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1000 Guerrero (at 22nd St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-641-9955

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Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Hours: Daily 5:30pm-10pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Missed Saigon

By Matthew Stafford | Wed, June 19, 2002

The history of San Francisco, reduced to its essence, is a long succession of settlers arriving on the premises, looking around for the end of the rainbow, shrugging their collective shoulders, and opening a restaurant. The first Vietnamese eateri... More »

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CatherineT2 | San Francisco, CA | 2 Reviews

| Mon, June 2, 2008

Lucky for us that Thuy has finally settled in San Francisco after growing up in Vietnam, earning her medical degree, and opening the first Tao Cafe on the banks of the Seine. Best Vietnamese crepes EVER.

Main Menu

Appetizer

For Six $7.50
For Four $5.50

Imperial Rolls
deep fried & crunchy, choose from 2 kinds: shrimp or vegetarian

$8.50

Tao Calamari Salad
grilled spicy calamari on bed of black eye peas

$9.50

Swinging Crab Cake
crispy in wonton wraps spicy aioli

Saigon Salad
nuoc cham fish sauce dressing with fresh daikon, jicama & celery. pick the regular poached shrimp & pork, or the vegetarian with candied almonds

$7.50

Summer-to-spring Rolls
3 choices of rice paper-thin wrapped rolls: classic shrimp & pork, spicy ginger beef or vegetarian tofu & shiitake

$6.50

Street-side Salad
soy dressing with crunchy green papaya pick the original candied beef or the vegetarian with crunchy tofu

$8.50

Tao Rice Crepe
(turmeric-coconut-flavored) served with lettuce & mint for do-it-yourself rolls pick one of 2 kinds: shrimp & chicken or shiitake & tofu

Soup

$9.00

Red-passion Soup
sweet, sour & spicy tomato base broth w/ tofu & choice of fish, shrimp or veggie

$9.00

Pot-au-feu Viet
people’s hearty beef soup pho with many spices & rice noodle

$9.50

Our-mom’s-healthy Chicken Soup
shiitake mushroom, broccoli & glass noodl

$10.50

With-broth-noodle-soup
pick the noodles (egg or rice), then pick the roasted meat (chicken or pork), the soup is served with shrimp crisp, vegetables & hearty chicken broth

Main
Rice Or Noodle As Side-dish Is Recommended With These Main Dishes

$13.50

Beefsteak A La Vietnamese
spicy new york cut, onion & red bell pepper sauce, salad

$13.00

Sweet-mekong-bass
pan-seared, lemongrass-coconut-curry sauce, plantain banana

$11.50

Ginger-chicken
pan-roasted, ginger sauce, sautéed of zucchini

$11.50

Green-pepper Pork
pan roasted pork chop, green pepper cream sauce, roasted root veggies

$13.50

Tao Grilled Lamb
in medallions, cumin-flavored, smothered grilled eggplant

$12.00

Saigon-paris Leg Of Duck
oven slow-roasted “confit”, peppercorn sauce, steamed veggies

$13.50

Lemon-o-salmon
pan-seared preserved lemon sauce, soy bean

Clay Pot

$12.50

Piping-hot-bass
braised & caramelized with hot pepper in clay pot, steamed vegetables

$11.50

Ao Ratatouille
spicy zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper with your choice of chicken or tofu

$13.50

Square-dancing-prawns
braised in clay pot with soy bean, tamarind glaze

Noodle

$13.50

Noodles-for-the-queen
shrimp, chicken & calamari w/ vegetables over crunchy egg noodles

$10.50

Bourguignon A La Vietnamese
5-spice stew of beef with carrots, rice noodle & vegetables

$10.50

No-broth-noodle-soup
a bowl of egg noodle, vegetables & shrimp crisp with your choice of roasted pork or roasted chicken breast

$10.00

Saigon-hanoi “bun” (pronounced Boon
a bowl of warm salad with lettuce, mint & rice vermicelli and choice of sauteed of minced beef or grilled pork tender loin

$11.00

Chef’s Yam Noodles Sauteed Of Chicken With Mixed Vegetables & Soft Yam Noodles

Vegetarian Corner

$11.00

Chef’s Tofu Steak
pan-fried “steak” of tofu lemongrass fish sauce, roasted root vegetables

$10.50

Buddha’s Favorite
soy-ginger steamed soft tofu, shiitake mushroom, glass & crunchy egg noodles

$95.00

Around-midnight-craving
sauteed of tofu with lemongrass over mixed vegetables

$11.00

Monk’s-gourmet
soft tofu, plantain banana, broccoli & cashew nut coconut curry sauce w/ rice noodle

Side

Each $4.50

Grilled Eggplant Coconut Sauce
spicy garlic mixed vegetables roasted root vegetables sautéed of zucchini & shiitake mushroom

Per Serving $1.50

Plain Rice Coconut Sticky Rice
french tomato rice with almond black wild rice garlic egg noodle

Desserts

$5.50

Banh Chuoi
the french-mekong marriage. warm frangipane banana tart served with coconut ice cream

$4.50

Lychee Sorbet With Confit Of Ginger
and more , including desserts wines

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Tao Cafe

1000 Guerrero (at 22nd St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-641-9955

Description

Missed Saigon

By Matthew Stafford | Wed, June 19, 2002

CatherineT2 | San Francisco, CA | 2 Reviews

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