Restaurant Review: Rice is Nice

Having failed to get our act together to pack a picnic, we adjourned from the harsh midday sun of Fort Greene park last Sunday morning to the cool interior of Rice, conveniently located at the corner of the park at Dekalb and Cumberland. We hadn’t eaten at a Rice restaurant since we lived near the original location in Nolita several years ago and were pleasantly surprised to find that the brunch menu offered a lot more than the variety of curries we subsisted on back in the day. Our shrimp dim sum was nothing to complain about but left us far from satiated. Good thing the kids’ coconut-crusted french toast — airy but sweet — was more than they could handle. We were also able to mooch a few bites of Mrs. B’s cross-cultural Eggs Benedict that included pork instead of ham as well as healthy dollops of guacamole and salsa. The combo was enough to fill us up. Luckily, it was still early and the pleasant staff was able to take the kids’ mess and noise in stride. Looks like most Clinton Hill residents can’t get delivery from Rice. Big bummer.