Rice Inn
5041 Library Rd, Bethel Park, PA, 15102
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Address :
5041 Library Rd
Bethel Park, PA, 15102 - Phone (412) 835-2800
- Website https://www.riceinn.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Very Loud
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Ryan P.
Extremely friendly staff. The curry was delicious, some of the best Thai food I have ever had!!!!!
(5)Oren S.
If there is one word that describes Rice Inn (412.835.2800), a converted Pizza Hut, it is casual, casual, casual. The tone is set by the young hostess, who was dressed for the beach: a hooded sweatshirt, seersucker shorts, and flat canvas shoes. If one is seeking ambiance, this is not the place, though it is reasonably attractive and comfortable, and the tables and booths allow plenty of space to relax. Diners may bring their own alcohol and there appears to be no corkage fee for wine. The restaurant became extremely loud as the evening went on as some of the diners overindulged in wine. The restaurant is in its first few weeks of operation, and it shows. Our harried, but pleasant young female server forgot our request for water and hot tea. After fifteen minutes, we received water after asking a second time. She was apologetic. Later in the meal, a refill was provided without our having to ask. We did not receive the tea. My wife ordered a sushi platter with salad and miso soup with seaweed. The good-sized salad with iceberg lettuce, carrots, and tasty ginger dressing arrived twenty minutes after the dinner order was placed, the soup a few minutes later. The sushi was brought to the table several minutes before my hot items. There were eighteen pieces in this large platter of sushi, which she enjoyed, a bargain for $10.95. I ordered chicken egg roll ($1.95), chow fun noodles with pork (a flat, wide egg noodle) (yes, very unhealthful: a splurge), $9.00, and tofu (bean curd) with mixed vegetables: broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, snow peas ($8.95). The egg roll came within a few minutes of ordering, but it was a vegetable roll, not the chicken variety I had ordered. Instead of asking me whether I wanted the vegetable roll, the server instructed me to eat it and that she would order the chicken roll. I did as she directed and consumed both. Neither was particularly tasty and both were served lukewarm, at best. Both of the entrees were a good portion, tasty, and served in delicious sauces: not too oily, but the tofu dish was drowning in the sauce, causing it to be soggy. Both dishes were the proper temperature: steaming hot. Neither of the large platters was brought with any serving utensil. Although the take-out menu shows an American Express icon in the section where accepted credit cards are listed, the server told me that the restaurant does not accept it. I understand the husband and wife owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ho, are lovely people, but they were apparently not present on this evening. No owner or manager was overseeing the dining room and no one other than the server checked on us. In most respects, I compare Rice Inn unfavorably to my favorite Asian restaurant in the area, Red Tea House in the Virginia Manor Shops in Mount Lebanon. Red Tea House is somewhat more expensive and the portions are somewhat smaller, but it consistently offers great service and artistically-presented cuisine, ambiance, and top-notch management, which oversees the dining room and makes every guest feel welcome. Water and tea are not ever forgotten at Red Tea House because these items are brought when the server first approaches the customer, along with delicious crisp noodles (alas, also unhealthful.) For value, convenience, and reasonably good food, I am likely to return to Rice Inn on occasion, but it is not at the top of my list. The restaurant also offers Thai cuisine, including the famous Pad Thai. It maintains no website and does not advertise.
(3)S H.
Enjoyed eating here several times. The food and the service are exceptional. The only complaint I have is having the two tv's on with the high volume. It is annoying trying to have a conversation with the people you are with. I suggest they turn off the volume and put on the closed caption menu on the tv.
(4)Melinda J.
My daughter and I love Rice Inn! I mostly eat lunch there and at times by myself, so it is great that they have the tvs:) The food is always fresh and the prices are good and portions are hearty. The staff is so friendly and service is always quick. I NEVER have to wait for a drink refill. And they always come over to the table and say hi when I have my baby grandson with me:) Takeout ordering is wonderful too! We had a pretty big order for 5-6 people and not one thing was missed. The general tso is my fav meal!!!
(5)Devon A.
Really nice people. Now the food. I liked what I ate but I didn't know if I was in a Thai, Chinese, Japanese or whatever restaurant. Totes confused. Also, it's BOYB so there's a cork fee. That's fine but there were 6 of us. We had three bottles (one was just a beer), and we got THREE CORK fees. Ugh. You should charge one cork fee per table! I did like the General Tso's but my friend's didn't like the Pad Thai at all.
(3)Allie H.
