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Rice

  • Price Range: $$$$
  • Reader Rating:

    8.1 out of 10

    8 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Asian: Southeast, Thai, Vietnamese

Prices

$4-$16

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Take-Out
  • Online Ordering

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only
  • Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Rice with Jamaican jerk chicken, rice with Thai beef salad, rice with Vietnamese grilled chicken salad, rice with tofu balls, rice with curried chicken–you get the picture. It's all about rice at this staple for students and hipsters who aren't on the Atkins diet. The menu globe-trots from Jamaica to India to Thailand, offering ten different types of rice and about a dozen main-course toppings (curries, salads, sauces, etc.). Other entrees are available, but these tend to be less consistent than the house specialty. For style points, there's a small but plucky wine list. At the original, shoebox-sized Nolita location, a candlelit atmosphere that's perfect for a low-budget date, while the Brooklyn branches have a very cool brick-warehouse setting with outdoor patios.

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really, cash only?

kurtzah from 10016 | Posted on 7/2/08

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 6
Service: 5
Décor: 7
Value: 6

The food was really creative, but I don't think the execution was quite as miraculous as the food, in theory. I had ratatouille, which was good, not GREAT - pretty standard. We also tried the edamame hummus. It was tasty, but...Read More

Who needs bread?

food_is_amazing from 10019 | Posted on 3/15/08

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 4
Value: 10

Rice is a rare find: tasty food that will not put you into debt. And, if you are gluten-averse, there is no better place for you. I had the chicken coconut curry with brown rice, the corn "pancake," and the...Read More

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