Hawker Fare- SF

Snacking & Drinking Dishes (Khong Gin Len)

• Beer Nuts (Tua Din)USD 6.00

  A fun & addictive bar snack to keep you drinking. Red peanuts roasted with makrut lime leaves, chilies, garlic & salt

• Blistered Green BeansUSD 12.00

  My mother's original recipe: tender beans tossed in homemade Prik Khing curry paste with smoked bacon (can be made without)

• Fried Chicken (Gai Tod)USD 14.00

  Thai-style: boneless chicken thighs marinated then fried in a rice flour batter & tossed in Nam Prik Pao charred chili jam

Aromatic & Spicy Salads (Laab, Yum, Som Tum)

• Thai Papaya Salad (Som Tum Thai)USD 14.00

  A quintessential dish of Thai food: green papaya pounded with dried shrimp, palm sugar, fish sauce, chilies & lime, topped with crushed peanuts. A balanced & refreshing salad of sweet, tart & savory - all mildly spiced

• Lao Papaya Salad (Tum Mak Houng)USD 14.00

  Called Tum Som in Laos, where papaya salads originated, this papaya salad packs a punch. It's pounded with salted black river crab (a Lao delicacy), fish sauce, Pladek fermented fish, dried Thai chilies, tamarind, tomatoes & lime. This papaya salad is still balanced & refreshing, but it's definitely funkier & spicier than the Thai-style

• Minced Pork Salad (Laab Moo)USD 15.00

  Tossed with shallots, mint, cilantro, green onions, rice powder & dried Thai chilies & seasoned with fish sauce & lime. Served with lettuce & cucumber

• Bean Thread Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen)USD 15.00

  Warm glass noodles with minced pork, shrimp and wood ear mushrooms, tossed with Nam Prik Pao charred chili jam, lime juice, mint and green onions, topped with fried shallots

• Crispy Rice Ball Salad (Nam Khao Tod)USD 14.00

  A Lao classic: Jasmine rice is seasoned with coconut meat & red curry paste; the rice is then formed into balls, fried, broken apart & tossed with fermented pork, peanuts, cilantro, dried Thai chilies, fish sauce & lime juice. Served with a bouquet of herbs & lettuce. This crunchy salad can be made without pork

Specialty Dishes (Jaan Piset)

• Red Curry Rice Vermicelli Noodles (Khao Poon Nahm Prik)USD 14.00

  Laotian noodle dish of rice vermicelli noodles in a spicy coconut milk curry broth with bamboo shoots. Spiced with our homemade red curry paste & enriched with chicken broth, finished with bean sprouts, shaved cabbage & herbs

• Tamarind Egg Drop Curry Noodles with Peanuts (Mee Kati)USD 14.00

  Flat rice noodles in a rich egg drop curry broth seasoned with peanuts, fermented bean paste & tamarind, garnished with bean sprouts, green onions, cilantro & fried shallots

• "Chicken & Rice" (Khao Mun Gai)USD 15.00

  Hainanese style chicken & rice made the Hawker Fare way. Poached chicken thigh served with a ginger & fermented bean sauce, with cucumbers & cilantro over chicken fat rice. A hugely popular one dish meal found at most street vendors & shophouses, every vendor & household has their own original recipe, ours is no different in spirit & celebrates a classic

• Braised Pork Belly (Dtom Kiem)USD 16.00

  Tender pork belly, tofu and a hard-boiled egg. We braise the belly in a rich broth that's made by first making a caramel, then adding garlic, ginger, "seasoning sauce," fish sauce and star anise. Topped with house-fermented mustard greens, Chinese celery & cilantro. We recommend pouring the side of sriracha over every single bite

• Brussels Sprouts In Bean Sauce (Phat Pak Talat Fai Dang)USD 10.00

  Wok-tossed with fermented yellow bean, garlic & Thai chilies. A common, simple preparation of vegetables found at street vendors & in shophouses throughout Thailand & Laos

Grilled Dishes (Ahaan Ping, Ahaan Yang)

• Isaan BBQ Chicken (Gai Yang)USD 16.00

  An Isaan staple. BBQ chicken is found everywhere in Isaan: cooking along roadsides, in shophouses even on bikes! Our half chicken is brined for 24 hours (the meat can look a little pink) & then rubbed with spices, lemongrass & turmeric. This dish is served with two sauces: Nam Jim Waan, a sweet chili garlic sauce, & Jaew Makham, a tart tamarind dip. Quantities are limited

• Isaan Herbed Pork Sausage (Sai Oua)USD 15.00

  Made in-house, this aromatic Northern-style spicy pork sausage is made with braised pig's skin, garlic, shallots, fresh yellow turmeric, makrut lime leaves & sun-dried Thai chilies. The sausage is grilled & served with pork rinds, cucumber slices & Nam Prik Noom, a roasted green chili relish

• BBQ Pork Chop (Moo Yang)USD 17.00

  Schmitz Ranch natural pork shoulder chops marinated in whisky, white pepper, coriander root & garlic, brushed with honey while grilling. Served with Naam Jaew chili dip

• Satay Beef Shortribs (Satay Neur)USD 18.00

  Satay are typically on skewers, but this original recipe by my mother allows the bones to be the natural skewers. Natural Angus beef ribs are marinated in coconut milk & turmeric, lemongrass & garlic, then grilled & served with a tangy cucumber relish & homemade mildly spiced peanut sauce

Rice & Sides

• Sticky Rice (Khao Niao)USD 3.00

  to eat with your hands

• Jasmine Rice (Khao Jao)USD 3.00

• Chicken Fat Rice (Khao Mun)USD 3.00

  chicken fat rice

• Grilled Sticky Rice (Khao Jee)USD 5.00

• AjatUSD 3.00

  cucumber relish

• Peanut SauceUSD 3.00

• Fermented Mustard GreensUSD 3.00

Desserts (Khong Waan)

Our ice creams & gelatos are made especially for Hawker Fare by Lush Gelato in San Francisco

• Tapioca Pearl PuddingUSD 8.00

  Coconut milk and melon with palm sugar syrup, topped with crushed ice

• Coconut Milk GelatoUSD 8.00

  Served with Kanom Dok Jok, a lotus blossom sesame cookie & caramel-roasted bananas

• Durian Sticky RiceUSD 8.00

  Pandan-scented sticky rice sweetened with palm sugar & coconut, rich durian ice cream