I had a delicious meal here tonight. There were five of us and we ordered a variety of dishes---each was very good. I had a visiting vegan relative and brought her here, it didn't disappoint with plenty of options for a vegan. And yes, I have eaten at nearby Burma Superstar. Is this as good? Maybe, maybe not. But I also didn't spend 45 minutes huddled in the fog waiting for a table. The BK Special Tea Leaf salad was delicious, and the Tamarind Fish was also a standout. The people who work here were lovely, and service was attentive. The decor vibe is clean and cute. We live in the neighborhood and had never been here before...but we'll be back! read more

me and my family had a great time great food with authentic myanmar taste. so great to be there and will definately go back again. great customer care and love it. Pann Thay noodles, Coconut noodles Fried vegetables read more

Burmese Kitchen - Pan Thay noodles and fried vegetables - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best Burmese food in SF!! Love the NannGyiThoke! Great service! Really authentic! Love the atmosphere there!

We were looking for a quick bite that was still open in the area while we were in Richmond and this was such a happy find! Their food tasted really authentic and was well priced for what you get. We were so hungry I didn't get a chance to take a picture of my food but I got the Nan Gyi Dok which is my go-to Burmese food order. It was excellent and I definitely would recommend to anyone else who goes! The biriyani rice here was also a hit with us, we liked the subtle flavor it had. It's a great outdoor dining spot during COVID that you can spend an evening at with some friends or a date! read more

Burmese Kitchen - Patio Dining - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

The food here is amazing, but the best part is definitely the service! I originally requested the pork curry, but was steered towards the pork with pickled mango, as it's a popular dish at this location. It was definitely the right call, and I appreciated the input very much! It actually paired quite well with a red wine as well. The restaurant is small and quaint, and was a lovely place to stop for dinner. read more

I drove by this place the other day was like whaaaaat another Burmese restaurant? I must try. My parents and I came here for a late lunch and the restaurant was fairly empty. Service was great, the owner was there to chat with us and give us recommendations, very nice. We started off with a tea leaf salad, pretty small, and slightly different from others I've tried. Theirs was mixed with cabbage and had edamame in it. It was just ok, a little bit salty. I thought there was too much tea leaf and nuts, and not enough cabbage. Next we had the Moh hinga fish chowder which is my favorite Burmese dish and I enjoyed theirs very much. It had a little hint of spicyness to it and I love the crunchy lentils. The pumpkin pork dish was my favorite! The pork was very tender and moist and the kabocha was delicious! I could eat it everyday. The lemongrass beef however was very dry and I didn't expect it to be so saucy but it was almost like a curry dish. For dessert we had the semolina cake which sounded really weird but surprisingly we enjoyed it. It tastes sweet/coconut-y and just dissolves in your mouth. Will be back to try more of their menu! read more

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Burmese Kitchen should be all the hype in the Inner Richmond. They moved from the Tenderloin and this location is clean and intimate. There was no wait when we came during a week night and the prices here are so much more reasonable than Burma Superstar. The service is also quaint and kind. The Rainbow Salad is always a winner and the Fish with Tamarind Sauce and the Chicken Coconut Curry were delicious to share among two people. This is definitely my go-to spot to satisfy my Burmese food cravings. They also accept credit card. read more

Burmese Kitchen - Rainbow Salad. - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I'd been craving garlic noodles and a tea leaf salad. Decided to try Burmese Kitchen on Saturday, May 7th for lunch. I ordered delivery through Eat24. Placed my order at 1:28pm and it arrived at 2:37pm. *Roti and Potato Curry ($6.50): Vegan, contain gluten *B. K. Style Signature Tea Leaf Salad ($9.95): Vegan, Homestyle with extra fermented tea leaf, fried garlic, sesame seeds, shredded cabbage, assorted peas, peanuts on side *Garlic Noodles ($9.50): Sei jyet kau swel, Contain gluten, Egg noodles tossed with garlic oil, green onion, chicken The potato curry had great flavor and was thick and rich, but I found the roti to be way too oily. The roti was nice and flaky though. The tea leaf salad is very dense, so I split the salad throughout four meals. With all the nuts, etc, you will be chewing a lot. It had a subtle heat due to the peppers. The garlic noodles were good, but they all stuck together in a big clump. I had to cut up the noodles and remix them so I could eat them. Good flavor though. I liked the texture of the egg noodles. I wanted to try more items, but it was just me ordering the delivery, so I refrained from over ordering. Based on the tea leaf salad, potato curry and garlic noodles, I'd say Burmese Kitchen is just A-OK. read more

