Open Rice Kitchen

One of my favorite places to go when stopping through Davis. Reminds me of when I came during undergrad. Food portions and seasoning is always bomb, and great for a budget

Open Rice Kitchen has a super cute atmosphere and amazing food. The cashier, Ximena, was so friendly and super helpful.

Good value for the price, I can see how this place is popular with college kids. The guy manning the wok knows how to get that nice seared “wok hey” that only a super hot wok can produce. The pork belly fried rice and the beef chow fun had excellent wok hey. Good first approximation of cantonese style food. Here’s a free consultation: 1)use a lower sodium content soy sauce, will help flavors pop 2)add a dash of sugar and msg to help round out the flavor profile. 3)increase the amount of white pepper in the beef chow fun and the fried rice 4) once cooking is done, toss with a few drops of sesame oil to add aromatic dimension then the food will be absolutely muy bien! Senior, you are already better than most of the asian restaurants around, this will put you into the most revered Asian Au

First, the food is great value for the money. But quality is another question. Got the Chicken Chow Fun special and it was super greasy and drenched in dark soy sauce. The rice noodles weren't even pulled apart and in giant clumps. Food is 2 stars, but the price gets it the extra star.

The server was very friendly and let us know about the wait for food, which was fine with us. The prices are really low so I had few expectations. The broccoli and carrots with house sauce was really good, but the basil chicken didn't have much flavor. My daughter loved her boba. We'll definitely be back.