Ricebox

The Stay at Home mandate for Los Angeles has some silver linings, like restaurants that are normally not delivering to West Los Angeles, making deliveries (and not via an app). I've been wanting to make a trip to DTLA to eat at Ricebox for some time, but did not have the energy to battle DTLA traffic and parking. 

Since the change in how restaurants do business, many are now offering curbside pick up and/or delivery with their own staff (in this case for no extra charge on orders over $50), so when I saw I could get delivery not having to use an app, I immediately DM'd them on Instagram and placed an order for delivery! They take Venmo, but will also take a CC# over the phone, which is what I did. I ordered one of every rice box (except the duck which is only available for pick up or app delivery on Sat). They deliver to the West side, SF Valley, and SG Valley about once a week, although the day may change.

They use Duroc pork so I had to get the triple roasted porchetta crackling with five spice for $12.75, served over jasmine rice with a side of steamed vegetables and pickles. You can sub brown rice, quinoa, salad, or fried rice for slightly more. It was still a bowl of crunchy crackly deliciously spiced pork belly after it was delivered! I think this was my favorite, but since I haven't tried the duck yet, I will reserve that designation until I have eaten their duck!

The soy sauce chicken for $11.95 is made with Mary's chicken and comes with the usual sides, and the ginger scallion sauce was fantastic!

The OG pork char siu for $10.95, again made with Duroc pork had the perfect tenderness, char, and sweet savory glaze.

The mapo eggplant for $10.50 was just the perfect balance of spice with tender eggplant and the usual accompaniments.

I also ordered the beef curry for $11.50, but I was so hungry that I forgot to take a picture of it before I ate it! It was the perfect comfort curry with chunks of carrot, potato, and a warm curry that was not spicy at all.

After tasting all their rice box offerings, I can't wait to try their duck, made with Mary's duck (of course) so a trip to DTLA may be in my future...