Rice Roll Express [San Francisco, Chinatown]

[Mr_Happy]

I was walking to North Beach today from the Chinatown Muni station on Stockton Street and stopped at Rice Roll Express for a snack. Rice Roll Express opened in June and specializes in steamed rice rolls / cheung fun. I found an article about it on the SF Examiner:

Chinatown’s newest eatery is ode to street food

Menu:

I had the #1 Rice Roll Special, which has beef, pork, BBQ pork, and egg, for $9.21. You also have the choice of one free vegetable to add, and I added scallion. You order at the counter and get a number. They only accept cash and Venmo at the moment.

There’s a plethora of condiments available. I added sesame sauce, sweet sauce (I think hoisin), chili crisp, hot sauce, sesame seeds, and sweet soy sauce.

I also added a small order of Pork w. Preserved Egg Congee ($3.46). The rice roll was delicious. Made to order, it had a thin delicate skin, and the various fillings were also quite good. It was also a pretty big portion. The congee was fine, a bit light on the preserved egg, but for about $3.50 I’m not complaining.

[StephanieL]

Ooh, just a short 30 Stockton bus ride from work!

[Mr_Happy]

Rice Roll Express has a few new menu items, including noodles and wontons:

I tried one of them, the Beef Brisket and Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup ($11.74), which was not bad. The wontons were good, as well as the brisket, which was soft and flavorful. The noodles could have been a bit more al dente to my taste though. The clear broth was pretty good. I added some chili oil to it.

I also had one of the rice rolls again, this time the Shrimp Rice Roll ($6.91), which was very good, as good as the special roll I had last time. I doctored this one up with the works.

Still Venmo or cash only!

[Google_Gourmet]

Glad to see their business steadily trending up. Their first few weeks looked pretty grim. Word is getting out.