Ice or Rice Cafe - Cleveland, Ohio

Neil Rischl

The owners of this little shop are extremely welcoming and warm hearted. They enthusiastically served my family delicious food made to order. The Pork Belly Okonomiyaki was the best I have had in Ohio. It really made me miss my time in Japan. The tea was delicious as well and the owner let me know that she only uses real tea leaves for her drinks. When I come to visit Cleveland again this will be my first stop. Thank you for a wonderful end to our trip!

Simon Lilley (Jezz)

Yup, yup and yup. Me and the wife lost power and decided to go out for a bite. She had been wanting to goto ice or rice for a while, and I folded. Well, talk about delaying my own enjoyment!
I went from expecting not a whole lot to enjoying everything I ate. I enjoyed it so much that I forgot to take a picture of my hot dog.

Anyways, i'm getting ahead of myself. 1 Thai hot dog, 1 spam musubi, 1 tempura roll, a poke bowl, Inari, citrus sunset tea, and a shaved ice (strawberry) later, me and the wife are happy as can be. Everything was truly excellent. Everyone was so nice, and honestly, we can't wait to go back again. This area of cleveland just has gems for food. Give it a shot, and you won't be disappointed.

Tj Ries

The food and atmosphere is awesome here! The person working was also very nice! This will be a spot we stop at every time we are in Cle. We got the tuna onigiri, crab salad onigiri, spam musubi and the Pork Belly Okonomiyaki, all were very delicious!

Kaitlin Keaton

This restaurant has become one of our favorites. It makes me incredibly happy I can enjoy a GOOD okonomiyaki here in the states. The salmon poke bowls here are also a favorite dish we love. Portion sizes are perfect. The owners are always so friendly and welcoming. We've had many of their other dishes and it's all been very good. I look forward to trying more from their menu.

Melinda Dang

Great place to grab snacks or a meal. Drinks are refreshing and fresh; no powders are used to make the bubble tea. It’s all from scratch! My favorite is the pork cutlet with curry. ? It’s like my comfort food. The owner is very nice. ? I’ve tried their spam musubi before and it’s perfect.

Aloe Breeze (Joy)

I went with a friend because onigiri is my favorite food and I saw that this restaurant said they made it fresh. It was delicious! I tried tuna, salmon, and pork. I ordered takeout tuna onigiri and veggie okonomiyaki for another friend, who loved it as well. The food was yummy and the service was really kind and friendly. I had a very pleasant experience. I am going to come back here all the time! I'm so happy there's a restaurant in Cleveland that makes onigiri...... lifechanging

Sean Youn

Ice or Rice? That is the question….
Having been baked by the recent heat wave here in Cleveland, I needed a get away.
Is there any reason that I should still cherish Cleveland?
Not being a beach person, I am not driving to a beach. I needed a real quick get away and i can’t afford to hire a a getaway driver. So “Ice” sounded good to me.
I ordered Kakigori (Mango Ice dessert). It was out of this world. I am afraid I am already addicted to this dessert. Plus what a great deal! Basically I spent $10 for an amazing getaway and enjoyed the best dessert in the area!
They have sushi rolls(Japanese) and pokes (Hawaiian). So I haven’t figured out exactly which Asian cuisine they serve. But that will be next time?
I will return for more adventures in Asian getaways.

Dave Jenney

Been here twice and everything I had was fantastic. Favorites are the passion fruit sparkling lemonade, and that mango shaved ice dessert was legit one of the best things I’ve ever had. Huge, but light. The owner is incredibly kind and lovely! I can’t wait to come back. They just added a few new menu items that I’m excited to try.