Five of us (two adults and three teenagers) ordered takeout from the Rice Inn. We ordered four meals and one appetizer, and the portions were enormous! The food was very good, and there were leftovers for the next day. While we didn't dine in, we were impressed by the interior of the restaurant (very clean and inviting), and think the next time we will dine in and sit at the sushi bar. Service was extremely friendly and fast. I did note that the restaurant is BYOB, with a cork fee, but that's just an FYI. Overall, we enjoyed the food a lot, and we will eat there again.
(4)Kimberly T.
We had heard that this restaurant was good and their parking lot is always full so today my family tried it. We were seated quickly because we got there right when it opened. Our waitress brought out drinks and took our orders as the place started to fill up. They had a nice sushi selection but because it was so cold outside we all were looking for warmth, we all ordered entrees. I ordered Happy Family (16.95) that had lobster, scallops, shrimp, chicken, beef and vegetables in a brown sauce. It was good but seemed a it salty to me. It was a huge portion and I only managed to eat half. My youngest son ordered Triple Delight (13.95). It had shrimp, chicken, beef, and vegetables. He cleaned his plate. He probably would have licked it had I allowed him. My husband ordered Hunan Shrimp (12.95). It was spicy but no overly so. He too cleaned his plate. My oldest son (who currently recovering from a tonsillectomy) had a bowl of egg drop soup and a bowl of rice. It would be kind of hard to mess up those things. We definitely will be back. I would like to try their sushi and other items on their menu. The most important thing to know is that it's BYOB.
(4)David B.
This has got to be the friendliest place to eat dinner. I was really impressed by the welcoming smiles and fantastic service. I am usually a fan of authentic ethnic cuisine, and you can get a little of that here, but what I experienced was great food at a very reasonable price. The portions are very large and the food is cooked fresh. I ordered the Szechuan Chicken and it tasted great. It was a rather Americanized version of the dish, but still really very good. In most of the reviews of the Rice Inn, they end by saying they will be back. Now I know why!
(4)R P.
The staff is very kind and inviting. Sushi is extremely fresh. Live the seaweed salad and spicy squid salad. If your looking for something healthy they have a nice section where the food is steamed and the sauce is on side which allows to control how much is out on ur food
(5)Kayla H.
Love love love this hidden gem. The guy with the glasses who makes the sushi makes it better than Nakama. Dinner portions are enough for two, service is bare able depending on who you get. Well worth every penny, best in town :)
(5)Jeff F.
Food is good and staff is very nice and inviting. Between Rice Inn and Silk Road, the South Hills is a hotbed for asian cuisine.
(4)Jamie B.
Rice inn is clean and has good food with good service. There takeout is always prompt.
(4)Darren W.
"No, that couldn't be," I said to myself earlier in the year when I noticed that the Bethel Park Pizza Hut had been converted into... an Asian restaurant? That would mean...sushi in Bethel Park??? 2 nights ago on dreaded Black Friday, Kay and I were driving along cozy Library Road aimlessly when I suddenly remembered that relatively recent development and charged forward. Like Bigfoot, Kay didn't believe it existed. "It used to be a Pizza Hut?" she asked with the tone of a skeptical police officer interrogating a UFO eyewitness. "Yes! Keep going! It's there! It's there! I know I saw it! I read reviews on Yelp," I replied. "What's the name again?" she inquired. "Rice Inn." "Ricin? Eeeeww. That's a poison!" "Oh, stop." "Well, they at least better be open or else...it's a date with The Redhead," Kay coldly promised. Sure enough at 8PM on a weekend, Rice Inn's doors were unlocked. The interiors are sparse but tasteful with vibrant, upside down glasses housing the light bulbs. Bourdain's new CNN program was running on a flatscreen telly near a sushi bar. A complimentary serving of Edamame was the precursor to our supper. Salted and bulbous, I'd never had these soybeans served to me in this manner before. At first I ate them whole! That is until I realized that I had better tasting results when I popped open each pod to get at the nutty, wholesome beans within. I officially began my journey into the inexplicable with a pair of Uni or Sushi with Sea Urchin for the novices among thee. The quivering, ornately presented cylinders of seaweed, rice, and a paste-like roe were bedecked with fanned cucumber. When placed whole in my mouth, what I tasted amidst each opulent morsel's inherently sensual texture were the faint whispers of caviar, foie gras, oyster, and thus...the ocean. This wasn't an appetizer; this was a seduction. The glob of wasabi remained untouched, but the flower of shaved, pickled ginger (I've a soft spot for it) I ate only after I finished the sushi. 6 swelling, humongous fried pork dumplings came next. Abundant with ground meat filling and golden brown on the outside, had I not shared them with Kay, I could have made them my entree. The balls of savory minced pig stayed within each potsticker, which required knife, fork, and at least two bites to consume wholly. In all seriousness, Rice Inn's dumplings are the largest specimen of this perennial Chinese favorite I've ever experienced, and they alone make a trek to the far South Hills worthwhile. Based solely on its fanciful, poetic name, I chose a main dish that fell under the Thai heading. Dancing Seafood Supreme was composed of jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, crabmeat, tomatoes, onion, peppers, carrot, basil, and "chef's special spicy Thai chili sauce" as stated in the pamphlet I took home. The sauce was only warmly spicy and never overthrew the majesty that was the pleasingly plump and abundant bits of crustacean and mollusk. The tatty and tart tomato pieces were a welcome surprise and fleetingly fooled me into thinking I was eating an Italian stew made with the day's fresh catch. After barely finishing each of our big-hearted portions, we bade our trusty server Celine along with the rest of the buoyant staff farewell and headed back home without having bought a single damn thing on this damnably consumerist holiday other than a wondrous Asian supper at a family-owned establishment.
