Rice Bowl Express — Restaurant in Garland

Best Chinese Food Yet! Since we moved here 3 years ago, I have been in search of a really good Chinese Food restaurant. I was beginning to think that Garland just has no foodies and the restaurant selection reflects it. One of the first places I tried was just down the street from us at Wynn Joyce and Broadway called Rice Bowl Express. Not only was it bad, but it was maybe the worst I have ever tried. So for the last 3 years, I have shunned this place like the plague. When we had that bad freeze and no one could cook, the few restaurants that stayed open had lines down the street. As we passed the cars in line for that place, I thought poor neighbors - they would be better off with a cold can of pork and beans. Seriously, it was that bad. Then, one day, I thought I saw a sign that said new owners or maybe I just imagined it? So yesterday I decided to throw caution to the wind and try it again and the menu did look different although the ordering speaker still did not work - you had to go up to the window to order. I ordered the spicy Szechuan - beef and chicken (sometimes the pork is dry and the shrimp is soggy at even the best restaurants) with white rice and some hot and sour soup. The soup was average and so was the rice. But the meal? OMG, I think it was the best Chinese food I have ever eaten! The vegetables were freshly cooked hot and crispy on the outside yet tender on the inside. Even the celery was delicious! Meat was not real plentiful, but the sauce was so flavorful that I could have poured it over rice crispies and it would have been delicious!! I cannot wait to go back and if you have had a bad experience with this place in the past, I urge you to give it another try. Over the next couple of months, I will be there multiple times a week trying all of their dishes and I will keep you posted. BTW, when they say spicy, they are...

the “check your food no returns” sign on the window is so serious yall please check the food. we ordered a plate of combo rice and combo lo mein and got two combo rice….. like is the kid paying attention or not…. do THEY check the food before giving it out or they’re that lazy….? but ofc i called to make another order since you know “no returns” even though they gave me the wrong food…. anyway i called to order the lo mein, made sure to check this time. as i called to order the lo mein the young man on the phone was repeating and confirming my order and almost said combo fried rice. so i replied, combo lo mein please not fried rice thank you. so idk if its the young man or the place in all. can yall check the food your handing out to make sure it matches the receipt/order as well?? proper service idk. just my thought. anyways. thanks, have the day...

We’re new to the neighborhood and we were excited when we got their flyer after long moving day we decided to place a large order because we had family over that was helping us with the move. The flyer claims they open from 11-10pm seven days a week. We placed an order at 9:00pm and we were told to pick by 9:30pm I was there at 9:30pm and the guy working that night decided to lock the door 30 mins prior to closing when I arrived he refused to open the door to give me an explanation and after waiting a couple of minutes he came to the door and showed me his phone with 911 on it through the window. He never opened the door and was just doing hand gestures to go away he was very rude and disrespectful. Honestly our family was excited to give it a try and hopefully build a relationship since we’re new to the area but...