. The lunch special was $15. It came with the soup and hot tea. The plate had lots of food and came with an egg roll as well. The soup was very tasty and not thick like other egg flour soups. The food was seasoned perfectly. We really enjoyed everything about our food. Again my only complaint would be the AC needs to be on.

This was a place I went to for dinner. I ordered chow yoke, with deep-fried tofu. The tofu was light as air, accompanying a cheerful stir fry of veggies in a simple brown sauce. This is good work. Waiter was good-tempered, service a bit slow, perhaps. Recommended.

Been here before and yet again I forgot why I don't frequent it. If you're looking for a good soup however when you're sick or just in the mood for, this place is great for that. I've had the sizzling rice soup, egg drop, and hot and sour soup. This last time I ordered the sweet and sour pork and found the meat very chewy and lots of pieces is just puffy dough, tough tendon, and fatty pieces without meat. The crunchy lo mein was okay. But, it he jasmine tea is one of the best I've had. The fried rice that came with the dish leaves a lot to be desired. I like my rice to have a wok-seared flavor and this does not. The staff is friendly. Nice, and attentive. They are efficient too considering how busy they are. The place is always busy and some tables at great and others are by the runners and the bathroom. Don't sit there, there is so much going on. There were also people talking on FaceTime and on speaker for the entire restaurant to hear the convo. Really? People buy air buds, a headset or whatever. Don't recall getting the memo that it is okay to talk and share your business with everyone in a restaurant when you're trying to enjoy a meal. if you go, expect the unexpected and you will be fine. Enjoy!

Came with a friend that recommended this restaurant. Lovely decorations and very pretty on the inside. The servers are kind and always smiling, especially with a good amount of people to serve. The food is good, especially its appearance.

Rice Bowl offers a great Chinese food meal filled with flavor and offers several menu items and combos to choose from. Most of the food items are served family style so you can share your food choices with everyone in your party. Since Rice Bowls remodel, the ambiance offers a welcoming and warmth to the restaurant. They have cozy intimate style booths to open dining areas with quality furnishings. As I'm writing this review, I'm getting hungry just thinking about their food. Some of things I enjoy from Rice Bowl is their BBQ Ribs, they are thick pieces of ribs, not little thin ribs like some other place will offer. I also prefer their fried rice compared to Bill Lee's down the street. Rice Bowls rice is full of flavor and the color of their rice is so much more appealing to the eye. Its hard to choose on their Chow Mein options so when we order the combo plates, I order the Cantonese style and my husband gets the pan fried. One comes with more vegetables while the other has a chop suey on top. The sweet and sour chicken surprise us since we weren't expecting chicken wings, but nonetheless, they were delicious. Rice Bowl's sweet and sour sauce has got to be some of the best sauce we've ever tasted. If you're looking for a sit down Chinese food restaurant restaurant in Bakersfield, of course their are a few to choose from but I definitely suggest you pick Rice Bowl. You won't be disappointed with the ambiance or your food choices. As many times as we've come here, we haven't had bad customer service, although when you're checking in our out, it may seem like the staff is ignoring you but its usually because they're busy.

Food was not exceptional. Bbq pork was just ham. Noodles were spaghetti noodles. Sweet n sour chicken tough, not deep fried properly. Sauce was not right.

We went here for our Christmas party. They for sure give you a large amount of food and I definitely had leftovers. But I have to say I like my favorite place better for Chinese food. They were good though. Waitresses and staff were great. Very accommodating. My egg foo young was a bit cold. It could have been crispier. The noodles were good but didn't seem as fresh as they could. The white rice was dry not fluffy. I would go back by myself. It might be better if it's not a crowd of 20.

We had our usual 6 piece fried shrimp & were shocked 15.50 price It use to cost us 50.00 for dinner now it's that for lunch.

Our favorite place for Chinese in town. I end up eating all my chow mein and taking my main dish home. I just need to remember to order more to go.

This was honestly the worst service I've ever had. My family and I ordered food here and when we asked if it was possible to change our noodles out because we ordered the wrong ones by accident. They talked under there breath and kept trying to argue that we were wrong. We understand it was our mistake but if it wasn't possible to get our food switched then they should've let us know it wasn't possible instead of being rude about jt. They are so disrespectful and I feel so uncomfortable eating here. Will never be coming again worst service ever.

Let me start of saying, portions are HUGE. My sister and I thought getting one regular dish and a lunch special would be okay but it was A LOT for two people. The food was great and I loved the service. Very attentive and quick. I love that there were many family and friends groups around us chatting. It really felt like a family space and fun to be at! Prices are definitely fair. Parking available :) Recommend going at least once

Vegetables our fresh, you always have leftovers service is great and shout out to May who remembers what you like to order ,even if you haven't been there in a couple of month

Tried this place for the first time and was so impressed! The family meals come with soo much food and everything was delicious!! Our server was amazing she was so sweet attentive and patient she said she had been working there for over 35 years! We will definitely be back and we highly recommend trying for good Chinese food restaurant style.

