Smokin' Bowls — Restaurant in Rohnert Park

(The pictures below are from before this restaurant's drop in quality)

This place used to be one of my top five favourite restaurants, but unfortunately it's gone downhill a lot lately. Most of the friendly employees have quit and/or moved on except for a golden few. All of the new employees are very young, inexperienced, unskilled and apathetic, and I know they're only human, but I firmly believe that you should always try your best, no matter what. Recently they seem to have been trying to incorporate new things to replace their old, and popular dishes, (mainly the desserts) but I don't think it's working too well. Seeing their decline is saddening because of the wonderful cooking and atmosphere that was there before. I hope they can pick themselves back up before they become another victim of the virus's economic downfall, because I really did love this place. The last time I ate here my girlfriend/caregiver and I (I'm disabled and in a wheelchair) were targeted. We were told that there was hearsay of us asking for our food to be fixed or remade often from other employees, (which hasn't happened yet to begin with until that night, only because they offered it to us) and that if we ever asked for that again we would be banned from ordering from...

Update 2: I was just back again after a few months away, and it is still as good as ever. Same generous portions, same great taste.

This is one of my favorite restaurants. The quality of food is very good, the portions are large, and the prices are very reasonable. The people who work there are happy and always smiling, providing great service.

My go-to entree is called "A Bowl Named Sue", and has moist pieces of chicken breast, corn, white gravy, and green onions. It normally is served on mashed potatoes, but I substitute their incredible hand-made french fries for the mashed potatoes. Pro tip: if you know what you want to order, call ahead so that it will be ready when you arrive, skipping the wait and the line (which is usually not too bad, but varies greatly based on time of day.)

The restaurant is always clean, and the atmosphere is relaxed, with music playing, and at least one television with fun movies or tv shows playing (today, there was anime on one tv and The Office on the other.)

If you're looking for health food, this is NOT the place. But, if you are looking for large portions, made with quality ingredients at a reasonable price, you won't be...

We came here before closing and you'd think 4.5 stars is in&out quality. I don't know about mid day but before closing it's worse than KFC. Very simple ingredients and a great idea since most of it can be kept warm or cold like Chipotle. But the mash potatoes seemed to be made before opening and kept warm all day. The potential is there for them to be great but the execution was going the way of blockbusters.

The staff. Great staff and great customer service. But i don't like playing that game of "sour spoiled or sour from them using the same spoon as my daughter's Mediterranean bowl on my pot roast?" Since the ingredients weren't the remotely fresh, we'll err on the side of caution and throw it away. It's a shame. We had high hopes.

My recommendation as a traveling foodie pass if you're hungry or try with caution if you're curious. The Mediterranean bowl seemed good and fresh. But anything beef or pork with mashed potatoes all seemed dry and old. I have been to parties late and had things on a chafing dish for 4hrs that were more fresh than their mashed potatoes and gravy and...