Quick Review of Rice Roll Express 1131 stockton

Rice Roll Express's Chinese name is 金門腸粉 or Golden Gate Rice Rolls, this place tries Western style fast food service style in Chinatown. And if you like cheungfun / rice rolls, it's actually quite decent. However, they're cash or venmo only. No credit card.

Went in and looked at their menu... They serve rice rolls (duh) but also wonton and a few other stuff that can be pre-prepped. The #1 is a bit of everything: beef, veggies, and others. You can further customize by specifying extra this, extra that. I also ordered a small bowl of century egg rice porridge.

Everything is served on disposable plates and utensils, and you're expected to clean-up a little yourself.

The seats are extremely uncomfortable... Hard wood benches and hard plastic chairs.

Service speed is decent... In a few minutes the number is called, and a tray is presented with your order. You can add chili and spicy soy sauce at the counter, or regular soy sauce and Sriracha at the table.

The porridge is in a little disposable cup, and nothing special.

The rice roll is pretty good with good amount of filling, and doesn't look like it was reheated or such. With some extra soy sauce and chili it's actually quite good. While it's not quite as good as "freshly made" one, it's pretty darn close. And the prices are reasonable.

4/5

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