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Korean · Long Island City · $$$$
Korean · Long Island City, NY · $$$
Rice Thief started off as small delivery operation, now opened our first brick and mortar restaurant! Focused on true traditional Korean flavors and a mother's touch to our cuisine, we are bringing true traditional family recipes and an unforgettable experience to a unique cuisine from our motherland. Rice Thief is a modern Korean restaurant specializing in soy-marinated seafood dishes. With a cozy ambiance and sleek decor, guests can enjoy dishes like soy marinated crabs/seafoods and nourishing Korean stews. Using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, each dish is crafted to showcase the rich traditional flavors of Korean cuisine
“I absolutely loved everything! I was visiting the area. Unfortunately, I was leaving the next day and was very tired BUT I regret not just sitting there longer to eat the rest of my food. LOL it was so good and I will make a trip back to NY from ATL just for this restaurant. I got the most popular items to try the “must have”. If you’re looking for traditional Korean cuisine, you must come here. I went alone, but it was definitely shareable.”
“Definitely worth the trip. Such a unique delicacy . You gotta eat the spicy crab with rice. You can literally just squeeze the meat out . Great combo. The workers are so nice. They really earn their keep. They fill up your water + sides with out asking for the most part. Great service. Man I’m such a sloppy eater. I got the spicy sauce on my white Oxford and was so up set. They hooked it up with the bleach spray . Hahaha. Not sure if I’d go out of my way for the raw crab but it was good.”
“The Rice Thief Tower is a great way to try a little of everything! Seafood was fresh & marinade was good. I liked it, however I will say I think it’s slightly juuust met my expectations - I was not blown out of the park with this one, maybe I need to try other dishes!”
“It's not a traditional Korean restaurant. It mainly serves (raw) crab 🦀 meals. Crabs are not my cup of tea since they are troublesome to enjoy and consume. I always concern about shell fishes not able to clean thoroughly for consumption. How do they clean the crabs for us to eat?”
“The food was authentic and great, however I have to say service did not meet expectations. There was no host in the front to sit us (the server sat us eventually) and we had to awkwardly stand even with a reservation. Servers kept getting us the wrong food and no utensils with the food, and also forgot to serve us the banchans (seemed like other table had them). Seemed like very short staffed. The only reason why I tipped was because they were nice. Seafood is fresh.”
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