RiceString Noodle Shack — Restaurant in Cerritos

Let's get straight to it. When I first heard about the Ricestring Noodle House being opened in Cerritos, I thought, great! There will finally be a bonified Khmer place outside of Long Beach, that's creating a buzz.

My friend and I came during dinner time, about 730pm on a Thursday night and it was a good sized crowd. Tables were set up on the patio to accommodate everyone. About a month ago I read from other Yelper's that there were some issues regarding wait times for seating and food, but that problem seemed to have been solved.

Service was prompt and the staff was pleasant. As my buddy and I glanced over the menu, I had to explain some of the items to him, as this was his first time dining at a Khmer joint. We ended up getting the Cha-quay (bread), chicken wings, egg rolls, a Large Fit Bowl and a Large beef bowl with veggie broth and Two milk teas. (Unfortunately, I had to get the veggie broth because the regular broth that comes with the beef bowl is a combo pork and beef broth. I thank them for disclosing that on the menu because there are some people that don't eat pork. But I digress.)

The portion sizes to portion prices were great. The wings and egg rolls were delightful. However, the veggie broth in my opinion was lackluster. There wasn't any depth in the flavor, so I had to doctor it up myself; allot. I'm not sure if this was just one time deal, but Cha-quay is usually eaten with chicken porridge or noodle soup; and comes out with the entrees. If it come out early, as an appetizer as it did on this visit, then it become a bit hard by the time the main entree comes out. On the other hand my buddy had no issues (again, his first time dining Khmer food).

I'll return here another time to try out the other item's on the menu and see how everything goes....

Food was delicious, service was lacking. It seems like this restaurant is not that big and would figure that 4 or 5 wait staff would be able to take care all of the customers' needs. Coming from years in the industry as a waiter myself, I can say that the ordering took a bit long to take. Drinks should come first just in case the kitchen is backed up, in this case it was. My Cambodian Noodles came first, but it was the wrong noodles, size, and table. Waited for another 15 minutes for both of our food to come out. Even after our noodle bowls came out, I was hoping the Cha quay came out right after, it did not. After reminding the staff about it, it came out 5 minutes later. The food itself was delicious, albeit a little cold but that was me waiting on the cha quay to come out to eat it together with the noodles.

All in all I think the staff is trying their damnest, but fallen a bit short. For their effort and deliciousness of the food I would honestly rate it a 3.5 but will give it a 4.

I live 5 minutes away from Tried Chau. If any of you guys have been their, you know they're all business getting you and out as fast as possible. Service is always on point, always had everything on deck and in a quick manner. With that said, I might've been a bit harsh on the review but this is what the competition is offering.

Due to service and proximity, I would not drive 20 to 30 minutes for this. Will be trying their OG location in the...

Parking is limited, and right now it's soft opening so the hours are 9am-3pm, not sure when soft opening is over but on the menu it says regular hours are 9am-9pm for Mondays-Thursdays! Fridays and Saturdays have different hours but I forgot to take a picture of the menu so I can't remember. 😅 There was a bit of a wait when we got there (around 1:30pm, party of 2) but the food was worth the wait for me!

Went here because of the recommendation of a friend, not expecting much. I got the beef stew and my friend got some dry noodles that comes with soup with pork bone on the side. For drinks he got a regular iced tea and I got the Matcha Milk Tea that turned out to be perfect, light, and not too sweet. We also ordered fried bread sticks on the side, but I can't remember the name of it on the menu. The beef stew looked super spicy but it wasn't at all!! Which makes me happy as I am a weakling when it comes to spiciness. The spices, however, made the soup super tasty and I highly recommend dipping the fried bread sticks in the soup!

I have 0 complaints about the service. They were kind and courteous, and although my friend and I were the only ones seated in the front left window area, they never forgot about us! Also a quick shout out to our awesome server Vuthy.

Overall, if you want comfort Cambodian food and are willing to wait a bit, I highly recommend you check this place out!! I'll definitely be back with more...