I love this place I have been coming for years! Food is always hot and fresh and fast! The people working here really do take the time to know the people of the community. They have seen my family grow and get treated wonderfully every time we go. I highly recommend for quality price and quantity.

Hadn't been in years. So happy to say they are maintaining their reputation as a great spot for Chinese in town. Spacious clean dining area. Fast friendly service. Food quality, taste, portion size and price were spot on. Delicious lunch from the specials menu. Garlic pork and Orange chicken for Mom. Mom was happy to have a great lunch at a long time family favorite.

I always love their food. Been eating here for years and ordered through instacart for delivery. My first time today I decided to pick up and the owner of the restaurant made me review the service in front of them (on my phone) otherwise they wouldn't release my food to me. While I get they have people lying and faking they never got their orders but that was kinda desperate of them. I'm never one to go and fake something like that but their service needs to do better.

Don't order the $80 family meal for 5 adults. The food was not fresh. You can tell the noodles were rewarmed, the fried shrimp tasted like old oil, the pork was hard, the beef and broccoli was salty. the rice was not too bad. The best plate was the chicken. If you come here, order something different off the menu. You've been warned

It was our first time at Rice bowl and it was during a bday event. Not sure why I was not able to save the photo of the dishes and only the venue. They have a huge banquet/hall for events I did not know existed. Lights were just a lil dim in my opinion. Anyway, the fried rice and orange chicken were good! I am planning to come back to dine in and try their other dishes!

I haven't been here in years, but I will be back soon. I had a very good experience this evening. The decor is lovely and warm. My Server, Jay, was very prompt attentive and friendly, a Most excellent service. I ordered their #1 dinner of Orange Chicken, you get egg flower soup, a spring roll, 2 fried shrimp, pork fried rice, and chow mein all for $16.50! Wow! I couldn't believe how huge the servings are! Everything was delicious and beautiful to look at. If you want great service and good food at a reasonable price I highly recommend Th Rice Bowl.

The food is always amazing I love the sauces and the servers are always polite! And as far as ambiance goes it definitely gives off family, party vibes which is awesome! I love this place!!!!

The food was really good, a bit of fat on the ribs but still tender. The rice didn't seem as fresh as previous visit but was still good. Everything came out really fast and wasn't very hot. The service was okay, we were seated in the back corner so we had to wait on refills and other things. Overall I really enjoyed the noodles and will be back to try other items on the menu.

Great food! Fast, friendly service. The prices are very reasonable. My favorite place for Chinese food.

LUNCH SPECIALS!!! When I tell you it was 6 of us (2 kids) and it was more than enough that we even took some home. With each lunch special you get an egg flour soup, but we just can't get enough of it that we ordered a whole other bowl. The orange chicken is always our favorite, the flavor and tenderness of the chicken is always spot on. As a bigger family we got sat in the back which we loved because we know how loud and messy kids can get. Our service was more than satisfactory, we often got checked on, asked if everything was okay and our waitress even had a beautiful conversation with all of us. One of our favorite spots. We can't get enough.

Good Chinese food but they don't have boneless spare ribs or crab ragons which are our go tos in New England Chinese restaurants. My kids loved the chicken and broccoli dish. They were fighting over the last broccoli.

I ordered an orange chicken to go for my lunch. The phone was picked up promptly and i was able to place my order in no time. The sitting is nice and clean, " you can't sit in if you ordered your order to go" It was a good portion of chicken and just a small container of rice. My bag had some bags of sauces and fortune cookies. No utensils I couldn't taste the chicken. It is just a coated entity with orange suace. I wonder if it was a real chicken. I think that meal was a miss!

Rice Bowl is our favorite Chinese in town or really anywhere! My favorite items are the honey walnut shrimp and the lemon chicken. Everything always tastes fresh and delicious and service is always great. We love it here!

We found ourselves driving through downtown on a Sunday afternoon. Many of the restaurants are understandably closed on Sunday. We knew the Rice Bowl would be open. We walked in around 4:30 PM and the place was full. In less than three minutes we had a booth and were being served hot tea. The booths are comfortable at the Rice Bowl. Service is pleasant and efficient. We placed our order for one Kung Pao Chicken to share and ordered an extra egg flower soup. There was enough food for both of us, AND for tomorrow's lunch.

Absolute best Chinese food in Bakersfield hands down. The meals are good priced under $20 for an egg flower soup, main dish, chowmein, rice and egg rolls. Enough for food for dinner and at least one or more lunches.

