Rice Palace

Great service and good good. Very wonderful breakfast and brunch menu! We love Rice Palace and Mr LJ - the owner. Recommend this place to all! Good prices too.

Several years ago, Rice Palace was one of my favorite places to stop for a Cajun meal while driving through on I-10. It had an excellent lunch buffet (5) along with other menu items all at reasonable prices. Then around the beginning of Covid they completely remodeled the restaurant and menu making both more upscale and expensive, of course. During my last visit in early 2021 this place had gone upscale and posted signage about how strict they were about Covid and mask wearing. At that time almost none of the staff and cooks were wearing masks or had them covering their necks and not their mouths. The food was good that day but this total lack of Covid courtesy caused me to give a 1 review. Last weekend it was dinner time and I was on I-10 close by and decided to give them another chance.Inside they weren't busy on that Sunday night about 7 pm. I ordered the tilapia supreme entree for $18 which is one of the least expensive meals on the menu with most items in the mid and upper $20's. It came with a side salad and my chosen side dish was rice dressing along with a roll.The salad arrived first but it was 30 minutes before the rest of the meal showed up. And there weren't many people dining at that time. Taste wise I was a little underwhelmed. The grilled tilapia was topped with "supreme sauce" was just ok and I will say I have had many portions of dirty rice better than that one. It wasn't a bad meal but rather ordinary and with the long delivery time made me rate this meal no higher than a 3. Perhaps other menu items are better but I don't think I will be returning and seek out other nearby places to try when it's time to eat.

.RICE PALACEThe food quality improvements noted here in recent months seem to be holding-up well.I've eaten here quite a few times lately, with everything being good to very good. The shrimp gumbo is a consistent favorite. It's been quite a while since I had a steak here, but Friends say they are very good lately.Note, Parking is better along the North side of the Restaurant building, behind the front fuel pumps.This place is back on my "regular stops" list. Crowley is a great place to ride bicycles, with lots of shaded streets and light traffic. We often put our bikes in our pickup or on the JEEP's rack, and spend an afternoon cycling about here.Try this place !Rick .

Let me start off by saying how delightful this place is. The restaurant is super clean and very well maintained. We walked in and were greeted and seated quickly with our orders placed. We shared a bowl of delicious sausage and chicken gumbo. I had a beautiful, bright, colorful salad with crispy croutons, sautéed broccoli (that was absolutely fantastic), and the Crawfish Trap. The trap is a grilled fish fillet topped with crawfish etouffee. My husband had the special, which was fried chicken with amazing crispy, cruchy skin, cornbread dressing, and yams. All the food came out hot with so much flavor, the Louisiana flavors that I love and crave. Our waitress was friendly and accommodating and provided me with a to-go cup of sweet tea for the road. The restaurant is located next to a truck stop right off of I-10. So, if you are a truck driver like me, there's plenty of parking to stop in for a bite to eat.

We were pleasantly surprised by this place. Not much around in the area and a restaurant attached to a gas station and casino seemed a bit sketchy. So glad we stopped in because we have our pull behind RV and parking is limited. The inside was actually really nice, not what you'd imagine for a greasy spoon type place. The breakfast menu is small but you can order it all day and get lunch or dinner at 8am. They have a real coffee bar and your traditional pot the waitress brings over. We started with fried okra for $4 (why not at 8am) It was served with homemade ranch. My husband and I both got the traditional breakfast platter and coffee and paid less than $35 for our meal with tip. We excited through the casino but refrained from losing any money.

This roadside eatery feels surprisingly authentic and is. It's nicer inside than you might think from the surrounding area. Very friendly staff! They have lots of Cajun fare, use locally grown rice, and make lots of things themselves (like delicious ranch dressing). The portions are generous. We ordered small sizes and couldn't finish. The prices are more than reasonable. I can't remember the last time a lunch for two cost me only $30 with tip. There's a lot of history to this nice little place. You won't be sorry if you give them a try.

Good food . Good service. Fair prices. The red beans and rice and chicken fried steak were both really good. And slot machines too...!

I can only have a grain free meal and they have a couple of the best salads my wife and I enjoy...

Good good great service, I love this place! Service is good, female owner is rude! The waitresses are great. The owner scolds me when I get more crabs than I should!

The new menu is different so look at pictures.. We love this place for breakfast and seafood!