This place was way over priced. That was why there were only 2 people there at a Saturday night. They charged us $18 for a dish that only had 2pcs of puff paratha from the freezer of Ranch 99 that costs only 60 cents, plus a curry dipping sauce. I knew that because we buy them all the time. Never cheat customers or they won’t come back. Furthermore, they had a very small menu. Most of the items shown online are not available. Their explanation was that after Covid, customers had not come back so they cut the menu. But covid probably is not the reason why customers don’t come back. First time there and will never again.
soham koley
This place has changed hands( hopefully temporarily). Menu is striped down now taking away a lot of the unique options here. Soup is watered down with very little traditional elements. Not even plain rice left on the menu. Salad and curry contents are less even for regular size options. Flavors of the curries are pretty bland and unexpected for Burmese.Lots of Burmese options within 20mins drive of this place that are worth going to than this one now.Been regular to this place for 8yrs along with 3-4 other Burmese places around the area( eg: Burma Love, Superstar, Burmese Kitchen etc.). Pick those now instead of this one. The prices are comparable.
Arrianne N.
First time here! We forgot to take pictures of the food before we started eating, but let this be a testament that it was good food. We ordered: - Green Tea Salad - Coconut Rice - Chicken Curry - Chicken Kebat
Matsuo U.
TL;DR Burma Cafe has become a SAD excuse for a restaurant. Not even a glimmer of the goodness of its FORMER self. Sad. I'm sad. Sad to discover Burma Cafe has taken an unfortunate DEEP dive in the quality and number of dish choices. Sad to have a happy memory of the DELICIOUS offerings from my last visit a few years ago; comparing the happy memory heaps more pain to the memory of my recent experience. Sad that the vibe has gone flat. Sad because I raved to my two guests that we would have a superb meal. Sad that the menu is a single page of paper whose quality is in line with the food, an accurate foretelling of what is to land on the spartan table. Sad that Burma Cafe's website ( ) reflects the menu from just a few years ago, with 75% of the items ---NO LONGER--- offered. The bad that makes me sad: Platha and Dip: "Pan fried roti until golden brown and crispy served with a mild coconut chicken curry sauce" :== Small triangles of the platha (flat bread) appeared and tasted as if they were made a week ago and soaked in oil. The chicken curry sauce was a weak and thin excuse for a sauce. $18.00 Tea Leaf Salad: "Marinated fermented tea leaves, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, fried garlic, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, fried split peas, peanuts" :== No resemblance to the glorious version I was expecting. Seemed preassembled, which caused the dressing to be absorbed by the fried split peas, peanuts and sunflower seeds. Sliced lettuce is being passed off as the specially prepared tea leaves. A Costco pre-packaged salad would have won a blind taste test. $18.00 Turmeric Chicken Fried Rice: "Chicken, jasmine rice, turmeric, cumin, egg, green onions, fried onion" :== MUSHY with very few bits of anything beyond the rice. It takes a special lack of culinary skill to serve a mushy version of this special Burmese dish. $22.00 Mohinga (rice noodle and fish soup):== A bowl of thin mushy rice noodles soaked in a broth of fish sauce flavored water. Mohinga is widely considered to be the National dish of Burma (Myanmar), which made this rendition particularly SAD supremely egregious to the definition of Burmese Food. $20.00 Garlic (Sautéed) Shrimp: :== Must have used denatured garlic, not even a small hint of garlic flavor. Resembled boiled shrimp coated in oil. $24.00 Pork Stew:== On par with a pork dish served in a cafeteria style buffet joint. Not bad but: value meter did not muster a quiver. $24.00 Tea (Jasmin): Tea bag & hot water. Sadly, the tea was the highlight of the meal in terms of matching the description on the menu. $5.00 NOTES: I speculate that Burma Café was bought out and the new owner is in the kitchen pretending to be a chef. The waitress was very nice and pleasant. She however neglecting to stop by and ask "how is everything". Not wanting to have the food experience reflect on her, a cash $30.00 tip on the $143.94 (includes tax) bill. $175.00 for a big regret.
Bao V.