I went to rice bowl to take my significant other to a different atmosphere than Bill Lees, my expectations from the last time I was there was (a bit higher end). Was I wrong! we walked in someone had their headphones on yelling to her was singing. We asked for a Mai Tai - tasted like gasoline so we returned it. I apologized to my better half for the atmosphere- not somewhere you would want to go for a date night. We will stick to Bill Lees

100% worth the drive for authentic Chinese food. They have space for big parties and banquets too.

Always a good place to find tasty Chinese food. The options are always consistent and the quantities are extremely generous. Although the price seems a bit high initially, there is always enough left over for a snack or great meal the next day. Candy, our favorite server has worked at the Rice Bowl for years, and always knows just what kinds of foods we like. She makes great suggestions when we want to try something different.

Today was my first ever visit to Rice Bowl. I've always been a Bill Lee's fan, but I was curious. I yelped it. I pored over the reviews and the pictures. I liked what I saw and I enlisted my foodie friend to join me. I decided to order the lemon chicken lunch combo with pan fried noodles. My friend got the Kung Pao beef lunch combo with crunchy noodles. Against my better judgement, we ordered fried shrimp and wontons without meat, too. Egg flower soup arrived first. It was bland, without much egg. The rest of the food arrived next. The fried wonton were served in a big pile. They looked so good! I was bummed that they were cold, but I enjoyed their crunchiness any way. The fried shrimp were very greasy. Not my favorite. My lemon chicken was good. The chicken was fried, sliced and covered with lemon sauce. There was a lot of it and unfortunately, the lemon sauce was everywhere and on everything. It was all too sweet! The Kung Pao beef was not spicy and had no peanuts...what's up with that?! Glad I finally got to try Rice Bowl. There are a few more items I'd like to try...maybe on a future visit.

Doesn't look like much from the outside, but when you walk in? It's huuuuge!! They've got hidden party rooms that fit even more people! I've gotta say. The food here is BOMB. If you're craving some good Chinese food, this is your place. And the lunch specials?!? Don't even question it. The portions are huge and for the price? $12.75 covers that including a side of egg flower soup and an egg roll (with a small side of sweet and sour dipping sauce). They even give you hot tea! I ordered the sweet and sour chicken lunch special today. It was so crispy on the outside, and the chicken was tender and moist on the inside. It was perfect. But..... I ordered the Cantonese style noodle chow mein and didn't get it, but rather just the traditional noodle. Oh well, the food was still delish! I will say that if you're in a rush during your lunch hour, don't dine in, but rather call ahead and order for pick up. The wait takes a while, but understandably so. Your food is made to order!

Always stop here when I'm in Bakersfield! One of my favorite Chinese food restaurants in CA! Food is ALWAYS DELICIOUS! Big portions and good prices! Service is always good and the restaurant is kept clean! I usually get the rice bowl dinner and am never disappointed!

This was my favorite Chinese resteraunt in Bakersfield since I was a teenager and today I finally got to go back after 2.5 years of being away from home and it just wasn't the same. Came on a Friday night at 7pm and to our suprise we got seated right away. I orderd my usual individual dinner plate (orange chicken) and my partner ordered the walnut shrimp. Took about 30 min for our food to come out and when it did our food looked like it had been sitting for a few minutes. The orange chicken was hot but soggy. I was so looking forward to their crunchy exterior and it just didn't have it. The chicken was also cut up all weird and had some thick pieces in there. The noodles were good and egg roll were good but I just with the main dish was better. The honey walnut shrimp had great flavor, they were just soggy as well. The food was warm/hot but just didn't seem like it was freshly made. Disappointment here as well. Sometimes things change and there's nothing you can do about it but to remember the good ol times.

I was very disappointed with quality and taste of the food. I ordered pork ribs, pork chow mein, an appetizer (of shrimp, egg rolls, and 2 bbq ribs). I ordered delivery so I cannot speak of the service nor the ambiance. I normally order or dine in at Bill Lee's and honestly, I know this review is not to pin one against the other, but I have to say the freshness was not there with rice bowl. The flavor was not there honestly it gives Chinese fast food like a neighborhood Chinese food (not a panda express or anything like that and I don't really care for panda express I just know that a lot of people do)it's not authentic. Is what I'm saying, it doesn't have what I expected. I feel like I could've gone to a panda wok and gotten the same quality food. Also, for the large container of chow mein that I purchased, there was no meat throughout the dish. Mainly on top and then a few pieces I discovered. A friend had actually recommended this place to me. I just feel like you like this place and you're someone who would recommend this place to someone else you should try. Bill lee's. Like I told my husband never again.

