Burmese Restaurants Various Places
Burmese Restaurants in the USA
Dear MEHS Alum,
We thought it might be useful to have a list of Burmese restaurants from various cities so that busy travelers would know where to find one when they are in that town.
PLEASE help us make this a useful list. I have started with the few that I know about.
Can you help me?RG Fuller, MEHS Science Master, 1959-61
To add to this list, send the name and address of the restaurant along with your comments to:
Name and Address / Comments as of July 19, 2007Nan Yang Rockridge
6048 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 655-3298 / This was our favorite Burmese restaurant when we were at UC Berkeley in 1999. The owner is a St. Paul grad from Rangoon. We had wonderful chats with him. This is our favorite Burmese restaurant in the USA. RGF
Rangoon Restaurant
565 Bryant St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 325-8146 / We have eated here twice. We thought it was quite good. RGF
Golden Triangle Restaurant
7011 Greenleaf Ave
Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 945-6778 / We ate here after the 2006 reunion. It was ok. RGF
Mandalay Restaurant
5348 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118-1023
(415) 386 3895 / We have eaten here several times when we were in San Francisco visiting my brother and his wife. They do not live very far from here. We think it is pretty good Burmese food. We always order Khaukswe. RGF
Burma Super Star
309 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118-2315
415 387 2147 / I think we’ll have to try this one next time we’re in SF. RGF
Cafe Mingala,
1393 B Second Ave,
(Between 72 and 73 Streets)
New York, NY 10021.
Tel: 212-744-8008 or 212-744-8029
Village Mingala
21 E 7th Street,
New York, NY 10003
Tel: 212-529-3656. / Comments: I think both these restaurants have the same Burmese ownership because the menus are identical. One can read reviews by searching under "Cafe Mingala NYC". The food is inexpensive, genuine and excellent. Unpretentious atmosphere, more like a cafe. Great takeaway service. Menu includes some Chinese dishes but the Burmese dishes are terrific. My favourites are the Mohinga, Khaushwe (on the menu as Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup) and Let-Hokes. RB
Rangoon Restaurant
112 N 9th St,
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 829-8939 / We have taken Americans to this restaurant to introduce them to Burmese food, especially Khaukswe. It was pretty good. The brother or cousin of this owner runs the Rangoon Restaurant in Palo Alto. RGF
Burma Restaurant
740 Sixth St. NW,
Washington, DC 20001
202-638-1280 / This one is a short walk from the Mall in DC and we have eaten here several times. The female owner taught at MEHS a few years after Mrs. Logie left. Last time we were there we did not think the food was a good as we remembered it from before, but we have always enjoyed going there. Her husband runs a Burmese restaurant in a nearby suburb. RGF
Mandalay Restaurant
930 Bonifant St,
Silver Spring, MD
301-585-0500. / Run by husband of owner of the Burma Restaurant in downtown DC. RGF
Good but not as authentic as the one in New York. RB
A Taste of Burma
126 Edds Lane (off Rt. 7)
(East of Sully Rd. & Hwy 7)
Sterling, VA 20165
703-444-8511 / We took our friends here for dinner in July, 2007. We thought the Khaukswe was a bit spicey. The green tea salad was very good and the Sanwin-Ma-Kin was excellent. The coconut rice and chicken curry tasted authentic to us. The young Burmese man from Rangoon serving us said his aunt owns the restaurant in Falls Church. RGF
Myanmar Restaurant
7810-C Lee Highway
Merrifalls Shopping Center
Falls Church, VA 22042 / We just did not have time to get there when we were in VA in the summer of 2006. RGF
Their ad says child friendly.
General Comments:
We always order Ohn-no Khaukswe. That's the dish we use to measure how good the Burmese restaurant is. If available we like to order Sanwin-Ma-Kin for dessert. {We actually made this once from the Rangoon Methodist English Church cookbook. It turned out pretty good...only problem. The recipe said cook until done and neither one of us knew what it was supposed to look like when it was done! :-) } That is also a dish that can be used to measure the quality of the restaurant. We have had some pretty bad Sanwin-Ma-Kin! RGF