Teddy Rice — Restaurant in Isla Vista

IV's weakest link, despite its amazing weather and people, is its limited food palette and diversity. So, students end up being forced to choose between 3+ different pizza places or hispanic food, which isn't an issue until you're two weeks in and tired of eating the same food.

Teddy Rice manages to bring exclusion with the idea that different foods can succeed in IV! Although I didn't personally enjoy the hot foods due to its blandness, the dessert bingsoo(shaved ice w. condensed) milk has been my top 2(and it isn't 2nd) options for something to have after a meal or to celebrate with! The workers, especially Teddy is super friendly and brings with himself a special environment to the restaurant.

I love celebrating small and big accomplishments with my close friends, so whenever they tried their hardest for a volleybay intramural or finished studying for actuarial exam, I believe this is the best place to take them to celebrate. Please give them a try and especially try the mango option(the +$1.25 is...

Currently they are doing a soft opening, with 12-8 as their tentative hours (their opening hours are a bit wonky at the moment due to the soft opening). So expect for now that they may be closed during some times and that they may be out of certain ingredients. I got the spicy tuna rice bowl and it was acutally really tasty and decently priced. This place is really uncharacteristic of isla vista's typical overpriced and mid-quality food. I was really happy to see decent prices and the effort they put into the food. I also got their bingsu and that was very tasty for the price. The guy who took our orders was really sweet, and I plan on going back again to try the omurice. I highly recommend giving this place a try and supporting them as...

Quite honestly the best asian food I’ve ever had. I got the bulgogi rice bowl which came with kimchi, and the kimchi was the best kimchi I’ve ever had. The bulgogi was also perfect and so so flavorful. There was also a little cup of sauce on the side, I’m not sure what was in it but I put it on the rice and the little salad and wow it was so good. Teddy is also just the sweetest! I’ve only eaten here once so far but I’m already creating a savings account just for this place. I may genuinely cry when I have to leave IV because I will no longer have access to this haven...