We have visited RB twice very recently. Once for Christmas Eve dinner and today for lunch to celebrate Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Rabbit. Be prepared to be served a large amount of delicious food. There were 7 of us for CE dinner. We ordered 5 dinners and paid the $4/each for 2 additional plates. We still walked away with leftovers. Dinner specials are served family style, so it's easy to pass around the food to share. Today, there were 4 of us. They serve the lunch specials individually, so it's a little more challenging to share your main choice with others at the table. We made it work. As you can see from the pictures, each lunch could have easily fed 2 people. The servers and staff are very friendly. RB is large and it was a quick time before we were seated. This is a great place for families to come for a delicious Chinese meal, and you can keep the price down by ordering less meals than people. The restaurant was busy. This is clearly a well thought of place and everyone looked happy to be eating there. We were very appreciative they were open on Christmas Eve, as our church services were downtown. It allowed us to have a very special meal on a very special occasion. The 'To-Go' counter was very busy and very organized, so consider them for takeout as well.

If you make a mistake on an order it's okay. What is not okay is having a bad attitude when the customer brings it to your attention and wants what they ordered. We come to this place twice a week spend a lot of money and tip very well. So, who ever the lady at the front counter was who spoke very disrespectfully based on her mistake when taking the phone order just lost you a faithful customer. Nobody deserves that type of service.

They gave up on quality a long time ago. Possibly the sloppiest Chinese food in Bakersfield. They don't have any unique Chinese flavors. They are pushing out low-quality food filled with extra soy sauce and salt * small poor quality shrimp * shrimp have not been cleaned * items that are advertised as salt and pepper just have salt * to-go containers are stuffed with all the sauce and left to sit and become mushy. Because they are trying to save money on containers. . Pork is not cooked appropriately and cut poorly * dark meat on everything. * mushy orange and lemon chicken *fried rice and chow mein are drowned in soy sauce. I am not exaggerating that you would be better off googling g to a random corner and ordering from a no-name Chinese place than to have this. The management does not care about quality their customers want quantity.

The service and drinks were good, I will definitely be back. I only stayed at the bar but for I can say it was a great time there.

Great quick lunch and for the price $12.75 I rather have this than some fast food place that would cost the same. The the service was fast and friendly. Nice portion size on the lunch combos, good taste and clean restaurant.

This place is an old favorite from childhood, the atmosphere is much different than it was then. The place has been redone into a more modern Chinese restaurant, but it has the same basic menu. The service is still excellent, most of the same servers have been there for decades and are excellent at remembering who you are and what you like! Don't be in a hurry, this is a dining experience. It's not slow per se, but they don't get in a rush about things either. The food quality is good, honestly I think it used to be a little better when I was a kid, but it's still one of my favorite spots to go. Promises at all local businesses have had to go up for them to stay afloat, but definitely worth the price to keep this local jem around.

The last time my wife and I were here we were waiting at a booth for 30 mins. No waiters asked for our drink order let alone what we wanted to eat. Not happy. Now it's 6/062023. I would think well they might change. Nope. Almost happened again. Whatever happen to the owner? She was very nice and attentive to her "regulars". I would not come or recommend it. Loss all my respect.

The food is very hyped up for what it truly is. The service is bad, the lady in the front who is at the inside register is extremely rude. The attitude she gives is a reason not to ever go back.

Food was bad. The lady who took my order was very nice. Lost $10 playing Hot Spot waiting for my food, but that was the highlight. Panda Express makes better food than The Rice Bowl. I was very disappointed that I spent $41 and fed my animals instead of my family. It was so bad I did not even bother to get pictures. I DO NOT recommend The Rice Bowl.

If I could leave lower than a 1 star, i would tonight we decided to go out to Rice Bowl, and it was absolutely the worst experience my self or may family members have ever had. The food was lacking taste, and the server was piss poor. The Chinese fried chicken would have been better if it had never been put on the plate. The egg Foo Young was bland. And a 65 year or more family tradition came to an end tonight as we will never set foot in this restaurant again

I purchased a 6 piece fried shrimp. As I was eating it I realized there was no shrimp and it was all oily batter. I started checking the other pieces of shrimp. After counting all 6 only 2 of the pieces had shrimp in them. When I went to pay I told the cashier what took place. There was an elderly couple paying as well next to me and he heard what I said. The man also told the cashier the same thing happened to him. He said I don't know why I have to pay for what I didn't receive? My thoughts exactly! BILL LEE'S, IT IS FROM NOW ON!!!

Since I've family in Bakersfield n heard about the Ming family and restaurants associated with them I did a search of long standing Cantonese restaurants n came across this restaurant that's been serving the community since 1945. I can say it is legit Cantonese! I come from Los Angeles and to find a place like this is far and few. But their beef chop suey is the best I've had in years! On cold days I suggest sit away from doors as food will get cold quickly on top. The orange chicken is also a must have. Tender n tasty w a crisp outer. Prices are great n an excellent place for large families. Thank you Rice Bowl for your 78 years of serving! Can't wait to return!