RICE opened in 2003, originally as a Thai restaurant featuring a traditional Thai menu and house specialities. RICE MARKET was added in the lower level in 2020 featuring a variety of asian ingredients, sake, beer, wine, soju, home goods, ready to cook & ready to eat foods as well as a freshly made to order sushi counter. Since then we have also added a sushi menu for dine in, take out and delivery.
When our sister restaurant, DC NOODLES located on "U" street closed in 2022, we brought over the team and the menu to RICE because so many customers asked for their favorite DC NOODLES dishes and we wanted to continue serving all these crowd favorites and specialty noodles here at RICE.
In-store classes with expert collaborators now available to book (limited seating for each class). Classes conducted in RICE TASTE KITCHEN, our new second floor education facility.
Restaurant
Rice Restaurant - a minimalist urban chic space in asian-style, Rice serves up imaginative and innovative Thai cuisine. The menu features a varied selection of in-house specialties, authentic Thai and vegetarian dishes, including gluten free choices. A full service bar features a selection of unique specialty drinks and martinis.
Market
Rice Market - your one-stop-shop for Thai cooking and living. In addition to our selection of Asian inspired ingredients, we offer both pre-cooked and meal packages (ready-to-cook). Domestic and international beer and wine are available for purchase. You will also find a variety of fresh produce, housewares, select kitchen utensils and cookbooks. Stop by at Rice Market - our staff is always eager to help and answer any questions you may have regarding ingredients and preparation.
Learn
Learn about Thai Cuisine and the use of Thai Herbs as well as free online recipe cards and links to cooking videos [coming]. Keep watching for cooking classes which we will be offering from time to time.