The Rice Box — Restaurant in Vernon

Rice Box is my 128th restaurant in Vernon on my quest to eat at every restaurant in Vernon.

I have ordered from Rice Box on three other occasions over the past decade, and I haven't ordered from them in the past five years or so. My extended family and I don't mind the taste, but it lacks that flavour to make it go from "good" to "great" like Asian Avenue, Jade's, or Kiki Gardens.

So it was finally time to give them another chance.

This time I ordered Pad Thai. I have eaten Pad Thai in several countries out of my 63 countries visited as well as at a few places around Vernon.

The portion size was fine.

However, once again, the flavour fell flat. It wasn't bad, but it didn't have the usual Pad Thai flavour.

The family who runs this restaurant is super nice so I feel guilty about saying anything negative, but it just wasn't very good Pad Thai.

After tax and tip, I paid just over $23 for one order of Pad Thai.

Again, I ate all of it, but it's probably not even in my top five Pad Thai meals within city limits.

Rice Box has been a core staple of Vernon for about twenty years or so. They're local. Feel free to support local. Many others like it. It's just not for...

I have been so disappointed lately with all the Asian food places in Vernon. I had heard about the rice box, they have been around a long time. In a last ditch attempt to try to find some good Asian, I thought I would try the House Shanghai noodles & Tom kah gai soup. Big mistake probably the worst Shanghai ever! Over cooked noodles, over sauced, tough beef, no chicken as indicated & the shrimp tasted bad, this whole mess was drenched in a thick gooey sweet sauce of some type. Two bites & in the garbage. The soup base was good, but the chicken was so over cooked, again two spoons & in the garbage. I can safely say I’m not eating Asian in this town ever again. I will gladly make the trip to Vancouver where I’m never...

This was one of the only Chinese restaurants we could find in Vernon, and we were hoping it would be more authentic.

We were very let down by the food as it did not taste authentic at all. Everything from the chow mein to the rice to the meat... We didn't like anything at all. It lacked flavor. It lacked authentic Chinese taste. The sauces were so watery and runny. The best way I could describe this place is if a non-Asian tried to open up a Chinese restaurant.

The only pros here are the large portions and the super nice staff. Keep in mind that there is no dine in at this restaurant and everything...