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3406 18th St. (at Mission) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-553-8911

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Best Tom Yum
Award Winner 2001

Cuisine(s): Burmese, Thai

Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30am-9:30pm

Price: $

Payment Types: cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: None
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Tiny (read: nine stools and a counter), family-owned neighborhood spot offers one of the most potent, burning, truly unforgettable spicy-sour soups in the city, as well as good, simple stir-fries and curries. Praram chicken or beef in a rich, sultry peanut sauce is excellent, as are several noodle dishes and the sweet-and-sour tofu. No alcohol.

2001 | Best Tom Yum

If you live in the Mission, you may have walked past Yamo Thai Kitchen dozens of times without even noticing the place is there. This tiny, family-run spot is about as bare bones as it gets -- one counter, nine stools, a whole lot of to-go boxes, and a tom yum (Thai-style hot and sour) soup so potent it can shatter souls with one sip. Owner Nanthana Sorathorn isn't the least bit shy when it comes to using lemongrass and chili paste, and the result is a soup so ferocious it can annihilate... More »

The Thai That Binds

By Greg Hugunin | Wed, December 06, 2000

Yamo Thai Kitchen doesn't serve the best Thai food in San Francisco, nor, for that matter, does it claim to. In fact, Yamo doesn't even claim to have the best Thai food in the Mission, but rather the best Thai food in "the area," which in Yamo's c... More »

Main Menu

Appetizers

$4.25

Samusas
wraps filled with fried curry spices and potatoes

$4.25

Spring Rolls
spring rolls filled with basil, shrimp. vermicelli noodles, and lettuce vegetarian style with tofu instead of shrimp

$4.25

Egg Rolls
fried egg rolls filled with mixed vegetables

$4.25

Potstickers
potstickers filled with pork, cabbage, and carrots

Salads

$6.00

Tea Salad
tea leave, cabbage, fresh tomato, onion, dried shrimp & variety of fried bean, nuts and sesame seeds

$6.00

Mango Salad
a combination of fresh mangoes, cabbage, onions, celery and carrots

$6.00

Chicken Salad
chicken with a combination of cabbage, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and cilantro

Soups & Noodles

$6.00

Chicken Noodle Soup
coconut noodle soup with chicken, onions, and cilantro

$6.00

Fish Chowder Noodle Soup

Chef Selections

$6.00

Mango Chicken
fresh mangoes with onions, peppers, cabbage, and carrots, with steam rice

$6.00

Black Bean Tofu
black bean sauteed with tofu, mushroom, onion, peppers and steam rice

$6.00

Black Bean Fish
black bean sauteed with fish, mushroom, onion, peppers and steam rice

$6.00

Mushroom Tofu
fried tofu made with enoki mushroom, straw mushroom & broccoli

$6.00

Stir-fried Mixed Vegetables
mixed vegetables with tofu, with a selection of steamed rice or noodles

$6.00

1yamo House Noodles
noodles mixed with fried garlic, and a choice of beef, chicken or pork

$6.00

Yamo Cold Noodles
cold noodles mixed with house special flavor, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, and chicken

$6.00

House Fried Chow Mein Or Chow Fun (rice Noodle)
chow mein with mixed vegetables, with a choice of beef, chicken or pork

$6.00

House Special Fried Rice
fried rice with house special flavor with shrimp and onions

$6.00

Curry Beef
beef served with house special curry, with a selection of steamed rice or noodles

$6.00

2curry Chicken
chicken served with house special curry, with a selection of steamed rice or noodles

$6.00

Curry Prawns
prawns served with curry, mushroom, onions, green peppers, and spices, with a selection of steamed rice or noo

$6.00

Vegetable Curry
mixed vegetables with house curry, with a selection of steamed rice or noodles

$6.00

Curry Tofu
mixed with onion, green or red pepper, and house curry

$6.00

Curry Fish
fried fish filet mixed with onion, green & red pepper. mushroom and house curry

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Yamo Thai Kitchen

3406 18th St. (at Mission) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-553-8911

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2001 | Best Tom Yum

The Thai That Binds

By Greg Hugunin | Wed, December 06, 2000

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