Big Bowl is a pioneering Asian restaurant, vibrant in design and cuisine, offering the latest in Chinese and Thai food. Using market-fresh ingredients, Big Bowl’s signatures include dim sum-sized appetizers, pad thai, seafood, some truly hot and spicy food and fresh made ginger ale.

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82 Current Reviews

Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews

Overall

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

(82 Reviews)

Rating Breakdown 82 reviews

5 stars

(24)

4 stars

(41)

3 stars

(15)

2 stars

(2)

1 star

(0)

Food

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 3.8 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

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Diners classify this restaurant as:

neighborhood gem(37)
good for groups(22)
great for lunch(22)

fit for foodies(17)
kid-friendly(16)
vibrant bar scene(9)

Big Bowl-Cedar Reviews List

Review 1 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Delicious as usual

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 6/03/2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"After a prior poor experience (rare in my many, many visits), I was happy things were back to great. Always delicious food. Our waitress was very nice and attentive as well."

Dined on 6/03/2013

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Review 2 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/31/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Excellent as usual. Wide variety menue and lots of local veggies. Ever changing menue. Local gem"

Dined on 5/31/2013

Special Features: good for groups, kid-friendly, neighborhood gem

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Review 3 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/25/2013

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"I went for dessert. I wanted to order my fav strawberry mochi, but they said they were out of it. So I ordered the mango which I've been meaning to order and my friend ordered the chocolate. The waiter came back with a plate of strawberry and mango saying he was mistaken and they were out of chocolate. I was happy. It was delicious n perfect. Now that I'm writing about the mocha, I'm craving it."

Dined on 5/25/2013

Special Features: fit for foodies, romantic, neighborhood gem

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Review 4 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Fresh Ingredients & excellent servi

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/17/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Big Bowl's Pad Thai had less noodles and more vegetables and herbs (basil) that the standard fare. The vegetables tasted as if they had been picked no more than an hour before. Delicious! My husband wante a vegetarian curry that was spicy but not has spicy as the dish on menu and they susbstituted tofu for chicken dish for the chicken on another dish. This was our second visit and the staff are friendly and attentive without being intrusive."

Dined on 5/17/2013

Special Features: neighborhood gem

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Review 5 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Asian Chicaken salad

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/03/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"I had great service as I was with someone who comes 1 time a week. I had never had such good service before and I live right down the block.

The Asian chicken salad was good except it said it was shredded chicken and in fact it was more of cut pieces.

Otherwise a nice evening."

Dined on 5/03/2013

Special Features: late-night find, neighborhood gem, great for lunch

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Review 6 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

We enjoyed our dinning experience

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/26/2013

2013

Dined on 04/26/2013

2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"We enjoyed our dinning experience at Big Bowl. We will go there again."

Dined on 04/26/2013

2013

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Review 7 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

Knowledgeable and Friendly Staff

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/20/2013

2012

Dined on 04/20/2013

2012

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Fair) 2 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"The staff and food were phenomenal. But there was a group of 5 children in our section with 2 mothers who were on their iPhones texting while the kids were literally screaming and crazy out of control. It created a horrible stressful atmosphere for all of us diners in that section. The staff handled it as professionally as they could. It was not their fault.

Our server was very friendly and knowledgeable. The kale special should be a permanent item on the menu because it was so delicious. I wish I could give you all 5 stars; it's not your fault about the horrible noise and literally jumping up and down on the booth seats. Plus it was 7:00 at night on a Saturday, so not your typical 'childrens hour'. When they left there was a huge mess"

Dined on 04/20/2013

2012

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Review 8 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Solid food, great service,

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/20/2013

2005

Dined on 04/20/2013

2005

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Solid food, great service, and at a very reasonable price. What more can one ask for? Lettuce Entertain You just keeps on delivering. If only they'd bring Ben Pao back."

Dined on 04/20/2013

2005

Special Features: vibrant bar scene

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Review 9 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Great meal and service - we'll

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/20/2013

2006

Dined on 04/20/2013

2006

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Great meal and service - we'll be back!"

Dined on 04/20/2013

2006

Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, late-night find

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Review 10 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

consistently good

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/05/2013

2006

Dined on 04/05/2013

2006

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Good) 3 / 5

Ambiance

(Good) 3 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Never have a bad meal here and it's reasonably priced. Everything is fresh."

Dined on 04/05/2013

2006

Special Features: neighborhood gem

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Review 11 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

big bowl was excellent. our

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 04/06/2013

2007

Dined on 04/06/2013

2007

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"big bowl was excellent. our server patrick was awesome also. he really paid attention to the kids and was super nice. will definately return."

Dined on 04/06/2013

2007

Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, good for groups, kid-friendly, neighborhood gem, hot spot

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Review 12 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Medium Bowl

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 03/19/2013

2011

Dined on 03/19/2013

2011

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Service is great. Food is fine for supper general, yuppy Asian food. Their gingerale and ginger syrup based drinks are pretty great. The specials are usually pretty good. My only real complaint is the shrimp. No matter what shrimp dish you get the shrimp taste like they have been cooked in a rusty or otherwise overly metallic pan. Everything else has always been good."

Dined on 03/19/2013

2011

Special Features: neighborhood gem, great for lunch

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Review 13 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Great New Chef

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 03/22/2013

2008

Dined on 03/22/2013

2008

Food

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Service

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"The food was excellent, the service was excellent. The new chef brings new and exciting specials, We can't wait to see what she comes up with next!"

Dined on 03/22/2013

2008

Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem

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Review 14 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

Visited on business, dined

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 03/03/2013

2008

Dined on 03/03/2013

2008

Food

(Poor) 1 / 5

Service

(Poor) 1 / 5

Ambiance

(Fair) 2 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Visited on business, dined alone.
Distracted and inattentive service ( they cleared my table and full draft beer when I went to washroom
Dumplings not good, streamed way too salty and sauce-y; potstickers too oily
Can't recommend this place"

Dined on 03/03/2013

2008

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Review 15 for Big Bowl-Cedar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5