(5)Kaylee A.
I love the rice inn! It used to be a pizza hut, so picture that type of decor with an Asian flair. The portions are huge! Yummy chicken fried rice! I have eaten in twice and ordered out a few times. Great little place for Chinese and sushi.
(5)Sarah K.
Favorite Chinese place to go it's all so delicious . But one of the waitresses has an attitude. I have a picky order and she laughs at it and sighs and groans when I give her my order every single time we get her. Which isn't professional at all. But other than that it's a great place to eat at. Amazing food!
(4)Emilia A.
Pros: typical suburban Chinese food if that's what you're into Cons: $12.95 for a dinner portion of anything....only comes with small white rice
(2)Kate G.
I had to re-review. I have been back several times since my first review (and often order delivery). The food was good as usual. The General Tsos is very good, the Hunan chicken was also good, though a by salty. However, I must say that I am not impressed by their new staff. I was very pleased to see that the restaurant was 3/4 full (the busiest I've seen it). We walked in and the hostess asked if we wanted a table or booth. I requested a booth. We walked to the back (past an empty booth and one that was empty and just needed cleaned) and the hostess turned around and told us that there were no empty booths and we had to sit at a table. I looked to the other side of the restaurant to see at least one more empty booth. She couldn't have missed them, how could she have said that with a straight face?! Was she just trying to get her friend tips by seating us in her section? I just wanted to eat in peace, so didn't challenge her. Our waitress was polite, but inattentive. She disappeared and when she was around she was so quiet that neither of us could hear a word that she was saying. The staff has typically been great, but the new additions don't do this place justice. Seriously, don't tell your customers that there are no empty booths when it is very obviously not true. We aren't stupid.
(3)Andrea C.
I have been here twice now and both times I was very pleased with my meal and the customer service. They have a very nice selection of sushi and sashimi (sea urchin is on the menu for all of you who love it but have a hard time finding it in the area!) along with traditional Chinese take-out dishes and a few Thai options. I wish they would have some authentic drinks like bubble tea or maybe some more options for hot tea. Overall though no complaints about the food or customer service! I will be back.
(4)Leigh O.
The Chinese and Thai food is good for the price. This restaurant is byob with $3 cork fee. Meat is fresh. The sushi is only ok. I had an ocean roll and dragon roll. Dragon was good but I didn't like the ocean roll. Salmon in ocean roll didn't taste as fresh so I didn't eat it; I can be picky. Ichiban has way better sushi. I would go back here though because of good Chinese and thai food plus you can bring your own alcohol. Go elsewhere for sushi.
(3)Kay E.
I can't believe this used to be a Pizza Hut. Awesome service and food. I loved the sushi, but especially their Honey Walnut Shrimp. The food is a mixture of Thai, Japanese, and Chinese. It's near a strip mall, so there's lots of parking.
(5)Nancy W.
