The Rice Wagon Cherokee

10/09/2026

Taking the kids to the Fair?

A Mini Plate might be the move.

Same Rice Wagon favorites, smaller portion, and you can customize the sides when you order online. Try our Mini Popcorn Chicken tossed in Hot Hawaiian Honey sauce.

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Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Rd, Cherokee, NC
828-506-5162

10/08/2026

Try something different today.

The Hawaiian 5-0 is loaded with smoky kalua pulled pork, tropical Asian slaw, sriracha-lime crema, and served on a bun toasted with roasted red bell pepper garlic aioli.

Order online or come see us in person today.
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Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Rd, Cherokee, NC
828-506-5162

10/07/2026

Our Stickball Meal is available all week.

Smoky, salty Hawaiian-style Kalua Pork served with rice and grilled broccoli.

For those following local stickball food traditions, we have male cooks on site to prepare your meal.

Available at Rice Wagon Cherokee all week.

Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Rd, Cherokee, NC
828-506-5162

10/07/2026

Children’s Day at the Fair means one thing: the kids are ready to GO.

You already waited in that long line for the free ride wristbands. Lunch doesn’t need to be another wait.

Order Rice Wagon online, pick it up, and get everybody right back to the Fair.

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Online ordering available until 7:30 PM.

Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Rd, Cherokee, NC
828-506-5162

10/03/2026

GARLIC CHICKEN

We were thinking about it too... Order yours online today and have it ready by the time you get here!

Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Road, Cherokee
Open until 8 PM
Online ordering available until 7:30 PM
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10/02/2026

Why choose one when you can order both?

Thats exactly why we made the combo plate. Your choice of any two of our plate lunches all on on one plate. Craving Hurricane Chicken and Kalua Pork? Have them both today!

What two are you choosing?

Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Road, Cherokee, NC
Open daily from 11:30 AM to 8 PM
Order online for pickup until 7:30 PM:
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10/01/2026

Come visit the only place in town you can bring 10 people and everyone love their meal!

Don't take it from us.... hear from our customers: "The portions were generous, the food was colorful, the textures were layered and interesting, and the flavors were bold."

Come taste Aloha today:
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09/30/2026

09/30/2026

Practicing local stickball traditions and need a meal with no soft bones and no female hands touching it while it cooks? We’ve got you.

Our Stickball Meal is made with kalua pork, rice, and grilled broccoli, prepared with those traditions in mind.

Simple. Filling. Made for stickball season.

Order now in person
Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Rd, Cherokee, NC
828-506-5162

Rice Wagon is a family-owned Hawaiian BBQ and Asian fusion restaurant bringing bold, island-inspired flavors to Western North Carolina. We’re proud to serve high-quality food, generous portions, and a little aloha in the Smokies.

09/29/2026

CHEROKEE, DINNER IS HANDLED.

Tonight, make it Yellowfin Ahi Tuna. Order online now for pickup:

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Blackened yellowfin ahi tuna, seared rare and served with furikake rice, tropical Asian slaw, and Double Dragon Sauce—a combination of Oyster Yakitori and Wasabi Mayo.

It’s clean, fresh, and exactly what dinner should be tonight.

Rice Wagon Cherokee
35 Big Cove Road, Cherokee
Open until 8 PM
Online ordering available until 7:30 PM