Mandalay

About the Business

Specialties

Mandalay offers authentic Burmese cuisine to the city of San Francisco and the Bay Area. The cuisine of Burma has been influenced by Thailand, India, and China because of its proximity to all three, but has its own distinct flavor. This is why Burmese food is completely unique, and entirely delicious. We bring 20 years of experience to each dish we make, and our friendly and attentive staff will insure you have a pleasant and memorable dining experience.

History

Established in 1984.

When pressed, Sherry Dung will admit that when her family opened Mandalay in 1984, the tea salad was a bit of a hard sell. "We had to explain to customers that Burmese food was a combination of Indian, Chinese and Thai flavors," she says, "but with a unique preparation in our own style." The city got the memo. While Burmese restaurants are rare elsewhere in the country, here we've embraced tea salad and coconut-curry noodles. Equally remarkable: The 28-year-old Mandalay, now encrusted with knickknacks and Christmas ornaments, has not settled into a customer-pleasing rut. (Read more at Tasting Table) Familiar fans of authentic Burmese cuisine will find plenty to please their palates here, reveling in these zesty, spicy, and tangy dishes that often include catfish or coconut. For something completely different, discover the Burmese salad-a virtual cacophony of flavor, with pickled mango, cucumber, and toasted garlic in one version; crunchy tea leaves, roasted peanuts, plum tomatoes, ja

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Sherry D.

Business Owner

Executive Chef and Owners bringing Burmese food influenced by the cuisine of its neighbors China, India and Thailand to San Francisco.