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Hungry after a nap on a Saturday afternoon. Needed food. Burma Superstar is a bit too far to walk and I often try to avoid the cliched Clement Street anyhow. Our sushi place on Arguello is closed for a week (what?!), Cha Cha Cha is a bit far to walk and probably too crowded. In situations like this, Yelp came to the rescue. I've read about this place, it's a respectful walk of 0.5 miles from the nap joint. Decided to take a walk and give this place a swirl. Is it different from Burma Superstar and Mandalay? I wondered. It has a lot of Indian influence. Whereas Madalay on California and 6th is more Chinese influenced. Try to avoid Burma Superstar whenever I can as I don't like waiting in line. Wiki'ed Burmese cuisine and I understood its food are influenced by both, as they boarder both countries. Tea leaf salad is great. Very protein rich even though it is vegetarian. There were a lot of different type of nuts. Most unusual is the sprouted beans. Pork with pickled mango a bit bizarre but definitely interesting. Plus the pork was super tender. Again, it felt a certain version of Indian. Coconut rice was however very fluffy and more southeast Asian. Burmese coffee was mellow with a hint of sweetness to it (tell your wait staff to not put too much sugar or condensed milk in it). There are a number of other things I'd try off the menu. It's a good way to give your body enough of a jolt to start the evening. We took our time to eat and then exited the restaurant as people started to drizzle in. The wind had picked up. You can hear the fog horn from afar. the sun had gone back into the cloud. A very quiet Saturday afternoon in this quiet Inner Richmond neighborhood. It's hard to imagine how many restaurants are within one mile radius from where we were. I felt happy and content once again. This place serves yummy food. A keeper. read more

Burmese Kitchen - Tea leaf salad - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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chill, usually no wait, food just as good as Burma Superstar. they have plenty of vegetarian/vegan options, but my favorites are the split pea tofu salad and curry. the tofu is made from yellow peas, so it has a completely different flavor and texture than normal tofu. the coconut rice and roti are amazing. my friends said the tamarind fish and their fish in general is really good. read more

Excellent food and.service. Highly recommend the spicy fish, eggplant, coconut curry, and of course the fermented tea leaf salad. Note, they have an outdoor backyard area with space heaters. read more

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Yummy! Roasted ginger chicken and tea leaf salad was spot on perfect to share on a cold August Thursday early evening right after work. We were hungry. My friend enjoyed a glass of wine, I enjoy a cup of hot tea. A patios is always preferable, however, we were cold, tired, and hungry and we were ready to order and eat. Our host was fun, pleasant, and quick. I wanted to get his name, but I kept asking about the yummy food. There other dishes I wanted to order such as samosa soup, ginger salad, potato curry, yummm! Even the okra dish looked good! I know other patrons have their favorite as well. Most definitely, I'll order these next time. read more

The service was fantastic and the food EVEN BETTER! Can't wait to go back honestly. I could eat that chicken 3x a week, I've been thinking about it everyday and we went 4 days ago read more

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Best food I have tasted in a long time. service was excellent everybody was super friendly. Cute umbrella's hanging on the ceiling. Even with a long wait on the food it definitely pays off. PS don't go to Burma super star go to Burmese kitchen!! read more

