Sticky Rice Cafe

We had been wanting to try this place for a while but they are always packed. We finally decided to give it a shot and were not disappointed! I would highly recommend making a reservation online in advance though. The boba was really good. It's more of a frosted/smoothie consistency (not as much a liquid tea.) We tried the Phorito (literally pho ingredients inside a tortilla) and the thai chili tamarind fried chicken as well. Both were great, and had some kick to them too! We had the mango sticky rice for dessert, and while on the pricier side at $12, it was well worth it and the best sticky rice I've had. Can't wait to come back and try more things! I will say though, it would be wise of the owners to seek an even larger location to move to. It's very very packed inside the current restaurant l, which is always busy. Very difficult to find parking and get a table. Overall service was friendly and food was very fresh and hot when it came out. Highly recommended!

We ordered takeout from here and had a really good experience. The food was flavorful and exceeded our expectations. What we ordered: • Grandma fried rice: 4.5/5 • Meekatee with tofu: 4/5 Both dishes were delicious and well prepared. The order was ready right on time, and the service was great throughout. Overall, a good spot for tasty food and quick service.

Absolutely delicious food! We weren't expecting it to be so busy but we waited since a lot of the locals were swarming the place (good sign). The beef carpaccio was SO GOOD. Never really had meat prepared that way. The pho was also very good but the most interesting was the phoritto. If we had to stay in Knoxville for a week I think I'd just eat at Sticky Rice everyday.

As an asian, this place is decent but nothing pops up at me to want say a must for to again and again. Foodwise Id give a 3.5 if I could, maybe next time when Im passing through again Ill try their other dishes and give them a 4 if it meets my expectations. We got the beef pho combination, crispy rice sour pork, fried quail and sticky rice mango dessert. Pho broth was too cloudy, but it tasted decent, meat was generous and enjoy the fatty meats, quail was good but too expensive for its own good, crispy rice pork is ok, wouldnt get it again. Not a fan of dessert so dont care for the sticky rice mango having grown up eating it its whatever, it was a bit sweet though passable since had worse. Overall its good, but nothing crazy, prob for Knoxville itself its a 4-5 stars since Im traveling and have had tons of food experiences, Im only speaking from there.

Stopped after a day at the Knoxville zoo for a lunch/dinner. I've had Thai food at other places and they seemed to have similar dishes although I'm not sure if it's technically Thai or Laosian but it's all delicious nonetheless. They were totally slammed so it took a little while to get it to the table but the server was super attentive and I knew they were working hard to get everyone fed. Food was amazing and so was the service. The bar looked like a nice place to get a beer and watch the big screen TVs.