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Rice Bowl
Categories: Restaurants Vietnamese Restaurants Filipino Restaurants Chinese Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese [Edit]
641 Sargent AveWinnipeg, MB R3E
(204) 779-2777
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
One review for Rice Bowl
1 review in English
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Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
8/23/2009 1 photo
The Rice Bowl is a small restaurant; the interior is clean with a few modern touches.
This is my first time trying Filipino food, I wasn't sure what to expect but I was happily surprised.
The deep fried "Lumpia Shanghai" (Filipino spring rolls) are filled with ground pork, onions, carrots, seasonings and is served with a sweet chili sauce. The rolls are smaller in diameter than other types of spring rolls so it made for a nice starter dish. The rolls were crisp and the fillings were nicely seasoned.
I ordered the deluxe pho from the small Vietnamese section of the menu. I'm a huge fan of pho but this one didn't really do it for me. The broth was rather bland and unusually oily. They also used the wider rice noodles - I prefer the thinner rice noodles as I find that they sit on the Chinese soup spoon more easily. The thick noodles along with the oily broth made it a little difficult to eat as the noodles kept sliding out of my spoon!
So the Vietnamese section of the menu wasn't as successful but the Filipino dishes were great!
The beef "Caldereta" is a popular Filipino beef stew with vegetables. The beef was very tender and the sauce was delicious albeit a tad salty so be sure to eat it with lots of rice. This a great comfort dish on a cold day.
The beef "Kare Kare" is a rich stew of ox tail and beef with a vegetables in a peanut base sauce. This dish is served with salted shrimp paste on the side which adds a great contrast in taste (maybe not for everyone but you can always skip the shrimp paste).
Open Tues-Sunday 11 am to 9 pm. The portion sizes are generous and the prices are quite reasonable as most dishes range from $7-$12. I'd go back but I'd stick with the Filipino dishes; if you want pho, there's a number of Vietnamese restaurants in the Sargent area for that.Listed in: Favourite Ethnic Restaurants, Great West End Eateries
