Rice N Beans Restaurant

(212) 265-4444

744 9TH Ave
New York, NY 10019 40.7636 -73.9887

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Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown

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Hours:

Monday 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tuesday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Wednesday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Thursday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Friday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Saturday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Sunday 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Price:

$$

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Food Delivery

Cuisine:

Latin American, Asian, Brazilian

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Quaint, colorful decor and savory offerings make Rice and Beans a certifiable cultural experience.”
  2. “people are friendly and its a cool atmosphere.”
  3. “Homestyle cooking, very cozy, and the wait staff are incredibly sweet.”
  4. “liked the homey, cozy atmosphere and the Brazilian pop music.”
food quality
73.53000164031982% positive
  1. “Good rice and beans”
  2. “The food was good though.”
  3. “The food was so-so, not the best Brazilian, but defintely not worth the slow and rude service”
  4. “Chicken and rice (arroz con pollo) is great - the chicken is pulled off the bone and the whole dish is very savory and moist.”
  5. “Being from Brazil, I am generally more critical then the average customer; however, the food here is great!”
  6. “The food was horrible.”
  7. “thought the chicken was moist and tender and the rice and beans were delicious.”
  8. “The food was fabulous.”
  9. “great food”
  10. “The food was great!”
  11. “An authentic, divey Brazilian gem in midtown”
  12. “If you order just rice and beans, it's about $6.”
  13. “So while my friend paid $6 for his plate, I paid $11.50 for essentially the same amount of rice and beans, plus some stale plantains.”
  14. “The food was good, but the portions were so small.”
  15. “If you order rice and beans and plantains or vegetables, it's a few dollars more, but get this: they give you less of each item!”
  16. “The food isn't great.”
  17. “It is so small it hardly qualifies as a"restaurant"-as we see it in NYC-, but the food is simply delicious and the service _done by "natives"-was above average for the prices they charge.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Not a place for kids, but a great "date" place.”
service
61.11000061035156% positive
  1. “The service was attentive.”
  2. “Homestyle cooking, very cozy, and the wait staff are incredibly sweet.”
  3. “went one night last spring, so maybe things have changed for the better, but when I went the service was awful.”
  4. “The food was so-so, not the best Brazilian, but defintely not worth the slow and rude service”
  5. “The wait staff was great, the owner is really sweet.”
  6. “It is so small it hardly qualifies as a"restaurant"-as we see it in NYC-, but the food is simply delicious and the service _done by "natives"-was above average for the prices they charge.”
  7. “people are friendly and its a cool atmosphere.”
  8. “The service was slow.”
  9. “We loved the waiter, a smal person with a great humor and good accent!”
value
70.0% positive
  1. “If you order rice and beans and plantains or vegetables, it's a few dollars more, but get this: they give you less of each item!”
  2. “It is so small it hardly qualifies as a"restaurant"-as we see it in NYC-, but the food is simply delicious and the service _done by "natives"-was above average for the prices they charge.”
  3. “Staff are incredibly nice, portions (and restaurant) are quite small”
  4. “The food was good, but the portions were so small.”
  5. “The food was so-so, not the best Brazilian, but defintely not worth the slow and rude service”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “The service was slow.”
  2. “The food was so-so, not the best Brazilian, but defintely not worth the slow and rude service”
3 Star Rating: Average

10/14/09

good food, very overpriced

by sunnynero8 at Citysearch

I went here again last night after not going for over a year, and the quality of the food has dropped a bit. The prices, on the other hand, have not.

This is what I had previously written about the place:

"All of the food is amazing and they give you unlimited amounts of rice n beans. Only drawbacks are the really small seating area."

That holds somewhat true, but there are way too many other places serving very food of the same quality, at a much lower cost. I wouldn't recommend this place - it's nothing special. Not to mention that it's almost sad how empty it is, and the harsh draft that you can feel no matter where you are sitting in the small room - every time the delivery boy comes in and out.

  • Pros: great food!
  • Cons: pricey, small seating area
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/17/08

Staff are incredibly nice, portions (and restaurant) are quite small

by wisebrain at Citysearch

The wait staff was great, the owner is really sweet. The food was good, but the portions were so small. Yes the price is cheap, but I wanted more food....

  • Pros: Service
  • Cons: Small portions
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/26/07

I love Brazil!!!!!

by soaresrenato at Citysearch

Very small restaurant but very well decorated, We loved it!! We decide one more time choose a diffrent restaurant for our lunch and why not a Brazilian restauran??? We got a table and get surprised with specials on lunch and brazilian beer too!!! We had a steak with yuca, rice and black beans!! The food was great!!! We loved the waiter, a smal person with a great humor and good accent!!! We totally recomend that place and we will be back always!!

  • Pros: Good food and service
  • Cons: small restaurant
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/07/06

An authentic, divey Brazilian gem in midtown

by jennab522 at Citysearch

I have been coming to this place for the past two years, a gem I found from reading Frommers when I first moved to NYC in 2004. This is my quintessential "date" place. The atmosphere is cute, cozy and relaxed. On the walls, are pictures of celebrities from Brazil, reviews from magazines and books, and some ethnic Brazilian artwork and cute Brazilian knick-knacks and instruments. The music is always amazing, whether it be samba or girl from inpanema type of music. The entire staff is from Brazil and the owner often goes to the tables to chat with customers. The food is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, and it's not too pricey. My favorites are the salmon and the arroz con pollo. They also carry Guarana, a Brazilian soda, which I am now addicted to. The staff is friendly most of the time but sometimes absent. The place is tiny, and you are in elbow room with the table next to you, but the positives way outweigh the negatives. Not a place for kids, but a great "date" place.

  • Pros: Ambiance, food
  • Cons: Extremely small
4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/14/06

Delightful Spot

by karzipan at Citysearch

Quaint, colorful decor and savory offerings make Rice and Beans a certifiable cultural experience. A little pricey for pollo, but your pallate won't be left unsatisfied.

The Details on Rice N Beans Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • slow service
  • order rice
  • cool cozy atmosphere
  • very cozy wait staff
  • very nice great plantains
  • stale plantains
  • very nice phone order taker
  • very savory whole dish
  • always amazing brazilian pop music
  • great con pollo
  • recommend definitely
  • great chicken
  • love brazil
  • very cozy homestyle cooking
  • savory offerings
  • liked homey
  • not great serve
  • loved waiter
  • authentic divey brazilian gem
  • order beans
  • great place
  • friendly people