This place better never close. Its my whole family's favorite place to eat. We've tried many items, but my favorite so far is the triple delight. Steak (real steak, slightly rare in the middle), chicken, and shrimp. Perfectly cooked vegetables (pea pods, baby corn, broccoli, carrots, water chestnuts, cabbage). And their cheese filled wontons(crab Rangoon)..amazing! The amazing chicken, general tsos, and sesame chicken all blow Sesame Inn out of the water. And its not as pricy. We used to have to drive all the way out to bean curd in McMurray for decent Chinese. So happy we have rice inn now. (Plus our favorite bean curd waiter works here too!) They get to know their regulars and anticipate your order. Love their servers! EDITING TO ADD: the Pad Thai is addictive!! I've ordered it the past 3 times and keep going back for it. New favorite. :).
(5)Michelle B.
I've been frequenting this place since they opened a couple years ago with my family. I've also brought a few friends here. Sadly, the place has lost quality, quantity, and friendliness... Three attributes that used to make this place my family's favorite dining spot. We would go three times a week some weeks. They used to give enormous portions of everything. Something must have happened because suddenly we would go and we'd get these tiny plates. I used to enjoy their Triple Delight. Then they got extremely stingy with their portions. I would spend over 20 dollars on my meal and leave still hungry. I would tell myself that I am still getting quality food. Then their chicken became more and more fatty and gummy. Then I would go because my family became close to the wait staff and owners. Now I rarely see the owners and all of the waitresses we liked are either gone already or are leaving soon. The current wait staff doesn't know the menu and can't understand English. Plus they have a tendency of being downright rude. My family has already jumped ship and we've started giving other places our business.
(2)Brendan G.
I go here quite often for both lunch and dinner, because I work at the GE nearby. Very friendly place, and they get to know their regulars. Prices are reasonable and the food is fresh. I hope it never closes. I plan on being a regular customer for a long time. Every time I go, I try to have something new. I recommend anything on their menu, you can't go wrong with anything on it.
(5)A R.
Ordered take out from here earlier this evening and it was wonderful. The red chicken curry was really good! Just the right amount of spice and sweet coconut flavor. The veggies where lightly cooked just how I like them and you could tell that they were fresh. Delicious! Their staff is very friendly and helpful. The owner Jessie is a sweet heart. I hope their business continues to do well and stays in business so I will always have a great place to go for a Thai fix.
(5)DR. Joel R.
Green beans in plum sauce Very good Also fried green beans Everything else fair Casual attire General so chicken fair
(4)Michael T.
I'd like to give it 5 stars because we finally found a good Asian restaurant close to home but I can only give 5 stars for the food, very good sushi! One star for the service, our waitress was not friendly and dropping things in front of us like she didn't want to be bothered. One star for the noise. Why do people have to yell in restaurants now? Obviously no dress code either. I really don't want to see your fat hanging out of your shorts while I'm eating! Well it is right next to the W**mart!
(3)Valerie M.
I moved to Bethel Park 7 months ago, and I was disappointed to not have a good chinese delivery place... until I found Rice Inn! The General Tso's tofu is the best I have ever had, and I've enjoyed everything except for the Thai dishes (the veggies were uncooked- I believe most Thai places cook their foods for a while instead of the way Chinese places "flash fry" stuff. Regardless, this is now my go-to place for Chinese delivery! They are super fast too.
(5)Rugger W.
What a pleasant surprise. Dined in once and had delivery later in the week. Pad Thai is superb and General's chicken is just as good. The green curry was flavorful, but had an over-abundance of eggplant for my personal taste. B.P. residents need to stop driving past this restaurant - don't judge the old Pizza Hut building/exterior. Trust us, you'll soon be a fan of the restaurant's quality
(4)Bernard O.
