Amazing food and service - the best Burmese food I’ve ever had
Mark Miretsky
I love this place, and despite living right near Mandalay and Burma Superstar, when we want Burmese food we walk a bit farther to eat here. I find the food to be of a higher quality, with a nicer home cooked quality as opposed to the more oily restaurant feel elsewhere. Staff is always super lovely and appreciative, and even the prices are lower. Recommend giving it a try, especially the tea leaf salad, the coconut chicken soup, and the pork with pickled mango at a minimum, but we’ve liked everything we’ve had here.
I'm pretty shocked at all the good reviews here. Everything was so incredibly greasy. The home-made tofu was like blocks of vegetarian lard and just had a really *off* flavor, and the sauce was so so oily. The fried rice was just soaking wet with oil, like a sauce. Just all around pretty poor, especially for the price and considering that there are excellent Burmese options nearby. The samosa soup was okay, but not nearly as good as other places. Again, the samosa and falafel pieces were just too greasy.
Food: 2
Lauren Weldon-Ming
Not amazing as I was quite shocked at the price for the amount of food I ordered. I got the garlic noodle with chicken but there was barely any chicken. The chicken that was in it was a bit strange. Maybe I just ordered the wrong dish for my liking. Will try again. The samosas were amazing! Would have preferred another portion of these for my dinner.
Food: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Samosas V G
Christina Chang
Amazing food and service!!! A must try!! Literally sosososo good - highly recc the tea leaf
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suraya Omar
Lovely dinner with friendly, easygoing service. I also really liked the Eggs in Tamarind Sauce (which reminds me of a family sambal telur dish). There were a ton of vegetarian options too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Rosenbluth
Fantastic food and super nice owner — the tofu salad and golden tofu dishes are phenomenal!
Kirs
Burmese Kitchen is our favorite restaurant in SF. We love their tea leaf salad, their spicy fish, and their sour leaf with bamboo. Highly, highly recommend if you’re looking for a cozy neighborhood spot in the Richmond.
Madelyn Zellers
I cannot believe I have gone 17 years without having Burmese food! Absolutely delicious.
This place is the real deal- it's super authentic Burmese food!! My friends and I used to live in Yangon, and now we live in SF/Oakland, and we were missing Burmese food when we saw that Burmese Kitchen had opened up in the Inner Richmond. It is by far the most legit Burmese food we've had in the Bay Area! They make actual tea leaf salad with no romaine or kale shoved in! They have all our favorite noodle dishes (including a great nan ji thoke)! And they even made a special off-menu dish for us that we requested, because I said I hadn't had Burmese tomato salad in a long time (kayan chin thi thoke). We will definitely be back! ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်, ayan pyaw tal!
Absolutely delicious food, such quick service, an inviting atmosphere, and the owners were so kind, helpful and warm. 11/10 recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad, Tea Salad
Ianthe Cytokine IV
I can't belive this restaurant wasn't packed when i went because the food was amazing. I went with a party of 6 and we had dietary and accessibility requests and the staff was super friendly about everything. Everything we all ordered was phenomenal. I really loved the Fish Soup and BK tea leaf salad. 11/10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lyle Sweeney
Early dinner at this great local neighborhood restaurant. Very friendly and I noticed a lot of local pick up orders while I ate. Def a good sign.I tried their specialty fish chowder and roti with curry sauce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti and Potato Curry
Samantha Moore
YOU HAVE TO EAT HERE!!I dont have the words to express how perfect every aspect of this hidden gem is!The rice, the beef, the shrimp were to DIE FOR! They melted in the mouth and the seasoning on everything was perfect. I even had a really good chardonnay with my meal!Plus the staff is VERY kind and happy to have you there. They even put labeling on each menu iten to tell you if its vegan, spicy, or if it has gluten in it. [Most of the menu is already GF!]IM BEGGING YOU, PLEASE EAT HERE!I wish my stomaxh was bigger to try everything on their menu. D: lol. <3Vegetarian options: A whole vegetarian section, Most is GF (they put a [v for vegan options, g for items that have gluten, and s for spicy dishes])Dietary restrictions: Great menu for gf, vegan, or vegetarian!Food is INCREDIBLE!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A.S. Alonzo
Seems like a family owned place, server looked like he might be the owner (I saw him breaking a customer's hundred with change from his wallet!), and the food was amazing. If you like Burma Superstar and don't want to wait two hours, just go here! It's one street over and just as good! Get the Tea leaf salad!Vegetarian options: I'm vegan and all their vegan options are clearly marked.
