Rice House

I have ordered from this place a total of 5 times. I always order the General Tso’ s chicken when I order Chinese food. It tastes a little different there than what I am used to but it was still good. The first three times we ordered from there everything was fine. Hence, the second star. The 4^th time the food we received was ¹⁄₃ of the amount we usually get. I figured maybe a new person and let it go. Last night we decided to give them another chance. We ordered just before 7. When the food had not arrived by 8:15, I called to see what was going on. She was polite and said they had been really busy and assured me the driver was on his way to pick up my food and deliver it. I only live a mile and a half away. When the food still hadn’t arrived by 9:10. I called back. This time she was not apologetic but more annoyed. She said they were having a problem with the internet orders not coming through and they were fixing it. If I had not already paid with a credit card, I would have cancelled my order and ordered Dominoes. When my food finally arrived at 9:40, the driver didn’t know anything about it. He said my ticket says I ordered at 8:22. I tipped him anyway, cause I used to make my living on tips and I just can’t bring myself to not tip because sometimes it isn’t that persons fault.OK. I can excuse computer problems. BUT both orders of Generals chicken were burnt, hard and dried out. The food was lukewarm at best. The boneless spare ribs were so hard that you couldn’t put a fork through them to pick them up. Rice House, you just lost my business. Waited 2 hours for really horrible and inedible food. And I took pictures of it. Was that intentional because I called back twice? I am trying China Wokery next time

Ordered delivery and it came real fast. Delivery driver was extremely nice and food was great. Only disappointment were the wings. Wings didn’t look fresh and it was kinda stale. But I’m still going to try again.

Aside from the fact the inside of the dining area could use a little TLC, this place is GOOD. The girls who work there are there like every day. They are very accommodating, they do not nickle and dime every little substitution like some places. You can order any item on the menu with no added MSG. Everything I have ordered has been good including —
Chop Suey
Tofu and Vegetables
Mei Fun
Chili Fried Tofu
Veggie Delight
Vegetable Rolls
A single dinner is just under 9 bucks and is enough food for a normal sized eater. Make your white rice a large for an extra buck.

Spices aren’t to sweet. Rice has a «fresh» taste to it, not greasy or stale. Mostly love it for the location!

This place is a joke. Preordered two hours before pick up and it wasn’t ready. They kept taking orders while I waited to tell them I had a pick up. It wouldn’t have mattered since we waited an additional 25 minutes. Then to add insult to injury they offered us two cans of soda as a consolation. How about 20% off the bill?
As to the food it was mediocre at best. I’ve eaten a lot of Chinese over the years and this place is at the bottom of my list.
For those of you who like to eat in, get ready for zero atmosphere. Zero!
I will never take out from here again. The place is a stinker!

I really hate to be THAT person that gives a bad review. But when it warrants it, I just can’t help it. We chose Rice House because I had heard from several people in the area that this was hands down the BEST Chinese restaurant around (family members included).
After a long Saturday, the hubby and I headed out for a late dinner. The restaurant was about half-​full with the empty tables still with the last guests plates there.
We were seated after a few minutes of standing in the doorway. The waitress took our drink order promptly … but the service was a bit rough after that. With a Thai/​Chinese combined menu, it took a few minutes but we ironed out our orders. It also took a bit for the waitress to return to take our food orders. She kind of seemed lost.
I ordered the steamed dumplings as an app and the Pad Woon Sing with Shrimp (which is «Bean thread noodle stir-​fried w. eggs and variety of fresh vegs in sweet soy sauce») for an entrée. The hubby got steak on a stick as an app and sesame chicken as an entrée.
If we were rating on appetizers alone, this would have been a 3-​star review. The steamed dumplings were hot, flavorful and I loved the sauce to dip in. The Steak on a stick tasted off and were not up to par when compared to other steak-​on-​a-​sticks.
Then, the entrees came out. The sesame chicken looked good but the rice served along side it was only about a cup’s worth if that. This is called the «Rice House», right? The Pad Woon Sing just looked so not appetizing on the plate. It looked like dog food almost, slop at its worst. The shrimp were hidden by the noodles and sauce.
Then we tasted the entrees — the Pad Woon Sing was edible but extremely salty (I mean wow salty) and repeated on me all night into the next day to the point were I thought I was going to be ill.
The sesame chicken was disgusting. Most of the pieces served contained grizzle, not even real chicken meat. And the pieces were over-​breaded, causing the chicken to not even cook properly. The chicken itself was drowning in the sauce to the point were it was no longer appetizing … It was gross. Hubby ate his rice and left half of the chicken behind.
The price for two entrees and two appetizers came out to over $ 37, which is extremely expensive (can you say overpriced much)? This is North Port, not Manhattan. Not to mention the food quality is so subpar you should pay people to eat it not charge them outrageous prices. I will definitely NEVER return here or recommend it to anyone I come in contact with. Stay away, far far away.

Take out review only…
Ordered the tom kha soup (coconut soup), not good at all. Not authentic. I think they added cream to thicken it cause when I added lime it sort of curdled, not good! and it was definitely missing half the ingredients. It was missing lime juice, cilantro, ginger and heat. I literally had to bring it home and fix it before I would finish it. Not good

I was not sure about this place based on the little strip mall location so I never tried it. I went into the local florist one day and she said it was good… boy was that an understatement. My boyfriend and I just left there and we are very full with leftovers and very happy. We have eaten alot of thai food in many states but this was something to write about. The coconut chicken soup (tom kah guy) or something like that is fabulous as well as everything we ate a very reasonable prices. The two servers were so wonderful and nice and worked so well together as a team. It was great! You really need to thai this…

What a treat! While visiting friends in North Port we went to dinner here. Every dish we had was wonderful, tasty and unique. I had the chili fried Tofu which I have been craving ever since!
The décor is simple and understated. Very casual. The staff was friendly and attentive. The price was extremely reasonable especially for quality of the food. I can’t wait to go back.