Burp Bowl Cafe
“The place has limited seating and is a perfect quick, cheap, takeout joint.”
“Good food and with the $3 discount, its very affordable.”
Burp Bowl Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
5 reviews
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Food is pretty good! I ordered the eel rice and they gave me it in 3 portions! One side with eel, middle is rice, and the other side is veggies (lettuce). I ordered online and asked for pickup. Online it says it comes with gyoza dumplings however when I opened the box, there was only one piece of gyoza that didn't even pan fried it. It was one piece of boiled dumpling. Over the eel rice was okay, not the side order with it though.
Also have the chicken app and it was alright. They really deep fried it and it was really oily. But I was happy with my eel rice considering the price value and portion. Great for lunch!
Wow! Found this walking on 27th just East of Lex at 11:30 am as all the Indian restaurants open at noon. My lucky day – got to enjoy their lovely Salmon Teriyaki Special for just 5.99 – 3 pcs of Salmon in Chef/Owner John's special sauce w rice, a salad and a dumpling. Great chef and a great guy who is just happy and sharing it with us! Small place with only room for 9 to sit but super clean. Nice, fresh break in Little India with – gotta love the name – " Burp Bowl"! Trying the Ramen next time. The Yakiniku Udon and Chicken Katsu Don look amazing. Love the 24 beautiful photos of John's specials. He also has a orange sign which states " YES!!! $2 off my order on the Menu ( not including Chef Special). Awesome !
Food at this place is cheap, but it's not good. Also, beware of the false advertisement when ordering. The real thing is completely different from what the pictures on the menu show (see my picture). The ramen is completely different, the picture shows a Japanese style ramen, but the real thing is a Chinese style noodles that does not resemble anything of what's shown on the menu. I would have rated the place higher if the taste of the food's ok, but unfortunately, the soup tasted bland and the noodles were a bit overcooked. I have not ordered other items on their menu, so I am not sure if they would taste better than their noodle bowls.
This review is only about the ramen, of which I tried two different types. It is absolutely horrible, and I feel bad writing this, because the staff was very friendly with me, but I just wish they either did not sell ramen or drastically improved it. I am interested in trying the non-ramen dishes and will update this review accordingly.
The restaurant is pretty empty everytime we pass by. With little to no customers, I'm sure it's hard to keep fresh stocked food in the back. Everything on the menu has a 2 dollar off deal, except for the chef specials.
A couple of us in my office tried a few of the items on the menu but we haven't found anything good to be completely honest. The eel over rice was okay considering the eel is precooked when you buy them from the grocery. The ramen is not real ramen, and the fried chicken was dry and bland. The white rice is soggy and not grainy (a few more hours in the pot and it might turn into congee).
There's one guy manning the entire restaurant and I feel bad for him. This is a Japanese themed chinese take out, and it does not pull it off well. Food needs to improve for sure.