Yamo: Cheap Burmese Food in the Mission
Yamo
3406 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 553-8911
M-Th: 10:30 am - 9:30 pm
F-Sa: 10:30 am - 10:00 pm
Look carefully or you may just miss the faded awning that houses this narrow rectangle of a space. Based on a recommendation by the San Francisco Chronicle’s annual Bargain Bites survey, I headed over to confirm if this was a real bargain or not.
Yes, folks, this is a dirt cheap bargain. For $5.25 an entree, and $3.50 for appetizers, you get made-to-order cooking as you sit at the tiny counter and wait (and wait, and wait) for the 1-2 women to stir up yummy Burmese dishes. Don’t forget to order the tea salad (it’s got some kick to it), and a curry noodle dish or two.
Make sure you come with only 1-2 other people, so your party can be rightly seated next to each other. And make sure you are patient. My party of 3 arrived for lunch and watched as 1 woman worked “in the zone” as chef, waitress, busboy, takeout order taker, and cashier during the lunchtime rush. (I was better able to empathize with my mom’s multi-tasking efforts.) It was about 30 minutes before she even asked what we wanted to order. But that’s ok. We’re not here for ambience. We were here for the grub.
Tags: bargain bites, burmese, chinese, noodles, restaurant, spicy-
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Filed under: Mission, Burma / Myanmar, Meals from $5-15 per main course
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