Rice Thief
39-37 30th St, Long Island City
(917) 832-7108
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It’s good, but the flavors feel fairly one dimensional. Also pretty expensive because of the seafood.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Crab Raw
Been wanting to try this place since it was a ghost kitchen. If you are into raw marinated seafood then check it out. We had the soy platter 👍🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Korean marinated crabs, shrimp, abalone and other more tradition dishes as well as a seafood tower. The bagged drinks were good, but preferred the simple sweet rice drink. The place is packed and smells great, but pretty loud. Gloves are provided to handle the marinated items, also ordered pork stew, rice chirashi and pancakes. Ok service, a bit lagging to get the bill and pay.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raw marinated crab was very delicious! Staff was also very kind and generous with the banchans. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Abalone Congee, Soy Platter, Wild Red Argentine Shrimp Raw
Order through DoorDash. Worst taste ever.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amazing experience. The service is beyond excellent and the waiters keep attention to detail to the highest level, the food was spectacular and the crab was very delicately cooked. My calamari was a bit overcooked but the flavor and freshness is absolutely felt when biting into it and combining it with its spicy sauce softening the crunchy exterior. Over all amazing little spot to try around the area and I would come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The marinated crab was great - we got the 1/2 soy 1/2 spicy one - and the perilla 삼게탕 was super hearty as well. Homemade 식혜 was good too.
The raw marinated crab was clearly the star of the meal but we really enjoyed the perilla soup. Super flavorful, herbal, and healing! Highly recommend the scallops also.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely amazing. I like marinated crabs and my friend likes soy sauce crabs so we got half and half 2+2. There was so much meat and it was enough for us.
We got a plate of white shrimps and it was amazing as well. 새우머리까지 먹으면 비립니다.
After eating amazing raw crabs, haemul jungol was so-so. I mean who is going to eat Ramen noodles over crabs and shrimps?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered the gamja tang and some crab. 30 minutes later, when I finished my meal, they told us gamja tang wasn’t available. They told us to order something else (encouraged to order something way more expensive) and it wasn’t even good (meat was dry). Most likely will not come again as there are better options out there. Considering that we were waiting atleast 50 minutes for food, I thought we would atleast get comped on our 8 dollar drinks, but nope.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Yum soups!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Dwenjang Jigae
Disclaimer - i didn’t get seafood because we weren’t in the mood.
We got the beef mandoo, kimchi pork pancake (pajun), and the steamed egg.
Not great at all + way overpriced.
The mandoo are overstuffed and lack any flavor.
The pancake is far too thick, resemble little to no kimchi, and also just taste flavorless. At best, you can taste bits of samgyupssal.
The steamed egg is also flavorless
I’ll come back and try the crab because clearly that’s the highlight of the restaurant, but i was wholly disappointed by their extra offerings. You can find more flavor and value in Bibigo frozen selections
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great food just the system of how seating/reservations works and table sizes is a turn off - kind if killed my food hype for my first time here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
You've been warned: coming here is an actual financial hazard because you will spend all your money on the marinated crab that u have never imagined. It's ridiculously good and really a rice thief. Best of all, the service is impeccable. The staff is always checking on you, making sure you have gloves, fresh plates, rice, and everything else you need. Just make sure your wallet is ready for the crab obsession. Worth every penny!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is our favorite restaurant! A+ service every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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