I love, love, love Burmese food. This place is still providing takeout during COVID, so I was super happy to give them a try. I've been craving something fresh, light, and tasty, and their crispy fried pea salad sounded exactly like the thing I needed. The price was reasonable, and I was bowled over at the party of flavors that were happening in my mouth! It was a great balance of textures--crispy peas, crunchy cabbage, and softer red onions. I was also loving the lemon juice and jalapeno garnish. Only problem with this place is that the entire menu sounds delicious and makes it difficult to choose, so I guess that only means that I have to keep ordering from them and eat my way through their menu :) read more

Burmese Kitchen - Crispy Fried Pea Salad, texture and flavor bomb! - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Good food and service. We had coconut chicken noodles: good texture but pretty bland (3/5), combo fried platter: great (5/5), beef lemongrass: tender and great taste (5/5), chicken chana dal, very good (4/5). We were satisfied overall but portions of dishes were small. read more

Really yumm. Heard good things about this place from neighbors and it did not disappoint. Nice flavors, crispy things packed separately for our take out. All dishes seasoned well and thoughtfully packed. We tend to treat Burmese food like a treat due to Burma Superstar and Mandalay prices. Happy to now have a solid if not better alternative that can be on the regular rotation. read more

If you want to eat authentic Burmese food, this is a great place to go. Besides awesome food, the service is amazing. Among other things, I tried the tea Leaf Salad which is the best I've ever eaten. Garlic noodles are excellent as well. Curys are excellent as well. I will absolutely return here in the near future. read more

This is a delivery only review! I ordered the delivery for this place on UberEats last week. The experience was quite pleasant: the food took around 40min to deliver as expected, and the food experience is actually just as good as I would expect for a dine-in experience. We ordered Moh Hinga (Fish Chowder Noodles), Chicken curry, Fidh with Tamarind Sauce, Spicy Lotus Roots and some Roti and rice on the side. The chowder, noodles and other ingredients of Moh Hinga all came in separate packages, so it was very easy to mix the noodles into the soup and make it look like you are dining in! All the dishes taste very good, and I especially recommend spicy lotus roots. If there is anything I have to complain about, it would be the relatively small serving compared to the higher delivery price compared to dining in. As a reference, we ordered 4 dishes with some carb as sides and finished them all along the 3 of us. read more

Burmese Kitchen - Moh Hinga (Fish Chowder) - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The best Burmese food, and hands down my favorite restaurant in San Francisco. The garlic noodles and beef lemongrass are to die for. The service is always amazing, the host is friendly and attentive and passionate about providing a good experience. Love the ambiance too, it's a nice intimate setting that is group friendly too. Can't wait to go back! read more

This restaurant may look unassuming, but I highly recommend giving it a chance. The fermented tea leaf salad is to die for - it might be the most unique blend of flavors I have had the pleasure of tasting. Another must get is the beef biryani - it's extremely flavorful and my favorite dish on the menu. Both their beef lemongrass and their basil fish is very solid as well. So far I have not had a dish here that I didn't fully enjoy, and I will be continuing to stop by whenever I can to try the rest of their menu. read more

The food at Burmese Kitchen is truly delicious and seems authentic compared to other Burmese restaurants. The chef emphasizes quality ingredients as found in their Signature Tea Leaf salad. The tofu is homemade and absolutely delicious in the different dishes featuring tofu. There is a wide variety of wonderful vegetable dishes. Save room for the semolina cake as your dessert. Yummy! read more

I love the food! It's more authentic/home cooked Burmese food than the other Burmese restaurants and reminds me of the food my family makes. The samosa soup is my favorite and best one in the Bay. The tea leaf salad is great too. Restaurant is clean and cozy and very attentive service! read more

This was my first time ordering from here and it was really really good! Got the ginger pork, chicken masala, potato curry, and the fried somosas... plus a few different rice sides and it was all super flavorful! Thanks to all the cooks and staff for helping provide a "night out" during this crazy ass time! read more

