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Little Rice - A Local Favorite Chinese Restaurant in Crystal Lake, IL
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Little Rice

272 reviews

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Hours

Monday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Thursday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Sunday, 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM

About Little Rice

Little Rice is a Chinese restaurant located at 1024 McHenry Ave Unit G, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, USA. You can contact them at (815) 893-6169 or +1 815-893-6169.

As a Chinese restaurant, Little Rice offers a range of dishes, likely encompassing popular American Chinese cuisine. According to one review, the service was "decently fast." However, this customer found the fried rice to be not great and the orange chicken to lack flavor, while the sweet and sour chicken was reportedly delicious. Despite these mixed opinions on specific dishes, they mentioned an overall great experience and a possibility of returning if in the area.

Another reviewer with a long history with the establishment, tracing back to its origins as King Buffet, speaks highly of Little Rice. They describe it as a "little hole-in-the-wall location" that has consistently provided food that has "touched our hearts all our lives." This customer has been visiting since childhood and states that the food "never disappoints," even forgetting to take pictures due to its deliciousness.

Further positive feedback highlights a "wonderful selection" with a "wide variety of food at extremely reasonable costs." The atmosphere is described as "wonderful and loving," making it suitable for all occasions. Additionally, the service is praised as "beyond exceptional" and "very family friendly," with a strong recommendation to try their food.

Based on these reviews, Little Rice appears to be a cherished local Chinese restaurant with a history in the Crystal Lake community. It is known for its family-friendly service, welcoming atmosphere, and reasonable prices. While opinions on individual dishes may vary, the restaurant seems to have cultivated a loyal customer base who appreciate its overall quality and experience. Specific details about the restaurant's environment or any current promotions are not available.

For local users in US interested in exploring American Chinese cuisine, Little Rice in Crystal Lake, Illinois, presents itself as a long-standing community favorite known for its service and atmosphere. While food reviews are somewhat mixed on specific items, the overall sentiment suggests a positive dining experience, particularly for those seeking a family-friendly environment and reasonably priced meals.

Little Rice Location

1024 McHenry Ave Unit G, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, USA

Customer Reviews

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272 reviews
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Sara Flowers
Mar 25, 2024

Service was decently fast. Fried rice was not great, Orange chicken didn't have a lot of flavor... sweet and sour chicken was delicious, according to my significant other. Overall, we had a great experience and will probably go back... if we're ever in the area.

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Suzanne Maple
May 03, 2023

From it's humble beginnings as King Buffet in the Crystal Point Mall area to the little hole-in-the-wall location next to South, this food has touched our hearts all our lives. I've been coming to their restaurant since I was born and their food never dissapoints. I love it so much that I forgot to take pictures before I ate cause it was so yummy. A wonderful selection with a wide variety of food at extremely reasonable costs. And as usual, the atmosphere is wonderful and loving. Fun for all occasions. Service is beyond exceptional and very family friendly. If you haven't experience their food, then you need to!

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Pamela
Aug 12, 2023

Ok y'all.. here we go! Tried a new place.. first let's start with the things I really liked. Crab ragoons were really good.. my favorite of the entire meal.. tempura veggies were just as good..wish there would have been more. Hubby really enjoyed the chicken fried rice..I think it was ok.. nothing to write home about. The hibachi chicken with plain fried rice was good..had a good flavor. We didn't care for the egg rolls. The oolong tea was good.. we ordered 2! Server was nice.. a little hard to understand..but friendly. Will we return.. probably for tempura and crabragoons. All I can say is.. come in and try it.. you might like it more than me.. all in all..not a bad little place.

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Lino Barraza
Nov 19, 2021

My wife and I went when they opened up for the day recently. Immediately got seated in a spot we preferred and ordered drinks. Plenty of options for eating, and I mean a lot of options! Everything from sushi and rice to ramen and hibachi style combination dinners. My wife ordered a Poke bowl while I ordered the Shoyu Ramen and we also ordered pot rice with steak. What we didn't expect was a miso soup and ginger salad with our order (albeit we didn't see what our orders came with neither). The Miso soup was flavorful and delicious. The ginger salad was plentiful and the type of ginger sauce I like. One negative mark (in my opinion) is with the salad. Both my wife and I felt that there wasn't enough ginger sauce in the salad. Although we didn't expect it in the first place, it wasn't entirely too flavorful (lack of ginger sauce). My wife's opinion on the Poke bowl was that it didn't have too much flavor neither. It was plentiful as well, but lacked flavor according to her. My Shoyu Ramen was excellent! Big bowl, very flavorful, and delicious! I will be back for more and that's a promise. Their ramen alone was enough for me to be a repeat customer. The pot rice (with steak) was really good! It was big and plentiful. More than enough for my wife and I (although we didn't expect it to be that big). The only caveat is the price. I feel as if the price was just a little too much for what it is. We will still order it again and we do plan on going back soon. Our total bill was roughly a bit more than $25/person (before tip). Not entirely bad overall. Just a few items here and there seem to be expensive. We enjoyed the place. We enjoyed the food. We enjoyed the customer service. Definitely worth trying this place out if you haven't and it's definitely worth going back to. Edit: My wife and I went back again today (11/18/21). We ordered take out this time and I, again, got the Shoyu ramen. My wife got a different poke bowl from the first time and we also ordered beef fried rice. Everything was absolutely delicious! My wife enjoyed the poke bowl and I the ramen. We both took out most of the rice and definitely enjoyed the flavor. We were hoping to get some miso and salad like last time but I'm assuming that's for dine in. Until next time..... Because we will be back again!

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Mara Ellis
Sep 08, 2024

We ordered on a Sunday right around the time they opened 11am. There was a rude man in a lobby complaining about the wait which they had only been open for 30 minutes. My husband maybe waited 10 minutes for hot fresh food, there was a soup and an extra fried rice in our order and 3 sodas were thrown in for free, the sweet and sour chicken had large pieces of chicken, the house friend rice was amazing! My husband who isn't a fan of this type of food was able to order a hibachi steak and loved it! And the shrimp and broccoli was perfect with large pieces of shrimp. I was actually sick so this food was wonderful and definitely made me feel better! Will be ordering again and if we can find a babysitter we may dine in next time!

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