This is my first time visiting this cafe. I don't usually have many opportunities to have Burmese cuisine. Probably twice, one in the country and had terrible diarrhea. Second was in the US and thank God they dialed down the coconut milk and butter, spice so I was fine. This would be my third. My brother celebrates his 15 years anniversary with his loved one and I am honored to be an invited guest. So excited already. The restaurant looks humble from the outside along with other establishments. One would not know if is not a local. The interior design is artful, cozy and minimalist. There is no guest when we arrive. I'm glad coz we get to pick a nice lounge seating. They are packed half an hour later. Waitress is friendly, knowledgable. She comes and checks on us as often as she could despite the busy flow (she is by herself on the floor). I'm sad that they remove most of their fried dishes (incl. samosas and fried tofus). My brother came about 5 years ago. Some of his fav dishes are no longer on the menu. Pity. We order what the waitress recommends to us. Tbh, the entree dishes are my absolute fav especially, the Tea Leaf salad...the rest of them is meh. I have high anticipation for the Turmeric Fried Rice, smells inviting however, the rice is soggy to the core. The Fish Stew is bland and again, noodle is soggy. We couldn't finish the bowl after one spoon each. Shrimp curry is bland and oily. Pork stew is 3.5/5, flavorful, tender. Nothing special really. We sit for another 1hr because of the cozy atmosphere and I haven't seen them for awhile. Jasmine tea pot keeps our convo delightful. This is a nice spot to change up your daily flavor and hang out. I really think they should bring back some of the fried dishes and adjusting flavor on some of the dishes. They seriously need great attention.
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My $40 pickup (ordered over the phone with restaurant)Togo meal of a child size portion tea leaf salad and small size tofu garlic noodle. Flavor was just alright.
TheLittleThings M.
Food amazing, service amazing and friendly. Ambience cozy. I love this place, I tried the garlic noddle w/ pork delicious
juliet r.
Delicious Burmese food. The restaurant is clean and cute, don't let the parking lot prevent you from coming in to try it. They are always very friendly. I don't have a pic of the green tea salad, but I would recommend that along with the Nan gyi doke and biryani. Their roti dessert is also tasty! And they do use vegan fish sauce so my daughter can eat their food.
tina c.
I ordered take out today. 5 dishes came out to $105. The Mohinga - Catfish chowder soup was water down no catfish no egg that would usually come with it, no authentic burmese flavors at all. There vegetarian noodle salad was very bland no flavor, not the correct noodles either. The tea leaf salad was not great either. They must of change ownership because it was not at all like this before. Do not recommend waste of money.
Eric C.
The food was delicious! We had an Eggplant and Shrimp Stir-fry, and the Siracha chicken... it was great! Spicy yet flavorful (not just a sour burn the way some places make it). We had a lovely mint tea to go with. Our waiter Nyan was knowledgeable and attentive without being intrusive. I not only would, but DO highly recommend this place, and will come back again! Thank you!
What happened??? Our usual order of chicken biryani was a half portion and we were charged for the full size. The dish was not the same as in the past. The pieces of chicken were placed on top of the rice and the cashews we're not toasted and it was lacking sultanas and very much lacking in flavor. The spicy noodle was over cooked, it was so soft you can gum it up and not even chew. The prices have have gone up and the quality of the food has gone down.
Robie B.
Did they change owners? No more warm welcome. Waited over 15 minutes to be given a menu and 10 minutes more for our orders to be taken. Sooooo slow :( The food is not the same. The prices have significantly increase while the portions are smaller. None of our favorite dishes mentioned in my previous review is available anymore. A half cup of rice is $6! Not coming back.
Luna Salaver
Very flavorful Burmese food. They now offer two different sized portions for their many of their dishes (Burmese portions $11 Regular portions $18).I noticed the salad options have changed (fewer than before) from its prepandemic menu.The service is friendly and there is plenty of free parking; however, I do wish the food was a bit hotter (temperature wise) when served.
Jason W.
Damn this is the tastiest lunch I had in a while. Food is dope and service is great. Restuarant got a nice feel to it. Absolutely awsome place.
Monica G.
First time coming in. I was expecting a Friendlier and more welcoming place but I was wrong . I came here with my partner and the waiter just focused on him . He didn't bother look my way . I don't understand why he did that . Maybe sexist ? But this is totally rude and unprofessional. If it wasn't for my partner wanting to get something I would have never come in this dungeon . Never again !
