Fat Rice

I was so excited to give this place a try!

Parking was a piece of cake and we arrived at 5:55 p.m., so we were seated right away.  Don't get there a minute after 6:30!

We ordered the pickles, potstickers, white fish and Fat Rice.

I will definitely be back...and will do things a little differently the next time:  

The pickles were not awesome...my favorite was the cabbage (we also ordered the cauliflower and cucumbers), but not worth $10.

The potstickers were the highlight of the meal!  Easy recommendation.

While their signature dish is something to behold, the whole thing is confusing, overwhelming, and just not that delicious.  I definitely enjoyed parts of it (the prawns and and the egg especially),  there was just TOO much going on and the rice had a flavor that is best described as 'peculiar'.  The waitress apologized that we were not instructed on HOW to eat this dish.  I don't think that was the problem.

We had the pineapple upside-down cake for dessert.....so glad I didn't skip dessert, because it was second to the potstickers.

Will be back...at 5:55 p.m., will sit at the bar, will order interesting drinks, will avoid the fat rice.

What a great recommendation from a client! Fat rice is tasty. The server/bartender was great. The combination of flavors pulling from Chinese and Portuguese influences are delicious. The space is super cute and designed very well. We are looking forward to returning to Fat Rice very soon.

The chicken in spicy tomato sauce was delicious and unique.  The sauce was complex and the olives complemented the dish well.  The appetizer pickles were good but were tad pricey at $10 I thought.  We had to wait 90 minutes for for seating (they don't take reservations and it's not a terribly large space), but the food was well worth it.