diff --git a/Docs/source/unit_tests.rst b/Docs/source/unit_tests.rst
index 64594a8e8..675399a4c 100644
--- a/Docs/source/unit_tests.rst
+++ b/Docs/source/unit_tests.rst
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ One-zone tests
 
   exercise the partition function interpolation for a few select nuclei.
 
+* ``table_rate_cell``
+
+  evaluate a tabular weak rate from a pynucastro network.  This is meant to be
+  used for a direct comparison to pynucastro to make sure the interpolation is
+  working.
 
 Infrastructure tests
 ====================
diff --git a/unit_test/table_rate_cell/GNUmakefile b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74c5099ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+PRECISION  = DOUBLE
+PROFILE    = FALSE
+
+DEBUG      = FALSE
+
+DIM        = 3
+
+COMP	   = gnu
+
+USE_MPI    = FALSE
+USE_OMP    = FALSE
+
+USE_REACT = TRUE
+
+EBASE = main
+
+BL_NO_FORT = TRUE
+
+# define the location of the Microphysics top directory
+MICROPHYSICS_HOME  := ../..
+
+# This sets the EOS directory
+EOS_DIR     := helmholtz
+
+# This sets the network directory
+NETWORK_DIR := he-burn/ase-iron
+SCREEN_METHOD := screen5
+CONDUCTIVITY_DIR := stellar
+
+INTEGRATOR_DIR =  VODE
+
+EXTERN_SEARCH += . ..
+
+Bpack   := ./Make.package
+Blocs   := .
+
+include $(MICROPHYSICS_HOME)/unit_test/Make.unit_test
+
+
diff --git a/unit_test/table_rate_cell/Make.package b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/Make.package
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a58b0ccab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/Make.package
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CEXE_sources += main.cpp
+CEXE_headers += burn_cell.H
diff --git a/unit_test/table_rate_cell/README.md b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc43c1a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# table_rate_cell
+
+A simple driver to just evaluate a tabulated weak rate from a
+pynucastro network.
+
+This is setup for the ``ase-iron`` network and just does the
+interpolation and outputs the raw rate.
diff --git a/unit_test/table_rate_cell/_parameters b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/_parameters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1db53d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/_parameters
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@namespace: unit_test
+
+density       real       2.e7
+
+temperature   real       4.e9
diff --git a/unit_test/table_rate_cell/burn_cell.H b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/burn_cell.H
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30c6af404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/burn_cell.H
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#ifndef BURN_CELL_H
+#define BURN_CELL_H
+
+#include <extern_parameters.H>
+#include <eos.H>
+#include <network.H>
+#include <burner.H>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <react_util.H>
+
+#include <network_properties.H>
+#include <table_rates.H>
+
+AMREX_INLINE
+void burn_cell_c()
+{
+
+    amrex::Real massfractions[NumSpec]{};
+    for (int n = 0; n < NumSpec; ++n) {
+        massfractions[n] = 1.0_rt / NumSpec;
+    }
+
+
+
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "State Density (g/cm^3): " << unit_test_rp::density << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "State Temperature (K): " << unit_test_rp::temperature << std::endl;
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    amrex::Real ye{};
+    for (int i = 0; i < NumSpec; ++i) {
+        ye += zion[i] * massfractions[i] / aion[i];
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Ye = " << ye << std::endl;
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    auto rhoy = unit_test_rp::density * ye;
+    auto T = unit_test_rp::temperature;
+
+    amrex::Real log_temp = std::log10(T);
+    amrex::Real log_rhoy = std::log10(rhoy);
+
+    [[maybe_unused]] amrex::Real rate, drate_dt, edot_nu, edot_gamma;
+
+    tabular_evaluate(j_Co56_Fe56_meta, j_Co56_Fe56_rhoy, j_Co56_Fe56_temp, j_Co56_Fe56_data,
+                     log_rhoy, log_temp, T, rate, drate_dt, edot_nu, edot_gamma);
+
+    std::cout << "Co56 -> Fe56 rate = " << rate << std::endl;
+
+    tabular_evaluate(j_Co56_Ni56_meta, j_Co56_Ni56_rhoy, j_Co56_Ni56_temp, j_Co56_Ni56_data,
+                     log_rhoy, log_temp, T, rate, drate_dt, edot_nu, edot_gamma);
+
+    std::cout << "Co56 -> Ni56 rate = " << rate << std::endl;
+
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/unit_test/table_rate_cell/main.cpp b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faffbc210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_test/table_rate_cell/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <extern_parameters.H>
+#include <eos.H>
+#include <network.H>
+#include <burn_cell.H>
+#include <unit_test.H>
+
+using namespace unit_test_rp;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+
+  amrex::Initialize(argc, argv);
+
+  std::cout << "starting the single zone burn..." << std::endl;
+
+  init_unit_test();
+
+  // C++ EOS initialization (must be done after init_extern_parameters)
+  eos_init(small_temp, small_dens);
+
+  // C++ Network, RHS, screening, rates initialization
+  network_init();
+
+  burn_cell_c();
+
+  amrex::Finalize();
+}