I have a simple litmus test for Chinese restaurants, and it comes as a result of my 30 years of experience of eating at Chinese restaurants all over the U.S. (mainly California) and in mainland China. My test? "Kung Pao Chicken." It's always the first thing I try at a Chinese restaurant, because I have experienced Kung Pao Nirvana, and I have had way too many disappointments. A disappointing Kung Pao experience usually leads to "no second chance" from me because there are choices one can make. When I saw the "grand opening" signs for Rice Inn at the old Pizza Hut location next to Walmart in Bethel Park, I didn't want to get my hopes up. I actually waited until I saw a couple of Yelp and Urbanspoon reviews before I decided to get my dining partner to join me for a meal there. (you can't be too careful these days...) My first impression was, "HEY, they've actually dressed up this old Pizza Hut pretty well!" They even managed to do something with those weird trapezoid Pizza Hut windows that we all know and love. The place was simply decorated, and was very inviting to the first-time guest. (maybe the odd familiarity added to that?) Comfortable seating, low noise level, attentive hostess (who turned out to be the manager) and an eager young waiter all made us feel good about our choice to try Rice Inn from the very start. The first thing we noticed on the menu were the letters "BYOB." We immediately sent our young accomplice to the nearby Giant Eagle to procure some bottles for us. I simply love the whole BYOB concept, especially when there is no "corkage" fee. Upon opening the menu, I was impressed with the depth that it contained, and since I had read that this new restaurant had good sushi, I ordered the "Baked Alaska Roll" as an appetizer. I am unable to resist any roll that has smoked salmon on it, and this one did not disappoint. It was expertly prepared, very well presented, and the ingredients seemed fresh and tasted delicious. The only bad part was that it was cut into 8 pieces and there were 3 of us, so I had to graciously (and reluctantly) deny myself a third piece! This was an odd roll, because as the name implied, it was served warm. But I really, really liked it, and so did my compatriots. (who got 3 pieces, unlike me...) I was feeling great about this place almost immediately because we got to watch the sushi chef prepare our roll, and we got to drink exactly the beer that we wanted (Yakima Glory) instead of settling for the usual run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant offering. We decided to try a nice cross-section from the menu to find out where the strengths and weakness might be. We ordered a seafood soup for two, an order of Kung Pao chicken with fried rice (only 75 cents to upgrade from the steamed rice) and an order of Pad Thai, of which we are huge fans. In a word, the Kung Pao chicken was "perfect." This is the dish that always lights me up when it is done correctly, and the kitchen at RICE INN nailed this one. Tender, perfectly cooked chicken, crispy texture in the vegetables and nuts, and a sauce that was exactly what I was hoping for. A++ and the best I've had in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. The seafood soup got a B minus. Everything was in there as advertised, and nothing in the soup was overdone or tough. Obviously the kitchen used fresh ingredients. But personally, I thought that the soup itself was somewhat lacking in seasoning and overall seafood taste. This may be a personal taste thing, but I wasn't that excited about the soup. My friends, however, enjoyed it more than I. As for the Pad Thai, it was not what I was expecting. I have had a lot of GREAT Pad Thai lately because this is one of the major strengths of one of my favorite restaurants located a few miles up the road on 88. This Pad Thai needed to go back to the drawing board, in my opinion. The shrimp was tender enough, and the rice noodles were just about right, but the seasoning of this dish just didn't do justice to the Pad Thai tradition. After offering some feedback to our young and enthusiastic waiter, "Morgan," I wouldn't be surprised if the chef made some adjustments on this particular menu offering. It's hard to do EVERYTHING well, and since this place has only been in business for a month, I'll expect some improvements on this one. My overall impression could be summed up in these words: "Do you have any TO-GO menus?" I will definitely be coming back to RICE INN to explore the menu further and find out what other offerings on the menu are "in their wheelhouse." It will not surprise me to find out that they do a lot of things well, based on this first visit. I'd also like to make mention of the fact that the hostess who turned out to be the manager listened to the feedback we gave our young waiter on the food we were served, and she unhesitatingly removed the cost of the Pad Thai from our bill without any suggestion from us. I really respect this desire to please!
(4)Melody Y.
I just came back from eating at the Rice Inn with my parents. In terms of appearance, the restaurant is clean and roomy, which made me feel quite comfortable. The owners definitely paid attention to the small details from the cute tea cups to the nice placemats. As for the food, everything that we ordered was delicious. I really enjoyed the Shanghai bok choy that was lightly sauteed. As the previous Yelper said, the food was not too greasy. Also, the flavors fit the taste of my parents, who are originally from Hong Kong and Canton, China. I would recommend this place to friends and family. Unfortunately, I live in Boston, so I cannot come as often as I would like. However, when I do come back, this will be a place I will request to go out for dinner, whenever I come home to visit my parents. I hope this place does well, as it just opened up. The owners are very nice people! Give this place a try!
(4)Brian K.
My wife and I just finished eating at the Rice Inn for the first time and will certainly come back. From the pleasant staff to the delicious food our experience was fantastic. I had the spicy tuna roll and triple delight. My wife had a chicken egg roll and the lemon chicken. We look forward to trying more from their expansive menu!
(5)Wade O.
I just wanted too say that I order take out from Rice Inn (Thai Red Curry with Chicken). I have to say I have had this dish at many places and this ranks up with the best of them. Nice Job Rice Inn, I will be back and next time I'm bringing the family.
(5)Blaine C.
Extremely well prepared asian cuisine. Neither greasy or too spicy. Will eat there again!
(5)Nancy W.
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