This place was way over priced. That was why there were only 2 people there at a Saturday night. They charged us $18 for a dish that only had 2pcs of puff paratha from the freezer of Ranch 99 that costs only 60 cents, plus a curry dipping sauce. I knew that because we buy them all the time. Never cheat customers or they won’t come back. Furthermore, they had a very small menu. Most of the items shown online are not available. Their explanation was that after Covid, customers had not come back so they cut the menu. But covid probably is not the reason why customers don’t come back. First time there and will never again.
This place has changed hands( hopefully temporarily). Menu is striped down now taking away a lot of the unique options here. Soup is watered down with very little traditional elements. Not even plain rice left on the menu. Salad and curry contents are less even for regular size options. Flavors of the curries are pretty bland and unexpected for Burmese.Lots of Burmese options within 20mins drive of this place that are worth going to than this one now.Been regular to this place for 8yrs along with 3-4 other Burmese places around the area( eg: Burma Love, Superstar, Burmese Kitchen etc.). Pick those now instead of this one. The prices are comparable.
First time here! We forgot to take pictures of the food before we started eating, but let this be a testament that it was good food. We ordered: - Green Tea Salad - Coconut Rice - Chicken Curry - Chicken Kebat
TL;DR Burma Cafe has become a SAD excuse for a restaurant. Not even a glimmer of the goodness of its FORMER self. Sad. I'm sad. Sad to discover Burma Cafe has taken an unfortunate DEEP dive in the quality and number of dish choices. Sad to have a happy memory of the DELICIOUS offerings from my last visit a few years ago; comparing the happy memory heaps more pain to the memory of my recent experience. Sad that the vibe has gone flat. Sad because I raved to my two guests that we would have a superb meal. Sad that the menu is a single page of paper whose quality is in line with the food, an accurate foretelling of what is to land on the spartan table. Sad that Burma Cafe's website ( ) reflects the menu from just a few years ago, with 75% of the items ---NO LONGER--- offered. The bad that makes me sad: Platha and Dip: "Pan fried roti until golden brown and crispy served with a mild coconut chicken curry sauce" :== Small triangles of the platha (flat bread) appeared and tasted as if they were made a week ago and soaked in oil. The chicken curry sauce was a weak and thin excuse for a sauce. $18.00 Tea Leaf Salad: "Marinated fermented tea leaves, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, fried garlic, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, fried split peas, peanuts" :== No resemblance to the glorious version I was expecting. Seemed preassembled, which caused the dressing to be absorbed by the fried split peas, peanuts and sunflower seeds. Sliced lettuce is being passed off as the specially prepared tea leaves. A Costco pre-packaged salad would have won a blind taste test. $18.00 Turmeric Chicken Fried Rice: "Chicken, jasmine rice, turmeric, cumin, egg, green onions, fried onion" :== MUSHY with very few bits of anything beyond the rice. It takes a special lack of culinary skill to serve a mushy version of this special Burmese dish. $22.00 Mohinga (rice noodle and fish soup):== A bowl of thin mushy rice noodles soaked in a broth of fish sauce flavored water. Mohinga is widely considered to be the National dish of Burma (Myanmar), which made this rendition particularly SAD supremely egregious to the definition of Burmese Food. $20.00 Garlic (Sautéed) Shrimp: :== Must have used denatured garlic, not even a small hint of garlic flavor. Resembled boiled shrimp coated in oil. $24.00 Pork Stew:== On par with a pork dish served in a cafeteria style buffet joint. Not bad but: value meter did not muster a quiver. $24.00 Tea (Jasmin): Tea bag & hot water. Sadly, the tea was the highlight of the meal in terms of matching the description on the menu. $5.00 NOTES: I speculate that Burma Café was bought out and the new owner is in the kitchen pretending to be a chef. The waitress was very nice and pleasant. She however neglecting to stop by and ask "how is everything". Not wanting to have the food experience reflect on her, a cash $30.00 tip on the $143.94 (includes tax) bill. $175.00 for a big regret.
