The Rice Bar
Korean · The Colony
About The Rice Bar
The Rice Bar is a Korean restaurant restaurant in The Colony, TX. Rated 4.7 out of 5 by guests. Discover the menu, photos, and reviews.
What Customers Say About The Rice Bar
The Rice Bar is a cozy, family-owned restaurant known for delicious, fresh Korean food and friendly service. The owner is frequently mentioned for her kindness and helpfulness. Customers rave about the bibimbap and bulgogi.
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Tip: The bulgogi rice bowl is a must-try. Be aware that the chicken katsu sauce may be too sweet for some, so consider asking for it on the side.
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The Rice Bar The Colony Reviews
Saw this place driving by and finally got to try it! We were greeted by the owner I believe, she was so sweet and full of smiles! We got bibimbap and kimchi cucumber. I was so excited when she mentioned that the kimchi cucumber was freshly made. We left full and happy. If you’re reading this stop by! Support local and small business 🙂
There is no better place in DFW area for Korean food far the service here that atmosphere I would come here often if my wallet allowed me.
This little gem was a super great find! Food was delicious and service with a smile!
Sweet owners and yummy korean food. What a gem of a place, especially because its so close to home. I heard the donuts here are good too, maybe one day ill come try those too!!!
If you are looking for delicious vegan food, this place is definitely worth the visit! The tofu bowl is full of flavor and a pleasure to eat.
We ordered the chicken and shrimp fried rice, spicy pork bibimbap, and chicken katsu. All of it was delicious and the portions are shareable. Very friendly service.
The food was fresh and delicious! Everything tasted great and I’m really happy with my experience 😌.
The food was great and the service was super friendly! Looking forward to coming back and trying more... Lots of nostalgia to this location for me and happy to see friendly owners and service! Highly recommend! Update. I had not been here in quite a while, but just came back yesterday and have to say I really really enjoyed the food again and the service. Everything I ate was outstanding and flavorful!
I always miss out on stopping in because they don't open until 3, but this has to be one of the most underrated and under visited spots in The Colony. Their bulgogi rice bowl is delicious. The food is always good. I will make an effort to visit more often. If they had kimbap... I would likely gain 50lbs.
Nice quaint place. Owners were very chill. Now to the food! The beef bimbimbap was off the charts! Spicy, tangy, sweet, savory, earthy all the things. Just all the things. The rice, beef, and egg were cooked to perfection. All the sides of cabbage, pickled cucumbers, pickled carrots, sprouts, and other nom noms made such a great dish. Happy I ate here tonight. What a nom nom nom!
Small but great Asian cuisine restaurant in The Colony. Not too far from Highway 121. When we arrived here on Saturday at around 4pm, there wasn't anyone but a very polite lady who runs this restaurant who explained everything and took our orders and also cooked the food since she was the only one there. We had the Spicy Squid Bowl and Spicy Chicken Bento Box and both were absolutely delicious. Loved the pot stickers in the bento box. Haven't had such a good bento box for a while now. Both the quality and the quantity were awesome. In fact the quantity was a lot! The ambience is also quite good and well kept/clean. We will be back soon to try other items in the menu. Highly recommended 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I got chicken bibimbap and my bf got chicken katsu. The sauce on the chicken katsu is too sweet, but it tastes great if you ask them to hold the sauce. If you do takeout, they automatically hold the sauce. I've tried bulgogi and chicken bibimbap and I prefer the chicken. My go to order here is chicken bibimbap. The lo mein is very salty and kind of sweet. The fried rice is also salty and sweet. I don't recommend either. The egg rolls and stuffed crab are average. Overall, great mom and pop shop. Their chicken bibimbap and chicken katsu are consistently good. Veggie pancake is good and big enough for a meal.
This is excellent place to have coffee and donut or sandwich in the morning. And also this is the great place to have Korean bibimbap or bbokeumbap (Fried rice) or Bulgogi, etc in the afternoon. They don't use MSG that I could know from taste. Love bibimbap fresh and yummy. I am happy to have cozy and nice place to go in my neighbors.
This place is amazing!!! We were helped by a woman whom I assume is the owner. She was the kindest person, she took our order and explained the menu to us and gave us recommendations. The inside of the restaurant is so nice. It has a relaxing atmosphere with plants and nice decor. They also have the option of a drive-thru for those who would like it. We will definitely be back!
That's actually 3.75 stars. The food is good, not omg good but good nonetheless. I tried the short ribs and bugolgi bowls, plus the potstickers. I know that's alot and well I hadn't eaten all day and I wanted more than one item to base my opinion. Bulgogi had lots of flavor, a lil salty yet slightly sweet however I found the meat itself to be a bit on dry side. The ribs needed a lil salt, so I used a touch of the soy sauce I had for the potstickers and that made it better. The potstickers were nice and crispy on outside and tender on the inside. Now, this is called a rice bar, the pics of the bowls include rice. I looked forward to the rice especially with the bulgolgi but there was no rice just noodles w a good flavor in its own however the dish would have fared better w the rice and the rating would be more than i gave it. Salty on salty is too much. The lady taking orders is also the only person I saw cooking and serving, she's a kitchen hero and she did it all w a smile. **also one of my favorite things was the simple dressing used on the lil salad. Reminded me of when I used to go to kings spa and order a bowl of slaw, it had the same simple dressing. Ok it's a full 4 stars. Happy eating and now Go get your grub on.
Completely discovered this place by chance, but so glad to have. The food was delicious and I'll definitely be coming back. They make their soy sauce and kimchi in house which is pretty cool. I had the spicy chicken bowl and it was great, had a nice spice to it, good amount of meat too. My wife had the beef bulgogi bibimbop and it was excellent too, well sized banchan portions. The inside had a nice homey feel, though there was some outdoor seating as well. They also have a donut shop inside which was neat. I think it was only the owner working when we stopped by and she was very nice. There was also a drive thru on the side. Edit July 2022:. I ordered online and specified a 7:30 pickup time for the food. I got there right at 7:30, however on my drive there (around 7:20) a woman from the restaurant called and sarcastically indicated that "my food has been ready for a minute". Strange because the reason I put a 7:30 pickup time is because I knew I could be there then, which I also stated over the phone. I had a feeling they may have prepared the food way early, and unfortunately that seems to be the case. Most of my food was lukewarm, and the fried chicken was soggy. The woman who gave me my order (not sure if it was the same person on the phone or not) didn't even bother to apologize for not reading the order. Very disappointing. I did my part, got there when I indicated for the pickup time, it would be nice if they bothered to read. A simple, "sorry we didn't see the pickup time" would have gone a long way. I wouldn't recommend placing orders ahead at this place unfortunately.
Let's start with the con: their "crab rangoons" does not have any crab or imitation crab. I asked the staff and they even said there's only cream cheese in it.....their mislabeled item is misleading. The pros: cute place, plenty of parking, clean restrooms, and polite staff. I'll change my rating once they correct the name on the item.
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5401 S Colony Blvd, The Colony, TX 75056
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