Ricebowl Fusion in Saskatoon
This fairly recent opening was a nice addition to Asian-style food in Saskatoon. The restaurant is in a location on 33rd St. that has seen several restaurants and cafes over the years. The new owners have done a great job redecorating. And the food is delicious.
We shared the dishes amongst three and enjoyed the Penang red curry (a chicken and coconut milk dish, that was fairly traditional but with added fresh fruit that made this interesting), shanghai chicken wings with broccoli and carrots, bulgogi beef lettuce wraps (outstanding sauce accompanied this traditional Korean food) and sticky rice served on a banana leaf in a bamboo steamer. We also ordered an Indian flatbread (paratha) just for fun to see how they did it (delicious!).
The food was definitely freshly-made and they were really busy on Saturday evening. So we had a longish wait, drinking the green tea. This was Japanese style with that toasty rice flavour which I really like.
I don't usually do washroom reviews here but I have to say, the owners are to be commended for doing a first-class job renovating this important restaurant accessory. Our previous visits to this location always left me feeling pretty yucked out when I went to wash up. There's a disconnect in some of Saskatoon's Chinese-food places between the standards in the seating area and the cleanliness in the restroom area which is off putting because you wonder what the kitchen is like!
It was obviously a busy place even later into the evening so you might want to make reservations on the weekend. They have a menu and hours posted on their website (www.rice-bowl.ca/index.html).
My impression was that the menu in the restaurant was more extensive, though.
It was not super cheap, at $43 for three but we definitely would go back because I think our choice of dishes somewhat missed the 'fusion food' theme.
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We recently ate there and really enjoyed their Korean selections. The bulgogi wasn't grilled though so it was not so exciting. Try the jap chae and the stone bowl, you won't be disappointed.
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re: jasongogal
I agree. In fact, we returned again a couple months ago and found that the food didn't seem as good as originally. I wanted the shanghai noodle dish we had the first time but it didn't even seem to be the same menu.
It wasn't very busy at all for a Friday evening so I wonder if the place can maintain the good start. Just my opinion after only 3 visits...
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re: jasongogal
I am interested to know what you had that was so bad? My husband and I were there a few times and we like the food there. It's one of the few restaurants in Saskatoon that tastes like Vancouver style.
Last week we went and I had the Buckwheat Noodle Salad and some soya wings and it was great. He had the Korean noodle dish, the taste was good, but he didn't like the texture of the noodles, it was kinda stringy.
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re: eatingmama
In my humble opinion, the green curry was unbelievably awful. The kimchi was also gross. And the glass noodle wasn't nearly as good as the first time I had it.
I don't know that it's reasonable for me to be so turned off by one visit, but I'm done with that place for a long time. You know, I can go to Koryo again and again for the same mediocre stuff and bbq meat, but the last experience at ricebowl just turned me off.
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Glad you posted about this place. I never knew it was so near where we live.
We usually go to Genesis for dinner when we want Chinese food.
This was a nice change and cost about the same. The food was not as big for servings though, so we spent a bit more but also got to taste more dishes. We'll definitely go back.