This is my first time visiting this cafe. I don't usually have many opportunities to have Burmese cuisine. Probably twice, one in the country and had terrible diarrhea. Second was in the US and thank God they dialed down the coconut milk and butter, spice so I was fine. This would be my third. My brother celebrates his 15 years anniversary with his loved one and I am honored to be an invited guest. So excited already. The restaurant looks humble from the outside along with other establishments. One would not know if is not a local. The interior design is artful, cozy and minimalist. There is no guest when we arrive. I'm glad coz we get to pick a nice lounge seating. They are packed half an hour later. Waitress is friendly, knowledgable. She comes and checks on us as often as she could despite the busy flow (she is by herself on the floor). I'm sad that they remove most of their fried dishes (incl. samosas and fried tofus). My brother came about 5 years ago. Some of his fav dishes are no longer on the menu. Pity. We order what the waitress recommends to us. Tbh, the entree dishes are my absolute fav especially, the Tea Leaf salad...the rest of them is meh. I have high anticipation for the Turmeric Fried Rice, smells inviting however, the rice is soggy to the core. The Fish Stew is bland and again, noodle is soggy. We couldn't finish the bowl after one spoon each. Shrimp curry is bland and oily. Pork stew is 3.5/5, flavorful, tender. Nothing special really. We sit for another 1hr because of the cozy atmosphere and I haven't seen them for awhile. Jasmine tea pot keeps our convo delightful. This is a nice spot to change up your daily flavor and hang out. I really think they should bring back some of the fried dishes and adjusting flavor on some of the dishes. They seriously need great attention.
My $40 pickup (ordered over the phone with restaurant)Togo meal of a child size portion tea leaf salad and small size tofu garlic noodle. Flavor was just alright.
Food amazing, service amazing and friendly. Ambience cozy. I love this place, I tried the garlic noddle w/ pork delicious
Delicious Burmese food. The restaurant is clean and cute, don't let the parking lot prevent you from coming in to try it. They are always very friendly. I don't have a pic of the green tea salad, but I would recommend that along with the Nan gyi doke and biryani. Their roti dessert is also tasty! And they do use vegan fish sauce so my daughter can eat their food.
I ordered take out today. 5 dishes came out to $105. The Mohinga - Catfish chowder soup was water down no catfish no egg that would usually come with it, no authentic burmese flavors at all. There vegetarian noodle salad was very bland no flavor, not the correct noodles either. The tea leaf salad was not great either. They must of change ownership because it was not at all like this before. Do not recommend waste of money.
The food was delicious! We had an Eggplant and Shrimp Stir-fry, and the Siracha chicken... it was great! Spicy yet flavorful (not just a sour burn the way some places make it). We had a lovely mint tea to go with. Our waiter Nyan was knowledgeable and attentive without being intrusive. I not only would, but DO highly recommend this place, and will come back again! Thank you!
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What happened??? Our usual order of chicken biryani was a half portion and we were charged for the full size. The dish was not the same as in the past. The pieces of chicken were placed on top of the rice and the cashews we're not toasted and it was lacking sultanas and very much lacking in flavor. The spicy noodle was over cooked, it was so soft you can gum it up and not even chew. The prices have have gone up and the quality of the food has gone down.
Did they change owners? No more warm welcome. Waited over 15 minutes to be given a menu and 10 minutes more for our orders to be taken. Sooooo slow :( The food is not the same. The prices have significantly increase while the portions are smaller. None of our favorite dishes mentioned in my previous review is available anymore. A half cup of rice is $6! Not coming back.
Very flavorful Burmese food. They now offer two different sized portions for their many of their dishes (Burmese portions $11 Regular portions $18).I noticed the salad options have changed (fewer than before) from its prepandemic menu.The service is friendly and there is plenty of free parking; however, I do wish the food was a bit hotter (temperature wise) when served.
Damn this is the tastiest lunch I had in a while. Food is dope and service is great. Restuarant got a nice feel to it. Absolutely awsome place.
First time coming in. I was expecting a Friendlier and more welcoming place but I was wrong . I came here with my partner and the waiter just focused on him . He didn't bother look my way . I don't understand why he did that . Maybe sexist ? But this is totally rude and unprofessional. If it wasn't for my partner wanting to get something I would have never come in this dungeon . Never again !