Amazing food and service - the best Burmese food I’ve ever had
I love this place, and despite living right near Mandalay and Burma Superstar, when we want Burmese food we walk a bit farther to eat here. I find the food to be of a higher quality, with a nicer home cooked quality as opposed to the more oily restaurant feel elsewhere. Staff is always super lovely and appreciative, and even the prices are lower. Recommend giving it a try, especially the tea leaf salad, the coconut chicken soup, and the pork with pickled mango at a minimum, but we’ve liked everything we’ve had here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Signature Tea Leaf Salad, Coconut Rice
I'm pretty shocked at all the good reviews here. Everything was so incredibly greasy. The home-made tofu was like blocks of vegetarian lard and just had a really *off* flavor, and the sauce was so so oily. The fried rice was just soaking wet with oil, like a sauce. Just all around pretty poor, especially for the price and considering that there are excellent Burmese options nearby. The samosa soup was okay, but not nearly as good as other places. Again, the samosa and falafel pieces were just too greasy.
Food: 2
Not amazing as I was quite shocked at the price for the amount of food I ordered. I got the garlic noodle with chicken but there was barely any chicken. The chicken that was in it was a bit strange. Maybe I just ordered the wrong dish for my liking. Will try again. The samosas were amazing! Would have preferred another portion of these for my dinner.
Food: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Samosas V G
Amazing food and service!!! A must try!! Literally sosososo good - highly recc the tea leaf
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely dinner with friendly, easygoing service. I also really liked the Eggs in Tamarind Sauce (which reminds me of a family sambal telur dish). There were a ton of vegetarian options too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic food and super nice owner — the tofu salad and golden tofu dishes are phenomenal!
Burmese Kitchen is our favorite restaurant in SF. We love their tea leaf salad, their spicy fish, and their sour leaf with bamboo. Highly, highly recommend if you’re looking for a cozy neighborhood spot in the Richmond.
I cannot believe I have gone 17 years without having Burmese food! Absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad, Chicken Masala, Roti and Potato Curry, Potato Curry, Chicken Curry, Burmese Milk Tea Organic Milk Coffee Hot
This place is the real deal- it's super authentic Burmese food!! My friends and I used to live in Yangon, and now we live in SF/Oakland, and we were missing Burmese food when we saw that Burmese Kitchen had opened up in the Inner Richmond. It is by far the most legit Burmese food we've had in the Bay Area! They make actual tea leaf salad with no romaine or kale shoved in! They have all our favorite noodle dishes (including a great nan ji thoke)! And they even made a special off-menu dish for us that we requested, because I said I hadn't had Burmese tomato salad in a long time (kayan chin thi thoke). We will definitely be back! ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်, ayan pyaw tal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely delicious food, such quick service, an inviting atmosphere, and the owners were so kind, helpful and warm. 11/10 recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad, Tea Salad
I can't belive this restaurant wasn't packed when i went because the food was amazing. I went with a party of 6 and we had dietary and accessibility requests and the staff was super friendly about everything. Everything we all ordered was phenomenal. I really loved the Fish Soup and BK tea leaf salad. 11/10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Early dinner at this great local neighborhood restaurant. Very friendly and I noticed a lot of local pick up orders while I ate. Def a good sign.I tried their specialty fish chowder and roti with curry sauce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti and Potato Curry
YOU HAVE TO EAT HERE!!I dont have the words to express how perfect every aspect of this hidden gem is!The rice, the beef, the shrimp were to DIE FOR! They melted in the mouth and the seasoning on everything was perfect. I even had a really good chardonnay with my meal!Plus the staff is VERY kind and happy to have you there. They even put labeling on each menu iten to tell you if its vegan, spicy, or if it has gluten in it. [Most of the menu is already GF!]IM BEGGING YOU, PLEASE EAT HERE!I wish my stomaxh was bigger to try everything on their menu. D: lol. <3Vegetarian options: A whole vegetarian section, Most is GF (they put a [v for vegan options, g for items that have gluten, and s for spicy dishes])Dietary restrictions: Great menu for gf, vegan, or vegetarian!Food is INCREDIBLE!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Seems like a family owned place, server looked like he might be the owner (I saw him breaking a customer's hundred with change from his wallet!), and the food was amazing. If you like Burma Superstar and don't want to wait two hours, just go here! It's one street over and just as good! Get the Tea leaf salad!Vegetarian options: I'm vegan and all their vegan options are clearly marked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad, Coconut Rice, Roti and Potato Curry, Roti