Vegan Factor: 4.5 Stars Lots of vegan options. And they're clearly marked and called out in the descriptions! Food: 4 Stars 1. B.K. Style Signature Tea Leaf Salad: A unique version of the ubiquitous tea leaf salad. a. The tea leaves, traditional in that they weren't diced, were extra fermented--it was more chewy than others, b. less cabbage, c. more nuts! (first time I've seen edamame seeds on this type of salad). The proportions b/w the three was different which made this TLS memorable. 2. Samosas Soup: Karl the Fog visited and this soup was perfect for tonight's weather. It was hearty, warm, and spiced w/ turmeric. The soup also had well-fried falafels (which I rarely see in this soup type) and crunchy cabbage for additional texture. 3. Spicy Lotus Roots: We decided on this since I've never seen it on a Burmese menu. The roots were well flavored. Texturally, I was craving something to counterbalance the crunchiness of the roots. But that's just my Western sensibilities talking! I checked and this is how this dish is usually made. Try this dish if you're looking for something different from the usual, especially since this is the first Burmese restau I've been to that serves this dish in this way. Repeatability Factor: 4 Stars Totally. Another win for the Burmese community. And tea leaf salads are my current comfort food. read more

Burmese Kitchen - La Phat Thok Tea Leaf Salad (on second visit) - Burmese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I didn't take a picture of the outdoor patio but it's super cute! Extremely spaced out between each table, had a heat lantern, and a canopy with lights above. Such a gem! It's tucked behind the restaurant so I hope someone posts photos soon. My favorites are the BK Tea Leaf salad and Coconut Curry Chicken! Our waiter was super accommodating and always checked in while following social distancing requirements. I appreciate they also utilize a QR code menu so menus aren't passed around patrons. Definitely worth eating in their outdoor patio! Added photos of our meal from it! read more

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In addition to very disappointing food, the wines on the menu have a retail value of about $16, but they don't serve you those brands. Instead, they give you wines with a $6 retail value. This business is shady. Recommend you go somewhere else. read more

I've been to all the Burmese restaurants in this area, and this is by far the best. It wins on taste, price, and wait time. Competitors like Burmese Superstar make you wait in line for close to an hour to eat inferior food that you'll pay way more for. Plus, Burmese Kitchen just has a great feel of a mom-and-pop restaurant. The same guy takes my order every time I'm here. This place is truly a hidden gem. Plus, if you're vegetarian or gluten-free, Burmese Kitchen is awesome because every item on the menu is labeled as vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free. And there are tons of great options! read more

The friendly folks here deserve more traffic than they get. Of course you can always go to that _other_ place down the street--the one with the 3,000 photos and 5,000 reviews and lines to match--but this is a place you can actually eat before going about your day, assuming you're on the team that eats to live and not the one that lives to eat. Although I'll admit the other place ain't bad, so go if you must. Then come here next time! I actually have fonder memories of this fine eatery when it inhabited the Loiny Loin, on Larkin Street in striking distance from law school and Civic Center BART/MUNI. They had fewer pretensions and lunch sets that would fill you up for effectively no money. Times have changed, and San Francisco as we knew it isn't coming back, which has probably been said by someone somewhere every day in the history of our fine city. I suppose I'm withholding one star in tribute to its former glory. So it took me 2-3 visits to acclimate myself to the restaurant this became, but I'm happy with it now. The flavors in the tea leaf salad still pop, and I haven't ordered a bad salad here yet. Try the papaya salad, a fine and significantly less nuclear take on the Thai version. The coconut rice is in perfect balance and fantastic. Order anything with pumpkin. We last went with pumpkin curry with shrimp. I'm curious to try more of their vegetables. There's enough menu here to justify plenty of repeat visits. And you certainly won't have trouble finding a table. Let's keep going again and again until that changes. If San Francisco has veered sharply away from dirt cheap food, we can still vote with our dollars, and if the Burmese can be at this level, I'll take Burmese on every corner, and maybe eventually more than one per neighborhood outside the Richmond. read more

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Pretty normal restaurant ambiance, but the food was much better than I expected. We split the tea leaf salad - it is pretty good quantity and tastes pretty solid, very comparable to the tea leaf salad at Burma superstar and other higher-end burmese spots. I also got the Golden tofu curry which I absolutely loved with the coconut rice (although it was a lot of sweet at once). The tofu is cooked in a very unique way that makes the texture super soft and rich - almost feels like you are eating the yellow of a boiled egg. Food was great, price was reasonable and the service was good. No complaints here! read more

