Rice Bowl Restaurant

We had high hopes from the other two reviews. The hostess was friendly and outgoing. However, we were also met at the door by an unidentifiable funky odor. Having been to our fair share of hole-in-the-wall asian joints, we were undeterred.  We were seated and ordered drinks. The AC was on but having a hard time keeping up in the 90+ degree heat. The vinyl table cloths were sticky. The deal breaker was small specks of what looked like mold growing on the menus. I informed the hostess we would be dining elsewhere and offered to pay for the drinks she had not served yet. She declined my offer and we went down the street for dinner instead.

Service is a little slow but it's the best Chinese food in town. The owners are really friendly. The egg rolls are fantastic. I heard someone else saying the potstickers are great too. Good portions and the prices are good. With drink, our bill came to $17.50 (wife and I).

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place yet!   It was one of those places that I never got around to visiting until I was almost done with college and now every time I go back to Angola I have to make a stop there.  

This is one of those hidden gems in Angola... It's a hole-in-the-wall sort of place, appearance-wise.  It's kind of charming, in a kitschy sort of way.

The Rice Bowl is not a buffet.  You order a dish, and it comes with egg drop soup and a super amazing egg roll.  And rice, of course.  Those egg rolls are great.. I wish I could eat a whole meal of just the egg rolls!  Whatever dish you order is going to be cooked fresh just for you.  One of my friends always asks to have extra veggies or cashews added to his General Tso's chicken, the owner of the place always teases him about it (all in fun!).  For $7, you really get a lot of food.  Way better than any Chinese buffet, that's for sure.  

The owner of The Rice Bowl is so friendly and fun to chat with too!