The Rice Box

Rice Box is a Chinese takeout bar from the future, serving classic, old-school American food at the north point River Oaks just outside of Montrose. Wok-fired plates, crispy fried chicken, house-made dumplings, and crab Rangoon are scratch-made to order. Noodles, fried rice, dumplings, and the takeout you grew up on, built to travel. What launched as a Houston food truck in 2011 now serves guests across Houston. Order ahead on the Rice Box app or by phone, with dine-in, pickup, and delivery available.

The Rice Box is a chinese restaurant in Houston, Texas. It is listed at 1111 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019, which places it among the local businesses of Houston that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Google also lists it under asian fusion restaurant, asian restaurant, chinese takeaway, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

In cities with a Chinatown, weekend mornings bring dim sum carts or order sheets, and lines form early at the most popular spots in Houston; walk-ins are standard and reservations are uncommon outside large banquet restaurants. Regional labels matter: Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunan, Shanghainese and Taiwanese kitchens cook very differently, so a restaurant's stated region is a better guide to the food than the word "Chinese" alone. Some smaller restaurants in Texas are BYOB with no corkage fee; call ahead to confirm. A tip of 15-20% is customary for table service but not expected at counter-order takeout. Spice level, MSG and allergen questions are normal to ask before ordering, and most kitchens are happy to leave an ingredient out or tone down the heat if you mention it when ordering rather than after the food arrives.

Hours are published for 1 day a week. On most of those days it is open 11 AM–12 AM. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach The Rice Box at (713) 294-4549; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, riceboxed.com.

Its Google rating is 4.2 out of 5 from 1,955 reviews, a solid but mixed picture; reading the most recent reviews will tell you what to expect.

Houston is in Texas, in the South, where summers are hot and humid, winters are short, and severe storms in spring are a fact of life; businesses run air conditioning most of the year and many open early to beat the heat. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Houston follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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