It's my first time been here with friends, the food is amazing, never thought they have this kind of cute outside seating. The owner is very friendly. We order their leaf salad, fish noodles, beef, also a lot gulden free options, definitely come back. Highly recommended read more

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I just went there for takeout. Whenever I ride my motorcycle, I say to my wife, "I need to do that more often." I enjoy it. Whenever I go to this restaurant, I remark to my wife, "That place is really good." I usually order tea leaf salad; spicy fish; green beans; and the pumpkin. I am the sort of person who orders the exact same items every time. I do that because it is all good. Others in the party likely will have a taste for at least one dish. The spicy fish is the only one to highlight a point about: if you ask for it hot, it will be very hot, beyond what most people probably like -- to me, perfect. I went today because we were in the part of the city. That is the only reason I am not a regular. I don't live close enough. From where I am, it's a hassle. But if I were in the Richmond, I'd eat there all the time. For where I live, it's my top choice if I need to get something en route; with out of town guests we are taking to the Presidio or anywhere near there, this is my lunch stop. It's also casual and not pretentious. If I were dating and needed an easygoing place for the first meeting, this would work. It looks nice. The service is attentive. I feel the need to promote it. These are the small businesses we need to support in the city. read more

Don't bother waiting in line at that other Burmese place when you can come here for high quality, authentic Burmese food at a lower price. Everything I've tried has hit the spot, but the Sour Leaf with Bamboo Shoots is as authentically Burmese as you can get. Additionally, they source the dried shrimp for their Balangchang directly from Burma since the locally available ones are too salty to properly make the dish. They also have a wonderful tea leaf salad as well as a tamarind leaf dish that I've never seen anywhere else. The service is wonderful and you can really tell that the family that owns and operates the restaurant really cares about authentically sharing the cuisine of their homeland with those of us in their new home. read more

Great food and great service. Family style meals. Dont judge a book by its cover here. So much flavor is these dishes. Waiter was attentive and patient. I need to come back to try more of the food. Had a pumpkin dish A gumbo kinda dish The coconut rice a bit crumbly And the pork was fire read more

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This is a good place to eat. The staff is really nice, the service is fast and the food is good. The samosas have a particularly good flavor. The ambience is quiet and intimate. read more

I am a fan. The food is good food and well prepared. The flavors are bright. However, its seems like the food is interpreted by someone that's not Burmese. I'm not Burmese, but my companions came to the same conclusion. The food does not lack for flavor, but it is missing fish sauce dimension. The tea salad is missing that fishy shrimpy flavor...almost vegan like. I'm still a fan because the food is good and I'll be back. But Burmese food aficionados may object. read more

The owner of the restaurant greeted us as we walked up and we were seated right away. The outdoor seating was in a backyard area and was nice and cozy, well spaced for social distancing, and the menus were touchless. The server was very accommodating and brought us waters fairly quickly. The food was suuuuuper good and portions were perfect, not too huge but good for just a few leftovers. We would come back! read more

We were starving on the way home from the airport. I thought anything would taste great... I was wrong. We got the spicy pork, curry chicken, fried rice, coconut rice, and tea leaf salad. Pork was extremely dry, like they were made an hour before and kept under a heat lamp. Tea leaf salad wasn't great, which I didn't know you could mess up. And the fried rice was horrible. Wife didn't like her chicken. Coconut rice was fine. With so many other great Burmese spots around, feel free skipping this one read more

We stumbled into this place by accident and we were blown away. Absolutely delicious! I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for some good Burmese food. read more

So delicious. Fresh, real food, with very distinctive tastes in each dish. Chicken Chana dal, green beans, garlic chicken with lemon grass, vegan noodle dish, and potato curry with roti. All four of us had a hard time deciding on our favorite. And there is not a scrap left on the table! We lived near Burma Superstar for nearly 20 years. This place blows it away. Looking forward to next time. read more